Chapter 41
"Shall we go to the infirmary?"
Leaving the office, Wen Yun suggested worriedly, "There are a lot of bacteria under fingernails. You've scratched yourself until you're bleeding. You need to disinfect them!"
Ruan Yu glanced at her arm but did not refuse: "Please take me there."
She slapped Luo Qin and made some harsh remarks. Luo Qin wasn't one to mince words, and when she came to her senses, she immediately flew into a rage, scratching and yelling, "You're the one who's being shameless! Your whole family are sluts!! Shameless! Trying to climb the social ladder!"
When the junior high school students who rushed over and Wen Yun worked together to pull the crazed Luo Qin away, Ruan Yu already had several bruises on her arms.
On the way to the infirmary, Ruan Yu nervously grabbed the hand of the person next to her.
She didn't tell her that the injury was evidence she deliberately left, so that Luo Qin would also be punished for fighting and injuring someone.
Although the disciplinary actions will be cancelled next semester, it's somewhat satisfying to have Luo Qin retain the disciplinary action for a semester.
They walked away silently, and neither of them spoke again.
Having "read extensively" various melodramatic online novels, Wen Yun could vaguely sense that the dark side unique to reborn individuals within the girl's personality seemed to be awakening.
In that instant, she suddenly realized that she was holding a hot potato, and she felt a little flustered for a moment.
But she quickly realized that she shouldn't have thought of Ruan Yu in such a negative light.
Moreover, she now considers Ruan Yu as her family. Even if Ruan Yu turns to the dark side in the future, she will try her best to guide her out of the darkness and tell her that the world is not all despair and malice.
As Wen Yun was thinking about how to deal with Luo Qin, who was getting her face swollen down at the infirmary, her cell phone suddenly rang in her bag.
She took out her phone, saw it was He Sheng, and quickly answered, "What's up?"
"Come to the classroom quickly! I have hydrogen peroxide here!" He Sheng said.
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Ruan Yu's injury wasn't deep, but when the hydrogen peroxide was poured on her, she couldn't help but hiss.
"It'll be done soon! Just bear with it for a little while!" Wen Yun quickly comforted her, and even took out a small fan to fan her wound.
He Sheng was very experienced in treating external injuries. He finished disinfecting the wound in no time, put away the hydrogen peroxide, and reminded the patient, "It should scab over in about two or three days. Try not to get it wet before the scab forms!"
“But Xiaoyu still has 3,000 meters to run tomorrow morning, and she’ll definitely sweat while running.” Wen Yun frowned.
"Put on a waterproof bandage before you run." He Sheng rummaged through his first-aid kit, took out a few bandages, and handed them to Ruan Yu. "Just disinfect it after you finish running. It's a minor injury, nothing serious."
After this incident, Wen Yun thought Ruan Yu would choose to stay in the classroom, but Ruan Yu put away the band-aid and invited her to watch other competitions together.
All day long, they ran back and forth between various competition venues. During the lunch break, Ruan Yu also took the time to write more than 30 news articles, writing "Article from Class 9 of Senior Three" at the bottom of each one. She gave half to the class monitor and half to the sports committee.
Even if you know you should move forward and look ahead, who wouldn't want to make up for past regrets if they had the chance to do it all over again?
The news of Ruan Yu's punishment quickly reached the ears of the Wen family elders, and the atmosphere at the dinner table that night was unusually tense. After dinner, Wen's father even called Ruan Yu to his study and lectured her for a long time.
"Dad doesn't actually object to me suppressing the Luo family, after all, they are the Wen family's competitors."
While Wen Yun was getting math tutoring, Ruan Yu said, "His lecture was just because he felt these petty squabbles were meaningless. Not only would they not shake the other party's foundation, but they would also damage his and the Wen family's reputation, and would attract hatred and retaliation."
Wen Yun thought for a moment, "Do you think what Dad said makes sense?"
“That makes sense. I am indeed not mature and steady enough,” Ruan Yu said softly. “But I also think what you said before makes sense.”
"What did you say?"
“Sometimes, it’s better to stand up to them,” Ruan Yu said.
"..." Wen Yun was afraid that her temper would corrupt the protagonist, so she quickly analyzed the pros and cons and the occasion for her. Seeing that the girl looked more and more confused as she listened, she could only sigh and say, "Never mind, you will understand in a few years."
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The 3000-meter girls' long-distance race for senior high school students proceeded as scheduled at 8:30 a.m. the next day.
Following Wen Yun's instructions, Ruan Yu put on all her protective gear before the competition. As soon as she entered the arena, she attracted the attention of many people.
