“The roommate claims to be a laid – back rich girl.
Her WeChat Moments show a top – notch quality of life, yet all the luxury items she uses are imitations.
She says, “These luxury goods are just a waste of money, buying genuine ones is useless. It’s better to donate the money to mountainous areas.”
Even after I bought luxury goods, she would criticize me.
“Your parents earn money with difficulty. Buying these luxury goods is building your happiness on your parents’ pain.”
She also persuaded my boyfriend beside him, “Tell Li Yang to buy less. She’s not a real rich and beautiful girl. If she has money, she’d better donate some.”
I asked her in return, “Then how much should I donate, and how much will you donate?”
In my previous life, I didn’t bother to argue with her. But she pretended to be rich and kind every day.
She created an image of a laid – back, beautiful and kind – hearted rich girl in school.
And I was cyber – bullied every day. Even my boyfriend stood by the roommate and accused me of being not only money – worshiping and luxurious but also having a chaotic private life.
This life.
I want them to turn against each other!
1
I don’t know if I can be considered a laid – back rich girl in the strict sense.
My parents own several companies with a total market value of up to hundreds of billions.
Although my daily necessities are all luxury brand items, I don’t like driving luxury cars. I usually take the subway for daily travel.
My favorite food is not the special catering provided by five – star chefs, but the oden on the snack street at the east gate of the school.
The aunt will give a lot of rice noodles for just two yuan!
My roommate Luo Jingjing seized on this point and laughed at me, saying that I was a fake socialite who had studied with Sister Amy.
“Which rich girl likes to eat street food? It’s dirty and unhygienic.”
She regarded herself as a real laid – back rich and beautiful girl.
But I know that the exquisite life she shows in her WeChat Moments is all fake.
A few of those images were content I had posted on my secondary account.
Luo Jingjing saved money to buy imitation luxury goods for the sake of vanity. She ate instant noodles for three meals a day.
But whenever she found that I bought new luxury goods, she would criticize my behavior.
The image of a beautiful, kind – hearted and rich girl that she painstakingly created impressed many people, including my boyfriend Xing Yan.
In the open class, Xing Yan accused me of being money – worshiping, luxurious and having a chaotic private life. At the end, he held Luo Jingjing’s hand in public.
That night, Luo Jingjing posted a short essay, implying that I was the third party interfering in their relationship.
I was too lazy to argue with these two villains, regarding them as clowns.
But I didn’t expect that after Luo Jingjing found out about my parents’ wealth, her jealousy got the better of her and she poisoned me in the dormitory!
When I opened my eyes again, I was back on the day when Luo Jingjing and I were running for student union cadres.
Luo Jingjing was giving a speech.
“I’m not as rich as Li Yang, using a Louis Vuitton bag to wrap books.”
“But I promise that the free bag given by the supermarket on the second floor of the school’s main building is more convenient to use.”
“These luxury goods are a waste of money. Buying genuine ones is useless. It’s better to donate the money to mountainous areas!”
She stood quietly on the platform, with a straight posture and a look of pity in her eyes.
Xing Yan, as the president of the student union, took the lead in standing up and applauding.
“Although I’m Li Yang’s boyfriend, I will never show favoritism on such an important occasion.”
“Both of their speeches were wonderful, but Luo Jingjing’s speech touched me more. So I’ll vote for Luo Jingjing!”
Luo Jingjing smiled knowingly, “Thank you, President Xing.”
I watched these two flirting with each other, and felt a surge of nausea in my stomach.
The scene where the scumbag and the mistress framed me for intervening in their relationship in the previous life was still vivid in my mind.
Fine, fine. I’m the villain, and their love is unbreakable, right?
This time.
I want them to turn against each other!
As the saying goes, when the snipe and the clam fight, the fisherman gains.
I, the fisherman, am just waiting to see their miserable ending.
2
Luo Jingjing won a crushing victory with a score of ten to zero and became a student union cadre.
In the women’s restroom, we met by chance.
Luo Jingjing provoked me, “Li Yang, doesn’t it feel bad to lose?
“You don’t think you can become a white swan just by wearing a white dress, do you? It’s so funny.”
“The latest Chanel dress on you looks like a fake.”
After Luo Jingjing finished speaking, she covered her mouth and chuckled a few times.
She seemed indifferent, but the jealousy hidden in her eyes was real.
I turned on the faucet and casually cleaned my fingernails.
I let the splashing water hit my clothes.
Luo Jingjing hurriedly pulled me away and shouted angrily, “Don’t you know that the material of this dress can’t touch water?
“If the brand designer knew you were treating the clothes like this, he would definitely blacklist you.”
I gave her a meaningful look.
“Aren’t the clothes you buy with money just for wearing? Caring so much just proves that you’re not at this consumption level. Just do what you can afford.
“Take the silk scarf for example. I’ve used it as a belt to match different clothes. But some people are only willing to take it out for a photo shoot and then use a small brush to sweep off the dust. Isn’t it funny?”
As a roommate, I know very well that among Luo Jingjing’s pile of fake brands, there is a real silk scarf.
She bought it on discount and then cherished it like a treasure, putting it in the closet.
I’ve never seen her wear that silk scarf out.
Luo Jingjing’s face instantly turned livid.
“Shut up, Li Yang. You’re just a useless person who can’t even be elected as a student union cadre. It’s not your turn to teach me!”
Successfully being selected into the student union gave Luo Jingjing endless confidence.
She was like a victorious rooster, strutting away from me.
For people of ordinary background, entering the student union means power and connections. Being selected is indeed a glorious thing.
But I am the biggest connection in the school.
Therefore, for me, being a student union cadre means a lot of work and getting no thanks for one’s pains.
