Reborn in the 70s: Pampered by Regiment Commander-Chapter 1249 - 823
Updated～
.........
When the two girls turned their heads, Lin Wenbin quickly let go of Yuan Hui, winked at her, and followed behind them hand in hand...
"Brother, what is this..." Chuxia looked at the two sketches Lin Wenbin handed her, completely confused, not understanding why he went straight to his room to draw as soon as he got back. Surely he wasn’t showing off his drawing skills?
"Do you know these two girls?" Lin Wenbin asked.
Hearing this, Chuxia studied the sketches for a moment, then smacked her forehead: "The one with the long face is Jiang Guizhen, she’s in the same dorm as Xinli. I recognize the one with the square face, but I can’t remember her name..." She paused and looked at Lin Wenbin, "Did they say something bad about me and you overheard it?"
"My sister is really smart." Lin Wenbin nodded with a smile. "You hit the nail right on the head. As Yuan Hui and I were walking back, we happened to hear them mention your name, so we deliberately fell behind to eavesdrop.
The one whose name you don’t know let the one whose name you do know bully Li Xinli freely, aiming to provoke you into standing up for Li Xinli and get into a fight with you."
As he reached this part, Lin Wenbin’s face completely darkened. Initially, he intended to quietly take care of this matter, but Yuan Hui stopped him, suggesting he tell Chuxia and let her handle it herself.
Thinking about it, Yuan Hui had a point. This kind of thing wouldn’t be rare in the future. If he handled it this time, what if he wasn’t around when his little cousin encountered it again?
Instead of letting his little cousin get hurt in the future, it was better to alert her now, to see how she handles it, so he could have some peace of mind. Even with an all-powerful brother-in-law, distant water can’t quench immediate thirst. Being cautious is never wrong.
"What I’m interested in now is who this familiar-faced sister is being directed by. I’m very sure I’ve seen her before, but I’ve never interacted with her, so the possibility of having a grudge with her is almost zero..." Chuxia pondered for a while, then shook her head. "Forget it, I’ll find out at school tomorrow. They should be able to identify her.
As for Jiang Guizhen, she’d better fend for herself. Always bullying Li Xinli, does she really think Li Xinli is a pushover? The breaking point is probably not far off.
With Li Xinli’s skills, she doesn’t need my help at all. It’s just that she’s gotten used to enduring since childhood..." A cold smile curved up at the corner of Chuxia’s lips. Jiang Guizhen really thinks highly of herself.
Last time, when Li Xinli wasn’t around, Jiang Guizhen spilled water all over her bed. Li Xinli endured it, and now Jiang Guizhen really thinks Li Xinli is someone who can be bullied at will, hehe...
She’s really looking forward to seeing Jiang Guizhen’s embarrassed look now. People shouldn’t be judged just by their appearance, and Jiang Guizhen will understand this someday.
"If you find out who’s behind this, what do you plan to do?" Lin Wenbin asked again.
"Well..." Chuxia shrugged. "I don’t know what to do yet, because I still don’t know why they’re targeting me. Once I know, I can make a decision. Don’t worry, big brother, I won’t let myself suffer any losses."
She was absolutely telling the truth. Coming from the 21st century, the education she received since childhood meant she was never someone who would swallow insults silently.
Although she often reminded herself that times were different and she shouldn’t go too far, she still wouldn’t just endure things like those educated in this era from childhood would.
Sometimes, she felt lucky for her good fortune. If she hadn’t encountered such good parents, or met Zhou Mikang, her life in this era would have been tragic.
Even though Chuxia sounded so certain, Lin Wenbin still looked at her a bit worriedly: "Xia, remember, never be soft-hearted towards those who hurt you, or one day you’ll regret it."
"Big brother, you’re so long-winded..." Chuxia looked at him with amusement, her eyes full of affection. If it weren’t for family, who would say such things? However, being able to say these things in front of Yuan Hui showed that her brother truly considered Yuan Hui family, which was a good sign. Thinking of this, her smile deepened, and she winked playfully at Yuan Hui.
Yuan Hui wasn’t slow-witted; she paused for only a moment before understanding Chuxia’s meaning, blushing unconsciously and looking at Lin Wenbin with even more tenderness.
Chuxia’s wish to see Jiang Guizhen make a fool of herself was fulfilled the very next morning.
Perhaps the girl had overdone it with the tricks on Jiang Guizhen, making her too confident, and she started picking on Li Xinli early in the morning—using the same old trick, pouring a basin of water onto Li Xinli’s bed.
Having endured until now, it was really reaching the limit. Li Xinli came back from washing her face, looked at the soaked bed, and without saying a word, turned her eyes to Jiang Guizhen.
"What are you looking at me for?" Jiang Guizhen challenged, her tone antagonistic. "I accidentally spilled water on your bed when bringing it upstairs. It wasn’t on purpose. Just take it outside to dry. If someone mistakes it for you wetting the bed, you can explain it to them."
