Chapter 1 Prologue

  Qian Shi Nu and An You Nuan came out after dinner, the sky had already turned dark, but C City was still lit up with red lights and green wine, a red Maserati speeding down the crowded streets...

  "Thank you for treating me to dinner today."

  "Don't be so polite to me, I thought you were a good girl from the moment I saw you, that's why I wanted to make friends with you. If there's anything in the future, don't hesitate to ask for my help." An You Nuan said warmly like an elder sister.

  "Alright, I will." Qian Shi nodded with a genuine smile.

  After saying goodbye to An You Nuan, Qian Shi Nu decided to head back to her dormitory. Although it wasn't very late yet, Qian Shi Nu felt somewhat tired. She patted her own forehead, feeling a bit more alert, and walked towards the girls' dormitory building.

  "Xiao Nuo, have you gone out today?"

  Cheon Si-no hadn't walked a few steps when she heard someone calling her. She looked up to see Choi Se-hyun standing in front of her. Even though it was already dark, Cheon Si-no could still tell that Choi Se-hyun's face looked a bit haggard.

  "Yeah, I went out for dinner."

  "Oh, how have you been these past few days?" Choi Seok-jun asked with concern.

  "I'm...fine."

  Cheon Shi-yoon had asked for leave for the past two days, and there was a time when she hadn't seen Choi Se-hyun. Even at that meeting, she hadn't seen Choi Se-hyun. Now that she saw him, she found out he was so concerned about her, Cheon Shi-yoon felt a little moved.

  "That day, Chen dragged you away, didn't he do anything to you?"

  "Uh, no... nothing." Qian Shi Nu had long forgotten about the time Feng Jue Chen forced a kiss on her due to the burning of love letters, but now that she thinks about it, it's still somewhat unbelievable. Nowadays, Qian Shi Nu has also admitted defeat, at least Feng Jue Chen had saved her life once, so this matter can be considered settled.

  "Min, haven't you been sleeping well lately?" Chi Suno looked at Choi Seok-min's listless appearance and asked with concern.

  "Hehe, yeah, I haven't seen you for a while and was getting a bit worried."

  Qian Shi Nu heard Choi Se Hoon worrying about her and felt a warmth in her heart, "Thank you, Hoon." she said with a hint of shyness.

  "The photos have already been given to you, when are you planning to give me the money?"

  Cheon Si-no and Choi Se-hyun were still chatting when a whispering voice came from behind a large tree. Choi Se-hyun quickly pulled Cheon Si-no over, placing his long index finger on his lips and making a soft "shh" sound.

  Qian Shi Nu nodded in cooperation, without making a sound. They slowly moved to the back of that tree, for the first time eavesdropping on others' conversation, Qian Shi Nu still felt a bit unaccustomed to it.

  "What's your hurry? Help me with this and I won't be short of you, will I?"

  Qian Shi Nu felt that the voice was very familiar, she poked out half of her head to take a look and saw a back view, at a glance, she recognized it. The long chestnut-colored big waves fell on her waist, and the ultra-short suit shorts, wasn't this exactly how Yi Meng Yu liked to dress?

  "Qian Shi Nu's mouth opened wide: "Meng Yu! What is she doing here? And the man next to her, smoking and wearing a black duck tongue hat, gives off the vibe of a street thug. They seem to be discussing some photos? How did Meng Yu end up chatting with this kind of guy in such a remote place?" Qian Shi Nu's face was full of puzzlement."

  "Is that...? I said this girl looks a bit familiar, is she the one who confessed to Wind Chan last time? Isn't she always with you?" Choi Seok-hyun also saw the back of the woman and felt a sense of familiarity but couldn't quite place her. Now that Cheon Si-no had called out her name, he suddenly remembered that it was this girl who had confessed to Wind Chan after they played basketball together last time.

  "It's so late and you're secretly meeting with a man from another school, there must be something wrong." Chae Seok-jin said very certainly.

  "Since it's like this, then give me the money now." The man said anxiously.

  "Hmph, to think that the photo you gave me was completely useless and didn't even help me get revenge on Qian Shi Nuo. You still dare to ask me for money?" Yi Mengyu seemed very agitated, "I'm telling you, don't come looking for me at school again, lest you be seen by people who shouldn't see you."

  "It's Yimengyao who wants to take revenge on me!" Qianshi Nuo couldn't believe her ears, her calm face showing surprise. She was the first friend she had made in college, and also her roommate. She had never thought of hurting her, but it turned out that she was the one harming herself. Why did she want to treat her like this? Was Zhang Qing also someone she had found to kill her?

  Qian Shi Nu vaguely remembered what Yi Meng Yu said to her in class today: I didn't expect you could still come in alive.

  "What do you mean by this, are you telling me to follow her and take pictures, now you're turning your back on me? The man threw away the cigarette butt in his hand with a vicious look, staring at Yimengyu with a ferocious gaze."

  "Alright, alright, I'll get my dad to give you the money. Just leave quickly." Yimengyu was starting to get a bit impatient, or rather, she was getting a little scared.

  For this kind of rough man, it's impossible to win by reasoning with him. It's simplest to just pay him off and get rid of him.

