Chapter 1368: The Blackened Good Girl (3)

 Thus, because of Wu Lingling’s fear and hesitation, the original host was taken away.

Wu Lingling was terrified. She had originally intended to call the police, but one of the gang leader’s men unexpectedly returned.

Brandishing a knife, he threatened her that if she dared contact the police, he would kill her, her entire family, and even Lu Jing.

Completely frightened, Wu Lingling no longer dared to report anything. Trembling, she left the alley and went home.

For the first time, she did not go out fooling around with her friends. Instead, she obediently returned home and spent the entire day restless and uneasy.

What she did not know was that when Tang Guo was being forced into the vehicle, she had witnessed Wu Lingling being threatened and putting away her phone without choosing to call for help.

For the first time, hatred appeared in those once peaceful eyes.

After being taken away by such people, what good ending could there be?

The next day, worried, Wu Lingling skipped a class and secretly went to Tang Guo’s classroom to see how she was doing.

To her surprise, Tang Guo was still sitting properly in class, attending lessons as though nothing had happened. Seeing that, all of Wu Lingling’s guilt disappeared.

What she did not know was that beneath the neat school uniform were countless injuries, and although the smile remained on Tang Guo’s fair face, it was no longer the same as before.

The smile on her lips had become bitter.

The pain in her heart was unbearable.

How could Wu Lingling possibly know what kind of suffering sixteen-year-old Tang Guo had endured the day before?

Afterward, she was threatened and left unable to speak out. Once those people obtained leverage over her, she dared not reveal anything.

If the truth came out, not only would her own life be ruined, but her parents and family would be dragged into endless gossip and judgment.

To maintain the appearance of normalcy, she gritted her teeth and continued living.

But such a life eventually broke her.

Her grades declined, and she could no longer focus on studying. Faced with her parents’ disappointed eyes, she had no explanation to give.

Later, she finally learned why those men had targeted her.

It was because Wu Lingling had shown them her photograph.

She would never forget the sight of Wu Lingling fearfully putting away her phone and choosing not to call the police.

Meanwhile, Wu Lingling herself gradually changed. Studying alongside Lu Jing, she became more positive and motivated, and her grades steadily improved.

Seeing Tang Guo’s declining performance, she casually remarked, “Cousin, following the rules and studying all the time doesn’t really help. You should study when it’s time to study and play when it’s time to play. Relax a little and you’ll still get good grades.”

Wu Lingling had never known what the original host had gone through.

She assumed Tang Guo’s poor grades were simply the result of bad study habits and excessive pressure.

After all, the one being criticized by her parents every day was Tang Guo. Her academic performance had fallen so dramatically that everyone in the family felt she had already reached the limit of her abilities.

Wu Lingling simply thought that her cousin was putting too much pressure on herself and that going out and having some fun might improve things.

There was no malice in those words.

Had anyone else said them, the original host might not have cared.

In this world, anyone had the right to say such things—

Except Wu Lingling.

All of her tragedy had, directly or indirectly, been caused by Wu Lingling.

At last, the darkness she had suppressed deep within her heart erupted.

Unable to endure Wu Lingling’s constant presence any longer, she began targeting her in every possible way.