Chapter 11: Covered in Blood Fog, Life is Short

After Qin Ruan collected herself, she adjusted her emotions: "Something came up, I didn't get proper rest."

She didn't conceal anything from Ling Xiaoxuan, behaving just as they had in their previous lives.

Ling Xiaoxuan knew Qin Ruan's identity as the Qin family illegitimate daughter. Her status was awkward, and there were definitely some unknown circumstances at home.

She coyly brushed her shoulder-length curled hair: "There's nothing that can't be overcome, have you eaten? If not, let's eat together. I'm starving."

"Okay."

Qin Ruan squinted her eyes, smiling warmly.

That's just how Ling Xiaoxuan was. She was particularly measured, knew when to stop and how to retain someone's dignity.

As the two uniquely charming girls walked across the campus, they were quite eye-catching.

One was sensually sultry while the other was pure yet seductive, their every frown and smile were like a beautiful painting.

Being the daughter of an aristocratic family, Ling Xiaoxuan was accustomed to other people's attention, engaging in cheerful conversation with Qin Ruan.

Qin Ruan had already undergone a complete transformation, she was no longer timid in the presence of the children of heaven due to the Han family mother and daughter. She no longer felt out of place.

At this time, she subtly focussed her attention on Ling Xiaoxuan.

When she initially saw Ling Xiaoxuan, Qin Ruan did not recognize her.

She was distracted by something else.

When she saw Ling Xiaoxuan, her image was veiled by a red bloody mist. If she hadn't looked closely, the facial features would have been engulfed by it.

If it wasn't for Ling Xiaoxuan's familiar demeanor and the unique presence she had in her previous life, Qin Ruan may have truly forgotten her.

She recognized Ling Xiaoxuan, and also discerned that her life was nearing its end.

By tonight at the latest, or by tomorrow, she would drop dead.

Qin Ruan tried to remember the memory of her past life.

In her past life, she was unaware that she had been deliberately manipulated by Han Kexin. She mistakenly ended up spending an intimate moment with Lord Huo.

After becoming sober, she was cornered by Han Kexin and her followers in her room, full of disgrace, her clothes torn and humiliated by everyone's comments.

She couldn't stand up to the dirty accusations of the crowd, she fled from the hotel in disgrace. Because of her physical injuries, she did not return to school.

Later, due to Han Kexin's deliberate propaganda, everyone knew that Qin Ruan, an illegitimate daughter, was lack of integrity and had secret relations with men.

Subsequent rumors were even more outrageous, she was described as flirtatious and promiscuous.

The Qin family's illegitimate daughter entangled with several men. Qin Ruan became the laughingstock among high society, with some even fabricated explicit and salacious photos of her with various unknown men.

She didn't dare to leave the house, for fear of people's comments and their strange looks, as if they were looking at something dirty.

During that time, her father and elder brother were abroad for inspection. Only when they came back, did Qin Ruan finally step outside.

She went to Shengshi Academy to drop out.

She had been frequently skipping classes, had a poor attendance rate, declining grades, openly defying teachers, leading a disorderly private life, entangled with several men, and even tried to hook up with powerhouse students. The school expelled her.

Under her elder brother's company, Qin Ruan went to school to dropout.

It was on that day she learned about the death of Ling Xiaoxuan, the only good friend she had in school.

As for the cause of death, she asked her father and elder brother to investigate but regretfully they couldn't find anything.

The Ling family was one of the six great aristocratic families, and such a family was not one that the Qin family could investigate.

At that time, Qin Group was facing internal issues. Despite being under immense pressure, her father and elder brother still tried to investigate for her sake.

Later on, her father discovered that his elder brother had conspired with his stepmother Han Xian and was murdered by them.