The pretty little follower gets targeted by the crazy guys at the elite academy

Pei Qingrang.

Lu Xingzhou's voice was extremely cold, each word deliberate and clear: "Do you think you've lived too long?"

Pei Qingrang adjusted his glasses, his smile remaining elegant:

"Not long, just a few decades longer than you. After all, I'm the one who kissed Ruoruo."

This statement is like pouring a bucket of water into a pot of boiling oil.

Zhou Si completely lost his mind and grabbed the chair next to him again:

"I'm going to take you down with me today!!!"

Lu Ran also stood up from his wheelchair.

Yes, they stood up!

Two legs in casts stood straight, rushing forward to stop Zhou Si:

"Ah Si, calm down! Murder is illegal! But if I don't kill him, I won't swallow this insult today!!"

Lu Xingzhou stopped pretending and slowly unwrapped the bandages on his hands while taking long strides forward and kicking Pei Qingrang.

Qingrang dodged to the side again, and at the same time raised his hand to elegantly straighten the collar that Zhou Si had pulled askew.

"Lu Xingzhou, your hand is ruined, and you're still kicking people?"

His face was grim, his eyes were terrifyingly cold, as if he wanted to kill someone:

"Pei Qingrang, if you can walk out of this cafeteria standing up today, I, Lu Xingzhou, will write my name backwards."

Pei Qingrang had a faint smile on his lips:

"Then I'm afraid I'll have to let you write it backwards, since Ruoruo will feel even more sorry for me if I do it backwards."

Lu Xingzhou's face turned green with rage: "Pei Qing, you're asking for it!!"

Pei Qingrang took two steps back and stood in the circle of three people, his expression still calm.

But he retreated just in time to Li Ruo's side:

"Ruo Ruo, they are so fierce."

"I'm scared."

Li Ruo: "..."

Are you scared?

What are you afraid of!

You clearly look smug!

Why weren't you scared when you kissed me just now?!

Why weren't you afraid when you dodged the punches?!

Now you're playing the victim?!

[Hahahaha, Pei Qing, that's enough! You're supposed to be a cool, aloof, and abstinent academic genius, don't act like a reincarnated green tea bitch!]

[Where did that domineering attitude go when you kissed Li Ruo just now?! Now you're pretending to be weak?! You're afraid? Afraid of my ass! Your smile is practically reaching your ears!]

Zhou Si and Lu Xingzhou are furious! Hahaha!!

[Pei Qingrang: I'm done kissing you. Not only am I pretending to be weak, I'm going to show off. What can you do to me?]

[Zhou Si, Lu Ran, Lu Xingzhou: The three of us combined are incredibly cunning, yet we still managed to let a refined scoundrel break into our home!]

Seeing his expression, Zhou Si's blood pressure soared, and veins throbbed on his forehead.

"Pei Qing, are you even a man?! Don't hide if you have the guts!!"

"Bang--!!!"

A fist slammed into Pei Qingrang's cheek.

Pei Qingrang swayed to the side, but he reacted extremely quickly, turning to the side the instant he was hit to absorb most of the force, and staggered a couple of steps to regain his footing.

He raised his hand and touched the corner of his mouth, where a trace of blood had seeped out, but he smiled.

He laughed triumphantly.

"Zhou Si,"

He slowly and methodically straightened his disheveled suit:

"Your punches aren't very good."

Zhou Si stood in front of him, fists still clenched, looking as if he had just crawled out of a volcano, eyes bloodshot, veins bulging:

"Pei Qingrang, I'm going to beat you to death today!!!"

"Beat him to death?"

Pei Qingrang raised an eyebrow, then stuck out the tip of his tongue and gently licked the blood from the corner of his mouth, a gesture that carried a strange hint of satisfaction.

"It was worth it."

Zhou Si: "!!!"

He completely lost it and rushed forward to throw another punch.

This time, Pei Qingrang didn't dodge and took the hit squarely, blood instantly seeping from the corner of his mouth.

But instead of getting angry, he laughed.

She was smiling brightly.

"Zhou Si,"

He raised his hand to wipe the blood from the corner of his mouth, his tone light:

"Thank you. Now I have another injury."

Zhou Si was stunned.

The next second, Pei Qingrang turned to Li Ruo, lowered his head slightly, revealing his injured lip:

"Ruoruo, look, he hit me. It hurts so much."

Li Ruo: "..."

Zhou Si: "!!!"

Lu Ran: "!!!"

Lu Xingzhou: "..."

Holy crap!!! Pei Qingrang's move is amazing!!!

[He got beaten up to make Li Ruo feel sorry for him?! That's incredibly scheming!]

Zhou Si's punch made his mouth bleed, but he smiled like he'd struck gold!

[Pei Qingrang: Thanks, bro, for helping me get some sympathy points.]

This is true madness! Others are mad on the surface, but he's mad to the core!

The situation was completely out of control.

Zhou Si was furious, while Lu Xingzhou was cursing Pei Qingrang's ancestors to the eighteenth generation with all sorts of vulgar language.

