The Villain Doesn’t Want To Date the Cute Heroine - The Villain Doesn’t Want To Date the Cute Heroine chapter 81

81: Ning Shuang is Not a Crybaby

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The bell tower, or rather, the observatory, at the top of the bell tower is the star-gazing platform equipped with various astronomical telescopes.

Thus, among the students, it’s commonly referred to as the observatory, a name that has become the norm.

On regular days, few wish to visit this place, even those students interested in astronomy are reluctant to come here for star-gazing.

After all, for those so-called nobles, what they have in abundance is money.

With access to various facilities for star-gazing at their fingertips, they see no need to deliberately come to the observatory.

Such acts are deemed beneath the dignity of the so-called noble young masters and young ladies.

This has resulted in a continuous lack of student interest in the observatory, leading to the bell tower’s current state of neglect.

Even if students do visit, most are there to cultivate their sentiments, with only a very few due to family reasons.

“It’s been said before, Glorious Xing Academy may be an elite institution, but within its student body, a tacitly approved class system is in place.”

“Children of powerful and influential officials only mingle with peers of their own social standing, never stooping to interact with those beneath them.”

“This is the effect of class stratification. If someone takes the lead in setting this trend, then the entire student body gets swept along.”

“Glorious Xing Academy indeed boasts the nation’s best educational resources and facilities.”

“However, due to the existence of the class system, many students don’t feel particularly good about it.”

“The term ‘go with the flow’ encapsulates this concept. Even if a minority are dissatisfied, their resistance is eventually drowned out by the mainstream.”

“Until those who resist also begin to assimilate into this sad mainstream, becoming one with it.”

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“Observatory · Rooftop”

She hugged her trembling body tightly, the mask on her face falling heavily to the ground in a corner.

With a crack, akin to mirroring Ning Shuang’s current state of mind, a fissure split across the fox mask.

As if numb to pain, her beautifully manicured fingertips dug deep into the flesh of her shoulder.

Hollow eyes devoid of life, a pale face without a hint of color.

Curled up in a corner of the observatory like a frightened rabbit, shivering uncontrollably.

Memories sealed deep within the mind are once again unearthed, the dim, lightless days of the past resurface before her eyes.

Abandoned by her closest friend, doubted by family, regarded with strange looks by those around her.

During those muddled years, she thought more than once of ending it all.

But she was weak, so weak that she feared death, and even with the desire to leave this world, she would ultimately give up the thought of dying due to her own frailty.

“Calm down… calm down… it’s over, isn’t it…”

“Ning Shuang… calm down… Han Yu only casually mentioned that past… why are you so afraid…”

Her voice was hoarse and filled with despair, her body bent like a shrimp, clutching her shoulders tightly, afraid to let go.

Disheveled hair fell before her eyes, blurring her vision, her strength completely drained in that instant.

Ning Shuang kept speaking to soothe her mind, trying to forcibly suppress the unease and fear within her heart.

“That incident has been over for a long time… it’s been a long time… it’s over…”

But the more she tried to calm her trembling heart, the bloodier scenes of the past became clearer before her eyes.

Like a cold, venomous snake coiling within, a bone-chilling cold penetrated deep into her marrow.

The fangs scraped against her neck, the lifeless forked tongue licked at the back of her neck.

The words “murderer” were etched deep within her heart, indelible.

Even if she fought to cleanse herself, even if she fought to forget, those words would follow her for life.

At this moment, Ning Shuang felt as if she had fallen into an ice cave, her entire body, inside and out, frozen stiff.

Her limbs and organs were visibly eroded by the frost, even her beating heart fell silent.

In this instant, Ning Shuang felt abandoned by everyone once again, not a single person willing to lend her a hand, not a single one…

“Damn it… damn it, damn it, damn it, damn it, damn it… I just can’t forget…”

She opened her mouth wide and bit down hard on her forearm, forcing herself not to cry out in fear.

Streams of fresh red blood trickled down from the corner of Ning Shuang’s mouth, dripping onto the ground.

In this dim space, those few drops of blood on the floor were particularly striking.

Like a splash of crimson on a black curtain, as vibrant as a rose.

“Why would anyone know about that incident… I’ve already fled to such a distant place…”

Burying her head in her arms, Ning Shuang’s cries of despair carried a heavy sob.

She had finally managed to reintegrate into college life, she had finally managed to forget the past.

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Don’t make her remember that scene again, the scene filled with blood-red shouldn’t appear in her mind again.

“Wu Liang… why am I still so weak…”

“I’ve been with you for so long… yet I’m still as useless as before…”

Ning Shuang lifted her tear-stained face, her eyes red and brimming with tears.

Just a single sentence from Han Yu had frightened her to this extent; she wasn’t strong at all.

The rebellious girl facade she maintained every day was just an act. She thought that becoming friends with Wu Liang would make her a bit stronger, but she hadn’t changed at all.

Looking around at the empty surroundings, it was just like that time, not a single person by her side.

She was abandoned by everyone, by family, by friends, by the world.

“I tried so hard to learn from you, I tried so hard to become a bad girl.”

“To become as strong as you, I learned to smoke, I learned to drink, I even learned to fight…”

Hugging her trembling body, she screamed out her frustration, despite trying so hard.

Why was she still as timid and weak as before in the end? There was no change at all.

She used to be a crybaby, and she was still a crybaby now.

If she hadn’t changed at all, then what had she been doing by Wu Liang’s side for this past year…

“Who can come… help me…”

She was like a homeless cat curled up beside a trash can, alone, looking somewhat pitiable.

If she stayed here, no one would find her, right? Even if she died here, no one would notice.

Ning Shuang closed her eyes, curled up in the corner, thinking this…