I didn’t plan to run for the academic union cadre from the beginning.
Forget it, let Luo Jingjing be proud for a while.
She first has to be lifted to a high position and be sought after by everyone.
Only then will the pain be deep enough when she falls.
3
Early the next morning, I didn’t feel well in my stomach, so I asked for leave and went to the infirmary.
On the way back to the dormitory, I met Xing Yan.
When he saw me, his brows were tightly knitted.
“Li Yang, are you still angry about yesterday?
“Early this morning, Luo Jingjing said you skipped class. I know you’re sad. In that situation yesterday, if I chose you, both of us would be criticized.
“Your usual grades are very important. Don’t skip class so willfully, okay?”
After lecturing me without asking, he was about to take the backpack off my body.
I suddenly felt like laughing.
I was really blind to think that this macho man was a warm – hearted guy.
“Xing Yan, let’s break up!”
I pulled back my schoolbag and took off the diamond – studded watch that I gave him as a birthday gift not long ago.
This watch is worth hundreds of thousands. It can even increase in value if sold on Xianyu.
I don’t want to let this scumbag have it.
Xing Yan’s stunned expression was particularly funny.
“Li Yang, are you crazy? Why are you talking about breaking up all of a sudden? Just because of the student union cadre election yesterday? You’re being too immature, aren’t you?”
I took off the glasses on his nose.
Xing Yan, the perfect student union president in the eyes of outsiders, is actually severely myopic. Without glasses, he can hardly see anything.
But for the sake of his image, he usually wears contact lenses.
I threw the glasses away and stepped on them a few times.
“A 22 – year – old person who still likes watching Crayon Shin – chan and Sofia the First is criticizing her for being immature?
“Xing Yan, when have I ever been mature? Is it your first day knowing me, or have you suddenly got Alzheimer’s?”
Since I’m a childish but polite person, I added a sentence for my previous behavior.
“The watch and glasses were customized by me. I have the right to dispose of them.
“And all those gifts worth tens of thousands of yuan before, you have to return them.”
After saying that, I left without looking back.
The plot in the novel is not fake, tearing apart a scumbag is indeed such a pleasant thing to do!
Soon, the news of my breakup with Xing Yan spread quickly.
Regarding the reason for our breakup, the commonly accepted version is that Xing Yan supported an outsider in public, and as his girlfriend, I was jealous and made a fuss about breaking up. Xing Yan was so annoyed that he dumped me.
There is also a popular version, which generally means that Xing Yan fell in love with someone else, the more excellent Luo Jingjing, and kicked me away.
There are quite a few people scolding me for being a picky person, and also many people scolding Xing Yan for being a scumbag. But the evaluation of Luo Jingjing is almost all positive.
Luo Jingjing’s attitude towards Xing Yan is neither evasive nor overly intimate.
When someone asked if she intervened in our relationship, she replied like this.
“You may have asked the wrong person. I’m rather insensitive to emotions and don’t know what’s going on at all.
“Rather than love and such things, I’m more concerned about the problems of poor students in the school.
“I plan to set up a one – to – one help group to improve their living standards. Are you interested in learning about it?”
Once this matter spread, Luo Jingjing’s image of being beautiful and kind – hearted became even more deeply rooted in people’s hearts.
Our dormitory is a quadruple room, but only three people usually live there.
I live in the dormitory for about two days a week, and the rest of the time I take the subway back to the villa near the school.
One day, I went back to the dormitory with a Hermès bag. Luo Jingjing was popularizing her assistance project to the roommates.
“Do you want to join? You can get extra credits.”
As soon as they heard about getting extra credits, the two roommates who were not interested at first became excited immediately.
But Luo Jingjing didn’t seem to want to continue.
Because her eyes were staring at the Kelly bag in my hand.
After a while, she looked away, snorted, introduced the origin of this bag to the roommates, and then looked at me with a contemptuous look.
“Li Yang, your parents earn money with difficulty. Buying this luxury good is building your happiness on your parents’ pain!
“There was a girl who liked Andy Lau before. In order to watch his concert, she forced her father to jump off a building and commit suicide. You must never learn from her.”
Although the two roommates didn’t say anything, the strange look in their eyes when they stared at me already said it all.
Luo Jingjing’s mouth twitched slightly.
But she seemed to be completely unaware that her Xianyu account had been exposed.
So I opened my Xianyu homepage, clicked on the private chat dialog box, and asked in confusion, “Luo Jingjing, is this the person who cried and begged for the sunglasses to be reduced by fifty yuan?
“I’ve already said that the original price is more than 8,000 yuan, and now it’s sold for 300 yuan. No bargaining. If you think 300 yuan is expensive, the sunglasses with free shipping for 9.9 yuan on Pinduoduo also have good quality.
“But you’ve already said that your family conditions are not good, and your parents are old and can’t earn much money. There’s no need to pursue second – hand luxury goods, right? Why build the happiness of buying luxury goods on your parents’ pain?”
Luo Jingjing’s expression collapsed for a moment, but she quickly covered it up.
“Li Yang, what are you talking about? I’ve never downloaded this software.”
Luo Jingjing’s denial was within my expectation.
So I raised my eyebrows and looked at the other two roommates, Xu Nan and Wang Min, “Is this account yours?”
Both of them shook their heads, saying that they had never used Xianyu.
Xu Nan curiously asked me why I was so sure that this account was one of the three of us.
I showed them the subsequent chat content.
“She really wanted it. After seeing the information on my homepage, she said she was also from this school and even took the initiative to give me the dormitory number.”
Xu Nan and Wang Min looked at each other, and then said in unison, “It’s definitely not me!”
“You all say it’s not you. That’s really strange.”
