The Otherworldly Adventures of a Super Naive Girl

425: Jasmine the Advisor

Zi Cheng had asked Yifu several times before why she hated Feng Wu so much.
Her answer was always the same: that Feng Wu wasn’t pleasing to her eyes and therefore had to die.
Zi Cheng didn’t know what to say to an answer like that.

If it weren’t for Yifu’s 100% favorability rating, Zi Cheng wouldn’t have chosen to deal with her at all.
Yifu was extreme.
People like her were small minded and difficult to control.
If she accidentally hurt Yifu’s glass heart, she knew Yifu wouldn’t hesitate to bite her back like a poisonous snake and kill her.

Luckily for her, because of the favorability system’s effect, Yifu’s craziness wasn’t a problem.

Jasmine, on the other hand, was a problem.
Zi Cheng looked at her with a neutral eye.
It felt like Jasmine had discovered something about her.
Jasmine's favorability rating had gone down from seventy to sixty, despite all Zi Cheng’s efforts.

While she hadn’t been as unreserved with Jasmine as she had been with Yifu, she had been good to her.
So why was her favorability so low? Could Jasmine have discovered something?

Zi Cheng’s heart skipped a beat at the thought.
If that was the case, then Jasmine had to go.
Regardless what Jasmine may have discovered, it was abnormal for a rating to drop so much.
Perhaps she should find an opportunity to make Jasmine disappear.

Jasmine, oblivious of Zi Cheng’s plan to murder her, narrowed her eyes slightly as she savored the flavor of red wine spreading across her tongue.

“I have a way for you to kill Feng Wu without being punished by the school.” Jasmine said after casually putting her glass down.

Yifu grabbed Jasmine’s hand in excitement.
“You have a way?!” Her mood soared.

“My method is both easy and hard, both complicated and simple.”

“Stop the suspense already! Just say it!” Yifu was nearly on her feet.

“The school metes out punishment for student-on-student issues, but if she’s no longer a student here, then wouldn't the issue be nonexistent?”

Yifu’s eyes lit up.
“You mean get her kicked out of school for breaking some kind of school rule?”

But would it be possible? It was unlikely Feng Wu would make such a big mistake.

“What’s so difficult about it? Doesn’t the school have rules about hurting fellow students? The punishment varies based on the severity of the injury.
All we have to do is create an incident where she tries to kill another student.
Then she’ll definitely be expelled.”

Jasmine sneered.
She also hated Feng Wu, but unlike Yifu, she didn’t go around wearing her feelings all over her face.
Having someone else who wanted Feng Wu dead so badly was great for Jasmine.
It was like a tailor-made weapon.

She still remembered the humiliation she suffered from Jier’s illusion magic because of Feng Wu.
Now, if she did it right, she would be able to return all the hurt and humiliation Feng Wu gave her.

“You’re right! This method is really good.
Now, we’ll see how she dies.” Yifu was so excited.

Jasmine’s eyes softened.
An enemy of an enemy was a friend, and Jasmine would be friendly towards Yifu as long as the other girl could help her with Feng Wu.

Watching the scene made Zi Cheng even more determined to kill Jasmine.
The other girl was too smart, and having someone that smart have doubts about her would be problematic.
She had to find a way to get rid of Jasmine without it being linked back to her.

Jasmine didn’t know her behavior just then had cemented Zi Cheng’s resolve to kill her.
What would her expression be like if she knew?

After dinner, Jasmine returned to her assigned dorm, where upon entering, saw Annika and Xi[notes] sharing snacks.

“Jasmine! Why are you back?!” Annika exclaimed in disbelief.

Xi was just as confused.

Jasmine had become closer to Zi Cheng and her group after the humiliating incident she had with Jier’s illusion magic.
She moved out of their dorm and usually hung around Zi Cheng and Yifu.

She wasn’t as close to Annika anymore so none of them expected to see her back.
Did she have a fight with Zi Cheng?

Annika thought about what could have brought Jasmine back.
She still had feelings for her, after all they were very good friends that first semester.
They didn’t just share a dorm, they also shared the same classes and the same school worries.
They had only drifted apart after Zi Cheng entered the picture.

“Why can't I come back? I’m a part of this dorm too.”

“Didn’t you move to Zi Cheng’s suite?” Xi was curious about Jasmine’s sudden return.

“And now I can’t come back?” Jasmine turned around and went upstairs.

Annika and Xi looked at each, unsure what to say.

“I’ll go check.” Annika was worried and wondered if her friend was having difficulties.

“Yeah, go.
Remember to come back down and tell me the deets.” Xi said.

Three lines appeared on Annika’s forehead.
This was no time for gossip!

Annika went upstairs and knocked on Jasmine’s door before entering.
Jasmine was sitting at her desk lazily doodling in her notebook. . . 

By the time Feng Wu returned to the dorm, it was evening and the sky was dark.

Xi pulled her aside as soon as she entered.

“Xiao Wu.
Big news.
Jasmine is back.” Xi announced mysteriously.

Feng Wu blinked in confusion.
“So what?” What was so surprising about Jasmine’s return? Jasmine lived there, so wasn’t it right she returned? Xi was weird.

“Dummy! You should know, after what happened that time Jier stood up for you, you and Jier are her number one enemies! She moved to Yifu’s suite because she didn’t want to see you.
And suddenly she’s back? I think she came for you.
It’s definitely nothing good!” Xi’s face was full of disappointment; Feng Wu was not living up to expectations.

Came for her? What was that? Feng Wu didn’t understand what Jasmine came to the dorm for her for.
She blinked her big eyes in confusion.