After Switching Bodies, the Mad Overbearing CEO Takes Over the Entertainment Industry-Chapter 240 - 235: Whose Hand Will the Deer Die By?

Shen Zhiyi was clutching the straps of her backpack tightly. Gong Dongxi and her entourage were truly brazen to block her right in the open. Occasionally, students would pass by, and fearing trouble, they would take a detour, avoiding this staircase.

She looked at Gong Dongxi with a piercing gaze, "What do you want to do? With so many people watching, I would advise you to choose your words wisely and not bring shame to your Gong family."

Gong Dongxi’s face turned livid, and she unconsciously raised her hand, then seemed to remember something and put it down heavily, resentfully saying, "I would obviously not do something to disgrace my family, but you better not do anything to shame yourself. Shen Zhiyi, I know you’re poor, I can pay you half a million, just so long as you stay away from Brother Yu."

Shen Zhiyi hadn’t expected the kind of scenarios she often saw on TV to happen to her, but the person throwing money at her wasn’t the male lead’s parents or relatives, but another admirer. TV and novel plots start with millions or tens of millions, but she started with five hundred thousand.

Bai Tingyu’s family fortune started in the hundreds of billions; she made it seem worthless in comparison.

She scoffed coldly, her gaze clear as she slowly said, "I’ve never been after your filthy money. I have hands to earn with. I firmly believe that my future achievements will not be less than anyone’s. If I were really after Bai Tingyu’s money, I would have agreed to be with him long ago. Student Gong, there’s really nothing more than a classmates’ relationship between him and me."

Gong Dongxi was taken aback for a moment, "You’re not with Brother Tingyu?"

"You must have misunderstood; Bai Tingyu and I are just classmates, nothing more. Right now, I am still focusing on my studies, and I don’t want to let romance affect my academics," Shen Zhiyi said earnestly.

Gong Dongxi gradually came to believe it, but as long as Shen Zhiyi existed, her Brother Tingyu still had no sign of her in his eyes, which made her very uncomfortable. She bit her lip tight, "As long as you agree to transfer schools, I’ll give you any amount of money you want."

"I don’t want your money, I just want a good learning environment. Can you rich girls go and play with other rich girls, and stop bothering me, a poor person, okay?"

Hearing this, Gong Dongxi immediately knew who the other "rich girl" Shen Zhiyi talked about was.

Besides the Ji Tian she despised, she couldn’t think of a second person.

She frowned fiercely, "I would never want to associate with Ji Tian in my life!"

Shen Zhiyi raised an eyebrow slightly, feigning ignorance, "Do you dislike her that much?"

Gong Dongxi rolled her eyes extravagantly, "Are you blind? Can’t you see that she and I don’t get along? We’ve been at odds since we were young."

Shen Zhiyi seemed thoughtful, with a faint smile, "That’s quite a coincidence, I also have a grudge against her. As the saying goes, ’the enemy of my enemy is my friend.’ Miss Gong, I have a secret about Ji Tian, would you like to know?"

A secret?

Gong Dongxi felt somewhat tempted, but also feared Shen Zhiyi was setting a trap, so she did not answer right away.

Shen Zhiyi wasn’t in a hurry, glanced at her circle of people, and smiled, "There are too many people here, if you want to know, just follow me."

After saying that, she went upstairs, heading to the restrooms on this floor. By now, the bell for the early class had rung, and all the students had gone back to the classrooms. Shen Zhiyi, with her top grades across the school, wasn’t in a hurry for these few minutes. With such good grades, even being late or leaving early would be forgivable.

Gong Dongxi thought it over, and seeing Shen Zhiyi walking away, she eventually couldn’t resist the curiosity inside her. She said to her girlfriends, "I’m going to make a trip. You are not allowed to follow or reveal anything about this conversation with Shen Zhiyi. If I hear any gossip, your family fortunes will be endangered!"

The others exchanged looks and watched her leave. One girl wanted to chase after her, "Xixi..."

But with only a step taken, she was stopped by Feng Juanjuan, "Xixi said not to follow. Let her handle it on her own."

"But... Could Xixi be tricked... Shen Zhiyi does not seem to have good intentions."

Feng Juanjuan sneered inwardly; there was no point talking real feelings with these rich girls. In the end, if something went wrong, you were just the cannon fodder thrown out to take the blame. Besides, she had heard Ji Tian’s name; the two might be plotting how to cause Ji Tian to suffer, which suited her just fine.

All this time, she’d suddenly understood that her feelings for Qin Jiangsheng were just her one-sided infatuation; the protagonist didn’t even remember her existence. She would stop in the middle of the campus walkway to greet him, and he would not even pause, not sparing her a glance.