I took my phone and went back to my seat.
The atmosphere in the dormitory is becoming increasingly oppressive.
Wang Min has a straightforward personality.
She suddenly ran to ask Luo Jingjing, “Is this Xianyu account yours?”
Luo Jingjing pushed her away, picked up her schoolbag without saying a word, and walked out.
She didn’t come back to live that night.
When the lights were turned off, there was a constant creaking sound from Wang Min’s bed.
After a while, she couldn’t help but say, “Li Yang, Luo Jingjing said you work as a escort outside and use the money you earn from your body to buy luxury goods. Is this true?”
Xu Nan immediately sat up, full of energy, “Actually, I think Li Yang’s family conditions should be very good. She never speaks ill of Luo Jingjing behind her back. On the contrary, Luo Jingjing has never stopped criticizing Li Yang and some girls in the class.”
Even if they didn’t say it, I also knew that Luo Jingjing, that gossipy woman, couldn’t keep her mouth shut for a moment.
Wang Min followed the topic and complained, “Xu Nan, during the military training in the first year of college, Luo Jingjing complained to me that you were very rustic.”
Xu Nan was so angry that she cursed.
In the dark, I added a few words.
“Actually, Luo Jingjing complained to me that you all were very rustic.
“She also asked me where I rented a house outside the school and whether I could take her to live there for a while.
“She was afraid that if she stayed for a long time, she would be contaminated with the rustic atmosphere of the dormitory.”
Wang Min was also not calm immediately.
She suddenly turned on the light in the dormitory and cursed Luo Jingjing more than ten times.
I couldn’t help laughing.
Xu Nan pointed at me in surprise, “Li Yang, I always thought you were a cold person. I didn’t expect you to laugh.”
Wang Min nodded in agreement, “Indeed, Li Yang, you always keep a straight face, giving people a sense of being distant. I didn’t even dare to talk to you. Then Luo Jingjing said you only smile at your benefactor.”
With a helpless shrug, I said to myself mockingly: “I can’t help it. My expression without smiling looks very bad – tempered, but I’m born with a high sense of humor.”
That night, starting from the complaints about Luo Jingjing, the relationship between the three of us became much closer.
There were bursts of laughter in the dormitory from time to time.
But the next day, the monitor came to us with a gloomy face and asked why we bullied Luo Jingjing.
4
“She, a girl, had nowhere to sleep at night and squatted at the school gate crying.
“It was Senior Xing Yan who found her and escorted her safely to a hotel outside the school.
“The counselor asked you to go to her office.”
As the monitor spoke, the attention of all the classmates in the class was drawn.
“Okay, thank you for telling us.”
I stood up in full view, packed my things, and left the classroom.
Xu Nan and Wang Min followed closely behind me.
In the counselor’s office, Luo Jingjing covered her face and cried, “They locked the door and wouldn’t let me in. I knocked on the door for a long time, but there was no response.
“The dormitory aunt fell asleep, and I didn’t want to disturb her to get the spare key.”
The counselor and Xing Yan beside her were full of anger.
When they saw me coming, Xing Yan looked at me fiercely and said coldly, “Li, Yang. If something happened to Luo Jingjing last night, could you bear the responsibility?
“You’ve been spoiled by your uncle and aunt. You think that because your family conditions are good, everyone has to revolve around you.
“I’m so disappointed in you!”
I was lectured by Xing Yan again.
But I let it go in one ear and out the other.
Before I could speak, Xu Nan and Wang Min took turns to briefly explain what happened last night.
“So she left on her own initiative because of a fit of anger. No one bullied her.
“Even if there was bullying, it was she who bullied the three of us alone.
“No one knocked on the door last night.”
Luo Jingjing, with red and swollen eyes from crying, interrupted them, “That’s not true. I knocked several times, but there was no response. Then I was going to buy something to eat at the school gate, but when I came back, the door of the whole building was locked and I couldn’t get in. I wanted to send you messages and call you, but you blocked me on QQ, and only unblocked me this morning, so the chat records are only from this morning.”
The so – called evidence of Luo Jingjing was the screenshot of the QQ chat. At 8 o’clock this morning, Xu Nan sent a message asking where she was.
Both sides insisted on their own versions. The counselor looked at Xing Yan in a bit of a dilemma. Our department counselor had just passed the exam and didn’t seem much older than us. When encountering such a problem, she didn’t know how to deal with it and subconsciously asked the opinion of the student union president.
Xing Yan replied firmly, “Given that it’s a fact that Luo Jingjing was trapped outside the dormitory, each of you write a 3000 – word self – criticism and publicly apologize to Luo Jingjing during the morning exercises.”
Ask me to apologize to Luo Jingjing? That’s impossible in this lifetime! I said expressionlessly, “Wait a minute. This is just Luo Jingjing’s one – sided story. We can’t determine the truth of the matter like this. We considered that she might come back last night, so we stayed up until 4 o’clock, and the door was always open. But until we fell asleep, she didn’t knock on the door, call, or send messages.”
Xing Yan squinted his eyes and threatened in a low voice, “Li Yang, you have to be responsible for what you say. Otherwise, it’s perjury.”
I was so scared that I directly took out the physical evidence from my schoolbag and slapped it in his face. “This is the maintenance registration form I borrowed from the dormitory aunt on the way here. On the afternoon of October 18th, our dormitory applied for door lock maintenance, and Luo Jingjing signed her name in the signature column. The door lock of the dormitory was broken and couldn’t be locked from the inside. And our dormitory is on the first floor. Even if the main door of the whole building was closed, Luo Jingjing knew that she could climb in from the corridor at any time if she wanted to come back. She, an adult, went out with a bag and didn’t come back all night. We thought she was on a date with her boyfriend, so we naturally didn’t bother her. When Xu Nan woke up in the morning and found that she wasn’t back yet, she just asked casually. From beginning to end, the only person who lied was Luo Jingjing. We’re just stating the facts.”
