The afternoon classes started quickly. The tedious review, coupled with the glaring sunlight in the afternoon, made Ye Jiu feel drowsy in her seat.

Su Qingyue looked up and noticed Ye Jiu's head pecking at rice like a chick. The math teacher was explaining a derivative problem on the blackboard, and the complicated process filled most of the blackboard. Ye Jiu obviously couldn't understand such a profound problem.

It was somewhat amusing that she was so sleepy yet insisted on not falling asleep. Su Qingyue propped his chin up with one hand, focusing all his attention on her.

However, Ye Jiu didn't hold on for long. When she finally opened her eyes, she saw a process on the blackboard that she couldn't understand.

I recognized the point in his eyes; it was one I couldn't get. I could sleep peacefully. *Thud* My head hit the back of my hand, and I fell completely asleep.

Su Qingyue raised an eyebrow. She gave up struggling so soon? It seems the young lady has little patience. But speaking of which, the young lady doesn't seem to care much about him. Her face is clearly injured. But wait, she gave him an ice pack and a band-aid, but didn't say a word. It seems like... she cares, but not much?

Su Qingyue stared at Ye Jiu, wanting to see how long she could sleep. Watching Ye Jiu sleep wasn't boring, because she frequently changed positions and made many small movements. Before she knew it, a class had passed.

As the school bell rang, Ye Jiu finally woke up. She rubbed her eyes and stretched, with red marks on half of her face and her hair all messy, with a few unruly strands sticking up.

Su Qingyue's lips curled up slightly, her hair looked very healthy, and I wanted to touch it. Her face was flushed, and it looked like it would be easy to pinch.

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After school, Ye Jiu packed her things and asked Tian Tian, ​​"Feng Ming said he's going to fight Su Qingyue after school. Do you think something bad will happen?"

Tian Tian blinked belatedly, "Hey, didn't I tell you? Feng Ming, that big idiot, openly challenged someone to a fight in the cafeteria. It's already reached the teachers' ears. I heard he was called away by the dean of students this afternoon to write a self-criticism."

Ye Jiu was somewhat surprised. "Resolved? That's good."

"Ye Jiu, you should go home early. I'm leaving now. See you tomorrow."

"Okay, see you tomorrow."

Today, Ye's parents didn't come over, so she walked home alone.

At seven o'clock in the summer evening, there was still no darkness at all. The temperature had dropped, and a cool breeze was blowing on her face, which was very pleasant. Ye Jiu enjoyed this time. She was all alone, on a short stretch of road, with the sunset and the breeze quietly keeping her company.

Walking back to her apartment from school, Ye Jiu passed through a small alley as usual, but little did she know that a group of people were fighting in this secluded alley.

Ye Jiu heard it clearly: "Su Qingyue, today I'll teach you a lesson you won't forget."

Ye Jiu's pupils contracted instantly as she remembered the injury on his face. She dropped her schoolbag and dashed into the alley. Instead of rushing out recklessly in a fit of passion, she hid behind a wall to secretly observe the situation.

It was indeed Feng Ming's group, but it wasn't just the three of them; it seemed they had also brought along a few thugs.

Ye Jiu rolled her eyes. The dean of students was really something else. How could he release someone so early? If she hadn't been passing by, this unlucky guy would have gotten another beating.

Ye Jiu looked around and found half a brick. He picked it up and weighed it in his hand. It felt quite handy. The group in the alley were eager to try and were just waiting for Feng Ming to give the order to hit. Su Qingyue remained calm.

Ye Jiu gave him a mental thumbs up. People who achieve great things are different; even when they're about to get beaten up, they remain so calm. Even with one side of his face bruised and several bandages on it, his handsomeness wasn't diminished in the slightest.

Su Qingyue actually hates fighting. It brings back some bad memories and makes him more likely to hit hard. But he hadn't encountered a fight in the past two years, but he had encountered one twice in the last two days. Both fights were on his usual route home from school. There was nothing new about them. The threats they made were the same few sentences over and over again. There was nothing new or interesting about them.

He raised his eyelids, his eyes seemingly cold and empty. "Violence cannot solve problems."

Feng Ming felt his gaze was a provocation, so he clenched his fists and shouted, "Go! Give him a good beating!"

Ye Jiu acted swiftly, seizing the opportunity to target the gang leader. He rushed out and slammed a brick hard into the back of the gang leader's head, interrupting their progress.

The gang leader wiped the blood from his hand and said, "You bitch, you're this kid's accomplice, aren't you? Beat her up too."

Su Qingyue and Ye Jiu looked at each other, and Su Qingyue opened his mouth as if to say something, but Ye Jiu gave Su Qingyue a reassuring look, turned his head away and stopped looking at him. He raised his foot and delivered a flying kick, using his fists, legs and throws. Ye Jiu was very strong and killed them with one move. In no time, the group of people were all incapacitated.

Feng Ming was so frightened that he trembled. His legs felt like they were filled with lead, and he couldn't run. He knelt down and begged, "Hero, spare my life! I was wrong, I was wrong. I will never do it again."

Ye Jiu lost interest in hitting him as soon as she saw his cowardly appearance. She raised her middle finger and said, "Coward." She kicked him to the ground and ignored him.

She dusted herself off and turned to look at Su Qingyue. "How are you? Are you alright? Are you hurt?"

He shook his head. "Why did you come here?"

Ye Jiu smiled sheepishly, "Hehe, I pass by this alley every day on my way home, and if I hear something strange, I come in to check it out."

Aren't you afraid of getting hurt?

"Them? I've studied Sanda (Chinese kickboxing), these guys are no match for me." Ye Jiu reached into her pocket, pulled out a few bandages, and stuffed them into his hand. "You can use these to change the bandages on your face. Covering them up all day probably isn't good. By the way, you can apply a warm compress to the bruises on your face when you get back? That should be it."

Su Qingyue looked down at the band-aid in her hand and suddenly laughed. It was the first time she had been protected by a girl. Also, was the band-aid she was given not the leftovers from this morning?

Su Qingyue didn't expose Ye Jiu. He pondered for a moment and said, "Thank you. But, may I ask why you suddenly started helping me these past few days?"

Hearing this, Ye Jiu raised her voice to cover up her guilty conscience, "Huh? Really? No way. It was just an act of bravery."

"Really? Then go buy me some band-aids and ice packs?" Su Qingyue smiled gently.

The young man's face was now covered in bruises and was not very attractive, but the smile on his face seemed to melt away the ice and snow, carrying a hint of seduction. He spoke again, "Miss, may I assume that you have taken a fancy to me?"

Ye Jiu was stunned, nodding blankly. After realizing what she had done, she shook her head frantically, "No, no, no, I'm a good person."

"Really?" Su Qingyue's smile deepened, clearly disbelieving.

"Of course, I'll help those in need when I see injustice."

Su Qingyue shook her head helplessly, "Okay, I'll come to your house this Saturday to tutor you."

"Okay, go home early, I'm leaving now, bye-bye."

Su Qingyue watched her turn and walk away without any mercy.

Ye Jiu covered her mouth, afraid that others would see her smile, which was even harder to suppress than AK's. Hey, so handsome! Hehe, having this handsome young man by my side makes me a winner in life ahead of time, hahaha.