With light footsteps and a smile on her face, Lu Ruoruo arrived late.

When she reached the back door of Class 1 and saw Jiao Yushi standing by the door, she halted and the smile on her face stiffened.

Jiao Yushi slowly shifted his gaze. It was only a brief moment but it’s as if everything was in slow motion.

Lu Ruoruo didn’t dare to speak at all.

Finally, Jiao Yushi’s eyes fell on her.

Under his gaze, Lu Ruoruo almost forgot how to breathe.

No matter how many times she saw him, Jiao Yushi always gave her a different kind of feeling.

She often pondered how, in this world, there could be someone whose mere appearance could make her give up everything she had if he wished it so.

Jiao Yushi raised his hand. His movements were unhurried as he raised his index finger and placed it in front of his lips.

Lu Ruoruo’s throat rolled. There’s an awestruck gleam in her eyes and an unwillingness to disappoint him.

She nodded.

Jiao Yushi put down his hands and looked away, maintaining the same calm attitude he had just now.

Lu Ruoruo felt relieved but the tension did not leave her body. She was also slightly disappointed.

Why didn’t he look at her more?

She walked quietly past Jiao Yushi and entered the classroom.

There, she saw Chen Cha approaching Ning An.

When Yao Yiyi saw her, she immediately smiled and said, “Ruoruo, you’re finally here.”

Yao Yiyi calls Lu Ruoruo by her full name behind her back, but addressed her intimately in front of her face.

“Hmm.” Lu Ruoruo responded without saying anything else.

Jiao Nanshen was right outside the door. She wouldn’t be stupid enough to reveal her true nature.

Thus she remained silent.

Yao Yiyi followed Chen Cha’s action and also approached Ning An, who sensed the danger. She asked while stepping back, “What do you want to do?”

What do I want to do? I won’t ‘do’ you anyway. Chacha silently roasted in her heart.

The trio had Ning An cornered and her back was pressed against the wall, eyes wide as she tried to intimidate Chen Cha. However, she was like a lamb waiting to be slaughtered.

“Ning An, we’re a little short of money, can we borrow some?” Chacha deliberately spoke in a deeper voice.

The nonchalant tone, the obnoxious expression, matched with the gesture of blocking Ning An, it’s more like extortion rather than borrowing money.

“Short of money?” Ning An couldn’t believe it. “Would you be short of money?”

“If we say that we are then we are!” Yao Yiyi stepped forward and glared at Ning An. She asked, “What? Do you have any objections?”

Ning An pursed her lips tightly. They weren’t short of money, they just wanted to bully her.

Yao Yiyi continued, “If you don’t lend us money, we will beat you up.”

Saying so, she glanced at Chen Cha, who had an expression of enlightenment.

Then she turned to Lu Ruoruo, who was keeping silent.

Yao Yiyi felt a little strange. Lu Ruoruo was usually ostentatious, why was she so quiet today?

Puzzled, she asked, “Ruoruo, why don’t you say something? Do you think talking to trash like Ning An will dirty your mouth?”

“No.” Lu Ruoruo shook her head.

“What’s wrong with you?” Yao Yiyi felt speechless. However, she didn’t pay much attention to it. She was in a bad mood so when she turned towards Ning An again, then reached out and pushed her hard, saying menacingly, “Hurry up and hand over your money.”

They weren’t short of money.

They just enjoy the pleasure of persecuting someone who couldn’t fight back, mistakenly thinking they’re powerful.

Yao Yiyi gave a hard push, making Ning An’s shoulder bumped against the wall, which hurt quite a bit.

There were only four of them in the classroom right now and Ning An couldn’t beat them one-on-three, but she was very indignant. She angrily rebuked, “What’s the point of you doing this? I didn’t offend any of you! Why are you doing this kind of thing?”

“Hahahahaha.” Yao Yiyi cackled with laughter. “Why? Because we can do whatever we want. What do you mean why?”

Chacha nodded and thought to herself that Yao Yiyi had done a great job summarizing her inner thoughts about bullying.

“What?” Ning An’s eyes widened. She was so angry that she burst into tears. “You actually bully others for no reason? Who gives you the right? Who do you think you are? Do you know how painful it is to be bullied?”

Yao Yiyi froze for a moment.

A glimmer of hope appeared in Ning An’s angry eyes as she thought her words had woken the other party.

But her hope hadn’t lasted long and she saw Yao Yiyi showing a smile and saying, “Painful? What does it have to do with us? We’re not in pain, we’re very happy.”

Chacha couldn’t help but marvel at this summary, it was spot on.

“You—!” Tears flowed from Ning An’s eyes. “You’re simply disgusting!”

“What did you say?!” Yao Yiyi’s smile instantly faded and she raised her hand to slap Ning An. However, Chacha grabbed her wrist.

Yao Yiyi looked at Chacha doubtfully.

Chacha shook her head. “Don’t be rough. Act elegantly.”

She’s just following the plot to extort Ning An and didn’t really want to beat people. But even if she didn’t personally do it, these two were people she brought over, so there’s not much difference.

Chacha put down Yao Yiyi’s hand and faced Ning An. She unhurriedly said, “Ning An, hand over your money quick. My patience is limited. If you keep delaying, I won’t stop Yiyi anymore. If you go home with a bruise, your mother will be worried.”

Ning An almost broke down. How could Chen Cha be like this? Extorting her but still saying such shameless things.

“Screw you!” When Chacha wasn’t paying attention, Yao Yiyi kicked Ning An in the stomach, causing Ning An to bend over.