Xu and Wang nodded frantically. The counselor rubbed her forehead and sighed. Finally, she asked us to go back first and said that we would wait until the matter was investigated clearly. I raised my foot to leave. Xing Yan suddenly comforted Luo Jingjing, “Don’t be angry. I believe you.”
Luo Jingjing thanked him in a soft voice. Beside me, Xu Nan and Wang Min suddenly shouted loudly, “Li Yang, we also believe you!”
The ambiguous atmosphere between the two of them disappeared completely in an instant. Luo Jingjing looked at us with venomous eyes.
This incident quickly spread throughout the school. The cause was that Luo Jingjing uploaded several pictures of the campus night view on QQ space, among which there was a selfie with a hotel background. The caption was: Thank you all for your concern. I was safe last night.
For a while, Xu Nan, Wang Min, and I were labeled as campus bullies and were pointed at wherever we went. They were angry and went to Luo Jingjing’s comment section to start a fight. But Luo Jingjing set permissions, and some people couldn’t comment.
The investigation the counselor mentioned also ended without result after changing Luo Jingjing’s dormitory. Generally, changing dormitories means disharmony. But combined with Luo Jingjing’s post, it became evidence that we bullied her.
“This bitch turned things around. It’s so disgusting. No matter how we explain, public opinion has already favored her.”
“Damn it, isn’t there any way to expose her hypocritical persona?”
The two of them returned empty – handed, extremely angry.
“I have a good idea. Do you want to hear it?” I motioned for them to come closer.
After Wang Min heard the whole plan, she couldn’t wait to carry it out immediately. I held her back, “Don’t be in a hurry. We were roommates after all. Let her enjoy the good life of being a rich and beautiful girl and being sought after for a few more days.”
Xu Nan gave me a thumbs – up, “You’re the best!”
Compared with what I experienced in my previous life, if she just loses her good reputation now, this punishment is too light. I want her to watch as she is spurned by everyone. And then destroy herself in despair!
5
The father of a girl in the school had a car accident recently and was being rescued in the ICU. She put up a banner at the entrance of the school cafeteria, asking for help with the medical expenses. When my roommates and I passed by, Luo Jingjing’s voice suddenly rang out.
Xu Nan couldn’t help cursing. The student union meeting room is near the cafeteria, and Luo Jingjing’s poverty – alleviation project for poor students has been in progress recently, so she was naturally there.
I saw Luo Jingjing say to Xing Yan beside her, “Tell Li Yang to buy less. She’s not a real rich and beautiful girl. If she has money, she’d better donate some.”
Xing Yan’s expression was cold, “I’ve broken up with her. I have no obligation to persuade her to go on the right path.”
What he said was as if I had done something heinous. The surrounding student union members echoed the two of them. In other words, they were flattering.
I pushed through the crowd and questioned on the spot, “Since when does spending one’s own money have to be criticized for being right or wrong?”
Luo Jingjing snorted, “You’re so brazen about relying on your parents and draining their blood. Is that money yours?”
Xu Nan retorted, “Well, whose else could it be? Li Yang’s parents’ money, could it be yours?”
Wang Min continued to retort, “The money you proposed to help poor students with, isn’t it also from your parents? We’re all spending our parents’ money, but now you’re making a distinction between high and low. Can you stop moral – kidnapping?”
“You said Li Yang isn’t a rich and beautiful girl. She spends money on her hobbies, but you accuse her of not donating. Do you mean that everyone doesn’t deserve to spend money on themselves?”
As soon as these words came out, they resonated with some people.
“That’s right. My monthly living expenses are only 800 yuan. It’s barely enough for me to eat and drink. Where do I have extra money to help others?”
“I do have some spare money, but I plan to buy a better pair of headphones. What should I do? Am I a morally corrupt person?”
“Even if I donate, everyone will probably just think that Luo Jingjing, who came up with this idea, is a great benefactor. What’s in it for me?”
My two roommates have amazing combat power. Luo Jingjing was left speechless, and the anger in her eyes was about to burst out.
I stepped forward and asked her in return, “Then how much should I donate, and how much will you donate?”
“Oh, no. I, the fake rich girl, will donate 10,000 yuan. You, the real rich girl, should donate at least ten times that amount. Moreover, you’re the person in charge of the poverty – alleviation plan. You should set an example for everyone, right?”
Xu Nan and Wang Min are deliberately making a fuss.
“That’s for sure. The bags Luo Jingjing usually shows in her WeChat Moments cost at least 100,000 yuan each. This is just the most ordinary one among her many luxury bags.”
“If Luo Jingjing donates 100,000 yuan, then Song Qiao’s father will be saved. That’s great.”
Song Qiao, hearing this, immediately rushed up excitedly and held Luo Jingjing’s hand, “Thank you. You’re really a good person. I’ll work for you as a servant in the future!”
I clapped my hands vigorously.
“Let’s give a round of applause to the beautiful and kind – hearted Luo Jingjing!”
Instantly, warm applause rang out at the scene.
Song Qiao received a call from the hospital urging for payment, so she asked Luo Jingjing, “So, for the 100,000 yuan, do you use Alipay or WeChat? Cash is also okay.”
Luo Jingjing was in a dilemma and said with a difficult expression, “My bank card’s daily transaction limit is 20,000 yuan. I’m afraid I can’t…”
Song Qiao hurriedly said, “It doesn’t matter. My dad needs to pay 30,000 yuan first. You can just give me 20,000 yuan!”
