My Villainous Persona Collapses as My Family Reads My Mind - chapter 10

Girls’ Dormitory.

Ever since witnessing Shen Que pulling Meng Zhiyi away, Song Wei returned to the dormitory absent-mindedly.

Thinking back to what she had seen in the hospital that day, Song Wei felt even more uneasy.

She had always believed that Shen Que treated her differently. Although she was just an orphan fostered by the Shen Family, they had known each other since childhood, and the bond between them was incomparable to anyone else.

Even though, of the past eighteen years, Shen Que had spent fifteen away from the Shen Family, Song Wei still firmly believed that she would always be someone special to Shen Que.

A message notification interrupted her thoughts. She picked up her phone, opened WeChat, and immediately saw a message from Ding Yue.

She was going to ignore it, but another message popped up in the chat: “Shen Que still cares about you, Meng Zhiyi can’t win against you!”

Upon seeing this, Song Wei clicked into the chat at once and found the video Ding Yue had sent.

When she heard Shen Que in the video telling Meng Zhiyi not to cause her any more trouble, the worry that had been weighing on Song Wei’s heart finally eased.

A smile unconsciously appeared on her lips. Even when she heard Meng Zhiyi say she would continue to target her, Song Wei didn’t care.

She even replayed Shen Que’s words several times before finally saving the video with satisfaction.

She knew it-Shen Que cared about her.

Meanwhile, Meng Zhiyi rushed all the way to the cafeteria, holding her tray and watching intently as the lunch lady in front of her struggled to keep her ladle steady.

As she watched the few pieces of meat in the ladle about to fall out, Meng Zhiyi’s gaze darkened slightly.

Wearing a severe expression and furrowing her brows, she muttered to herself as if no one else were present, “This school is too much, actually hiring someone with Parkinson’s! I’ll go report this in a minute!”

Hearing this, the lunch lady, who was still shaking the ladle, immediately froze and glared at Meng Zhiyi.

The two locked eyes. After a moment, Meng Zhiyi grinned, baring her white teeth in a smile. “Oh, the condition doesn’t seem that serious.”

The lunch lady’s face turned unpleasant. Just as she was about to scold her, Meng Zhiyi added, “Even if it’s not serious, it’s still against the rules. Don’t worry, Auntie, I’ll report the situation truthfully.”

The lunch lady didn’t want to lose her job and could only force an awkward, ugly smile. She muttered, “There was oil on my hand just now; I couldn’t hold it steady.”

As she spoke, she scooped up a generous ladle of braised spare ribs for Meng Zhiyi.

Seeing this, Meng Zhiyi immediately gave the lunch lady a pure and innocent smile. “I knew the aunties the school hires must be good people. But next time, remember to wipe the oil off your hands, okay? Other students might not be as easygoing as me.”

With that, Meng Zhiyi finally walked to the next window, satisfied.

The lunch lady’s hands trembled with anger, but she dared not say anything.

After getting her food, Meng Zhiyi happily found an empty seat. She had just picked up her chopsticks when someone suddenly shoved the back of her head.

Caught off guard, she nearly buried her whole face in the tray.

“Who is it?!” Meng Zhiyi gritted her teeth and asked.

“Meng Zhiyi, I heard you caused trouble for Song Wei again today?”

A male voice came from behind.

Meng Zhiyi tightened her grip on her chopsticks, suppressing the anger threatening to erupt, and turned to look.

Unnoticed by her, five or six people-both boys and girls-had gathered behind her, all watching her with unfriendly faces.

The boy in the lead was tall and had a crew cut. There was a scar three or four centimeters long at the end of his left eyebrow, and he wore an earring, looking cocky and arrogant.

Meng Zhiyi quickly learned his identity from the System.

Zhou Kai, the young master of the Zhou Family in Capital City, and in the original book, a loyal lackey of Song Wei.

Meng Zhiyi quickly sifted through her memories; this Zhou Kai had given the original host a hard time more than once.

Ever since the original host publicly humiliated Song Wei over Shen Que, whenever Song Wei felt upset, no matter whether it was caused by the original host or not, Zhou Kai would blame her all the same.

Moreover, the original host had a cowardly nature, bullying the weak and fearing the strong. When faced with Zhou Kai, who was also a rich heir, she didn’t dare fight back.

The Meng Family had long since been disappointed in her. Even when the original host tried to seek help from her family, no one was willing to believe her, which led to her lingering fear of Zhou Kai and his group.

