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

The whole class fell silent.

Luo Chen stood there, his face burning.

He looked at Su Wan Ning, then at Su Xiao who was blocking her way.

One punishment and one warning, a notorious bad student in the whole school, and Su Wan Ning, a school beauty, is hanging out with him?

He wanted to say something harsh to get back at them.

I can't hold back my anger!

But Su Xiao just looked at him, her eyes neither provocative nor angry, just calm and indifferent, as if waiting for him to speak.

Su Xiao's roguish look made him seem like someone you shouldn't mess with.

In addition, he was tall and notorious, and had a bad reputation.

Luo Chen's lips moved, but in the end he didn't say anything, forcibly suppressing his anger.

Su Xiao glanced around at the boys who had been making a ruckus just moments before. Her voice was neither too loud nor too soft, just loud enough for everyone in Class One to hear.

"I have bad grades, a terrible reputation, and I've had disciplinary warnings and punishments. So I'm not afraid of anything. If any of you cause trouble for Su Wan Ning again, remember, don't leave after school!"

No one spoke.

The sound of turning pages, and someone coughing softly.

These top students in the class had probably never seen such a direct threat in their lives, yet the other party was truly fearless.

Su Wan Ning stood behind him, watching him finish speaking and seeing the boys who were watching look away one by one.

She suddenly felt that the figure in front of her was a little blurry.

It seems to overlap with a figure from a long time ago in my memory.

The small figure who chased away the little boys who were bullying her in the park, and then turned around to wipe her tears with his dirty sleeve.

He wasn't this tall or broad-shouldered back then.

But the posture of the person standing in front of her remained unchanged.

……

Su Xiao returned to the classroom and had just sat down when Fang Yu turned his head from the front row, and Xu Niannian immediately put down her pen and looked over as well. Their eyes met simultaneously.

Fang Yu lowered his voice and asked, "Brother Su, what does the head of student affairs want with you? Did they find out about you climbing over the wall again?"

Su Xiao waved her hand and said, "It's nothing, just that I need to behave myself lately."

Fang Yu breathed a sigh of relief and turned back to continue copying his homework.

Xu Niannian secretly breathed a sigh of relief, but Su Xiao saw her action.

His shoulders relaxed slightly, and his fingers loosened their grip on the pen.

I waited until school ended in the afternoon.

Su Xiao stuffed her textbook into her schoolbag, stood up, and was about to say "See you tomorrow" to Xu Niannian.

But before she could speak, Xu Niannian suddenly looked up and whispered, "See you tomorrow."

After saying that, she lowered her head, and the tips of her ears turned red.

Those three words had probably been stuck in her heart for a whole day.

He had been contemplating this since he brought himself steamed buns in the morning, and it wasn't until after school that he mustered up the courage to say it.

Su Xiao paused for a moment, then smiled.

"Okay, see you tomorrow."

As Su Xiao was about to part ways with Fang Yu after leaving the school gate, Fang Yu suddenly chuckled, his smile clearly gloating.

"Brother Su, you're in for a world of trouble."

"Unlucky? What bad luck have I got?"

Su Xiao was completely confused and followed Fang Yu's gaze to look ahead.

A girl wearing the uniform of No. 5 Middle School stood by the flower bed at the school gate. Her hair was dyed in bright colors, and she had long eyeliner. She was standing on tiptoe, looking this way.

The moment she saw Su Xiao, her eyes lit up, and she ran over to him.

"Su Xiao!"

She ran up to him, her face beaming with undisguised excitement. "I've been waiting for you for ages!"

Su Xiao was completely stunned.

"Who are you?" he asked, glancing around.

Fortunately, Su Wanning wasn't here; she should still be waiting for him on that path.

If she sees this, she'll be subjected to emotional abuse when she gets home.

"What are you pretending for!"

The girl had a loud voice, and students coming and going from the school gate were already turning to look at them. "You said you liked me on QQ! You even said you wanted to be with me! Now you're going back on your word?"

Several students around slowed down, and some covered their mouths and laughed.

Su Xiao felt a chill run down her spine and quickly pulled her a few steps into a secluded area.

"Don't yell yet, tell me your name?"

"Wu Mengmeng!"

The woman was very confident, her eyes wide open, her eyeliner almost reaching her temples.

Fang Yu, suppressing a laugh, whispered a reminder: "Brother Su, that's Wu Cheng's sister. Back at the internet cafe, you chatted with her all night, even saying, 'Girl, you have a really unique look, maybe we could try being a couple.' Have you forgotten?"

The dusty door to memories in Su Xiao's mind slowly opened.

At a high-speed internet cafe late at night, while waiting in line for World of Warcraft, I was bored and chatted with a girl next to me who had dyed her hair in bright colors. I think we talked about something like "cpdd" (a romantic relationship between two people).

He closed his eyes and took a deep breath.

Why was I so immature when I was young?

They say that young, spirited women don't want cars or houses, they just want you.

He never turned down girls like that, and he never held back when it came to talking about it.

But things are different now. He already has Xu Niannian, and he has decided to abandon darkness and embrace the light.

I'm done!

"Wu Mengmeng," he tried to keep his tone calm, "that was before. I'm different now. I don't go to internet cafes anymore, and I don't flirt with people anymore. Don't wait for me, go home."

"You're lying!"

Wu Mengmeng didn't believe it at all. "Do you have another girlfriend at school now? Tell her to come out! I want to see who it is!"

