Chapter 168: Past and Present Life
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
The news of Xu Jiao jiao winning the Ma Liang Cup had already been published in the school newspaper, and she instantly became an influential figure in the school.
The student union still wanted to interview her and promote the school. However, she was busy studying and did not agree. In fact, it was more because she did not want to be in the limelight. Although she wanted to become an artist, she also wanted to live an ordinary life.
However, things did not go as planned. The newspapers reported the news of her winning the championship and even published her photo, attracting many comments.
Some people even brought up the matter of her dancing at the bar previously. Everyone praised her for being beautiful and talented. She had such achievements at such a young age. She would definitely be a big deal in the future.
After knowing her true age, they praised her even more.
Now, whenever Xu Jiaojiao walked around campus, she would attract everyone’s envious gazes and praises.
Even so, she still tried to keep calm. She remembered what Qi Shenbai had said before. If the Internet could make a person successful, it could also destroy a person. Therefore, she could not be arrogant.
Even when others praised her, she only smiled in response.
Meanwhile, she chose to live life as normal. Just like before, she went to school, attended classes, and went home…
In the afternoon, she and Su Luo decided to have lunch at the No. 6 cafeteria. Today, they had braised pork ribs, which sold out very quickly.
After much difficulty, Su Lu managed to snatch a few pieces while Xu Jiaojiao secured a spot to sit.
There were many people coming in and out of the canteen, but there were also many people staring at them.
“Why are they all looking at me like that? Am I especially beautiful today?” Su Luo touched her cheek.
Seeing how confident she was, Xu Jiaojiao did not want to discourage her. “I think so.”
Just as they were about to dig in, they suddenly heard someone call out Xu Jiaojiao’s name, “Jiaojiao!”
Xu Jiaojiao looked up and saw Qi Yunduo running towards them. Everyone looked in the direction of the voice, and even more people were staring at them now.
Qi Yunduo could not care less. He said anxiously, “Something big has happened!”
“What’s wrong? Did you fail to get the braised pork ribs?” Su Luo was still joking around and did not notice the seriousness of the matter at all. Then, Qi Yunduo took out her phone and tapped into the school forum, showing her screen to Xu Jiaojiao.
After reading a few lines, Xu Jiaojiao’s hand that was holding Qi Yunduo’s phone started to tremble.
Seeing something amiss, Su Luo hurriedly searched up the school forum and saw an eye-catching headline: ‘The Ma Liang Cup Champion Xu Jiaojiao’s Past and Present Life.’
The original poster posted everything about Xu Jiaojiao, from her childhood in the countryside, to when she returned to the city, all the way to when she was bullied in university and did not dare to resist.
They even claimed they had photos of Xu Jiaojiao being bullied. If there were more than 5,000 comments, they said they would post the photos.
Most of the comments condemned the bullying and the original poster’s retaining of the photos.
However, there were always some people who wanted to enjoy the drama, and they left comments asking for the photos. There were also many explicit and unpleasant comments.
“Jiaojiao, is it true?” Qi Yunduo probed.
“Of course not. Don’t the administrators care about such posts? Are they bored out of their skulls?” Su Luo said angrily. She insulted the OP and those people who wanted photos in the comments section.
Xu Jiaojiao’s mind went blank as she read the comments of the original poster and the other troublemakers. Her entire body became tense, like a string that could snap at any moment.
She bit her lip so hard that it bled.
Qi Yunduo and Su Luo were very worried when they saw her like this.
“Jiaojiao, are you alright? Why aren’t you saying anything?”
“Jiaojiao, we won’t believe it. Everything he said is fake, right?”
“Jiaojiao, what’s wrong?”
“Jiaojiao…”
With a bang, Xu Jiaojiao slammed her phone on the table and got up to leave.
“Jiaojiao, where are you going?” Qi Yunduo asked with concern.
Xu Jiaojiao felt as if her entire heart was being torn apart. An intense pain assaulted her entire body, and it was difficult for her to breathe. “I’m fine. Don’t worry about me. I just need some time alone,” Xu Jiaojiao’s voice was hoarse.
She quickly walked out of the canteen and started running.
Qi Yunduo was worried and hurriedly chased after her, but Su Luo stopped her. Su Luo had known Xu Jiaojiao for a long time and understood her personality.
If she said that she wanted to be alone for a while, she really did not need anyone else.
“What should we do? Why don’t we tell my brother? He can handle this,” Qi Yunduo said as she took out her phone.
“Don’t!” Su Luo pushed her phone away. She thought that Xu Jiaojiao probably did not want Qi Shenbai to know about this. If they acted rashly, it might upset Xu Jiaojiao even more..