Quick Transmigration: A Super-Effective Novel Within a Super-Effective Novel

It was Chu Huai again.

Chu Huai lifted the heavy curtain backstage and stepped out of the shadows, but half of his face was still dimly lit. Lin Zhao stared at him coldly, unable to see his expression.

Since he caught Xia Donglai calling Lin Zhao to his office and stopped Lin Zhao from committing murder, he has not appeared in front of Lin Zhao for a long time.

Lin Zhao also disliked this boy. She remembered what Chu Huai said that night, and his words were telling her to accept her fate.

If you can't win, you run away?

Sorry, this is not Lin Zhao's style.

Lin Zhao had no idea what the original owner of this body secretly liked about this guy.

Lin Zhao stared at Chu Huai without saying a word, and Chu Huai stopped in his tracks.

The two were neither too close nor too far apart, just enough to hear each other.

Chu Huai said indifferently, "Lin Zhao, I know what you're going to do today."

Lin Zhao's gaze turned colder.

"If you're here to persuade me to stop, then you don't need to."

Chu Huai seemed completely oblivious to Lin Zhao's indifference and said to himself, "This is not a good time."

"When is the right time? When we wait until Xia Donglai has harmed more and more people?"

Lin Zhao thought Chu Huai was mentally ill and didn't want to deal with him anymore, so he packed up his things and headed elsewhere.

Chu Huai reached out and blocked Lin Zhao's way.

He looked at Lin Zhao, his expression indifferent, but he spoke each word with utmost seriousness.

"Lin Zhao, with the strength of the few of you, you can't beat Xia Donglai. On the contrary, once the matter is exposed, you will become a laughing stock of the whole school and even the whole internet."

Lin Zhao frowned and turned to look at Chu Huai.

Chu Huai continued, "Even if you manage to bring down Xia Donglai this time, what about the other beasts lurking in the shadows? Can you bring them down too? Layer upon layer, those in power, those in authority—can you really bring them down just because of a surge of indignation?"

He sighed, "Lin Zhao, don't be so naive. Some things can't be accomplished just by having courage. Isn't the girl's sudden betrayal the best proof of that?"

"Be obedient, go with the flow of the world, or at the very least, mind your own business."

"Chu Huai." Lin Zhao interrupted Chu Huai, suddenly swatting Chu Huai's arm away. "You're such a coward."

Chu Huai paused for a second, then suddenly burst out laughing.

Lin Zhao stared at him, as if trying to read something from his face.

After a long pause, Lin Zhao also let out a cold laugh.

"You don't need to try to persuade me here. So what if I become a laughing stock? So what if I can't overthrow all the injustices? What I'm going to do, I will do until I die."

Her voice was clear and firm as she stared intently at Chu Huai, seeing herself reflected in his eyes, and seeing so much more.

These words were not only spoken by Lin Zhao as the person in this world, but also by herself.

Chu Huai seemed completely bewildered.

"Why must we fight to the death? There are clearly smoother paths you could take."

“You are not me, you cannot define which path is smooth for me,” Lin Zhao said, unwilling to argue with Chu Huai any longer, and turned to leave.

Chu Huai called to her from behind: "Zhao Zhao, I know you've had a crush on me for a long time. I don't care about what happened between you and Xia Donglai at all. If you're willing, we can be together and live out our lives happily. Isn't this path smoother than what you've done?"

Lin Zhao paused, a look of impatience and disdain appearing in his eyes and brows.

"Then if you ignore me, your path will be smoother."

After saying that, she left the backstage without looking back, leaving Chu Huai standing there alone.

The warm-up music outside had already started playing. Chu Huai lowered his head and shrank back into the shadows, completely out of place with the outside world.

Lin Zhao had already coordinated with the person in charge of the school anniversary celebration, and she even saw Xia Donglai in the outstanding teacher section.

Xia Donglai scoffed at her from afar, as if to say, "What's the use of your fuss? I'm still doing well at the school and even won the title of outstanding teacher. You can't defeat me."

The girl who betrayed Lin Zhao and the others was also beside Xia Donglai, avoiding looking at Lin Zhao, and whispered something in Xia Donglai's ear.

Xia Donglai waved his phone at Lin Zhao, his provocative intent all too obvious.

"Heh." Lin Zhao scoffed inwardly and left to make preparations elsewhere.

The anniversary ceremony began quickly, followed by a series of speeches and awards presentations, and then speeches from outstanding representatives.

Lin Zhao took the microphone from the previous speaker and put the manuscript into his pocket.

She stood on the stage, with the open-air stadium below. Tens of thousands of people, including the entire school, past students and faculty, and people from outside the school, were either sitting or standing in the stadium, all watching her.

She saw Xia Donglai, still with that ugly face, looking at him with contempt.

She saw Chu Huai, tall and standing in the crowd, his face still expressionless.

She saw the two victims who had conspired with her to expose Xia Donglai; their eyes were shining, as if they were encouraging her, or perhaps encouraging themselves.

She calmly smiled and walked towards the podium.

It was just a representative giving a speech, but it was made to seem like he was going to his death for a noble cause.

She herself found it funny.

"Dear teachers and students, good morning..."

Lin Zhao recited the script fluently, a script she could already recite from memory. The sun was quite strong today, and many people in the audience were shielding their eyes, but they were still listening attentively to her speech.

When Lin Zhao was halfway through reciting, he wondered if it was just his imagination, but then he noticed that many more clouds appeared in the sky.

She calmly continued reciting, and as the sky turned overcast, some people in the crowd began to discuss whether it was going to rain.

"...Then I wish our alma mater continued success, with its many outstanding students!"

"Next, I have a few more words to say."

Amidst applause, Lin Zhao gripped the microphone again. Suddenly, a bolt of lightning flashed across the sky, followed by a deafening clap of thunder.

"Xiao Lin, what else do you want to say? Come down quickly, it's going to rain, and there are still procedures to go through!" A teacher next to the podium whispered to Lin Zhao.

Lin Zhao turned a deaf ear.

"I, Lin Zhao, a third-year student at XX University, hereby file a formal complaint against my supervisor, Xia Donglai, for abusing his position over the years to sexually assault, rape, and seduce me. He coerced me into having sexual relations with him by threatening to publish papers and guarantee my graduation, and forbade me to speak out."

"I have suffered for three years. Today, I will not endure it any longer. I will stand here in front of everyone to expose Xia Donglai's evil deeds. I will let the whole world know what a filthy thing he is. I want the law to punish him and I want him to receive the retribution he deserves!"

"Boom——"

Lin Zhao's words had already fallen, but the echoes from the microphone continued, resounding throughout the stadium and even the university campus.

Upon hearing this, everyone was stunned. A thunderbolt struck from the sky, illuminating Lin Zhao's resolute face.