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

Last night, Zhou Si finally overcame his psychological barrier and washed the pile of lace clean. Then, under the cover of darkness, he secretly hung it to dry in the most secluded corner of his dormitory balcony.

result!

When I went to check the next day at noon—it was gone!?

He wasn't left with a single strip!

At first he thought the wind had blown it away, but the balcony was enclosed with only fine security bars.

He suspected that some fool had stolen it, but who the hell would steal that thing?!

Upon seeing the message from Li Ruo, he suddenly exploded.

To satisfy personal desires?

He typed a series of messages in a flurry, his tone menacing:

[Bullshit! Why would I hide that thing?!]

[It was left drying on the balcony, but the wind blew it away!]

[It definitely is! Otherwise, some careless person must have made a mistake!]

[Anyway, I didn't keep anything to myself!]

Even through the screen, you can imagine the school bully's angry and stubborn retort.

Li Ruo's smile deepened.

[Oh, I see... That's such a pity. Those fabrics are very delicate.]

Zhou Si's irritable questioning style:

[Stop talking nonsense! How much is it? I'll pay you back!]

Li Ruo tapped lightly with her fingertips:

[Forget about the money. Those lingerie... they're priceless memories.]

Zhou Si gritted his teeth:

[…What exactly do you want?!]

〔say!〕

[How much does that thing cost? I'll pay you ten times the price!]

〔……Hello!〕

Five minutes passed.

Li Ruo curled the corners of her lips and slowly typed a reply:

[Senior, talking about money hurts feelings.]

[I won't make things difficult for you. Starting tomorrow, could you please buy me breakfast for a month and deliver it to our dorm? It needs to be nutritionally balanced and varied. After a month, this will be considered settled, okay?]

There was no response for a long time after the message was sent.

Just when Li Ruo thought Zhou Si was about to get so angry that he would call and yell at her, the message came back with only one curt word:

〔OK!〕

He then added, with a veiled threat:

[If you dare mess with me, you're dead!]

Li Ruo smiled silently and replied with a cute cat emoji:

[Thank you, senior! Tomorrow I want to eat the shrimp wonton noodles and soy milk from Morning Time near the South Gate. No scallions, just cilantro, and less sugar in the soy milk. Thanks!]

Zhou Si: [...Why the hell do you have so many problems?! ? ? ]

That's what they said, but they didn't refute it.

After replying to the message, Li Ruo made another phone call.

The call was answered almost immediately, and Xia Qinghe's voice was filled with barely concealed panic and urgency:

"Li Ruo! Where are you? Are you alright? Jiang Wu... did he do anything to you?"

Li Ruo's hoarse voice carried the lingering echo of her crying:

"I'm fine, Miss Xia, it's just... there was a little accident."

"An accident? What kind of accident?" Xia Qinghe's heart jumped again.

"The zipper on my skirt is broken, and my clothes... are no longer wearable."

Li Ruo's words were vague, yet enough to evoke associations:

"I'm in the restroom in the annex of the art building right now. Cousin, could you bring me some clothes? Something... conservative, long sleeves and pants would be best."

Xia Qinghe heard the suppressed sob in her voice and instantly imagined a horrific scene of bullying. Her voice trembled as she spoke.

"He...he did this to you...? Li Ruo, wait for me! I'm coming right away! Don't be afraid!"

After hanging up the phone, Li Ruo leaned against the door, listening to the faint sound of dripping water outside, and gently exhaled a breath of stale air.

well.

She temporarily stabilized Xia Qinghe by portraying herself as a victim, while also deepening Xia Qinghe's fear of Jiang Wu and her guilt towards herself. This was very beneficial for her to maintain her current status as a shield and to acquire resources.

About ten minutes later, hurried footsteps sounded outside the bathroom, accompanied by Xia Qinghe's hushed call:

"Li Ruo? Li Ruo, are you inside?"

Li Ruo opened the cubicle door.

Xia Qinghe was carrying a paper bag, her face pale. When she saw Li Ruo wrapped in a tattered dress, her eyes slightly red, and her hair disheveled, her eyes also reddened. She pulled her over and looked her up and down.

