CHAPTER 15

Unexpectedly, I went to warm up some food, and everything went wrong again. As I lay on the floor, feeling a sharp pain in my head and dizziness, getting up felt impossible. My clothes were soaked with water, and there were red and yellow stains on them, making me look like I was wearing rags. I couldn't help but feel a bit upset. I'm usually messy and don't have many extra clothes. Plus, I don't have much money right now.

I remembered taking my food to the dorm's activity area to find a microwave to heat it up since using such high-power equipment in my room was not allowed. I had just finished heating up Carlos's dishes and was walking back with my lunch box in hand when someone suddenly pushed me hard from behind, causing me to fall to the ground. When I was about to get up, someone grabbed my food and threw it all over me. I don't know where the food was thrown, but luckily it wasn't too hot, so I didn't get burned. How many times have I been pranked like this in the activity room? I thought I could get used to it, but I'm still very angry.

The culprit quickly appeared in front of me. To my surprise, it was a woman I didn't know. She had long black hair, an oval face, and smooth skin like pebbles. She looked like a beautiful work of art. It's strange, I thought I knew everyone who might cause trouble for me by now.

Li Qi, who had caused trouble with me earlier, was standing next to the girl with long black hair. It seemed like she was using this woman's confidence to stir up trouble. The real troublemaker was clearly the girl with long black hair.

"Li Qi teasing me, I can understand. But why are you doing this? Who are you?" I asked, trying my best to lift myself from the ground and sit up, but not in a hurry to stand. If I stood up now, they would find an opportunity to push me down again.

The girl with long black hair snorted coldly, laughed at me, and said, "I've heard you're clueless. Now I see it's true. You don't even know who I am. I'm Dou Yuhua, the number one beauty on this campus."

"Wait a minute, isn't the number one school beauty Chen Li?" I acknowledged that Dou Yuhua was quite pretty but still inferior to Chen Li. Then I nodded and analyzed, "So, you must be the second, right?"

"You!" Dou Yuhua was furious, gritted her teeth, suddenly raised her foot, and kicked me in the face, making the back of my head hit the ground hard again. I heard her say, "Ugh, Chen Li only got that title because she bribed people on campus with her family's money. What's so great about her? It's ridiculous that even a nobody like you only knows her and not me."

I clenched my teeth and stayed on the ground for a while. During this time, I thought to myself, Chen Li is obviously prettier than you and has much more presence. Chen Li's family is indeed wealthy, but their influence is not based in this city. Still, their strength is almost on par with Su Xi's family. That's why I said before that she and Su Xi are well-matched. However, the selection of campus beauties at our university is not official data but is voted on by the boys. The results come from the vast majority of boys participating in the voting. How could anyone be so free to manipulate such data?

Besides, unlike regular girls, Chen Li is now scared of falling in love. Today, she finally asked me to help her get to know Su Xi for the first time. How could she manipulate the results of a competition to select a school beauty?

Although I wanted to defend Chen Li at this moment, I knew that involving her would only bring her more trouble from these mean girls. So, I just looked at Dou Yuhua and asked. "What do you want from me?"

"Tch, you should feel honored that I would even take the time to talk to you, but here you are, being impatient. You're just an ordinary person who doesn't understand anything." Dou Yuhua mocked before getting to her point. "I'm here to tell you to stay away from Su Xi. Don't you understand that you don't belong by his side?"

Why does this sound so familiar?

At first, I was a bit confused. The topic seemed new, but the content was very familiar. Then I caught a glimpse of Li Qi next to Dou Yuhua, and I immediately understood.

I pointed at Dou Yuhua and asked. "I bet you're from the Su Xi faction?"

The so-called Su Xi faction is a group of girls at our school who admire Su Xi, while the Hua Zhe faction is similar but centered around Hua Zhe.

Before, I had been bothered by people from the Hua Zhe faction, but this was the first time someone from the Su Xi group had targeted me.

Understanding this, all my anger towards Dou Yuhua changed to Su Xi. If he hadn't made so many wrong decisions, how would I have ended up covered in vegetable juice?

"What do you mean by the Su Xi faction?" Dou Yuhua seemed unfamiliar with the term.

I had accidentally used the title in my surprise, as it was Chen Li's idea and probably hadn't spread around campus yet. It made sense that Dou Yuhua didn't know about it.

"I'm just asking if you like Su Xi."

Dou Yuhua sneered and said. "It's a joke to think it's unrequited. I not only like him, but I am the only woman worthy of Su Xi!"

Her words caused many people in the activity room to glare at her. They must also be from the Su Xi faction and didn't agree with her statement. However, they soon turned their hostile eyes toward me, their current biggest enemy.

Speaking of which, Su Xi hasn't fallen in love with you yet. Isn't that unrequited love?

I held back from saying anything that would attract more hatred and instead asked. "So you're here to threaten me to stay away from Su Xi, right?"

"I can't believe that your dirty head is a little smart. Yes, that's the point."

I let out a long sigh and then said sadly. "If possible, I want him to stay away. Didn't you see it was just me being harassed by him, nearly breaking down my dormitory door? This is all because you guys didn't work hard enough. If possible, I would like to ask you to put in more effort and catch him as soon as possible so that he can calm down."

"You mean to say you're mocking us, implying that no matter how hard we try, we can't compare to you, you little bitch?" Dou Yuhua trembled with anger and roared.

Oh my God, whether you are from the Su Xi faction or the Hua Zhe faction, why don't you have any brains? How could my words be interpreted as ridicule? Are you usually too ashamed of yourself, or is there something wrong with your mind? There must be a trap, right?

I had to explain this quickly. At least I couldn't afford to offend the Su Xi faction. If, as Chen Li said, the Hua Zhe faction and the Su Xi faction make up half of the school each, upsetting both sides would mean upsetting all the girls in the university. I don't want that!

But as I was thinking of words, Dou Yuhua snatched away the lunch box containing Carlos's food that I had been guarding so desperately. She planned to throw it at my face.

I was so scared and gasped. This lunch box was different from the ones they had thrown at me before. The food inside had just been heated, and because I didn't know the timing, I had overheated it. The hot oil inside was still sizzling. If she threw it at my face, I would be badly hurt.

"Wait!" I yelled, trying to stop her. "You really don't get it, do you? If you do this, you'll be kicked out!"

"Kicked out?" Dou Yuhua sneered, but she hesitated. "Do you think that bothers me? My family can handle it."

"I don't doubt your family's power." I said quickly. "But you'll be a laughingstock. No one will see you as the 'number one beauty' if you're known for scarring someone out of jealousy."

Dou Yuhua glared, holding the lunch box tightly. "You're just trying to protect yourself. Why do you think anyone values your thoughts?"