Xia Ge's smile remained unchanged; she simply lowered her head and sent Song Qi a string of emojis without making a sound.

Seeing the messages scrolling by so quickly, Song Qi knew just how agitated the girl was.

She was just about to reply when she realized her foot had been hooked.

Xia Ge: Hehe.

[Yao Xi: Childish. 】

Song Qi glanced at the people sitting next to Xia Ge. They were an eyesore no matter how he looked at them. If he chased these two away now, Zhou Yan would probably bring more people over later.

She just didn't understand why this student council president liked to meddle in other people's business.

The teacher walked in, and the class instantly fell silent.

Song Qi watched Xia Ge's retreating figure. She had originally planned to secretly hold Xia Ge's hand during class, but who knew it would turn into "holding hands" now.

People had been glancing at Song Qi frequently, but after realizing that nothing had happened, they all looked away.

Song Qi pulled her foot back, picked up a strand of Xia Ge's hair, twirled it between her fingers, and then let go.

Xia Ge tilted her head slightly.

Xia Ge: What are you doing?

[Song Qi: My hands are itching.]

Xia Ge: ...

The person sitting next to Xia Ge turned around and glanced at Song Qi's hand. Their eyes widened little by little, and they met Song Qi's gaze.

Song Qi remained expressionless, his eyes carrying a hint of warning—definitely not a kind look—silently saying, "Don't make a sound, turn around."

The girl flinched, turned around, and wondered whether she should remind Xia Ge, but seeing that Xia Ge didn't seem to have noticed, she silently shut her mouth.

Never mind, it's just playing with my hair.

Um.

She tried hard not to turn around, but she couldn't help glancing at him out of the corner of her eye a few times.

Song Qi didn't have any particular expression on her face; she was just focused on playing with Xia Ge's hair and even braided a plait.

So, this young lady just had an itch to do something?

Song Qi stopped, took a picture of the braided pigtails, and glanced out the window with a slight smile.

The back window of this teaching building offers a view of the playground in the distance.

The vampire has excellent eyesight; she can see the faces of the people on the basketball court.

Humans and vampires are playing basketball.

Leading them were Zhou Yan and Lin Xiao.

Lin Xiao and Yao Xi's relationship is much better than that of ordinary vampires.

It's probably because they all dislike Zhou Yan.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Although it's supposed to be basketball, Lin Xiao's aura is no different from that of killing someone.

Although Zhou Yan is human, as a protagonist with a halo, he is on par with Lin Xiao and even seems to surpass him in some ways.

To others, it was a case of "Zhou Yan is awesome, Lin Xiao is trash," after all, he had the constitution of a vampire, yet he was almost like a human.

The requirements for vampires are often much higher than those for humans.

Song Qi smacked his lips.

Is it stupid to insist on becoming someone else's stepping stone when you can't compete?

Just as class ended, Song Qi swiftly ruffled Xia Ge's hair and jumped out of the window.

The class erupted in an uproar instantly.

I don't know if it was because she rubbed Xia Ge, or because she jumped out of the window.

Although vampires have powerful bloodlines, they can still go up and down stairs normally under normal circumstances.

Many people rushed to the window.

Song Qi had already arrived at the basketball court, successfully snatched the basketball from Zhou Yan, and shot a three-pointer.

“I was getting anxious watching from upstairs.” Song Qi glanced at Lin Xiao.

Lin Xiao didn't know what to say, so he jumped down from the building and ran over. He must have been really worried.

"Oh." Lin Xiao didn't know how to respond, so he uttered a single word.

When Song Qi arrived, one of the five people on Lin Xiao's side automatically left.

She looked at Zhou Yan coldly.

System NZ: "You take your anger out on the male lead when you're in a bad mood?"

"Hmm, otherwise who else can I vent my anger on? You?"

The system NZ chose to remain silent.

From the moment Song Qi stepped onto the basketball court, it became a one-on-one game between him and Zhou Yan.

It was the kind of brutal beating Zhou Yan received.

As more and more people gathered to watch, the cheers from the vampires made the humans standing to the side unable to lift their heads.

Lin Xiao, hands in his pockets, glanced at the person beside him: "What has Zhou Yan done to offend Yao Xi this time?"

"It seems that they prevented Miss Yaoxi and Xia Ge from having lunch together."

Lin Xiao raised an eyebrow: "That human student council vice president?"

"Um."

"So anxious over a human being." Lin Xiao raised an eyebrow again.

"It might just be a matter of saving face."

Zhou Yan started panting and sweating, while Song Qi seemed to have no signs of exhaustion. He dribbled the basketball and looked at him with a smile: "Tsk, it seems the president is nothing special after all."

She raised her hand and threw the basketball at Zhou Yan.

The people around gasped in surprise, as if Song Qi had dropped a bomb instead of a basketball.

Zhou Yan instinctively tried to catch the basketball, but it grazed his hand and landed on the ground with a loud thud.

Although Zhou Yan tried his best to appear calm, he was still so frightened that he took a step back and his legs went weak, causing him to sit on the ground.

He looked up at Song Qi, and their eyes met.

To be fair, Zhou Yan didn't do anything wrong, but according to the plot, Song Qi, the female lead, wouldn't be a female lead if she didn't oppose the male lead.

