Chapter 67: Friends
Pushed by Long Qinxin, they moved through the corridors, heading from one teaching building to another.
In just a few minutes, the corridor quickly went from crowded to deserted, replaced by the umbrellas opened downstairs.
The rain outside the corridor continued to drizzle.
“I wonder how long this rain will last. If it keeps raining all night, we’ll probably have another holiday due to flooding,” Long Qinxin sighed as they walked.
Her face showed a bit of melancholy, and Lu Zhiyin happened to catch sight of the worry on her face when she turned her head.
“A holiday? Isn’t that great?”
Lu Zhiyin didn’t think there was anything bad about having a holiday. She didn’t think anyone genuinely liked school. She disliked such places in her previous life, and after being bullied by Qin An in this world, she disliked it even more.
However, she had to come because she needed to “capture” these people.
Although her “capture” plan could be said to have made no progress, apart from Leng Qingqiu, she didn’t even have a plan for anyone else.
Being pushed by Long Qinxin, she let her thoughts wander.
Leng Qingqiu liked seeing her uncomfortable, so perhaps actively getting closer to her and being abused by her would be enough. Relying on time to progress, coupled with the possibility of developing feelings over time, shouldn’t be too difficult?
As for Qin An… she knew too little about her. To “capture” her, she had to obtain more information.
If there was an opportunity, perhaps she could ask her followers about her to gather intelligence.
Her followers were also not easy to get along with, so this matter could only be implemented after the “capture” progress with Leng Qingqiu reached the later stages, and after Leng Qingqiu provided her with some form of protection.
Leng Qingqiu wouldn’t dare to provoke Qin An, so she wouldn’t dare provoke her followers either, right?
Long Qinxin… Lu Zhiyin could tell that she was very lonely and didn’t have many friends. Despite Lu Zhiyin having done almost nothing, she showed inexplicable concern for her.
Perhaps, just spending more time with her and talking more would be enough.
There was also another character who hadn’t appeared yet. Lu Zhiyin remembered that she was the school’s librarian, the principal’s daughter, a year older than her, and enjoyed body painting, and was quite easy to get along with.
Looking at it this way, Qin An was the most difficult to “capture,” followed by Leng Qingqiu.
“Classmate Zhiyin?”
Long Qinxin’s voice sounded in her ears, pulling Lu Zhiyin out of her thoughts.
“Ah… I’m here. Sorry, I was just thinking about something.”
She apologized softly and then suddenly felt that she might be able to use her plight to close the distance with Long Qinxin and prepare for future “capturing.”
Even though she was not good at communication in her previous life, under heavy pressure, she had to try to coax this lonely but kind girl behind her.
Lu Zhiyin felt a pang of guilt.
Unlike Leng Qingqiu and Qin An, Long Qinxin was just unsociable and had never done anything bad.
“What are you thinking about?”
The girl behind her asked as Lu Zhiyin had expected, and then added humbly after speaking.
“Of course, if you don’t want to say, it’s okay.”
“…I was just thinking about my parents. Before my parents passed away, I always looked forward to spending time with them during the holidays.”
Saying this, Lu Zhiyin tried to inject some sadness into her tone.
She wasn’t good at lying or pretending, so her tone was a bit strange.
Fortunately, Long Qinxin was quite simple, and with the filter Lu Zhiyin had in her mind, she easily felt sympathy for Lu Zhiyin.
It seemed like her own light was much more miserable than hers?
She had initially thought that the girl’s disability, coupled with being isolated and bullied by classmates at school, was already very tragic. She never expected that the girl wouldn’t even have parents.
Although she herself was also bullied at school and her parents didn’t care much about her, at least her parents were alive, weren’t they?
Although her family situation was much more fallen than before, she still lived in a villa, and she didn’t have to worry about food or drink, and could live a life of ease for one lifetime or even several lifetimes.
Looking at Lu Zhiyin again, who had lost her parents, was disabled, and was still studying, did she really have any financial resources?
Long Qinxin wasn’t very sure.
She probably didn’t…
The pace of her pushing Lu Zhiyin slowed down little by little.
She began to think again about how Lu Zhiyin managed her daily life.
“After my parents died, my life was basically taken care of by Leng Qingqiu. She’s probably the only person I can rely on a little.”
Ahead of Long Qinxin, Lu Zhiyin began to explain her relationship with Leng Qingqiu.
In fact, before she transmigrated, the protagonist did not receive any help from Leng Qingqiu; she had to rely on herself for almost everything, which was very difficult.
Logically, Lu Zhiyin should have been the same as the original host after transmigrating, but whether it was bad luck or good luck, she was immediately pestered by Leng Qingqiu.
“…Mm…”
After hearing Lu Zhiyin’s words, Long Qinxin was silent for a moment before softly humming.
This seemed to explain why Leng Qingqiu, despite repeatedly standing by and watching Lu Zhiyin’s plight, Lu Zhiyin still didn’t seem to be tired of her.
Long Qinxin began to wonder if, by providing some help to her light, Leng Qingqiu, that not-so-competent friend, could no longer stay by her light’s side?
Shaking her head, Long Qinxin felt her thoughts were a bit strange.
“Um, can I be your friend? Classmate Zhiyin.”
Perhaps understanding Lu Zhiyin’s predicament, and because she genuinely wanted to be friends with her, Long Qinxin just went for it.
Her voice was a little hesitant, as if she was very afraid of being rejected by Lu Zhiyin.
Her past life was very lonely. After learning about Lu Zhiyin’s current situation, she felt that Lu Zhiyin was like herself, or even worse.
Both lonely, if they became friends, perhaps they wouldn’t be so lonely?
“…Hmm? Yes, Classmate Long Qinxin.”
After hesitating for a moment, Lu Zhiyin agreed to Long Qinxin’s request.
Her hesitation was not because she was considering it, but because she felt guilty. She felt very hypocritical.
Deceiving a kind girl with lies was too shameless.
Feeling a little uneasy, Lu Zhiyin wasn’t exactly happy.
But it was different for Long Qinxin. Upon hearing Lu Zhiyin’s answer, she was so excited she almost jumped. Even though she had just learned about Lu Zhiyin’s tragic life, she couldn’t stop herself from wanting to smile.
After so many years, she finally had a friend again. Wasn’t that something to be happy about?
“That’s great, Classmate Zhiyin. From now on, we are friends, friends for life.”
She was afraid of losing her hard-won friend.
“Mm… friends for life.”
Lu Zhiyin replied absentmindedly, her mind somewhat dazed, but Long Qinxin didn’t notice her tone. She was only filled with joy, and even briefly forgot the terrible event of being detained after school.
Author’s Note
Emmm, I don’t know what to say. In short, I am very grateful to the readers who have read this far. I wish you all the best.
