Reborn in the 80s: My Whole Family Secretly Hears My Thoughts and Goes Wild with Success! - Chapter 130

“Someone’s in the training hall. Who is it, this early?”

“No idea. Everyone’s here… except Shuangshuang-jie is missing.”

“It can’t be Lu Shuangshuang. She…”

The voice cut off abruptly. Everyone looked at each other, their gazes eventually landing on Lu Shuangshuang, who was stretching at the barre. They couldn’t hide their shock, especially Kang Zhixin.

“Zhixin-jie, what’s gotten into Shuangshuang-jie?” a young girl next to Kang Zhixin whispered.

Kang Zhixin snorted coldly. “Who knows what’s set her off this time? She’s so unpredictable. Just watch—she’ll only be diligent this one morning. Tomorrow, she’ll definitely be late again, or maybe not even show up at all.”

The girl nodded, oblivious. “Shuangshuang-jie was like that before, true.”

“She’s from the compound. She’s not like us. We don’t have any special privileges.” Kang Zhixin’s words dripped with a sourness that made her jealousy plain to everyone.

Why couldn’t she have been born into a good family? Her own family wasn’t poor, but it was nothing compared to those from the compounds.

They’d both been confined for the same incident, but Lu Shuangshuang only got a reprimand, while she received a major demerit. It was so unfair!

Her family had scolded her for it too, and her father had even slapped her for the first time ever.

The more Kang Zhixin thought about it, the more resentful she felt. She glared fiercely at Lu Shuangshuang, but Shuangshuang didn’t even glance her way, completely focused on her stretches.

What was wrong with this bitch?

Shouldn’t she have started a fight the moment she arrived?

And she was deliberately provoking her, yet getting no reaction?

She had to test her again.

Kang Zhixin deliberately walked over to Lu Shuangshuang, effortlessly swung her leg onto the barre, leaned her torso forward, grabbed her foot, and touched her chin to her instep, all while looking provocatively at Lu Shuangshuang.

Stretching was a daily necessity for dancers. Even skipping one day, your body immediately lets you know.

Lu Shuangshuang hadn’t practiced her basics for over a month. She’d not only gained weight but also gotten much tighter.

She was barely able to grab her foot, already sweating profusely from the pain.

Already irritated, Kang Zhixin’s provocation made her really want to slap her.

But Lu Shuangshuang forced herself to hold back. She knew what Kang Zhixin was up to; she wouldn’t fall for her trick.

She needed to train hard, win back her position as secondary lead dancer, and then strive to become the principal dancer.

When she became principal, she would invite her aunt to her first performance, to make her proud.

She might reluctantly invite Ye Zhiqiu too, mainly because she wanted to invite Ya Ya—Ye Zhiqiu would just be an afterthought.

“Shuangshuang-jie, do you need help? You look like you’re really struggling.”

“No!”

Lu Shuangshuang shot a glare at Kang Zhixin, adjusted her breathing, and pressed her body down a little further.

“Shuangshuang-jie, I know you’re still mad at me, but that incident wasn’t my fault. You agreed to help me, remember?”

“I never thought it would get you in trouble too. If you want to blame someone, blame Shen Zhiqiu. It’s all because of her nonsense.”

“Can’t you see she was deliberately trying to drive a wedge between us?”

Kang Zhixin spoke while watching Lu Shuangshuang’s expression. Seeing a look of disgust appear, she felt a secret thrill.

She knew it. As long as she pushed all the blame onto Shen Zhiqiu and sweet-talked Lu Shuangshuang a little, this idiot would go back to how she was before.

“Shuangshuang-jie, please, I’m begging you. Don’t be angry with me anymore, okay?” Kang Zhixin tentatively reached out and tugged on Lu Shuangshuang’s sleeve.

Lu Shuangshuang straightened up and turned to look at Kang Zhixin, whose eyes were brimming with tears, putting on a show of being deeply wronged.

Anyone who didn’t know better would think Lu Shuangshuang had bullied her terribly.

“Let go!” Lu Shuangshuang snapped at Kang Zhixin.

But Kang Zhixin acted shamelessly. “I won’t let go. I’ll only let go if you promise not to be angry with me anymore, Shuangshuang-jie.”

Lu Shuangshuang laughed in frustration. She nodded. “Fine. I’m not angry with you.”

Kang Zhixin clearly wanted something. She wanted to see what it was.

“Shuangshuang-jie, you said it yourself! So, you’ll give me a birthday present on my birthday, right?” Kang Zhixin pressed her advantage, hugging Lu Shuangshuang’s arm and blinking at her, waiting for an answer.

When she didn’t get one immediately, she immediately let go, frowned deeply, and her tone filled with complaint. “Shuangshuang-jie, you forgot you promised me before? You said you’d give me a birthday present for my birthday!”

“You can’t go back on your word! If you break your promise, I’ll…”

“You’ll what?” Lu Shuangshuang scoffed coldly. “Go tattle on me to the Regiment Leader too?”

“Kang Zhixin, you were really born in the wrong era. If you’d been born in your big brother’s time, you’d probably be even worse than him. Who knows how many wrongful cases you’d fabricate and how many families you’d ruin!”

“Lu Shuangshuang, stop talking about that!” That incident had gotten her a major demerit. It was her shame, something Kang Zhixin never wanted brought up again.

“Kang Zhixin, I’ve just realized your skin is unbelievably thick! It’s one thing for you to have the nerve to talk to me, but to expect a birthday present too?”

“Is your family that desperate for money? Why are you always trying to get things from other people, like some kind of beggar!”

Lu Shuangshuang’s voice wasn’t low. Everyone in the training hall heard. Someone couldn’t hold back a laugh.

Kang Zhixin flushed with anger and humiliation. “Lu Shuangshuang, you’re going too far! I consider you a real friend, that’s why I asked you for a birthday present. How can you insult me like that, calling me a beggar?”

“Kang Zhixin, when have you ever considered me your friend? You know exactly why you latched onto me!”

Lu Shuangshuang felt that since things had reached this point, they might as well lay it all out in the open. She didn’t want Kang Zhixin buzzing around her like a fly anymore.

“Forget about any birthday present! And forget about marrying into the compound! As long as I’m still there, you can give up on that dream!”

Letting a grudge go unavenged wasn’t in her nature, especially when it was handed to her on a silver platter like this.

If Kang Zhixin had sincerely apologized, she might have let it go. But what kind of nonsense was she spouting?

Everything she said implied it was all Lu Shuangshuang’s own fault and had nothing to do with her. Wasn’t that basically calling her an idiot?

She could accept Ye Zhiqiu calling her stupid, but what right did Kang Zhixin have?

“Lu Shuangshuang, you’re throwing your weight around! I’m going to the Regiment Leader right now to report you!”

“Go on, go! What else can you do besides tattle? Little snitch!”

Lu Shuangshuang waved her off, then looked around at the others. “You all should stay away from Kang Zhixin from now on. Who knows when she might go and report you too.”

“You all know what happened before. See? She finished reporting Shen Zhiqiu, and now she’s off to report me.”

“Kang Zhixin, go on! Hurry up!”

Seeing Kang Zhixin stand frozen, Lu Shuangshuang shooed her away. “Maybe you’ll run into some leader again! Go work your silver tongue and spout more nonsense. I’d love to see what accusation you manage to pin on me this time!”