Chapter 14 Restraining the Vicious Dog

He was fast asleep.

Sunlight sculpted his profile, and he slept with exceptional peace. Perhaps due to his naturally warm body, Lu Ran's body was as cozy as a small stove.

But that's not their true nature.

Born into nobility, he was arrogant and haughty, and his temper was more or less excessive.

Whenever this happens, Pei Ci feels a strange surge of violent thoughts. Sometimes she suppresses them, and sometimes she doesn't want to.

For example, at this moment, her fingers paused, she grabbed a strand of hair, and gently tugged it.

The sharp pain woke the boy, who only saw Pei Ci's hand about to withdraw.

He hugged her tightly, raising his eyes slightly, "What bad things are you doing?"

Upon seeing the thick, coarse strands of hair belonging to him between the girl's index fingers, a smile appeared in Lu Ran's eyes. "You like my hair?"

“Then I must…” Lu Ran, who was lying on the edge of the bed, got up, his broad back arched, and half of his body got onto the bed, as if to grab Pei Ci’s hair.

Pei Ci didn't move, she just looked at him.

Lu Ran couldn't grab her hair; his eyes were fixed on her lips. Pei Ci's lips were the most fleshy part of her face, with a small cupid's bow when she wasn't pursing them. After waking up, her lips were a light cherry blossom pink.

Lu Ran frowned and stepped off the bed.

Seeing his flushed neck, Pei Ci suddenly asked, "Do you want to kiss me?"

Lu Ran gasped.

“I don’t want to!” he immediately retorted.

But he seemed particularly guilty.

Pei Ci slowly got up from the bed, tidying up her hair that was piled on her shoulders. Her hair was smooth and returned to its long, straight black state almost without any tidying, and she slowly moved closer to the boy who was much taller than her.

"I went to the Faculty of Arts."

"I'm in the same class as Ye Qingyu."

Lu Ran got angry as soon as he heard about Ye Qingyu, and was already thinking about when to transfer Ye Qingyu away.

However, as if she knew what he was thinking, Pei Ci immediately said, "She is my friend, you can't touch her."

friend?

And Ye Qingyu?

Lu Ran's face twisted in pain, and ignoring his blushing, he pressed his hand on Pei Ci's shoulder, "A Ci, she's not suitable to be your friend."

To be honest, Lu Ran had been keeping a close eye on Pei Ci ever since he met her. If a handsome man appeared near her, he would make him disappear without a trace. Those who were somewhat useful would be kept on temporarily, but anyone who showed even the slightest hint of trouble would vanish without a trace.

Of course, Lu Ran wasn't so controlling when it came to girls.

Pei Ci is gentler towards girls, but she is indifferent by nature. Even with women, she only has nodding acquaintances.

friend?

What kind of friend is Ye Qingyu?

Pei Ci encountered her as soon as he returned to the country. He seemed to like her, and even gave her a ring. Later, after he hit Ye Qingyu, Pei Ci made him apologize.

Even now...

Openly defending Ye Qingyu?

Ye Qingyu is a lowly rat; even standing next to Aci pollutes the air Aci breathes.

The more he thought about it, the angrier he became. Lu Ran cupped Pei Ci's head in his hand and stared intently at her. "A-Ci, she and you are not from the same social class."

You two can never be friends.

quiet.

Quiet.

Their eyes were fixed on each other, their faces cold. Their shadows, one tall and one short, one large and one small, intertwined perfectly as the sunlight shifted downwards.

Just like their birth, family background, speech, and education.

We were born to be together.

However, Pei Ci shattered all of this.

After a moment of silence, her eyes blinked slowly. This movement broke the awkward silence. Her beautiful fingers pressed against Lu Ran's hand, which was resting on his face. She lowered her thin eyelids and suddenly asked:

"Lu Ran, are you a good student?"

Good student?

Lu Ran's brow twitched, and he was suddenly transported back to that day.

"What type of guy do you like?" she asked, throwing out a suggestive question.

This was the first time Pei Ci, who was usually so reserved, had given her a substantial response.

“I like good students,” she added.

As if afraid he wouldn't know how to express the meaning of "good," she carefully added:

Good family background, good grades, good character, and good interpersonal relationships.

For him, the only factor that fits the bill is his good family background. Of course, being popular is also a factor, given his status, he is surrounded by a huge crowd of people.

At that moment, he was actually a little flustered because there were indeed people who could completely meet this condition.

But Pei Ci asked him—

Are you a good student?

From this short question, he could sense that Pei Ci cared about him.

Why ask him that?

Is it because she wants him to meet the criteria?

She had been waiting for him.

Unfortunately, in his early years, he was afraid of making mistakes, lived in fear, followed the rules and dared not show off too much, and only dared to maintain a bland relationship.

She grew impatient and returned from thousands of miles away abroad, blocked him, apologized, paid attention to his relationship with an ordinary woman, and then said something so obvious.

He was waiting for her.

Only by becoming a good student can I truly be with her.

Realizing this, Lu Ran was secretly delighted. The overwhelming joy made his scalp tingle. He stepped into the cotton, dispelling the jealousy that had grown from years of insecurity.

