Xia Yu didn’t log into the game during the day on Monday and only visited An Siyao in the evening because he knew people would come to congratulate him about the competition during the day. He felt that Tuo Gu Yu was somewhat rigid and thus hesitated to leave things in her hands. After Monday, he no longer had such concerns.
His life gradually became more regular: from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., he would go to An Siyao’s place; from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., he would play piano at the café; from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m., he would learn guzheng from Kong Hanyue; and at night, he would sleep.
During these days, Xia Yu also figured out the situation with Zhong Yunxin. A group of girls from her class had been bullying her. The group consisted of about ten girls, and their bullying usually involved deliberately blocking Zhong Yunxin’s path or grabbing her seat at the cafeteria during lunch. It was childish but effective. Because of these girls, other students also kept their distance from Zhong Yunxin, although Zhong Yunxin hadn’t really had anyone to talk to in the first place. The situation seemed to be getting worse.
“This won’t do,” Feng Yujia said. “Zhong Yunxin didn’t really bully those people; at most, she just yelled at them a couple of times.”
“I heard they even created a group chat to discuss her,” Feng Yumo added.
Xia Yu wasn’t surprised. These young ladies from privileged backgrounds probably found such activities amusing, though they didn’t really harbor any hostility.
It was like children pouring water into an ant hill.
After thinking for a while, Xia Yu noticed both Feng Yujia and Feng Yumo looking at him.
“Yao Yao, I can’t handle this,” Feng Yujia said as she linked her arm with his.
“It’s up to you then,” Feng Yumo chimed in.
“…Can’t this be resolved simply by telling a teacher?” Xia Yu didn’t want to get too involved.
“We told her homeroom teacher, but the teacher didn’t seem to care. When we mentioned it to the academic director, he didn’t believe us. He asked the homeroom teacher, who denied everything,” Feng Yujia had already tried. “I even talked to those girls for a while, but things were back to normal half a day later.”
Rubbing his head, Xia Yu almost wanted to ask Feng Yujia whether she still held a grudge against Zhong Yunxin for pushing her before.
However, before he voiced the question, he dismissed the thought. Such a question would be an insult to Feng Yujia.
Reflecting on this, Xia Yu realized that the Feng sisters had some spirit of their own. In comparison, he himself seemed overly pragmatic and dull.
He and Yan Wei were probably of a similar type.
However, like repels like; only opposites attract.
Nodding, Xia Yu agreed to handle Zhong Yunxin’s situation.
Feng Yujia and Feng Yumo became happy again. They took turns linking arms with Xia Yu as they walked to the dining hall.
While ordering food, Xia Yu saw Zhong Yunxin.
Zhong Yunxin also saw him and immediately moved a distance away.
After being dragged to dye her red hair back to its original color, she had been anxious for a while, fearing that An Siyao would continue to torment her elsewhere. However, An Siyao seemed to have completely forgotten about her, which allowed Zhong Yunxin to relax.
But while An Siyao didn’t come after her, a few weaker girls did target her instead. Because of An Siyao’s intimidation, she hadn’t had any conflicts with these weaker girls. Unexpectedly, these girls had formed a group of ten and even had the support of the homeroom teacher.
Zhong Yunxin wasn’t stupid. Faced with such overwhelming numbers, she didn’t believe she could defeat so many people.
Therefore, she could only endure it.
After buying lunch, she walked toward a table in the corner. Behind her, ten girls followed.
Glancing at them, Zhong Yunxin casually walked toward a table, only to find four girls had already occupied it before her.
She moved toward another table nearby, but three more girls sat down there.
At this point, three girls remained following her. This time, they didn’t block Zhong Yunxin but instead sat beside her after she had taken a seat.
The three girls sat silently, staring at Zhong Yunxin.
The girls at the nearby tables also turned to look at her.
If this were a horror movie, it would already be a terrifying scene. Even in a school drama, it was somewhat frightening.
Suppressing her feelings, Zhong Yunxin didn’t leave. She could walk away, but these ten girls could follow her wherever she went.
Just as she resigned herself to the situation, a voice came from the side.
“Zhong Yunxin!”
Looking toward the source of the voice, Zhong Yunxin saw An Siyao and her two followers.
Was this person also trying to join in on this game?
Gritting her teeth, Zhong Yunxin picked up her tray and sat down next to Xia Yu as if facing certain doom.
Her current seat was across from Feng Yujia and beside Feng Yumo, diagonally opposite Xia Yu.
What tricks were these three planning to play?
Zhong Yunxin observed nervously.
However, she found that the three of them didn’t seem to take any action at all. They ignored her presence entirely and continued their intimate conversation.
And what were they discussing?—Which pastry chef made the best cakes?
Didn’t they care about gaining weight?
Next, she saw Feng Yujia and Feng Yumo giving food to An Siyao.
She had previously assumed this was tribute, with the Feng sisters showing submission through these offerings. But now it seemed more like feeding?
Lowering her head, Zhong Yunxin thought:
I don’t know anything, and I dare not ask.
As she breathed a sigh of relief, the other ten girls didn’t seem very happy.
They had wanted to see Zhong Yunxin panic and then discuss and laugh about it together. But at this moment, Zhong Yunxin showed no sign of panic at all.
They couldn’t approach with An Siyao sitting there, so they could only gather at an empty table nearby, staring at Zhong Yunxin with wide eyes.
It wasn’t only Zhong Yunxin who felt uneasy under their gaze—even Feng Yumo felt uncomfortable.
Feng Yujia’s cheerful mood also vanished, and the feeding stopped.
Xia Yu also fell silent.
Just as the surrounding girls felt a sense of amusement and secretly rejoiced, a loud “Bang!” rang out.
Xia Yu slapped the table, turned his head toward them, and glared.
His expression was dark, and he used intimidation.
The ten girls immediately trembled like young mice encountering a hawk.
In their minds flashed scenes of Xia Yu grabbing them one by one and pinning them to the ground.
After Xia Yu withdrew his gaze, they hurriedly fled in disarray.
Feng Yujia and Feng Yumo became cheerful again.
Zhong Yunxin, however, didn’t feel happy—only fearful.
Feng Yujia and Feng Yumo, treating Xia Yu as one of their own, weren’t particularly affected by the intimidation. Zhong Yunxin, however, still regarded Xia Yu as her enemy and was deeply frightened.
So that earlier feeding was fake after all! The Feng sisters were the emperor’s favorite concubines, and only to them did the tyrant show affection! The existence of favored concubines only further highlighted the cruelty of the tyrant!
Lowering her head, Zhong Yunxin quickly finished her lunch, stood up, and was about to leave.
“Fifteen minutes later, go to the student council office.”
Xia Yu’s words made Zhong Yunxin’s body freeze, her face turning pale.
Without daring to delay, she arrived early at the student council building but didn’t dare to enter early, only wandering in the courtyard.
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