Chapter 76

After teasing Lu Zhe, Su Ci finally turned her attention to her phone.0

She saw Yang Shujing being pushed by a boy towards the railing, her upper body forced over the edge.0

In stark contrast to Yang Shujing's terrified expression, Su Ci watched with amusement, enjoying the other girl's fear.0

Su Ci felt herself becoming increasingly wicked.0

But she had never been a soft-hearted person to begin with. Yang Shujing had used underhanded tactics to get close to Lu Zhe, and Su Ci hadn't pushed her over the railing herself—that was already quite merciful of her.0

Feeling a bit tired from squatting, Su Ci leaned her entire body against Lu Zhe, pressing close to him to make herself more comfortable.0

Lu Zhe's ear, which had just been licked, was now completely red, the tip so crimson it seemed as if it might bleed. Su Ci looked up at him, and under the sunlight, she could even see the fine down on the tip of his ear.0

Her boy was unbearably cute.0

Su Ci smiled and threw herself into his arms.0

The girl eavesdropped shamelessly and with abandon.0

Worried that the noise would draw attention, Lu Zhe held his phone with one hand and covered the girl's mouth with the other. In a low voice, he reminded her, "Tuan Tuan, don't make a sound."0

Su Ci obediently nodded, her lips brushing against the scar on Lu Zhe's palm.0

Lu Zhe's hand had been injured while saving Su Ci's brother, Su ZhiYuan. The wound had healed, but the deep cut had left a scar, slightly uneven.0

She gently kissed the scar.0

The new skin was sensitive, and Lu Zhe easily felt the unusual sensation in his palm.0

His eyes darkened.0

Before he could pull his hand away, the girl in his arms kissed the scar again.0

Lu Zhe nonchalantly withdrew his hand, which now felt a bit damp.0

He avoided looking at the girl's smug expression. If not for the inappropriate setting, he would have loved to discipline this mischievous little troublemaker.0

Over by the railing, Yang Shujing's upper body was pushed over the edge by Shen Shi. Looking down from the height, the sensation of being suspended in midair filled her with terror. She screamed, "Shen Shi, let go of me!"0

"Are you scared?" Shen Shi tugged at the corners of his pale lips, his sickly appearance evident on his wan face.0

"Shen Shi, don't, don't kill me," Yang Shujing cried, trembling with fear, her voice cracking, "I won't break up with you, Shen Shi, I won't break up with you. Don't do this to me."0

Hearing Yang Shujing's words, the madness in Shen Shi's eyes subsided slightly as he pulled her back.0

Seeing her fear and the tears staining her face, Shen Shi reached out to wipe them away. "You won't break up with me?"0

Yang Shujing shook her head through her tears, unable to help but curse him, "Shen Shi, you're crazy."0

Shen Shi's gaze was dark, and Yang Shujing didn't notice the obsession in his eyes. "You said it yourself, you didn't mind that I have a heart condition. Even if I die at any moment, you'd stay by my side."0

His fingers roughly wiped away the tears on Yang Shujing's face. "You said all these things, so why the sudden change of heart?"0

Yang Shujing, too afraid to care about the pain on her face, looked at Shen Shi in terror. "I only wanted to help you because I saw you were so lonely. I've taken care of you for so long, isn't that enough? Let me go."0

When Shen Shi transferred to their school, he exuded an aura that kept others at bay—cold, aloof, and dispirited. Knowing he had a heart condition, she had found a way to get close to him, becoming his salvation, and she had succeeded.0

But now that she wanted to leave, Shen Shi had latched onto her.0

Shen Shi watched as Yang Shujing trembled and looked at him in fear. He pulled a smile. "It's not enough. You said you'd stay with me until I die."0

Yang Shujing was stunned.0

Shen Shi tightened his grip on her hand and sneered, "Agree? If you don't, I'll throw you down right now. After all, my time is limited."0

Yang Shujing was truly afraid that Shen Shi would go mad and throw her off the building. She quickly nodded, "I agree."0

Satisfied with the show, Su Ci pulled Lu Zhe away.0

As they went downstairs, Su Ci couldn't help but marvel at Yang Shujing's shamelessness.0

