The teacher was stunned when he heard Li Ming's words.

But Li Ming didn't give him a chance to speak at all, turning to look at Ruan Qing'an and Song Xijun beside him: "Since you're here, let's just talk about this in the office."

"Teacher, we don't need you here anymore, thank you."

"But their counselor should be involved in this matter—"

"unnecessary."

Li Ming interrupted him, glancing down at his watch: "You can just leave this to me; there's no need to trouble you, teacher."

Although he said he was troubling the teacher, his words clearly implied that there was no room for the teacher to intervene; once he arrived, it was up to Li Ming to make the decisions.

The teacher stood there awkwardly for a moment, while Li Ming had already entered the office and was waving at the door like he was calling a dog.

"You two, come in."

Ruan Qing'an raised his leaden-gray eyes and looked at him with a scrutinizing look in them. In the original story, the original owner was a pursuer of Li Ming, also known as a simp, who was utterly immoral for Li Ming.

Listing the things the original owner would do, such as framing Song Xijun for cheating in order to make Li Ming get the top grades, hitting Song Xijun in order to make Li Ming participate in international competitions, and forcing Song Xijun to drop out of school in order to make Li Ming happy, etc.

Despite this, Leon Lai didn't accept her. Instead, he became Tang Siya's devoted admirer. Ironically, Tang Siya was Song Xijun's official love interest, creating a vicious cycle where the original owner remained at the bottom of the food chain.

Nguyen Thanh An: ...I really will thank you.

The original owner wasn't just love-obsessed, she had love addiction.

After Ruan Qingan and Song Xijun entered the office, only Li Ming was sitting in the teacher's office chair, looking relaxed and at ease. Upon seeing them, he said directly, "I hope that Song Xijun can apologize to those students."

"As for you, Ruan Qingan, I hope you will also apologize for giving false testimony. Both of you will be punished."

Li Ming casually delivered the result, and Ruan Qing'an's expression darkened slightly: "Have you seen the evidence? Even the counselor said that they clearly started it. Why should Song Xijun apologize?"

“I’ve seen the video, but it’s not important.”

Dawn chuckled, looking at them with a gaze that was almost as if they were inferiors or fools: "What I mean is, I've made my decision, and I'm here to inform you."

"You should know my identity very well, so prepare an apology as soon as possible, preferably in a public place."

As Li Ming spoke, he stood up and walked to Ruan Qing'an and the others, his smile deepening: "If you refuse, I can ask the school to expel you. Don't do something thankless."

"You're determined to punish us, aren't you?"

Ruan Qingan suddenly laughed, looking at Li Ming's arrogant and smug appearance: "The TIP International Physics Competition is about to start its school preliminary selection. People with disciplinary records are not eligible. Are you afraid that you will lose too badly if Song Xijun is there?"

tIp, which is also the event that Song Xijun was supposed to participate in according to the original text.

"You think I'd be afraid of a bookworm?"

Li Ming's face suddenly turned ugly. Although his eyes were full of sarcasm, his unconscious fear was even more obvious. If the school's preliminary selection had not been organized by the Education Bureau, why would he need to go through the trouble of disciplinary action to block Song Xijun?

Thinking of this, Li Ming became even angrier. He snorted coldly, "Think whatever you want. Get ready to apologize. The disciplinary notice will be issued soon."

"If I say this is your fault, then it is your fault. As for whether it was Song Xijun who hit someone, does it matter?"

Li Ming said dismissively, then turned and walked straight out the door.

Just then, Song Xijun, who had been silent all along, suddenly stepped forward. Li Ming looked him up and down and asked, "What, want to beg for mercy?"

"...Just asking a question."

As Song Xijun spoke, his voice suddenly became softer, and only Li Ming could barely hear him. He only said one sentence: "Guess who beat them up like that."

His calm, unassuming words carried a chilling undercurrent of malevolence. By the time Li Ming realized what was happening, he had already involuntarily taken a step back, as if he were being locked onto by a wild beast, a sudden unease rising in his heart.

