Lu Xiaoqing, having just finished replying to Qin Yi, saw two girls walk by and stepped forward to stop them.
"Excuse me, ladies, may I bother you with a question?"
The two girls stopped. One, who was slightly plump, asked, "What do you want to ask?"
Lu Xiaoqing cut straight to the chase. "I heard that our school treats students differently, giving foreign students all sorts of preferential benefits while neglecting our own local students! Is this true?"
Qin Yi stood beside Lu Xiaoqing, silent, staring intently at the two girls, awaiting their answer.
The two girls exchanged glances. The other girl, who was thinner, retorted, "Who are you, and why are you asking this?"
Lu Xiaoqing's eyes darted, and she fabricated a reason. "Oh, my younger sister is taking her college entrance exams this year and wants to apply to your school, so I'm asking around for her!"
Hearing this, the plump girl immediately said, "Sister, whatever you do, don't let your sister apply to this school. This school is a trap!"
The plump girl glanced left and right, ensuring no one else was around, and then lowered her voice. "Many of the leaders in our school are irresponsible and have a xenophilic attitude..."
"Just as you said, our school offers all sorts of preferential policies for foreign students, but is not friendly at all to our own local students!"
"For example, regarding accommodation, foreign students are given single rooms with all sorts of appliances. We only get dorm rooms shared by four or six people!"
"That's right!"
The thinner student couldn't help but chime in. "And in terms of living expenses, the school gives every foreign student several thousand yuan in living subsidies per month, but we get nothing..."
Once they started talking, they couldn't stop.
They listed many instances of Ningbian University of Science and Technology differentiating between foreign and local students.
By the end, both girls were indignant.
Qin Yi and Lu Xiaoqing listened, frozen in place, their faces full of shock.
A moment later, seeing other students looking their way and fearing trouble, the two girls finally fell silent.
"In short, sister, if possible, try your best not to let your sister come here. Choose another university!"
Finally, the plump girl cautioned Lu Xiaoqing and quickly walked away.
After they left, Lu Xiaoqing's expression turned very grim. She strode forward, heading deeper into the school.
Qin Yi followed.
Later, they visited the school's cafeteria, dormitories, and sports fields...
To their surprise, everything the two girls had said was true, and not exaggerated at all. In fact, some situations were even worse than they had described!
Even as they passed a basketball court, they saw a sign posted outside.
The sign clearly displayed two large lines of text.
'This facility is open only to foreign students. Local students are not permitted entry.'
Seeing this sign, both Lu Xiaoqing and Qin Yi were furious.
Lu Xiaoqing, enraged, moved to smash the sign.
However, before her hand could even touch it, several foreign students in basketball uniforms approached.
One of them, a white foreign student over 1.9 meters tall holding a basketball, saw Lu Xiaoqing's attractive appearance and whistled at her. "Beautiful, do you want to play ball inside?"
"This basketball court is only for us. You can't go in. Want me to take you inside?"
"Give me your phone number, and I'll take you in to play, how about that?"
The foreigner's expression and tone were incredibly flirtatious, his eyes roaming over Lu Xiaoqing brazenly.
His companions were equally brazen.
Lu Xiaoqing felt immense disgust, almost to the point of vomiting.
Before Lu Xiaoqing could reply, another black student spoke up. "Ike, you're too insincere. If you want to make friends, just say it directly, no need to beat around the bush asking for her number!"
The black student then addressed Lu Xiaoqing. "Beautiful, my name is Steve, we're all from the design institute. May I ask your name?"
Lu Xiaoqing naturally did not answer them. With intense disgust, she walked around them and moved to leave.
However, to her surprise, before she and Qin Yi had walked more than a few steps, Steve suddenly blocked their path. His companions surrounded them, forming a circle.
"Beautiful, why are you in such a hurry? We haven't finished talking yet!"
Steve stared at Lu Xiaoqing, sensing her disgust, and asked again, "What's with that expression?"
"Get lost!"
Lu Xiaoqing spat out two words with disgust.
"Hey..."
At this, the group's expressions changed.
Ike exclaimed, "You actually told us to get lost? Are you kidding me?"
His demeanor suggested he was genuinely surprised by Lu Xiaoqing's insult.
Lu Xiaoqing really didn't want to deal with them. She had discovered many issues within the academy and resolved in her heart that once her Qingniao Group invested in Ningbian University of Science and Technology, she would implement major reforms.
All these discriminatory policies would be abolished!
The next moment, Ike, emboldened, extended one hand holding the basketball towards Lu Xiaoqing.
He reached out to touch Lu Xiaoqing's face.
"Beautiful, do you know who we are..."
Qin Yi's gaze sharpened, and he was about to intervene.
However, before Ike's hand was even a foot from Lu Xiaoqing's face, and before he could finish speaking, an extremely angry voice boomed.
"Ike, I'll screw your grandma!"
Immediately, a male local student rushed forward and punched Ike square in the face.
Caught off guard, Ike staggered back several steps, nearly falling to the ground.
He steadied himself, spat out a mouthful of blood, and recognized his attacker. "Sun Feiqiang, you dare to hit me? I'll kill you, damn it!"
He threw the basketball he was holding at the attacking student. At the same time, Steve and the others reacted, all lunging at the male student.
The local male student was alone and no match for Ike and the others. Soon, he was beaten to the ground.
"???"
Qin Yi and Lu Xiaoqing looked at each other, bewildered by this turn of events.
They didn't understand what was happening.
Although they didn't know the reason or recognize the student who suddenly attacked Ike, seeing Steve and the others beating him down and showing no signs of stopping, continuing to pummel him until he was bleeding from the head...
Qin Yi finally called out, "Stop!"
Steve and the others ignored him. He flashed forward, pushed them away, and helped the fallen student up.
Lu Xiaoqing also quickly stepped forward, shielding the student behind her.