"She barely spoke a few words to anyone throughout high school, but she made a lot of enemies with girls; the school walls were covered with insults directed at her."

"Damn, if you ask me, good looks are everything. They're really pleasing to the eye."

"Is that so?" Lin Mo asked curiously.

"You gigolo, always hanging around your Jiang Wanfeng, how ignorant you are!" Li Huowang muttered in a low voice. "Like in our class, everything seems calm on the surface, but actually several girls have been annoyed with Li Qingran for a long time."

"They said incredibly nasty things to me in private."

Lin Mo thought about it. Li Qingran really did hardly interact with anyone. Even when the teacher asked her a question in class, she would just stand up and remain silent. In the eyes of someone with a strong sense of jealousy, that would be considered showing off too much...

High school students' daily lives consist of nothing more than grades, looks, and gossip. Li Qingran embodies all three, placing her at the center of attention.

Thinking this, Lin Mo's gaze also drifted to Li Qingran.

The girl sat in the last row by the window, surrounded by a circle of girls whispering and talking amongst themselves, seemingly deliberately targeting her.

Students in top classes aren't necessarily more hardworking, but they are definitely more carefree. Each student has an excessive sense of self-worth, which can lead to more conflicts.

"What's with the act? How come you're in the same class as her? It's so annoying."

"So what if she gets good grades? She always has a blank expression, like someone owes her money."

“They’re all in the top classes, I don’t believe she can always be number one.”

"..."

Public opinion is a fearsome thing.

But the girl simply stared blankly out the window, her slender hand supporting her chin, her gaze as deep as her beauty, as if she cared nothing for anything except the sky.

If it were Lin Mo, he would have slapped them both long ago.

There must be many people who admire her, but no one has spoken up. It seems that admiring her from afar and gossiping have become a consensus.

No one dared to break this convention.

This is actually a manifestation of human nature. While Li Qingran is beautiful and outstanding, she also has the stereotype of being aloof and having poor life skills and communication abilities.

This satisfies some people's vanity; even if they think she's amazing, they can still see her as a fool...

Li Qingran was no longer aggressive.

By exploiting the weaknesses of outstanding people, one can gain a despicable sense of superiority.

But that's all.

Lin Mo didn't know much about it, as he usually lived in Jiang Wanfeng's information cocoon and was unaware of the full picture. Since Li Qingran herself hadn't expressed anything, he wouldn't casually stand up for her.

Perhaps, the white moonlight should live on in the memories of the dead?

The thought had barely formed in his mind when, as if in response, a bright red exclamation mark suddenly appeared above the girl's head.

[Special intelligence target: Li Qingran]

[Information Existing: Ultimate (Viewing this will put you into real-time information mode)]

[The current situation is abnormal; intelligence has been automatically released.]

Only the ultimate?

Wait... I don't really want to watch this...

Before Lin Mo could even react, a bright red pop-up window appeared before his eyes:

The girl was your playmate in the orphanage. She wants to reconnect with you, but she fears you've already forgotten her and can't accept that reality.

An orphanage? There are quite a few people who disappear after being adopted; is she one of them?

Due to her family and environment, she was withdrawn and didn't fit in with those around her, but her outstanding talent and appearance also drew attention to her...

No one could understand her preferences, no one could enter her heart; after leaving the courtyard, the girl lived a lonely life for more than ten years.

She loves her childhood, all the memories she has with you, the tin frog, the water babies, playing marbles, rummaging through the trash with you, the game "Sailor Moon," the game "Roc Kingdom," and all the games you played with her... She wants to play with you.

Lin Mo used to be the leader of the children in the orphanage... but he couldn't recall it right away. Names were mixed up in the orphanage; many changed their names after being adopted. He didn't remember anyone by that name.

This information... is fairly normal, even a bit like a bonus. Is there anything unusual? It's nowhere near as explosive as Jiang Wanfeng's...

But she doesn't want to play with you anymore, afraid that you'll shatter her beautiful impression of her. She only wants you to exist in her past memories...

This is so confusing, ladies! What's with this "want to play but don't want to play" thing?

She's a girl who lives in the past.

She prepared a suicide note and will give it to you before she dies at noon.

Why did the girl give him her suicide note? Was there no one else around?

How desperate must she have been to leave her suicide note to an orphan friend from ten years ago?

Damn it.

Lin Mo slammed his hand on the table and jumped up, instantly soaring into the air.

Some brothers, some beautiful girls even more powerful than Jiang Wanfeng, and now one has arrived.

Good news! We have a new candidate for the "private tutoring" session.

Bad news, this person is about to die.

What does "words become law" mean? It means letting the white moonlight live on in the memories of the dead, not letting the white moonlight die directly!

That's fucking awful.

"What's wrong? You want to fly too?" Li Huowang, who was secretly reading a novel on his MP3 player with a lewd grin, was startled by this.

"Wangzi, if there's an incredibly beautiful girl who's about to die, and you're the only one who knows about it, what would you do?"

"Holy crap, are you spying on me? How did you know I was reading Genshin Impact harem fanfiction?"

Li Huowang's face turned pale. He quickly turned off the MP3 player and began to daydream.

"How could I possibly stand idly by if something like this really happened?!"

