Why wasn't I the one who got the male lead's script?

"Don't slander innocent people. Do you have any evidence?"

His tone was also very soft, so soft that only the two of them could hear it.

"Besides, this is a flaw you left behind yourself, you can't blame anyone else, right?"

"If that's your answer, then at least I can be 100% sure it was your doing. From now on, I can let go of my baggage and return the favor without any hesitation."

Xingjian did not panic because of his confident look and ambiguous answer, and the strength of holding his collar did not decrease at all.

"Do you think this is important?"

An Yi didn't get angry but laughed instead, then forced herself to look towards the crowd one or two meters away who were watching the two of them.

"Are you sure you want to hit me here?"

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I spent the whole day in the car and went to the hospital. I finally got my appetite back by eating Haidilao.

I'm really sorry for the late update orz I'll go back to the hotel and finish my chores and then continue updating!

Xing Jianqing Can't Be Alone Again: Chapter 1: Forward or Retreat? (V)

[But there will be many people witnessing you attacking an unarmed male classmate who didn't fight back at all] - This is probably what he meant.

"It's all because of you, you left me with nothing..."

The young man adjusted his glasses, with a pale but overflowing smile on his face, and slowly moved closer to Xingjian's ear.

"I have nothing now, but Xingjian, you have everything I could have. As a good friend, isn't it a bit unreasonable for you not to share the good and bad times with me?"

"........."

My fists were a little out of control.

It is obvious that Tomoya Aki's sarcastic tone is a deliberate provocation.

But Xingjian bit his lower lip and tried his best to use his reason to suppress the desire to attack that was about to overwhelm his mind at this moment.

"...What a despicable way to provoke someone."

The black-haired boy looked silently at the growing crowd around him. Even students in the teaching building next door opened the windows and leaned out to watch.

If he loses his patience and hits someone here, his impression will be completely ruined by the unaware crowd.

After all, the person who strikes first will always suffer. If he loses to the impulse to beat up the person in front of him at this time, it will be exactly what An Yi wants.

"........."

Xingjian tried hard to calm himself down, turned around and looked at the crowd who were talking but no one came forward. No one looked at him when his amber eyes swept over them.

They all looked away as if they were avoiding something unlucky.

Until Xingjian saw a familiar figure in the crowd.

That was the gray-haired girl who had just rushed over because of the noise, with her white coat still on and a look of annoyance on her face.

"—"

The latter was obviously stunned when he saw Hoshimi pressing Aki Tomoya against the wall.

"........."

Hoshimi watched in silence as Futaba Rio's expression gradually changed from shock to anger towards the onlookers who didn't know the truth, and finally she even made a move to push through the crowd to come to her side -

He looked at Futaba and shook his head when she was only one step away from leaving the crowd.

Those eyes conveyed the meaning of "Don't stand next to me".

"—"

The gray-haired girl, who understood what he meant, was briefly distracted for a moment. In the end, she could only grit her teeth and make a "tsk" sound, without taking a step to leave the crowd.

However, her eyes looking at the boy did not evade at all, but instead seemed more anxious and confused.

It's no wonder that Futaba wants to know what's going on.

But at this time, I couldn't give her a corresponding reply.

Hoshimi coldly let go of Aki's collar, and before leaving, he glanced at Futaba who had been staring at him without changing his expression, then put his hands in his pockets and left this place of trouble.

——The dean of studies and the discipline committee member arrived at the scene less than three minutes after he left and evacuated the crowd. During this time, some kind-hearted classmates even noticed that Hoshimi was glaring at Futaba and comforted her.

"Don't take it too seriously, classmate. That Xingjian guy seems to have some issues with his character... I originally thought the things posted online might not be true, but he actually hit a classmate in school... It seems he really is..."

Futaba was stunned by what this considerate classmate said. Although she knew that the other party had no bad intentions, her expression gradually became ugly.

She waved her hand impatiently, ignored the classmate who had been saying bad things about a certain boy, and walked away, so much so that she didn't notice that a girl with short black hair who had just been standing in the crowd passed by her.

"........."

Kato Megumi, who had wanted to relax in the corridor during the break, saw everything that had just happened from beginning to end. She stood there and stared at Aki Tomoya, who patted himself on the back with the concern of his teachers and classmates, and then turned and left without saying a word.

Of course, this somewhat absurd farce was seen clearly by another person from another perspective.

That was Utaha Kasumigaoka, who was sitting by the window in the third-grade teaching building next door and had originally planned to take a nap on the table during break.

She was trying to have a good sleep when she was woken up by the noise caused by the argument, and then she saw everything happening in the corridor opposite through the window.

"...?"

Because her career was back on track and everything had returned to normal, Shiyu, who had let down her guard, blinked in confusion. At this moment, the tiredness and sleepiness on her face were completely gone.

"What's going on?"

All her sleepiness was swept away by what she had just witnessed, that almost fight between Hoshimi and Aki, and some doubts arose deep in her heart.

Apart from the conflict over Eriri Sawamura, were there any other frictions between the two people?

"Come to think of it... last semester, when Hoshimi-kun submitted his withdrawal application, he seemed to have some complaints about Aki-kun..."

But he had never complained badly about Tomoya Aki in front of her, so Shiyu subconsciously didn't think about it that way.

Originally, the break time was the time for Kasumigaoka Utaha to catch up on her sleep.

But now she had no intention of resting at all. She looked around anxiously for a while, and then grabbed a classmate who was passing by.

"Student, what happened down there?"

