jdhmnovel Chapter 12 Campus Unrequited Love (11)
Chapter 12 Campus Unrequited Love (11)
When Xia Mingwei ran breathlessly to the rooftop, just as she had expected, Qiao Jing was there.
A gust of wind blew by, making Qiao Jing, standing on the edge of the rooftop, appear so lonely. Through her, Xia Mingwei seemed to see the original owner of this body. When she stood there all alone back then, was she also in just as much pain?
Seeing that Qiao Jing was about to take that step, Xia Mingwei disregarded everything else and shouted at her, "Qiao Jing, what are you doing?"
Qiao Jing was startled by her sudden voice, and slowly turned around to look at her.
"I didn't want to do anything, I just wanted to be alone for a while, is that not allowed?" She said this with lifeless eyes, as if her soul had been taken away.
"Then come down first and find somewhere else to stay, is that not okay?"
Qiao Jing gave a slightly self-deprecating smile. "Other places? I'm like a rat in the street now. Everyone wants to kick me when they see me. Where else can I go?"
"Qiao Jing, listen to me. I know everything about what happened to you, and I understand how you feel. But we need to face it bravely first in order to overcome it, don't you think?"
Hearing this, Qiao Jing, who had been somewhat depressed, became agitated. "What do you know? Those people are shamelessly labeling me online, using the most shameless and vulgar words like 'mistress,' 'vixen,' and 'slut' to describe me. People who don't know the truth also come to stare at me every day, asking if I did such a shameless thing. And those people, they stare at me and harass me every day, disrupting my normal life. Even if I explain a thousand times, they still do as they please. What can I do? What else can I do?"
As she finished speaking, her initial anger turned to confusion. Tears streamed down her face, and her voice choked with emotion.
Xia Mingwei's thoughts were stirred by her words, as if she could see the original owner who had suffered all kinds of grievances back then, and she murmured to herself, "I think no one can understand this feeling better than me!"
But this wasn't a good time to dwell on the past. Xia Mingwei cleared her thoughts, shook her head, and then said, "Even if I don't really understand this feeling right now, can we sit down and talk first? Maybe I can help you in some way?"
Qiao Jing's expression softened slightly, and Xia Mingwei seized the opportunity to press her advantage: "Besides, even if you don't think about yourself, you should think about your parents! They're getting old. If something were to happen to you now, could they bear it?"
Following her words, Qiao Jing seemed to realize something and shrank back in fear.
Seeing this, Xia Mingwei strode forward, grabbed Qiao Jing's hand, and pulled her back from the edge of the rooftop.
Having done all this, she could finally breathe deeply. Once she came to her senses, she yelled at Qiao Jing, "You're so young, why are you so reckless? If you really jumped, wouldn't you be doing just what those evildoers wanted? Do you think they'd feel any remorse? Let me tell you, no! They'll still be eating and drinking well, living their own lives! Only you, you fool, will pay the price, and only your true friends and family will suffer! You're making your loved ones grieve while your enemies rejoice!"
As soon as Qiao Jing stepped off the rooftop, she was met with a barrage of scolding from Xia Mingwei, leaving her completely bewildered. The scolding also brought her to her senses, and the thought of her earlier suicidal thoughts filled her with lingering fear.
"There's no hurdle you can't overcome. You're facing a big problem right now, but it's not entirely hopeless. I want to help you. Would you be willing to work with me to resolve this?"
"Why are you being so kind? What do you want from me? I want to say that no matter what you're after, I won't help you!" Anyone would be wary if a stranger offered to help them.
“I don’t want anything from you. As for why I’m helping you, it’s because…” Xia Mingwei deliberately dragged out her words, successfully whetting Qiao Jing’s appetite.
Qiao Jing pushed her hand away, signaling her to speak quickly.
"Just consider this my way of responding to the call of the times, learning from Lei Feng, and doing good deeds anonymously!"
Upon receiving this answer, Qiao Jing scoffed, disbelieving such an absurd reason, but she didn't press the matter further.
"Of course, it's to redeem the original owner!" Xia Mingwei silently added in her heart, as if comforting the original owner's soul: "Don't worry, I will definitely handle this matter well and make those people pay the price they deserve!"
Immediately afterward, Xia Mingwei began her questioning, "So, can you tell me now what happened between you, Lin Zeyang, and Jiang Mengyi?"
Upon hearing the question, Qiao Jing was silent for a moment. "Lin Zeyang actually told me about you. He said he had approached you, wanting you to pretend to be his girlfriend, but you refused. You know what happened after that. Without you, he came to me. Jiang Mengyi did break off contact with other men out of jealousy, just as he predicted, and then came back to Lin Zeyang to get back together. But someone secretly took photos of me and Lin Zeyang having dinner together and uploaded them online, and then came the accusations against me."
Upon hearing Qiao Jing's answer, Xia Mingwei immediately followed up with, "After your information was exposed, did you talk to them about how to resolve this matter?"
Qiao Jing lowered her head even further. "We've looked, but they told me they couldn't do anything about it either."
Xia Mingwei's temper flared up instantly. She clenched her fists, stood up, and said angrily, "Just as I thought!" With that, she wanted to go and settle accounts with Lin Zeyang and Jiang Mengyi.
Qiao Jing, on the other hand, was startled by her suddenly increased volume. She quickly grabbed her hand and stopped her, saying, "Calm down, sit down first, let's discuss this! It's not too late to go find them later!"
With Qiao Jing stopping her, Xia Mingwei gradually regained her senses. "Then let's deal with the people spreading rumors online first! We need to come up with a plan for this matter first!"
"Do you have some good idea in mind?" Qiao Jing looked at her as if Xia Mingwei was her savior.
“Of course, just do it this way…” Xia Mingwei leaned close to Qiao Jing’s ear and told her all her plans.
After Xia Mingwei finished sharing, Qiao Jing was completely different from before. She seemed to have shed her lifelessness and her eyes were full of hope and longing for life.