Jiang Peiqin initially thought that with Li Yutong gone, the dormitory would be quieter. She didn’t expect that with one troublemaker gone, another with a green-eyed monster would emerge.
Due to her background, she’s very cautious and never makes friends easily. Coming to Jing University, the only true friend she made was Xinyan.
She genuinely couldn’t stand Qiao Shanmei’s disgusting attitude: "People always say that wealth should not be flaunted and one should not be arrogant about success. Xinyan just prefers not to be high-profile, and it’s one thing to be jealous of others, but to not keep your mouth shut, and now it’s backfired on you, hasn’t it?"
Now Qiao Shanmei can’t even stay in the dormitory. She didn’t expect that her slip of the tongue not only earned her a warning from Han Xinyan but also mockery from Jiang Peiqin.
Looking at the other roommates’ gazes, they were all full of disdain.
She couldn’t take it and ran out covering her mouth.
Zhang Zhaodi was still in a daze; how did something that started out fine end up like this?
Bai Aiwen, sitting by the bed, naturally took Xinyan and Peiqin’s side because they had helped her before, watching the disappearing figure at the door, she said: "Is she just full and bored, or does she feel like she has no presence?"
Cui Haili shook her head and said: "Ignore her. It’s one thing to envy someone’s good life, but to try and slander others out of jealousy, that’s a character flaw."
Even the usually quiet Su Yuelan spoke up: "She acted foolishly today because Xinyan caught the attention of the counselor and was favored by Professor Tao, and now she’s feeling unbalanced."
After everyone spoke, Zhang Zhaodi stood up and said: "Xinyan is excellent, and that’s the result of her hard work, but she really is brainless."
For a while, the dormitory was filled with voices of condemnation.
Meanwhile, Qiao Shanmei, who had run out, encountered Xia Ruhui downstairs in the dormitory.
Seeing her covering her mouth with red eyes, Xia Ruhui’s gossip instincts kicked in: "Shanmei, what’s wrong? Who bullied you?"
Qiao Shanmei was too embarrassed to tell the truth, but truly, she had the knack for acting pitiful thanks to what she learned from Shen Xiaoyu in room 307.0. She shook her head with red eyes: "It’s nothing, no one bullied me."
The more she said this, the more Xia Ruhui became interested, pulling Qiao Shanmei along: "Come on, come on, tell me what happened?"
Actually, Qiao Shanmei targeted Xinyan this time for another reason. She was the class’s art committee member, but the counselor had assigned the New Year’s Eve party class program to Cui Haili.
Originally, she hoped that Cui Haili wouldn’t have any ideas, ideally quitting, and then she could recommend herself to the counselor, showcasing her abilities to everyone.
However, she never expected Han Xinyan to come up with so many good ideas, and the counselor was very satisfied. Cui Haili was about to start choosing performers, and the program was practically decided.
Her plan fell through, and naturally, she was quite frustrated, so she wanted to take a shot at Xinyan, but ended up harming herself.
The image she had maintained in the class and dorm was now completely shattered.
The two found a less crowded place, and under Xia Ruhui’s questioning, Qiao Shanmei revealed parts of the story. Xia Ruhui, thinking she had grasped hold of some dirt on Xinyan, was thrilled.
After comforting Qiao Shanmei for a bit, Xia Ruhui hurriedly ran back to the dormitory, embellishing the story to the others, mainly aiming it at the newcomers, hoping to use them to deal with Han Xinyan.