My sister never calls me brother.

"The result, of course..." Song Mingyuan scratched his head and said helplessly, "wasn't very good."

"Is that so..." Miyazaki Airi's expression darkened, unable to hide her disappointment.

"The club advisor is so mean~" Lilith said thoughtfully.

"Teacher Dong used to be a member of the Seigaku Club, and according to seniority, she is our senior. From the perspective of protecting the club, she did not do anything wrong." Song Mingyuan spoke eloquently from a neutral standpoint.

"It feels like they're being unfair," Lilith pouted.

Song Mingyuan stopped explaining. He looked at Miyazaki Airi's disappointed expression, speechless for a moment, and could only force a smile and say, "Don't worry! It's not like there's no way at all."

"What method?" Miyazaki Airi asked, perking up.

"Well... let's think about it first." Song Mingyuan was a little flustered. His words just now were only to comfort Miyazaki Airi. He hadn't really thought of a solution. If he had a solution, he wouldn't have been labeled "class fund thief" all the way to his senior year of high school.

Airi Miyazaki's expression fell, looking somewhat uncomfortable.

Feeling incredibly embarrassed, Song Mingyuan quickly swallowed his pride and asked Lin Nianwei for help, "Does Lin have any ideas?"

"Yes," Lin Nianwei replied calmly.

Upon hearing that there was a solution, Song Mingyuan was overjoyed and quickly said, "Tell me quickly!"

Just as Lin Nianwei was about to speak, Zhou Han walked in.

All four people in the activity room were looking at him.

Zhou Han looked at everyone, but didn't say anything. Instead, she sat down in the chair prepared for the client.

His expression was very unnatural; he placed his hands on his legs, clutching his pants, as if making a final struggle.

No one spoke; at this moment, everyone consciously kept quiet.

Zhou Han lowered her head, her brows furrowed, and finally took a deep breath, gritted her teeth, and said loudly—

Please, please help me!

"Uh..." Song Mingyuan was dumbfounded. He never expected that Zhou, who was so arrogant, would actually lower himself to beg them.

Miyazaki Airi and Lilith also showed expressions of astonishment.

Lilith's impression of Zhou Han was still from that rainy day when she offered him her umbrella, but he refused.

Therefore, she believed that Zhou Han was someone who would never back down.

“I know I’m acting like an idiot right now. I know I’m arrogant, selfish, self-righteous, hypocritical, haughty, cowardly, stubborn, and emotional. I also harbor intense jealousy from time to time. I’m not a perfect person. I may look respectable on the outside, but I’m ugly on the inside. What I care about isn’t my dignity, but my face. I want to be like everyone else, not to be different, but I can’t let go of this false dignity. So I can only put on a tough front. Actually…” Zhou Han lowered his head deeply. He didn’t dare to look up and could only endure the humiliation to continue, “I’m not strong.”

Song Mingyuan was lost in thought, unable to describe the complex emotions he felt at that moment.

Lin Nianwei remained calm and quietly read her book.

“I’m just like everyone else, with my own selfish desires. I always want to rely on myself because I want to imitate others, to imitate reliable people, to make myself stronger. But I can’t learn it, I really can’t! I didn’t realize how foolish it is to reinvent the wheel. Reliable people must first learn to rely on others before they can become reliable and gain the trust of others. But what I think of is taking shortcuts, like those lazy people who want to get something for nothing…” Zhou Han felt that he was losing something, but an unknown seed was taking root and sprouting in his heart. He gripped his pants tightly. “I don’t want to become like those people. I want to change myself. No matter what the price, I will learn to accept it calmly.”

Seeing Zhou Han struggling in pain, Miyazaki Airi felt great sympathy for him, but she also felt that he was changing from the inside out, and in a good direction.

“I’m really desperate this time. The only people I can think of to rely on are you, so…” Zhou Han let out a long breath, slowly raised her head, and said with a lost and forlorn expression, “I can only beg you to help me.”