She had positioned herself as someone else's savior, believing she was offering redemption, pulling someone out of the abyss. In reality, it was just a way to satisfy her own desires, dispensing her affection from a high pedestal, and then, once bored, kicking the person back into the abyss.0

Yang Shujing was more selfish than anyone, yet she had the audacity to label herself a saint.0

Su Ci felt a wave of disgust.0

She told Lu Zhe, "Those two are going to die soon."0

Lu Zhe knew that Su Ci had followed them, and there was a reason for it. Now that she told him they were going to die, he wasn't overly surprised.0

"One will commit suicide, the other will be killed," Su Ci said, not wanting to save Yang Shujing but doing it for Lu Zhe's sake.0

Lu Zhe didn't question how Su Ci knew the cause of their deaths, but he stated firmly, "This time, you can't act alone to save them."0

Su Ci obediently nodded.0

When Yang Shujing returned to the dormitory, she was still shaken.0

"You're back? Did Shen Shi find you?" A roommate who had just come out of the bathroom saw Yang Shujing return.0

Yang Shujing looked at her roommate. "How did you know Shen Shi was looking for me?"0

"He called me to ask where you were. Is he in B City to get back together with you?" the roommate asked.0

Yang Shujing's eyes were still red, and upon hearing her roommate's words, the grievances she had felt with Shen Shi earlier erupted. "Why did you meddle and tell Shen Shi?"0

The roommate was a bit stunned by the outburst. "You didn't handle things properly, that's why Shen Shi came to me. Do you think I wanted to get involved in your mess?"0

Yang Shujing snapped, "I told you, I've broken up with Shen Shi. Don't bother with him. Do you know he almost hurt me today?"0

If she hadn't pacified Shen Shi, she suspected he might have thrown her off the building or even hit her.0

Yang Shujing now just hoped Shen Shi would leave quickly. She had a new boyfriend, and he had no reason to keep entangling her.0

"He hit you?" The roommate was surprised. Shen Shi looked gentle and clean-cut, not someone who would resort to violence.0

Yang Shujing shook her head. "He took me to the rooftop and threatened me not to break up with him." She was furious, "He has a heart condition. How could I possibly stay with him long-term?"0

The roommate, who had been worried about Yang Shujing, now felt speechless.0

At that moment, her phone on the desk vibrated. The roommate glanced at it and saw a message from Shen Shi, asking if Yang Shujing had safely returned to the dormitory.0

The roommate quickly replied, confirming that Yang Shujing was back.0

She pressed the voice message button and asked Yang Shujing, "Since you're so bothered by Shen Shi's heart condition, why did you pursue him so aggressively in the first place?"0

Yang Shujing now had no feelings left for Shen Shi.0

She ​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‍was both afraid and disgusted by him. "I felt sorry for him. He was so lonely and cold, and he has a heart condition. I wanted to help him, give him warmth, and that's why I got together with him."0

The roommate pressed the voice message button again. "So why not continue giving him that warmth?"0

Yang Shujing spoke with conviction, "I've been with him for a year. Isn't that enough? Do you really expect me to stay with him until he dies? His heart is weak, he gets out of breath just from walking fast. Do you really expect me to stay with him until he dies?"0

The roommate had never been very close to Yang Shujing, only knowing her as the goddess among the boys in class—gentle in appearance, soft-spoken, and kind.0

Now, seeing Yang Shujing's angry, selfish, and harsh demeanor, she felt those boys had been blind, and even Shen Shi had been.0

The roommate said the same thing as Su Ci, "Yang Shujing, have you been watching too many brainless dramas? Do you really think you're some kind of saint? Do you think you glow or something?"0

Yang Shujing looked at her roommate in disbelief. "You're insulting me?"0

I'm just calling it like I see it. When you pursued Shen Shi, you were relentless, talking about giving him light and warming him up. Now that you don't like him, you're disdainful of his heart condition. You're the one who's crazy.0

The roommate felt no shame in her actions. She didn't fear offending Yang Shujing, as she had no intention of being friends with someone like her.0

Yang Shujing, who had always been the center of attention, was caught off guard by the roommate's criticism. "What gives you the right to insult me?"0

The roommate didn't want to argue with her. "I'm not insulting you, I'm just stating facts." She ignored Yang Shujing and walked out with her phone.0

