Chapter 185: Without Fear, There Is No Pain
Sheng Yueyue was being scorned by Gu Jiaojiao, and she couldn’t utter a single word in her own defense. She could only glare at her hatefully, her eyes red.
"Aren’t you going to say anything else? Like how you’re the ’chosen one’?" Gu Jiaojiao asked with a frown.
Sheng Yueyue looked at her, the rims of her eyes turning red. She never imagined that Gu Jiaojiao, a little eighteen-year-old bitch, could be so brazen.
She, a thirty-eight-year-old, didn’t even dare to act arrogantly anymore. The moment she stepped out of line, everyone said she’d lost her mind.
Even her own mother had prayed to the Bodhisattva right in front of her, kneeling and begging for a blessing to keep her daughter sane.
’It’s infuriating!’
"I... I..." At a loss for words, Sheng Yueyue didn’t dare to hit Gu Jiaojiao.
She knew full well that if she hit Gu Jiaojiao in front of everyone, she’d just get beaten to a pulp by Dong Qiming again.
"You can cry, you know! Or you could come over and hit me!" Gu Jiaojiao said, seeing that Sheng Yueyue was furious yet utterly helpless.
She taunted her childishly. ’So this is what it’s like! Life isn’t just about studying and working. You can also have fun and be completely unrestrained!’
’It’s a shame. In my past life, all I did was study and work. I never did anything else, not even fall in love.’
’Being reborn is amazing. I can try all the things I wanted to do but never dared. This life won’t be a waste.’
Gu Jiaojiao shot Sheng Yueyue a pitying glance. ’We’re both reincarnated souls.’
’But instead of learning from the experiences and lessons of her past life, Sheng Yueyue just keeps causing trouble for no reason.’
Tsk, tsk, tsk...
Sheng Yueyue saw this little bitch Gu Jiaojiao, who was still wet behind the ears, shaking her head and sighing at her.
’Truly a case of a newborn calf not fearing the tiger. Daring to look down on me, the chosen one? Unbelievable!’
Sheng Yueyue wanted to grab Gu Jiaojiao and beat her senseless. She also considered grabbing her arm and playing the victim, crying a river of tears like some innocent white lotus.
’Hit her? I don’t dare to, for now!’
’Cry? I’m thirty-eight years old. How could I possibly bow my head to an eighteen-year-old bitch!’
She didn’t dare to fight, but she refused to show weakness. Sheng Yueyue trembled with rage.
’No, I absolutely can’t... ’
’My life has to be brilliant and glorious! I’m going to be a dazzling star... In this life, I must rise above Gu Jiaojiao.’
Gu Jiaojiao could see right through Sheng Yueyue’s thoughts, which reminded her of a drawing by the illustrator Bai Cha.
It depicted a cat with an incredibly disdainful expression, captioned with the line: "I love that you can’t stand me, yet you can’t do anything about it."
The drawing eventually faded from memory, but the phrase lived on, becoming a classic comeback.
’Everyone has a petty side. Sometimes, we know full well someone hates our guts and talks endless trash about us behind our backs.’
’But we don’t want to sink to their level. At the same time, we’re not willing to be so magnanimous that we look weak.’
’So you just have to say it, with a smug little grin: I love that you can’t stand me, yet you can’t do anything about it.’
Of course, Gu Jiaojiao wasn’t childish enough to actually say this to Sheng Yueyue; she was just reminded of the saying.
"Sheng Yueyue, why are you staring at Gu Jiaojiao with that twisted look on your face? Are you thinking about hitting her again?"
Song Qianqian demanded fiercely, her voice laced with anger.
After class, Song Qianqian had run to the school store to buy two mung bean popsicles and had rushed over to find Gu Jiaojiao.
Although Song Qianqian didn’t know Gu Jiaojiao was Divine Doctor Su Gu, she knew that Gu Jiaojiao’s father was the one who had brought him to them.
Her older brother and second older sister were both recovering very well. According to Divine Doctor Su Gu, her sister had originally been scheduled for surgery to treat her infertility.
She was incredibly grateful to Gu Jiaojiao’s father, so she wanted to buy two mung bean popsicles to thank Gu Jiaojiao.