Su Xiao had a terrible headache.

If this drags on any longer, Su Wan Ning will definitely leave on her own because she won't be able to wait for him.

Fang Yu noticed his anxiety and laughed, "Brother Su, why don't you just find a woman to pretend to be your girlfriend and make her give up?"

Fang Yu was just joking, but Su Xiao's eyes lit up.

"Great idea! Fang Yu, if I end up with Xu Niannian, you'll get the credit."

Su Xiao thought for a moment, then turned and ran towards the teaching building.

"what?"

A big question mark appeared on Fang Yu's face.

There were hardly any people left in Class 12 of the senior year.

The setting sun slanted in through the window, casting a golden glow on the desks.

Xu Niannian was still sitting in her seat, with two assignments spread out in front of her.

One for myself, and one for Su Xiao.

He had finished writing his own part and was now holding a pen, carefully writing on his part, stroke by stroke.

She looked up when she heard footsteps and saw Su Xiao standing panting at the back door. She was stunned for a moment.

"Why... are you back?"

Su Xiao walked over and sat down next to her, her expression unusually serious.

Xu Niannian became a little nervous because of his appearance.

"Wha...what's wrong?"

"Xu Niannian, I need your help."

Xu Niannian quickly put down her pen and asked nervously.

"What kind of help?"

"A girl kept waiting for me at the school gate."

Su Xiao rubbed her temples. "I told her I have someone I like, but she doesn't believe me. She insists on meeting me. It'll only be ten minutes. You just pretend to be my girlfriend, stand next to me, and don't say a word. You can leave after we meet."

Xu Niannian's first reaction was not to ask "who it is," but to frown slightly, her voice filled with worry.

"How...did she harass you?"

"They're blocking the school gate, trying to confess their feelings."

Su Xiao sighed and buried her face in her hands. "If the school leaders see this, I won't be able to explain myself, and I might get punished again. Just this once, please help me, okay?"

Xu Niannian remained silent for a long while.

Seeing that she was still hesitating, Su Xiao immediately said, "Xu Niannian, you don't want me to get expelled, do you?"

It seems that those words touched her.

Then Xu Niannian put the pen cap back on, closed her own homework, and then closed his homework as well, placing the two books side by side on the corner of the table.

"it is good."

When the two arrived at the school gate, Wu Mengmeng was still standing there.

Seeing Su Xiao approaching, she excitedly took a step forward, then noticed that there was another person standing next to him.

Wu Mengmeng's gaze swept over Xu Niannian from head to toe.

Her school uniform was faded from washing, her thick bangs covered most of her face, she kept her head down and dared not look at anyone, and her hands were neatly placed in front of her.

A smile, hard to describe, played on her lips, a smile that carried disbelief and disdain.

"Who is this?"

"My girlfriend."

Su Xiao put her hand on Xu Niannian's shoulder, her tone as casual as if she were introducing the answer to an example problem, "She's the top student in our class, number one in the whole class. She's prettier than you, gets better grades than you, and is more well-behaved than you. So there's no possibility between us."

Xu Niannian stood stiffly beside him like a telephone pole, her fingers curling gently at her sides, barely daring to breathe loudly.

Her ears were so red they looked like they were about to explode.

Wu Mengmeng chuckled, looking Xu Niannian up and down with a confident smile.

"Her? Su Xiao, don't be ridiculous. You like this kind of obedient girl? She probably doesn't even dare to speak. If you want an excuse to reject me, you don't need to choose one like this."

Xu Niannian's body moved slightly.

Then she reached out and took Su Xiao's arm off her shoulder.

Her fingers were cold.

She placed Su Xiao's hand in her own and held it gently.

There was no shaking.

"Hello there."

She looked at Wu Mengmeng, her voice still soft but steady, "I am Su Xiao's girlfriend."

Wu Mengmeng's smile froze.

Su Xiao was also stunned.

"If you... contact him again in the future..."

Xu Niannian paused, her fingers unconsciously tightening slightly. "I'll be unhappy."

Wu Mengmeng looked at the girl in front of her, her lips moved as if she wanted to say something.

But the other person's eyes, hidden beneath their bangs, were quiet and unassuming, without any provocation or hostility, yet they held a seriousness that she couldn't quite describe.

She opened her mouth and then closed it again, her eyes reddening as she looked at Su Xiao.

"Su Xiao, you scum, you beast, you lied to my feelings!"

After saying that, she turned around and left.

Su Xiao was scolded so badly that she had no reason to refute him.

Fang Yu, who was observing from a distance, secretly gave a thumbs up.

You're right to criticize!

The person has gone far away.

Xu Niannian immediately released Su Xiao's hand.

She put her hands back in front of her, lowered her head, and her voice returned to its usual volume.

"alright."

She turned and walked towards the school gate, her steps hurried, so fast that she almost tripped several times.

Su Xiao took two steps after him.

"Were those words you just said your own thoughts?"

"I'll play along with your act." She didn't stop walking, her voice low.

"So you said you were unhappy..."

She stopped.

With her back to him, the setting sun cast a long shadow that stretched all the way to his feet.

She didn't turn around, and after a long while, she finally spoke.

The sound was very, very faint, so faint that it would dissipate with a gust of wind, so faint that he had to take two steps forward to hear it clearly.

"Don't ask me to do this kind of thing again in the future."

Su Xiao was taken aback.

Her voice trembled slightly, and her back was quiet and still.

"I'll take it seriously."

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