Chapter 68 The Hypocritical Young Master of the Noble Academy 3

Xu Xi smiled enigmatically, "Only you know the answer."

“I grew up with him, so I naturally know him better than you do,” Wang Chengxiu said.

Xu Xi squinted, an undercurrent swirling between them, but when he caught a glimpse of Xie Rong out of the corner of his eye, the tense atmosphere suddenly froze.

Xie Rong slowly swirled the wine glass, slightly parted his lips, and pressed his bright red lips against the rim of the glass. When he tilted his head back, the crystal-clear wine would fill the gap between his lips and flow into his lip cavity little by little.

As his prominent Adam's apple bobbed up and down, one could almost imagine how the liquor slid down his throat and flowed into his body.

Even with the deliberately lowered alcohol concentration, a slightly hazy, watery light still appeared in his eyes.

Xie Rong licked his lips, his nose slightly red, and put down his wine glass.

The more illustrious the imperial nobles, the more wasteful they tended to be when enjoying food.

Therefore, Xie Rong actually still had two-thirds of the wine left in his cup.

But the remaining two-thirds were no longer palatable in Xie Rong's eyes the moment he put down his wine glass.

"Thank you for the hospitality," Xie Rong winked at Wang Chengxiu, then got up and left the fourth floor.

"Tsk, boring." Xu Xi stood up, kicked the corner of the table, and turned to leave.

Chu Mu glanced at the wine glass on the table, smiled and got up, looking back as he walked. He almost bumped into the railing, coughed lightly, and hurriedly went downstairs.

Wang Chengxiu remained standing beside Xie Rong's chair, one hand in his pocket, silent for a long time, before picking up the glass that was two-thirds full of wine and drinking it all in one gulp.

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[Host, don't be fooled by these three guys playing cards with you now. Once the plot kicks you in, they'll only kick you when you're down! They're all bad guys. Don't play along with them for real, just pretend!]

The white slime's two tentacles tugged at his ears, whispering incessantly.

[Only the system is a good system, host, come and play with me.]

This world is practically a playground for the aristocracy, and Pallen Academy, which gathers all the empire's prominent nobles, is a small playground for young nobles.

Xie Rong was born into the Xie family, the most powerful of the four top noble families. At the height of their power, they could almost control half of the royal family's discourse.

The current head of the Xie family is now the highest-ranking official in the empire, representing the Gao, Xu, and Chu clans. He also has only one child, Xie Rong, so naturally, he gives Xie Rong whatever he wants.

Xie Rong grew up under the strictest aristocratic training system from a young age. He was competitive in everything he did, just like his father. He either didn't do it at all, or if he did, he had to be superior to everyone else.

Everyone who met him praised his excellence, saying that he would certainly not be much worse than his father in the future. The only problem was that the arrogance and meanness that nobles are most criticized for were manifested in him in an amplified way.

Therefore, in order to outdo other nobles, Xie Rong chose to use a mask of hypocrisy and humility to cover up his true intentions.

Fortunately, he has been able to keep up the act so far, and those idiots in the academy have been completely fooled by him.

However, according to the main storyline of this world, his smooth and privileged aristocratic life is about to undergo a dramatic change in the remaining six months.

In the eyes of the villains, the protagonist of this world is nothing more than a special student who works hard to make ends meet, barely surviving on a few hundred thousand yuan in scholarships. However, his personality is like a stubborn and unyielding rock, and he repeatedly disrespects the student council because of his physical strength.

Xie Rong was petty and vengeful, so naturally he held a grudge against the protagonist.

He outwardly protects the protagonist, deliberately causing the protagonist to be hated by others because of his favoritism, while at the same time gaining a good reputation for himself.

But when they are alone and no one is around, Xie Rong will unleash every vicious method he can think of and vent all his anger on the protagonist.

The protagonist became his personal punching bag.

But what he didn't know was that the protagonist wasn't a special student at all, but a member of the royal family specially sent by the royal family to investigate the cause of the suicide of a member of the royal blood at Parlen School.

The story in this world leans towards suspense, and the main plot revolves around how the protagonist uncovers the corrupt and sordid truth beneath the glamorous exterior of the academy.

His evil deeds were recorded by the protagonist and spread throughout the entire empire.

The Xie family fell into ruin because of his arrogant remarks that belittled other nobles. The noble students who had once been deceived and admired him turned around and trampled on him.

The once high and mighty young master was stripped of his badge, his expensive suit was torn to shreds, and he became a target of bullying at Pallen Academy. In the end, he died tragically in an alley after a rainy night.

Today's welcome dinner for new students is a key plot point where the protagonist makes his appearance and incurs the wrath of the villain.

As Xie Rong listened to the system rambling on about the world's main storyline, he had just stepped down the stairs to the second floor when a dispute arose in the center of the hall.

"What's going on?" Xie Rong asked softly, and walked over. The crowd automatically parted to make way for him.

The head of the Arts and Entertainment Department stepped forward, looking rather grim. He had just been punched in the left eye and was gritting his teeth as he said, "Today is the student council's welcome party. According to the rules, the new students should toast each department head with a glass of wine. When the student council recruits new members, those who catch our eye will be chosen. But this guy not only overturned our drinks but also accused us of putting on airs and even hit several people!"

Xie Rong glanced at the injury on his eye and said, "Go apply the medicine. Leave things here to me."

The head of the entertainment department covered his left eye, avoiding his gaze. "President, be careful. Those who wanted to teach him a lesson just now were all beaten up by him."

After saying that, he realized he was overthinking it. A good person like the chairman would only be bullied; how could he possibly take the initiative to teach others a lesson?

The main reason was that they hadn't expected this barbarian to dare to rebel. At Parren Academy, student council rules superseded school regulations.

Xie Rong walked over and stopped in front of the long table that was a mess on the ground. He smiled and said, "The student council never forces people to drink. The person who forced this junior to drink has stepped forward to admit his mistake."

The boy standing in front of him was a head taller than him, with a lean build, thick eyebrows, and dark eyes. Because he was a year younger than him, he was too young, and his face had the fierceness of a wolf cub just out of its den. He was pursing his lips, pressing his eyebrows down, and staring at him with his dark and cold wolf eyes under his long forehead hair.

Seemingly surprised by his response, Lu Siyu frowned, his voice hoarse and youthful as he coldly rejected him: "There's no need for that. I have no interest in participating in your game."

After saying that, he turned and left the banquet hall.

"President, look at him!" A student council member grimaced as he got up from the ground.

“We forced people first, so we were wrong,” Xie Rong said disapprovingly, looking at him.

The secretary's face flushed red with shame. "I understand, Chairman."

The banquet continued.

As Lu Siyu walked out of the castle, which was filled with an atmosphere of decay and decadence, he was knocked unconscious by a group of burly bodyguards in black and left in a corner where no one could see him.

When he woke up, before he could even see his surroundings clearly, he was lifted up and made to kneel on the ground by two indifferent bodyguards.

A glass of ice-cold liquor was poured over my head.

The boy looked fierce, but was unable to move due to the suppression. He looked up at the sound of laughter and met a beautiful face that he had just seen not long ago.

Xie Rong curled her crimson lips into a smile, and after the waiter poured the second glass of red wine, she said with a smile, "Pry open his mouth, I want to treat him to a drink."