Busy rushing to the side of someone else, she had also secretly seen this morning Qin Jiangsheng bringing a lunchbox for Ji Tian, filled with sweet pastries.

Such a cold person, bringing these little treats for the first time, just to make someone else happy.

The disparity, anger, and helplessness swept over her.

Even if she couldn’t hurt them, it didn’t stop her from enjoying seeing someone she disliked in trouble; she wouldn’t let anyone interfere with Gong Dongxi’s plan against Ji Tian!

The restroom at Imperial City Academy was filled with compartments, free of any foul smell. Instead, upon entering, one was greeted with the light scent of lemon air freshener.

Shen Zhiyi washed her hands at the sink and straightened her hair in the mirror.

Gong Dongxi, following behind her, gradually grew impatient with her fussing. "What is the big secret? Can you say it now or not?"

Shen Zhiyi glanced at her. "Go check inside to see if there’s anyone. It wouldn’t be good if someone overheard us."

"Are you ordering me around?" Gong Dongxi couldn’t believe her ears and felt her dignity come under attack; she had never been so challenged in all her years!

"Whether or not you want to know is your business. I’m fine with keeping this secret to myself," Shen Zhiyi said indifferently.

"You!" Gong Dongxi was furious, but seeing Shen Zhiyi so calm and unperturbed as if she had her completely figured out, Gong Dongxi went in grumpily to clear the area.

She pushed open each stall one by one and, finding no one, came out and said irritably, "There’s no one inside. Who’d come to the bathroom during morning study? If you don’t tell me now, I’m leaving!"

Only then did Shen Zhiyi go inside and, not trusting Gong Dongxi’s inspection, checked once more herself, which enraged Gong Dongxi even more!

"There’s someone at the school who likes Ji Tian."

Shen Zhiyi was straightforward. Gong Dongxi was taken aback for a moment, and after thinking carefully, she tentatively asked, "You’re not saying it’s Qin Jiangsheng, are you? Given how close the two of them are, I wouldn’t be surprised if they got married on the spot. Is that your secret? Are you toying with me?"

"Besides Qin Jiangsheng, isn’t there someone else you’re curious about?"

Gong Dongxi’s eyes widened in shock. "It’s not Brother Yu, is it? Am I going to have yet another rival in love?"

Shen Zhiyi: "..."

With that kind of thinking, she was destined only to be cannon fodder.

She frowned. "No, it’s Xu Rang."

"Xu Rang?" Gong Dongxi furrowed her brows. "Isn’t he Brother Yu’s cousin? He likes Ji Tian? That’s impossible."

"It’s true. He’s about to graduate. Don’t you want to help him leave without regrets? Even if you just arrange for them to be alone together so he has a chance to confess his feelings."

Gong Dongxi became even more confused. "Why should I help her? It’s best if no one likes her; she’s such an annoyance!"

Shen Zhiyi pursed her lips. "What if Bai Tingyu also wants to bring those two together? Don’t you want to do something for him to make him remember your kindness?"

Gong Dongxi hesitated. "Will it work? Ji Tian doesn’t go out much, so how can I set them up?"

"Bai Tingyu’s adult ceremony is in three days. Ji Tian will definitely be there. All you need to do is make sure she drinks something laced, and then get her to a room. Xu Rang is a gentleman; he won’t do her any harm."

Seeing her still hesitant, Shen Zhiyi played the Bai Tingyu card again. "Don’t you want to make your Brother Yu happy? Help Xu Rang, and he’ll remember you for it."

Hearing the name Bai Tingyu, although Gong Dongxi still felt it was inappropriate, it all seemed trivial compared to Tingyu’s happiness. "Fine, I’ll find a way to get her to a room that day. It’s just for expressing feelings, right? They won’t do anything to her?"

Shen Zhiyi smiled slightly. "Don’t worry, I assure you they’ll have a good talk."

"What a crappy secret." Gong Dongxi muttered under her breath and left.

Shen Zhiyi breathed a sigh of relief. Don’t blame her for playing dirty; she was simply trying to save her own fate. According to the original story, she was going to be despoiled by that beast Xu Rang anyway. Maybe if the plot progressed a bit earlier, it wouldn’t change much, right?

As long as Ji Tian was out of the picture, she didn’t care about the details. After all, it was Gong Dongxi who would carry out the deed. When the day of reckoning came, all she needed to do was to expose Gong Dongxi as the culprit.

With this thought, she left the place with a delighted curve to her lips.

Two minutes later, Ji Tian emerged from the furthest stall, her eyes downcast as she washed her hands.

Well, she was just wondering how to get rid of her, and there Shen Zhiyi was walking right into her hands.

She opened the recording on her phone, which captured Gong Dongxi and Shen Zhiyi’s conversation without missing a word.

Let’s just see whose game it will be three days from now!