As she watched the voice messages send successfully, her roommate put her phone back in her pocket. If Shen Shi still couldn't see through Yang Shujing's true nature, then there was nothing more to say.0

She had come to university to focus on her studies and had no time to deal with Yang Shujing's nonsense.0

Meanwhile, in the dormitory, Yang Shujing was so angry that she threw a pillow across the room.0

Sitting on her chair, she felt that everything had gone wrong today. First, she was ridiculed by Lu Zhe's girlfriend, then Shen Shi had pestered her, and now even her transparent roommate had stepped forward to kick her while she was down.0

Yang Shujing was utterly wronged.0

She pulled out her phone and logged into the forum, where she immediately posted a thread: "People with terminal illnesses should just stay at home and not come out to harm others."0

After posting, within a few seconds, she refreshed the page and clicked into the thread to read the comments.0

"I came to see the white lotus OP."0

"OP has some nerve."0

"What did the people with terminal illnesses ever do to you? I beg you, you disgusting person, just stay at home and don't come to school."0n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

"Wow, Yang Shujing is in our class. During military training, she was so gentle and often treated everyone to candy. What's she doing now? Two-faced online and in real life?"0

"This Yang Shujing is toxic. Several of the posts mocking Lu Zhe were actually posted by her. What grudge does she have against Lu Zhe?"0

"Wow, so it was Yang Shujing who was behind all those posts attacking Lu Zhe? If she hadn't posted, I wouldn't have known Lu Zhe has ALS."0

"Yang Shujing was so gentle with us. When we picked up new textbooks, she even helped Lu Zhe get his. How could she be like this behind the scenes?"0

"I'm disgusted. Lu Zhe is so handsome, and despite his illness, he still insisted on participating in military training. His spirit is worth learning from. I couldn't understand why someone with an illness, whom we should sympathize with, was being mocked. Now I see it was because someone was deliberately targeting him."0

"In those threads, all the users jumping around were actually Yang Shujing herself. What's wrong with her? She's a pretty girl, but she's so disgusting."0

"Today is a major unmasking event. I'm so embarrassed for Yang Shujing that I could dig a hole in the ground with my toes."0

"Ah, she's the class flower of our Computer Science 1 class..."0

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Yang Shujing stared blankly at the comments in the thread. She was on the verge of a breakdown. Why wasn't her post anonymous?0

She quickly went back to check the other threads she had posted, and they all displayed her real name.0

Yang Shujing frantically scrolled through the comments. The users who had been jumping around in the threads were all her aliases, but now they all showed her real name.0

What was going on?0

Yang Shujing's hand holding the phone trembled as she realized that other people's posts also displayed their real names.0

So the forum had removed anonymity?0

Yang Shujing panicked and tried to delete her posts, but the system prompted that the forum was under maintenance and posts could not be deleted.0

As the abuse in the forum grew louder, Yang Shujing couldn't help but cry pitifully.0

On the other side, Su Ci was well aware of what was happening. The forum incident was something she had asked Lu Zhe to handle.0

What made her angry was that Yang Shujing had posted again, mocking people with terminal illnesses. She deserved to be exposed and scolded.0

If she hadn't posted so many disgusting things, others wouldn't have scolded her. After all, everyone hated hypocrites who hid their ugly faces behind a smile.0

Su Ci leaned closer to Lu Zhe. "Don't let her delete the posts. Let more people see what kind of person she really is."0

She had a small heart and loved to repay evil with evil.0

Lu Zhe closed his laptop. "Hmm." Even if she deleted them, he could recover them.0

Su Ci smiled then, looking like a little fox who had succeeded in getting revenge, with no trace of the innocence of a little rabbit.0

"Are you still angry?" Lu Zhe gently tucked a few stray hairs behind her ear.0

She was angry because someone had hurt him.0

He felt both joy and heartache.0

Su Ci shook her head.0

Lu Zhe's thin lips curved slightly as he extended his hand for her to hold.0

"I can't walk anymore. You have to kiss me." Su Ci's eyes curved at the corners as she refused to move.0

Lu Zhe stood up, and sunlight filtered through the branches, falling on him, making his features even more refined.0

He bent down and kissed the little troublemaker on 

the bench.0

He was very fortunate that he had met Su Ci.