Chapter 14: They Hit Me

And that night…

Xu Yannuo wouldn’t fight back for her own sake, but would she seek revenge for the weak?

Then let him strut around! I am that weak one.

Seeing Chen Ciyi walk away, the guy who was close to Li Wei seemed to feel his pride was hurt and directly ran in front of Chen Ciyi to block him. “I’m talking to you, what’s your attitude? Do you even know who I am?” he said, reaching out to shove Chen Ciyi’s shoulder.

Chen Ciyi instinctively dodged slightly to the side, avoiding the attack, but a girl’s startled cry came at the same time the idiot struck. Chen Ciyi frowned and glanced toward the source of the sound—turns out there weren’t just two guys standing there earlier, but also a girl. She had probably thought a fight was about to break out, which was why she screamed in fright.

No wonder he was acting so brazenly—he was putting on a show for the girl.

Chen Ciyi then turned his gaze back to the Li Wei lookalike in front of him… The guy was a bit short. Chen Ciyi lowered his eyes slightly and locked gazes with him.

Perfect, he also wanted to act—to play the weakling. Before they even started casting for supporting roles, some idiot had already walked right into the trap.

Just don’t know why this idiot came knocking, Chen Ciyi looked at Li Wei No. 2, “What’s up?”

Li Wei No. 2 smiled and reached out to pat Chen Ciyi’s shoulder. Chen Ciyi instinctively wanted to swat his hand away, but the moment he raised his arm, he regained his composure and lowered it again. Then, suppressing his disgust, he watched as Li Wei No. 2 patted his shoulder twice.

Li Wei No. 2 was quite pleased with Chen Ciyi’s compliance and then, acting all chivalrous, said to him: “Actually, nothing major. I’m Li Wei’s buddy, and Li Wei’s little brother is basically my little brother too. You’re new here, so if you ever need anything, you can come find me.”

陳辭一在心裡無語的嗤笑了一聲，之後順從的點了點頭，「哦。」那還真是，「謝謝。」了。

那男生「收復」了陳辭一，然後對身後的女生招了招手，讓那女生過來，等到那女生走到他身邊時，他又拍了拍陳辭一的手臂，「看見了吧，這我小弟，你間操時候就覺得他帥，一直看來著？他有我帥嗎？」

陳辭一看著那女生有點崇拜又有點畏懼的看著李威二號的眼神……原來這傻逼配角是吃醋來找茬找存在感的！

陳辭一立刻裝作一臉是的是的，我不配的表情誠懇的敷衍道，「啊，她可能間操的時候陽光晃壞眼睛了，還是你帥，你特別帥！」

Opposite him, Li Wei No. 2 seemed quite satisfied. Seeing that the girl didn’t object, he let Chen Ciyi off. “Alright, you’re free to go. Just speak up if you need anything in the future.”

Chen Ciyi was momentarily stunned. That’s it? Didn’t this idiot need to push him around a bit more to flaunt his school bully charm and solidify his status in the other’s mind?

He had even been mentally preparing himself to play along.

Watching as Li Wei No. 2, the girl, and another boy—who had been spectating the whole scene—stubbed out their cigarettes and headed toward the main building for class, Chen Ciyi’s previously compliant expression returned to its usual aloofness. He sneered coldly at their retreating figures, twisted open his coffee, took a couple of sips, then tossed the half-empty bottle into a roadside trash bin before walking toward the main building as well.

Chen Ci arrived at the classroom before the preparatory bell had even rung. The hallway was noisy, and students were still gathered in groups chatting. Perhaps because he had stepped out during the break, Xu Yannuo didn’t leave this time and was sitting obediently at his desk, writing something.

It looks like homework.

Chen Ci passed behind Xu Yannuo and pulled out his chair to return to his seat.

After that, he moved his chair closer to the desk, leaned on the table, and turned his head to gaze at Xu Yannuo with sparkling eyes.

He thought that even if she didn’t want to acknowledge him, she would at least ask what he was doing with such an expression. But after nearly a minute of staring, Xu Yannuo remained focused on her writing, completely ignoring him.

Tsk, she must be doing it on purpose.

With such a tall figure and such an intense gaze fixed on her, how could she not notice?

Chen Ciyi nudged Xu Yannuo with his elbow, “Deskmate!” If you ignore me, then I’ll call you.

Xu Yannuo still ignored him, so Chen Ciyi continued nudging her with his elbow. She ignored him, and he nudged again, kept nudging, until Xu Yannuo was thoroughly annoyed.

Xu Yannuo finally put down her pen, shooting him a sharp glare, and asked through gritted teeth in a low voice, “What do you want?!”

Chen Ci blinked at her and said, “Deskmate, I got bullied.” There were witnesses too.

Xu Yannuo glared at him, picked up her pen, and continued working on the test paper in her hand. Firstly, she really didn’t want to deal with him, and secondly, Cheng Yun was working overtime tonight. She had plans to meet someone at an internet café after school for gaming and wanted to finish her homework at school.

Seeing that Xu Yannuo was ignoring him again, he nudged her with his elbow and added, “Just now, during break time, in the grove…”

After saying that, he nudged her again. “Deskmate, I’m so pitiful… Deskmate… Deskmate… I’m so miserable… Deskmate…”

Xu Yannuo finally exploded again under his provocation, “Chen Ciyi, what the hell do you want?”

Chen Ciyi stared at her with wide, startled eyes, his strikingly handsome face—so perfect it seemed almost unfair—only amplifying the effect. Before Xu Yannuo could even react, waves of excited shrieks from girls erupted at the classroom door, faintly interspersed with exclamations like, “Oh my god, he’s so hot… Did you see his expression just now? That look in his eyes—that one, right there!”

Xu Yannuo took a deep breath in exasperation, glancing at the back door where just moments ago there had been no one—now it was packed with girls crowding together, pushing and shoving excitedly as they all strained to catch a glimpse of Chen Ciyi!

She looked back at Chen Ciyi, “Did you get robbed of your virtue?”

Chen Ciyi was speechless. “Not at all!”

He straightened his expression. “It’s a boy, the one who’s quite close to Li Wei…” The short one. As he said this, he remembered how the other had patted him on the shoulder—it was the first time someone had threatened him with a pat on the shoulder.

“They even hit me,” Chen Ciyi complained, exaggerating the minor incident.

Hearing about being beaten, Xu Yannuo involuntarily trembled. She froze for a moment before finally casting a careful glance at Chen Ciyi. His school uniform was spotlessly clean, the exposed skin still pale and nearly translucent—completely unharmed. His mental state seemed fine, and his speech remained calm and steady!

Xu Yannuo withdrew her gaze speechlessly. “Oh, beaten? Well, you’ll get used to it.”

After Xu Yannuo finished speaking, Chen Ciyi immediately sat up from his prone position, looking at Xu Yannuo with an incredulous expression. “Deskmate, how could you do this? You promised to protect me before!”

Tsk, when did she ever say she would protect him?