Especially young teachers in their early thirties in the department. They were in a competitive relationship with Zhu Xiyang. In order to evaluate the title of associate professor, they worked harder and harder for several years. Seeing that they were finally able to get the job, Zhu Xiyang suddenly appeared.

Zhu Xiyang was appointed by the leader and did not follow the formal recruitment process because he is the son of the former principal, he has a super powerful background. The school attaches great importance to him. Obviously, the next opportunity to promote an associate professor will only be given to him.

The young teachers were all mad, but they couldn’t do anything to Zhu Xiyang.

While they felt sympathy towards Liu Mand and Li Xiaoru, they wondered what they’d done to anger him so much that he wouldn’t listen to anyone.

Meanwhile, Li Xiaoru who was packing up to go home saw her score, this semester, her average score for her classes was 77, ranked 71 in the grade.

From rank 15 to 71 was a big hit for students that have high expectations.

Li Xiaoru sat in her chair blankly, and did not react for a long time.

Then, the dorm door was opened from the outside. It was Wang Nina.

Though Li Xiaoru quickly hid her emotions, Wang Nina still caught the disappointment and sadness in her eyes.

Wang Nina glanced at her phone and asked, “Is it because your scores aren’t ideal?”

Li Xiaoru immediately thought something was wrong, Zhu Xiyang said before that the concert grade and average class grades were separated when taken into account for their end of semester scores.

Even if she and Liu Man’s performance score was 60, their average score couldn’t have been. They’ve been keeping up a perfect attendance and handing in all their homework.

Li Xiaoru jumped from her chair and said angrily, “It was you all along!”

Wang Nina smiled triumphantly, not disagreeing.

“Man Man and my results weren’t as good as yours from the very beginning. Apart from concealing some things from you, we haven’t harmed you at all. You and Xu Zihan have already won first place in the concert. Why are you pressing so much? Don’t you know that if you do this, Man Man will be expelled by the school.” Li Xiaoru was pissed off

“I know, of course I know. My goal is for her to be expelled.”

Li Xiaoru was shocked by Wang Nina’s cruelness, she lived with such a horrible person for almost two years!

Wang Nina didn’t want to be so cruel. If Liu Man did make a fool of herself in the ensemble concert, she wouldn’t care about it. But somehow Liu Man managed to save herself and turn everyone’s favor towards herself. Even Li Xiaoru has also become a celebrity in the piano department—an excellent piano player among teachers and students.

How could Wang Nina take this?

There were so many other outstanding students in the school such as Shen Mozhen, Wen Fangfei, and Tang Tu that were no worse than Liu Man, but Wang Nina focused her attention on Liu Man.

People always hate the closest person around them first. Suddenly Liu Man surpassed her and left her far behind. She was too far behind Liu Man and hated that feeling.

If in the start, Liu Man didn’t become friends with Wang Nina, then she wouldn’t have been her target of comparison.

“Why did you become like this?” Li Xiaoru looked at Wang Nina’s face, making her feel extremely angry and disappointed.

“Do you think me and Man Man doesn’t know that it was you who told Xu Zihan to cut Wen Fangfei’s strings? Do you think we don’t know it was you who spread the rumors to Zhang Daqiang? Do you think we don’t know about your disgusting relationship with Zhu Xiyang? The sole reason why we didn’t expose you was because you were our friend.”

Hearing the word “friend” didn’t mean anything to Wang Nina, she interrupted Li Xiaoru, “What ‘friend’? I don’t believe that there is actual friendship in this world. It’s all friendship with benefits, I use you and you use me. I used to be friends with you only because we lived in a dormitory together. I am more familiar with you. Plus, you look uglier than me and Liu Man’s grades were worse than mine. You two were perfect stepping stones……”

Wang Nina didn’t even finish before the extremely angered Li Xiaoru dashed forward and furiously slapped her. Wang Nina’s face swung to the other side by the force.

Looking at that, you could see how much strength Li Xiaoru used.

Wang Nina was beaten to her head and covered her face without moving.

Li Xiaoru didn’t feel regret for hitting her at all.

She stood in front of Wang Nina and looked at her disgusting face coldly, “This is for Liu Man, if she’s expelled by the school because of you, I won’t ever forgive you.

Hearing her promise, Wang Nina felt like she herald the best joke in the world and laughed crazily, “You’re like this everytime, Hot-headed, self-confessed to be full of blood, but in reality, you are extremely stupid. I don’t care about this slap. I’m a civilized person and an artist.” At this point, Wang Nina raised her head proudly, even though more than half of her face was red in the shape of five fingers.

“I wasn’t trying to target you, but who knew you would be close enough with Liu Man to form a team for the concert. You were dragged down by her, hah, don’t rely on friends, you have to rely on yourself.”

“So, your ‘rely on yourself’ means relying on Zhu Xiyang?” Li Xiaoru was disgusted.

“I’m just following reality. This is the truth of the world. We are the common people born with no power and no authority, so why do we gain a foothold in society? Talent? struggle? There are so many talented people in the school. The only ones who really excel are the rich children like Shen Mozhen and Tang Tu. They have their own parents to pave the way for them, and their future is destined to be blooming. If we common people fight on our own, when can we ever reach their level of accomplishment? The Rich people’s starting point is our end point. Why is God so unfair? So, Zhu Xiyang is just a shortcut of life for me that I found.”

“No, you found yourself a background, you only want the fruit with no work,” Li Xiaoru said with disdain, “do you really think people like Zhu Xiyang will pave the way for you?”

“He helped me get the qualification for the second half of the anniversary celebration concert. This is the shortcut!”

Wang Nina said these words triumphantly, then turned and left the dormitory.

She now lived in a luxurious apartment rented by Zhu Xiyang, and her living conditions had been greatly improved. She came to the dormitory specifically to watch Li Xiaoru and Liu Man suffer.

Translated by: Puppxteer/Yutong