The words had barely left his mouth...

"puff!"

Yu Qi couldn't hold back any longer. She covered her mouth, her eyes crinkling with laughter, and finally even used her notebook to cover her face. But no matter how she tried to hide her face, everyone around her could still see it clearly.

Although Leng Ruo still maintained her serious demeanor, it was clear that she was in a good mood, with a smile in her eyes.

Looking at the expressions of the people around her and listening to what Qi Jiu was saying, Yu You's face instantly turned ugly, but when she met Qi Jiu's innocent eyes, she didn't know what to say.

In the end, in his panic, all he could say was, "I have something to do, so I'll be going now."

She glanced at An Ran one last time, and seeing that he made no move, she left without looking back. Watching her hurried yet somewhat disheveled figure, the girl's lips curled into a slight smile.

"Qiqi, why are you deliberately targeting her today?"

Yu Qi had witnessed the whole scene, and she was still a little confused as to why Qi Jiu had done what she did.

Although they had only met yesterday, she didn't believe Qi Jiu would be the kind of person to bully others at school. Nor would she target an ordinary person just because they had only met once.

The girl looked at her, her eyes smiling. "Children shouldn't pry into adult matters."

As he spoke, he raised his hand and touched the little knot at the end of her double braids.

Although An Ran didn't say anything, she seemed to be thinking about something.

When everyone left the classroom, he quietly approached Qi Jiu's side, a hint of apology on his face. His voice was low, "I'm sorry, if it weren't for me, you wouldn't have had to do this."

Actually, he had already seen through Yu You's feelings yesterday, but he hadn't paid it any mind. There were quite a few girls at school who had similar feelings for him, so he didn't pay any attention to it.

It's not that I'm narcissistic, but it really happened in real life.

But I never expected that something like this would happen afterward.

Qi Jiu smiled as she looked at his apologetic face. "It's alright, it's nothing. Even if it weren't for me, someone else would have done it, so it's not your fault."

Some people are mentally unstable, and this has nothing to do with them.

that is……

"It seems Yu You really likes you, but it might be a little different from how she likes others, so you should be careful."

An Ran smiled and looked at the curve of Qi Jiu's lips. Now she understood why Chang Xiaoyuan was a fan of Qi Jiu. Her smile was so attractive that it seemed that anyone who saw it could feel their mood affected.

In the lounge, Qi Jiu had just sat down when she noticed that Leng Ruo was acting strangely.

"Ruoruo?"

Why are you staring so intently? What are you looking at?

Thinking about it, Qi Jiu followed her gaze and, by sheer coincidence, met a pair of rather irritating eyes.

"You know this person? Why is Ruoruo's gaze so... scary?" Yu Qi blinked in confusion, holding the fork of the small cake.

If she hadn't spent the last couple of days with him, she would have been terrified if she had ever faced such a gaze before.

Chang Xiaoyuan, standing nearby, seemed to have just realized something and clapped his hands. "Oh! I know! Isn't this last year's top scorer in the college entrance examination? Now... isn't he in the same school as Qiqi?"

To be honest, as test takers, they don't really care who the top scorer in the college entrance examination is.

Furthermore, they are currently sophomores and have no idea about this. If they hadn't seen the news before, they probably wouldn't remember it now.

“…Xiao Chuan?” An Ran blinked in confusion.

Qi Jiu hummed in agreement, her gaze remaining fixed.

So much time has passed, I've almost forgotten, but Leng Ruo and Xiao Chuan had an argument in the cafeteria back then. It wasn't obvious on the bus, but now...

If this guy still dares to barge in, he'll get a good slap from Leng Ruo.

"Ruoruo".

"Qiqi".

Hearing the girl's call, Leng Ruo finally shifted her gaze. Xiao Chuan, on the other side, also seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, and when he noticed the gaze on him, he smiled somewhat awkwardly.

"Classmate Qi."

"I wondered who it was. Turns out it's the top scorer in the college entrance exam. If I hadn't seen you, I would have forgotten that you were also participating in the competition. It seems we have no connection at all, we're not even in the same class."

The girl smiled brightly, but her words were devoid of any warmth.

Xiao Chuan smiled, glanced at the people beside Qi Jiu, and made an excuse to leave.

"You've almost forgotten, among us, Qiqi seems to be the youngest. And you two are the only freshmen right now."

Thinking that the top scorer in the college entrance examination is standing in front of me last year, I can't help but recall when they took the exam. Time really flies; it's already been two years.

However, to my shame, although they were all circling around Qi Jiu, she was the youngest among them.

Looking at the previous news, she was only 19 years old. The Shen family had just held her coming-of-age ceremony earlier this year.

Leng Ruo was taken aback, nodded without saying anything, and seemed to still be concerned about what had just happened.

"Do you have any grudges with that Gaokao Manor?" Yu Qi mustered her courage and stuffed a piece of cake into her mouth.

From the moment Qi Jiu uttered her first word, they all sensed something unusual; it seemed as if every word concealed a knife.

Upon hearing this, Leng Ruo seemed to suddenly realize something and let out a cold snort.

"Some people can't control their mouths. They can't stand seeing others achieve better results than them, so they go around putting others down. They discriminate not only against others' grades but also against their majors. In the end, they got what they deserved."

In short, the details of the incident were not stated, but it was as if everything had been said.

"Buzz!"

Before the group could even process what had happened, Qi Jiu's phone started vibrating, along with the table.

Seeing the video call invitation above, I was taken aback at first, then clicked to answer.

But to everyone's surprise, He Qingfeng's contact name revealed the faces of Zhu Luoxing and Chu Cangyu.

The two of them filled the entire screen.

"Damn it! Godfather, did that Xiao Chuan go with you too? Did he bully you? If he said anything nasty, tell me, and I'll beat him up! I can also take revenge online!"

Chu Cangyu's voice was very loud, and since it was a public place, Miracle Club had to turn their phone volume down.

"It's alright, so far there haven't been any problems."

"Godfather, it's such a pity that if it weren't for the fact that we had to go into the lab, we could have gone with you right now."

In fact, they had also received invitations to the competition, but as second-year pharmacy students, they spent their days either in class or in the lab, and simply didn't have the time to participate.