As Gu Yingxi spoke, tears began to pool in her eyes, her expression edged with resentment, losing the gentle and kind demeanor she usually held. She sniffled, "Why would you do this to me? Forget Brother Yin for a moment, I could even break up with Yuncheng for him, but why do you have to snatch him from me?"

Who exactly was snatching whom right now? Ning Yunhuan thought her eyes must have been blind in her previous life. How could she have pitied this snake-like female lead, finding her so pitiful and helpless? If she didn't know that nothing had ever happened between Lan Lingyan and Gu Yingxi—that he had even taken her abroad for a whole year and hadn't been in the capital—she would believe, judging by Gu Yingxi’s tone, that she was truly stealing her man!

"I'm busy right now, I don't have time to waste chatting with you. Move aside immediately!" Ning Yunhuan warned sharply, then turned to leave. Without thinking, Gu Yingxi stepped forward and grabbed her wrist: "Promise me you'll leave Brother Lan first, or I won't let go!"

Hearing the way she addressed Lan Lingyan, Ning Yunhuan shivered. She, his registered wife, didn't even call him that. Yet Gu Yingxi, who had no relationship with him—not even holding hands—was already this infatuated. Did she truly fall for Lan Lingyan at first sight in her past life, relentlessly pursuing him to the point of dissolving her own harem of men for his sake? Would she do the same this life?

A surge of anger erupted in her heart. Ning Yunhuan didn't hesitate; she slapped at the hand holding her: "Let go!"

Gu Yingxi cried out in pain and instinctively pulled her hand back. Ning Yunhuan had hit her with significant force; her wrist was already swollen and throbbing with a fiery ache. Yet, unwilling to accept defeat, as Ning Yunhuan tried to walk away, she reached out to grab her again:

"Don't go, please don't go!" Gu Yingxi pleaded. Seeing Ning Yunhuan quicken her pace, she suddenly found some unknown strength, caught up with her, and blocked her path once more!

At this point, Ning Yunhuan felt a murderous impulse, wanting to stab Gu Yingxi twice. Seeing her block her path, she lashed out with a kick: "Get lost!"

"If you're going to see Brother Lan, I'm coming too. Even though he treated me that way the other day, I know he didn't mean it. I don't blame him!" Gu Yingxi pursed her lips, her expression stubbornly resolute.

In the previous life, this stubborn little personality charmed many men; they believed that despite her poor background, this petulance made her endearing. But now, the more Ning Yunhuan looked at her, the more displeasing she found it.

"Are you out of your mind?" Ning Yunhuan was trembling with rage. She reached for her phone in her bag, intending to make a call. Seeing this movement, Gu Yingxi’s eyes lit up, and she lunged at her.

Unaware of what frenzy this woman was in, Ning Yunhuan tried to step back, but it was too late; she was tackled onto her. And so...

For the first time in her life, she was knocked down by a woman!

The female lead's high, soft chest landed squarely on her face, momentarily pressing the air from her lungs, nearly sending her to the hospital to join Father Ning. Her hands were pinned tightly by the female lead, making it impossible to move.

"What are you two doing?" Passing students, who had just seen the two strikingly beautiful women exchange a few words before tumbling to the ground, were struck dumb with shock. Some rushed over, while others pulled out their phones to take pictures and post on Weibo.

If Ning Yunhuan had a knife in her hand, she wouldn't have hesitated to plunge it into Gu Yingxi's stomach. Seething with anger, and fueled by some unknown reservoir of strength, she violently shoved Gu Yingxi away, yelling: "What are you insane about? Get away from me!" Gu Yingxi, caught off guard by the push, landed sitting on the ground. Ning Yunhuan, still not appeased, viciously brought her foot up and kicked her squarely in the chest, sending the unprepared Gu Yingxi tumbling backward with a cry of pain.

"What are you doing? Why are you blocking my way? Don't you know I have urgent matters?" Still furious after kicking Gu Yingxi, Ning Yunhuan looked down to see her phone, which had fallen during their scuffle, now lying on the ground—it looked like Gu Yingxi had stepped on it. The screen was shattered, and her small, pink handbag was slightly misshapen. Seeing this, Ning Yunhuan’s fury spiked. The thread of reason in her mind snapped. Without a second thought, she snatched up the thick textbook that had fallen nearby and swung it towards Gu Yingxi:

"You want to die!"

She had wanted to hit Gu Yingxi for a long time. In her past life, during her deepest suffering, she had dreamed of beating her senseless like this, without restraint. Thinking of the past life only fueled her rage; Ning Yunhuan's eyes turned bloodshot, and she savagely threw the object in her hand at Gu Yingxi again.