After Zhou Han finished speaking, the club activity room fell silent.

“Don’t use the word ‘ask,’” Lin Nianwei suddenly spoke up, her words gentle. “It makes you sound like you’re begging. This is a request, isn’t it?”

"Huh!?" Zhou Han was in a daze.

Lin Nianwei closed the book, looked at Zhou Han, and whispered—

"I'll accept your request."

"Ohhh!!!" Lilith clapped her hands, shook her ahoge (cowlick), and said excitedly, "Senior Zhou's inner monologue is so dramatic, he could win an Oscar, hehehe~"

Lilith's rambling remarks somehow defused a lot of the awkwardness.

Song Mingyuan snapped out of his daze, adjusted his glasses, and said with tears streaming down his face, "Hmm... it's rare to hear you say such sincere words. My son has finally grown up... sob sob..."

“Uh…” Zhou Han was speechless, her feelings complicated.

“That’s right! That’s right!” Lilith shook her ahoge (cowlick) and nodded like a chick pecking at rice, then added with a look of satisfaction, “My grandson has finally grown up, waaaaah~”

Song Mingyuan's face darkened, and he awkwardly raised his eyebrows. He gave Lilith a hard tap on the head and said irritably, "It's one thing to take advantage of your senior Zhou, but you even went after your master!"

"Hmm..." Lilith rubbed her head, stuck out her tongue at Song Mingyuan in dissatisfaction, and made a face, "Hehehe~"

Zhou Han felt a little embarrassed and swallowed hard. She was feeling quite heavy-hearted, and it had taken a lot of resolve to say those words. Why were these people having so much fun? They seemed completely unconcerned...

He hesitated before saying, "I...I've come here with a very serious heart to ask for your help..."

"Relax~" Song Mingyuan said with a grin, "Don't you know our club? We don't listen to anyone seriously, haha..."

Zhou Han was struck dumb, speechless, and screamed in her heart—

Heavens above! Please give me back my courage and determination! I'm the only one who's serious, and it's so shameful!

Chapter 112 The Plan

Zhou Han spoke earnestly about what she wanted to say, and the atmosphere was indeed very serious, because everyone needs a lot of courage and determination to face their true selves.

But Lilith shattered that atmosphere.

Zhou Han covered her face, feeling very embarrassed.

"Alright, alright." Song Mingyuan waved his hand casually, "We're all in the same club, don't be so serious. If you put on a deadpan face, everyone will feel uncomfortable. Isn't it much more relaxed now?"

Zhou Han paused for a moment, then gradually relaxed, managing a weak smile.

"Don't just sit there, come sit over here and listen to what Sister Lin has to say," Song Mingyuan said calmly.

"Hmm!? You have a way?" Zhou Han moved a chair over and sat down, looking somewhat hesitant. "My bet with Teacher Dong only has four days left."

“For me…” Lin Nianwei said calmly, “four days is enough.”

Zhou Han did not refute, because when Lin Nianwei said those words, it didn't sound like she was joking.

"Really?! We're not the Seigaku Club we used to be; we don't have the power to change public opinion." Song Mingyuan was skeptical. Changing the opinion of a class in four days sounded incredibly difficult and unlikely to succeed.

"Do I need to lie at a time like this?" Lin Nianwei said calmly and seriously. "In the past, the Seigaku Society used the power of words to change people's thoughts and achieve the goal of changing public opinion. Although we are weak now, it is not impossible to change public opinion if we make full use of the cards we have. As long as the methods are appropriate."

"Don't interrupt, let's hear what Vi-chan has to say first," Miyazaki Airi said, frowning.

"Did you hear me?! Shut up, all of you!" Lilith said, hands on her hips, trying to intimidate everyone. "Let the big boobs do their thing first~"

"Tch!" Miyazaki Airi's face darkened with anger as she grabbed Lilith's Achilles' heel—her ahoge (cowlick).

"I was wrong! I was wrong!" Lilith cried, her face contorted with grief, feeling utterly powerless and in despair.

