"What's the meaning of this? Are you performing a sob story here!" Lü Jing, looking like a schemer whose plan had been exposed, was furious and retorted, "You think I don't know the mess that's going on with their family?"
"Those disgusting rumors, did you, Lü Jing, fabricate and spread them??" Ji Yun said.
"So what if I did, did I say anything wrong!" Lü Jing, realizing she had revealed her true self, abandoned all pretense.
Seeing that the couple, Ji Yun and Lou Yu, were not speaking and just watching her coldly, Lü Jing became even more agitated!
She stood up, pointing at Lou Yu and accused, "Pretending to be pitiful by wrapping yourself up all day, you think you're an angel that anyone who sees your true face would be charmed? I spit on that, you're just like your mom, a home wrecker who still plays innocent everywhere!"
"She is her, and I am me, I no longer have any relation to her," Lou Yu, upon hearing these words, did not seem like someone who could easily be bullied but stated her position with unusual determination and decisiveness.
"Who are you trying to fool? You say you and your mom have no relationship, but who gives you money, what do you eat with, and what do you use? In the end, isn't it your stepdad who gives you money for a new phone, skincare products, and expensive graduation gifts? You claim you're the victim, who would believe that!!" Lü Jing cursed loudly.
"So you think it's all my fault too?" Lou Yu asked in return.
"It is your problem! You're not modest, you don't know how to respect yourself, they all prefer you as the drama heroine, right? Then I'll tailor-make a role that suits you best because you're just like Lolita, that little slut!" Lü Jing was getting more infuriated the more she spoke!
For what reason!!
She was merely a little girl following me around!
Once we reached high school, it seemed like everyone became blind to my existence, always ending up focusing on her!
I got up half an hour early every day, layered on makeup...
And yet everyone's eyes still lingered on her.
She was dirty and messy, always hiding in her worn-out school uniform...
I put so much effort into dressing up, selecting the prettiest clothes...
And in the end, she even stole the lead role in the drama club from me!!!
Nasty vixen, just like her mother!!
"Slap!!!"
Suddenly, a slap landed hard on Lü Jing's cheek.
The slap was not from Ji Yun.
Even Ji Yun, who was standing by, was shocked, as he did not expect the frail-looking Lou Yu to resort to hitting.
But no matter how hard his own kick was, it was not as effective as his friend's straightforward slap.
Lü Jing shut her mouth.
She looked incredulously at Lou Yu.
Without uttering another word, Lou Yu turned and left the small infirmary.
Ji Yun glanced at Lü Jing, who looked like a crazed shrew...
A slap was really letting her off too easy.
It was Lou Yu's punishment for her, but his own revenge had just begun!
Ji Yun also left the infirmary.
Lü Jing's mentality was already twisted; she threw out a stream of nonsensical words, mixed with screams and curse-filled rants at the empty room!
The door of the infirmary was not fully closed.
Soon, the identical tirade echoed through the corridors of the teaching building!
It was her own voice!
And it was emanating from the broadcasting room!
Lü Jing was suddenly stunned...
How could her voice in the infirmary be transmitted to the broadcasting station??
She abruptly turned her gaze to the nearby table. On that table lay an old cellphone with its screen still lit, amplifying the whole incident!!
At the end of the corridor on the fifth floor, a large head peeked out.
Stepping out of the infirmary, Ji Yun looked up and saw the partly obscured sun, as well as Wu Kai, under the sun, grinning and laughing at him!
Wu Kai, several floors away, flashed a thumbs-up at him!
Good job, awesome!
Ji Yun smiled back.
Lü Jing's nightmare had begun today...
It was time for her to taste the flavor of a public execution!!
"Ah?"
"So it wasn't an act after all!"
"Damn, live broadcast, sisters tearing each other apart!!"
"I never thought Lü Jing would be like that; it's best to stay away from her in the future!"
"How can you use someone else's family for a prank like that, Lü Jing is just too malicious!"
"Lou Yu is so pitiful..."
Around the campus, students who had listened to the live broadcast were extensively discussing the incident.
Once some things were brought out into the open, they were often subject to judgment of right and wrong.
Who was despicable, and who was the victim, was now clearer than ever!
...
In the infirmary, Lü Jing had become like a walking corpse.
Her malevolence was now completely revealed under the sunlight.
She was the true clown!
Finally, in an outburst resembling venting, she smashed that old phone, pulverizing the device that transmitted to the broadcasting station!
The old phone was her own!
In her anger, almost reaching the point of distortion and collapse, a myriad of questions swirled in her head:
How did Ji Yun know all about this?
When did Ji Yun take her phone?
Purposefully bumping into her, instigating a quarrel, and then pretending to help her to the infirmary – was all of this planned by him???
Why would this happen...
...
"You're really awesome!" Wu Kai said, extremely excited.
It was thrilling, incredibly thrilling; several times, Wu Kai couldn't help but pinch his own thigh.
Everyone in the drama club and the broadcasting station was also holding their breath, afraid to ruin the superb live broadcast.
Truthfully, at first, everyone thought it was a performance.
But no performance could be this realistic.
As they slowly realized that something was off, everyone listened with increasing excitement!
The drama club today scored full marks!
Even the straight guys sweating it out on the sports field stopped chasing soccer and basketballs!