The item Ning Yunhuan wielded was an extremely thick textbook, probably weighing several pounds. She put all her strength into the swing, hitting Gu Yingxi squarely on the head as she struggled to sit up. Gu Yingxi shrieked in pain and tried to shield herself with her hands, but soon her hair was a tangled mess from the blows.

Gu Yingxi was a well-known figure on campus. Her public beating naturally drew a crowd of onlookers, many recording the scene on their phones. The more Ning Yunhuan hit her, the less satisfied she felt, until finally, she viciously kicked her again.

"Ugh!" This kick landed precisely on Gu Yingxi's shinbone, causing her to cry out as tears streamed down. Her left cheek, struck by the book, was a livid red, while her right cheek was deathly pale, making the mark on the left side even more conspicuous.

"What are you doing?" Just as Ning Yunhuan was about to strike again before gathering her things and fleeing, an angry male voice, belonging to someone who considered himself a champion of justice, boomed out. A hand clamped down on Ning Yunhuan's wrist with immense force, seemingly capable of crushing her bones, eliciting a sharp cry of pain from her. The book slipped from her weakened grip and fell, landing squarely on the face of Gu Yingxi, who had just managed to struggle into a sitting position. Gu Yingxi covered her face and sobbed pitifully.

"You are truly vicious!" The man gripping her wrist tightened his hold and raised his other hand as if to strike her on the head.

Though Ning Yunhuan couldn't turn her head to see him, she was quick enough to duck down, narrowly avoiding the blow. However, her wrist was held fast, causing excruciating pain, and she couldn't break free.

She cursed him internally. It was exactly as she expected of the female lead: before she could even properly beat her, a hero arrived to rescue the damsel. Suppressing the pain, Ning Yunhuan’s face had turned somewhat pale. As she turned to look, a fist swept toward her face again. She ducked frantically, the gust of air barely missing her head, causing her hair to flutter wildly. Under the strain of struggling, the pain in her wrist intensified as if it were about to snap. She heard the sickening 'cracking' sound of her wrist bones grinding and her face turned so white she couldn't speak.

"Let go!"

"Hmph!" The man scoffed, refusing to release her. Instead, he raised his hand to slap her again: "How does it feel to be caught being beaten? Aren't you the one who enjoys slapping people in public with such malice? I’ll let you taste what it feels like to be hit!"

Hearing this, Ning Yunhuan was nearly choked with rage. Without thinking, she bent down and bit down hard on the man's hand. She bit with such ferocity that she could taste the metallic tang of blood in her mouth, but the man only clamped down tighter. With his free hand, he yanked her long hair, pulling her face up and forcing her to look at him as she cried out in pain.

Now she could finally see her tormentor clearly. Ning Yunhuan smirked inwardly. Truly, when it rains, it pours. Gu Yingxi was something else; she hadn't even cleared up the three men around her, and now another member of her harem had shown up!

"What, not convinced?" The man held her hair taut, and seeing Ning Yunhuan’s mocking smile, he released her wrist, confident that he had already wrenched her joint out of place, rendering her unable to exert much force. He then used his free hand to slap her cheek several times. Smack, smack went the sounds. Seeing the faint red flush blooming on Ning Yunhuan's delicate cheek, he sneered, grabbed her chin, and said: "How is it? Does being hit feel good? This is just a lesson for you! I despise bullies the most, and you were unlucky enough to run into me today!"

Having said that, he shoved Ning Yunhuan violently, sending her crashing to the ground with a loud thud. Seeing her utterly disheveled state, her skirt had flipped up, revealing the edge of her underpants. He then wiped his hands and sneered: "Dirty! Don't let me see you again, or if I catch you bullying someone one more time, I'll strip your clothes off and make you run naked across campus!"

Ning Yunhuan was beyond caring about the stinging in her cheeks. She calmly got up and headed toward her phone. Laughter and ridicule echoed from the surrounding crowd, with many pointing their phones at her. Some deliberately shouted:

"Hey, flip your hair back and show your face! You weren't so eager to bully people just a moment ago!"

Her phone had already been crushed by Gu Yingxi and wouldn't power on. As Ning Yunhuan braced against the pain to get fully upright, Fu Yuan's voice cut through the crowd:

"Oh, Huanhuan, what happened to you?" As she spoke, she glanced at the man, then exclaimed with feigned surprise: "Panpan, look, isn't that your fiancé?"

Li Panpan’s voice chimed in next: "Ah, Brother Qin, what are you doing here too?"

The man who had just slapped Ning Yunhuan spat dismissively onto the ground, rubbed Li Panpan's head, and said: "Just dealt with a despicable bully relying on her connections! Panpan, didn't she bully you last time? Brother Qin taught her a lesson for you this time. Aren't you happy?"