chapter20

  When they arrived at the school gate, the two were already waiting there. Yuan Zhi frowned, "So slow?"

  "Oh, something's up."

  Yuan Zhi took over Chen Jiaoyan's handbag from He Sheng, paused, raised an eyebrow and looked at He Sheng, "How did it get wet?"

  "Accidentally dropped it on the floor, just after mopping."

  Chen Jiayin pouted, wanting to speak out and vent her frustrations, but unfortunately was warned by He Song's foresight, so she had to endure it.

  Yuan Zhi didn't suspect anything and nodded slightly, "Let's go, back home."

  That night, after He Sheng and Yuan Zhi finished applying medicine to her and left, she took out all the books that had fallen today and went to the bathroom. She used damp paper towels to wipe off the dirty areas, thinking about making them as clean as possible.

  She hadn't expected Yuan Zhi to come back, so she was extremely surprised when she saw him standing at the bathroom door with a gloomy face. She stuttered and opened her mouth: "How did you come back?"

  Yuan Zhi raised an eyebrow and looked at her, "Can't I come back? What's going on with this book?"

  He knew that He Sheng was a book lover, and the ones he had used before were still very new now, there was no reason for such a mess to appear.

  "Accidentally dropped it." He Sheng stood up and threw the tissue in his hand into the toilet.

  "Like a school bag falling off?"

  "Uh-huh."

  Yuan Zhi took a step forward, staring at He Sheng, "Are you taking me for a fool? Can something that's accidentally dropped be so much?" He poked her forehead, "Are you such a careless person? Who bullied you?"

  He Sheng held his head back and hid for a moment, "No one bullied me."

  "Still lying?" Yuan Zhi's voice rose significantly, "Were you bullied since childhood? It has come to this and you still don't make a sound, are you a ninja turtle or something?"

  He Shuang lowered her head, staring at the ceramic tiles under her feet, and remained stubbornly silent. She didn't want Yuan Zhi to know about this and help her out, as Yuan Zhi had a bad temper and might do something impulsive. What if they were asked to meet with their parents? She remembered that Yuan Zhi seemed to have a poor relationship with his father, although he had never said so himself, but it was evident from the details of his daily life.

  "Speak!" Yuan Zhi kicked the water bucket beside him, and He Sheng's sulky personality made his anger rise.

  He Xiang nervously swallowed his saliva, "Really didn't get bullied."

  Yuan Zhi was taken aback, pointing at He Sheng and nodding, "Good job, you're really stubborn, aren't you? Are you still thinking in your heart that this guy is really troublesome? You're fine, you're capable, if you don't say anything, I won't bother with it either!"

  After finishing speaking, he left again like a gust of wind.

  He Sheng glanced at the empty doorway, furrowed his brow and squatted down to continue cleaning up those few books.

  The next day, Yuan Zhi saw He Sheng without even giving her a glance. When He Sheng was walking back to the table or squatting in the living room, Yuan Zhi suddenly tapped his index finger on the table, and his monotonous voice accompanied by his displeased gaze made He Sheng lower his head and obediently go over.

  After dinner, Yuan Zhi picked up her school bag and the two of them left together. He exchanged a few words with He Sheng, but he didn't respond, so He Sheng also fell silent.

  After arriving at school, Yuan Zhi didn't send her to the classroom like yesterday. After getting off the bus, he threw his backpack at her and went somewhere else with He Shou Si, who was gloating.

  He Sheng held his school bag in one hand and scratched his hair with the other, still annoyed that Yuan Zhi was still angry.

  As soon as I entered the classroom, I saw Chen Jiayin standing at her seat with a red face and arguing with Lu Shanshan. There were also several people standing beside Lu Shanshan, they were the troublemakers in every class.

  He Sheng walked in and saw that his seat was dirty again, similar to yesterday's situation. Water and chalk dust had fallen everywhere.

  "Oh, the protagonist has arrived." Lu Xiangxiang clapped her hands together and shouted in a loud, shrill voice, just like an aunt buying vegetables.

  Chen Jiayin took the school bag from He Sheng's hand and put it in her own place, pointing angrily at Lu Xiangxian: "I said it was this person who made trouble, look, today she can't pretend anymore."

  "What's it to me?" Lu Xiangxiang raised an eyebrow with a "what can you do to me" expression, then glared at He Sheng and threatened in a harsh tone: "I'm telling you, not just today, but as long as you're in this school, I won't let you have a good time."

  "Even if I die, I want to know why. You tell me first, what did I do to you?" He Sheng said calmly.

  "I just don't like you."

  "Not enough reason."

  Lu Xiangxiang kicked her stool and said, "It's enough for me."

  "It's indeed a mad dog, biting whoever it catches."

