Why wasn't I the one who got the male lead's script?

During this period, she has been working in seclusion and has even had no time to play games and rarely logged in - until today when she finally liberated herself completely.

The work during this period actually benefited Eriri a lot.

While painting, she gradually tried to put aside the things about Tomoya Aki and stopped asking about them. In the end, she was able to concentrate on painting the work she wanted.

You have to know that in the past, whenever Eriri picked up a pen or thought about her painting career and dreams, she would inevitably think of Tomoya Aki.

But now she can completely stop thinking about this person and simply complete her work with the help of her mother.

In a sense, Eriri Sawamura no longer "needs" Tomoya Aki.

She is gradually walking out of the shadow of the past and learning to say goodbye to her former self - this is of course a very good thing for Eriri.

Eriri is too lazy to pursue who has caused how much harm to whom. Now she just wants to concentrate on doing her job well, take her career to the next level, and maintain good relationships with the friends she really should make friends with.

Of course, the first thing Eriri needs to do when she returns to her daily life is to play the role of a rich girl who is dignified, elegant, and well-mannered in the eyes of her classmates.

So today, when she came to the classroom in her little skirt with great pride and faced her classmates' warm and sincere greetings, Eriri had a gentle and generous smile on her face.

Until now.

She saw some words scribbled on the desk that should have belonged to a boy she knew.

The chair was still empty. The young man who was supposed to be sitting on it and looking at her lazily with a gentle gaze had disappeared without a trace.

"...?"

"what happened?"

It was because of this realization that Miss Eriri's flawless smile, which she had honed over the years, seemed a little stiff for the first time.

"That Haru guy, could it be that he didn't come to class today...?"

During her seclusion at home, Eriri Sawamura, who knew nothing about the outside world, tried hard to maintain her emotions, and then faced the boys and girls who always surrounded her with a casual smile.

Although no acquaintances are present, you must make sure to put in some effort to show your support to these classmates with whom you have little interaction.

"Sawamura-kun, long time no see! I didn't see you at the beginning of the new semester. I bet you've been studying all the knowledge at home these past two weeks, right?"

One of them, a girl with a red face and pigtails, was holding a book. She pushed her glasses and talked to Eriri eagerly but with extreme restraint.

For Eriri, there was no need to remember the specific names of these common-looking classmates - even though they were classmates.

So far, there is only one classmate with an ordinary face whose name she can remember and who left a deep impression on her.

"Oh, that's right. I'm not the best student, but I still study hard every day."

Ms. Eriri naturally put on a polite, charming and sweet smile on her face, as if she had practiced it countless times - of course, this was a lie.

"Who would admit that they spend all day at home drawing pornographic books?"

After complaining mercilessly in her heart, Eriri glanced at a particularly conspicuous empty seat a few rows behind the door of the classroom, and then withdrew her gaze without leaving a trace.

"By the way, is there anyone else absent from our class besides me?"

She used the safest and most reliable statement to test the girl with pigtails and glasses who was very enthusiastic about her.

Because Eriri has always maintained the noble and charming image of a rich girl in the eyes of her classmates, in order to maintain this superficial personality, she never talks much with members of the club in front of other classmates - because this can easily reveal her true nature.

Although Hoshimi is no longer a member of their club, Eriri has always avoided confronting this guy at school - the two of them usually make an appointment to meet in the online game hall after school.

Well, what's more, Eriri has recently expressed her intention to quit the club and focus on her own career.

However, what she didn't expect was that when the girl heard Eriri mention this, her expression changed obviously, and the enthusiasm that had just been on her face disappeared in just a few seconds.

"Ah... Sawamura-kun, you must be referring to that... Hoshimi Haru-kun."

"Huh, Haru can now be called by name so easily by unfamiliar classmates?"

Eriri blinked in confusion, but nodded.

Could it be that his puberty syndrome has been cured? This somewhat nonsensical thought suddenly popped up in Sawamura Eriri's mind.

But of course, the increasingly subtle expression of the girl with pigtails and glasses also reminded her that things were not so beautiful and simple.

"Hmm... To be honest, I don't really want to mention anything about Hoshimi-kun in front of you, Sawamura-kun... How should I put it?"