A hint of anger flashed in Luo Jingjing’s eyes, “But there’s still 10,000 yuan short. Li Yang, didn’t you say you were going to donate money? Why are you hiding when it comes to the crucial moment?”
She tried to shift the topic to me.
But the next second, Song Qiao’s Alipay voice prompt sounded, indicating a receipt of 10,000 yuan. I waved my phone, “I’ve transferred it. Now it’s your turn.”
Song Qiao looked at Luo Jingjing expectantly.
However, after a long while, she reluctantly picked up her phone and transferred 15,000 yuan. I knew this was almost five months of her living expenses. From now on, she might not even be able to afford instant noodles.
“I’ll cover the remaining 5,000 yuan!” Xing Yan quickly transferred 5,000 yuan.
Song Qiao, touched, tightly held Luo Jingjing’s hand, “There’s still 80,000 yuan left. When will you give it to me?”
Luo Jingjing seemed to have relaxed too early. She tried to pull her hand out, but couldn’t.
Xu Nan sneered and said in a voice just loud enough to be heard, “She brought this upon herself!”
6
I don’t know how Luo Jingjing managed to scrape together 80,000 yuan, but she did give the money. Song Qiao’s father’s condition stabilized, and she and her mother customized a silk banner. On the back of the banner were the names of all the donors, with Luo Jingjing’s name being the largest and most prominent.
Her act of donating money became a hot topic in the school. The position of vice – president of the student union became vacant, and Luo Jingjing was on the candidate list. Everyone tacitly agreed that she would be the final winner.
At the end of the year, the school held a farewell party for the graduates. Luo Jingjing volunteered and, with the strong support of Xing Yan, became the general planner of the event.
She also took the initiative to cut the event budget by nine – tenths and, in the name of the school and the graduates, donated the saved money to the children in mountainous areas. This proposal was widely praised.
Of course, there were also many people questioning her. Wang Min sarcastically said, “With a per – capita budget of less than ten yuan, even the food and drinks for the party are a problem. Are we supposed to drink the northwest wind?”
This comment somehow reached Luo Jingjing’s ears. She posted a tweet saying that she would give everyone an unforgettable graduation party. While making such a boast, she brought up the old story again, making more people know that she was bullied by her former roommates.
As one of the former roommates, I almost got hit by a rotten egg when walking on the road.
Not only me was affected. Wang Min originally worked part – time in a milk tea shop, but the store manager fired her on the grounds that she was three minutes late. And Xu Nan, whose grades were good enough to be selected as an active Party member, found that her application had disappeared, and she directly missed the preliminary selection.
Luo Jingjing specifically came back to the dormitory.
“Wow, seeing you all like homeless dogs now, I’m relieved.
“Xu Nan, Wang Min, you two know the consequences of standing on the wrong side, right? It’s not too late to admit your mistakes now. I can forgive your betrayal.
“After the farewell party is successfully held tomorrow, my position as vice – president will be secure. If you go against me, you won’t have a good life in the future!”
She sat down slowly on her original chair like a queen. Then, she fell to the ground, looking extremely embarrassed.
I held back my laughter and said, “Sorry, I forgot to put a label on this broken chair.
“If you came here to show off, you’d better stop. The party hasn’t even started yet. Don’t celebrate prematurely.
“Let’s make a bet. After tomorrow, you won’t succeed but will be spurned by everyone.”
Luo Jingjing patted her butt, left a sentence “Let’s wait and see”, and slammed the dormitory door hard.
On the same day, I stopped Xu Nan and Wang Min, who were trying to file a complaint at the principal’s office.
I don’t blame them for being anxious. Because the plan I gave before was rather general. First, let Luo Jingjing be proud for a while, and then hit her hard. As for how to hit her specifically, I didn’t go into details.
“Now Luo Jingjing is a popular figure in the school. Even if we go to the principal, the situation won’t change much.
“But soon the situation will reverse. I promise, as long as you cooperate with me.”
Although they were angry, the two finally agreed to wait for a while according to the original plan.
And the next day, Luo Jingjing’s good reputation collapsed.
When decorating the party venue, in order to save energy, she chose very cheap decorative lights. As a result, they only lit up for a few minutes, and then the light bulbs burst one after another, almost causing a fire.
Due to the insufficient budget, the food was made by herself. The ingredients were expired food from who – knows – where. Some people had diarrhea on the spot and kept running to the toilet. There was a long queue in front of the toilet. People who didn’t know might have thought they were queuing up to grab promotional items.
Even worse, several people had food poisoning and were hospitalized. Their original schedule was postponed. The high – speed rail ticket change fee was okay, but some people who bought plane tickets suffered heavy losses.
I opened the campus forum and called Xu Nan and Wang Min to come and see. As they browsed the page, the gloom and grievance on their faces disappeared completely.
“Now the campus forum is full of people scolding Luo Jingjing. It’s so satisfying.”
“Wow, Li Yang, how did you know the party would be a mess today?”
I dropped a bombshell.
“It’s not that hard to figure out. With a per – capita budget of ten yuan and so many fancy ideas, it’s definitely not going to work.
“And this is not part of my plan. The good show is yet to come.”
The two of them were stunned.
The next day, the fight between Song Qiao and Luo Jingjing was on the school’s hot topic again. Because Song Qiao suddenly reported that the 80,000 yuan Luo Jingjing gave her was originally part of the school party budget.
It turned out that the initial 80,000 yuan was borrowed by Luo Jingjing. After getting the event budget, she included Song Qiao in the list of those who received donations to the mountainous area children. Luo Jingjing took out this 80,000 yuan to fill the debt, thinking she was flawless.