He only gave Jing Lin a warning, but as for that bitch Lin Qingyu, even after she swallowed A Ci's ring, he didn't do anything drastic. He even distanced himself somewhat from A Ci's tightly guarded spies.

He felt like he had become a normal person again.

She studies diligently in class, spends her free time with the people she likes, and even begins to endure the pain of being separated from her loved ones because of her studies.

However, the pain of separation was worthwhile, and he cherished the time they spent together even more.

Even today, Lu Ran is enveloped in a sense of fulfilling joy.

But at this moment, his happiness was suddenly shattered.

Lu Ran suddenly realized that the "good" Pei Ci said was completely different from the "good" he thought it was.

Her "goodness" even included making friends with these lowly people.

The real him could never meet her standards.

Are you a good student?

Seeing Lu Ran's darkened eyes, Pei Ci ignored his pain and calmly asked.

Lu Ran's palm cooled down, and Pei Ci easily pulled his hand away, playing with his fingers. Her eyes were gentle and serene, like a beautifully colored garden in Monet's paintings.

"Hmm?" Her voice rose slightly, carrying a hint of persuasion.

Lu Ran's cooled body temperature turned into cold sweat that trickled down his thin jaw and stopped at his bobbing Adam's apple.

Pei Ci was well aware of his pain; his true nature had been fully revealed by her brother the night he attended the banquet.

This is a vicious dog.

But as long as they can restrain their claws under her control, she doesn't care at all.

However, now that it has come to the point of changing his nature, Pei Ci will not hold back.

Moreover, it must be said that bullying and hurting him, making him feel pain and suffering, and even making him show a look of forbearance, did indeed bring him a rare sense of joy.

At this point, all we need to do is wait for him to make his choice.

One second.

Two seconds.

Three seconds.

The warmth of her palm slowly returned, and Lu Ran's head was buried in her shoulder, a large, warm mass. Pei Ci felt a tingling sensation, so she turned her head away, and then heard the boy's breath on her cheek muffled as he said:

"I'm not discriminating against him..."

"I'm just worried about you."

Pei Ci was satisfied now, her eyes crinkling slightly as she clasped Lu Ran's hands.

"Will you get along well with Ye Qingyu?" she asked.

Lu Ran's body stiffened suddenly, but he quickly relaxed. "I will try."

Upon hearing Lu Ran's expected answer, Pei Ci could no longer contain herself and a wide smile spread across her face.

She suddenly realized how foolish she had been to be so conflicted and confused about the mission.

So what if she doesn't understand emotions?

After all, it depends on what the owner tells the dog to do.

Even a dog couldn't resist.

"Very good, Lu Ran."

At this moment, Pei Ci signaled Lu Ran to let go.

After Lu Ran released Pei Ci, he noticed a slight smile on her pale, delicate face.

It's like an azalea blooming on a piece of exquisite porcelain.

The illness has vanished, replaced by vibrant life, radiating an indescribable beauty.

Lu Ran could hardly look away.

Is she so radiant because he is a "good student"?

If that's the case, then enduring Lin Qingyu doesn't seem so unbearable anymore.

Lu Ran's eye socket muscles twitched slightly.

At this moment, after so much buildup, Pei Ci finally revealed her purpose.

"Jinglin invited Lin Qingyu to his party that evening."

Jinglin?

Lu Ran frowned.

Since becoming a "good student," Lu Ran hadn't seen Ye Qingyu much. He only knew that he seemed to have developed a strange interest in her.

And Jinglin's party?

As expected of someone who plays together, Lu Ran immediately knew what Jing Lin was up to. It was nothing more than inviting the specially admitted students, represented by Lin Qingyu, to a villa, calling it a party but actually just playing games, watching these rats struggle and fight for their own interests, even turning on each other.

Lu Ran neither liked nor rejected Jing Lin's actions. Occasionally, when a few clueless people tried to get close to him, he didn't mind bringing them to the party to make them suffer.

Actually, this is quite boring.

However, it cannot be denied that it has indeed become a special game for their class, and a good occasion for communication.

"What's wrong...?" Lu Ran asked hesitantly.

“I need you to stop this party,” Pei Ci said, giving a specific time, “tonight.”

Ye Qingyu was tortured terribly in the broken storyline.

The pressure from Lu Ran, the humiliation from Jing Lin, and even...

He faced ridicule and betrayal from his own social class.

He finally realized that what he insisted on and upheld—the dignity of being a human being—was looked down upon by the high-ranking nobles, and was also disregarded by those of his own class.

They can abandon their dignity and fawn over those in power.

That night, Ye Qingyu's pride was completely shattered.

This was also a harbinger of her death.

Pei Ci could certainly ask Lu Ran to stop Jing Lin's party right now, but that would be too mundane.

Blandness is fatal.

She wanted Lu Ran to step forward and save Ye Qingyu at the moment when her soul was about to burn out.

Thinking of this, Pei Ci's fingers gently gripped Lu Ran's back. Then, she rested her warm cheek against Lu Ran's pounding chest, her dark hair falling naturally.

"Lu Ran." The girl's gentle voice rang out: "You will dress up in your finest attire and become a hero who stops the bullying."

"Is it right?"

A note from the author:

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