Chapter Seven

"Damn, I thought this kid had passed out."

"What's wrong, kid? You think you can play the hero and save the damsel in distress?" one of the thugs said with a hostile expression. "If I can beat you up once, I can beat you up again. Don't try to act tough with me!"

Yu Xi's complexion was not good; there were red and swollen wounds on his cheekbones, and his lips were cut and bleeding. To be honest, Zhou Mo was skeptical that he could beat these people.

"come over."

This was the fourth time Yu Xi had said those two words to Zhou Mo. This time, Zhou Mo didn't say anything. It seemed that she had no other choice but to stand next to Yu Xi.

Zhou Mo gripped the brick in her hand tightly, watching the thugs warily, and moved step by step to Yu Xi's side. As soon as she got there, Yu Xi leaned against her body at a tricky angle.

This guy actually used her as a walking stick!

That wasn't the most infuriating part. Yu Xi's injury was more serious than she had imagined. She couldn't see Yu Xi's back, so she didn't know that there was an extremely long wound on his back that was bleeding profusely, staining his not-so-thin coat red.

"You've just learned how to use a brick, haven't you?"

Zhou Mo suppressed her anger, "If you've learned it, then smash it." What else could she do? Now it's all about throwing caution to the wind. If it gets any worse, it'll just mean death. She's got nothing better to do than risk it all!

Yu Xi was close enough to clearly see a fire of fighting spirit burning in Zhou Mo's bright eyes. He was slightly surprised, but quickly concealed his emotions.

The thugs had no intention of giving them any extra time to chat. They exchanged glances; years of fighting experience had long since given them a tacit understanding, and a single look was enough for them to know that it was time to start fighting.

Zhou Mo was still somewhat startled when she saw them suddenly pull out switchblades and twirl them in their hands. Even though she was mentally prepared, she was still a little frightened.

Yu Xi naturally noticed it too. Just when he thought Zhou Mo would start saying nice things again, he saw Zhou Mo raise the brick in her hand, in a fighting stance, "You bunch of scum, you'll get your comeuppance sooner or later."

"Little sister, if you don't even know how to swear, your brother will teach you with his mouth in a bit."

“I don’t need you. I’ll teach her. She doesn’t need to use her mouth to talk.” Yu Xi, who was just half-dead, suddenly found the strength she needed and kicked the leader of the thugs in the chest, sending him sprawling to the ground.

Zhou Mo stared blankly at Yu Xi, who grabbed her head with one hand and forced her to turn around. "Run, whether you live or die this time depends on you."

The sound of a knife cutting through the air came from behind her, followed by an unfamiliar wail. Zhou Mo didn't dare to look back and could only run away as fast as she could. She shouted for help as she ran, and soon passersby were attracted to her. Only then did she realize that there was a red handprint on her blue and white school uniform.

"Call the police for me. Someone is killing someone in Zuojie Square over there."

When passersby heard about the murder, they didn't hesitate and immediately called the police. Zhou Mo regretted that she should have brought her phone with her.

Fortunately, the police responded quickly. When she heard the sirens ringing on the street, she ignored the onlookers and stumbled back the way she came.

When she ran over, she saw an ambulance parked on the side, and someone was being lifted into it. She thought it was Yu Xi, so she rushed over in a hurry. The nurse quickly asked her who she was.

“I called the police; I know this person.”

Are you a patient's family member?

“I…I am his friend.”

"I'm sorry, she isn't."

Suddenly, a bandaged arm reached out from behind Zhou Mo and pulled her close. Zhou Mo looked up and saw that it was Yu Xi. Yu Xi's wounds had been treated. Seeing that Yu Xi was neglecting his wounds, the nurse couldn't help but say, "Young man, you can't take your youth for granted and overwork yourself. Sooner or later, you'll suffer from health problems."

"And that injury on my back, I still need to go to the hospital to get it checked out."

Yu Xi waved her perfectly good hand dismissively, "I won't die."

Zhou Mo was pushed forward by Yu Xi. "What are you doing? I still need to give a statement."

"It's okay, someone will take care of it."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Mo thought of Yu Xi's background again. She could always sense two extremely contradictory qualities in Yu Xi. Before, she couldn't see through what kind of person Yu Xi was, but after today's events, she seemed to have glimpsed a bit of Yu Xi's appearance.

It's a mad dog.

But he's a good person too.

What are you thinking about?

"nothing."

"lie."

Zhou Mo scoffed in annoyance.

Yu Xi let go of her hand and leaned lazily against the wall. When Zhou Mo saw his action, she subconsciously wanted to remind him to isolate the wound, but then she thought that the injured person himself did not feel any pain, so why was she worrying about it?

"I saved you..."

"Stop, I saved you too, so we're even now."

Yu Xi laughed, but then he coughed and his face turned pale. Zhou Mo saw this and couldn't help but frown. She felt that she must have been a worrier in her past life, otherwise why would she choose to care about Yu Xi?

"You should go to the hospital to get it checked out; your wound is quite large."

"Spying on my body?"

Zhou Mo rolled her eyes. "Go to hell, Yu Xi."

"Yes, sir. I'll go now." Yu Xi turned and left, clearly indicating that she was following Zhou Mo's orders.

