Villain: Starting by Suppressing the Protagonist and Stealing the Campus Belle - Section 5

"Heh~!! These people only stand on the moral high ground to do things. I think if it really happened to them, they wouldn't just endure it like this."

Lin Xiaowan fell silent upon hearing this. She hadn't expected Su Lin's unwillingness to talk to his classmates to have such a reason behind it.

"Why didn't you explain? If you had explained at the time, someone would have believed you, at least I..."

"Explain? Why should I explain? And I wasn't in the mood to explain!" Su Lin interrupted.

Lin Xiaowan was speechless. Su Lin was hardly in the mood to explain such things back then, and he was indeed right.

"Heh, repaying resentment with kindness is something only a saint could do. I'm just an ordinary person, not that noble," Su Lin said with a cold laugh.

"But you don't have to lump everyone together. There are still many good students who know how to be grateful, like Xiaoyu and Chen Yang. They're both good," Lin Xiaowan tried to persuade Su Lin.

"So, didn't I donate money to her? And Chen... We're here, let's go hand in our homework."

Lin Xiaowan could tell Su Lin was changing the subject. She followed Su Lin into the office, her mind racing.

From Su Lin's words, it was clear he had helped more than just Xia Shiyu; he had also helped someone surnamed Chen. The only poor student surnamed Chen in the class was Chen Yang.

It was common knowledge that he went to the cafeteria to serve meals every evening.

The two walked out of the office, their pace quickening on the way back.

Lin Xiaowan's persistence [Seeking flowers and votes]

Lin Xiaowan was much quieter on the way back to the classroom.

Su Lin had hit the nail on the head; she was genuinely feeling a mix of emotions, a bit upset.

She had spent three years with her classmates, and she knew some of them had poor character, but most of them were good.

Yet, Su Lin was misunderstood by the entire class because he didn't explain once, and this misunderstanding had become deeply ingrained. She couldn't even try to mediate.

This made her feel very distressed.

Su Lin had done so many good deeds, but he ended up in this situation because of one incident.

"Su Lin... I..."

"Xiaowan, please don't pity me. You know, pity is the last thing I need. And don't think about helping me either; I really don't need it."

"Don't you really care at all?"

Su Lin smiled. "Don't I have your understanding now? And I saw you chatting with Xia Shiyu earlier, so I assume she knows too. That's enough."

"..."

Looking at Su Lin's smile, Lin Xiaowan found it dazzling, but she was helpless, full of good intentions but unable to help Su Lin.

This made her feel extremely stifled, a feeling she had never experienced before.

"Xiaowan, just don't worry about it. The college entrance examination is in three months. Let me spend these three months in peace."

"As for you, you haven't gone through the baptism of human nature yet. These three months might not be easy. If you feel unhappy at any point, you can come to me."

Lin Xiaowan asked in confusion, "Me? Why would it be difficult for me?"

Su Lin sighed. "Xiaowan, you've hidden your pride, and what remains is your amiability and tolerance. There's nothing wrong with that. But after you donated over 200,000 today, everything has changed."

"First and foremost, there's your deskmate and best friend, Yan Huan. She's greedy for small advantages, calculating, and a 'green tea' [a term for a manipulative woman]. It's not the first or second day she's been freeloading meals and drinks from you. I estimate that someone like her will come to you for money within three days, asking for one or two hundred, then two or three hundred. If you lend it to her, next time it'll be five or six hundred, and it will keep going."

Lin Xiaowan retorted, "I'm not an idiot. I won't lend money to others without a reasonable excuse."

"Heh, that's the problem. Everyone who wants to borrow money will find a reasonable excuse."

Seeing Lin Xiaowan still looking unconvinced, Su Lin smiled. "You'll know when the time comes."

Lin Xiaowan remained silent. She felt Su Lin was jumping to conclusions.

Although Yan Huan often freeloaded meals and drinks, it was because her family was quite poor. Moreover, she occasionally brought some food, though she barely ate any herself.

Su Lin shook his head and returned to his seat.

A girl like Lin Xiaowan would only face this problem squarely when she truly encountered it. By then, her pride and nobility would likely be displayed.

Su Lin remembered that in the original novel, Lin Xiaowan remained innocent and carefree until her sophomore year, until one day she was targeted by a student organization.

As soon as she sat down, Yan Huan, who was beside her, leaned over and said sarcastically, "Xiaowan, what's going on between you and Su Lin?"

"What do you mean, what's going on, Huanhuan? What are you talking about?"

"Xiaowan, you don't usually go to hand in homework with Su Lin, nor do you come back together," Yan Huan looked at Lin Xiaowan, her eyes filled with scrutiny.

