Quick Transmigration: The Mad Beauty Refuses to Be the Scapegoat!-Chapter 482 - 39: The Cannon Fodder Stepsister Doesn’t Want to Die

Chapter 482: Chapter 39: The Cannon Fodder Stepsister Doesn’t Want to Die

"Nothing happened, it’s just that I lost a bet, and I’m willing to accept the consequences. Whatever she wants, just give it to her."

Everyone thought Jiang Lai was unreasonable upon hearing this.

"Not everything needs your involvement. Do you think anyone can just become the cheerleader captain? Chu Wen, you can’t let this go. Our school’s basketball team is the ace, and at such a critical time, we can’t let team morale be affected."

A group of girls gave discontented glances now and then. Not far away, Jiang Lai could guess with her big toe that Qiao Chuweng was probably trying to show off again.

Jiang Lai wanted peace, to focus on her studies.

But someone wouldn’t let her and was trying to trip her up.

Saying bad things about her was one thing, but affecting her studies was unacceptable, so Jiang Lai calmly walked over, meeting their gazes.

As soon as she appeared, the chattering girls immediately quieted down.

Gossiping behind someone’s back was one thing, but when the person in question arrived, everyone wanted to maintain surface harmony. Plus, Jiang Lai, though silent usually, was not someone to be trifled with, as one could see from her eyes.

Qiao Chuweng smiled.

"Jiang Lai, I was just about to talk to you, I quit as cheerleader captain and give it to you."

"Cheerleader captain? You should indeed step down; your grades have slipped so much, and you’re still thinking about these distractions. Although my grades are better than yours, I also don’t have time to waste on this. Look for someone else."

With just a few simple words, Qiao Chuweng’s face darkened, her smile stiffened. Such proud person, when had she ever suffered such humiliation?

Jiang Lai, however, had no intention of sparing her face.

She used to focus solely on studies and was too lazy to bother with such matters, but she couldn’t stand Qiao Chuweng constantly causing trouble in front of her.

If someone put all their attention on others, even a little setback would turn their jealousy into a flame, ready to burn Jiang Lai alive. Yet Qiao could still thick-skinnedly speak to her with polite words.

"Jiang Lai, that’s too much, isn’t it? Chu Wen just asked you; if you’re not doing it, fine. Even if you want to, it doesn’t mean you’ll actually get to...

Qiao Chuweng usually got along well enough with others, giving out little favors, thus many stepped in to speak for her at this time.

But it was mostly just whispers since Jiang Lai was now a teacher’s pet, liked by all her teachers. Going against her wouldn’t do anyone any good.

"Alright, I’m not here to waste words with you. Qiao Chuweng, remember the bet last time? It’s been so many days; you should have prepared the stake by now."

It had been nearly ten days since New Year, and Jiang Lai suddenly brought up the matter!

"Stakes...It was just a joke among classmates. If I had won back then, I never intended to ask you for the stake."

Jiang Lai shrugged and spread her hands upon hearing this.

"Can’t help it, I won. Consider me of poor moral character, but I took it seriously.

So, you didn’t prepare?"

Qiao Chuweng’s heart sank.

Jiang Lai was serious.

She hadn’t prepared because she thought it was just a joke. A million, how could an ordinary high school student take it seriously!

Faced with someone like Jiang Lai, Qiao Chuweng suddenly felt a prickling sensation.

"You mean a million? The one we casually mentioned? Jiang Lai, I didn’t expect you to be like this. A million isn’t small change; how dare you just ask for it?"

Several girls around also looked at Jiang Lai with startled expressions.

"A million?! Jiang Lai, do you really think Chu Wen is easy to bully? Do you think you’ve seen so much money that you can just ask for a million?"

Everyone there came from well-off families, but a million wasn’t something you could easily toss around, especially not as a bet.

Except for the super-rich like Shen Weizhou and Tang Song, who could easily throw around one or two million as pocket money, how would other students have so much money on their cards?

Seeing Qiao Chuweng looking furious, Jiang Lai calmly opened her phone recording, with the volume turned up and played it.

Jiang Lai: "Sure, what should we bet on?"

Qiao Chuweng: "Um...Let’s see who reaches the bottom of the mountain first. The stakes, let’s make it money, how much is suitable..."

Qiao Chuweng: "Then make it a million, not too much, not too less, wouldn’t feel too bad losing it."

...

Word for word, crystal clear.

"No wonder you’re a campus broadcaster; that fluency is not something just anyone can match.

Qiao Chuweng, you set the stakes, decided the amount, and now you’re backing out?

Students should at least have a sense of commitment, right? Didn’t you yourself say a million is not too much and not too little, wouldn’t feel bad losing it? Why? Now you have to pay, and you’re feeling it?"

The recording Jiang Lai played was like a bomb, blowing everyone’s expressions into shock. 𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦

Looking at Qiao Chuweng, all anyone saw in their eyes was a flash of complex surprise and amazement.

This was supposed to be their perfect goddess, lying without even a crack in her expression.

Without this recording, everyone would have thought it was Jiang Lai picking the fight, waiting for Qiao Chuweng to take the bait.

Now it was clear that Qiao Chuweng, overconfident in her sure win, had casually suggested a million as stakes.

"I—I was just joking. Didn’t you all hear it?"

No one said a word.

No one could hear that she was joking.

If it was a joke, would she repeatedly emphasize a million is not much and not little? Would she use such a serious tone to say it?

They even believed if Jiang Lai lost, Qiao Chuweng wouldn’t let "joking" be an excuse to end it.

"So many people here, Qiao Chuweng, is a million a lot for you?"

A million is a lot for anyone!

Especially now when the Qiao Family is in the critical time of financing and going public, all money needs to be used wisely!

As the future successor of Qiao Family, how can she casually gamble a million at such a critical time!

But Qiao Chuweng with her immense pride, could never show weakness in front of everyone, she glared at Jiang Lai, gritting her teeth.

"A mere million, Qiao Chuweng can still afford."

"Miss Qiao, you’re certainly straightforward!"

Jiang Lai of course wouldn’t take her money, otherwise Qiao Chuweng could turn around and accuse her of fraud.

Jiang Lai asked her to donate a million to charity, under the name of Zhen Sheng Company.

Qiao Chuweng nearly gritted her teeth to pieces, but to save face, she still managed to donate a million calmly and gracefully, under Jiang Zhen Sheng’s company’s name.

Not only did it earn Jiang Zhen Sheng’s company enough honor, but it also reduced the taxes he needed to pay this year.

After that, the grudge between Qiao Chuweng and Jiang Lai was fully formed, and everyone in the class knew they didn’t get along.

Having suffered such a big loss, Qiao Chuweng couldn’t eat or drink well for days. Losing a million wasn’t as painful as losing to Jiang Lai, someone she considered lowly and beneath her.

She was unwilling, and that unwillingness accumulated slowly as Jiang Lai climbed step by step to the top of the science class, until she firmly held the top spot, kicking Qiao Chuweng out of the class’s golden trinity.