Because she usually has little interaction with the people in her class, Kasumigaoka Utaha feels very unfamiliar with the faces of these classmates, let alone remembering their names.

The same goes for the girl that she is holding now. Shiyu only remembers that she seems to be her classmate.

"Ah, ah... Kasumigaoka-san. It seems like we almost got into a fight just now."

The girl with long black hair, whose face turned red because she was pulled by Kasumigaoka Utaha, stuttered and turned her face away, somewhat afraid to look directly into Utaha's sharp gaze.

For ordinary students like them, it was something they couldn't even dream of that a beauty like Kasumigaoka Utaha would suddenly talk to them.

"But the teacher and the discipline committee have just gone over to check on the situation, so there should be no problem. Don't worry, Kasumigaoka-san, everything will be fine."

"I mean—the two people who were arguing."

Shiyu went straight to the point and asked the question that concerned her most.

"Ah, the otaku Aki-kun and that Hoshimi-kun..."

The girl's expression suddenly became a little subtle.

"Ami-kun is still the same hard-to-describe person...but Hoshimi-kun really gives you the feeling that you can only see the surface but not the heart. I used to think that people who look childish and cute are all kind and cute..."

"...What do you mean?"

"Ah, Kasumigaoka-san didn't know yet."

The girl raised her eyebrows in a bit of surprise, but quickly hurried to explain to Shiyu.

"If you don't count the rumors about you and Kasumigaoka-san, Hoshimi-san has been a hot topic on our school forum lately—just in a negative sense. Well, Kasumigaoka-san, don't worry. Anyone who does something like that is definitely a scumbag. Regardless of whether you were dating or not, parting ways now is the best outcome."

"...?"

Feeling that things were becoming increasingly complicated, Shiyu frowned and took out her cell phone from the drawer.

She swiped the screen of her phone and logged into the school forum homepage.

Then, her expression gradually became more interesting.

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I overestimated the length of this plot. I thought it would be quite long, but it ended up being over in just a few updates. You can rest assured to stock up on it (dog head)

Xing Jianqing Can't Be Alone Again: Chapter 2: The Cat Returns (Part 1)

Around four or five in the afternoon, it was already time for school to be over.

Even the students who were actively participating in club activities on the playground and in the gymnasium had mostly packed their bags and gone home, leaving the entire school looking particularly empty.

The corridor of the teaching building, dyed red by the setting sun, was empty, and the breeze made the curtains in the classroom sway gently.

After finishing today's duty alone, Xingjian straightened his sleeves, wiped the blackboard clean, and officially called it a day.

——According to the arrangement, there were several other classmates who were supposed to work with me to clean the classroom today.

But those classmates seemed to be still frightened by what Xingjian had done in the morning, and even felt unable to accept cleaning with him.

In the end, they left early, leaving Xingjian to clean up alone until now.

"……call."

Xingjian didn't complain at all during the whole process. He just cleaned the classroom silently by himself. Then he breathed a sigh of relief, picked up his schoolbag and prepared to leave the school.

Forget it this time. Next time I’ll just ask the teacher to be on duty alone.

The boy, backpack slung over his shoulder, glanced at the empty classroom, then slowly opened the door and walked out.

Then I saw the girl with black hair and a headband leaning against the wall, who seemed to have been waiting for a long time.

Kasumigaoka Utaha clasped her hands in front of her, leaned against the wall and tapped her elbows lightly with her fingers, before she slowly turned her head to meet Hoshimi's gaze.

"...?"

Hoshimi narrowed her eyes slightly. Although she was a little surprised by Kasumigaoka Utaha's sudden arrival, the calmness and indifference on her face did not change at all.

"Why don't you defend yourself?"

Shiyu didn't mean to beat around the bush. As soon as she opened her mouth, she asked the question she wanted to ask most in a serious tone.

It seemed that she already knew what was going on.

Xingjian curled her lips, raised her head and looked around to make sure that there were no other students present, then responded in a calm tone.

"That requires someone to believe me."

He spoke in a leisurely tone, something that sounded inexplicably sad.

Shiyu looked at the boy's expression. He seemed to be accustomed to this kind of thing. There was no emotion such as tension or panic on his face.

He seemed very calm - but this was the most abnormal thing in Shiyu's eyes.

"What kind of experience has he gone through to become so accustomed to this kind of thing..."

Shiyu frowned, trying hard to suppress her thoughts from going in the wrong direction.

"...At least I trust you absolutely."

She met the boy's wandering eyes and said this in a very sincere tone.

"Even though the person I'm most antagonistic to is your favorite reader, Tomoya Aki?"

Xingjian just smiled at Shiyu's joke, and he didn't seem to take her words to heart.

Maybe at times like this, not taking anything to heart is his psychological defense mechanism.

"...An Yi-kun?"

Upon hearing this, Shiyu's frown deepened even more.

"Indeed, I saw what he forwarded. But I personally don't think you need to take direct action against him. After all, it seems that he was just acting as a messenger of justice out of impulse."

"If that was all, I certainly wouldn't have nearly punched that guy to the ground."

Xingjian shook his head and looked at Shiyu, whose expression had become less comfortable and calm, with a somewhat subtle look.

"In your opinion, Senior, that guy seems to be just one of the common people who blindly follows the trend. But is this really the case? Can you provide proof?"

"...?"

Although Shiyu still seemed a little unbelievable, the hesitation and doubt that gradually appeared on her face still proved that she was indeed moved by what Xingjian said.