Chapter 1: Enemy "Because I thought it would be nice to teach you a lesson once in a while..."

April is a good time of year when spring is bright and everything comes back to life. It should be a time when you can easily feel good even if you just go out for a walk.

But there are some unlucky guys who are not in a good mood at all at the moment.

"Teacher, please listen to my explanation. We really didn't form cliques or small groups to bully our classmates." Three teenagers stood in a row in front of a dignified middle-aged male teacher with sad faces. The one leading them was explaining something to her earnestly.

The boy's name is Yu Xiang. He is tall, handsome, and has fair skin. He is definitely the most handsome boy in the school.

"Impossible! They both admitted that they were targeting Jiang Ci. What else can you say?" The male teacher crossed his arms and had the words "I don't believe it" written on his face.

Yu Xiang glared at his two companions resentfully, with a look of disappointment on his face.

More likely to cause trouble than to accomplish anything!

In the end, each of the three of them was punished to write a self-criticism of no less than a thousand words, and they had to read it out in front of the whole class at the class meeting next Monday. It was as socially deadly as it could be.

"Brother Yu, we're sorry for making you write a self-criticism with us." After leaving the office, the two younger brothers chased after Yu Xiang. Yu Xiang was tall, long-legged, and walked fast, so they had to jog to catch up. "We promise we won't do it again next time!"

Yu Xiang suddenly stopped and turned around. The two people behind him almost bumped into him and cried out at the same time: "Ah!"

Yu Xiang said coldly, "I've already said that Jiang Ci and I have a personal grudge. It's between him and me. Why are you two trying to provoke him? Are you trying to show off?"

The two younger brothers explained aggrievedly, "We just couldn't stand the way he always acted so arrogantly towards you and wanted to scare him off. Who knew he couldn't stand it so much and went straight to the Thunder God to complain."

——The 'Thunder God' they were talking about was the middle-aged male teacher who punished them to write self-criticisms. He was also the head teacher of their Class 4, Grade 2. His full name was Lei Wanquan. Because he was as difficult to mess with as his surname, his students privately called him "Thunder God".

Jiang Ci is Yu Xiang’s childhood friend - if one of them is a girl, they would be childhood sweethearts. They grew up together and have a fate that is difficult to explain.

This ill-fated relationship was mainly reflected in the fact that from kindergarten to junior high school, they were always assigned to the same school and the same class. Even in high school, when choosing a school was based on academic performance, they were still invariably assigned to the same school.

But in fact, there is a big gap between his performance and Jiang Ci's.

Jiang Ci is a naturally gifted player who has always been number one since childhood, and his status has never been shaken. Yu Xiang, while smart, is playful and his grades have always been above average. In his third year of junior high, he even skipped classes from time to time to play games in illegal internet cafes, so his grades dropped significantly.

Even so, despite having the lowest score in the school, he was admitted to the same school as Jiang Ci and placed in the same class. When they chose their subjects in their second year of high school, they both chose the same subject combination, and after a few attempts, they became classmates again.

And this time it was even worse - their class teacher Lei Wanquan was fair and just, and did not let Jiang Ci sit in the front row just because he was the top student in the grade. Instead, he strictly arranged him in the last row according to the height and myopia of the students in the class, sitting with Yu Xiang, who was also tall and not myopic.

Yes, it’s my deskmate, the kind that’s less than 30cm away from me.

However, although he and Jiang Ci grew up together, he thought his relationship with Jiang Ci was very ordinary, even a little bad.

"You want to scare him? How could you possibly scare someone like him?" Yu Xiang wanted to whack the two idiots on the head twice. "You're just shooting yourself in the foot, you know? You're even taking me with you. What's your punishment?"

The two of them subconsciously shrank their necks and said in unison, "We really know we were wrong, Brother Yu."

Yu Xiang said with a numb expression, "What's the point of knowing this? Can you write a self-criticism for me?"

The two younger brothers immediately said, "Of course! We would go through fire and water for Brother Yu!"

Yu Xiang couldn't bear to watch, turning his face away. "Forget it. With your shambolic posture and failing Chinese composition, Thunder God would definitely see through it immediately. Also, you need to treat your chuunibyou. I'm embarrassed if you don't."

Hearing this, the two men scratched their heads embarrassedly and said in a much lower voice: "Okay, okay."

Yu Xiang sighed helplessly, raised his head, turned around and continued walking towards the classroom.

He met those two idiots with low IQs when he was in the first year of high school. At that time, they were blocked at the entrance of an alley and extorted for pocket money. He saw the injustice and stepped forward to help them out.

Then he gained two younger brothers who were like sticky candies and he couldn't get rid of them, so he had to give up.

It was break time, and the classroom was still bustling. Yu Xiang entered the room and saw the boys who usually hung out together playing Jenga—literally, a bunch of people on top of one person.

Yu Xiang was no longer surprised by this kind of situation. He casually said hello to a few people and walked straight to his seat, where he saw Jiang Ci at a glance.

