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

Zhou Si reached out his hand.

Seeing this, Xia Qinghe, who was hiding behind Li Ruo, was so scared that she didn't dare to breathe.

Zhou Si, this terrorist, is about to attack someone.

The terrifying scenes from her previous life flooded her mind instantly, and Xia Qinghe was so frightened that she almost screamed, but thankfully she covered her mouth in time.

She was trying to sneak away so she wouldn't have to watch the bloody scene that was about to unfold.

however--

Zhou Si didn't actually go for a full-on punch?!

It's not like I'm going to strangle Li Ruo and swing her around in the air!

Instead, he simply removed the diamond brooch from Li Ruo's collar?

Xia Qinghe was completely stunned.

Where did that madman who blew up a city with a bomb go?!

What's going on here?!

Zhou Si's actions were rough, almost tearing Li Ruo's school uniform:

"This thing is not suitable for you."

Zhou Si clutched the safety pin in his palm, the metal digging painfully into it.

The boy's voice was low, suppressing his anger:

Give it back to him.

Li Ruo paused for a moment.

Then she smiled.

The smile was faint, yet it inexplicably stung Zhou Si's eyes.

"In what capacity does this senior have to demand that I return it?"

She asked softly:

"The Minister of Discipline? Or... Senior Zhou Si himself?"

Zhou Si was speechless when asked the question.

What is his/her identity?

He doesn't even know who he is!

All he knew was that seeing Li Ruo wearing Lu Xingzhou's things made him want to kill her!

"I'm telling you to pay it back, so pay it back!"

Zhou Si growled angrily, but his ears turned red uncontrollably.

Lu Ran watched with great interest, deliberately adding fuel to the fire:

"Ah Si, what are you doing?"

"What's wrong with a junior schoolmate receiving a few gifts? Lu Xingzhou is willing to give them, and Li Ruo is willing to wear them, what's it to you?"

He said that, but his eyes were fixed coldly on the pin.

It seems they're also figuring out how to get rid of it.

Looking at Zhou Si's clenched fists and his reddened ears, Li Ruo suddenly had an idea.

This innocent-looking school bully... seems easier to control than she imagined.

"OK."

She suddenly relented, her smile becoming docile:

"I'll listen to my senior."

Zhou Si was taken aback.

You agreed so easily?

He thought they would at least have a fight, or even come to blows.

Actually... he didn't want to make her angry.

She looks so cute when she smiles, like a fluffy little white rabbit.

How wonderful it would be if she could always be a docile little white rabbit.

He might reduce the frequency of going out to fight, and instead hold her, this delicate, soft, and delicious little bunny, in his arms, rubbing her softly...

He rubbed her until she felt comfortable, and she clung to him, calling him "brother."

"That……"

*Splat*

Li Ruo suddenly spoke up, interrupting the string of pink bubbles that were popping up in his mind.

The little rabbit stretched out its paws, palms facing upwards:

"Please give me back the pin, senior. I'll return it to Senior Lu when I have the chance."

Zhou Si stared at her fair palm, then looked at the safety pin he was holding in his own hand.

Give it back to her?

Then let her wear it when she sees Lu Xingzhou?

Should I try to make that jerk happy?!

impossible!

"I'll pay it for you!"

Zhou Si put the safety pin into his pocket, his cold tone leaving no room for argument:

"You are not allowed to accept anything from him from now on. Do you understand?"

Li Ru blinked, neither agreeing nor disagreeing.

She simply tilted her head slightly, her long chestnut-brown hair sliding to one side:

"Then... will you pay for it for Senior Lu? That brooch seems quite expensive."

Zhou Si: "...How much?"

"I don't know."

Li Ruo shook her head, her two big, blinking eyes looking very innocent:

"But Senior Lu said it's a limited edition. Probably... six figures?"

Zhou Si's lips twitched.

Lu Ran whistled: "Wow, Lu Xingzhou is really generous."

A six-figure sum is nothing to the Zhou family.

However, Zhou Si has been under strict discipline at home recently, and his allowance is temporarily limited.

Moreover, why should he compensate Lu Xingzhou for Li Ruo's belongings?

But he had already made his statement.

"I'll pay!"

Zhou Si, with his neck stiff, took out his wallet from his pocket, pulled out a black card, and stuffed it into Li Ruo's hand:

"Take this and buy something you like. Don't wear things given to you by others."

The movements were rough, but her ears turned even redder.

I absolutely cannot let her know that my black card has been frozen by my family. I need to get home as soon as possible before she tries to use the card and reluctantly... apologize?

After all, he couldn't lose face in front of her.

Although Zhou Si had never spoken a kind word to anyone in his entire life.

For the sake of face...

Yes, face.

Li Ruo looked at the black card in her hand, then at Zhou Si's awkward expression, and found it amusing.

This school bully... is surprisingly innocent.

"Thank you, senior."

She put the card away, her smile sweet:

"Then I won't stand on ceremony."

Zhou Si looked into her curved eyes, and his heart skipped a beat.