But what she didn’t know was that Song Qiao was actually an ungrateful person. In my previous life, I directly funded all the medical expenses of her father, and then found out that she was lying.
Song Qiao’s father had died in a car accident several years ago, and the person lying in the hospital was her step – father. And the medical expenses of her step – father were fully reimbursed by the insurance company. Song Qiao couldn’t pay off her online loans, so she took this desperate move. The woman who came to the school before was a hired actress.
I anonymously sent a message to Song Qiao, telling her that the funds Luo Jingjing donated were illegal and asking her to return them in full. Song Qiao didn’t take it seriously and even used this clue to threaten the rich and beautiful Luo Jingjing.
She might have thought that 500,000 yuan was just a small amount for a rich and beautiful girl and that the matter wouldn’t get big. But the rich and beautiful Luo Jingjing had been eating free soup – soaked rice in the cafeteria for a week. She explained to others that she was controlling her diet. The cafeteria aunt knew her and always accidentally gave her some extra dishes when serving.
Then, someone anonymously posted a video of Luo Jingjing fighting with a girl in a mall over a discounted luxury item. A well – meaning person who didn’t want to be named explained the ins and outs of the video.
“This is a second – hand luxury store, similar to Zhuanzhuan, where you can get luxury goods at extremely low prices.
“For example, a scarf with an original price of 10,000 yuan can be bought for only 100 yuan during a promotion.
“The two people fighting in the video were fighting over a scarf.”
In the video, the girl who cut in line, wearing a mask and hat, had her coverings fall off during the fight. And it was Luo Jingjing. She not only cut in line but also slapped the girl in front of her several times. The girl called the police, but the scratches on her face were not serious enough to be considered minor injuries. The two finally reached a private settlement.
This video was shot a month ago, but for some reason, it suddenly became popular. Then someone pointed out that the exquisite pictures in her WeChat Moments were all stolen. And most of the things in her real – life photos were fake.
Several things combined, Luo Jingjing’s persona as a laid – back rich and beautiful girl completely collapsed. After all, someone who cuts in line and fights for a low – priced luxury item can’t be considered laid – back at all.
I told my roommates, “This luxury consignment store is owned by my cousin.
“One day before Luo Jingjing moved out of the dormitory, I was in a hurry to go to the toilet and didn’t close my computer. The screen showed the promotional page of this store.
“On the day of the event, everyone in the store except Luo Jingjing was a plant.”
Xu Nan and Wang Min opened their mouths wide in exaggeration.
“Wait, the date of this video seems to be the day Luo Jingjing left the dormitory!” Xu Nan realized it later.
I hushed them, signaling for them to keep it a secret.
“Okay, now as her former roommates, we can post long posts on QQ space.
“Surely we can’t just let Luo Jingjing be the only one to post long posts?”
The two of them chuckled.
7
The next day in class, Luo Jingjing was absent.
The classmates who had previously pointed fingers at us came to apologize one after another.
The monitor said, “I’m sorry. I said some harsh words to you that day, but now I believe that it was Luo Jingjing who bullied the three of you alone.”
The class committee member sighed, “I didn’t expect it, Luo Jingjing is really too bizarre. She claims to be a Buddhist-style rich and beautiful woman, but she’s just being hypocritical.”
We forgave them magnanimously.
“It’s okay. You were also victims, deceived by Luo Jingjing. We can only say that her acting skills were too good.”
As I was speaking, my phone vibrated frantically.
A strange number sent dozens of text messages.
“Li Yang, if I’m not mistaken, that luxury consignment store is owned by your cousin.
“The anonymous whistleblower online is you, isn’t it?
“Jingjing has fainted and is getting an IV drip in the hospital. Can you stop pushing her to the brink?
“I admit she’s a bit vain, but her nature is good. It’s just her family environment that has formed her bad habits.
“Li Yang, stop. Don’t force me to take real action.
“…”
In response to the message bombardment from my stupid ex – boyfriend, I set his messages to Do Not Disturb.
Then I revealed the fact that he had a mental affair during our relationship online.
On the day Luo Jingjing ran for student union cadres, Xing Yan’s eyes when looking at her were full of affection.
Some people directly said that Xing Yan should also be responsible for the losses of those unfortunate graduates.
Because he was the one who most strongly supported Luo Jingjing as the general planner of the event.
For a while, Xing Yan became the second most hated person in the school, only ranking behind Luo Jingjing.
“My god, I thought Xing Yan was a noble prince who was above worldly affairs. I didn’t expect him to be two – timing.”
“He’s just a vain and fake scumbag. As a guy, I’ve long thought he was fishy. It’s a pity that you girls regarded him as the male lead in a manga.”
“Agreed. This Xing Yan is really shady. Do you know how he became the student union president? There were clearly two strong competitors at that time, but one was bribed and the other was threatened to withdraw.”
“Really? But Xing Yan is a good student with excellent character and learning in the teacher’s mouth. He was even selected as a provincial – level excellent student.”
I didn’t expect Xing Yan to have such a dark side. This was an unexpected discovery when I was browsing the forum.
And his revenge came faster than I expected.
In the elective course, the teacher didn’t come for a long time. Just when we thought the class was going to be cancelled, Xing Yan came.
He ignored the whispers from below, put on the microphone, and cleared his throat.
“Teacher Han has something to deal with at home today. I’ll substitute for him.
“Don’t worry. I’ve been Teacher Han’s teaching assistant before, and this isn’t my first time substituting.
“But before the formal class, I’d like to take a few minutes of your time to talk about something.”
Here it comes!
I secretly sent messages to my roommates with my phone.
Xing Yan glanced in my direction and continued, “Li Yang, why are you targeting Luo Jingjing?
