Leap Forward Comics: Watch How I Become a Villainess

Chapter 200 The Heart of Jealousy

The two held hands and returned to the classroom sweetly, by which time the morning class had already ended.

There weren't many people in the classroom, but quite a few students still noticed the subtle atmosphere between the two.

Even Han Xi's close followers were surprised that Han Xi and Lin Yingxin seemed to have gotten closer after going out together.

Li Yin, one of Han Xi's little followers, rushed back to the classroom. She glanced around and saw Han Xi and Lin Yingxin already back in their seats. She quickly ran to them as if something terrible had happened.

"Something's happened, something's happened, Sister Xi!" Li Yin nodded to Lin Yingxin in greeting, and then greeted Lu He first.

"Someone has plastered a bunch of Lin's photos on the bulletin board outside, with red crosses and comments insulting her." He said, pulling out a photo he had just torn off to show the two of them.

This photo is Lin Yingxin's ID photo with a red background. There is a big red cross on her face, and the words "dead green tea" are written in red.

"Who did this?" Lu He and Xia Lan looked at each other in bewilderment.

In the past, it would definitely have been Han Xi's clique that did it. But now, Han Xi's clique would never do such a thing because the two of them have already revealed their identities to each other, and the followers are set up to only listen to Han Xi's orders.

Lu He took the photo, her eyes instantly turning cold: "Looks like there's a new villain who doesn't know his place."

Xia Lan knew that Lu He's expression meant she was angry, and her heart warmed. She gently squeezed Lu He's hand and whispered, "It's okay, Lin Yingxin isn't really me."

"That won't do!" Lu He slammed his hand on the table. "This kind of behavior is despicable, and we don't condone such unhealthy practices!"

"Maybe they're here to give us the main storyline..." Xia Lan muttered to herself.

At this moment, Li Yin asked the crucial question: "Who could possibly hate you so much?"

“Who else could it be but Zhao Rongrong…” Lu He and Xia Lan deduced the culprit in unison, then smiled at each other.

"Then let's go find her and settle the score!" Li Yin flattered the two of them, pretending to be indignant.

“Okay, you take Jiang Fei and Ya Xiu with you,” Lu He pointed to Xia Lan: “I have something to do with Lin, so we won’t be going.”

"Don't worry about the boss, leave it to us!" Li Yin said, patting her chest, and turned to leave the classroom.

Zhao Rongrong frequented the study room. When Li Yin and her friends arrived, they saw Zhao Rongrong whispering with several girls, occasionally letting out a smug laugh.

Ya Xiu stepped forward and threw the photo in front of Zhao Rongrong. Zhao Rongrong's expression changed, but she quickly regained her composure, "What is this?"

Ya Xiu sneered, "Stop pretending, we all know it was you who did it."

Zhao Rongrong stood up, her eyes darting around, and she started to play the victim again, "I don't know what you're talking about. How could I do such a thing? Someone must have framed me."

Li Yin crossed her arms and said disdainfully, "Stop pretending. Who else hates Lin Yingxin this much besides you?"

Seeing that all the students' eyes had turned to her, Zhao Rongrong immediately put on a wronged expression: "How could I dare to hate her? I wish I could stay far away from her. Besides, you guys have been bullying her all along. Maybe you're the ones who put the stickers on her. You're crying wolf!"

"Oh, you've grown wings and dare to challenge me now, huh?" Li Yin sneered, kicking over the table and chairs in front of her.

The sudden loud noise attracted even more students to stop and watch.

Zhao Rongrong bit her lip, tears welling up in her eyes. "Why do you keep bullying me? I may not be as obsequious or groveling as Lin Yingxin to Han Xi, but I've never dared to disobey you. Can you please leave me alone..."

She cried her eyes out, and coupled with Li Yin's earlier violent behavior, the surrounding classmates began to gossip and point fingers.

Li Yin had a fiery temper, and she couldn't stand it. She stepped forward to grab Zhao Rongrong's hair, but Ya Xiu, who was beside her, reached out to stop her and gently shook her head.

