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

a new day.

The morning sunlight streamed into St. Lia's College.

When Li Ruo woke up, she found more than a dozen unread messages on her phone.

Zhou Si: [Are you awake? Breakfast is downstairs. Also, don't accept other people's things!]

Lu Ran: [You'd better not wear the brooch my cousin gave you, or A-Si will go crazy. And you definitely shouldn't eat the breakfast he bought in his madness; it'll poison someone. I'll buy you whatever you want to eat.]

Hey, are you free today? Let's go for a drive.

Lu Xingzhou: [7 PM tonight, Blue Bay Peninsula Villa. No refusal allowed.]

Guo Yiling: [10:00 AM, Student Union Office. You need to discuss last night's events in detail with me.]

If the stomach pain becomes too severe, I can consider postponing it.

Pei Qingrang:

Could you please come to my place tonight so I can smell you? The scent on your clothes is making me almost lose control.

I've heard that accumulating wealth can bring you happiness, and I can definitely make that happen for you.

Jiang Wu: [Sister, I had a nightmare. I dreamt you disappeared. Sister wouldn't disappear, right?]

There was also a message from an unknown number:

[Your pass to Rose Manor has been delivered to your dormitory building. Feel free to come anytime. — Fu]

Come anytime?

Why has time suddenly become so tight?

It seems her sugar daddy sister can't wait any longer.

Li Ruo looked at these messages and smiled calmly.

She got up and walked to the window.

The sun was shining brightly, bathing the campus and the faces of those radiant young people.

The comments scrolled past my eyes:

A new day has begun! Li Ruo is about to start a new battle!

[Zhou Si delivers breakfast, Lu Ran invites them for a car chase, Lu Xingzhou invites them to dinner, Guo Yiling wants to talk, Pei Qingrang is plotting another collection, Jiang Wu is acting cute, Fu Chenzhou delivers a pass... This is incredible!]

But the female lead won't give up so easily! She's definitely planning her next move!

[Li Ruo, be careful! The calm before the storm!]

Looking forward to what happens next! Six lunatics and one ultimate boss—everyone's in danger!

Li Ruo looked away, picked up her phone, and replied to each message one by one.

To Zhou Si: [Thank you, senior. I'll be right down.]

To Lu Ran: [I have something to do today, I'll do it another day.]

To Lu Xingzhou: [I can't tonight, I have class.]

To Guo Yiling: [My stomach still hurts, thank you for your understanding.]

To Pei Qingrang: [Ten o'clock sharp.]

To Jiang Wu: [She hasn't disappeared. Be good, pay attention in class.]

Send a message back to Fu Chenzhou:

Thank you, Mr. Fu. I will keep my appointment as soon as possible.

After sending the last message, she turned off the screen, got up, and went to the bathroom to wash up.

Xia Qinghe sat at her desk, closed her book, looked at the message on her phone, and a cold smile curled at the corner of her lips.

Mr. Fu's travel permit has been delivered.

When Li Ruo came out,

She pretended to tidy her wardrobe while looking worriedly at Li Ruo as she came out of the bathroom:

"Li Ruo, are you really sure?"

"Fu Chenzhou, the owner of Rose Manor... is a very scary person."

"I heard that he once took the hand of a pianist who refused to let him collect his work..."

She didn't finish her sentence, but her meaning was already clear.

Li Ruo tied her hair up in a high, fluffy bun, revealing a beautiful, delicate face and a graceful, fair neck.

She then turned to look at Xia Qinghe:

"My cousin seems to know Fu Chenzhou quite well?"

Xia Qinghe's heart tightened, but she didn't show it on her face:

"I heard it from older students. They said that Fu Chenzhou's pursuit of beauty has reached a pathological level."

"It is said that he has a special collection room in his manor, filled with... the ultimate beauty that he preserved..."

She spoke vaguely on purpose, yet it was enough to evoke the darkest associations.

Li Ruo was silent for a few seconds, then suddenly asked again:

"Miss Xia, if something really happens to me at Rose Manor, will you help me collect my body?"

Xia Qinghe was stunned.

She hadn't expected Li Ruo to ask so directly.

"Of course!"