The girl with pigtails frowned, looking a bit embarrassed to speak. A boy beside her who had been a fan of Eriri from the beginning took over the conversation.

"Is there any need to discuss a scumbag like that? First he plagiarized someone's work, then he bullied his classmates. How could a class have room for such a jerk? I think it's a miracle the school hasn't expelled him yet."

“………Eh?”

After hearing these words, Miss Eriri's mind went blank for a moment and she was stunned. After a long time, she tilted her head half-believingly, and the corners of her mouth twitched uncontrollably.

"Why did my classmates know about the plagiarism...? And what about bullying... What exactly happened?"

"That's because you haven't been to school since the start of the semester, Sawamura-kun, and you don't usually pay attention to our school forums, so you don't know. This matter has been a hot topic in our school recently."

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It is absolutely impossible not to update. The update may be late, but it will definitely not be less (dog head)

I'll try to get one more update out before 11:00! If you're quick, you'll be able to see it by 12:30, so please be patient! (*?? ???)????

Xing Jianqing Can't Be Alone Again: Chapter 4 What They Want to Protect (Part 4)

Sitting to Eriri's right, a short-haired girl who looked fashionable and energetic was chatting with ease while fiddling with her phone with a disdainful expression.

"It's a simple matter. A guy with a pseudonym called K, who lacks any talent himself, plagiarized the work of a well-known online author named Kasumi Shizi. He even shamelessly entered it into a Newcomer Awards competition. Initially, the author's identity was kept secret, but later someone dug up the truth and revealed it was someone named Hoshimi who did it all."

At this point, several classmates around nodded silently, roughly agreeing with the short-haired girl's summary.

"Alas... I always thought that guy was quite honest. It's true that you can't judge a person by his appearance."

The short-haired girl let out a long sigh, then calmly took out her makeup mirror and began to touch up her makeup. At this moment—

"……no."

Sawamura, who always agrees with his classmates, rejected other people's opinions so firmly for the first time.

“That’s not the case…!”

Her tone was even a little too strong—so strong that the short-haired girl who was still putting on makeup stopped what she was doing in a daze, and the girl with pigtails and glasses holding a book next to her almost couldn't hold the book steady.

"……what."

After just a few tens of seconds, Eriri came to her senses and realized that she seemed to have overreacted - she quickly put on the same smile as usual and perfunctorily dealt with it with ambiguous words.

"Uh, well. What I mean is, we're all in the same class after all, so it's most important to maintain harmony. Besides, without solid evidence, it's best not to say such things about others."

"But Xingjian can't provide any evidence to prove his innocence."

"That's right, Sawamura-kun, you think people are too kind."

"I think that guy didn't come to class today. He must have been feeling guilty and couldn't face his classmates. Really, it's bad luck to be in the same class with that guy."

Faced with the continuous malice unintentionally released by the classmates around her, Eriri Sawamura opened her mouth to say something, but in the end, the words that were about to come out of her lips could only be swallowed back helplessly.

"Well... you can't say that."

She could only try to reverse everyone's perception by using a tone that was as objective and kind as possible.

"What if he has some unspeakable secret that forces him to do this... and no one knows this secret yet?"

"Huh? What's the secret behind plagiarism? It's just envy of someone else's talent."

"It's just... no matter how inexplicable the reason is, you absolutely cannot do something like plagiarism. It's too much."

"In the final analysis, unless it's finally proven that Xingjian wasn't the one who plagiarized, there's no way this matter can be reversed. Is it unfair for him to plagiarize someone else? What a shame."

"........."

Eriri looked around at the classmates who were surrounding her and hated evil. Her attitude had changed from wanting to defend Hoshimi at the beginning to becoming silent.

Although we know that the facts are not what they say, there is still some truth in their condemnation.

However, it is precisely this real problem that makes it impossible for Eriri to find any room to excuse Hoshimi.

Regardless, plagiarism is plagiarism. Although Eriri knows there is a hidden truth behind this, everyone outside the vortex of the incident knows nothing about it.

They couldn't understand why Xingjian did this, so naturally they condemned his somewhat excessive behavior.