"Watching a beautiful girl die right before their eyes, those damn people from the weight loss department!" Li Huowang added indignantly, his voice rising in a rage, "That's birth! Simple strokes!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the bell rang, signaling the end of morning self-study.

The girls who had been whispering almost simultaneously stood up, gathered around Li Qingran, their smiles concealing malice and ill intent.

Everyone's attention was immediately drawn.

Now, even if you don't know the whole story, you still have to come out and say a few words.

The one I can resist is this (middle finger).

Chapter 6 The Child Who Never Grows Older

"Qingran, want to go to the restroom together after class?"

The girl in the lead approached, placing her hands on Li Qingran's desk, which crumpled the books on the latter's desk.

Li Qingran glanced at her indifferently, her fingertips fluttering as if to pull the book over, but the girl held her firmly.

"Look, we all work together like this. You can't always be so unsociable, right?"

"Let's talk more in the future and avoid things getting so tense."

Li Qingran frowned slightly, which the girl noticed.

"You'll have no friends if you keep doing things differently. You always think you're so great?"

"We're doing this for your own good. Senior year of high school is so stressful, don't you feel terrible if there's no one to talk to?"

"Right? We're worried about you. Don't act like a child. We know our words were a bit harsh and hurtful, but we just wanted you to listen. Don't you think you have a problem?"

Li Qingran lowered her head and stared quietly at the book that the girl was pressing down on.

"Sigh, everyone means well. So... can I borrow this book? Just to make a friend?"

The girl in the lead, without caring what Li Qingran was thinking, simply snatched the book that Li Qingran had been staring at.

The aloof girl finally stirred. Seeing the book being taken away, she instinctively reached out to snatch it back.

She failed to snatch it back, and the table and chairs she was sitting on were knocked over, leaving red marks on her slender, fair arms.

"Whoosh..." The contents of the girl's drawer were immediately shaken out: letter paper, game cards, and some small toys.

Suddenly, the quiet classroom erupted into noise as several gazes drifted over.

Those things that were poured out of Li Qingran's drawer, things that would have made her a laughingstock if she had taken them out in high school.

Many people showed expressions of surprise and astonishment.

After all, in their eyes, Li Qingran is a cold and aloof person... These little toys are somewhat childish.

"What... never mind, you knocked it over yourself, it has nothing to do with us..."

Noticing the stares around them, and not wanting to become the target of everyone's criticism, the girl in charge immediately distanced herself from the situation.

"This book... a children's book? What the hell... Here you go, here you go, you're such a freak..."

She said she would return it, but instead she threw the book on the ground.

The bystanders didn't say anything either; the pressure of studying had created a coldness among the students, making it seem less like a typical class...

Boys generally don't get involved in the trivial matters between girls, and since girls usually form small groups, they're often quite disorganized...

Most people think that instead of wasting time, they should do more practice problems and then enjoy the gossip.

Li Qingran's usually placid face finally showed signs of anxiety. She numbly squatted down, picking up the scattered letters... and then picked up the fairy tale book, wiping it with her sleeve.

"This is boring, let's go, let's ignore her."

"That's just how she is, she's incorrigible."

Several girls glanced at Li Qingran, seemingly realizing they had gone a bit too far, and prepared to slip away.

But then, a figure blocked the doorway. They were furious and immediately started yelling at each other:

"Are you blind?"

Lin Mo leaned against the doorframe and smiled meaningfully.

"You're crazy, get out of the way!" the girl who was called out yelled.

Lin Mo thought to himself, "This new class is really competitive; the information they have is more and more incredible than the last."

For example, cheating on the final exam; there being over forty small cliques among six students; several students getting into the top class through connections...

For example, the kind of silent treatment that started from the beginning of the school year on Li Qingran is the most distressing kind of treatment.

Now, his proactive attempt to "make friends" is merely a tactic to "demonstrate" after realizing that passive-aggressive tactics are ineffective; his aim is simply to recruit Li Qingran into his clique.

Besides gaining more vanity by belittling those more outstanding than them, they even wanted Li Qingran to help them cheat on the exam...

They're all envious monsters with an excessive sense of self.

Little Red Book's account name is all "Momo the fuck," and he's spewed more filth than he's eaten rice.

“Go apologize,” he sighed.

"Who are you? What gives you the right..." The leading fairy was about to continue her tirade when she noticed the two people beside her running back and bowing to Li Qingran.

"Hmm? You guys..."

Lin Mo silently mouthed the words "cheating" while opening his palm, revealing the word "cheating" written in ink.

People who blindly follow others, and whose guilty consciences are exposed, will choose the safer option even if they are unsure whether the other party is genuine.

The others exchanged glances.

He also hurriedly ran back to apologize to Li Qingran.

The little fairy stood there stunned for a moment, stomped her foot hard, and then ran crying to Li Qingran.

"I'm sorry! I... I lost control of my emotions just now..."

"I'm sorry... please don't mind it..."

"......"

The girl at the center of the incident squatted on the ground, holding the fairy tale book in her hands, a letter between her fingers, watching everything blankly.

A moment later, the group scattered as if fleeing, because Lin Mo had given each of them a note about the secret group they had been gossiping about.

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