“Ah, that matter.” A trace of a smile appeared on Qiao Chen’s lips as her eyes flashed. She immediately cut her off and pretended to be troubled. “I heard that her family had found a connection for her, so I think it’ll be forgotten. Unfortunately, the person she beat up for no reason is still lying in the hospital…”

There was silence on the other end of the line for a few seconds before she asked, “So Qiao Nian was set free after hitting someone?”

Qiao Chen smiled and said indifferently, “She might be fine. Unless…”

“Unless what?”

Qiao Chen held her phone and restrained the ruthlessness in her eyes as she said softly, “Unless someone reports it to the school, this matter will most likely be taken lightly and treated as if it never happened.

“Actually, since she did so well this time, the school will definitely know her results. Even if the teacher finds out about it, it might not be useful. The teacher will definitely protect the students. It wasn’t easy for the school to get her into Qing University, especially your class. Two people went this time, and only she got in. It’s only natural for the teacher to protect her. Don’t think too much about it…”

With that, she didn’t deliberately encourage Wu Jie. She only said what she needed to say and quietly waited for Wu Jie to think about it herself.

Wu Jie didn’t say what she was thinking directly. Qiao Chen only heard the girl’s deep voice on the other end of the line. “I understand. Thank you, Chen Chen.”

When Qiao Chen heard her voice, the corners of her lips curved into a mocking smile. She had already relaxed most of her heart, but she still spoke hypocritically.

“Why are you thanking me? I implicated you this time. You were originally doing well in Class A, but because I invited you to lunch, your classmates were quite angry this afternoon. I was afraid… afraid that they would ostracize you in the future.”

She paused and said thoughtfully, “… Qiao Nian is used to being domineering. Now that you’re openly on my side, I reckon she won’t bother with you anymore! If she ignores you, the people around her… Sigh… Maybe things aren’t as bad as I thought!”

“… I know her personality. She’s just a hooligan. Today, she hit others indiscriminately, and tomorrow, she can hit me indiscriminately. I won’t sit back and do nothing!”

“Aren’t you thinking too much? She wouldn’t hit you…” Qiao Chen smiled completely, her eyes filled with mockery. Unfortunately, Wu Jie was at home and couldn’t see her current expression. She only heard her gentle and kind voice persuading her. “Perhaps things aren’t as bad as you think. If someone else reports this and it gets out of hand, the school won’t ignore it.”

The girl on the other end of the line did not seem to want to continue. She hurriedly said, “Alright, alright. My mom is coming up. I’ll hang up first.”

“Ok.”

Qiao Chen hung up.

She smiled and sent Wu Jie another message, then put down her phone. Her depressed mood was swept away. She returned to her usual arrogant demeanor and smiled before getting up to remove her makeup and take a shower…

…

The next day.

Qiao Nian was woken up by her phone early in the morning.

She hadn’t woken up yet and was usually quite angry when she woke up. Now, she held her head in her hands, her eyes filled with the frustration of being woken up. She took her phone from the bed, suppressed her anger, and picked up the call.

“Hello.”

She had slept late last night and hadn’t slept well. Her voice was extremely hoarse.

Shen Qingqing’s shouting could be heard from the other end of the phone. “Sister Nian, look at the school forum. The forum is about to explode!”