  "What the hell are you talking about?!" Lu Xiangxiang suddenly became agitated, her neck stretched out as she charged forward, wanting to slap He Sheng.

  He Sheng took a step back, preparing to counterattack, but the few naughty boys who didn't learn their lesson also rushed up and immediately grabbed her. One of them punched her in the back, He Sheng let out a hum and her face turned white instantly, the wound from two days ago hadn't fully healed yet.

  Many voices came from around her, shouting and scolding, as well as Chen Jia's anxious roar. He Song gritted his teeth and kicked one of them in the back with great force. The other person yelped in pain and immediately kicked her calf without mercy. Surrounded by a large crowd, He Song had no room to resist at all. After stumbling, she prepared to be beaten up, but the next second, the pushing force on her body suddenly disappeared, and then she was pulled up by a warm and beautiful hand and hugged into an embrace that wasn't too thick.

  He Shuang was stunned, and when he looked up, it was the sharp, delicate, white and beautiful chin that had become somewhat familiar in recent times. "Yuan Zhi?"

  Yuan Zhi didn't look at her, patting the back of her head in a soothing manner, his expressionless face staring straight ahead at several slightly flustered boys and a stunned Lu Xiangxiang.

  "I've never hit her like that, how dare you take action?" The palm slowly moved down and touched He Song's back through the school uniform, the body under his hand seemed to tremble with fear. Yuan Zhi narrowed his eyes, "I'm like a servant who has been taking medicine for two days to ease my injuries, and you actually dare to pour salt on them?"

  He Shou heard this and couldn't help but turn his head in surprise, the wound on He Song's back was treated by this kid himself? Ah, this relationship is quite subtle.

  Yuan Zhi pushed He Sheng behind him and then, in a state of shock to everyone, he pounced on them like a leopard. Along with Lu Xiangxiang's panicked cry, he grabbed one of the boys by the collar and flung him onto the desk, causing the desk to slide out a meter.

  The onlookers quickly scrambled to get away, as Yuan Zhi had a notorious reputation in school not only for his exceptional looks but also for his bad behavior, such as getting into fights. It was said that he would either pick a fight with someone or be picked on every other day, and over the past three years, he had gained experience and toughened up his fists. He had enough intimidating power to deal with these younger students who didn't have much going for them. With He Shou Si by his side, who was also not easy to mess with, the person who had been acting so arrogantly just moments before was now only getting beaten up, and if he tried to resist, he would get beaten even harder.

  When several boys were shrinking to one side and not moving, Yuan Zhi finally stopped his hand, kicked the butt of one of them, "Next time you touch He Song's finger again, try it, do you believe I have something more ruthless?"

  The other party nodded with his eyes down, looking a bit frightened.

  Yuan Zhi didn't bother with them anymore and turned to face Lu Xiangxiang, who had been scared into tears, "You're the one who instructed him, aren't you?"

  Lu Xiangxiang still had some backbone, puffed out her chest and said in a slightly trembling voice: "So many people disliking her is enough to prove that it's her problem."

  Yuan Zhi stretched out his hand and grabbed a student beside him, "What's wrong with He Sheng?"

  "No." The other person shook his head and turned away.

  He raised an eyebrow and gazed at a girl in the distance, "And you? Little girl."

  She also reacted in the same way.

  Yuan Zhi laughed and let go of his hand, looking at Lu Xiangxiang again. "It seems that only you have a problem with your eyesight! Either transfer schools directly, it's better to avoid trouble all day long. The backpack my kid had yesterday was also done by you, wasn't it?"

  Lu Xiangxiang's face turned pale, and she took a step back. "What's the big deal? What did I do wrong? She's just a good-for-nothing, always moping around, no backbone... Ah!"

  Yuan Zhi kicked a stool beside him with force, and the screeching friction sound instantly rang out, heavily hitting her knee. Afterwards, it fell to the ground. Lu Xiangxiang bent down in pain, rubbing her knee, and didn't dare make another sound. It wasn't because of the pain, but she saw Yuan Zhi's expression, which hadn't changed much, yet was cold and seemed to be fierce enough to devour a person, making her spine feel a chill.

  "What for?" Yuan Zhi slowly spoke up: "Because she's called He Song, because she's mine."

  For a moment no one spoke, he took a step forward, staring at Lu Xiangxian's tearful and reluctant face. "Is this reason enough?"

  Just as no one had answered, a sudden knock was heard in the classroom. The young class teacher with glasses stood at the door, looking serious, "What's going on? What are you two upperclassmen doing here?"

  He Shouci covered his face and whispered: "It's all over."

  Yuan Zhi just hummed coldly at Lu Xiangxiang and didn't have much reaction to the teacher standing outside the door.

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