Rebirth of the Cannon Fodder in the Entertainment Circle-Chapter 666: Interstellar Decline of Imperial Rose Cannon Fodder (15)

Chapter 666: Interstellar Decline of Imperial Rose Cannon Fodder (15)

Gong Shengjia had not expected Luo Ning’s attitude to be so cold.

She guessed that Luo Ning might have seen her on the phone with Leng Ying just before.

With a quick shift in thought, she looked at Luo Ning with an indignant expression and began to speak.

"Luo Ning, that Leng Ying came looking for me, asking me to persuade you to participate in a live broadcast variety show. She actually thought about bribing me with money; it’s just too much."

Regardless of whether Luo Ning had seen it or not, taking the initiative to confess would put her in a dominating position.

Luo Ning realized that this person was truly the "friend" who had managed to deceive the original soul—smart, quick to respond, and without a bottom line.

She could betray Leng Ying with the same ease she betrayed the original soul.

Luo Ning walked over to her locker and began to pack her belongings.

"So, if it hadn’t been me coming in just now, were you planning to call me later and persuade me to join that live reality show?" she said casually.

Gong Shengjia: "..."

She had indeed planned to call Luo Ning in the afternoon to gently suggest that she participate in the live variety show to relax and get her mind off things.

Now that Luo Ning had pointed it out, Gong Shengjia couldn’t help but choke and feel embarrassed. frёeweɓηovel.coɱ

But of course, she couldn’t admit it.

She looked at Luo Ning with a shocked and saddened face, "How can you say that? How could I ever help Leng Ying persuade you? We are good friends after all."

"You’re mistaken."

Luo Ning scoffed, "I thought you and Leng Ying were the real good friends."

"No need to keep pretending. I already know about your betrayal."

She packed up all of the original soul’s belongings and called the dormitory’s robotic butler to take them away.

She also sent them to a secondhand website to sell, then donated the money to a charity.

Otherwise, once she left, someone new would take her place here, and the original soul’s belongings would end up cheapening this "good friend," Gong Shengjia.

Gong Shengjia’s body stiffened. How did Luo Ning know?

She tried to ask, "Did someone fill your ears with lies? How could I possibly be good friends with Leng Ying? I’m not even familiar with her."

"She knows my terminal number because, before the holiday, Imperial College and the Film Academy had a networking event, and she asked for it herself."

"At that time, I had no idea she was the mistress in your relationship with Ling Ge—that’s why I gave her the terminal number."

"So you really have misunderstood," she hurriedly explained.

Compared to Leng Ying, she certainly couldn’t afford to lose Luo Ning, the bigger fish.

And it was true that she and Leng Ying couldn’t really be considered friends; their relationship was just a private financial transaction.

She would send Leng Ying information about Luo Ning’s situation and schedule in exchange for a nice sum of Star Coins.

And if Leng Ying asked her to do something, completing it meant even more Star Coins.

Her father, although he had barely entered the ranks of the Empire’s nouveau riche, was of the lowest tier of Nobles.

After becoming a Noble, social expenditures increased, and the Star Coin spending had to be much higher than before.

Her family had originally been commoners, barely getting by each month on her father’s soldier’s salary, with little to no savings.

So even now, as a Noble’s daughter, she was still financially strapped.

Initially, when her father was promoted to Vice Admiral and received the resources of a low-level subordinate planet, their family’s economic situation should have become more comfortable.

But her grandparents and her father’s siblings kept leeching off the family, resulting in just enough money to get by each month.

The Star Coins in her hand each month were only enough for meals at Imperial College and buying a few not-so-expensive clothes.

She wanted to eat well, dress well, and buy mid-to-high-end learning materials, but that was simply impossible.

And so, when Leng Ying came to her, she didn’t hesitate to sell Luo Ning out.

Who could fault Luo Ning for seldom helping her with Star Coins? The help she did provide was difficult for her, but for Luo Ning, it was trivial.

Being so stingy with her good friend, it seemed selling some information to Leng Ying wasn’t that big of a deal.

The first few times, she felt a bit guilty, but as time went on, she started to feel it was nothing.

Of course, if she had to choose between Leng Ying and Luo Ning, she would unhesitantly pick the latter.

After all, hanging out with Luo Ning was a status symbol, the key to improving her standing in her family, and a way to meet people from wealthy circles.

Since becoming friends with Luo Ning, her family’s attitude shifted from anger and mockery over her snatching the Imperial College spot to groveling and flattering her.

They hoped she could leak some benefits she got from Luo Ning to them, which made her quite pleased with herself.

That’s why she needed to clear up Luo Ning’s misunderstanding; she couldn’t afford to lose this friend.

At this moment, the robot butler came in, and Luo Ning handed over her packed belongings to it, wanting none of it anymore.

There was still a photo frame of her and Ling Ge together on the table.

She walked over, grabbed it, and stuffed it into her handbag, planning to smash it once she was back.

After doing all this, Luo Ning looked at Gong Shengjia, who was eager to explain, and said meaningfully, "If you don’t want anyone to know, don’t do it yourself!"

Then she pulled open the door to leave.

Gong Shengjia panicked, couldn’t help herself from trying to hold on to Luo Ning but was avoided.

Watching Luo Ning leave, she hurriedly followed.

It just happened to be lunch break, and many people were either heading out or just returning.

Including Luo Ning’s other two roommates, who were also coming back with others from different dorms.

And that’s when they saw the scene of Gong Shengjia stopping Luo Ning.

"Luo Ning, I really didn’t, I always considered you a good friend, how could I do such a thing?"

She explained desperately, with an expression of being wronged and heartbroken, "Someone must be deliberately spoiling my name to you."

Her private dealings with Leng Ying were known only to the two of them; she hadn’t told anyone.

Considering Leng Ying’s cautious nature, she probably wouldn’t tell anyone else either.

So there was only one possibility, Luo Ning had seen her on the phone with Leng Ying and wanted to test her.

Or perhaps someone who disliked her was bad-mouthing her to Luo Ning.

Luo Ning looked at Gong Shengjia, who had chased out to stop her, and at the many onlookers standing in the corridor, and the corners of her lips slightly curled up.

But it was a fleeting moment, as her face now showed an angry expression.

"Gong Shengjia, I always treated you as a friend, took care of you at school, looked after your family outside of it, yet you conspired with Leng Ying behind my back to betray me, do you think I would believe you?"

"You betrayed my school routine and schedule, and as instructed by Leng Ying, you whispered poison in my ear, brainwashing me into doing things others would laugh at."

"I’ve of course investigated all of this and can present evidence at any time, which is why I’m bringing it up now."

"Furthermore, when I pushed the door to enter the dorm earlier, I saw you on the phone with Leng Ying with my own eyes."

"When you realized I came in, your expression was one of shock and fright, and then you quickly ended the call."

"If you weren’t feeling guilty, why would you need to hang up the phone?"

"If it had been any of my other friends who hadn’t betrayed me, they certainly wouldn’t have hung up out of guilt; they would have insulted the other person to their face."

Her whole being emitted a fierce coldness, "Do you take me for a fool?"