After everyone left, Tang Yiyi dared to relax her vigilance slightly.
She was about to climb out from under the bookshelf when she accidentally knocked into a row of books.
Thump, thump, thump!!!
They all fell to the floor.
Tang Yiyi was immediately frozen with fear, not daring to move, not daring to breathe, her nerves taut, her heart pounding as if it would leap out of her chest.
Hearing the commotion, a glint of mischievousness flashed in Tang Xiaomin's eyes, and she smiled, asking,
"Who's there?"
Upon hearing Tang Xiaomin's voice, Tang Yiyi breathed a sigh of relief.
However, before she could fully recover.
Several boys ran into the library, searching everywhere for Tang Yiyi's whereabouts.
After looking around, they couldn't find her.
"That's weird, I clearly saw her run in just now, why can't we find her now?" Su Dan Novel Network
"Exactly, we saw her come in. The library isn't that big, where could she have gone?"
One of the boys asked, "Excuse me... have you seen Tang Yiyi?"
Tang Xiaomin twirled the pen in her hand and, after a moment's hesitation, asked back,
"You're looking for Tang Yiyi?"
"Yes, we have some business with her. We saw her run into the library just now, have you seen her?"
Tang Yiyi, still hidden beneath the bookshelf, felt her hair stand on end, her nerves stretched to the breaking point.
She was so scared.
Afraid that Tang Xiaomin would say something to the searchers.
At this moment, her fate seemed to be in Tang Xiaomin's hands; one word from her could decide her life or death.
Tang Xiaomin hesitated, then shook her head.
"No, I haven't."
Hearing this, Tang Yiyi, hidden in the shadows, breathed a sigh of relief.
When the boys heard she hadn't seen her, they left in frustration.
"Strange, where could Tang Yiyi have gone?"
...
After everyone had left, Tang Xiaomin wrote the last few sentences in her notebook, packed her things, and left.
As Tang Xiaomin left the library, people outside were still searching for Tang Yiyi.
Tang Xiaomin registered the books she wanted to borrow with the librarian and said,
"Some books fell off a bookshelf inside. I didn't pick them up because I didn't know the order."
The librarian, also a student working part-time at the library,
nodded thoughtfully.
"I understand."
After registering, the librarian sent a message to the group chat.
[Books fell in the library. It must have been Tang Yiyi. Come to the library quickly and find her.]
Tang Xiaomin put her books into her bag. As she was leaving,
a crowd of boys and girls rushed towards her, and a large group swarmed into the library.
The corner of her mouth curved into a sinister arc, a flicker of elusive pleasure in her eyes.
Giving a glimmer of hope, only to crush it mercilessly, making the despair even more complete.
Inside the library, the dark side of human nature was unleashed without reservation.
Tang Yiyi was dragged out from under the bookshelf and taken to a nearby abandoned factory.
As usual, a crowd of onlookers had already gathered there.
They seemed to have taken leave of their senses, their faces filled with excitement as they watched Tang Yiyi being thrown to the center.
Without any command, a large group of people voluntarily started throwing water bottles and paper balls at Tang Yiyi, thoroughly enjoying themselves.
They whistled and cheered.
Some were venting their long-held dissatisfaction with Tang Yiyi.
Others were gloating, watching her receive her comeuppance.
Everyone played their part.
Tang Yiyi collapsed on the ground, covering her head and sobbing hysterically.
"No."
"Don't do this to me."
"No!"
...
However, it wasn't over yet.
A plain-looking girl suddenly rushed out from the crowd and, without a word, crazily and fiercely tore off Tang Yiyi's outer clothes.
Revealing the white camisole underneath.
At this sight, the crowd grew even more excited, shouting and jeering!
Ye Lingyun glanced at the sofa next to him, where Tang Xiaomin sat with a cold expression and a smile on her lips.
He felt a chill run down his spine.
Unexpectedly, Tang Yiyi, once beloved by everyone, was now hated by the most people.
Without any order, people automatically stepped forward to bully her.
Although Tang Yiyi deserved it, Ye Lingyun, seeing how things were escalating, couldn't help but say,
"Miss Tang, if this continues, Tang Yiyi's mental state might be affected. If this escalates, it will be difficult to handle. Isn't that enough?"
Enough?
How could it be enough?
Tang Yiyi's suffering was nothing compared to what she had endured in her previous life.
Was going mad enough?
Not enough.
Seeing the girl about to pull at Tang Yiyi's skirt, Tang Xiaomin lazily said,
"Stop."
Her clear female voice wasn't loud, but everyone present obeyed her. They immediately quieted down.
The few people standing in front of her quickly moved aside.
Tang Xiaomin brought her crossed legs down and slowly walked over to Tang Yiyi.
Tang Yiyi was slumped on the ground, while Tang Xiaomin stood.
She was the pathetic victim in this game.
She was the big boss orchestrating this game.
The beginning and the end were all dictated by Tang Xiaomin's command.
Tang Yiyi was covered in dirt, as if she had rolled on the ground, her entire body muddy.
One of her shoes was missing, and her white socks were completely black.
Tang Yiyi looked up at Tang Xiaomin, her eyes filled with venom.
"It's you!"
"You incited them to bully me, didn't you!" Tang Yiyi shouted angrily.
Tang Xiaomin smiled, her contemptuous gaze sweeping over Tang Yiyi.
"I didn't say anything to anyone. I merely issued you a red card."
"You... what do you mean?" Tang Yiyi asked.
It seemed Tang Yiyi didn't understand the essence of this red card game.
Tang Xiaomin continued, "Look at these people. On the surface, they seem proud, but each of them is suppressing something. They need an outlet, much like anonymous trolls on the internet."
"The red card is just a target; no one needs to instigate them."
She admitted it, yet also didn't.
Tang Yiyi cursed Tang Xiaomin furiously.
"Tang Xiaomin, aren't you afraid I'll go home and tell Mom, Dad, and my brothers?"
"I will definitely tell them about this, and I won't let you off, Tang Xiaomin!"
"Heh!"
Tang Xiaomin let out a cold laugh.
A person manipulated by her, groveling at her feet, could still threaten her with her harsh words?
Tang Yiyi's threats were nothing more than a joke to Tang Xiaomin.
Tang Xiaomin said, "Go ahead and report me. I won't stop you."
"Everyone present today, I've noted them all down for you. I'd like to see how much influence you, an adopted daughter, have to make the Tang family enemies with everyone for you."
This was an aristocratic academy. The first condition to study here was a family asset exceeding ten million.
Even if they didn't dare to confront the Tang family head-on, when pushed to an irreconcilable point, they would absolutely not be afraid.
Hearing this, everyone present gasped.
Tang Xiaomin was truly insane. However, her madness was directed solely at Tang Yiyi.
Tang Yiyi glared at Tang Xiaomin with venom, her voice hoarse and desperate, "Tang Xiaomin, Mom and Dad won't let you off, and neither will my brothers! I won't let you have an easy time."