——At this moment, perhaps agreeing with everyone's opinion is the safest and most prudent way to protect myself.

Eriri curled her lips. In fact, she has always played this role in school.

Although she is a pampered young lady, and everyone around her respects and supports her - she has been using a disguised mask to please others in order to prevent others from discovering her true face.

Now, she can clearly feel the dissatisfaction expressed by these classmates towards a certain teenager.

It's probably not just them. There should be many other people in this school who hold this kind of thinking.

What happened during the time I was away?

This question kept lingering in Eriri's mind, making her feel uneasy and extremely anxious.

If you want to protect a young man, you may have to be forced to tear off the "mask" you have maintained in front of others for so many years.

Seeing the undisguised disgust in the eyes of her classmates when they mentioned Hoshimi, Eriri felt a little indignant - and at the same time, her heart was pounding from the bottom of her heart.

She couldn't imagine how she would collapse if she were treated like this one day.

At this time, we should still cater to everyone's opinions.

It may be stupid to follow the crowd, but as long as everyone is stupid, then your own stupidity will not stand out so much. This is one of the unchanging truths in the world.

——Under normal circumstances, Eriri would have already confessed, "Is that so~ Then this guy is truly an unforgivable villain."

But instead of following everyone's lead and protecting herself, another idea stopped her from doing so.

Just as the two emotions were intertwined and fighting in Eriri's mind—

There was a crisp knock on the door.

Eriri came to her senses, raised her head and looked in the direction of the voice.

Kasumigaoka Utaha, who is clearly a third-year student, somehow appeared in the second-year teaching building. She stood calmly in front of the classroom door, staring at Eriri and knocked on the door.

The black-haired girl nodded and signaled with her eyes for Eriri to go out with her for a while. Eriri, who had been feeling uncomfortable with this kind of conversation, finally got a break. After a moment of hesitation, she quickly fled the classroom.

That hypocritical and malicious place really made her feel a little breathless.

"You've finally decided to go back to school, Sawamura-kun."

After Shiyu brought her to a corner at the end of the corridor where there were few people passing by, she looked around to make sure there was no one around, then turned around and glanced at Eriri with a faint smile.

"During the time you were away, some earth-shattering things happened in the school. I'm sure you've just touched upon the tip of the iceberg, so I won't waste any more time—"

Kasumigaoka Utaha solemnly turned around and faced Eriri, then bent down slightly with a serious look and extended her right hand to Eriri, who looked confused.

"Please lend us your power, please."

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But now I am almost sleepy orz

Xing Jianqing Can't Be Alone Again: Chapter 5: Planning and Secrecy (Part 1)

"Wait—wait wait."

Eriri Sawamura, who had just finished two weeks of work, had just returned to school and was about to start her daily life, looked at Shiyu who was extremely serious in front of her and frowned slightly in confusion.

She first stuck her head out and looked around furtively. After finding no other unfamiliar students walking around and the entire corner of the corridor was empty, she turned around and looked at Kasumigaoka Utaha with a puzzled look on her face.

"Lend you my power...? Kasumigaoka Utaha, what do you mean?"

"Ah, I thought that what you've seen in such a short time would be enough for you to understand the current situation—it seems that my expectations of you were too high, Sawamura-kun."

The black-haired girl with a headband raised her eyebrows, and the solemn expression on her face gradually turned into a light disdain and helplessness.

She raised her hand to emphasize what she wanted to say again.

"Then I'll explain it all in detail, starting from the beginning. You've seen the situation Hoshimi-kun is in now—part of the story about him using a pseudonym to help me crack the syndrome has been exposed... and the worst part is, the person who exposed it only revealed this part."

That person erased all the reasons why Xingjian did this and kept silent about it, only exaggerating his behavior - just such a small move was enough to ruin the boy's reputation.

Having said that, Shiyu paused for a moment, and her eyes became a little depressed.

"...I already have a rough idea of ​​who the person who exposed the incident is."

“Eh…eh?”

Miss Eriri received too much information at once, and her rapidly working brain was unable to process it all. She tilted her head, and the expression on her face gradually changed from confusion at the beginning to astonishment.