Miss Si's feigned innocence went too far, and the aloof Mr. Bo was easily swayed.

The moment I entered the water, the icy lake water felt like countless ice needles piercing through my clothes, seeping into my bones along my skin.

The lake water was hundreds of times colder than expected, and my limbs instantly became stiff and numb, my senses dulled by the cold.

Only the biting cold spread through his veins, making Si Yuan's teeth chatter uncontrollably and his jaw click.

She struggled to surface, but her arms felt as heavy as lead.

Her wet, heavy clothes clung to her body, dragging her down—

In her panic, she recognized the culprit standing on the shore.

Ginger.

After Jiang Lai pushed Si Yuan into the lake, she did not rush to leave.

Instead, he took out his phone to admire and record Si Yuan's disheveled and ugly state.

"You're really bold. You beat me and still dare to show up at school."

Jiang Lai was still bothered by the fact that she had fought to a draw with Si Yuan.

She started learning design at the age of ten and began to make a name for herself in the design industry at the age of fifteen, even managing to tie with a novice.

That was even more embarrassing for her than losing.

"Go ahead and cry, pretend to be wronged, act like a pure and innocent girl and ask someone to save you. Aren't the women of the Si family the best at this kind of thing?"

Jiang Lai coldly watched Si Yuan sink gradually.

"Others may not know your true colors, but I know very well that you are a black-hearted lotus in disguise."

"Zheng Meimei scratched your face with a ring, and you disfigured her. That's really ruthless."

My body was shaking uncontrollably. My period was already uncomfortable, and just when the cramps finally stopped, the cold air entered my body, and my lower abdomen started to cramp again.

Si Yuan bit her lower lip hard, forcing herself to stay awake, but her fingertips were already frozen purple, and even the strength to paddle was slowly slipping away.

Jiang Lai seemed to be angrily accusing something, but she couldn't hear her anymore.

so cold...

it hurts……

So sad……

Could he really have died like this?

When she was truly in dire straits, Si Yuan didn't think about the fact that she hadn't taken revenge or realized her dreams; instead, she thought about that warm and generous chest.

"Holy crap!"

"Jiang Lai, you're committing murder—"

The savior's voice rang out. Gu Yinhe looked at Si Yuan, who was about to be submerged in the lake, and kicked the underlings who were watching the commotion beside him.

"Hurry up and save them!"

Si Yuan was rescued and brought ashore. Her face was pale and bluish, which was quite frightening.

She was trembling uncontrollably, and Gu Yinhe took off his scarf and wrapped it around her, but it had little effect.

"Jiang Lai, in this freezing weather, did you push Si Yuan into the water to kill her?"

"It's better if he's dead."

Jiang Lai seemed indifferent.

Gu Yinhe is, after all, a member of the Gu family, so she couldn't do anything to Gu Yinhe. She was just annoyed that Gu Yinhe had ruined her plans.

She looked coldly at Si Yuan, "You're lucky to be alive today, but I'm warning you, as long as I'm still in school, as long as you dare to come to school, I won't let you go."

As she spoke, she chuckled, "Oh... even after you enter the workforce, don't expect to have an easy time. I will be your nightmare, forever haunting you."

"Cough cough—"

Si Yuan frowned and coughed a few times. This time, she heard Jiang Lai's words very clearly.

Her reddened eyes were fixed on Jiang Lai, her gaze icy cold.

Gu Yinhe took Si Yuan to the infirmary and also had clothes brought over.

Si Yuan took a hot shower and changed her clothes.

"Come on, take your medicine quickly, or you'll suffer from this cold."

Si Yuan looked at Gu Yinhe quietly.

"Hey, why are you looking at me like that? Hurry up and drink your medicine."

Si Yuan took the medicine, closed her eyes, and swallowed it.

"This Jiang Lai is really too much. She bullies students as soon as she arrives at the school."

"I think she's holding a grudge against you for drawing with her and is taking revenge."

"I must tell the principal about this..."

"Miss Gu..."

When Si Yuan opened her mouth, her voice was hoarse and unpleasant.