Jiang Ci sat there upright, holding a black pen in his hand, his head slightly lowered, his long and thick eyelashes drooping. He must be doing his homework very seriously, and he seemed out of place compared to the other boys in the class who were playing around.

In fact, apart from the blinding halo, Jiang Ci himself was quite striking. With sharp eyebrows and bright eyes, his features were straight and three-dimensional, with a high nose bridge and thin lips. His appearance was so exquisite that it seemed as if it had been carefully carved. If their school really wanted to select the most handsome boy, Jiang Ci and Yu Xiang would be on par with each other.

Yu Xiang raised his eyes and glanced around casually, and found that several girls next to him were secretly looking at Jiang Ci. After noticing Yu Xiang's gaze, they hurriedly looked away and pretended to be looking somewhere else.

"Are you back?" Hearing the sound of the person next to him sitting down, Jiang Ci asked in a calm voice without raising his head.

"I'm delighted to receive a thousand-word self-criticism, which I have to read in public. Are you satisfied now?" Yu Xiang was furious when he heard Jiang Ci's indifferent tone. He stretched out the last syllable and said with gritted teeth.

"I don't understand what you're saying."

Yu Xiang: “…” This is simply outrageous.

"I wasn't the one who filed the complaint." After a moment, Jiang Ci put down his pen, turned to look at him expressionlessly, his beautiful eyes fixed on Yu Xiang's face.

"Didn't you tell Lei Gong?" Yu Xiang said in slight surprise.

"Is this your first day meeting me?" Jiang Ci raised his eyelids, his tone as cold as everyone else's, "Am I that boring?"

Hearing him say this, Yu Xiang's momentum softened a lot, but he still stiffened his neck and replied awkwardly: "Then why don't you explain it clearly to Lei Gong?"

Jiang Ci: "Because I think it's good to teach you a lesson occasionally."

Yu Xiang was so angry that he couldn't breathe: "You!"

"It's class time, shut up."

"Where is the class..." Yu Xiang was about to retort, but before he could finish his words, the preparatory bell rang.

Jiang Ci had a look on his face that said, "I told you so," and he said calmly, "Don't blame me for not reminding you. Mr. Lei's class is next period. If you don't want him to misunderstand you any further, it's better for you to act like you have a better relationship with me."

These words hit Yu Xiang's sore spot accurately, and the effect was amazing. He immediately became obedient: "I understand."

Just as Jiang Ci had expected, the first thing Lei Wanquan did after entering the classroom with his books was to look at them. After confirming that Yu Xiang had no intention of causing trouble for Jiang Ci, he reluctantly felt relieved and walked straight to the podium.

"I want to emphasize here that students must love each other and communicate properly when there are conflicts. You must never collude with other students to bully a classmate. If I find out, I will punish you severely." Lei Wanquan's sharp eyes swept around the people below, finally stopping at Yu Xiang. "I hope that some of these students can deeply reflect on themselves and reform themselves."

Yu Xiang: “…”

You might as well just tell me my name.

This time, I was really screwed by those two guys.

But Jiang Ci just kept bringing up the matter and whispered beside him, "Is he talking about you?"

Yu Xiang was too lazy to answer this question which he knew the answer to, and was still thinking in his heart with great grief and anger: Even if we take a step back, Jiang Ci is not wrong!

I was so angry. Jiang Ci knew that they hadn't done anything extreme to him, and that it was just some mild verbal provocation, but he refused to go to Lei Gong to clarify. What else could this be but deliberate?

He even uses the excuse that "I thought it would be good to teach you a lesson occasionally", which is bullshit. This person clearly wants to embarrass him.

She has always been superior to him since she was a child, even 5cm taller than him. They are not childhood friends, but sworn enemies.

For the whole next day, Yu Xiang didn't say a word to Jiang Ci because he was angry.

But what he didn't realize was that Jiang Ci was usually a quiet person, and his behavior would not cause him any substantial harm.

"Yu Xiang, come out for a moment." During the second period of evening self-study, Lei Wanquan called Yu Xiang out alone again.

Yu Xiang was confused and didn't know whether it was a blessing or a curse, but he still went out obediently.

"Well, just write about 800 words of self-criticism and submit it to my office. You don't have to read it on stage." Lei Wanquan said to him with a stern face, "Go talk to Zhang Miao and Fang Chengyu."

Yu Xiang didn't expect Lei Wanquan to give in. He was stunned: "Okay, teacher. But why?"

"Jiang Ci told me it was a misunderstanding. He meant for me not to punish you, but I feel like not punishing you at all is not an option. After all, you were the ones who made the mistake first. So I'm giving you two hundred words less, and you won't have to go on stage." Lei Wanquan said seriously with a straight face, "Also, the midterm exam is coming up soon. Your last monthly exam results have improved a lot compared to when you first entered high school. Keep up the hard work this time."

It turns out that Jiang Ci went to see Lei Gong in private?

Yu Xiang bit her lip subconsciously, feeling very uncomfortable for a moment.

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