"That senior is wearing so much protective gear, she looks pretty professional, is she on the school team?"
"I've never seen this person on the school team before!"
"Those long legs of yours, senior! I'm so envious!!"
Although it was already autumn and the temperature was low this morning, Ruan Yu still changed into a sports-style short-sleeved shirt and shorts to make it easier to move around. The scabbed scratches on her arms were shocking to see, but she didn't care.
While she was warming up, Wen Yun deliberately walked down from the stands to the spot closest to the track and texted Lin Qiqi: [Is the drone in position?]
【Ready!】Lin Qiqi replied instantly. 【Don't worry! The person I hired is a top-notch drone pilot, and it's fully charged. He'll be able to follow Xiaoyu the whole time without interfering with her competition!】
Just to be on the safe side, Wen Yun decided to monitor the entire 3000-meter race, so that if anything went wrong, she could check the details through aerial footage.
One minute later, the eight contestants were already in position on their respective tracks, and the drone provided by Lin Qiqi was also waiting on the green field near the track.
As the starting signal sounded, the contestants rushed out in unison.
Wen Yun immediately gripped her phone tightly.
Although she didn't care about the ranking, she was still a little worried when she saw that Ruan Yu was the slowest of the eight runners.
However, having experienced so many school sports meets, she knew that the 3000-meter race was an endurance event, and that sprinting at the very beginning would make it difficult to sustain.
One lap around Langying's track is 300 meters, so 3000 meters would be ten laps. By the fifth lap, most of the runners had started to slow down and looked to be in poor condition. However, Ruan Yu was exactly the same as before she started, and even her complexion remained unchanged.
She smoothly overtook one runner after another, and by the eighth lap, there were only three runners left, with the rest trailing far behind, panting heavily.
Every time she ran a lap, Wen Yun would shout "Go for it!" at the top of her lungs. The tenth lap was no exception. After shouting, she even ran alongside her on the outer track.
Only one contestant from Class 7 remains, evenly matched with Ruan Yu! And he's one of the five "unknowns" who hasn't given Lin Qiqi an answer yet!
While Wen Yun was running alongside the team, a small drone was also buzzing around the field.
With only 100 meters left to go, Ruan Yu suddenly increased her speed, took a long stride, and within a few seconds, she overtook the Class 7 runner who had been running ahead of her the whole time!
The contestant from Class 7, whose face had turned pale and was covered in sweat, suddenly changed his expression upon seeing this, gritted his teeth, and accelerated.
Just a meter away from Ruan Yu, she suddenly changed direction and crashed into Ruan Yu as if she had lost her balance!
In the blink of an eye, Ruan Yu lightly touched the ground with her toes, dodging her body with a very nimble posture, and then accelerated again, crossing the finish line amidst the screams of the crowd!
Witnessing this scene, Wen Yun finally felt relieved and quickly ran to the finish line, grabbed Ruan Yu, and fanned her while handing her water.
Ruan Yu breathed heavily, her gaze fixed on the Class 7 contestant who had fallen to the ground and was being helped up by volunteers. She felt genuinely sorry for her.
If this contestant hadn't obeyed those people, he could have easily won the runner-up title.
Lin Qiqi was also terrified by the dangerous scene just now, and instructed the people sent to fly the drone far away and come over quickly to inquire about Ruan Yu's condition.
"I twisted my ankle a little," Ruan Yu said without hiding anything. "It wasn't as serious as that other person's."
"Oh my dear Xiaoyu! What time is it? You're still worried about the person who wants to harm you?!" Lin Qiqi deliberately raised her voice, attracting the attention of the surrounding students and teachers. "Those who know her will think she just accidentally twisted her ankle and lost her way, but those who don't will think she's trying to scam you because she lost the championship!"
During the competition, deliberately interfering with other contestants by touching them is a very bad thing. In addition, Lin Qiqi stirred up trouble on the field, and many students heard about the "inside story". That noon, the referees called Ruan Yu and the contestants from Class 7 over to try to find out the truth.
To everyone's surprise, the contestant from Class 7 insisted that she did it herself and that no one instructed her to do it. No matter what the judges asked, she would not change her story.
"Yes, I'm so angry that the championship was taken away by a mere transfer student, that's why I'm willing to fight to the death," the Class 7 contestant said firmly.
"Yi Zhaodi, although Langying is known as a 'noble school,' we are not a criminal organization, nor will we tolerate the rampant bullying of criminal organizations!" The judges solemnly reminded her, "If you are threatened by students with powerful backgrounds, please do not hide it from us!"
“I didn’t hide anything,” Yi Zhaodi shook her head.