"You...how did you become...?"

"Miss Xia, this was an accident, really just an accident, the zipper broke..."

Li Ruo took the paper bag with a pitiful expression: "I'll change my clothes first."

She changed into a beige turtleneck sweater and light blue jeans that Xia Qinghe had brought, covering herself up completely, not even showing much of her neck.

As soon as they stepped out of the bathroom, Xia Qinghe grabbed her arm and looked around warily, as if Jiang Wu might suddenly jump out from some corner.

Only after leaving the annex and returning to the bustling main campus did she finally breathe a sigh of relief, but her gaze towards Li Ruo was still filled with complex worry and lingering fear.

"Li Ruo, I heard from my classmates... that you went to Jiang Wu's art studio? I heard he has a bit of a strange personality, did he really... not do anything to you?"

Li Ruo's eyes reddened again. She lowered her gaze, her voice weak and pitiful, even her lips trembling as she spoke:

"...Miss Xia, could you...stop asking? I don't want to..."

Xia Qinghe had already guessed what Li Ruo had experienced in the art building. It was indeed a sequela of being tormented by that madman Jiang Wu, just like in her previous life.

Finally, I managed to get rid of the attention of another lunatic.

I'm so sorry, Li Ruo, but thank you so much.

-

Grade 3, Class S.

Zhou Si sat at his desk with a dark expression. His phone screen was still on his chat with Li Ruo, and the cute cat emoji on it was irritating no matter how he looked at it.

"Oh shit……"

He cursed under his breath and scratched his buzz cut in frustration.

Why should a school bully like him, who runs rampant in St. Leicester, be made to run errands and buy breakfast for a girl every day?

If word gets out, where will he put his face?

But the thought of those two broken things he lost, which he hadn't even had a chance to see Li Ruo wearing while strolling around the school, and which had just vanished without a trace, made him feel irritable!

"Brother Si! Look at the campus posts, you're trending!!!"

Zhou Si: ?

He quickly picked up his phone and opened the campus forum.

One post on the school's anonymous forum quietly rose to the top of the trending list.

Sensational headline:

Breaking News! Discipline Minister Zhou Si was caught secretly keeping and hand-washing women's underwear! Pictures and evidence included!

Zhou Si: ?

The post was extremely detailed, and even included several blurry photos of Zhou Si's profile and the balcony scene that were still recognizable.

In the photo, several brightly colored and sexy women's lingerie pieces are hanging out to dry on the balcony, swaying slightly in the wind.

The poster also vividly described how Zhou Si clumsily and irritably scrubbed those fragile fabrics.

A stone stirred up a thousand waves.

Who is Zhou Si?

The top fighter in St. Lia Academy, a hot-tempered school bully feared by all, and the head of the Discipline Department who leads the way in violating discipline!

How could someone like that secretly wash women's underwear?

Is it still hanging on the balcony of the boys' dormitory?

The forum exploded instantly, with countless replies.

[Holy crap?! It really is the school bully?! Am I seeing things?!]

[The angle of this photo... looks like it was taken from the building across the street?]

Who's so fearless as to secretly film Zhou Si and then post it online?

The point isn't who filmed it, the point is that the school bully was really trying to whitewash it!! Look at his actions, he's actually quite serious (just kidding)

So whose underwear is it? Does the school bully have a girlfriend now???

[Impossible! There isn't even a female mosquito around Zhou Si!]

[Could it be... some kind of unusual fetish?]

[This is terrifying to think about...]

Various speculations, ridicule, and shocked comments flooded the screen.

Zhou Si's fearsome reputation was widespread, and although no one dared to discuss it openly, private discussions about him were already rampant.

Zhou Si stared at the constant stream of message notifications and forum screenshots popping up on his phone. His face was as black as the bottom of a pot, and his knuckles were white as he gripped the phone. The oppressive aura emanating from him made the students around him and his classmates fall silent, quietly moving their chairs away.

"Hold……!"