Pei Qingrang stood there, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth, a smile on his face, an expression that said, "The angrier you are, the happier I am."

And what about Lu Ran?

He... he got back into his wheelchair and rushed to Li Ruo's side sometime during the night, grabbing her hand tightly, his eyes reddening:

"Li Ruo! He kissed you?! He really kissed you?!"

Before Li Ruo could speak, Lu Ran continued on his own:

"And what about me?! You just patted me on the shoulder and said you've worked hard, what did that mean? Do you think I'm only meant to work hard?! Do you think I don't deserve it?!"

Li Ruo: "...I'm not..."

"Then kiss me!"

Lu Ran interrupted her directly, tilting his head back with a look of utter defiance:

"You kiss him, why can't you kiss me?! My leg is broken! I risked my life to save you! You kiss him but not me?!"

Li Ruo: "…………"

Lu Xingzhou completely abandoned his elegant image:

"Lu Ran, shut up."

"Why should I shut up?! He kissed you! You just had her blow on your hand! And what about me?! I didn't get anything!"

Lu Ran became increasingly aggrieved as she spoke, and her eyes truly welled up with tears:

"My wheelchair was practically smoking! I carried it up to the second floor! I almost risked my life to be the first to see her! And what did she do?! She just patted me on the shoulder and said, 'Thank you for your hard work!'"

He looked at Li Ruo, his voice trembling with tears:

"Li Ruo, tell me, do you think I'm not important to you?"

Li Ruo: "…………"

Help.

Are these people crazy?

One, two, three, why are they all fighting over candy like little kids?

"Alright."

Guo Yiling's voice came from outside the crowd, as cold as ice.

He strode in, his face ashen. His gaze lingered on Pei Qingrang's face for a second before turning directly to Li Ruo:

"Li Ruo, come to my office."

Li Ruo was taken aback: "Huh?"

Write a self-criticism.

Guo Yiling spoke slowly and deliberately, each word seemingly squeezed out from between her teeth:

"A 3,000-word, profound self-criticism regarding your inappropriate behavior in public and its impact on the school's reputation."

Li Ruo: "???"

Her eyes widened: "I behaved improperly?! He kissed me! I'm the victim!"

"victim?"

Guo Yiling gave a cold laugh, a laugh so chilling it sent shivers down one's spine:

"Will the victim respond to him? Will the victim cooperate with him?"

Li Ruo opened her mouth, but couldn't say a word.

Because she did respond.

Just like that.

But she thought nobody saw it!

Guo Yiling's face darkened further when he saw her guilty expression.

"Let's go, let's go now."

He reached out to pull Li Ruo.

In this chaotic moment—

A figure appeared silently at the entrance of the cafeteria.

River mist.

He stood there, holding the candy box, as quiet as a statue.

The bandage on his chest was completely soaked with blood, and the red bloodstains seeped out from the white bandage, a shocking sight.

His face was so pale it was almost transparent, and his lips had lost all color, but his amber eyes were shrouded in a dangerous chill.

He saw it.

He saw everything.

He saw Pei Qingrang's older sister.

He saw his sister blowing on Lu Xingzhou's hands.

He saw his sister pat Lu Ran on the shoulder and say, "You've worked hard."

He saw it all.

Jiang Wu lowered his head, looking at the candy box he was clutching tightly in his arms. He had made the candy box himself, and it was covered with star stickers, each one of which he had cut out while staying up all night.

Inside were candies he had peeled himself, each wrapper folded into a little heart.

He thought his sister would be very happy to see all this candy.

But his sister didn't look at him.

My older sister is watching others.

My sister is kissing someone else.

My older sister is blowing on someone's hands.

My sister patted someone on the shoulder and said, "You've worked hard."

that……

What about him?

Was all the blood he shed from his chest was for nothing?

Did he peel the candy for nothing?

he……

Jiang Wu slowly raised his eyes, his gaze passing through the chaotic crowd and landing precisely on Li Ruo.

Then he laughed.

She has a beautiful, well-behaved smile, like a harmless little white flower.

He started walking, step by step, towards Li Ruo.

The blood in his chest seeped out faster with his movements, leaving a few faint bloodstains on the ground, but he seemed completely oblivious to the pain, focusing intently on Li Ruo.

He stopped in front of Li Ruo.

"elder sister."

His voice was soft and slightly hoarse, as if he hadn't had water in a long time.

Li Ruo looked up at him and froze.

His face was so pale, it was frighteningly pale.

The bandage on his chest had turned a large red patch, and the redness was slowly spreading.

But his hand holding the candy box was very steady as he calmly handed it to her.

"Sister, I've peeled some candy for you."

Jiang Wu's voice was still so soft and obedient, just like usual.

Li Ruo subconsciously took the candy box and looked down at it.

The box was covered with star stickers. When you opened it, you found peeled candies inside, each candy wrapper folded into a little heart.

Her heart softened.

"Jiang Wu, your injury..."

"elder sister."

Jiang Wu interrupted her, raised her eyes, and looked straight at her.

Those eyes held something unsettling, shining like stars in the night sky, yet terrifyingly empty.

"My sister just kissed him."