On the first day of returning home, Hailey asked me to go cycling.
When I arrived wearing a full set of knee pads and protective gear, I only saw Hailey in a suspender skirt.
I advised her that it was dangerous and that she should change her clothes.
But she disdainfully turned up her nose and called me old-fashioned.
After cycling around, the cycling expert from our team asked for my contact information because he thought I was professional.
Later, Hailey was jealous and secretly tampered with my motorcycle.
I fell off a cliff and died tragically.
When I opened my eyes again, I was back to the day when Hailey invited me to go cycling.
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Seeing Hailey wearing a brand-new set of protective clothing in front of me, I knew she had also been reborn.
She pretended to be professional and said that professional riders should wear professional protective gear. She was not like those motorcycle enthusiasts who only wore sexy outfits.
After saying this, a male rider in the team applauded and praised, "Hailey, even if you wear protective gear, you still look much better than others. And your skills are the best among all the female riders I have seen. Unlike those who claim to be female riders just because they can ride an electric bicycle." After saying that, he glanced at me with a meaningful look.
Hailey was praised and covered her mouth with a coquettish smile, "Earl, you're wrong. You can't mock hardworking girls. If Jennifer leaves, I will lose a female companion, and I won't spare you first."
Their conversation labeled me as just any random person.
I couldn't help but sneer. In my previous life, because I was not familiar with the road conditions, and I personally liked to ride freely, I always followed behind them.
I had never shown it before. I could achieve a record of surpassing eight others, even if I started ten seconds late.
It made Hailey think that my skills were not good either.
Hailey saw me sneer and made a pretentious apology, "Jennifer, don't be angry. I didn't mean to say that your skills are not good. I just hope that you won't push yourself too hard and get hurt later."
Hailey's fans saw her eyes slightly red, and they all blamed me, "I know other women are just troublemakers besides Hailey. Hailey kindly cares about her, but she puts on a cold face. Women like you need to be taught a lesson."
"Hey, apologize to Hailey quickly. Otherwise, we won't take it lightly."
I glanced at the smug look in Hailey's eyes. But I ignored her, and got into the car directly, saying, "Let those gossipy men see the truth."
Other people also wanted to rush over, and the cycling master of our team, Kevin, cleared his throat and said, "Jennifer, right? Hailey is also concerned about you. You're not familiar with the road conditions, so take it slow for the first time. Safety is the first."
Hailey saw that her crush was speaking up for her, and she was in a good mood. She hummed a little song and got on the motorcycle.
As for me, I honked the horn impatiently, signaling to hurry up and start.
After completing a lap, I was truly unmatched. Even Kevin, who had the best skills in their team, could only eat the exhaust from my motorcycle.
But when I passed by Hailey again on the circuit, something unexpected happened.
The backpack on her body broke and flew down, smashing in front of me.
I couldn't avoid it and ran over it directly. There was actually something hard inside!
The motorcycle was tripped hard, and due to inertia, my feet had already left the footrest. I was about to be thrown off the motorcycle.
I forcefully stabilized my body.
The motorcycle's front started to wildly sway before I could even take a breath.
I quickly relaxed my grip on the throttle and managed to pass the test with a close call, thanks to my luck.
After I arrived at the finish line first, I took off my helmet and angrily looked at Hailey, who had parked her car.
But before I could say anything, Kevin started to scold Hailey.
Chapter 2"What kind of crappy bag did you buy? How did it break? Do you know how dangerous this is? People could die! Apologize to Jennifer now!"
Not only did Hailey cause trouble for me, but now her sweetheart scolded her, making her even more aggrieved and shedding tears.
She took off her helmet and tearfully apologized to me, "Jennifer, I'm sorry, I didn't mean it, I don't know how the bag fell off."
I took a deep breath, thinking that now was not the right time to have a falling out, and was about to answer her.
In just a moment of hesitation, Hailey started to act again. She wiped her tears gently and said, "Jennifer, I know you're mad at me, but as long as you can forgive me, can I kneel for you?"
Earl heard this and shouted, "Jennifer, the bag falling off was an accident, and you didn't die. Don't take advantage of the situation just because you're good at riding. Your character is not good, no matter how good your riding skills are, it won't work."
Hailey looked at me with even more grievances.
I rubbed my eyes and took out a mirror from my bag and handed it to Hailey, "Okay, I didn't blame you. Stop crying. You're ugly. It hurts my eyes."
Hearing my words, those brainless men rushed over to scold me but stopped when they saw Hailey's face.
Before the bike ride, Hailey wore a neat protective suit, with fluffy brown straight hair and trendy makeup, looking very attractive.
Now after a ride, taking off the helmet, her hair was flattened and her makeup was smudged. With her tears, her face was white in one spot and black in another.