He forced out a single word through gritted teeth, his eyes so dark they looked like they could devour someone.

His first thought was of Li Ruoshuo.

After all, only she knew about the underwear, and only she had the motive to retaliate against his attitude yesterday.

But then I thought, Li Ruo had just made up with me over breakfast, so there was no need to go through all that trouble.

Moreover, the angle of the candid shots and the way the information was leaked are not like her usual style.

Who is that?

His gloomy gaze swept over every possible person in the class, finally settling on a figure walking quietly down the corridor, head down, reading a book, outside the window diagonally in front of him.

Pei Qingrang.

A top student in Class A of the third year, consistently ranking first in the grade, and the vice president of the student council. He has a cool and aloof demeanor and handsome looks, making him the object of secret admiration for countless girls in the college.

He was one of the few people Zhou Si could talk to, and they even played ball together occasionally. They weren't exactly friends, but they weren't strangers either.

Pei Qingrang's dormitory is in the building opposite Zhou Si's dormitory, with their balconies facing each other directly.

From that angle, it's entirely possible to take a candid photo if one wanted to.

Moreover, Pei Qingrang appears gentle and unassuming on the surface, but Zhou Si had occasionally witnessed his calm, ruthless, and precise methods when handling student council affairs.

This guy is definitely not as simple and harmless as he seems on the surface.

the most important is!

Zhou Si recalled that day in the cherry blossom grove, when he stopped Li Ruo from rummaging through her suitcase, he seemed to have caught a glimpse of a figure flashing past behind a tree not far away.

He didn't pay attention at the time, but now that he thinks about it...

It's definitely him!!

A nameless fire, mixed with the rage of having one's privacy invaded, surged into his heart.

Zhou Si suddenly stood up, the chair legs scraping against the ground with a screeching sound. Under the silent gaze of the whole class, he strode towards Pei Qingrang, who was passing by outside the door.

Pei Qingrang seemed to only then notice the strangeness around him. He looked up from his book, his gaze behind his gold-rimmed glasses calm and unwavering as he looked at Zhou Si, who was walking towards him with murderous intent.

"What's wrong?" His voice was clear and gentle, revealing no emotion.

Without wasting any words, Zhou Si shoved his phone screen right in front of Pei Qingrang's eyes, displaying the page of that popular post.

"Did you do this?"

Zhou Si's voice was low, filled with suppressed anger.

Pei Qingrang's gaze swept across the screen, his brows furrowing slightly before he regained his composure:

"It wasn't me."

"fart!"

Zhou Si didn't believe it:

"You can only take pictures of the building across the street from your angle! Pei Qingrang, did I do anything to you? You fucking took pictures of me without my consent and then posted them on a forum?"

Pei Qingrang closed the book, looked up and stared directly at Zhou Si. His eyes behind his glasses remained calm, yet they inexplicably sent a chill down the spines of the students around him.

"Zhou Si, you need to provide evidence before you speak."

Pei Qingrang said calmly, "I don't have a habit of secretly taking pictures of you."

He paused, then glanced at Zhou Si's phone again:

"Don't you know who you've offended recently?"

Zhou Si's eyes sharpened.

Stop trying to talk nonsense!

Zhou Si took a step closer, almost pressing against Pei Qingrang's chest:

"Something went missing from my dorm, and I suspect you took it. The student council has dorm-checking authority, right? Vice President, come with me to the dorm now, I need to check."

The demands made were essentially provocative and humiliating.

Inspecting the personal belongings of the student council vice president?

Or is it because of such an unbelievable reason as losing such a small thing?

The classroom was completely silent; everyone held their breath, watching this tense scene unfold.

One is a violent school bully, and the other is a cool and aloof academic genius. When these two clash, it's more exciting than watching an action movie.

Pei Qingrang looked at Zhou Si and remained silent for a few seconds.

Just when Zhou Si thought he was about to turn hostile or refuse outright, Pei Qingrang gently pushed up his glasses and spoke:

"Can."

"Those who are pure will themselves be cleansed."

