C18 It Was All Because of Her Stupidity!

Back in her room, Qianqian's heart was still racing wildly. Several times, she couldn't help but think about Yuchen's hand gripping her chin, the warmth from his fingertips lingering in her mind...

"Get a grip, get a grip, get a grip..." she muttered, flopping onto her bed and repeatedly bumping her head against a pillow. Finally, she hugged the pillow, lying there with a sigh as she stared at the canopy above. "Qianqian, falling for him will be the end of you. Whatever you do, don't make the same mistake again!"

That night, she had trouble sleeping, which meant she woke up late the next day. She hurriedly grabbed a piece of toast at the restaurant before rushing off to school.

Yuchen, who had also stayed up late due to a bout of stomach pain, noticed the little girl looking more worn out than she had in days, and his brow furrowed. Not only had her attitude towards him done a complete 180, but she seemed different about school, too. Was something going on with her at school lately?

...

Tuesday afternoon only had three classes, with the third being gym. During the first half of the class, the gym teacher assigned some exercises in the gymnasium: after warm-up stretches, they headed to the track for an 800-meter run. The last fifteen minutes or so were for free activities.

During the 800-meter run, a girl named Hsing Jing in the class tripped and fell. Instead of helping her, the classmates laughed and jeered. She was the only other "outsider" besides Qianqian, always wearing her hair in two neat, silly braids and thick-rimmed glasses. While others bought new uniforms every year, she wore the same four sets from freshman year, now faded from washing.

Now that Qianqian had shed her "outsider" label, the attention turned to Hsing Jing.

"Are you okay? Did you hurt yourself?" Qianqian ran up from behind, bending down to help Hsing Jing to her feet.

"I'm fine, thank you," Hsing Jing smiled at her.

Just a moment ago, she had reached out to steady herself, and her left thumb got scraped by a small stone on the asphalt, causing it to bleed. She quietly hid it behind her back.

"Can you still run?"

"Yes."

Lin Qianqian didn't say anything else and started running ahead.

After the 800-meter run, it was free time, and everyone went off to do their own thing.

"Here." Lin Qianqian found Hsing Jing washing her hands in the gym restroom and handed her a band-aid.

Hsing Jing reached out and took it.

At that moment, Lin Qianqian's phone vibrated. She took it out to see a text message from Lin Qingqing:

"Sis, where are you? I'm at the basketball court in the gym. I have something important to tell you."

Lin Qianqian glanced at Hsing Jing, "I have to go. Take care of that cut and don't let it get infected."

"Thank you... Lin Qianqian."

After finding Lin Qingqing at the basketball court, Lin Qingqing quickly pulled her aside to a secluded spot on the grass behind the gym.

"Sis, do you remember when I asked you to talk to your husband about the general manager position at the construction company?"

"Of course I remember," Lin Qianqian replied with an innocent smile.

But inside, she was laughing bitterly!

After she died, her wandering spirit went to Lin Qingqing's house, where she overheard Aunt Zhou Xiaomei mention that the head office had originally decided to promote Lin Songhai, already a branch manager, to the general manager position.

Lin Songhai was Lin Qianqian's father.

Lin Qingqing knew about this but deliberately misled her into asking Lu Yuchen to change the company's decision.

Her father's promising career was ruined by her foolishness!

If she didn't make Lin Qingqing pay, it would be a waste of the second chance life had given her!

As expected, Lin Qingqing eagerly revealed her intentions. She affectionately linked arms with her and said with a smile, "Hey, could you talk to your husband about letting my dad take on the role of general manager at the construction company?"