"Isn't this our sickly princess? So energetic!" At this moment, a discordant voice rang out.
Xia Yingxing and Chen Xin both looked at the girl sitting in front.
The girl was looking at Xia Yingxing, her eyes filled with mockery.
Xia Yingxing thought for a moment and remembered this girl.
Yang Xi, this person has quite a connection with the original owner of this body.
They went to the same school from junior high to university.
However, the relationship between the two was quite strange.
With a friendly attitude towards everyone, the original owner had always gotten along well with Yang Xi. However, Yang Xi, for some unknown reason, became dissatisfied with the original owner and, taking advantage of the original owner's weak health and good temper, often bossed her around and bullied her.
Stealing the original owner's things, stuffing bugs into the original owner's pencil case, throwing trash into the original owner's drawer, and even trying to take private photos of the original owner—this is blatant bullying!
If the original owner's body hadn't been so weak, which could have led to someone's death, they probably would have beaten her up.
I've been so kind to you, treating you like a friend, and you don't even see me as a human being?
"I've always been very energetic, haven't you noticed?" Xia Yingxing retorted.
"I thought you'd always look sickly," Yang Xi said.
"Yang Xi, what do you mean? Don't think you can bully Yingxing just because she's weak!" Chen Xin naturally knew that Yang Xi had always disliked Xia Yingxing, so she said to Yang Xi.
"I didn't bully her. We've known each other since junior high. If we're talking about friends, our relationship is much stronger," Yang Xi said nonchalantly.
"It's just that they have a good temper!" Chen Xin said, dissatisfied.
Chen Xin had long been fed up with Yang Xi and the others bullying Xia Yingxing. The fact that Xia Yingxing didn't mind was because she had a good temper and didn't want to argue with them, but that didn't mean Chen Xin would stand by and watch.
"By the way, we're going to play tennis. Why don't you come along? Even if you don't know how, you can at least watch and learn. Who knows, you might be able to play when you're healthier," Yang Xi said to Xia Yingxing.
Chen Xin tugged at Xia Yingxing.
She didn't want Xia Yingxing to go there.
Everyone knows that Xia Yingxing can't play tennis and doesn't know how to play tennis, so it's definitely not good news that they called Xia Yingxing over.
"Sure, you've all invited me so warmly, how could I possibly refuse?" Xia Yingxing replied.
Chen Xin looked at Xia Yingxing with concern.
"Don't worry, we're at school, nothing will happen," Xia Yingxing said.
Nothing much would happen at school, and Chen Xin knew they wouldn't physically harm Xia Yingxing, but sometimes verbal and psychological attacks can be just as damaging.
Knowing full well that Xia Yingxing couldn't play tennis, they still invited her over; they definitely had ulterior motives.
But Xia Yingxing insisted on going, and Chen Xin couldn't forcefully stop her...
Xia Yingxing went with Yang Xi and the others.
"Sickly Princess"—that's how Yang Xi and the others referred to themselves.
Because of Yang Xi, her title of "sickly princess" seems to be quite famous at Mingzhu University. The origin of this title is very simple: she is physically weak but also has amazing looks.
However, they are unaware that Xia Yingxing is no longer the frail and sickly girl she once was, and it's time for her to shed the title of "sickly princess."
Let's start with Yang Xi, the instigator.
...
To be honest, Xia Yingxing already had the urge to smash a tennis racket over Yang Xi's head.
He thought he could show off his skills and shock Yang Xi, so that she would stop looking down on him, but it turned out that he had no intention of letting him join at all.
This is so boring. I don't have time to watch you guys play tennis here.
Instead of wasting time, I'd rather go and direct a... Oh, but now my little brother has already flown away, so even if I had the desire, I don't have the ability anymore.
Ugh, this is so annoying.
Chen Xin has disappeared without a trace...
Suddenly, Yang Xi delivered a powerful blow, sending the tennis ball flying far out of bounds. He didn't even bother to retrieve it.
Instead, he looked at Xia Yingxing beside him and said, "Pick up the ball."
Xia Yingxing was taken aback for a moment, then asked, "Are you talking to me?"
"What else can we do? You're the only one here with nothing to do," Yang Xi said matter-of-factly.
If they ask you to fetch the ball, that's a compliment. If you can't even fetch a ball, then calling you a sickly princess is an understatement.
"Don't you have legs? Can't you pick it up yourself?" Xia Yingxing said irritably.
Xia Yingxing now knew why they had called her over; they had called her over to retrieve the balls—what a clever scheme!
But the problem is, do I have that much free time? Why waste it here with them?
Now that I'm a girl, there are so many things I need to learn and understand on my own. How could I possibly waste my time on them?
"What...what did you say?" Yang Xi and the other girls were stunned.
Yang Xi, in particular, wondered if she had misheard.
From childhood to adulthood, she had never heard Xia Yingxing dare to speak to her like that.
"Either you pick it up yourself, or you guys stop playing. Why should I pick up the ball you hit? Do I look like a caddie?" Xia Yingxing said bluntly, showing no mercy to Yang Xi and the others.
Honestly, does she still think of herself as the good-tempered Xia Yingxing who wouldn't get angry even if she was bullied?
Xia Yingxing has stopped pretending.
No matter what, I am the second young lady of the Xia family in Mingzhu City. I'm already being kind by not pointing fingers at you, yet you turn around and bully me?
"Don't say that, Yingxing. You're not in good health to begin with, and you can't participate in sports like tennis. Picking up balls is just a way to get some exercise. Otherwise, you'll be completely invisible here," another girl said.
"First of all, you called me here, I didn't come on my own. Secondly, who said I can't play tennis?" Xia Yingxing retorted.
When he was a man, his tennis skills, while not unparalleled, were still more than enough to easily defeat these girls. Xia Yingxing watched them play and said that calling them amateurs was giving them too much credit.
"The sickly princess usually struggles to even open a bottle cap, can she really handle this kind of sport? If something happens to you, we can't be responsible," Yang Xi said, clearly thinking Xia Yingxing was exaggerating.
"I originally wanted to interact with you as an ordinary person, but now it seems there's no need for that."
"What sickly princess? I'm perfectly healthy."
"You think I'm just a pretty face if I don't show you my strength?"
"To be honest, your tennis skills are just average. I don't know if you can even make me break a sweat." Xia Yingxing changed her usual gentle demeanor and put on an extremely arrogant face.
Although this expression made Xia Yingxing look even cuter and more charming on her pretty face, giving the impression that she was trying to be cute, Yang Xi and the others knew that this sickly princess had begun to rebel against them.