"However, if the inspection doesn't find what you're talking about, Zhou Si, you need to give me an explanation."

"Fine! If you don't have it, do whatever you want with me!" Zhou Si said stubbornly.

The news spread like wildfire throughout the campus.

When Zhou Si and Pei Qingrang arrived at the boys' dormitory, a group of students who loved to watch the excitement had already gathered behind them. Even Lu Ran, Zhou Si's good friend from the next class who had just finished training and was an unruly race car driver, came over after hearing the news.

Lu Ran, with his arrogant red hair, wearing a motorcycle jacket and several earrings, whistled when he saw Zhou Si and Pei Qingrang's entourage.

"Wow, Ah Si, are you planning to raid the student council vice president's hideout?! Count me in!"

Zhou Si ignored his teasing.

With a dark expression, he watched as Pei Qingrang used his key to open the door to his dormitory.

Pei Qingrang walked in without changing his expression.

Zhou Si and Lu Ran followed them inside, while the other students were kept outside, craning their necks to look inside.

Pei Qingrang's dormitory was so clean it was almost rigid; all the items were arranged in an orderly manner and were spotless.

Aside from professional books and a laptop, there was nothing else on the desk.

The bed was made as neatly as a military camp.

Zhou Si and Lu Ran didn't stand on ceremony and started searching.

Every book in the drawers, wardrobe, under the bed, and even on the bookshelf was shaken open and inspected. Lu Ran even specifically touched under the mattress and blankets.

However, nothing was found.

Forget about sexy lingerie, there wasn't even a single extra item that didn't fit Pei Qingrang's style.

Li Ruo, who had just returned to her dorm, also heard the news. She opened the campus forum, following the gossip while keeping up with the latest developments in the men's dorm through the live chat:

Wow! Zhou Si's act of washing underwear has been exposed! Social death!

Who took these photos secretly? They're so bold!

Pei Qingrang has appeared! A seemingly gentle but actually cunning academic genius! In the original novel, he appears mild-mannered but is indifferent inside, has a collecting obsession, and especially loves pure and unique things!

[Could it really be that he stole it? Because Li Ruo's underwear fits his collecting quirks?]

Zhou Si and Lu Ran searched but found nothing; Pei Qing must be very skilled at hiding things!

[Li Ruo is in danger now. Being targeted by this two-faced lunatic is even more terrifying than being targeted by an openly lunatic!]

[Moreover, Pei Qingrang's skill level is clearly higher! Look at how calm and collected he was when Zhou Si searched him!]

wow~

The other two lunatics also took the bait automatically.

Zhou Si's expression grew increasingly grim.

Lu Ran frowned and whispered to Zhou Si:

"Ah Si, are you sure you're not mistaken? Pei Qing made this doghouse so clean you could starve a rat; it doesn't look like he's hiding anything there."

"Ah..." Lu Ran suddenly realized, as if waking from a dream:

"No way, Ah Si! You really washed those girls' things in the boys' dorm and hung them to dry on the balcony?? Dude, you're a pervert!!!!"

Lu Ran got goosebumps all over his body and jumped back more than a meter away.

He never imagined that his rough, unrefined best friend, who seemed shameless and emotionless, would actually be so perverted and promiscuous in private!

Pei Qingrang stood quietly by the window the whole time, watching them search, his face showing no anger at being offended, nor any guilt whatsoever; he was frighteningly calm.

Only after Zhou Si and Lu Ran stopped what they were doing did he slowly speak: "Finished the examination?"

Zhou Si clenched his fists, and the veins on his forehead throbbed.

Could it really not be him?

But from that angle, with that feeling of being spied on... who else could it be but him?

But the facts are clear: he couldn't find it.

"Since you haven't found it, Zhou Si, shouldn't you fulfill your promise to me?"

Zhou Si slammed his fist on the table, then sat down: "What do you want?"

Pei Qingrang slowly walked up to him, then leaned slightly forward and whispered in Zhou Si's ear:

"Take off your underwear and give it to me, okay?"

Zhou Si, completely frozen in place: !!