With her current look, she would definitely scare a bunch of kids at night.
Those men opened and closed their mouths, but still couldn't say any words of praise or comfort. They all uncomfortably turned their heads away.
Hailey stiffly took the mirror and, without caring about acting, exclaimed and ran away while covering her face.
I looked at those men with fiery eyes. They left a sentence awkwardly, "Don't think you're amazing just because you ride fast. We let you off today. Besides, you're a woman, you should stay at home and take care of your family. It's really embarrassing."
"Haha, I'm disgusted just talking to you guys. If you don't agree, let's race another lap," I said in disgust.
Kevin came over to defuse the situation, and those weaklings quickly walked away when they saw an opportunity.
I looked at Kevin with contempt, hugging my arms, and said, "Hailey is my friend. I know today's accident was unintentional, so I don't blame her. But why did you hide the backpack that caused her to fall?"
They could blame my motorcycle for the death wobble. But anyone with eyes could see that I hit something solid due to the strong inertia at the beginning.
He was afraid that I would investigate, so he took care of Hailey's fault for me first.
Yes, Kevin also secretly loved Hailey.
In the past life, he used the excuse of discussing my major to get closer to me. But his main purpose was to inquire about Hailey's hobbies.
Hailey used to wear too revealing clothes when riding, so he hoped that I could persuade her to wear professional equipment for safety.
At that time, I saw two lovers secretly in love but not together. So I tried my best to tell Kevin about Hailey's preferences.
I hoped Hailey could have a wonderful love experience.
When I was wholeheartedly blessing the two of them, Hailey actually got jealous and tampered with the brakes on my motorcycle, causing me to fall off the cliff and die.
In this life, I would fulfill her wish and make them go in opposite directions.
Kevin knew that I knew about his hidden bag. His face turned red in an instant. He stuttered, "I'm sorry, I, I didn't expect you to be so understanding. I was just worried about Hailey."
I patted his shoulder to show that we were true friends. How could we be angry with each other?
When Hailey came back after tidying herself up, Kevin and I had already added each other on WhatsApp and had a great conversation.
Her face instantly twisted.
Chapter 3"Jennifer, I know you have a hot temper. Please forgive me this time," Hailey said softly, trying to calm me down.
Kevin frowned when he heard this. "Hailey, you really lack confidence in yourself. Your friend is very understanding and not angry with you."
I interrupted, "Yeah, why would I be angry with you? I was just afraid that you would overthink things. That's why I specifically told Kevin to persuade you."
"Hailey, Jennifer is indeed a good friend of yours. She guessed that you would overthink things. Be open-minded. We are good buddies, don't think too much," Kevin lectured.
I looked at Hailey, who was agreeing with Kevin while her veins were popping out of anger. I felt very satisfied.
In the evening, Kevin invited everyone to have dinner together. I dressed up and went to the banquet. I took the initiative to raise my glass and toast the members of the cycling team, saying, "We wouldn't have met if we hadn't ridden together. I apologize for the unpleasantness during the day."
When I lowered my head and surrendered, those men didn't take advantage of me and happily drank with me.
After several rounds of drinking, someone who had drunk too much started to boast, "People of different levels can't play together, Jennifer, you dress up quite beautifully, and you are not inferior to Hailey at all."
Someone agreed, "I think so too. When both of them are wearing cycling clothes, Jennifer's figure looks even better than Hailey's."
I took a big gulp of wine and suppressed the disgust in my heart.
But Hailey still let others compare. She pouted unhappily.
Kevin glanced at Hailey and also gave me a displeased look. He stood up and gave each of those two men a slap, "Stop talking nonsense and drink, drink."
I raised my glass again, "Thank you all for your kindness, but I can't compare to Hailey. Since childhood, Hailey has been the most recognized beauty in our place."
"Since we met, we have all spoiled Hailey, so her temper has become a bit arrogant. I apologize for her and hope that we can often get together in the future."
Someone nodded deeply in agreement with my words.
Hailey snorted arrogantly.
They smirked and said that beautiful women should be a little arrogant, otherwise the pretty appearance would be wasted.
Hailey chatted and laughed with those men, enjoying their compliments and care.
Kevin, who was drinking alone with a gloomy face, didn't pay any attention.
I watched coldly, a straight man and a flirtatious peacock. Without me, they couldn't get together.
Unexpectedly, Hailey, who had drunk too much, leaned on Kevin's shoulder.
She mumbled unclearly, "Kevin, I really like you. When will you notice me?"
Other men in the team looked at Kevin with jealousy or teasing.
Kevin's body instantly stiffened, and his face and ears turned red.
I instinctively tightened my glass and listened to his answer.