He abruptly turned his face away and said in a gruff voice:

"Let's go!"

Then, grabbing Lu Ran, they strode away.

After taking a few steps, Lu Ran turned back, winked at Li Ruo, and mouthed:

"You little devil, you're something else!"

However... that's what I mean.

Why wasn't he happy to see his best friend handing a card to this vixen and seeing how happy she was?

Lu Ran felt like he was going to have a split personality these past two days.

Li Ruo responded to Lu Ran's lip reading with a smile.

Wait... what kind of riddle is this guy playing?

Do you really think her high ponytail is Wi-Fi?

Only after the two had walked away did Xia Qinghe dare to come out from behind Li Ruo.

Her face was still pale, and her voice trembled slightly.

"Li Ruo, how...how could you talk to Zhou Si like that? The way he was just now was terrifying..."

And then there's Lu Ran, that fiery young man; she suffered a lot in her past life.

Li Ruo put away her smile and said softly:

"I'm sorry, cousin, I'm sorry to have startled you. Senior Zhou... he does have a bit of a temper, but he's not a bad person."

Xia Qinghe looked at Li Ruo with mixed feelings.

Not bad?

Zhou Si, who imprisoned and tormented her in her past life, wasn't he a bad person?

But Li Ruo seemed genuinely unafraid of him.

Moreover, Zhou Si's reaction just now...

He clearly has feelings for Li Ruo!

Xia Qinghe's heart raced.

She brought Li Ruo along as a shield to draw attention to the enemy, not to have her turn the tables and subdue these lunatics!

If Zhou Si and Lu Xingzhou really do develop feelings for Li Ruo...

Then her plans would be completely ruined!

No.

Absolutely not.

She needs to observe more carefully to ensure that the next steps of the plan are foolproof.

-

In the afternoon, it was physical education class.

St. Leah's physical education program offers a wide variety of activities.

Today's lesson is indoor swimming.

In the locker room.

The girls changed into matching swimsuits.

When Li Ruo took off her coat and trousers, revealing her one-piece swimsuit underneath, the surroundings fell silent for a moment.

The swimsuit was a standard dark blue style, not revealing, but its extremely form-fitting cut perfectly accentuated her curvaceous figure.

Her chestnut brown long hair was tied into a bun, revealing her graceful swan-like neck and delicate collarbone.

Her skin was so fair it was dazzling, and under the dim lighting of the locker room, it seemed to glow softly.

What's even more striking is that there are several faint purplish-blue marks on her arms and calves, as if she had been gripped forcefully.

As she bent down to grab a towel, a small, ambiguous red mark could be vaguely seen along the edge of her swimsuit back, like... a hickey?!

Although it was very subtle and in a hidden location, it was still spotted by several sharp-eyed girls in the changing room.

Whispers resumed, and the gazes became even more complex.

Hearing the murmurs, Xia Qinghe turned her head and saw them too.

Her heart sank.

That wasn't a regular bump or bruise!

Those marks... are clearly...

Lu Xingzhou is that tyrannical bastard!

He really did make a move on Li Ruo!

Moreover, judging from the distribution and appearance of these marks, the process was definitely not gentle!

So Li Ruo was lying to her this morning!?

She wasn't scared by the "thief" at all, but by Lu Xingzhou...

Xia Qinghe felt a wave of fear and relief.

Thank goodness!

Luckily, it was Li Ruo who went last night, not her.

But at the same time, a deeper doubt and a vague unease welled up in my heart.

The marks on Li Ruo's body indicate that Lu Xingzhou did indeed touch her.

But Li Ruo's condition today, apart from being a little tired, did not show any signs of the physical and mental exhaustion, fear and collapse she experienced in her previous life.

How could Lu Xingzhou let her go so easily?

Are you still allowing her to attend classes?

Is it...

How did Li Ruo appease or temporarily restrain Lu Xingzhou?

What exactly is the method?

This idea baffled Xia Qinghe.

At the same time, I felt an unprecedented crisis.

If Li Ruo had that ability...

The value of this shield may far exceed her expectations!

However, at the same time, the danger also increases exponentially!

A girl who can navigate the world of a madman like Lu Xingzhou without immediately breaking down is definitely not just a simple slum girl.

We arrived at the swimming pool.

After Li Ruo finished her warm-up exercises and was about to go into the water, she suddenly felt a strong gaze.

She looked up.

In the boys' area across the pool, Zhou Si, wearing black swim trunks, was leaning against the pool wall with his arms outstretched and resting on the edge.

His buzz cut was wet, with water droplets rolling down his sharp jawline and bulging pectoral muscles.

Despite being warned by the PE teacher, he still had an unlit cigarette dangling from his mouth, his eyes fierce and deep, like a predator locking onto its prey, staring intently at her.

Especially when he saw the marks on her arms and calves, his eyes suddenly turned violent, and his hand on the edge of the pool tightened abruptly, the veins on the back of his hand bulging.

Beside him, Lu Ran plunged into the water and then popped up with a splash, his fiery red hair plastered to his forehead.

