The first person to learn that Ruan Qingan had been called away by Li Ming was Zhao Xiaohan, a friend who had a very good relationship with the original owner in the original story.

In the original story, Zhao Xiaohan did not support the original owner's pursuit of Li Ming, and disliked the original owner's behavior of giving up herself and doing all sorts of stupid things for Li Ming. As a result, no matter how much she tried to stop her, the original owner would not listen and even complained about Zhao Xiaohan.

In the end, Zhao Xiaohan, in a fit of anger, finally gave up on the original owner of the body and went abroad to study art on her own.

The original owner of this body hasn't fallen for Dawn yet, so Ruan Qing'an certainly won't. Zhao Xiaohan's revolutionary friendship hasn't faded either, and she rushed over immediately after hearing the news.

"Ruan Ruan!"

Ruan Qing'an was standing by the roadside, leaning against a tree trunk, with flickering sparks burning between her fingers, but she was looking down, lost in thought.

Only after hearing Zhao Xiaohan's voice did she stub out her cigarette, and the two girls were embracing each other the next moment.

Zhao Xiaohan patted Ruan Qing'an's shoulder, and after letting go, her face was full of anxiety: "Ruan Ruan, what is that bastard Li Ming trying to do now? Has he gone mad?!"

"That's normal, after all, we really screwed him over this time."

Ruan Qingan chuckled and winked at Zhao Xiaohan: "Don't worry, I'm smart enough not to be bullied by him."

"But……"

Zhao Xiaohan hesitated and remained silent for a long time before finally saying, "I didn't know you had a childhood sweetheart, Ruan Ruan. But is it really worth getting into such big trouble for him?"

“It’s not because of him, I just wanted to take Song Xijun back to visit. Last time I overheard my parents talking, and that’s when I found out why he came to this school with me.”

Ruan Qingan paused: "Although my parents sponsored his schooling, he shouldn't come to this school with me just because of this favor. I'm just helping him out. Take him back and explain things clearly. If he wants to repay this favor, there are other ways besides this."

Zhao Xiaohan, only half understanding, asked in return, "You mean, Song Xijun came here with such a high score because she remembered the kindness of the sponsor?"

"Hmm, I guess that's the case."

Ruan Qingan nodded in response.

037: [Hey, ancestor, are you sure you're not mistaken? In the original story, it wasn't because the original owner's parents forced him to do this—]

"Little System, you really are..."

Ruan Qing'an's tone was full of helplessness: "I'm not stupid, of course I know, but the original owner didn't know, and besides, the original owner only found out the truth after the preliminary selection."

"But because of Dawn and the original owner's own factors, he pretended not to know and even tried to take advantage of the favor."

037 suddenly realized: [That's all for the strategy guide!]

Ruan Qing'an: "...Otherwise what?"

Oh dear...

Ruan Qingan reached out and hugged Zhao Xiaohan: "Alright, alright, Xiaohan, after all, Song Xijun has been my little follower for so many years. As the boss, I have to protect my dignity when my little brother is bullied."

"Ruan Ruan, you really are something else."

Zhao Xiaohan shook her head helplessly, but could only watch as Ruan Qingan walked into the student activity center.

When Ruan Qingan arrived at the activity center, Li Ming, who was supposed to be waiting there, was nowhere to be seen. Instead, it was the thugs who had clashed with Song Xijun earlier who were waiting there.

Their injuries hadn't fully healed, but they sat there nonchalantly, looking at Nguyen Thanh An with ill intent, and even whistled in a sarcastic tone.

"Oh, isn't this Sister Ruan? Hello, Sister Ruan."

"I didn't expect that even if Dawn made you take the blame, you would still be his dogs. It seems that the Chairman's dog-training skills are quite good, you lackeys."

Ruan Qingan spoke with a radiant smile.

The leader's face instantly darkened, and he stared intently at Ruan Qing'an, but for a moment he couldn't utter a word.

Seeing this, Ruan Qing'an sneered: "It seems that even if you hate Li Ming so much that you ruin your reputation, your lackeys still won't dare to bite back on their master."

"Alright, I'm a kind-hearted person and I love dogs very much."

Ruan Qingan glanced at her with his leaden gray eyes, disdainful and contemptuous, and turned to walk directly toward the entrance of the student activity center.

Leon Lai had only used the event as an excuse to lure Ruan Qing'an out. She was waiting for Leon Lai to do something bad, and now that the villain hadn't appeared at the theater, Ruan Qing'an had lost interest.

Just before she touched the doorknob, a gust of wind swept from behind her, and Ruan Qing'an's expression suddenly turned cold.

The thugs behind her grabbed sticks and slammed them down on Ruan Qing'an's back. Her eyes turned fierce, and before the thugs could react, she grabbed the doorknob with one hand, and with her long legs, she kicked backward while wearing shorts!

The thug, who was holding a stick in one hand, was kicked in the face the next moment, and he fell backward.

Ruan Qing'an's face darkened. She flexed her wrists slightly and looked at the group of people who had gathered around her: "You guys are really bored. Do you really think your sister Ruan was a delinquent girl for nothing?"

The group of people looked at each other in bewilderment.

Finally, the thug who had been kicked in the face, with the footprint still visible, lowered his voice and said, "We can't beat that beast Song Xijun, but I refuse to believe we can't beat a woman like you!"

Upon hearing this, a smile slowly spread across her leaden eyes.

"I like what you said, and I hope you'll say it again in the future."

...

A moment later, Li Ming arrived at the student activity center with confidence and high spirits, but the moment he pushed open the door—

The thugs lay on the ground, while the slender Ruan Qing'an, still wearing high-waisted pants and a short top, stepped on one of the men's faces, her soft, boneless hands controlling the man's arm, and a beautiful smile on her lips.

Li Ming froze on the spot, unable to utter a single word.

He had calculated it perfectly. He would first give Ruan Qing'an a hard time, and if she was still not convinced after being beaten, he would block her in various school affairs. Li Ming didn't believe that Ruan Qing'an wouldn't be afraid.

But this show of force turned out to be a gift from Nguyen Thanh An?!

Upon hearing the sound, Nguyen Thanh An released his grip and looked at Dawn: "Oh, isn't this Chairman?"

“…Ruan Qingan, shut up.”

Hearing the drawn-out, sarcastic tone, Li Ming's face turned ashen: "Ruan Qing'an, you're something else. I never thought you'd dare to hit someone in the student activity center."

"Didn't the chairman turn off all the surveillance and everything else?"

Ruan Qingan's eyes were cold. It was clear that Li Ming was doing this to deal with their vulnerabilities.

Ruan Qing'an stopped looking at Li Ming. She got up, walked directly past Li Ming, opened the door of the student activity center, and just as she was about to walk out, Li Ming grabbed her.

Ruan Qing'an shoved him away with her hand, and the next moment—

"Let me think about it. What do you really care about? Is it your graduation certificate, or Song Xijun's spot in the preliminary selection?"