She quickly expressed her opinion, her eyes welling up with tears at the opportune moment:

"I personally brought you out of the slums, I consider you a sister, how could I possibly abandon you?"

"But Li Ruo, are you really not going to reconsider? Senior Lu and the others... although their methods were a bit harsh and crazy, at least they didn't actually do anything to hurt you..."

"Miss Xia."

Li Ruo interrupted her, her eyes clear and innocent:

"Have you ever wondered why Fu Chenzhou suddenly invited me?"

Xia Qinghe's heart skipped a beat.

"I checked, Rose Manor only sends out no more than three invitations a year."

"Those who receive the invitation are either top geniuses in a certain field, or... recommended 'sacrifices'."

Li Ruo walked towards Xia Qinghe step by step, her voice very soft and gentle:

"Which category does my cousin think I belong to?"

The air freezes.

Xia Qinghe's breathing almost stopped.

She looked at Li Ruo's face, which was so close to hers, and her clear eyes seemed to be able to see through all her thoughts.

[Holy crap! Li Ruo suspects the female lead!]

How did she know?! The female lead was so discreet!

[Li Ruo is testing her! She doesn't have concrete evidence yet!]

[Female lead, hurry up and act! Otherwise, the secret will be exposed!!]

"I...I don't know..."

Xia Qinghe's voice trembled slightly.

She lowered her head, avoiding Li Ruo's piercing gaze:

"Perhaps... perhaps someone saw your beauty, so..."

"So you're recommending me as a collectible for Fu Chenzhou?"

Li Ruo finished speaking for her.

She took a step back, and suddenly smiled:

"Just kidding, don't be nervous, cousin."

"I guess it might be Lu or Zhou's rival? They're trying to get back at them this way."

"After all, I'm a famous and influential figure in Saint Leah now."

Her tone was relaxed, as if her earlier interrogation was just a spur-of-the-moment thing.

But Xia Qinghe's back was already soaked with cold sweat.

This Li Ruo... is much more perceptive than she imagined.

She had underestimated her before.

It seems that the Rose Manor plan must be foolproof.

If she fails, Li Ruo is likely to retaliate.

-

Late at night, Li Ruo lay in bed, staring at the ceiling, unable to fall asleep.

The comments were still floating by sporadically in front of me:

[The final battle is tomorrow night! What does Fu Chenzhou actually look like? The original novel never described him in detail!]

All I know is that he has a pair of gray eyes, eyes that can see right through people's hearts!

It's said that his collection consists of people who died while they were still alive... Ugh!

[Li Ruo, run! It's not too late to run!]

Why are you running away! The female lead would love for her to die inside!

Li Ruo closed her eyes.

run?

Where could she possibly run to?

I won't go back to the slums, and St. Lia's Academy isn't safe either.

Xia Qinghe had already laid out her plan, and the six lunatics were also eyeing her covetously.

Instead of waiting passively, it's better to take the initiative.

Rose Manor...

Fu, Chen, Zhou.

She wanted to see just how terrifying this ultimate boss, whom even the crazy people feared, really was.

And just how far is Xia Qinghe willing to go to get rid of this oversized stand-in?

My phone vibrated.

Li Ruo opened her eyes and saw a text message from an unknown number:

"A car will pick you up at the back gate of the college tomorrow night at 7 p.m.

"Dress code: The ultimate in beauty."

"Note: It is recommended not to wear any metal jewelry, as Mr. Fu dislikes reflective materials."

Li Ruo stared at the text message for a long time.

Then she quietly got out of bed and opened the wardrobe.

Inside hung hundreds of beautiful dresses of various kinds that Xia Qinghe had prepared for her.

She looked at each item one by one.

Finally, my gaze settled on the dress in the far corner.

It was an extremely simple white silk dress.

There is no decoration, no pattern.

The cut is perfect to fit the body's curves, and the material is as light and thin as mist.

It was a failed purchase that Xia Qinghe bought on a whim during a shopping trip. She thought it was too plain and never let her wear it.

But Li Ruo knew that sometimes, ultimate simplicity is ultimate beauty.

She took off the dress and compared it to herself in the mirror.

Then, pick up the scissors.