Yao Yiyi then crouched down and reached into Ning An’s pocket. She spat while looking for money, “How dare a trash like you call me disgusting?”

Chacha was speechless, but in this situation, she couldn’t say anything else, lest she destroy the current atmosphere.

Yao Yiyi quickly found a few coins. After counting them, she scoffed. “Tsk tsk, a trash is really a trash. This is all the money you have? It’s not even enough for one milk tea.”

Ning An struggled to get up while glaring at Yao Yiyi. Her stomach hurt but she tried to straighten her back.

She attempted to speak in a composed tone behind a sob, “You’re just disgusting.”

“What?!” Yao Yiyi was enraged and once again raised her hand to hit Ning An.

Chacha gave Yao Yiyi a direct slapped on the back of the head.

Yao Yiyi was stunned by the blow and looked back at Chen Cha with a dumbfounded expression, her raised hand still in the air.

Chacha looked at her coldly and said, “I told you to act elegantly.”

Yao Yiyi: “……”

Yao Yiyi knew that there’s something wrong with Chen Cha’s brain but she didn’t expect that Chen Cha would be so crazy. Why would she suddenly hit people? No one saw it coming.

She glanced at Lu Ruoruo.

Lu Ruoruo would’ve definitely mock Chen Cha by this time, but she was particularly silent today.

What’s wrong with the two of them?

Yao Yiyi felt that it was boring and withdrew her hand. She had lost interest in bullying.

Chacha took the money from Yao Yiyi’s hand, sorted it out, and said, “Ning An, this is a loan and we will pay it back. Don’t worry.”

The money was only a little over 100 yuan. Chacha knew that Ning An’s family wasn’t well off. This was all she had.

‘Borrowing’ all of Ning An’s money at this time would undoubtedly be hard for her.

Yao Yiyi also fell silent. She felt suffocated and was unwilling to support Chen Cha.

But Chacha didn’t care. She took the money, then turned around and left.

After taking a few steps, she stopped again, looked back with a smile, and said, “We’ll leave today’s duty to you. Yiyi is going to have milk tea with us so she has no time. You’re kind so you’ll definitely help us, right?”

Yao Yiyi was stunned.

It suddenly dawned on her what it meant to be elegant.

That’s right, this hypocritical way of getting rid of Ning An indeed gave her trouble. It also felt pretty good.

Thus, the anger in Yao Yiyi’s heart disappeared and she said with a smile, “Yes, I’ll leave it to you, Classmate Ning An.”

Ning An glared at them with red eyes and tightly pursed lips.

Seeing Ning An’s stifled expression, Yao Yiyi felt comfortable. She affectionately told Chen Cha, “Ah…… Chen Cha, let’s go.”

“Mm.” Chacha turned around and walked towards the back door.

Ning An had her eyes fixed on their backs.

Chen Cha was the tallest of the three and was standing in the middle. She was far ahead of the other two in terms of figure and clothing so she inevitably becomes the center of attention all the time.

Therefore, the person Ning An dislike the most at this moment was Chen Cha.

Chacha walked out of the classroom and saw a boy standing by the wall beside the back door.

He was tall and people had to tilt their face to be able to see his face.

His profile was very beautiful, and his forehead, the bridge of his nose, lips and chin were connected by a beautiful line. His gaze remained fixed on the front even when he sensed them coming out.

Yao Yiyi was stunned silly. “Jiao Nan— Classmate Jiao.”

She almost blurted out Jiao Nanshen in front of his face.

Lu Ruoruo bowed her head slightly and lowered her eyes, hiding the pleasure in them.

Neither of the two idiots noticed that Jiao Nanshen was standing by the back door, so they showed their ugly sides.

Hearing Yao Yiyi’s words, Chacha was certain that this was the male protagonist, Jiao Yushi.

The name Jiao Yushi sounded gentle and friendly, but he himself has a cold face. He has strong facial features that resemble those of a mixed race, giving him a depth that didn’t fit his age.

But he’s still a young man and he carried a youthful aura.

The beautiful contradictions added an irresistible charm to him.

When Chacha was reading the novel, she knew that his appearance was second to none in the story.

She didn’t feel much because she had never seen him with her own eyes, but suddenly seeing him in person was a bit of a shock.

It’s not like she had never seen handsome men and beautiful women before. Even if she hadn’t seen them in person, she had seen a lot of little fresh meats^[1]originally refers to those young, cute, handsome and innocent male idols famous for their looks on her phone and computer.

But in front of him, all must stand on the side.

It’s a good thing he’s not planning to become a celebrity, otherwise a lot of people who think they were good-looking would suffer a huge blow.

Jiao Yushi slightly inclined his head and examined Chen Cha.

She was looking at him with amazement in her eyes, stopping short of other emotions.

After locking eyes with Jiao Yushi, Chacha recalled her persona. She quickly averted her gaze and walked steadily forward.

The plastic sister duo, too shy to look at Jiao Yushi, followed behind Chacha.

Jiao Yushi, however, suddenly reached out and grabbed Chen Cha’s wrist.

It was very slender. There wasn’t much flesh on it but it was soft, probably because her skin was relatively delicate.

This was the first time he took the initiative to hold someone’s hand.

He hated physical contact with people, but unexpectedly, Chen Cha didn’t make him feel disgusted.

Chacha stopped in her tracks and looked at Jiao Yushi with a haughty gaze. She asked, “What is it?”

“Is it fun to extort money from others?” Jiao Yushi asked in a flat tone.