Brother! This is the adoption certificate. I don't want your sister-in-law!

The bell rang, and the chemistry class finally ended. Everyone in the class breathed a sigh of relief.

Just as Su Xiao was about to collapse onto the table and lose consciousness.

He Shaojun put down the chalk, dusted off his hands, and beckoned to Su Xiao: "Su Xiao, come to my office. The head of the grade's academic affairs office wants to see you."

Xu Niannian immediately turned to look at him, her eyes first flashing with shock, then filled with worry.

Su Xiao was also completely confused. She stood up and asked, "Teacher, I've been behaving quite well lately."

He didn't fight, didn't skip class, didn't even go to internet cafes, and surprisingly, he wrote and submitted his homework several times.

He Shaojun waved his hand, too lazy to explain, meaning you'll understand when you get there.

Fang Yu whispered to Su Xiao, "Brother Su, hang in there." Su Xiao threw her textbook on the table and followed He Shaojun out of the classroom.

He glanced back at her; Xu Niannian remained seated, twisting her body to look at his back, her fingers tightly clenched together.

In the office, the one with the most spacious seat by the window, and the one with the biggest belly, is the head of the grade's teaching department.

His surname was Wang, he was in his early fifties, and the flesh on his face squeezed his eyes into slits. He liked to tap the table with his chubby fingers when he spoke.

A roster was spread out in front of him, and Su Xiao's name was circled in red pen.

"Su Xiao." Director Wang pushed the roster forward. "Do you know why I called you here?"

Su Xiao stood there without saying a word.

"The city is currently evaluating outstanding students, and the application materials have already been submitted. The review panel will conduct random checks on student files from each grade."

Director Wang leaned back in his chair, which creaked under the weight. "Someone like you—fighting, climbing over walls, skipping classes, and getting the lowest score on exams—would have been expelled from many schools long ago. We're keeping you here at No. 1 High School to give you a chance, so don't take it for granted. If you continue like this, with poor grades and no discipline, then you'll be coming back to collect your expulsion notice."

What else could Su Xiao say?

He nodded and said, "I understand."

As he turned to leave, Director Wang called him back, picked up a document from the table, and handed it to him.

"While you're at it, take this document to Class 1 and give it to their class monitor."

Class One?

Su Xiao thought for a moment, and realized that the class monitor of Class 1 seemed to be Su Wan Ning.

I can also visit my sister while I'm there.

He took the documents, left the office, and headed up to the second floor.

At this very moment, Class One is bustling with activity.

Luo Chen, the math class representative, stood in front of Su Wan Ning's desk and placed a bottle of milk on it.

Water droplets still clung to the bottle.

It was specially chilled with ice water.

Several boys nearby immediately started making noise; some whistled, some banged their pens on the table, and the sounds of "oh oh oh" rose and fell.

Luo Chen stood amidst the commotion, a perfectly timed smile on his face.

He had good grades, was good-looking, wore thin-rimmed metal glasses, and always spoke slowly and deliberately.

He was popular in his class; the teachers liked him, the boys respected him, and the girls treated him politely.

He's probably gotten used to getting everything he wants step by step, including Su Wanning.

"Su Wanning," he said politely, even with a hint of concern, "this is for you. I ordered an extra bottle of imported milk today, thinking you'd be in the classroom..."

"No need." Su Wan Ning's voice was icy, no different from usual.

Luo Chen's smile remained unchanged as he pushed the milk forward a little further.

"It's just a bottle of milk. We're all classmates."

The commotion grew even louder.

Su Wanning sat alone in her seat, her brows furrowed tightly.

Several girls nearby were either looking down at their books or secretly watching the commotion out of the corner of their eyes; none of them stepped forward to help her out.

She has a cold personality and rarely speaks in class. She doesn't have many friends, so naturally no one will stand up for her in this situation.

Luo Chen probably felt the atmosphere was right.

He stood there, enjoying the encouragement and urging from the boys around him, his confidence swelling like an inflated balloon.

"Su Wanning, I just want to be with you..."

"I said I don't need it."

Su Wan Ning stood up, the chair leg scraping loudly in the now quiet classroom. "Don't you understand? If you keep doing that, I'm going to tell the teacher."

The classroom was quiet for a moment, then the commotion grew louder.

Luo Chen, still wearing a polite smile, was about to speak.

Just then, a hand reached out from the crowd and picked up the bottle of milk on the table.

Her fingers were long and slender with distinct knuckles, and there was a flesh-colored bandage with slightly curled edges on the back of her hand.

He inserted the straw into the bottle, tilted his head back and gulped down two mouthfuls, then squinted his eyes and let out a sigh of enjoyment.

"Hmm, it's iced. Not bad, is this the imported milk Toko was talking about?"

Everyone was stunned.

Su Wan Ning stared in astonishment at the person in front of her.

Su Xiao tossed the empty milk carton into the nearby trash can. It bounced off the rim of the can and landed inside.

He wiped his mouth with the back of his hand, then placed the document on Su Wan Ning's desk, turned his head and smiled at her.

"Director Wang asked me to bring this to you."

Luo Chen was stunned. His milk had been drunk by someone for no reason.

Luo Chen realized what was happening, looked at Su Xiao, and finally couldn't keep up the smile on his face, revealing a hint of anger.

Who are you?

Several boys who were close to Luo Chen also gathered around.

Someone recognized him and whispered behind him, "Isn't that Su Xiao from Class 12?" The tone was filled with undisguised disgust.

Su Xiao was wearing a wrinkled school uniform with the collar askew. Standing there, compared to the elite students in Class One, she really didn't seem to be from the same world.

"Class 12, Su Xiao."

He introduced himself casually, as if he were saying the weather was nice today. "Fighting, climbing over walls, skipping class, I discipline one and warn another. I'm the one your teacher uses as a negative example in class."

Class One quieted down.

The boys who had gathered around paused, and the ones who had been making a fuss just moments before fell silent.

Su Wan Ning sat in her seat, looked up at him, and something flickered in her eyes.

Luo Chen stepped forward, half a head shorter than Su Xiao, but his aura was not inferior.

"What are you doing in our class?"

Su Xiao looked at him, then at the boys around her who were eyeing her covetously, and then fixed her gaze on Su Wan Ning.

"Su Wanning is under my protection, you know?"

"I have no idea!"

Su Xiao suddenly reached out and shoved Luo Chen.

The force wasn't great, but Luo Chen lost his balance and staggered back two steps, his waist hitting the edge of the desk behind him, his face turning pale with pain.

"Now you know." Su Xiao's face was full of disdain.

Luo Chen adjusted his crooked glasses, looked at Su Xiao, then at Su Wan Ning, his expression changing from anger to contempt.

"How could you associate with trash like him?"

Su Xiao frowned slightly. Why does our business have to involve Su Wan Ning?

But before he could speak, a voice sounded behind him.

"I hung out with him..."

Su Wanning's voice remained the same, neither loud nor soft, cold and indifferent, "What's it to you?"