"Holy crap, you're not really sick, are you?"

"I'm fine..."

Si Yuan smiled slightly, "Miss Gu, you saved my life today. I will remember this kindness. If you ever need my help in the future, just let me know, and I will definitely repay you."

"Tsk, your smile is uglier than a cry. I saved you not so you could repay my kindness."

"I know you're a good person..."

In this circle, Si Yuan has seen all sorts of people wearing masks.

Some people are bad on the surface, while others are bad to the core.

There are also some people who appear kind and gentle on the surface, but are actually full of scheming. Even she herself is such a person.

Gu Yinhe is different.

As the little princess of the Gu family, she was pampered by her family since childhood and is truly innocent and kind.

She disdains scheming against others, and would never use her status or background to bully people.

She even hated evil as if it were her enemy; she was a truly good person.

Gu Yinhe was flattered by many people, who called her beautiful, intelligent, and a genius girl.

This is the first time I've heard someone say she's a good person.

"Cough... Even if you say that, I..."

Gu Yinhe chuckled, "I'm still quite happy."

Si Yuan received a call from the principal, asking her to go to the principal's office.

Gu Yinhe: "I'll go with you, and I can be your witness."

"Thank you, Ms. Gu, but you don't need to trouble yourself. I can handle it myself."

Having already owed Gu Yinhe a favor, Si Yuan didn't want to owe her any more.

"Okay, since we're all friends, remember to call me if anything comes up."

friend……

Si Yuan smiled and said, "Okay."

"Cough cough..."

On the way to the principal's office, Si Yuan kept coughing and felt extremely dizzy.

Although I took the medicine, it didn't seem to be working.

"Si Yuan's good days are over after she messed with me. This time Gu Yinhe was meddling and didn't kill Si Yuan, but she won't be so lucky next time."

As Si Yuan passed by a building, she overheard Jiang Lai making a phone call.

"The day after tomorrow? No... I have to accompany my dad to the bidding meeting for the [Prairie Fire] project the day after tomorrow."

"My father wants to introduce me to some young men from the capital, but I'd like to travel incognito and see which one suits my taste."

A prairie fire.

Wasn't that the project that Li Jiale said he would help Xiang Mingche secure?

It turns out it belongs to Jiang Lai's family.

Jiang Lai, Li Jiale, Xiang Mingche —

A plan gradually took shape in Si Yuan's mind.

In the principal's office, the principal looked at Si Yuan's bloodless face and spoke in a deep tone.

"Si Yuan, I know you are innocent in this matter. Jiang Lai's actions were really wrong, but her background is not something we can afford to offend."

"She's that important person's niece. You'd better stay away from her in the future."

Si Yuan didn't hear a single word of the principal's incessant chatter.

She nodded obediently, but in reality, her mind was full of how to put her plan to kill three birds with one stone into action.

Moreover, success is the only option; failure is not an option.

Seeing Si Yuan nod, the principal assumed she understood the implications and let her go.

Si Yuan has a fever.

Her body simply couldn't withstand such a torment.

Worried that Si Qingwan would blame her for not handling her relationship with her classmates well when she got home, Si Yuan went to the hospital by herself in the afternoon.

Autumn and winter are peak seasons for influenza outbreaks.

There are no beds available.

Si Yuan didn't dare to spend a lot of money, lest Si Qingwan find out.

He used the money he had earned as Bo Yusen's translator to see a doctor and get an IV drip.

The corridor was noisy.

Si Yuan sat in the chair, leaning her head against the wall, looking completely listless.

The cold medicine spread throughout her body via her bloodstream. She didn't like this feeling; she just felt cold all over.

In her hazy state, she felt as if someone was sitting next to her, but she didn't even have the strength to open her eyes.

A warm hand suddenly covered the back of her hand where she was receiving an IV drip.

It's amazing how the originally cold liquid doesn't seem so cold anymore; instead, it feels like a warm current.

She loves all things warm, and she unconsciously moves closer to any source of warmth.

The hospital walls felt so soft and warm; she gently rubbed against them and drifted off to sleep.