“You were the one who proposed the breakup, and then you were the one who wanted to get back together. But I’m already fed up with your vain and money – worshiping personality.
“You’re not a real rich and beautiful girl at all. You’re vain, money – worshiping, and have a chaotic private life.”
As he spoke, Xing Yan took out a USB drive and connected it to the classroom’s multimedia equipment.
The evidence Xing Yan provided were photos of me coming out of a villa with a middle – aged man with a big belly and a bald head.
“You don’t come back to the dormitory four or five days a week. Luo Jingjing, who was once your roommate, reminded me of your loose private life.
“At first, I didn’t believe it and even scolded her. But until I saw these photos, I had to believe that you were being kept.
“Luo Jingjing has never claimed to be a rich and beautiful girl. The luxury goods she has are all gifts from her family.
“She sold the genuine second – hand ones and donated the money to the children in mountainous areas. Then she bought imitations or second – hand items from others because she didn’t want to make her family sad.
“She lives frugally herself just to give the children in backward mountainous areas a chance to study. Just like this USB drive in my hand, she bought it in the school’s good – stuff group for only ten yuan, but it’s really useful.
“What kind of good girl can resist making people fall for her?”
While Xing Yan was still praising her, the multimedia equipment suddenly went black.
I rushed onto the stage and snatched the microphone from his hand.
“Have you said enough? Now it’s my turn, right?”
Xing Yan kindly advised, “Li Yang, don’t be stupid. Maybe if you admit your mistake now, you can still stop this.
“Otherwise, once things get out of hand, you won’t even be able to graduate from college!”
It seems I should thank him for his ‘kindness’.
“Xing Yan, did Luo Jingjing provide those photos you took secretly? Did she follow me just to take these pictures?”
“I don’t know if you’ve been brainwashed by Luo Jingjing’s ‘rich and beautiful girl’ theory. Buying luxury goods is considered vain. Frankly, those luxury goods in your eyes are as cheap to me as adding two yuan of rice noodles when buying oden at the school gate.
“And you really should get a new pair of glasses. The man in the photo is my dad, my real dad with blood relations!”
Xing Yan sneered, “Impossible. I’ve seen a photo of your dad. He’s quite handsome, a bit like a young Leonardo DiCaprio. He definitely wouldn’t look like this greasy guy.”
Seeing me silent, he became even more certain, “You’re lying so blatantly that you don’t even recognize your own dad? Uncle would be heartbroken if he knew.”
But what I was going to say next was really going to let my dad down.
“You also know about the young Leonardo DiCaprio. That photo was taken when my dad just graduated. I can only say he was handsome once.
“Now when he takes photos, the effect is not much different from Leonardo DiCaprio playing with a water gun on the beach.”
I found a recent family photo from my phone album and walked to the first row of seats, asking a girl to search for a photo of Leonardo DiCaprio playing with a water gun.
The girl compared them and after a while, she sighed, “Well, I can only say that the prime of a handsome guy is short – lived.
“They were handsome once.”
Xing Yan still wanted to refute, but a group of people suddenly rushed in at the classroom door.
Even the principal came.
Among them, Professor Han rushed over and grabbed Xing Yan, asking, “Didn’t you say the class was cancelled today and there were other arrangements in the student union? Is this your arrangement?”
He turned to the principal and apologized with a smile, “I really didn’t know. It was a student who asked me why I didn’t come to class that I found out Xing Yan was lying.”
Xing Yan stood there, stunned, with a confused look on his face.
“Principal, and counselor, why are you here?”
Xing Yan’s counselor looked at him with hatred, “Do you know you’ve caused a big problem?”
Several technicians were studying at the multimedia console and finally their eyes fixed on the USB drive.
“It’s the virus carried by this thing. All the school’s electronic devices are paralyzed!”
“We’ve detected the virus, but it will take at least a few hours to crack it.”
The principal rubbed his big forehead and said with a bitter smile, “But in half an hour, the big bosses will come to inspect the results after a one – billion – yuan investment. Now that everything is broken, what are we going to show them?”
His anger finally focused on Xing Yan.
“How did you become the student union president? You abuse your power to avenge your girlfriend?
“That girl embezzled funds, causing many graduates to have food poisoning and be hospitalized. The school hasn’t dealt with her yet, and now you’ve made such a mess.”
I added, “Principal, just now President Xing Yan said that this USB drive was also bought by his girlfriend Luo Jingjing for ten yuan.
“He praised his girlfriend for being thrifty for about five minutes!”
The principal almost fainted from anger.
“Xing Yan, and that girl named Luo something, you both wait to be punished!”
Xing Yan’s counselor was still speaking up for him.
“Principal, there may be some misunderstanding. All along, everyone has seen Xing Yan’s excellence.
“Maybe give him a few more minutes to call that girl and ask how this virus – carrying USB drive came about?”
8
Xing Yan came to his senses and quickly called Luo Jingjing, who was getting an IV drip in the hospital.
“Jingjing, where did you buy that USB drive? It has a virus, and now all the school’s electronic devices are paralyzed.
“Hello, Jingjing, say something?”
After a long while, a confused voice came from the other side.
“Xing Yan, I don’t understand what you’re saying. What USB drive? Do you mean the one you bought in a small store?
“I told you that you get what you pay for. Don’t be greedy for cheap things, but you insisted on buying it.”
Realizing something was wrong, Luo Jingjing sold Xing Yan out immediately.
The principal’s anger completely exploded.
“Xing Yan, you were wrong in the first place, and you still lie, trying to shift the blame onto others?
“Okay, now no one can persuade me. Whoever caused the loss today will be responsible for it!”
