Qin Xiaoxiao, who entered through the front door, heard Lu Ci's words.

Jiang Nian, who entered the classroom through the back door, also heard it.

Lu Ci didn't expect that Jiang Nian would come to the classroom at this exact moment.

He was stunned when he saw the girl's figure appear.

My breathing stopped for two seconds.

He didn't mean to say those words.

Han Xu had been provoking him, and he...

Lu Ci's ears were burning hot, and he didn't dare to look Jiang Nian in the eye.

On the contrary, Qin Xiaoxiao is going crazy.

"Lu Ci, are you serious?" Qin Xiaoxiao asked incredulously. "You just said you like Jiang Nian?"

Qin Xiaoxiao was about to explode.

Why is that?

Si Boye likes Jiang Nian.

Grandpa and Uncle value Jiang Nian.

The older brother also thought Jiang Nian was amazing.

Now even Lu Ci, who grew up with him, says he's fallen for Jiang Nian?!

Why does Jiang Nian have so many people liking her?!

When Jiang Nian overheard him, Lu Ci was afraid of being disliked, so he could only bite the bullet and explain, "...I just said it offhand."

The moment this offhand remark was uttered, the atmosphere in the classroom relaxed considerably.

Lu Ci's reaction just now did seem like he was going against Han Xu and saying something in anger.

Han Xu cared so much about Jiang Nian, so he said he liked Jiang Nian.

Just then, the bell rang for morning self-study.

This pulled everyone out of this bizarre situation.

Lu Ci immediately returned to his seat.

Jiang Nian's expression didn't change, and she sat down in her seat.

Throughout the entire process, she didn't exchange a single glance with Lu Ci.

This made Lu Ci even more upset.

It would have been better to go back to the time when he didn't know Jiang Nian was Ni An.

At least back then, as a wealthy and powerful man, he could send messages to the big boss without restraint and harass him. And although the big boss was sparing with words and aloof, he would always reply to him.

During the long break, Lu Ci sat in his lounge, looking dejected.

Even his handsome, angular face was tinged with a hint of dejection.

Wen Yu really couldn't understand how a perfectly normal person could suddenly become like this after just one night.

She glanced at Lu Ci and frowned: "What's wrong with you?"

Lu Ci took a deep breath.

He couldn't just tell others about Jiang Nian's secret case.

All I could manage was a perfunctory "It's nothing."

Wen Yu frowned further as she looked him over: "You said this morning that you liked Jiang Nian, were you serious?"

"Yes...and no,"

Lu Ci looked even more dejected, his hair all messed up. "Something happened last night..."

"Forget it, don't ask anymore, you wouldn't understand me."

Even he himself couldn't figure out whether he liked Ni An or Jiang Nian.

Remembering something, Lu Ci looked at Wen Yu: "I have a question for you. If one day you found that Liu Guang was right beside you, would you fall in love with him?"

Wen Yu wore a cold, indifferent expression, as if he were looking at a fool.

"Are you crazy?"

Why did I fall in love with a man?

The person who writes such hard science fiction can't possibly be a woman. Even if she were, it wouldn't make a difference.

Even if Liuguang were standing right in front of him, let alone beside him, he could never feel that kind of affection.

His support for Liuguang was simply that of a reader for the author.

Upon hearing this answer, Lu Ci waved his hand: "That's why I said you wouldn't understand me."

Wen Yu looked at Lu Ci's distraught appearance and had nothing to say.

*

In the evening, school is over.

Jiang Nian was about to go to a restaurant for dinner.

But a tall and imposing figure appeared before him.

Outside the deserted corridor, sunlight streamed in, casting a play of light and shadow that outlined the sharply defined, aloof features of a tall, long-legged boy.

She had an exceptionally beautiful face, partially obscured by wispy black hair, and a high, straight nose. However, her aloof and indifferent eyes drew attention, yet also made people hesitant to approach her.

Wen Yu dislikes Jiang Nian.

From the moment he first saw the girl at Canxing, he felt that she was shrouded in too many complex and unfathomable things.

Her demeanor, speech, personality, and abilities were completely inconsistent with her background and upbringing.

Han Xu, who was arrogant and looked down on everyone, was obedient and compliant in front of her.

Now even Lu Ci has devoted all his attention to her, feeling conflicted, depressed, and obsessed with her.

It's a coincidence.

Or is there some ulterior motive behind this person's actions?

What happened between you and Lu Ci last night?

Wen Yu stood opposite Jiang Nian, looking at her coldly.

Jiang Nian glanced at him: "Why don't you ask Lu Ci, but instead ask me?"

"If he told me, I wouldn't need to ask you."

"What you want to know the answer to has nothing to do with me."

Jiang Nian's gaze was even colder than Wen Yu's. "Do you think I'm obligated to tell you just because you've come to ask me?"

No one in this school would speak to him, the student council president, like that.

Wen Yu's dark eyes were like stars lost in a cold pool.

It was as if covered by a thin layer of ice, obscure and unclear.

He suddenly spoke.

"Is this how you made Lu Ci fall in love with you?"

"They act as if they don't care about power or fear those in positions of authority, as if they are different from everyone else."

"Is this how you make him interested in you?"

"What did you say?"

Jiang Nian looked completely bewildered.

The next second, Wen Yu lowered his head and approached, exuding a strong sense of pressure.

His breath almost sprayed into her ear.

His tone, however, carried a chilling irony.

"I said, Han Xu, Lu Ci..."

"Wouldn't it be very fulfilling to have them all care about you so much, even fight for you?"

Jiang Nian almost laughed out of anger.

I can't understand this person's thought process.

Has anyone ever told you that you're really faking it?

Wen Yu straightened up and looked at her coldly.

I felt that I had simply expressed what the other person was thinking.

Is something wrong?

Jiang Nian couldn't take it anymore.

He simply raised his hand.

The movement was so fast that Wen Yu didn't even have time to see clearly before she was grabbed by the neck.

They were pulled backward forcefully.

His back slammed against the corridor wall with a loud thud.

When he realized what was happening, the girl's hand gripped his throat so tightly that his knuckles were bony.

Jiang Nian raised her head, stared into the eyes of the boy who was a head taller than her, and sneered.

"Young Master Wen is so perceptive of people's hearts, why don't you try to guess again now?"

"Am I trying to get your attention, or do I really want to kill you?"