My Villainous Persona Collapses as My Family Reads My Mind - Chapter 26

“Since you refuse to study, then go through the withdrawal process and leave.”

Meng Yiyang ignored what Professor Zhao had just said and spoke directly to Meng Zhiyi.

His tone was calm, without a trace of emotion, so indifferent that it seemed as if the person in front of him had nothing to do with him.

Of course, in his heart, that was indeed the case.

Meng Zhiyi was not surprised at all by Meng Yiyang’s attitude; in fact, she even felt a bit relieved.

[Thank goodness, finally someone normal.]

“?”

The sudden voice made Meng Yiyang freeze for a moment. He quickly glanced around, and his gaze finally settled on Meng Zhiyi, who hadn’t spoken.

The inner voice continued.

[Just withdrawal? Isn’t that too light?]

[Given how much Meng Yiyang dislikes me, he should be looking for an excuse to expel me outright.]

[After all, having a sister like me, covered in negative news, would seriously affect his future.]

[Let me think about how to answer so I can provoke Meng Yiyang’s anger.]

Meng Yiyang stared at her for a long while, quickly digesting what he had just heard, and finally confirmed that he had indeed heard Meng Zhiyi’s inner thoughts.

He steadied himself, holding a pen in his long fingers to cover up his slightly unsettled emotions.

There was no time to figure out why he could suddenly hear Meng Zhiyi’s inner voice, as she had already started speaking.

“Why aren’t you standing up for me? You’re my Second Brother, you’re family, and yet you’re worse than a teacher.”

Hearing this, Professor Zhao, standing to the side, inexplicably felt a bit proud and straightened his back.

Meng Yiyang pressed his lips together, his eyes fixed on her, not answering.

Meng Zhiyi, having finally encountered a normal mission target, naturally seized the opportunity to carry out her task.

Since the others weren’t working out, she’d start with Meng Yiyang.

“You’re a professor, and you want me to withdraw over such a trivial matter? Useless.”

“All those years of study, and it’s all gone to the dogs, huh?”

“Don’t you understand that family should help each other?”

“Withdraw? Impossible!”

“If you don’t stand up for me, I’ll go out and make a scene, saying you’re betraying your own family to help outsiders bully your own sister.”

“Or, I’ll say you faked your academic credentials!”

Meng Zhiyi rattled off her words, and when she finished, she lifted her chin at Meng Yiyang in triumph.

[I don’t believe that, with Meng Yiyang’s proud nature, he can tolerate what I just said.]

[The path is laid out; you’d better follow it.]

Professor Zhao and the students nearby were stunned by Meng Zhiyi’s remarks. Originally, they had only come to ask Meng Zhiyi to apologize to Professor Zhao’s female student.

They hadn’t expected to witness such a spectacle.

Professor Zhao glanced at Meng Zhiyi, secretly thinking that she really was just as the rumors said.

Meng Yiyang took a quiet breath. He couldn’t deny that, if Meng Zhiyi had said these things before, he probably would have been truly angered.

Especially the accusation of academic fraud-that alone would have been enough for Meng Yiyang to use any means necessary to get her out of the school.

But after hearing Meng Zhiyi’s inner voice, clever as he was, he immediately sensed something was off.

“Fine, I’ll give you a chance to explain. Tell me what really happened. Don’t let it be said that your Second Brother didn’t stand up for you.”

“?”

Meng Zhiyi had already prepared herself to be scolded and to continue provoking resentment.

[Explain my ass. He was acting normal just now-why is he suddenly not normal again?]

[I really can’t believe this. Can’t he just be like before, blaming everything on me without distinguishing right from wrong?]
[Why! It’s bad enough that the ones at home aren’t normal, but now even Meng Yiyang is acting weird.]

Meng Yiyang listened in silence. He didn’t know if he was the one acting strange, but he was sure this younger sister in front of him definitely had a problem.

Because of her antics, Meng Yiyang no longer had the mood to deal with today’s matters and only verbally apologized to Professor Zhao’s student.

Seeing the matter about to be resolved just like that, Meng Zhiyi grew anxious like an ant on a hot pan.

“Why should you apologize? Are you that lowly? Go apologize to her.”

“Do you even know what happened, and you’re just apologizing?”

“Weren’t you cold and arrogant with me, your own sister? But when facing others, why do you act so humble?”

“Meng Yiyang, I really look down on you.”

“Shut up!” Finally, Meng Yiyang couldn’t hold back and scolded her in a low voice.

Meng Zhiyi felt a surge of joy in her heart.

[Yes! He finally yelled at me!]

“…” Meng Yiyang’s temples throbbed. He was now completely sure-this sister had lost her mind.

Meng Zhiyi continued with her act.

“I won’t. Why should I shut up? They scold me, you all scold me-what do you take me for?”

“If you had any backbone, you’d arrogantly make her apologize to me!”

Meng Yiyang was getting a headache from her fussing. For the first time, he realized his sister could be so talkative.

“I told you to explain, but you wouldn’t say a single word. How else am I supposed to handle it?” he said through gritted teeth.

“I don’t care how you handle it, that’s your business, not mine. All I know is you don’t stand up for me, you let others bully me, and then you even bow your head to them without any dignity.”

Meng Zhiyi’s strategy was to be completely unreasonable, determined to maximize Meng Yiyang’s Dislike Value toward her.

Sure enough, amidst her chaos, the sound of the System rang in her mind.

[Ding, the System has detected mission progress: Meng Yiyang’s Dislike Value increased by two points.]

To Meng Zhiyi, this sound was nothing short of music to her ears.

After days of repeated setbacks, Meng Zhiyi couldn’t hold back her excitement and laughed out loud.

The three people present saw her suddenly laughing and all thought she was having a mental breakdown.

Professor Zhao’s face turned awkward. He shot a look at his student, and the two of them quickly found an excuse to leave.

Just as they stepped out of the office, Professor Zhao whispered to his student, “Don’t mess with her anymore. Even if you see her on the street, just avoid her.”

As soon as he finished speaking, the two of them looked up and saw Shen Que already waiting outside.

The female student immediately lit up and struck a demure pose.

“Shen Que, what are you doing here?”

Professor Zhao quickly collected himself and greeted him with a smile.

Shen Que pretended not to have heard their hushed conversation just now. He nodded at them coolly and said, “I’m here to pick up my girlfriend for dinner.”

“Oh, picking up your girlfriend… huh? Girlfriend?”

Professor Zhao interacted with Shen Que often but had never heard of him having a girlfriend.

He exclaimed in surprise, “You’re dating someone? Then bring her out for me to meet sometime.”

No sooner had he spoken than Meng Zhiyi’s voice came from behind them: “No need to wait, you can meet her right now.”

Professor Zhao turned around, the smile vanishing from his face as his gaze shifted between Meng Zhiyi and Shen Que. “Her? Your girlfriend?”

Meng Zhiyi walked over to Shen Que with a beaming smile, slipped her arm through his, and looked challengingly at the female student: “Yes, not only am I his girlfriend, I’m also his fiancée.”

Professor Zhao stared numbly at Shen Que and blurted out, “Are you being threatened?”