But when Li Ming realized the fear he felt looking at Song Xijun, his expression turned even uglier, and he slammed the door and left.

Not having heard clearly, Ruan Qing'an asked back, "What's wrong with him?"

"have no idea."

The gloomy and honest Song Xijun shook his head, returning to his previous demeanor without revealing a trace of emotion.

Looking at his pitiful appearance, it only made Li Ming seem even more hateful. Ruan Qing'an drawled, "I said it's you, so it's you. Get ready to apologize. Wow, he's so~ domineering~!"

Ruan Qing'an cursed as she strode out of the office, a cigarette dangling from her hand. Her tone was sarcastic and mocking, as if she wanted to belittle Li Ming to the dust.

Song Xijun, on the other hand, didn't react much. His dark eyes were focused on Ruan Qing'an's back. When he saw Li Ming just now, he was wondering if Ruan Qing'an, who was obsessed with love, would fall in love with that person at first sight and chase after Li Ming.

Now, however, it's because he's cursing Leon Lai...

Song Xijun chuckled, her eyes shifting unpredictably. To be honest, this feeling wasn't bad.

Ruan Qing'an was leaning against the railing in the corridor, smoking. When he heard Song Xijun's laughter, he looked up at him with annoyance: "I think you're not only a blockhead, but also an idiot. You got a punishment for no reason, and you can still laugh."

"I remember you're going to participate in the school's preliminary selection for the TIP International Physics Competition, right?"

Song Xijun nodded slightly.

The spots for the TIP International Physics Competition are extremely rare. After the initial selection within the school, participants must go through provincial and national rounds before they can even participate, with only one in ten thousand being selected. There are only three spots available in the initial selection within the school.

This is the only opportunity, and it's hosted by the Department of Education. For Li Ming, let alone winning first place, even getting a spot is extremely difficult. Song Xijun is the biggest problem.

As long as Song Xijun participates, then Li Ming won't be involved; otherwise, why would he be so desperate?

In the original story, Song Xijun was forced to come here because he was shackled by the original owner's parents and the original owner. He should have been a soaring eagle in the sky, but he was even bullied. All his hopes were on this occasion. He wanted to break free from control, win an award, and go to a better place to study.

In the end, thanks to the original owner's and Dawn's scheme, not only did she not get out, but she was also expelled from school because she was falsely accused of cheating...

After a long silence, Ruan Qing'an suddenly said, "That big idiot Li Ming needs to be taught a lesson. I will take care of the punishment."

"However, once you can participate in the school's preliminary selection, you have to agree to one condition."

Upon hearing this, Song Xijun turned to look at her. Ruan Qing'an's leaden eyes were filled with only seriousness and earnestness. Throughout both lifetimes, he had rarely looked at the girl in front of him closely, except for the vicious and twisted appearance in his memory of her previous life.

But in the past life, after dragging him into the dust and making even Tong Xin filthy, Ruan Qing'an has now changed completely.

Even if he was punished, Song Xijun had his own ways in this new life. However, he was happy to see Ruan Qing'an and Li Ming, who had been treacherous in their previous life, fight like dogs.

"Okay, what are your conditions?"

"We'll talk about it after it's done. Don't worry, I won't sell you out."

As Ruan Qing'an spoke, she slowly stretched. She turned around, her leaden eyes looking at Song Xijun, then took his hand and gently opened his large hand with her slender fingers.

Song Xijun frowned, simply looking down. He didn't even need to be wary; he could easily envelop her hand completely, and break her wrist with the slightest force. Her fingertips traced the fine lines of her palm, as if they were holding hands—

The next moment, his thoughts stopped, and she stuffed the empty lunchbox garbage bag into Song Xijun's hand.

Ruan Qing'an smiled broadly, his hands empty: "Wood, go throw away the trash."

Song Xijun, once again being bossed around: ...