"Ahem!" Lin Nianwei coughed lightly, signaling everyone to be quiet. "My plan can be summarized in one sentence, but to achieve the goal, it needs to be broken down into five steps, with each person having a specific task and performing their duties."

Everyone remained quiet and listened attentively to Lin Nianwei's words, because this was the first practical application of the essence of the Seigaku Agency.

“Then…” Lin Nianwei’s eyes sharpened. She deftly pulled a piece of paper from her book, twirled her pen, and abruptly pressed it against the paper, saying—

"Next, I will tell you the detailed plan."

North of the Qianlan River.

A high-end residential community.

Zhou Han stood in front of the building entrance, carrying her schoolbag.

He had only listened to the first step of the plan in the club activity room when he was kicked out on the grounds of time constraints.

Zhou Han stared at the building intercom in front of her, unsure of what to do.

He recalled the plan Lin Nianwei had mentioned in the club—

After Lin Nianwei deftly wrote down the first step on the paper, she slowly held up the white paper to show everyone.

"The first step is to repair the damaged surface relationships."

Apart from Zhou Han, the other three knew exactly what was going on, because they had heard Lin Nianwei mention it before.

“Uh…” Zhou Han paused, then said blankly, “I’ve tried, but repairing a relationship isn’t something that can be done so easily.”

"It's not about your interpersonal relationships, but about prioritizing repairing Gu Bai's," Lin Nianwei said calmly.

"Gu Bai!?" Zhou Han was confused and asked, "Can I ask why?"

But when he was suddenly mentioned, Zhou Han realized that she hadn't seen him for several days, because Gu Bai was one of the few people who took the initiative to talk to her.

"Because of your indirect actions, you damaged the false relationship between some people and Gu Bai, exposing their true colors, which is why they hate you." Lin Nianwei paused and continued to explain, "If these people's relationships are not repaired, they will become the backbone of your opposition, which will also affect the implementation of the following steps."

After hearing Lin Nianwei's explanation, Zhou Han suddenly realized that the people who were frequently stirring up trouble were the same group of people who usually seemed to care about Bai and were very close to him.

When Gu Bai was suffering, they did not stand up for him, but instead chose to retreat.

“So that’s how it is…” Zhou Han lowered his head and pondered for a moment, “My starting point was wrong.”

“You need to go talk to Gu Bai right now and make sure he takes the initiative to repair and preserve this fake friendship.” Lin Nianwei paused, thought for a moment, and said in a low voice, “I remember his leave is ending today, so hurry up.”

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Zhou Han rubbed his temples, facing the building intercom.

Although Elizabeth found Gu Bai's address, she hesitated at the door.

Just now in the club, I learned from Miyazaki Airi that Gu Bai has not come to class since he was beaten, and his absence period is longer than Zhou Han's suspension period.

This proves that Gu Bai must have been seriously injured in the indoor gymnasium at that time.

Although Sun Qi was the instigator, Zhou Han is also inextricably linked to this incident.

So Zhou Han is now hesitant, feeling guilty and unsure how to face Gu Bai.

Zhou Han usually felt both envious and jealous of Gu Bai, and would occasionally imagine herself as him, daydreaming about being surrounded by people.

Because of this, Zhou Han always puts on a cold attitude when Gu Bai tries to strike up a conversation, feeling that it will make her seem more sophisticated.

But to be fair, Gu Bai treated Zhou Han very well, like a saint, neither arrogant nor impatient, calm and composed.

After another intense internal struggle,

Zhou Han swallowed hard, staring intently at Gu Bai's number on the building intercom.

From a distance, Zhou Han looked like a sneaky thief, but thankfully the uniform of Jinteng Academy saved him.

Zhou Han trembled as she raised her finger, repeatedly gesturing to the number, trying to convince herself otherwise—

Fight it! Fight it to the death! Fight it until it can't take care of itself!

Just as Zhou Han was hesitating, a voice sounded behind her.