A school program that used to receive no attention suddenly saw its impact skyrocket to boiling point, especially with Lou Yu's resounding slap at the end, crisp, loud, and simply satisfying!!
"Brother Ji Yun..." Lou Yu lifted her head, still very small, barely reaching Ji Yun's chin.
Wu Kai chuckled knowingly and left.
He was indeed a genius; a look from Ji Yun, a few simple words, and he understood it all.
Could it be that he was a worm in Ji Yun's belly??
"Lou Yu, once you've become a doctor…" Ji Yun hurriedly said.
There's not enough time!
Perhaps because he spoke too hurriedly, Lou Yu didn't catch what he said clearly.
"I might be transferring schools," Lou Yu suddenly said.
"What???" Ji Yun was stunned.
"Actually, my dad came back, and the money I have is from my dad. He hopes that I will go with him to live abroad…"
Lou Yu's dad came back?
So that means, his dad got better from his illness overseas, and he must be doing quite well for himself.
He's turned his fortunes around!
The old Leather Craftsman has turned his fortunes around!
Ji Yun had an impression of Lou Yu's father.
He was a kind old Leather Craftsman who often played with their group of children.
Too bad Lou Yu's mom really wasn't like a person at all.
Bitterness turns to sweetness, for both the old Leather Craftsman and Lou Yu.
"Is this true??" Ji Yun felt genuinely happy for Lou Yu from the bottom of his heart.
Suddenly, Ji Yun understood!
In the future, Lou Yu would shine like a celebrity because she left this heartbreaking place!
She followed her father abroad and left here!
"Well, if I ever come back here…"
"There's no need to come back, just live a good life," Ji Yun said subconsciously.
This place was Lou Yu's nightmare.
Her mother, her classmates, her family…
Very good, her dad actually came to see her and, seeing Lou Yu's situation, was determined to take her abroad.
There was no need to stay.
In ten years, everyone will see you with new eyes!
Ji Yun was even so eager to witness, after the ten-year class reunion, when everyone would see the dazzling star Lou Yu on a TV program!
...
Although there were still many, many things to say, Ji Yun's consciousness was beginning to drift away.
He did not know how he bid farewell to Lou Yu.
He was also unclear about how Lou Yu would make her decision afterward.
But at this moment, Ji Yun sincerely hoped that Lou Yu would live well.
No more bullying, no more troubles, no more suffering, struggling, no more ties to this place, just leaving to everyone a proud and independent silhouette when shining brilliantly in the future!
"Young man, it's cooler on the ground, isn't it…"
Old Man Wang, just leave me alone, I've given up!
"Oh my, nurse, nurse!!" Vice Principal Wang was still kind-hearted. Seeing that something was off with Ji Yun, he quickly started shouting.
At this moment, Ji Yun's heart was extremely conflicted.
He didn't have time to tell Lou Yu to stay firm in her aspiration to practice medicine, nor did he tell her to start work earlier…
That means, he has to do this all over again.
But Ji Yun couldn't bear it.
Obviously, Lou Yu had two potential paths in life.
One was becoming a star.
She would hastily visit this old city and leave right after filming a memoir.
Another was becoming a famous doctor and returning to work in Lan City.
In his third time loop, apparently something had caused Lou Yu not to go to the rehearsal, and therefore, she hadn't completely given up on this city.
The key was the drama rehearsal.
If Lou Yu can avoid this childhood trauma, she might come back.
As for whether she becomes a film star or a famous doctor, it's hard to say...
"Uncle Wang, give me a hand, let's get the patient to the emergency room," a male doctor said.
"Okay!"
Ji Yun was lifted up, and his gaze involuntarily fell on a screen in the hospital lobby.
After all, having gone through this many times, Ji Yun remembered every detail around him.
This time, the content playing on the screen was no longer an interview with an old hospital!
It was a movie!
In this movie, Ji Yun saw a woman with her hair pinned up, revealing her delicately white swan-like neck and wearing a pure white dress, accentuating her elegance and soft beauty, radiant and enchanting!
It was Lou Yu…
The hospital lobby was actually playing the movie she starred in!
Bright, mature, confident, yet possessing the subtlety and classical charm of an Easterner!
Truly beautiful.
Truly wonderful...
It must have blinded those gossip-hungry girls!
They should have come to the class reunion to get their faces swollen!
"Why hasn't Old Deng replaced the equipment? The patient can't breathe with this old stuff!" the male doctor complained.
"I have no idea either," the nurse said.
Ah, you two, don't bother.
Your surgery was very successful; it's this patient here who's not holding up!
If Lou Yu has become a film star, then it's all over for me this time.
"Is the newly-appointed attending doctor here?" the male doctor asked.
"She starts officially tomorrow," the nurse replied.
"Give her a call," the male doctor said.
"Okay!"
Huh, not a trainee doctor?
This time she's become the attending doctor??
Just as the nurse was about to make the call, a graceful figure burst in, followed by a female assistant.
It was a female doctor with her hair up, wearing a white gown, a white mask, supremely elegant, yet still exuding a stunning beauty!
"The patient's heart rate is accelerating," one of the nurses hurriedly said.
Wow, nurse sister, why say it out loud!!
Doesn't this just reveal my preferences!
I, Ji Yun, want to maintain my innocence in the Mortal Realm!