4: Chapter 4 The Insignificant Character in a Pampered Novel 4

“Isn't the one making her sad and miserable you? Young Master Li.

You haven't even broken up with Liang Yiqing, yet you provoke my sister, forcing her to become the 'other woman' in everyone's eyes.

You've stirred up a mess of romantic debts yourself but lack the ability to clean up your own mess, causing her family to suffer along with you.

Besides holding a woman and whispering comforts, what else can you do? Oh, you can also threaten the victim.”

Xu Zhao's low voice was slightly raspy and filled with mockery.

The air froze for a moment.

Likely because he hadn't been defied like this in a long time, Li Yan's handsome face instantly contorted. His hand tightened slightly on Xu Jiao's shoulder, and his cold gaze seemed ready to pierce through the person in front of him.

“Zhao Zhao, how can you speak to A-Yan like that?” Xu Jiao looked at Xu Zhao in astonishment, her face full of disapproval.

“You clearly could have chosen not to go out with them; how can you blame A-Yan?”

“If I don't say it like this, how should I say it? Should I say my sister is willing to be the mistress and knows exactly what she's doing?

Or was it my own fault for being cheap and proactively following them out?

Every time I was dragged into your messes, where were you? You were seeking comfort in his embrace, or in the infirmary, telling that handsome school doctor how difficult things are for you!”

“Xu Jiao, ask yourself—have you ever truly cared about me? It's ironic! You are protected so thoroughly that not a drop of water can leak through, while I, an unrelated person, get beaten black and blue every time because of you. You're innocent, kind, and naive, but what about me? I deserve to be beaten just because I don't have three heads and six arms to fight off seven or eight people?”

“Father says it's my problem—that I'm too dull, bad at socializing, and offended others—and told me to learn from you. You tell me that the Xu Family isn't strong enough to stand up for me and that I should just endure it. But wasn't the cause of all this you? Why should I be the one to bear other people's anger?”

Xu Zhao's eyes grew redder as she spoke, and she had to stop to take a deep breath.

She didn't want to be like this, but being in the situation, the original host's grievances, sadness, and negativity all leaked out. This was the resentment from Xu Zhao's past life; she only hated that she was too weak then, unable to resist, and constrained by her physical condition and the Xu Family.

Xu Jiao was startled by her sudden, intense outburst of emotion and for a moment didn't dare to meet her gaze.

Li Yan, however, wasn't focused on that at all. His voice was gloomy as he asked, “What? Are you still entangled with Fan Zhiang?”

Xu Jiao seemed to have a nerve struck: “What's wrong with me spending time with him? At least Dr. Fan doesn't have some Miss Liang or Miss Chen like you do! Just how many exes do you have! Why are you treating me like this!”

His domineering aura instantly weakened. Li Yan forcibly pulled Xu Jiao into a hug and said, “What nonsense is that? Those are all in the past. Jiao Jiao, I only like you now and forever!”

“I'm not listening, I'm not listening...” Xu Jiao struggled out of his grasp and turned to run toward the stairs.

“Jiao Jiao!” At the thought that she might be going to the infirmary to find Fan Zhiang again, Li Yan grew anxious and hurried after her. The two became entangled at the stairwell corner. To stop her from leaving, he went from grabbing her arm to directly hugging her, and the two became immersed in their own world.

“Whoa...” Bursts of exclamations came from the classroom.

This was a self-study period, so it was already quiet. The commotion in the hallway was so loud it had long since attracted onlookers. Everyone craned their necks toward the windows, getting a front-row seat to the drama.

Xu Zhao glanced at the two who were lost in each other and walked into the classroom with a cold expression. Her seat was by the window on the inside. Before she could speak, the girl sitting next to her stood up automatically and said timidly, “Xu Zhao, you can go in.”

Xu Zhao nodded.

“Um... don't be sad. It's their fault.” The girl sitting next to her was named Mu Qianqian. She had a round face and looked very well-behaved.

Xu Zhao was stunned for a moment. Perhaps it was because her current appearance was too pitiful, and that accusation in the hallway just now was too full of grievance—her eyes were still red—that everyone was looking at her like she was a poor little thing.

She scanned the surroundings and received a wave of sympathy.

