Chapter 49: Friend

Before she could think of a countermeasure, Leng Xiao, who had stepped outside right after the bell rang, walked into the classroom, took in the scene, and strode over. "What are you doing?"

"Oh, Leng Xiao, you're back!" Wu Xin greeted him cheerfully, her previous hostility completely gone as she said in a coquettish voice, "We were just chatting with Chu Yitong. Look at me, I completely forgot to introduce myself!" She pulled Li Xixi over. "My name is Wu Xin, and this is my friend Li Xixi. Welcome to our school."

"Thank you!" He nodded, dropping the previous question, and gestured to the space where they were standing. "Um, would you mind moving aside? I'd like to get to my seat."

"Ah?" Wu Xin hurriedly shifted to the side. "Sorry, I wasn't paying attention."

"It's fine." Sitting back down at his desk, Leng Xiao gave a soft acknowledgment, then lowered his gaze, saying nothing more as he flipped open the textbook on his desk.

Li Xixi exchanged a meaningful glance with Wu Xin. The two of them looked at Chu Yitong, who hadn't uttered a single word from beginning to end, and quietly slipped away.

"Xixi, why are we leaving? Leng Xiao is right there—"

"Xiaoxin, a girl shouldn't be too forward, or you'll cheapen yourself!" Li Xixi leaned into her ear and whispered something.

Hearing this, Wu Xin beamed with joy, happily hugging her. "Xixi, you're the best to me!" She said smugly, "Sooner or later, I'll teach that mute a lesson, hmph!"

"If I'm not good to you, who would I be good to? Alright, alright, I'll help you get what you want!" Li Xixi patted her shoulder with a smiling expression.

"Heehee, my beauty combined with Xixi's brain—we'll be invincible!" Their utterly uninhibited conversation fell right into the ears of someone passing by.

*Hmph, what a couple of idiots!* That smelly fox refused to go to the student union and dragged him here instead, only to run into two big-breasted, brainless women. A mute? Ha! Once they got a taste of her true power, they'd finally figure out who the real idiot was!

"Idiot Two, I suddenly feel my blood boiling with excitement." Zhu Yansheng's gossip-loving eyes sparkled. Why had he never encountered such interesting things back when he was in school? It was his lucky day—first discovering Chen Jing's ultimate secret, then stumbling upon Chu Yitong's secret, and even more miraculously, someone was actually planning to challenge her. Just thinking about it made his heart race.

"Boiling? Why don't you boil some blood for me to see?"

"So boring, don't you understand humor?" Glancing sideways at him, Idiot Zhao was acting very strange today. Zhu Yansheng nudged him with his elbow. "Tell me, did you forget to take your meds today?"

"Do you have some?" He did need to take some medicine to steady his nerves.

"How much do you want?"

"How much do you have?"

"As much as you want, I have as much!"

"Get lost!"

"I—" Covering his face, he walked away.

Zhao Ziqian followed lazily behind. Truth be told, he felt his blood boiling too. There was no reason why he should be the only one suffering abuse; he was very much looking forward to seeing others abused as well—brutally abused, even if they were women!

Chu Yitong rested her chin on her hand and gazed out the window. According to the time, he should have arrived by now. Why wasn't he here yet? How strange. Oh well, she'd wait a bit longer; she wasn't in any rush anyway.

"Chu Yitong, leaving together later?" Leng Xiao closed his book, pushed up his glasses, and fixed his gaze on her.

"Oh, no. Someone's coming to pick me up later!" She turned to look at him and asked casually, "You don't have classes this afternoon?"

"I have a few things to take care of this afternoon." His hand, holding the book, paused for a moment. "Then let's make it next time. Running into you right after coming to this school must be fate!" He hesitated for a second. "Can we be friends?"

"No." A cold voice sounded right above her head. Xie Chenjing's eyes were deep and dark as he scrutinized him closely. Although the guy was decent-looking, his motives were clearly impure.