Guan Xi only browsed through the forum because she was bored.
Although she was no longer accepting jobs, she would occasionally take a look at the job requests posted. Sometimes, she would even see some clients writing very melodramatic stories about their partner or family.
Suddenly, she saw something that made her freeze.
Her eyes widened as she read one of the posts.
[30 million USD for a cleaner to clean up Xiao Jiuyan of the Xiao family in Tong City]
Someone had ordered a hit on her husband.
And they were willing to pay $30,000,000 for it!
That's an amount that would tempt everyone.
Guan Xi clicked on this post, frowning.
...
"Gu... Student Gu, are you alright?"
She had been so focused on reading that when someone called her, she wasn't able to slip into character. "What?"
Her tone had been cold and stern.
Her eyes were sharp and calculating. She looked like a bloodthirsty predator.
Sun Meng was frozen in shock by that look. She wanted to step back, but she suddenly found her legs weak and wobbly.
Guan Xi immediately recognized her mistake and schooled her expression to match Gu Wenxi's usual tender look. "What's the matter, Student Sun?"
Sun Meng did a double take. Was she hallucinating? She could've sworn that Gu Wenxi looked devilishly scary just now! Did she imagine that whole thing?
"Student Gu, class is over!"
Only then did Guan Xi notice that most of the students in the class had already left.
She nodded and said, "Oh. Okay. Thank you."
"Uhm..." Sun Meng hesitated for a moment before saying shyly, "Student Gu, don't let them get to you. They're just spouting nonsense. Don't be too sad. And don't cry anymore, it's bad for your eyes."
"I won't, thanks," Guan Xi said with a faint smile.
She wasn't actually crying.
There was no way such a trivial thing like that could affect her.
No, she didn't care about the gossip. What she was concerned about was the hit that was taken on her husband.
...
She only had two classes in the morning.
After her classes, Guan Xi walked towards the school gate.
She was walking slowly, her head lowered. She was still preoccupied with what she had read in the City Cleaning Club forum.
Who was it that placed the order to clean up Xiao Jiuyan?
"Well, if it isn't Gu Wenxi?" a cold, sarcastic, and obviously malicious female voice sounded.
The speaker stood in front of Guan Xi.
Guan Xi stopped and looked up. Xue Qiqi was standing in front of her with her minions trailing behind her.
She said weakly, "Classmate Xue, do you... do you need something?"
Xue Qiqi looked at Guan Xi with a mocking and victorious expression.
"Did you see the photos on the Tieba?"
Guan Xi widened her eyes, painting on a helpless expression. She immediately denied, "Those photos, it's not... it's not what it looks like. I would never sell my body like that."
"You're still denying it even though you're already caught in the act? You got into a rich man's car!" Xue Qiqi snorted disdainfully. "Everyone in the school knows who you really are, Gu Wenxi. You're done."
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It then dawned on Guan Xi.
Xue Qiqi was the one who took those photos to embarrass her.
She wanted to roll her eyes. There was nothing she could do. She was simply too pretty, too outstanding, and too cute.
She had made Xue Qiqi jealous because she was simply better than her.