Chapter 43 Active Provocation

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Ye Nuanxin did not dare argue. She knew that her image in the teacher’s eyes had already been ruined. She immediately took out the money Ye Fen had given her and said she would pay it back at once.

Teacher Zhang said nothing more and notified the students from the other classes who had been deceived to come and collect their money and belongings.

In front of several homeroom teachers, Ye Nuanxin repaid the money and apologized. She felt utterly humiliated, and in her heart she wished she could torture Xiang Yu to death.

If Ye Fen had not told her that she would definitely help her get revenge and that Xiang Yu would soon be forced to leave school, Ye Nuanxin would not have been able to remain there any longer.

Tomorrow was Tuesday—the first major diagnostic exam Xiang Yu would take since her rebirth.

It was also the eighth day since she had returned, making it the perfect opportunity to test the results of the week she had spent studying.

So she planned to review everything she had learned over the past week today.

Just as she was bent over her books, working diligently, a crisp voice filled with mockery rang beside her.

“Well, well. The beauty of our class has finally decided to turn over a new leaf and start studying hard. But there are only twenty-three days left until the high school entrance exam. With grades as worthless as a pile of mud, do you really think you can be lifted onto a wall?”

Xiang Yu looked up impatiently, only to find that the person mocking her was Xie Xuan, Principal Xie’s only daughter.

She regarded her coolly, searching through the distant memories of her previous life for whatever information she had about her.

She remembered that their relationship had been quite ordinary, with little interaction between them. Xie Xuan had always looked down on her with an attitude that said, “Hmph. A mere pretty face.”

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That was nothing unusual. Besides Xie Xuan, many other students had seen her that way, and she had never felt particularly affected by it.

But in this life, why had Xie Xuan, who was always surrounded by admirers, taken the initiative to provoke her?

Xiang Yu narrowed her beautiful, glasslike eyes slightly. As she turned the pen between her fingers, a smile touched her full, tender lips.

“I’m honored that the daughter of Principal Xie would take such an interest in me. But you might want to pay closer attention to your choice of words. Using grades ‘as worthless as a pile of mud’ to show concern for a classmate you barely know seems rather inappropriate. If Principal Xie heard you, he might have a few words for you as well.

“What do you think, Miss Xie?”

Xie Xuan’s face flushed scarlet with embarrassment and anger.

This Xiang Yu was truly a thorn in the flesh—sharp-tongued and audacious enough to invoke her father’s name to put her in her place.

Her slightly prominent chest heaved with rage. She clenched her teeth and glared furiously at Xiang Yu, as though flames might burst from her eyes.

Xiang Yu merely looked back at her coldly, utterly unafraid.

In this life, anyone who came looking to bully her—whatever their reason—would receive a vicious answer in return.

She, Xiang Yu, was no longer the timid, muddleheaded, guileless girl from her previous life, the one everyone found easy to trample on.

No matter how furious Xie Xuan was, she did not dare disregard her father’s reputation and do anything to Xiang Yu in full view of the crowd.

All she could do was put on airs and toss out one final, condescending remark.

“I feel it demeans me just to speak to a pretty face like you. Once you graduate, you’ll be nothing more than an ordinary wage worker.”

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With that, she turned and walked away, giving Xiang Yu no chance to retaliate.

Naturally, Xiang Yu had no intention of chasing after her merely to argue over those two sentences. If the matter reached the teachers, they might even accuse her of making trouble.

It was only two sentences, after all.

Xiang Yu watched as Xie Xuan returned angrily to her seat in the second row, dark shadows shifting in the depths of her eyes.

Like a rat hiding in the shadows, Ye Nuanxin watched everything unfold and secretly grew excited.

The next morning, after breakfast, Ye Nuanxin’s voice rang out over the school broadcasting system.

“I used Xiang Yu’s name to accept money and gifts from male students, causing serious damage to Xiang Yu’s reputation. Here, I solemnly apologize to Xiang Yu.

“I also apologize to the male students from whom I accepted money and gifts.

“The person making this apology is Ye Nuanxin of Class Three, Grade Nine, Class Two.”

As soon as the announcement aired, the entire school erupted. Everyone began discussing Ye Nuanxin.

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