He wiped his face, followed Zhou Si's gaze and saw Li Ruo. His eyes darkened, and he let out a cold sneer:

"Why is she everywhere?"

Her body...could it be from last night...?

After standing there stunned for a while, Lu Ran finally turned around and swam away.

The movements were more vigorous than usual, splashing up large amounts of water.

Meanwhile, in the rest area on the other side of the pool.

Pei Qingrang, dressed in a conservative dark swimsuit, was drying the water off her hair with a towel.

The gold-rimmed glasses were placed aside, and without the lenses obscuring them, the eyes appeared even more deep and sharp.

His gaze swept over Li Ruo, lingering for a fraction of a second on the side of her neck, before casually shifting away to continue drying his hair, though the lines at the corners of his mouth tightened slightly.

What made Li Ruo's scalp tingle even more was that, out of the corner of her eye, she caught a glimpse of a tall figure wearing a black hoodie flashing past behind the glass of the observation deck on the second floor of the swimming pool.

It looks like... Jiang Wu?

How did he end up here?

Are there art classes included in physical education classes?

Or... did he "relapse" and sneak out again?

[Everyone's here! Poolside perks galore!]

Zhou Si's eyes were practically murderous! Seeing the marks on Li Ruo's body, he was consumed by jealousy!

[Lu Ran is swimming so aggressively! He's definitely cursing under his breath!]

Pei Qingrang noticed! The academic genius's observation skills are truly amazing!

[Jiang Wu is on the second floor! He definitely brought his easel! I bet he's painting Li Ruo! A hellish gaze from a dark, yandere!]

Xia Qinghe is watching from the women's changing room; her expression is priceless!

The battleground has spread from land to water! I'm worried for Li Ruo.

Li Ruo: "..."

She took a deep breath, forcing herself to ignore the burning gazes that were almost tangible.

He turned around and jumped into the water in a standard pose.

Like a graceful mermaid, she swayed her slender waist and long legs as she swam towards the depths of the pool.

The underwater world is quiet, with only the gurgling of the water flowing past my ears and the pounding of my own heart.

She needed this moment to catch her breath, to escape those gazes that seemed to burn her alive.

However, she had only swum to the center of the pool and remained quiet for less than a minute.

"Thump!"

"Thump!"

"Thump!"

Behind me, three almost overlapping splashes broke the relatively regular sound of paddling in the pool.

The splash was huge and powerful, like three cannonballs hitting the water.

Immediately afterwards, three swift and agile water lines, like sharks smelling blood, surrounded her from different directions!

[Here it comes! The underwater chase!]

[Zhou Si entered the water like a raging bull! Lu Ran was like a ferocious piranha! Pei Qingrang... Pei Qingrang's movements were so fast and so quiet! Like a water snake!]

[Where's Jiang Wu?! Jiang Wu isn't drawing on the second floor either! Where did that yandere disappear to again, like a ghost, without a sound?]

[You can't speak underwater! You have to rely solely on body language and eye contact! Thrilling! So thrilling!]

Before Li Ruo could even turn around, she felt three strong currents of water rushing towards her from different directions.

A chill ran through her.

Is there some kind of swimming competition today?

The atmosphere at the scene felt strangely... tense?

Zhou Si took the lead, like a shark that had been completely enraged. His black swimming trunks drew sharp lines underwater, and his strong body burst out with amazing speed as he rushed straight towards Li Ruo.

His eyes were brimming with anger and an almost tyrannical possessiveness.

Especially considering that the unsightly marks he had just seen on her body were left by Lu Xingzhou,

He wanted to drag her ashore, scrub her clean, and brand her with his own mark!

"Hey! Ah Si, can you stop arguing with this woman..."

Lu Ran followed closely behind, his fiery red hair resembling a cluster of burning dark flames underwater.

He was saying that he was trying to persuade his good brother.

But I felt a little uneasy.

Seeing Li Ruo's graceful figure in the water, and the glaring bruises and red marks on her fair skin, he couldn't suppress the irritation and violence in his heart.

He just wanted to find the person who made these traces and beat them up, and then deal with this troublemaking woman in front of him...

Damn it, he doesn't even know what he wants to do with her.

In short, we can't let her swim so peacefully in the water!

the other side,

Pei Qingrang's movements were the most elegant, yet also the most deadly.

The dark swimsuit made his pale skin appear even more striking.

Although the gold-rimmed glasses were gone, those eyes, reflected in the shimmering water, appeared even more strikingly sharp and cold.

He was adept underwater, like a sea serpent silently approaching its prey.

His collection was defiled, leaving an unclean mark.

This is intolerable.

He needs to get close to the collection and cover it with markings that better suit his aesthetic.

Three powerful pressures drew closer, and Li Ruo's heart suddenly clenched!

She had to change her strategy immediately.

Instead of moving in a straight line, it suddenly sank downwards, intending to escape by diving underwater.

But it was too late.

She underestimated the three men's determination and speed in the water.

There was absolutely no chance of escaping this encirclement.