  "Alright, I'll trust you one more time. Put the money into my card by tomorrow night at the latest, or else I'll come looking for you again!" The man warned menacingly, his beady eyes scanning around before pulling down his duck-billed cap and hastily leaving.

  Yi Mengyu was just about to leave when she saw a group of dark shadows walking in the opposite direction.

  "Hey, Yimeng Yu, what are you doing standing here alone?" Zhang Qing appeared out of nowhere and said in a weird tone, with four or five girls following behind him.

  "It's them again." Chiharu recognized them as the women who had tried to beat her to death with sticks that day.

  "Do you know them?" Choi Seok-jin asked from beside him.

  "Uh-huh."

  "What are you doing here? A bunch of trash." Yimengyu could tell that Zhang Qing's tone was very unfriendly, so she also said with disdain.

  "Yi Mengyu, you actually said we're trash!" Zhang Qing was enraged.

  "Don't think I don't know, you brought this bunch of idiots to beat Qian Shi Nuo with sticks, but she came back unscathed, haha, so many girls beating her up and not one succeeded, what are you guys if not trash?" Yi Meng Yu continued to mock.

  "How did you know about this?" Zhang Qing didn't think that anyone else knew about this except for Qian Shi Nuo, Feng Jian Chen and her group of sisters. They had even deliberately chosen a location outside of school, but hadn't expected that just as they were about to make their move, Feng Jian Chen would appear and rescue Qian Shi Nuo. But how did Yi Meng Yu know about it? Had she seen something? Zhang Qing was clearly a bit flustered.

  "If you want others not to know, don't do it yourself; from now on, think twice before doing things."

  "You!"

  The girl behind Zhang Qing couldn't listen anymore, what kind of person is Yi Mengyu, daring to speak about our boss like that.

  She was about to rush out and take action when she was stopped by Zhang Qing in front of her. "Don't move first, this is in school."

  "Oh." The girl obediently retreated back.

  "Hmph, Zhang Qing, in the future teach your subordinates more often, don't always resort to violence, like a man." Yi Mengyu's heart flashed with a hint of panic, but she still spoke calmly.

  "Wow! Spider!" Chisato was gritting her teeth when suddenly something fluttered in front of her, making her cry out in surprise.

  "Who's there?"

  Zhang Qing and Yi Mengyu both heard a scream, their eyes looked towards the direction of the sound, which came from behind that big tree.

  Choi Se-hyun covered Cheon Si-no's mouth with one hand and held her waist with the other, slowly backing away step by step.

  Qian Shi Nu's eyes were wide open, and she didn't dare breathe loudly.

  "Boss, no one is here."

  Zhang Qing heard the sound and immediately called someone to take a look, but fortunately Cui Xijun reacted quickly and withdrew Qian Shi Nu one step ahead.

  "Wheeee, that was close!" Cheon Seon-yeo was taken to a safe place by Choi Sae-hwan. Choi Sae-hwan released his hand covering Cheon Seon-yeo's mouth, and she gasped for air in big gulps. "Mom, I almost suffocated."

  "Sorry about that, it was an emergency just now, so I used a bit more force."

  "It's okay, if it weren't for you, I would have been discovered by them, and I should thank you instead."

  "Shi Nuo, it seems we've unintentionally found the person who's been harming you." Cui Xi Hong said with a hint of implication.

  "Hmm, I just didn't expect that it was actually Yumeng Yu who had someone take sneaky photos of me and then made them public." Qianshi Nuo's heart ached to the extreme, not because the photos were exposed, but because she hadn't expected the mastermind behind it all to be Yumeng Yu. The photos had been seen by Zhang Qing and the others, and she had used their anger towards her to kill with a borrowed knife. Qianshi Nuo's mind was suddenly clear as she understood what Feng Jianxun meant by "revenge". What exactly had she done wrong to make Yumeng Yu hate her so much?

  "Should I tell Zhen about this?"

  "It's better not to tell him about this matter for now, or he will definitely be rude to Yimengyu."

  "Shi Nuo, she no longer considers you a friend, why do you still want to protect her? Don't you know that being soft-hearted will put you at a disadvantage?" Choi Seok-hyun couldn't understand what Shi Nuo was thinking.

  Being hurt by someone you consider a good friend is painful, but her subconscious told herself that Yumei must have had a reason for doing so, and she had to ask clearly, otherwise what was the difference between her and Yumei. "I'll handle my own affairs myself, Yumei did this because I must have hurt her somewhere." Qianshino smiled palely.

  "Shi Nuo, are you really sure about this?"

  "Ah, I see now."

  "Alright, I'll keep it a secret for you, but you have to promise me that no matter what happens, you must come find me first and I'll help you." Choe Se-hui said with deep emotion.

  Regarding Choi Se-hyun's words, Cheon Si-no acknowledged that she was moved, but she herself didn't know how she could let him protect her. "Alright, I remember, oh right, I have something urgent to attend to, I'll leave first, you should also go back and rest early." Cheon Si-no suddenly remembered that Wind Creek said he would go to the library to check the surveillance footage during the day, but didn't know what he had discovered. She wanted to hurry up and ask him about it.