The surroundings were completely silent.

The vampires from the five major families, hidden in the crowd or standing at the windows, all frowned in unison.

In their minds, Yaoxi was a "second-rate product".

Because Yao Xi rarely displayed his power or anything else in public.

Other vampires find Yao Xi mysterious, but they only think she's too trashy, so they don't show her anything.

But it seems that's not the case now.

Why expose yourself after hiding for so long?

Song Qi's actions just now weren't anything special, but they still keenly sensed that she was different.

"Ah, class starts in half a minute, goodbye." Song Qi waved to Zhou Yan. "If you want to play basketball, feel free to ask me anytime. Um, if anyone wants to play basketball with President Zhou in the future, please ask me, and it would be best if you could take me with you."

Subtext: I've got my eye on Zhou Yan.

After Song Qi finished speaking, he went back to the classroom through the window, sat down in his seat, tidied his hair, and just then the class bell rang.

Xia Ge secretly glanced back at Song Qi, who gave her a perfectly timed smile.

The other person turned their head away again.

Song Qi rested his chin on his hand, feeling somewhat bored. The people on the playground had gradually dispersed.

I don't know what kind of psychological trauma my actions today will cause to the male protagonist.

She sighed softly.

Come to think of it, she had almost forgotten about Ye Sui.

Song Qi thought for thirty seconds and then had someone send out a global missing person notice.

The first line reads "Looking for BUG Ye Sui", and the second line reads "Contact Yao Xi's assistant 138XXXXX7777".

Simple and straightforward.

The system NZ didn't know what to say either.

Song Qi's search for the person quickly attracted the attention of all parties in the school and sparked various speculations, with wildly imaginative ideas flying out of the galaxy.

At this moment, Ye Sui was sitting on a step in the slum, staring blankly at the dirty path, questioning the meaning of life.

Zhou Yan was also sitting in his office questioning his life. Although Yao Xi had caused him trouble before, it hadn't reached the point of actually hurting him.

Is your blood boiling?

There was a bloodlust incident at the school before, where a vampire drained the blood of four humans. It caused quite a stir, but because the vampire was from one of the five major families, the incident was suppressed and didn't cause any further trouble.

Zhou Yan rubbed his temples.

Song Qi was in a pretty good mood. He looked at Xia Ge's ponytail swaying behind her head and patted it.

The school anniversary is coming soon.

Xia Ge used to be able to meet with Song Qi at noon, but recently she has no time at all.

The entire school was closed on the day of the anniversary celebration. The school arranged various activities, and the upper class and many outstanding alumni attended, making it a grand event.

The revelry lasted from 8 a.m. until midnight.

They still wear school uniforms during the day, but need to change into formal attire at night.

Song Qi returned to the villa the day before and found that Yao Xi's father, Yao Feng, had also returned.

Yao Feng is the current head of the Yao family and controls the entire family. He is a very shrewd person.

The two didn't exchange many words.

Song Qi went to school with Yao Feng in the morning.

They sat in the back seat, and the car was quiet.

Song Qi stared out the window, barely blinking.

"I heard you've been stirring up trouble at school?"

"How come I didn't know?" Song Qi turned to look at Yao Feng. "Who told you to come out and confront me?"

Yao Feng frowned: "The current situation is more complicated than you think. I hope you can manage your interpersonal relationships well."

“It’s practically impossible at school. The antagonism has been going on for a long time, as you know. Even if I want to have a nice lunch with a human, they’ll see it as something sinister.” Song Qi twitched the corner of his mouth.

Yao Feng glanced at Song Qi and said, "You've changed quite a bit lately."

"Oh? Is that so?" Song Qi smiled.

"Who is this Ye Sui you're looking for? Why do you call him a bug?"

"A friend."

"How come I didn't know you had this kind of friend?"

"Actually, you don't know a lot about me. I'm just an ordinary friend. There's no need to be so surprised." Song Qi didn't want to explain any further.

We've arrived at the school.

The two got off the bus together and walked towards the school, one in front of the other.

The family members also arrived just then.

Zong and Yaofeng exchanged a glance, and then naturally began to exchange polite words.

Song Qi walked with several younger members of his family, but no one took the initiative to speak.

Cong Yan glanced at Yao Feng, who was walking ahead, and said, "Yao Xi, what did Zhou Yan do to offend you this time? You can't just hold a grudge against him just because he's human."

Yao Feng paused, turned around to look at Song Qi, frowned, and was clearly not happy.

"I just played basketball with him, what's the big deal? Besides, even if I were to hold a grudge against him, it would be because he offended me, not because he's human. If any vampire offended me, I would still hold a grudge against them." Song Qi glanced at Cong Yan. "I'm not like you, who likes to treat people differently based on their status. I always treat everyone equally."

Cong Yan blinked, feeling that something about the logic in her words was a bit off.

"Miss Cong, when did you become so concerned about my affairs? By the way, did you still have your eye on that human Cong from last time?"

This time it was Cong Zong's turn to frown.

"If someone doesn't want to, you shouldn't force them."

Cong Yan glared at Song Qi: "How did you know?"

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