Chapter 107: A Punch for You

The Nani Fashion Issue By:Kinoshita Nakui 4.8/5 Ratings 2.3 K Reads 3.6 M Words Tags Synopsis: Chapter 107: A Punch for You

Although Jiang Linyuan had roughly formed this plan in his mind, he thought the execution would be way too severe.

Not to mention anything else, the conditions for card upgrades weren't even clear.

So far, he'd only encountered one acquired A-card—Yu Songsong—and the Schrödinger's cat that was Zhang Juntang.

He had somewhat experienced Yu Songsong's malice—that damn controlling impulse!

As for Zhang Juntang, she was just baffling, hard to get a read on, and didn't seem like the type to turn bad.

Moreover, turning a D-card into an A-card or something, he'd been the one driving it forward.

After finishing the card, would he really be safe?

Jiang Linyuan sank into thought, glancing back at Zhang Juntang, who immediately dropped her head the moment their eyes met.

If Xiao Yilin ever turned into an A-card someday...

His neck suddenly went cold. Forget it, forget it.

From now on, he'd take innate A-cards as the core foundation, acquired A-cards as the innovation point, boldly explore, keep up with the times, take one step at a time, and reach new heights!

The two walked back to the private room. As they passed the restroom, a woman was heading inside, muttering curses under her breath:

"Stupid old hag, who does she think she is?! So what if she's the boss? Stuck-up bitch, looking down her nose at everyone! Can't people like that just die already! If it weren't for this damn job..."

Was that really all the aggression she had? The vocabulary totally didn't match the tone, huh?

Jiang Linyuan glanced at that resentment-filled wage slave. Hey, she looked kind of familiar.

Wasn't this Miss Future Phone Call? The heiress Zhang Xiaoxiao herself!

Zhang Xiaoxiao recognized Jiang Linyuan too.

That phoenix boy from Purple Mountain. Tch, why did he always have a different girl with him every time she saw him?

Disgusting thing.

"What are you staring at? So gross!"

Zhang Xiaoxiao shot Jiang Linyuan a dissatisfied glare.

"I'm just looking at Miss Future Phone Call, who can't get through a single call and can only throw a pathetic tantrum."

Jiang Linyuan said with a grin.

If you couldn't talk nicely, don't blame others for not being polite.

Zhang Xiaoxiao was furious.

She was already exhausted from work, squeezed dry by that damn old hag boss, forced to work unpaid overtime, had to play house with idiots like Bai Yi, and at dinner parties she had to suck up to the boss like a dog, take abuse while smiling, and now this scumbag pretty boy who hadn't even entered society was mocking her...

An adult's breakdown often happened in an instant. Under a mountain of resentment, she couldn't hold it in anymore and yelled:

"You leech, what the hell do you know?! If it weren't for that short-haired girl at Purple Mountain that day, what would you even be?!"

Seeing her overwhelming ferocity, Jiang Linyuan was stunned.

You're shouting so fiercely, I thought you were about to drop some real curses, and that's all you've got?

"Heh heh, is Miss Future Phone Call about to make another phone call? That's just how country people are."

Jiang Linyuan dropped Xiao Su's Regional Discrimination quote. It felt so good.

Damn! This guy just wouldn't let that go!

Every time that day came up, Zhang Xiaoxiao felt a wave of shame.

"I'm not going to argue with some little brat like you!"

Unable to win a verbal fight and unable to afford offending him, she chose to flee.

Must be nice, huh, being that kind of person.

Tch.

Watching the Future Phone Call girl dash into the women's restroom, Jiang Linyuan decided not to chase her down and finish her off.

After all, there were many dangers and few opportunities inside—if he went in, he'd likely get shunned.

Having gotten his verbal kicks, he planned to head back to the private room.

But Zhang Juntang stood frozen, staring in the direction Zhang Xiaoxiao had disappeared, her face flushed red as she said:

"I... I need to use the restroom."

"Go ahead, go ahead."

Jiang Linyuan waved his hand. Why did she have to tell him about something like this?

He hated people with no sense of boundaries—why casually report your territorial status to me?

Without overthinking it, he pushed open the door and entered the private room. Inside, it was lively.

Someone called out to him:

"Jiang Linyuan, come quick, we're playing couplets. Join in."

