Oh no! I've only been a freshman and I've already been targeted by a mean upperclassman.

understood.

Li Chen looked at her and nodded seriously.

I didn't say "okay" or "I understand".

It was just a very solemn nod.

He used this gesture to tell her.

He understood the unquestionable warning in her words, the kind that comes with the predator.

He also understood the awkward protectiveness behind her warning, a desire to keep him out of the media storm.

More importantly, he accepted the transfer of this "power".

From today onward, he will take on the responsibility of protecting their little world.

If there are any more flies that don't know their place, he will swat them dead with his own hands.

Instead of making her, the queen, condescend to soil her own hands.

Yan Xi looked at his clear and firm eyes and seemed quite satisfied.

The frost that had not yet dissipated in her eyes finally melted completely.

She let go, turned around, and grabbed his wrist again.

"Let's go back."

"Where to?"

"Go back to your doghouse." Yan Xi's tone returned to its usual coldness. "Your group of friends have probably already finished all my snacks."

Li Chen laughed.

He let her pull him along and obediently followed behind her.

When the two returned to that luxuriously decorated "camp".

Song Zhe had long since disappeared.

Only his abandoned guitar lay forlornly on the grass, like a silent joke.

The atmosphere in the camp was completely different from when they left.

Wang Qiang was playing a drinking game with Leng Qingge.

"Hey buddy! Awesome!" Wang Qiang slurred, his face flushed.

"Five champions! You lost! Drink!" Leng Qingge said without changing his expression, picking up a glass of champagne and directly handing it to Wang Qiang's lips.

Wang Qiang looked at Zhao Zixuan with a pained expression.

Zhao Zixuan was busy showing Leng Qingge's other best friend his newly bought limited edition watch and had no time to pay attention to him.

Chen Mo, meanwhile, pulled out a notebook from somewhere and began writing furiously in front of him, facing the scene before him.

There are still words in his mouth.

"Sample A, Wang Qiang, under the dual stimulation of alcohol and opposite-sex hormones, his behavior pattern has degenerated from 'human' to 'single-celled organism,' and his IQ has dropped by 90%..."

"Sample B, Leng Qingge, exhibits extremely strong social skills. Her aggression and territoriality are highly similar to those of Senior Yan Xi. Preliminary judgment: she belongs to the same type of predator..."

These two are such a bunch of clowns.

As Li Chen watched this scene, the smile on his lips deepened.

Yan Xi stopped walking.

She looked at the silly and lively scene before her, filled with a cheerful atmosphere, and her beautiful brows furrowed slightly.

It seems a bit incomprehensible.

"Have they... always been like this?" she asked Li Chen in a low voice.

"Most of the time," Li Chen replied.

Yan Xi fell silent.

She is someone who grew up in a strict, almost militaristic management environment.

It's probably hard to imagine the daily life of a male college student, which is devoid of any substance but full of cheap pleasure.

"My sister-in-law is back!"

Wang Qiang, with his sharp eyes, was the first to spot them.

He shoved away the wine glass Leng Qingge offered him and scrambled over to get closer.

"Sister-in-law, where did you and godfather go? We thought you two eloped!"

"roll."

Yan Xi's single word instantly cooled Wang Qiang's enthusiasm.

Leng Qingge also walked over. She looked the two of them up and down, and then gave them an ambiguous "I understand" smile.

"Oh, all done?"

She nudged Yan Xi with her elbow, "That girl named Song Ci or something, she wasn't crying, was she?"

"It's Song Zhe."

Li Chen corrected him.

"unimportant."

Leng Qingge waved her hand, "Anyway, we're just cannon fodder."

She leaned close to Yan Xi's ear and whispered.

"But speaking of which, your guy was incredibly handsome just now."

"Which one just now?" Yan Xi asked knowingly.

"It's when you grab his hand and say, 'You're not qualified to compare yourself to him!'"

Leng Qingge's eyes gleamed with gossip. "I was thinking to myself, what kind of amazing lines are these? I'll have to write them down in my little notebook for when I write a novel."

Yan Xi's ears started to turn red again.

She glared at Leng Qingge but didn't say anything.

The time that follows.

The grassland music festival has completely degenerated into a social party for dormitories 302 and 505.

Leng Qingge and Wang Qiang, the two atmosphere-creating groups, led the way.

The atmosphere quickly became lively.

They played the simplest and most mindless game: Truth or Dare.

The first person to be infected was Zhao Zixuan.

Wang Qiang asked him with a mischievous grin.

"Brother Xuan, tell me, how old were you when you last wet the bed?"

This question is too ridiculous.

Zhao Zixuan's face instantly turned a deep liver color.

Amidst the cheers of the crowd, he chose the dare.

Leng Qingge's eyes darted around, and she pointed to a person not far away who was handing out flyers and was dressed in a Pikachu costume.

"Go, hug him, and say 'Pikachu, I love you' three times with deep affection."

Zhao Zixuan, a well-known rich second-generation at Linjiang University, is a playboy who has been with countless women.

At that moment, for the sake of male dignity, he resolutely rushed forward.

When he hugged the Pikachu that was half a head taller than him, and with all his might, shouted those three heart-wrenching "I love you"s.

The entire lawn was filled with loving gazes from people with intellectual disabilities.

Meanwhile, their camp was filled with laughter.

Wang Qiang laughed so hard he rolled around on the mat.

Chen Mo's pen was almost broken from writing.

Even the usually aloof Yan Xi finally couldn't hold back.

First, she covered her mouth with her hand, trying to suppress her laughter.

But when she saw the Pikachu doll take off its headgear, revealing a middle-aged man's face covered in stubble, and then push Zhao Zixuan away with a look of horror.

She couldn't hold back any longer.

"Pfft..."

A clear, suppressed laugh escaped from between her fingers.

The laughter was like a tinkling, clear spring.

It was like a feather, gently scratching at the tip of Li Chen's heart.

Li Chen stopped moving.

He turned his head and stared blankly at the girl beside him.

She laughed so hard her shoulders shook.

Even the corners of her eyes, where she smiled, revealed tiny, glistening tears.

That exquisitely beautiful face, always covered in frost, now seemed to be touched by a spring breeze.

As the ice and snow melt, all things come back to life.

The sunlight fell on her curved eyebrows and eyes, sparkling like broken gold.

Li Chen was stunned.

This was the first time he had ever seen Yan Xi smile like that.

Not the kind of slight, scrutinizing, and playful smile.

It wasn't the kind of light, teasing laugh that carried a hint of mockery or jest.

Instead, it was a heartfelt, unguarded, radiant laugh.

So this is what his queen looks like when she smiles.

Like a little girl who has stolen some candy.

Kind of silly.

But, it's so adorable, it's deadly.

Yan Xi seemed to notice his gaze.

She quickly suppressed her smile and resumed her aloof demeanor.

She cleared her throat and glared at Li Chen.

That look in his eyes seemed to say something.

"What are you looking at? Look again and I'll gouge your eyes out."

But her cheeks, still flushed, and her slightly upturned lips, couldn't hide the blush.

But he completely betrayed her.

Li Chen's heart skipped a beat.

He felt as if he had once again, hopelessly, fallen into this trap.