I Was Supposed to Be the Villainess, Now You're Telling Me I'm the Female Lead? - Chapter 16
Chapter 16: Am I Also Part of This Play?
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It was rare for Ning Xue to be idle like this. Seeing that Ning Xue was obviously waiting for someone, Bai Ning felt somewhat puzzled.
She had been getting along with Ning Xue for several months now, and Ning Xue barely had any friends around her. Although Ning Xue was always gentle when facing others and seemed very approachable.
But it was quite the opposite, it was precisely this politeness and just-right way of interacting that made others have a good impression of Ning Xue, but except for herself, no one was close to Ning Xue.
It seemed like the reason those thugs bullied Ning Xue back then was because they couldn’t stand this appearance of hers.
Just as Bai Ning was still lost in random thoughts, the person Ning Xue was waiting for arrived.
Bai Ning’s gaze looked downward, and it was a girl, quite tall, about half a head taller than Ning Xue.
That was all Bai Ning could see, because she was on the fifth floor. Bai Ning couldn’t clearly see the face of the person below, but she felt an indescribable sense of familiarity, as if she had seen her somewhere before.
But Bai Ning felt somewhat curious. She looked at her phone, there was still some time before class. She decided to go down two floors to take a look.
“Youmeng, I have something to do downstairs. If I don’t come back in time, please help me answer roll call.”
“Ah, oh oh.”
After hearing Su Youmeng’s confused response, Bai Ning walked outside.
Both sides of the teaching building’s corridors could see below. Bai Ning was afraid that Ning Xue would leave after she went down, so when she reached the third floor, she ran to the corridor side and looked down.
Ning Xue and the other person were still there, but it looked like they were about to leave. Ning Xue was walking in front, and the other girl was walking in the opposite direction. It seemed their conversation had ended.
Because she had come down to the third floor, Bai Ning could now clearly see the general expressions of Ning Xue and the other person.
After seeing Ning Xue’s expression clearly, Bai Ning raised an eyebrow.
Ning Xue’s brows were slightly furrowed, biting her lip, looking somewhat uncomfortable.
This appearance made Bai Ning a bit concerned. Ning Xue rarely had such expressions, she usually always had a smiling face.
She must have encountered something troubling. Was it that person just now?
After all, it was Ning Xue’s business. Although she was very concerned, if Ning Xue didn’t say anything, there was nothing Bai Ning could do.
Bai Ning’s gaze turned toward the other girl. The moment she saw that girl’s face, Bai Ning instantly lost her composure.
Li Yue!?
Connecting this to Ning Xue’s uncomfortable expression just now, and thinking of Li Yue’s previous bullying of Ning Xue.
Li Yue was definitely not a good person. Relying on her family having some power and money, she acted tyrannically in school and had already caused several students to drop out.
Bai Ning roughly understood what was going on. Her small face instantly turned red with anger, fury burning within her as she showed an angry expression and hurriedly ran downstairs.
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“I already told you, I won’t do such a thing. I won’t do it anymore.”
“If you don’t do it, I’ll go tell Bai Ning that you’re bullying me again.”
Hearing Ning Xue’s words, Li Yue’s face showed an expression of ‘are you kidding me?’
She didn’t know what madness Ning Xue was having. Ever since she was protected by Bai Ning, Li Yue no longer dared to bully Ning Xue. After all, she was just someone whose family had a little money, relying on this small bit of power to bully ordinary people. She couldn’t compare to a massive entity like the Bai family.
The Bai family’s young lady was already friends with Ning Xue, what could she dare to do? Although she was arrogant and domineering and not a good person, she was simply bad, not stupid. She was clear about who she could provoke and who she couldn’t.
Originally, she had been avoiding Ning Xue every day. Even when she saw her, she would lower her head and respectfully call her “sister.” Ning Xue seemed very magnanimous and never caused her trouble. Bai Ning had also just taught her a lesson that one time, warned them, and didn’t do anything else afterward.
This was already beyond her expectations. Considering what she had done to Ning Xue before, she hadn’t expected that Ning Xue wouldn’t want to retaliate against her.
She originally thought that would be the end of it, but then this sister suddenly called her two days ago.
Recalling that day’s conversation, the bitter expression on Li Yue’s face deepened.
Ning Xue actually demanded that she bully her again in front of Bai Ning. Although it would just be a fake appearance of bullying, and Ning Xue said she would explain, Li Yue wasn’t stupid. If she really did this and Bai Ning didn’t believe it, wouldn’t she be finished? So she decisively refused.
However, Ning Xue seemed unwilling to give up just like that and called her out again today.
“You previously stole my money, beat me, poured cold water on me in winter, threatened me with a knife to cut my face, these are all facts. I never told Bai Ning about them. As long as you act it out this time, I’ll let bygones be bygones.”
Hearing Ning Xue’s cold words, Li Yue’s breathing caught. She hadn’t expected Ning Xue to say such things.
This was quite different from her impression of Ning Xue. In her impression, Ning Xue was someone who would silently endure even after being bullied, completely unlike this current cold appearance.
Although Ning Xue’s current appearance was a bit scary, after weighing things in her heart for a long time, Li Yue still bit her lip and chose to refuse.
“No, I don’t think I can do it. Sister Xue, please find someone else.”
After saying this, regardless of Ning Xue’s reaction, Li Yue turned and walked toward the teaching building.
She weighed the options. If Ning Xue went to tell on her, at most she would just be settled with by Bai Ning and suffer some superficial injuries.
But if she really bullied Ning Xue in front of Bai Ning, considering Bai Ning’s level of concern for Ning Xue, it wouldn’t be as simple as just superficial injuries, she might even lose her life.
Thinking that she had avoided a disaster, Li Yue’s steps became much lighter. She hummed softly as she walked toward the teaching building. She still had class, and although she usually didn’t attend, since she was already here today, she might as well go.
But just as she reached the bottom of the teaching building, a menacing white little cake rushed toward her. After Li Yue saw who it was, her face immediately showed a forced smile, and she opened her mouth to say:
“Sister Bai…”
Before she could finish speaking, a small fist hit her abdomen.
“Ugh~”
This punch from Bai Ning, with more than 10 years of skill plus the angry buff bonus, hit a relatively vulnerable part of the human body. Li Yue was directly hit and doubled over.
Li Yue clutched her stomach and fell to the ground, cold sweat covering her forehead. Feeling the pain in her abdomen, she felt like she was going to throw up, as if she had been hit by a truck. The feeling was exactly the same as when she was beaten before.
She had no idea why Bai Ning would suddenly rush over and punch her.
“You still dare to bully Ning Xue!? Did you think my words were a joke!?”
Bai Ning’s angry words came from in front of her. Just one sentence left Li Yue completely dumbfounded. Her brain couldn’t process it.
No, do you two have brain problems?
One asks me to bully her, and right after I refuse, this one comes over and beats me up.
So you two are just playing with me, right? If you wanted to hit me, did you need to go through all this trouble?
Am I also part of this play?
Even though Li Yue wanted to endure it, she was getting a bit heated now.