For this reason, even though the original host deeply resented Song Wei’s existence, she dared not provoke her too much under Zhou Kai’s threat.
After quickly digesting this information, Meng Zhiyi’s lips twitched slightly, and then she pressed her tongue against her teeth.

The original host was afraid of Zhou Kai, but Meng Zhiyi was not.

Her stomach was already growling with hunger. She took a deep breath and said coldly:

“If you have something to say, say it. If not, get lost.”

At this moment, Meng Zhiyi was so hungry that her vision was blurry, and her tone was extremely impatient.

Zhou Kai’s gaze darkened as he stared at Meng Zhiyi in disbelief.

The girl who used to act like a mouse in front of a cat when she saw him actually dared to speak to him like this?!

Even the few companions following Zhou Kai were quite surprised.

“What did she just say?”

“Damn, did she forget what it feels like to be taught a lesson by Zhou after just one summer break?”

“If she forgot, let’s help her remember. The girls are itching for some action anyway.”

Meng Zhiyi had no time to bother with these people, nor did she care what they were saying. She turned around and focused on eating.

Perhaps it was her disregardful attitude, or maybe it was that sentence just now that infuriated Zhou Kai. Just as she picked up a piece of braised pork rib and put it in her mouth, someone suddenly flipped her tray over.

The tray hit the ground with a loud clatter, food scattered all over the table and floor, and a good amount of soup splashed onto Meng Zhiyi’s clean T-shirt.

“I was talking to you just now. What the hell is that attitude?”

Zhou Kai shouted aggressively, his face looking as dark as could be. The scar on his brow made him appear even more menacing.

The commotion attracted a lot of attention, and some people even took out their phones to record the incident.

Meng Zhiyi sat in her seat, still gripping her chopsticks, her gaze fixed on the spilled food.

At this moment, for someone starving to the extreme, anger was like a bomb ready to explode.

Even though she appeared very calm on the surface, the System knew all too well-this was a sign she was about to lose her temper.

“Bang-!!!”

Zhou Kai slammed the table hard and gritted his teeth, “Are you deaf? I’m talking to you.”

“Tch.” Meng Zhiyi held back, let out a disdainful snort, threw down her chopsticks, and slowly looked up to meet Zhou Kai’s eyes.

When their eyes met, Zhou Kai’s heart skipped a beat.

The fear and anxiety that used to fill her gaze had now been replaced by cold sharpness.

If not for the fact that her appearance hadn’t changed, Zhou Kai would have thought she was a different person.

“Didn’t you want to talk? Let’s change places.” Meng Zhiyi’s eyes were cold, her lips curled in a half-smile as she spoke.

Zhou Kai was a bit dazed by her gaze just now, but quickly snapped back to his senses after hearing her words.

He glanced around, thinking that some things indeed couldn’t be discussed here, and then led Meng Zhiyi to their usual spot.

Meanwhile, the video of Zhou Kai taking Meng Zhiyi away had already been uploaded to the Gossip Website by onlookers.

Boys’ Dormitory.

Shen Que came out of the bathroom, towel in hand as he dried his hair, when he heard his friend at the desk say, “Zhou Kai really lives up to his reputation as a loyal lapdog. Meng Zhiyi had just cursed out Song Wei, and he immediately went to settle the score with her.”

“Seriously, he’s a guy. Not only did he smash a girl’s tray, but he also dragged her away. What’s he planning to do?”

Shen Que paused, stopping his towel mid-motion, and asked, “How do you know about this?”

His friend turned around and shook his phone. “There’s a video on the Gossip Website.”

Shen Que responded with an “oh,” then returned to his seat.

His friend, full of gossip, asked, “Aren’t you worried at all? No matter what, Meng Zhiyi is your fiancée.”

Shen Que didn’t reply. Instead, he picked up his phone and, for the first time, opened the so-called Gossip Website. After putting on his headphones, he clicked on the video, which already had over ten thousand views.

The video was shot from the side, showing only half of Meng Zhiyi’s face, starting from the moment Zhou Kai flipped her tray and shouted at her.

After that, Meng Zhiyi seemed to say something, then left the cafeteria with Zhou Kai and his group. But due to the distance, the person filming didn’t capture her voice.

Seeing this, Shen Que turned off the screen, lowering his eyes in thought.

A moment later, he stood up, grabbed his jacket, and headed out.

“Hey, where are you going?” his friend asked in confusion.

“I have something to do. I’m going out for a bit.”