After Transmigrating into a book, I Was Played By a Black Lotus

Chapter 60 School Bee

"Why don't you want to go home?"

Though Lin Xingzhu was generally easy to talk to, her patience was not boundless. With confusion creeping in again, she directly asked.

"You didn't want to tell me why you dropped out before; can you still not say?"

Jiang Yeyue's gaze flickered.

"There are no friends here that you're familiar with. You don't want to go out, and staying home playing games all day clearly isn't a solution."

"When things happen, you need to work to resolve them, not just avoid them."

Jiang Yeyue turned her face away, falling into silence.

Although Lin Xingzhu had reined in her imposing presence, the authority that comes with being an adult and in a position of power inevitably seeped out through the finer details, affecting the relatively sheltered Jiang Yeyue.

After a long pause, she lowered her head and said gloomily, "I had some trouble at school."

Lin Xingzhu nodded, encouraging her to continue.

Jiang Yeyue glanced at her, feeling a bit embarrassed, but with Lin Xingzhu's urging gaze, she began to speak and soon found the rest of it wasn't too hard to express.

"I got a boyfriend at school, but not long after, I found out he was cheating on me—with a close friend of mine."

Lin Xingzhu: "..."

She was a bit surprised.

Jiang Yeyue's expression turned resolute. "At first, I thought, fine, if she wants that scummy guy, she can have him. But she went too far! She and that jerk started spreading rumors about me, saying all sorts of things, and the worst part is I couldn't prove my innocence. When I went to school, everyone looked at me with disdain."

At this point, she was extremely indignant.

"All my friends have been turned against me by that girl, and now I feel completely isolated at that school. Just seeing them makes me frustrated, ugh!"

Suddenly, Jiang Yeyue burst into tears. "I said I wanted to transfer schools, but my mom wouldn't let me. I didn't dare to tell the truth, and I really don't want to go back to school. In the end, I decided to drop out after a lot of insistence."

Lin Xingzhu: "..."