Li Xinli stared at her for a while, then turned around with her washbasin and left. Jiang Guizhen curled her lips and muttered under her breath, "Such a jinx, disgusting!"
Unable to stand it any longer, Zhang Guiqin frowned and said, "Jiang Guizhen, we are all classmates and roommates, what you’re doing is really out of line."
"I really spilled it by accident, it wasn’t on purpose." Jiang Guizhen lied blatantly.
"You poured a whole basin of water on her, do you think we’re all blind?" Zhang Guiqin looked at the other roommates, "You all saw it, right?"
"Yes." Though Zhang Fengying initially didn’t want to get involved, seeing Zhang Guiqin put it like that, she naturally had to support her friend and was the first to agree.
Wu Qing and Zhao Xiaohong were both fixing their hair, their movements only paused briefly before continuing. The most honest Niu Aizhen’s face turned bright red, and ultimately, she lowered her head.
Another roommate named Qu Wenting wasn’t there, so the only one in the dorm who actively supported Zhang Guiqin was Zhang Fengying.
Seeing Zhang Guiqin’s angry face, Zhang Fengying quickly tugged at her gently, whispering, "Xinli herself doesn’t mind, what’s the use of you standing up for her? The key is her own attitude, understand?"
"Ah!" With a heavy sigh, Zhang Guiqin felt somewhat frustrated. Yes, if the person involved doesn’t care, as an outsider she can’t make decisions for her.
Besides, Li Xinli has quite a few good friends, compared to them, she’s a bit lower in rank, and even they didn’t stand up for Li Xinli, so who is she anyway?
Thinking this way, Zhang Guiqin no longer bothered to meddle in their affairs, turned around and sat back on her bed, and began applying cold cream to her face.
Just as she put the cream on her face and was about to rub it in, she saw Li Xinli holding a full basin of water, which she suddenly splashed onto Jiang Guizhen, coldly snorting, "I’m not pouring it on your bed because I don’t want to implicate others. If you dare provoke me again, I’ll drag you to the water basin and drown you!"
The normally gentle and obedient girl suddenly seemed to have become someone else, leaving Jiang Guizhen stunned, and perhaps the confusion from being doused contributed to it.
In short, by the time she came to her senses, Li Xinli had already packed her bag to leave.
"You shameless little whore!" Screaming, Jiang Guizhen lunged at Li Xinli, a look in her eyes as if she wanted to devour Li Xinli alive.
"Slap! Slap! Slap!"
"..."
The room fell into a deathly silence, indeed, the scene was far too unexpected for everyone. Jiang Guizhen, who lunged at Li Xinli, not only failed to gain any advantage but was slapped in the face three times by Li Xinli, which was... completely incredible!
With her face stinging from the blows, Jiang Guizhen was in a maniacal state, turning back to charge at Li Xinli again, spewing a string of vulgar curses. Originally intending to back off a step, Li Xinli simply kicked Jiang Guizhen in the stomach, stepped forward, grabbed her arms and twisted them behind her, completely subduing Jiang Guizhen.
"If you don’t want to make things worse for yourself, you’d better calm down..." Pausing, Li Xinli continued, "If you want to report to the school, go ahead, I definitely won’t stop you."
It was at this moment that Chuxia pushed the door open.
Concerned about Li Xinli, she had rushed to the girls’ dormitory early in the morning with Yuan Hui, intending to warn Li Xinli about Jiang Guizhen’s plans to prevent her from being at a disadvantage.
Instead, she stumbled upon this dramatic scene...
Jiang Guizhen was drenched, her hair stuck to her face, looking pale and blue (whether from cold or anger was unclear), with her hands held tightly behind her by Li Xinli. In contrast, Li Xinli looked fresh and more spirited than usual.
If she weren’t trying so hard to restrain herself, Chuxia would have laughed out loud, and Yuan Hui, who accompanied her, was equally shocked. Although Chuxia had warned her, seeing such a quiet and pretty girl act this way left her feeling unable to comprehend...
The moment Li Xinli saw Chuxia, the frosty expression disappeared, and she smiled a little shyly, "Why are you here so early? I was planning to see you later, but..." She nodded towards Jiang Guizhen, who was shivering—whether from cold or rage was unclear, "she held me up."
Jiang Guizhen was already angry, and seeing Chuxia only intensified it. Taking this task was meant to earn herself some favors; little did she expect that not only did she gain nothing, but she also made a fool of herself.
The crux was, as mentioned, if she hadn’t taken the chance to harm Lin Chuxia, she wouldn’t get any favors at all. Previously, when she bullied Li Xinli, Lin Chuxia appeared very angry, so she thought as long as she added a bit more fuel, Lin Chuxia would surely intervene. Those favors would be practically guaranteed. But to her surprise, before she could even get the first spark going, it had already backfired...(To be continued. If you enjoy this work, please visit Qidian (qidian.com) to cast recommendation votes, monthly votes. Your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile users, please read at m.qidian.com.)