Zhou Mo stood there watching Yu Xi's act. Yu Xi took a few steps, then turned back to look at Zhou Mo. Zhou Mo mimicked his earlier action, arrogantly raising her chin, "Why aren't you dead?"

Yu Xi rolled her eyes and readily replied, "I think what you just said was nonsense."

The two exchanged a knowing smile and stopped arguing.

Zhou Mo didn't ask him why he went to the school to find her that day, and Yu Xi didn't say why he went to find her.

Perhaps they all knew that it was just a trivial matter that was boring and didn't need their attention.

Since parting ways with Yu Xi, Zhou Mo has devoted herself to her studies. She is smart and hardworking, and her grades have always been among the best in the class.

In other people's eyes, Zhou Mo has always been the kind of child that everyone admires: good family background, good looks, good personality. Everyone who has met Zhou Mo praises her.

Of course, there are people who like Zhou Mo and people who dislike Zhou Mo. There has always been a group of people in the class whose families are a little rich who dislike Zhou Mo. They think that Zhou Mo is flamboyant and showy. They think that she is just happy because her family dotes on her.

Especially after Zhou Mo's family situation changed, they thought that Zhou Mo's most enviable background had disappeared, making her a complete pitiful wretch.

Zhou Mo wasn't unaware that someone was subtly isolating her.

She simply couldn't be bothered with it, and didn't understand why anyone would waste their life on such trivial matters after experiencing such a huge upheaval.

The most important things in a person's life are birth and death.

But Zhou Mo never expected that her leniency would become their excuse to escalate. Her test paper was torn up in front of her once again. Zhou Mo could no longer bear it and slammed her hand on the table.

The girl was startled and instinctively wanted to back away, but then, feeling emboldened by her superior numbers, she shouted, "Zhou Mo, what are you doing! Why are you shouting so loudly? Are you trying to bully me?!"

Anyone with eyes could see who was bullying whom, but she just turned the tables, convinced that Zhou Mo wouldn't dare tell the teacher. What good would it do even if she did? No parents would stand up for Zhou Mo anymore.

It would be wonderful if Zhou Mo cried then.

“Bully you? What do you have that makes you worth bullying? Your brain is as stupid as a pig? Or your character is as dirty as shit?” Zhou Mo walked past her, went to her desk, picked up her test paper, and tore it to shreds in front of the shocked eyes of the whole class.

"You're insane! Zhou Mo!"

"I see you like tearing up test papers, so I'll try it too. Yeah, tearing up other people's test papers is pretty satisfying, but I wonder if tearing someone's face off is just as satisfying."

When Zhou Mo is serious and doesn't smile, she can be quite frightening.

"Why are you making that face? Am I bullying you?" Zhou Mo seemed oblivious to the strange atmosphere in the classroom, staring innocently at the girl whose face was ashen. "You can tell the teacher, you can tell your parents, go ahead, I'm waiting for you."

The girl stood rooted to the spot, seething with anger but no way to vent it.

Zhou Mo ignored them, rolled her eyes, and returned to her seat. Her deskmate quietly gave her a thumbs up.

This group of students is used to swaggering around in class. Relying on their family's wealth and connections, they have developed a lot of bad habits. They think they are superior and often look down on the other students in the class. The other students in the class come from ordinary families, so they choose to keep their distance from such people.

This time, Zhou Mo really put them to the test, and they had to admit, they found it quite entertaining.

Feeling humiliated, the girl uttered a harsh remark before returning to her seat. "Zhou Mo, you just wait!" she shouted, directing the students around her to hand her their test papers and ordering others to clean up.

My deskmate whispered, "You were so cool just now, Zhou Mo. But you've offended them, so you're probably going to have a tough time. I heard that the dorm manager is on good terms with them, and a lot of girls have been bullied by them."

Zhou Mo looked at her deskmate.

Her deskmate stared at her, bewildered. "What's wrong? Did I cut my hair unevenly?"

"How come you're so well-informed? It's like you have an intelligence network."

My deskmate chuckled, "Speaking of which, I naturally have my own little tricks. Let me tell you, I know everything about this school and everything within a ten-kilometer radius of it. Of course, that only applies to people my age; everyday family matters are not within my scope of expertise."

Zhou Mo was amused by her.

"Seriously, you have to be careful, Momo."

Zhou Mo nodded. She noticed someone was watching her, and when she looked up, she met the girl's jealous gaze.

She neither caused trouble nor was afraid of it; she simply couldn't understand how people could be so bored.

As Zhou Mo came out of the washroom that evening, she felt that the dormitory was unusually quiet. She had a bad feeling and went to her bed to see a large puddle of water on the blue and white sheets.

"Hahahaha, soaking the bed in foot bath water, how about it, do you like it?"

Zhou Mo ignored her and ripped the sheets and blankets off the bed, throwing them on the ground. Then she picked up her phone and started searching for nearby hotels.

Sleeping on a cold, hard bed? Sorry, she doesn't have the habit of making herself suffer.

The girl who had been mocking Zhou Mo realized she was being ignored and, anger rising within her, quickly stepped forward and grabbed Zhou Mo's arm. "I'm talking to you, didn't you hear me?"

Zhou Mo looked up blankly and glanced around. "Who's barking?"