"The first line is 'Lin is wood next to wood,' and I matched it with 'Nin is heart above you.'"

"Too cliché, too cliché!"

Jiang Linyuan commented, then thought for a moment:

"How about 'Yao is herb beside agreement'?"

"Six."

...

Seriously, how come every time she ran into that pretty boy, nothing went right?

Zhang Xiaoxiao looked at herself in the bathroom mirror, patted her face. She still had to go see that damn boss later.

Her phone buzzed with a message. She opened it—it was from Bai Yi.

"Xiao Xiao, there's a new trendy spot at Xinjiekou. Let's check it out next week, okay?"

As if everyone was as free as you!

Frustrated, she put her phone away without replying.

Sometimes the world was just unfair like that.

"You... do you remember me?"

A timid voice came from behind. Zhang Xiaoxiao turned around impatiently.

It was that tagalong girl behind the pretty boy.

"Remember you? What the hell? Don't try to get chummy with me?"

Zhang Xiaoxiao had no intention of dealing with her and turned to leave, but a hand suddenly grabbed her arm, and she couldn't move.

She spun around to meet Zhang Juntang's delicate face:

"At No. 13 Middle School, outside campus, those people called you their big sister. Don't you remember?"

Zhang Xiaoxiao froze. She had indeed played house with a bunch of little punks back then, relying on her status as Bai Yi's bestie, but that was a year ago.

At the time, it was nothing special—she just wanted to enjoy the feeling of being surrounded by people. Those little thugs were easy enough to fool.

She remembered that group later came looking for her, saying someone had beaten them up and wanted her to stand up for them.

"What's it to you?"

Zhang Xiaoxiao tried to shake her hand off but couldn't.

How was this girl so strong?!

"Looks like I didn't mistake you."

Zhang Juntang nodded, her voice very soft:

"There are no cameras here, and no one can see. I've already beaten up everyone from that group back then, but I could never find you."

As she spoke, she raised her head, her eyes locking onto Zhang Xiaoxiao:

"Can I hit you once?"

Was this girl crazy?

Zhang Xiaoxiao was stunned. She had no idea what this person was talking about.

"Let go of me—"

"Bang!"

A fist slammed into her stomach.

Damn! That was some serious strength! Even stronger than that cold-faced girl!

Pain radiated from her belly through her entire body. Zhang Xiaoxiao was about to cry from the agony.

"I know what I'm doing. Hitting like this hurts, but it won't leave any marks."

Zhang Juntang's voice was still barely audible:

"Back then, you guys hurt Senior, and it messed up his parents' jobs. I just wanted to fight back."

Fucking hell! I didn't do anything! Why are you coming after me for what those thugs did?!

Zhang Xiaoxiao clutched her stomach, unable to speak from the pain.

But hearing this, she remembered. Two years ago, there was a massive brawl outside No. 13 Middle School.

A male student from the school got into a conflict with a group of thugs for some unknown reason. It was a serious incident.

Afterward, both sides were in a huge mess. The boy was a senior in high school, and exams were just around the corner. Everyone said he'd definitely be affected.

"Remember now?"

Zhang Juntang asked.

Zhang Xiaoxiao suddenly forced a laugh:

"I remember. Back then, there was a girl who spoke up for that boy, saying he'd fought because he was helping her. That was you, wasn't it?"

Zhang Juntang nodded.

Zhang Xiaoxiao smirked through the pain:

"Then shouldn't you be blaming yourself? If it weren't for you, would this have happened? If you hadn't needed help, would he have stepped in?"

"Don't you think you're like a parasite? You got all the benefits, but what about that boy? Affected by public opinion, his exam results probably weren't great, were they?"

Zhang Juntang listened and actually nodded:

"You're right. But that doesn't stop me from hitting you."

With that, she gave Zhang Xiaoxiao another punch:

"You're really annoying."

Leaving those words behind, she turned and walked away.

No one had seen it, so she wasn't afraid of getting in trouble.

Zhang Xiaoxiao stumbled to her feet, patted her face again:

"Tch, I really envy people like that."

She straightened her clothes a bit, walked out of the restroom, and put on a smile.

Zhang Xiaoxiao, you're different from them. So don't let it bother you.