Chapter 877

True or False Heiress: Becoming a Vicious Supporting Female Character (40)

Chu Xuan’s heart sank as she witnessed this. Chu Xiang was serious this time!

She had always been reluctant to believe that her parents would genuinely like Chu Xiang and abandon her. But now she could better accept the profound truth about Chu Xiang’s manipulation. It must be that was using some means to win over their parents. In the first three months since Chu Xiang’s return, she was unfamiliar with everything in the Chu family, so she remained passive, not expressing anything.

Now, Chu Xiang was starting to reveal her true colors. Was she trying to compete with her?

Chu Xuan was mentally tense, with her mind filled with speculations about Chu Xiang. She kept wondering what she would do next.

As the teacher entered the classroom to start the lesson, Chu Xiang sat up straight, showing no signs of crying. Instead, she attentively listened to the teacher’s lecture. The teacher even asked her two questions, and she answered them well. As her classmates watched, they increasingly believed that she truly had dedicated all her thoughts to studying, and that her simple dream was genuine.

Chu Xuan didn’t absorb a single word. She pretended to be focused but was actually busy assessing risks and devising public relations strategies in her mind.

She treated the incident with the post as a crisis, considering the next 24 hours as the golden time for PR intervention. So in the morning, she quickly came up with a solution: a strategic retreat. Others suspected that she wanted to seize Miss Chu’s position, right? Well, she would proactively step back and directly choose to stay in the dormitory.

This would effectively silence many people. Her reputation was already quite good, and as long as she behaved well and stayed low-key, she should be able to easily change people’s perception of her.

Moreover, it might seem like she was at a disadvantage by doing this, but in reality, once she left the Chu residence and stayed in the dormitory, her parents would definitely think that she had suffered a great grievance and would dislike Chu Xiang even more. Then, with a bit of manipulation, Chu Xiang wouldn’t have a good time even if she lived in the Chu residence.

However, in everything, there would always be the unexpected. In her previous life, she went to college while Chu Xiang managed to win over their parents at home. Although she had prepared extensively in advance to brainwash her parents this time, she was still afraid of unexpected events happening when she wasn’t at home. That was why she hesitated and didn’t apply for accommodation in the school dormitory. Little did she know, Chu Xiang successfully applied before she had a chance to decide.

But it was still fine. Chu Xiang publicly stated that she was staying in the dormitory for the sake of studying, which provided Chu Xuan with a perfect excuse. She didn’t need to intentionally compete with Chu Xiang anymore, and she had a legitimate reason to go home. She didn’t have to mention the school matters; how could her parents possibly find out? So the incident with the shredded school uniform that wrongly implicated Chu Xiang wouldn’t reach home, and she didn’t have to think of any more excuses. It seemed like a good outcome.

Chu Xuan had been thinking about these things all morning, pondering and considering the current developments. She felt that they were favorable for her and finally breathed a sigh of relief.

During lunchtime, Wang Shasha approached Chu Xuan for them to go to the cafeteria and order food. Chu Xuan went with her.

Chu Xuan’s makeup was wiped off, and she appeared in a poor state, unlike her usual glamorous and radiant self. She seemed a bit haggard and pale, but when she was with Wang Shasha, there was no hint of resentment towards her.

Their photos were pinned on the forum, and the students knew about their story. As they walked to the cafeteria and ordered food, people kept monitoring them.

Wang Shasha whispered, “These people have too much free time.”

Chu Xuan forced a smile and said, “It’s okay. They can stare all they want, it won’t make us lose an ounce of meat. We’re fine, we don’t have to care about what they say.”

Even though her smile seemed tired and forced, it was still a smile for Wang Shasha. People who saw them started whispering, “Chu Xuan is truly a saint! I thought they would break up after seeing those photos, but who would have thought they could still eat together so affectionately.”

“What’s more, she previously said that Chu Xiang always bullied her, but she still genuinely cares about Chu Xiang. A true saint, I’ve never seen anything like her.”

“She said Chu Xiang bullied her?”

“It’s baseless. She just told someone else. It’s not Chu Xiang’s fault. She hopes her classmates won’t spread the matter and cause a fuss. What does that mean? But we don’t know the real truth. After all, the post also mentioned that she orchestrated it herself.”

“Tsk-tsk, she has no personality at all. When her sister slapped one side of her face, she offered the other side. When her best friend looked down on her, she still acted affectionately with her. If her personality is genuine, I can’t stand people like her. She’s a masochist.”

“Well, what else can she do? She’s no longer the Chu family’s Missy. The Chen family is poor. She went from being a rich young lady to a market vendor. In order to avoid going back home and being a vendor, she can only hold onto those with power. Would she dare to argue with Chu Xiang and Wang Shasha? Those two are true young ladies.”

To her surprise, this viewpoint was widely accepted. Chu Xuan believed that she had always had a good reputation, and that was true. Because of her good reputation, people found it hard to believe that she could orchestrate something so malicious. That was also true. However, what she didn’t anticipate was that the more people believed she hadn’t done it, the less they understood her “saintly” behavior. The only reasonable explanation they could find was that she was enduring and holding onto those with power for the sake of wealth and status.