Bai Qing

More or less five miles away from the Jiang Corporation's building. In an all-female dormitory.

A beautiful and dainty figure reminiscent of a pure white lotus bowed to another girl of a similar age.

While she had a pale and apologetic face that could easily evoke pity and tug on the heartstrings of every onlooker, the one standing opposite her had a furious look on as though, any minute soon, she would start pointing a forefinger to the other.

They were in the lobby where other girls nearby could see them.

Since the dorm was just across from the men's dorm, hot-blooded male youths could also watch and hear them from afar.

"I-I'm really sorry. I didn't know that you liked Senior Feng. I, I will make sure to keep a distance starting from today!"

The white lotus girl said it quite loudly; her words let the people around guess what was happening immediately.

Out of embarrassment for the kinds of stares the other party received from everyone around them, she blushed and angrily exclaimed,

"Bai Qing!!! How dare you!!!"

The woman wanted to tell how inconsiderate and shameless Bai Qing was to do this to her in front of many people.

Unfortunately, that would have to wait until she had gathered enough calmness and composure.

But yes.

The one who just spoke loudly was the currently nineteen-year-old campus belle of J University, Bai Qing — this world's female lead.

And right now, she was apologizing to her dormmate Xia Xinyue for a reason that was actually not her fault.

The senior art student the other liked had just confessed to her...

At least, that was what everyone watching the show inferred from Bai Qing's words...

People knew Bai Qing as an intelligent and lovely young lady born to a talented female designer and a self-made rich fashion and clothing line owner.

Many saw her as a sweet and smart girl.

Whenever she did something like winning a city-wide academic contest or helping an old lady cross a busy street, words about it would immediately reach everyone's ears and become the talk of the university.

Her fanboys, who were overly eager to spread her good and amazing deeds, were the culprits, of course.

She was showered with praise and admiration from everybody.

Men's adoration also never failed to make way for her, at least so far.

Her appearance was the kind that could topple nations, whether from the ancient world or the current one.

No wonder right now, even though no one had heard of what truly happened between her and Xia Xinyue, it was already cemented in everybody's mind that she was wronged.

She was pure and innocent.

Look at her beautiful... or rather, pitiful appearance.

What more explanation or reason was needed?

"That girl must have done something to make Bai Qing apologize even though somebody liking her is not her fault. Tch! Tch!"

"Shameless! Very shameless! Not classy at all! This Xia Xinyue is so evil to do that to her! Poor Bai Qing!"

"I really pity her. Because people are drowning in jealousy and can't accept their adequacies, the world is becoming more and more unbearable to live in!"

"I know, right!"

"Ahem, what did she do?"

A confused nerdy with short hair asked one of the spectators and received replies similar to the ones above.

When that nerdy looked over, the one that appeared pitiful in her eyes was the girl who looked more teary-eyed than furious.

Unfortunately, the favorable opinions of the majority tilted to the other side.

Bai Qing briefly glanced around, and in her heart, a feeling of helplessness sprouted.

She felt so helpless that she was so lovable and charming.

A few hours later, the poor girl whose crush was rat out would surely be known as a bad lady. It was simply the powerful halo of being the favored daughter of destiny.

"I can't believe it!" Xia Xinyue began shaking her head. "You're known as a good and admirable girl. But what's so admirable with a woman distorting facts and loudly shouting about other's affairs in public."

Bai Qing's face paled more, and she stammered out, "T-this... I-I just don't have another choice..."

'Come again? What didn't have a choice?'

Those who heard these words had their imagination worked at full throttle, naturally in a direction only the female lead would like.

"Miss Xia!!! Are you bullying her?"

The one called turned to the left only to see someone she would have preferred never to hear or see this commotion. "Senior Feng..."

Her voice weakly trailed off when she processed how this guy was siding with Bai Qing immediately. Frost covered her heart, and her mind immediately became blank.

Why was she the one receiving hostility? All she did was ask normally if Bai Qing was now dating this guy.

"Senior Feng, it's not like that," Bai Qing tried to smooth over the situation. "Miss Xia did not bully me."

And the soft but awkward laughter that Bai Qing let out etched the opposite in the man's eyes.

The other woman did not really bully.

The part where she said she didn't have a choice was because they rarely meet in the dorm, so she took this chance to apologize.

An apology for being much more likable and beautiful to the boys' eyes...

With worrying expression, the male student told her,

"Qing'er you don't need to be so kind. Just say directly, did she bully you?"

It was annoying that after hearing this, the campus' number one beauty tried to deny it again only to become further cemented as the truth.

Xia Xinyue simply decided that she's done with everything.

The man was a scumbag who didn't even know the basics of asking the side of the two parties involved. She must be blind to like him before.

Thankfully, she had now awakened to the reality of life...