"Depending on the nature of the incident, your punishment will be adjusted accordingly," the referee said.
"No need, just judge it however you see fit, follow the school rules." Yi Zhaodi shook her head again, her voice calm. "I have no complaints, teacher, please rest assured."
The referee had no choice but to give up and give her a disciplinary record according to school rules.
But not long after leaving the referee's meeting, Lin Qiqi couldn't help but grab Yi Zhaodi's clothes and question her sharply: "How much did those people give you? Didn't I warn you before that I don't care about the rankings in this competition? Go ahead and try to win the championship if you want! But if anything happens to Xiaoyu, I'll hold you accountable!"
Yi Zhaodi didn't say a word, she just looked at Ruan Yu.
Wen Yun quickly pulled Lin Qiqi away, "Alright, there must be a reason why they don't want to talk about it, don't get worked up!"
"If there's something going on, shouldn't we investigate thoroughly?!" Lin Qiqi was furious. "Which family is more powerful than ours? They're practically behaving like idiots, and I'm not allowed to back down?!"
As soon as she finished speaking, Yi Zhaodi sighed self-deprecatingly, "Miss Lin, I can only say that my jealousy and envy of Ruan Yu are not feigned. Even if someone really instigated me, it was my own choice to do it. I am essentially one of them, so of course I wouldn't betray my comrades because of a few threats. Don't you understand such a simple truth?"
"But Miss Lin, your threats to drop out of school won't work in Langying, a place that cracks down on evil forces, will they?"
"You!" Lin Qiqi was furious and reached out to grab her clothes again, but this time Ruan Yu stopped her.
"Don't worry about grasshoppers in autumn." The girl gently shook her head. "The road ahead is long. We are neither bodhisattvas nor judges. We must respect the fate of others and let go of our desire to help others."
A note from the author:
The first update is here!
Chapter 42
The matter concerning Yi Zhaodi was considered closed.
However, this caused Lin Qiqi to disagree with Wen Yun and Ruan Yu. She was so angry that she almost turned around and left. Wen Yun persuaded her gently and took her to the book cafe where she bought two cups of coffee, which gradually calmed her down.
"I'm just not reconciled!" Lin Qiqi said, resting her chin on her hand, her face full of displeasure. "That Yi Zhaodi usually seems so honest, I didn't realize she was such a hypocrite! I felt like I'd been slapped in the face. Even though the harsh words I made were just for intimidation, I can't even imagine her doing something as underhanded as getting an innocent person expelled from school!!"
After venting her frustrations, she sighed and continued, "But Xiaoyu is right. She always wanted to do this kind of thing. Those 'sour chicken' requests just made her bring her thoughts into the open. Judging from her attitude just now, she wasn't sincere or willing to back down. Since she likes to collude with 'sour chickens' so much, let her lie in the stinking ditch herself. Whoever wants to help her can help her! I'm not going to be the good guy!"
"It's good that you've figured it out." Wen Yun breathed a sigh of relief.
This villainous female supporting character is righteous, but sometimes she is too radical and extreme, which only makes things worse and does not necessarily lead to a good outcome. If left unchecked, it will be difficult to end the situation.
"Let's not talk about this awful stuff anymore, let's celebrate!" Lin Qiqi raised her coffee cup, "Cheers to Xiaoyu's victory!"
The top three finishers in the 3000-meter race received medals, certificates, and prizes. However, due to the incident, Ruan Yu's reward was not delivered to her by the sports committee member until the afternoon when the class's points were tallied.
"You're really amazing, Ruan Yu!" The sports committee member had only intended to participate, but Ruan Yu had unexpectedly won the championship for the class. After the competition, she was so happy that she spent the whole morning promoting it. "Now you're one of the biggest contributors to the class's points! Remember to come find me for your mystery reward when the results are tallied!"
To encourage students to actively participate in the school sports meet, the homeroom teacher introduced a reward system as early as the second year of high school. After the sports meet, bonuses would be awarded according to the class's ranking, and the bonuses would be added to the class fund and turned into various mysterious little gifts to be given to every student who contributed.
When Ruan Yu returned home that evening, she learned from the housekeeper that the two elders of the Wen family were at the branch office that night, and she breathed a sigh of relief. She went back to her bedroom and locked the medals and certificates in the cabinet.
Initially, she did win the favor of Wen's parents with her excellent grades, but she soon discovered that this favor was accompanied by suppression and comparison.
Just like in her previous life, because Wen Yun was always more outstanding than her, she never received a single moment of recognition from her biological parents from the time she came to the Wen family until she was expelled.
After that person replaced Wen Yun in this life, the level of recognition and attention she received was completely reversed.