You said you hated men, why are your eyes now full of love?
Ch. 108 - "Oh, It's the Fox Lady!" (Part 5)

It's okay if you don't understand now. I'll teach you.

I'll teach you slowly and patiently.

[I can see what you're thinking right now.]

Fan Lei said in a tone that was neither warm nor cold.

[But I strongly advise you not to go through with it.]

[Not if you don't want to lose him forever for the sake of a fleeting moment of happiness.]

The girl's hollow eyes locked onto them.

"What do you mean by that?"

Fan Lei didn't answer.

They simply reached out and tapped the air.

A faint stream of light surged forward and entered the center of her forehead instantly.

The girl felt something new take root in her mind.

Something small, like a seed.

"What is this...?"

[I've granted you a quarter of my Authority.]

Fan Lei's tone took on the air of a riddle, its cryptic nature stirring the imagination.

[Once you grow familiar with its use, you'll understand.]

…

Time passed like a book read in haste.

In the blink of an eye, it had flipped to the final page.

Lately, the negative rumors about Ruan Qingqing on the school forum have noticeably quieted down.

It was as if some unseen force had intervened.

Whenever a post with even a hint of slander against her appeared, it vanished without a trace by the next day.

Strangely, none of the forum moderators ever stepped forward to question or explain this phenomenon.

By nature, humans are creatures of fleeting attention.

The incident that labeled the girl a "murderer" had long since been clarified.

Since she hadn't actually done anything wrong,

Over time, people simply stopped bringing it up.

Of course, there were still a few holdouts, namely, the die-hard fangirls from Ji Mu's fan club who resisted until the very end.

The evening glow painted half the sky in brilliant hues as the bell signaling the end of finals rang out.

The busy second half of the semester had finally come to a close.

Many students, wearing relieved expressions, began chatting excitedly about their summer vacation plans.

Amid the laughter and chatter, the atmosphere in one of the girls' restrooms in the school building was anything but cheerful. It was tense with hostility.

Splash—!

Dirty water poured down from above, soaking her clothes. The dripping echoed sharply against the cold, tiled floor.

"Did you think you could dump water on me in the bathroom and take a picture?"

Ruan Qingqing stood there, holding the empty bucket, her gaze locked on the girls who had just moments ago looked down on her with smug arrogance.

"All you're capable of are these pathetic little tricks."

Her voice was soft and gentle, like willow fluff drifting through a spring breeze.

But beneath that soothing surface were grains of sharp-edged sand.

As her mocking words flowed out, the girls' expressions darkened.

They were none other than the core members of Ji Mu's fan club.

Recently, they had become jealous of the way Ruan Qingqing, whom they called the "seductive fox," clung to their beloved idol.

They'd secretly followed her, hoping to find the perfect moment to teach her a lesson.

What they hadn't expected was to be seen through so easily, and become the ones being humiliated instead.

"Ruan Qingqing, what are you so smug about?"

Water droplets slid down her smudged makeup.

The lead girl wiped the dirty water from her face, her gaze as sharp as a blade.

"If Ji, your precious 'god', hadn't been protecting you all this time, you'd be nothing!"

Ruan Qingqing licked the tip of one of her sharp canines.

Her once timid face now bore a calm and composed expression.

"You're right," she said with a nod. "So what?"

"You—!"

The unexpected reply caught the girl completely off guard.

The harsh words she had prepared got stuck in her throat, leaving her face flushed with frustration.

"Ruan Qingqing, don't get all smug just because Ji treats you well!"

One of the girls stepped forward, trying to hit her where they thought she was weakest.

"He only sees you as a friend, nothing more."

Another girl chimed in, her tone equally hostile.

"Hmph, you've just been playing the pity card to get his attention."

"I've recorded everything," she added with a sneer.

"Let's see how your precious 'god' reacts when he hears the real, ugly you!"

Ruan Qingqing remained calm, her expression unbothered, composed to the point of indifference.

She lifted her hand and casually tucked a strand of hair behind her ear.

"So what if you really do let Mu Mu hear it?"

"Do you believe..."

Her long, narrow eyes glinted with a hint of amusement.

"...that he'd be disgusted by me or push me away?"

"More likely, he'll praise me for becoming braver and finally learning how to fight back."

Her words landed like a heavy blow, striking the hearts of the three girls with brutal precision.

Jealous? Absolutely.

Want to argue back? They couldn't. Not even a little.

Because what she said was the truth.

Ruan Qingqing was the only person in the entire school who could get close to Ji Mu.

Any other girl who tried to approach him would find that he kept a ten-meter distance, as if he were avoiding the plague.

This stark contrast, combined with her current calm and confidence, left the girls with a crushing sense of defeat unlike anything they had ever experienced before.

Like soldiers who had lost a battle, the three of them slumped in the restroom, heads down, unable to utter another word.

Ruan Qingqing's gaze shifted to the girl on the far left.

"As for you..."

With graceful steps, she moved forward, closing the distance between them.

Her soft, syrupy voice carried a chilling undertone, like that of a venomous snake slithering silently into one's ear.

"Are you saying I'm just a friend to him?"

The girl's body trembled involuntarily as if a cold wave had swept over her.

"Then this so-called 'friend' of his... tonight, will be the one to..."

Ruan Qingqing's lips curled into a faint, teasing smile.

"Make love with him."

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