"We can't beat her up in front of so many classmates." Jiang Fei also stepped forward and whispered to persuade Li Yin to stop, and gave Zhao Rongrong a cold glare, as if as a warning.

Zhao Rongrong was also scared at this moment. She had been bullied by these people before, and she was still afraid of them deep down. It was only because there were classmates watching the show around her that she mustered up some courage.

She originally didn't dare to confront Han Xi directly, and only dared to vent all her resentment on Lin Yingxin. She just didn't know why Han Xi was now protecting Lin Yingxin and standing up for her.

Zhao Rongrong's hands were clenched tightly, and her face was covered in tears. The two sides remained deadlocked.

Lu He and Xia Lan were hiding in the crowd outside the study room window, watching the commotion.

"Tsk, they're still too green." Xia Lan shook her head, with an expression of someone who's been there all along.

"Haha, they're just teenagers after all. Do you expect them to be as cunning as us old folks?" Lu He couldn't help but tease them.

Xia Lan pouted and said coquettishly, "Hmph, you are the one, I'm not..."

“Yes, yes, yes, I’m the old man,” Lu He said, secretly reaching out to put his arm around Xia Lan’s waist from behind. “But doesn’t Xiao Lan like her older sister?”

"Oh, you're so annoying, watch your step, these are all students..." Xia Lan's ears turned visibly red as she awkwardly pried Lu He's restless little hands away.

"You're still as easily embarrassed as before; that hasn't changed." Lu He's triumphant smile was as bright as ever.

Xia Lan also enjoyed seeing her so smug and proud every time.

In the study room, Li Yinya and her friends were still arguing with Zhao Rongrong.

The surrounding classmates were talking about it non-stop.

"Han Xi and her gang are a cancer on the school and should have been punished long ago."

"Shh, stop talking. We can't afford to offend that kind of person."

"Everyone's bullying the weak and fearing the strong, making the school a complete mess!" There were even clueless young people who didn't know the situation.

"You're a freshman in high school, right? Take my advice, just finish these three years of school honestly, and don't mess with those school bullies. They're people with status and background, not ordinary people like you and me."

"Exactly, Han Xi will graduate in a year at most, why make an enemy of her?"

Those comments all seemed to stem from both disapproval of and fear of Han Xi.

"Hey, I'm talking to you. Looks like you've been bullying people quite a bit." Xia Lan nudged Lu He with her elbow in a provocative gesture.

Lu He pursed her lips, and before she could say anything in her defense, she heard people talking about Lin Yingxin again.

"Don't even mention Han Xi, Lin Yingxin is no saint either, I heard she's been having all sorts of affairs..."

"Lin Yingxin, the top student in the grade? Is she really that kind of person?"

"Can grades reflect a person's character? Do you know about her relationship with Chen Zeyu, and her ambiguous relationship with Guo Xuanqi from Class 3?"

"Isn't Guo Xuanqi that hoodlum...?"

"No..."

Lu He frowned as she listened: "This Lin Yingxin doesn't have a very good reputation either, and it's all about her relationships with men."

"A common problem with school romance anime is that the male lead is either a top student or a school bully; any man with a name will fall for the female lead."

Xia Lan scoffed.

"Wow, you're so insightful!" Lu He quickly flattered his wife, "You're getting smarter and smarter every day."

Xia Lan glared at Lu He: "I'm at least a heroine from this kind of background."

Lu He put aside her playful nature and seriously analyzed with Xia Lan: "But it seems that we don't need to find a way to get Lin Zhao out of the picture. With Zhao Rongrong belittling the female lead step by step, we can still sort out Lin Yingxin's storyline."

"Great minds think alike." Xia Lan smiled approvingly.

"Let's go back to the classroom. Let those NPCs mess around, we won't interfere." Lu He led Xia Lan out of the crowd, no longer wanting to watch the commotion in the study room.