Yan Huan knew very well that Lin Xiaowan appeared amiable and approachable on the surface, but she was proud at heart and not just anyone could be her friend.

The main reason Yan Huan could be close to Lin Xiaowan was that they had been deskmates for three years.

"Uh, there's only one way to the office from the classroom, so we were bound to run into each other."

Lin Xiaowan was feeling agitated now, and she didn't want to tell Yan Huan about Su Lin's situation.

Yan Huan was the social butterfly of the class. Once she knew, the entire school would find out in no time.

And then it would be truly impossible to clear his name.

"Oh~! Xiaowan, you should listen to me and stay away from that Su Lin," Yan Huan 'kindly' reminded her.

"Mhm, mhm, I know, Huanhuan. Don't worry about me. Instead of worrying about me, why don't you think about Ye Feng? He's deeply in love with you," Lin Xiaowan teased with a smile.

Yan Huan turned her head and glanced at Ye Feng, then shook her head dismissively, "Ye Feng and I are impossible. We're destined to be from two different worlds."

Ye Feng was one of the few students in the class that the teachers had given up on. Even if he decided to work hard now, it was unlikely he could get into university.

Not to mention Yan Huan was in the top ten of the class, with grades that could get her into 985 or 211 universities.

So, Yan Huan saying they were from two different worlds made some sense. As soon as they passed the college entrance exam, they would have no more intersection.

"Even though Ye Feng's grades aren't good, his feelings for you are genuine. We can all see that."

Yan Huan said unceremoniously, "What's the use of just having feelings? Ye Feng's parents both work at Jiangning Food Factory, and the factory hasn't paid salaries for three months. If I were really with him, would we both be drinking the northwest wind?"

Yan Huan's parents also worked at the Jiangning Food Factory, but their family was much better off than Ye Feng's.

Her parents were directors at the food factory, while Ye Feng's parents were just ordinary employees.

Coupled with the occasional interactions she had with Ye Feng, she really disliked people like him.

Especially since Ye Feng actually had thoughts of that nature towards her, which didn't make her feel sweet at all. Instead, she felt disgusted.

In her opinion, being liked by Ye Feng was a disgusting thing.

"Xiaowan, if you're still my good friend, don't mention Ye Feng again. That guy is unmotivated, always thinking about playing games. He's a lost cause."

"Alright, but I still have to remind you, Huanhuan, after this, you'll never meet someone who wholeheartedly cares about you like Ye Feng again."

Yan Huan pursed her lips and didn't speak.

Although her looks were slightly inferior to Lin Xiaowan's, she was still considered among the top in the class.

In her opinion, without the burden of Ye Feng, university would only be better.

It wasn't like now, where he stuck to her like a piece of gum, and no other guys liked her.

Ding-a-ling~!

As the class bell rang, the two ended their conversation.

PS: Please give flowers and monthly tickets, big shots. The data is too dismal!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.

The future female CEO is in the bag.

During lunch, Xia Shiyu and Lin Xiaowan walked into the cafeteria together.

No matter the era, people are always most enthusiastic during meal times.

So, when the two arrived at the cafeteria, they found that there weren't many seats left.

"Xiaowan, over here~!!"

Hearing Yan Huan's voice, Lin Xiaowan looked over. She saw Yan Huan had saved a seat for her and was quite happy.

Then she remembered Xia Shiyu beside her.

Xia Shiyu noticed Lin Xiaowan's hesitation and proactively said, "Xiaowan, you go ahead. I'll go find Su Lin. I haven't properly thanked him today."

Lin Xiaowan nodded at this, chuckling, "That guy Su Lin looks unapproachable and difficult to talk to, but you'll find he's actually very easy to talk to once you chat with him. Don't be nervous."

"Mhm~!!"

As soon as Xia Shiyu entered, she spotted Su Lin sitting by the window in the corner. She wasn't very nervous.

She felt that someone as gentle as Su Lin wouldn't be hard to approach.

The two parted ways, and Xia Shiyu, after getting her food, headed straight for Su Lin.

"Su Lin, can I sit next to you?"

Hearing Xia Shiyu's soft voice, Su Lin sighed. This woman's voice was truly amazing.

Lin Xiaowan had a typical sweet vocal tone. If she acted spoiled, it would be deadly.

Xia Shiyu, on the other hand, was gentle and delicate, her voice possessing a kind of magic that made people involuntarily let down their guard.

Su Lin nodded, "This seat is meant for people to sit on. Sit down."

Xia Shiyu smiled slightly and sat down next to Su Lin.

This scene was witnessed by many students, and their hearts instantly shattered into a million pieces.