But when she arrived, she saw Sheng Yueyue standing in a corner, glaring at Gu Jiaojiao with a twisted, vicious expression.
Song Qianqian immediately stepped in front of Gu Jiaojiao, blocking Sheng Yueyue’s venomous glare. She then turned and handed both popsicles to Gu Jiaojiao.
"Gu Jiaojiao, I bought these especially for you."
"One is enough for me. You have the other," Gu Jiaojiao said, graciously accepting the mung bean popsicle.
"Song Qianqian, don’t talk nonsense. When have I ever hit Jiaojiao?" Sheng Yueyue asked, her voice choked with emotion.
She looked at Song Qianqian, tears streaming down her face like pear blossoms in the rain. With her eyes bright red, she looked utterly pitiful.
But beneath her long lashes, her eyes were filled with pure hatred.
’This Song Qianqian is so unreasonable and meddlesome,’ Sheng Yueyue thought. ’But now isn’t the time to deal with her.’
’I’ll wait until I marry Song Zijin. Once he has control of the Song Family, I’ll deal with this cousin of his, Song Qianqian, properly.’
’Don’t blame me for being cruel. If anyone’s to blame, it’s Song Qianqian for being so blind as to openly challenge me.’
Gu Jiaojiao contentedly ate her popsicle, watching the shifting emotions of pure hatred in Sheng Yueyue’s eyes, which flickered like a painter’s palette.
She thought of the original owner of this body, who had already been reincarnated. ’She must have been driven absolutely mad by Sheng Yueyue’s antics.’
’The original her had been unable to argue her case, and everyone in the compound had called her unreasonable, an ungrateful wretch.’
Now, Sheng Yueyue was getting a taste of her own medicine, experiencing all the pain the original had gone through. Just like at this moment, Sheng Yueyue desperately wanted to break down and hysterically wail about how wronged she was.
But no one believed her anymore!
If she dared to start screaming and cursing, everyone would just think she’d lost her mind!
Sheng Yueyue knew how terrifying the mental hospitals of the future were, which was why she had been reining in her temper lately.
Sheng Yueyue even thought smugly to herself, ’Good thing that idiot Gu Jiaojiao reminded me.’
But she had no idea that Gu Jiaojiao had done it on purpose.
’If Sheng Yueyue had just remained arrogant, she wouldn’t feel any fear. And without fear, there’s no suffering.’
’But now that Sheng Yueyue knows fear, she has to second-guess herself even when she’s in the right. That makes her miserable and feel utterly wronged.’
’Hmph! This is just the beginning for Sheng Yueyue. There’s plenty more suffering in store for you.’
A quick death is a mercy. But words that strike at the heart are like a knife twisting in the soul, a pain that cuts to the bone.
If Sheng Yueyue could have a complete awakening and stop causing drama, then Gu Jiaojiao wouldn’t be able to do anything to her.
But would Sheng Yueyue ever let it go?
’Definitely not. So, I’ll just wait for the day everyone abandons her!’
Gu Jiaojiao watched the whimpering Sheng Yueyue with an inscrutable expression, eagerly awaiting her next self-destructive act.
The bell for class rang, and the students filed into the classroom. They saw Sheng Yueyue crying, but not a single person went over to ask what was wrong.
She wasn’t the class genius, nor was she the quiet, gentle student the teachers adored.
She was the class’s universally acknowledged troublemaker. Who would dare mess with her?
Seeing how indifferent her teacher and classmates were, Sheng Yueyue was so angry she felt like her lungs would explode...
This class was the final mock exam. The college entrance exams were just three days away.
All the students were focused on their papers, but Sheng Yueyue just stared at her test, not knowing where to begin.
A vicious idea began to form in her mind. ’During the real exam, I’ll write Gu Jiaojiao’s name on my paper.’
’Then both of our scores will be nullified! HAHA...’
Gu Jiaojiao was oblivious to Sheng Yueyue’s malicious plan. After school, she walked to the main gate.
Su Shuochi was waiting for her in his wheelchair as usual, but it was obvious he was in a very good mood.
"Su Shuochi, you seem especially happy today. What’s going on? Share the good news so I can be happy too."