novelraw Chapter 526: Running Into
Chapter 526: Running Into
Ji You furrowed her brows, deep in thought:
The manuscript that could directly prove Xiao You hadn’t plagiarized had been tricked away by Xu Siyu and never returned. Ji You figured that Xu Siyu had definitely destroyed any trace of the manuscript long ago. Such an item, given Xu Siyu’s caution, would certainly not be left behind. However... there wasn’t no solution at all.
Ji You said softly, "Xiao You, do you still remember the content of the manuscript?"
Xiao You pursed her lips and replied, "I remember."
How could she not remember?
In the countless days after her death, she kept recalling the content, unable to understand how something that was clearly hers had become someone else’s?
Ji You said, "Every detail, every word, are you sure you remember? It would be best if you could write a copy from memory."
Ji You had the memory, but after all, she wasn’t Xiao You herself. Naturally, this task had to be left to Xiao You.
Xiao You nodded vigorously, saying, "I can!"
Ji You blinked and smiled, "Good. Then hurry and write the content of the manuscript from memory and send it to me. I’ll take it from there when the time comes."
Xiao You’s soul resided in the Iron Plate, while the Iron Plate resided in Ji You’s Spiritual World. All communication between Ji You and Xiao You was through a Spiritual Connection. As long as Xiao You wrote down the manuscript content from memory, Ji You would know the details.
Xiao You said, "Sister, I’ll write it now."
Ji You thought for a moment and then added, "The original concept was just a rough version, but we’ve already got an improved version, haven’t we? Write down that improved version in a systematic manner, too."
Xiao You nodded, "Hmm, I will do it well."
Speaking of which, Ji You’s talent was in creating Soul Devices and combat. As for the Material Department, it was Xiao You who had studied it thoroughly and in-depth. With this matter in Xiao You’s hands, Ji You was completely at ease.
After the two had discussed the plan, Ji You felt somewhat mentally fatigued and ended the conversation.
**
The next day.
Ji You continued sparring with the Little Robot, which seemed to know that her weakness was her face, so it specifically targeted her face. Ji You tried hard to protect her own face but still ended up with a bruised face.
In the end, amidst Ji You’s immense frustration, 5 points were deducted to repair her face.
Calculating it this way, Ji You felt increasingly financially embarrassed.
She was very vexed.
After class.
A group of students had finished eating in the cafeteria and were on their way back to the dormitory when they accidentally ran into several teachers from the Material Department. Behind Professor Ye Hong and Professor Jiang Yulan, there were also a dozen students in Material Department uniforms, who seemed to have just come out from the lab or classroom.
Ji You and the students behind her all stopped in their tracks: "Hello, Professor Ye, Professor Jiang, hello teachers..."
Professor Ye Hong, with his hands clasped behind his back, just nodded slightly, "Hmm."
Professor Jiang Yulan looked at the students with a smile and said, "Hello to you all."
Just as the group headed by Professors Ye Hong and Jiang Yulan prepared to go upstairs, one of the students following the professors muttered quietly, "Wasn’t there someone named Ji You among that bunch of first-years just now?"
"Yes."
"She’s particularly short, very recognizable, can’t mistake her."
"Isn’t she the girl who plagiarized Si Yu’s work?"
"That’s her."
"How can such a person still be allowed to stay at school?"
"I heard she has a thick face and brazenly self-funded her way into the school."
"A big mouth eats the world; a big face walks the world."
...
Throughout, Xu Siyu who was closely following behind Professor Ye Hong, didn’t utter a word. She knew that at this time, keeping silent was the best course of action.
Professor Ye Hong, walking in front, frowned when he heard the students’ discussion behind him.
Professor Jiang Yulan also looked slightly displeased.
But neither of them said anything and were about to step away...
Suddenly—
A clear and loud voice of a young girl came from behind, "Could my senior brothers and senior sisters wait a moment? Especially Senior Sister Xu Siyu, please wait, I have something to say."
Whoosh—
The several second-year students turned around in unison to look at Ji You.
Ji You had a smile on her face and said, "I have thick skin, so I’m brazenly asking the seniors to wait a moment and hear me out."
A male student next to Xu Siyu frowned and said, "What do you want to say?"
Ji You, with an innocent and kind smile on her face, said, "I want you to shut up."
The male student: "..."
The expressions of the others also darkened in an instant.
This was—
The rhythm of stirring up trouble.
The male student had a hot temper and was the first to lose his patience. He said, "You think being thick-skinned is a compliment? Since you don’t like to hear things put delicately, I’ll just speak bluntly. What right does a shameless plagiarizing dog have to stand before us and tell us to shut up?"
"Wu Xing, don’t say anymore," Xu Siyu’s face turned pale as she quietly stopped him.
The male student named Wu Xing, on hearing that Xu Siyu didn’t want to cause a scene and wanted to play it down, felt even more indignant for her and raised his voice, "Si Yu, it’s your kindness that lets these bad people bully you. Faced with such a disgusting plagiarizer, we should unite and kick her out! Let her have no place to hide!"
Glancing at the grim faces of the two professors, Xu Siyu opened her mouth, "Wu Xing... really, stop talking."
The two professors stopped walking but still didn’t say a word.
Ji You, still smiling, said in an indifferent tone, "Senior Wu Xing, have you finished speaking? If so, please step back."
Wu Xing: "You!"
Ji You ignored him completely and turned her gaze to Xu Siyu, frankly speaking, this was the first time Ji You had seen Xu Siyu in the school, and the first time she had truly seen the legendary Xu Siyu. Initially, in the large cafeteria, she publicly challenged Xu Siyu and all Material Department first and second-year students, but unfortunately, Xu Siyu did not appear.
Seeing her today, how should I put it?
Xu Siyu had a kind of delicate beauty, fresh and appealing – with willow-shaped eyebrows, small lips, watery eyes... It was easy to elicit favorable impressions from people. Especially in a place like the Military Academy, where girls were rougher and more masculine than boys, Xu Siyu’s frail and sweet appearance was quite attractive to male students.
But!
Being pretty was not a reason for her to bully Xiao You, to bully me.
Ji You usually didn’t like to cause trouble, but if she did, it was going to be a big deal!
So—
Ji You stared at Xu Siyu, her lips curling up as she said, "Senior Sister Xu Siyu! Do you want to have a competition with me?"
Xu Siyu’s brows furrowed slightly.
Ji You said, "Let’s have a showdown to see who is the real plagiarizing dog, shall we? If I lose, I promise to crawl out of the school like a dog! And never set foot in it again."
Hiss~
As soon as these words came out, there was a sharp intake of breath around.
This!
That’s quite daring self-deprecation, isn’t it?
Could it be—does this girl named Ji You really not care about her reputation?
Chu Jiaojiao, Sheng Qingyan, Shen Changqing, and others next to Ji You also frowned upon hearing this: they’d never seen such self-deprecating behavior from Ji You before.