Oh no! My yandere school beauty is so clingy!

The boys all rushed to the center of the court, noisily discussing their positions and the right to serve.

Shen Yu walked at the back, then looked back at Lin Anran. Seeing that she nodded at him, he turned around and joined Hong Tiexiong and the others.

Under the shade of the tree, only a few girls remained for a while.

Jiang Xiaohan naturally sat down on the stone bench next to Lin Anran, sitting close to her.

Tang Yuting stood there, watching the boys walk away, and then looked at Lin Anran and Jiang Xiaohan sitting side by side.

The embarrassment and anger of being humiliated in public hadn't completely subsided, and my wrist was still throbbing slightly.

She hesitated for a moment, then walked over and sat down in the empty seat.

After sitting down, she didn't look at Jiang Xiaohan, her gaze was fixed on the field, but she kept an eye on Lin Anran out of the corner of her eye.

The air was quiet, with only the shouts of boys in the distance and the sound of basketballs hitting the ground.

After a while, Tang Yuting seemed to finally not be able to resist, turned her head to look at Lin Anran's profile, and spoke in a tone that sounded as casual and natural as possible:

"Hey, how long have you been with Shen Yu?"

She asked directly, without any preamble.

Lin Anran glanced at her, her gaze devoid of warmth, merely glancing at Tang Yuting out of the corner of her eye before replying indifferently:

"It's none of your business."

"???"

Tang Yuting's expression froze instantly.

She had considered that Lin Anran might give a perfunctory answer, be vague, or even show off, but she never expected to receive such a ruthless response.

The embarrassment of having her wrist pinched in public hadn't subsided, and now being rebuffed like this made Tang Yuting feel her face burning. The anger she had been holding back suddenly shot to the top of her head.

Is it necessary? What did I do to offend her?

The smile on her face vanished completely, replaced by a coldness mixed with shame and anger.

She snorted coldly, her voice not loud, but filled with undisguised sarcasm and malice:

"Ha, how rude, what are you pretending for... No wonder you're with Shen Yu... Neither of you are any good..."

She didn't finish her sentence because Lin Anran suddenly turned her head away.

Lin Anran's face instantly darkened, her brows furrowed tightly, and she stared at Tang Yuting with eyes as sharp as knives.

Lin Anran spoke up, saying, "You can talk about me, but you can't talk about Shen Yu. Understand?"

She didn't raise her voice, nor did she speak quickly, but the coldness and domineering aura emanating from her very bones made Tang Yuting's unfinished sarcastic remark get stuck in her throat.

Tang Yuting could even feel a chill creeping up her spine.

Tang Yuting was unwilling to back down so easily, especially after hearing Lin Anran's uncompromising defense of Shen Yu... she was very unhappy.

She took a deep breath, stiffened her neck, and met Lin Anran's icy gaze:

"That's exactly right! Did I say something wrong?"

"Shen Yu has a terrible temper and bad character. He looks down on everyone else just because he's a good student. He acts like the whole world owes him money, talks badly about others behind their backs, and repays kindness with enmity... Even his former best friend, Chen Liming, couldn't stand his behavior..."

She started pouring out everything, recounting all the things Chen Liming had said about Shen Yu in front of her before... things like him being arrogant, aloof, selfish, cold, looking down on people, ungrateful to classmates who had helped him, and possibly even talking badly about people behind their backs... she said it all at once.

His tone was filled with resentment at being let down and disdain for Shen Yu's character.

She became more and more agitated as she spoke, as if she wanted to vent all the anger she had suffered at Lin Anran's hands by belittling Shen Yu.

When Tang Yuting said something about "her best friend Chen Liming...", Lin Anran understood what was going on.

Before she could finish speaking, Jiang Xiaohan, who was standing next to her, couldn't stand it anymore.

Jiang Xiaohan was initially hesitant to speak, since it wasn't really her concern.

But as Tang Yuting's tales became increasingly absurd, her descriptions of Shen Yu contradicted what she had observed in class...

That class monitor, who was quiet but reliable, aloof but caring towards classmates, and gentle and considerate towards Lin Anran, seemed like two completely different people...

Jiang Xiaohan couldn't hold back any longer, raised her head, and interrupted Tang Yuting's increasingly agitated accusations:

"Wait a minute..."

"You mean Shen Yu? Our class monitor? You've mistaken him for someone else. Are you out of your mind and spouting nonsense?"

Tang Yuting was taken aback by her sudden interruption and questioning, and her impassioned accusation came to an abrupt halt.

She looked at Jiang Xiaohan with some surprise, seemingly not understanding why this girl, who hadn't said much, had suddenly interrupted...

Before she could react, Jiang Xiaohan continued:

"Our class monitor isn't very talkative, but he's a really nice person. He was elected class monitor with a high number of votes. Whenever someone has a question about studying, he's never impatient and explains things very clearly..."

"He is also very responsible for class affairs. I have never seen him shirk responsibility. He is also very fair and caring to his classmates. He has never spoken ill of anyone behind their back."

She paused, glanced at Lin Anran beside her, and added:

"Besides, the class monitor is incredibly good to his girlfriend, Lin Anran. He's so gentle and considerate. We've all seen it. You say he has a bad temper? Are you out of your mind? You're crazy..."

Tang Yuting was stunned when she heard Jiang Xiaohan's series of rebuttals.

She blinked blankly, staring at Jiang Xiaohan's face, which was filled with undisguised absurdity and disdain, and then subconsciously looked at Lin Anran next to her.

Lin Anran did not immediately respond to Jiang Xiaohan's words, but instead looked coldly at Tang Yuting with her sharp eyes.

Before Tang Yuting could fully process what was happening, Lin Anran spoke up:

"Chen Liming..." Lin Anran slightly raised her chin, gesturing with her eyes to the player on the court...

"Is that the boy?"

"The guy who deliberately caused trouble for Shen Yu actually has the nerve to say he's Shen Yu's best friend?"

"Isn't Shen Yu the one who speaks ill of others behind their backs and slanders them?"

Tang Yuting's face instantly changed from deathly pale to a bloodless, ashen gray...

What does this mean? Could it be... that Chen Liming was lying to me?

Lin Anran, however, had no intention of letting her off the hook. Her gaze remained fixed on her as she continued:

"And you..."

"Believing someone else's lies and believing them without question—that person is a rumor-monger, and you are a rumor-spreader. What are you so smug about?"

How dare you call someone a bad person?

"You're not smart enough, don't you know to talk less? What if others notice?"

Lin Anran's last words were spoken in a very low voice, but within that low voice was a terrifying aura that sent chills down one's spine.

"Dare to speak ill of Shen Yu again..."

"I'll tear your mouth apart!"