Xing Yan was drowned in the principal’s saliva, looking like he had lost his mind.
“Hello, Xing Yan, what’s going on over there? The doctor is coming to make rounds. I won’t talk to you anymore. Bye.”
Luo Jingjing quickly ended the call.
And what Xing Yan was about to face was not just being expelled from school.
He might even go to jail!
I sighed and whispered, “Xing Yan, do you have any chat records or something to prove the origin of the USB drive?”
Xing Yan opened his QQ on his phone to look for the chat records between him and Luo Jingjing.
But there was nothing.
Luo Jingjing had even deleted him!
Even Xing Yan’s counselor was speechless. He walked over and patted Xing Yan’s shoulder, saying a few words of comfort.
The principal glared at Xing Yan while making a call for help.
Everyone held their breath.
Because we all knew that without the research funds, it would be difficult for the tutors and students of the school’s ace major to achieve any results.
Just like other schools that sold land and buildings when they ran out of money, if our school reached that point, the four – person dormitory might become an eight – person dormitory.
Ultimately, every student in the school would be affected.
As the student union president, Xing Yan surely understood the serious consequences of this matter better than an ordinary student.
He was completely panicked.
In his long and narrow eyes, I couldn’t find any light.
“Xing Yan, for the sake of you running across half the city to buy me chestnuts in the past, I’ll help you one last time.”
I sighed and called my uncle.
“My uncle, Li Ming, I only know that he’s a very powerful hacker.
“His specific position is confidential. Even our family doesn’t know.”
My uncle came, briefly greeted the principal and others, and then focused all his energy on the problem at hand.
Ten minutes later, the paralyzed electronic devices in the school returned to normal.
The principal was so moved that he almost knelt down.
My uncle declined the invitation to dinner and winked at me before leaving.
I gave him a knowing look in return.
After my uncle left, the school leadership led by the principal surrounded me, showering me with praises.
Of course, there was also a lot of flattery towards my uncle.
The vice – principal directly asked if my uncle was single, saying that his daughter was just at the marriage – able age.
I was embarrassed and quickly said that he was married and had a child.
Several technicians had become fans of my uncle and were full of praise for him.
“Li Yang, your uncle’s ability is definitely top – notch in the country!”
“The actual time he spent operating was actually less than two minutes. Do you know what this means? He saw through this virus at a glance!”
I had never doubted my uncle’s professional ability.
A few days ago, I, together with my roommates, used a fake account to successfully sell the problematic USB drive to Luo Jingjing in the school’s trading group.
The virus in the USB drive was a small thing my uncle made in a few minutes.
Of course, even if it was a virus he didn’t create, I’m sure he could crack it as quickly as he did today.
Until the last moment today, the thing the principal was worried about didn’t happen.
The big bosses he mentioned were very satisfied with the school’s research results.
While heaving a sigh of relief, the principal also insisted on getting to the bottom of this matter.
I said to Xing Yan helplessly, “I’ve done my best. The rest depends on your own efforts.
“You think about it. Is Luo Jingjing worth you risking going to jail to whitewash her?
“But it might be too late for me to say this now because you have no evidence to prove that the USB drive was given to you by Luo Jingjing.
“And it’s a fact that you lied to Teacher Han and used the USB drive, causing the school’s electronic devices to be paralyzed.”
After saying that, I left without looking back.
At one o’clock in the morning that night, Luo Jingjing was found dead in the ward.
There were dozens of stab wounds on her body, and the whole hospital bed was covered in blood.
Among them, her tongue was cut off in a cruel way.
The surveillance showed that the murderer was Xing Yan.
He updated a post on social media, accusing Luo Jingjing, the liar, of ruining his life.
At the same time, I also received a farewell text message from Xing Yan.
In the letter, besides regret, there was his guilt towards me.
The last sentence, “If there is an afterlife, I will definitely not fail you,” made me laugh for half an hour.
I handed this text message to the police as evidence.
This case was classified as a revenge – killing, and finally ended with Xing Yan’s suicide by jumping into the sea.
After Luo Jingjing’s death, her grandmother came to handle the aftermath.
The old woman was extremely indifferent to her granddaughter’s death.
“My granddaughter has been dreaming of being a rich and beautiful girl since she was a child.
“It’s a pity that she has a princess complex but no princess luck.
“Her parents divorced early and completely ignored her. I raised her single – handedly all these years.
“I’m a retired professor with a monthly pension of more than 6,000 yuan, and 3,000 yuan of it is for her living expenses.
“To be honest, I hate her lying and unfaithful mother, and I don’t like her very much either.
“Luo Jingjing is very much like her mother. When she was three years old, she blinded a child’s eye and lied that the child fell by himself.
“I’ve already heard the story from the police, that boy is pitiable, getting involved with Luo Jingjing.”
The old woman gave up the compensation from Xing Yan’s family.
With the deaths of Luo Jingjing and Xing Yan, their names also became taboo topics on the school forum.
Mentioning them would get the post blocked.
But privately, students would still occasionally talk about their affairs.
Xu Nan shared the information she heard in our dormitory group of three.
“Luo Jingjing’s father was the only son in the family. He died in a car accident a month after the divorce.
“You’ll never guess. The person who drove and killed him was Luo Jingjing’s mother’s former lover!
“That man was dumped by Luo Jingjing’s mother unilaterally. He was full of hatred. After drinking too much and being muddle – headed, he thought Luo Jingjing’s mother was in the car, and then…”
We thought of the old woman’s hunched back as she left and couldn’t help sighing.
But soon this matter was forgotten by me.
Because the past was gone, and the haze that had笼罩 me was gradually dissipating.
I was going to embrace my new life!
The end