This scene had originally happened before.

After the original host escaped, she ran into those two at the stairwell. Before she could say a word, Xu Jiao had lunged over, hugging her and crying about how worried she was and how much her heart ached for her, then dragged her away from school.

One was a pitiful, gentle, and beautiful school beauty; the other was a dull, silent 'invisible' person protected by the school beauty. Moreover, her miserable state hadn't been seen by the students because she was immediately dragged away by Xu Jiao.

What everyone heard back then were the school beauty's sobs and her constant expressions of concern, while Xu Zhao remained silent from beginning to end. So at that time, almost everyone sided with the school beauty.

But now, not only had she not been dragged away by Xu Jiao, she had stood at the stairwell—a spot visible through the windows.

She wasn't as well-developed as Xu Jiao to begin with, standing at less than 160cm and being thin and small. Now, her school uniform was messy and soaked, her hair was plastered to her scalp with water dripping down mixed with blood from her forehead, and her face was bruised purple and blue. She walked with a limp. Before, she was just plain-looking, but now it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say she looked like she had just been rescued from human traffickers.

The little flowers in the greenhouse had never seen such a sight. Many were frightened, and hearing her questioning at the stairwell just now, it was as if their mental blocks were suddenly cleared.

Yeah, why did they think the school beauty was kind just because she cried a few times? If she were truly kind, how could she still be in the mood to flirt and be inseparable from their male god when her own sister had been beaten like this?

Isn't it just because she doesn't care? The whole school knew she was currently the apple of the male god's eye. The Liang Family might be big, but could they be bigger than the Li Family?

Looking at Xu Zhao now, many girls in the class felt she was truly too pitiful. They used to think having a school beauty sister who was gentle and caring was great, but now they felt lucky their parents only had one child.

“I'll help you ask the teacher for leave. You... you should rest well.” Mu Qianqian was one of those thinking this way.

“Okay, thank you.”

Her body really hurt too much. Xu Zhao didn't even bother taking her backpack; she just pulled her phone and wallet out of it and walked out of the classroom.

She ran into the three people from the public restroom earlier. Gu Yunjing wasn't in Class 1; he was in Class 3 and would usually pass by Class 1.

The wind at the stairwell was a bit strong. Soaked through, she shivered with cold. Xu Zhao bit her pale lips and slowly, forcefully wrapped her slender arms around herself, trying her best to curl into a ball.

1105: [Sniff sniff... the original host is so pitiful...]

Xu Zhao: Shut up, it's me now!

1105: [The wheel of karma turns, Zhao Zhao is so pitiful... why do I want to laugh so much, wah-ka-ka...]

Xu Zhao: ...

Seeing her like this, Cheng Yi and Zhou Chi quickly stepped aside, and Xu Zhao walked past them slowly.

Suddenly, a hand holding a jacket appeared before Xu Zhao's eyes.

“Hey, hey—Young Master Gu, my school jacket!” Zhou Chi shouted.

Xu Zhao tilted her head. Her broken glasses hung crookedly on the bridge of her nose. She squinted, her eyes confused and empty.

Xu Zhao: This didn't happen before, right?

1105 flipped through carefully: [Zhao Zhao, last time the original host was directly dragged away by Xu Jiao.]

Gu Yunjing rubbed his nose, not knowing why he suddenly felt this figure was a bit too lonely and helpless, yet stubborn nonetheless.

“Thank you.” Xu Zhao lowered her head and reached out to take it; circumstances forced her hand.

Once she was far away, Zhou Chi said with a bitter face, “Young Master Gu, that was my school jacket...”

“I wasn't wearing a jacket.” Gu Yunjing glanced at him nonchalantly and said, “Just consider it your good deed for the day.”

“True. The girl didn't do anything and was tormented like this, sigh—” Cheng Yi patted Zhou Chi's shoulder and sighed.

They hadn't arrived early or late, just after her. They had intended to just walk past, but they hadn't expected to hear such a scene.

“Li Yan is just a coward,” Zhou Chi blurted out.

“Pfft... the current head of the Li Family isn't even his father. Does he think he's that special?”

The weather gets cold and the Wang Family goes bankrupt? That still depends on whether the head of the Li Family is willing.