CHAPTER 351: CHAPTER 351: DIRECT CHALLENGE

"Lin Lele, is it?" Ji You repeated with a playful tone, slowly curling the corners of her lips into a smile.

"What do you want?" Lin Lele, however, furrowed her brows, defensively arching her back slightly...

Ji You, watching this scene, slowly deepened the smile on her lips, "It’s not your fault for not knowing the truth."

Upon hearing this, Lin Lele’s brows tightened.

Ji You took a few steps closer to her, still smiling with the corners of her eyes: "It’s also not your fault to be deliberately deceived."

Lin Lele was stunned: "What?"

Ji You stopped in front of Lin Lele, smiling and said, "But—spreading rumors maliciously without knowing the facts and without verifying the truth, that’s your fault."

"So—" Ji You raised an eyebrow, looking at her faintly: "Go back, read more books, only by learning to think independently can you avoid being biased."

Lin Lele frowned: "You!"

Seemingly realizing something, she raised her head, slightly smugly glanced at Ji You, and provocatively said: "Are you trying to say what I just said isn’t true? Are you trying to deny that you haven’t plagiarized and stolen from Senior Xu Siyu? The school still holds the record of revoking your admission letter, so don’t even dream of clearing your name! You disgusting plagiarist, since you did it, yet you don’t dare to admit it, utterly shameless!"

Lin Lele thought that after saying this, Ji You would definitely be infuriated and might even make an inappropriate gesture, in this way integrating her own intentions, but—Ji You’s expression remained calm, even the smile on her lips didn’t fade.

At this moment—

Ji You’s face carried a smile, but her eyes were slightly cold: "Classmate Lin Lele, thank you for your concern. Here, I sincerely ask you to convey a message to those spreading rumors behind the scenes—only dead products can be stolen, but not the living soul and creativity. All that I, Ji You, have lost, I will soon reclaim it, please tell her to be ready to warmly welcome my visit."

Huh?

Upon hearing this, Lin Lele’s brows instantly tightened; what did Ji You mean?

Was she about to challenge Senior Xu Siyu?

Or—

Regardless, seeing Ji You so nonchalantly unbothered, Lin Lele felt uncomfortable; she wanted to strike at Ji You, aiming to see Ji You embarrass herself, definitely not to witness such a scene.

Thinking this, Lin Lele stiffened her neck, scoffing coldly: "Stop pretending to be something you’re not, acting as if you’re so important. You, challenging Senior Xu Siyu? In your dreams."

Ji You heard this, shook her head slightly, and responded with a smile: "So, the one spreading rumors behind the scenes is Xu Siyu herself? Well then, the message I just spoke, please, Classmate Lin Lele, formally pass it on to her. Also—’The gentleman is open and unobstructed, the honorable path straight ahead; the villain hides deceit, step by step uneasy.’ All these sneaky, underhanded tactics, please ask Senior Xu Siyu to put them all away."

Lin Lele’s pupils shrank.

The surrounding people including Chen Yan, also suddenly widened their eyes.

Ji You—

She—actually did challenge Xu Siyu.

And, her tone, her demeanor, wasn’t at all joking.

Also—

By saying this, wasn’t Ji You confirming that Senior Xu Siyu spread those rumors? Listen to what she just said? What about ’The gentleman is open and unobstructed, the honorable path straight ahead; the villain hides deceit, step by step uneasy’?

This not only accuses Senior Xu Siyu of spreading rumors but also calls her a villain?

Lin Lele glared, "Ji You! Watch your words! Senior Xu Siyu is not someone such a plagiarist as you can slander! You shameless, despicable plagiarist dog, don’t you have any sense of shame? Doesn’t your conscience hurt?"

Ji You shook her head, sighed, "Since you aren’t speaking humanely, then—I won’t be polite anymore. Classmate Lin Lele, take my just-spoken words, now, immediately, get out!"

Lin Lele: "You!!!"

Her face suddenly turned red, her hands shaking, her mouth agape, she couldn’t believe Ji You would tell her to leave in front of so many people... How could she? How dare she?

But Ji You ignored her and turned to Chen Yan and the other students from the self-paying class, shook her head, and said with a smile, "Sorry, I’m a bit quick-tempered; I made everyone laugh."

After saying that, Ji You resumed her stride and continued running—

Students around watched Ji You’s running figure, and then they seemed to realize that this petite girl had such a thin back, yet her straight spine was like a soaring pine reaching into the clouds.

"Is she serious?"

"Is she challenging Xu Siyu?"

"From what she said, she didn’t plagiarize?"

"What’s really going on? Does anyone know?"

...

As Ji You’s figure gradually moved away, the surrounding students couldn’t help but click their tongues and talk among themselves.

Then—

A striking figure suddenly burst out from the crowd.

"Wait..."

Chen Yan couldn’t resist but chased after her, "Ji You, please wait a moment."

Ji You was slightly stunned, running and turning back: "What’s the matter?"

Chen Yan, with her long legs, leapt to Ji You’s side, and she wore a small work vest too, running alongside Ji You, making Ji You seem even more petite and thin...

Chen Yan asked, "Ji You, are you really going to challenge Senior Xu Siyu?"

Ji You nodded: "Yes."

Her voice was firm yet clear, and all the students around could hear it distinctly; everyone suddenly fell silent and took a deep breath: it wasn’t a joke.

It was real!

Chen Yan’s brow slightly furrowed, her tone filled with apparent concern, "Ji You, I heard you’ve been taking only Combat Department courses this semester, and you haven’t completed any course from the Material Department... you... you..."

Xu Siyu has always been deep-rooted in the Material Department. Her abilities before aside, but now with a mentor guiding her, and reportedly, she was even invited to Senior Nolan’s lab... Such Xu Siyu surely has very solid knowledge, a very formidable opponent.

And Ji You—

To be honest, Chen Yan wasn’t very optimistic about Ji You, not because she doubted her abilities, but—Ji You had been away from the Material courses for a long time, and it might be challenging to pick them up again...

Ji You looked at Chen Yan, her eyes holding a sincere smile, she softly said, "Chen Yan, are you worried I might lose, trying to persuade me to give up, right?"

Chen Yan listened, hesitated slightly, but still nodded, "Yes."

Ji You shook her head, smiling, "Thank you. However, I will not give up, never. Although I haven’t attended even a day of Material classes, I haven’t missed any class until now, and I don’t believe I will lose."

Seeing Ji You’s resolute attitude, Chen Yan stopped persuading her. Instead, she suddenly said, "I believe in you."