Chapter 2: Is this something you can handle?
At the corner inside the school gate, several teenagers were kicking a short-haired boy around like trash.
The short-haired boy's St. Lande school uniform was extremely dirty. He huddled up with his hands protecting his head, lying on the ground in a mess, and did not move even when several people beat and kicked him.
After a loud scream of pain, one of them stepped on his face and he could no longer make a sound.
Even though most of his face was blocked by his shoes, the boy's iconic light-colored pupils still reminded Fu Liangxia of his identity.
His name is Li Yuanfan, a childhood friend of the original heroine, a hypocritical villain.
Li Yuanfan was breathing heavily. A tall young man with platinum hair gestured to the person who was stepping on him to move his foot. He then slowly squatted down and looked at the other person nonchalantly: "Do you remember what you promised us?"
Just as Fu Liangxia saw the tall boy, the system sound rang.
[The target character "Fu Haoyao" has appeared, and his current favorability is 5.]
[Task 1 (Open): Establish a friendly relationship with Fu Haoyao (favorability of 60 is considered completed).]
Fu Haoyao, the male protagonist of the original text, has a pure and flawless angelic face, but his eyes are full of arrogance and malice.
Even when facing the classmates he bullied, he had a smile on his face, as if he didn't think there was anything wrong with his behavior.
"You dare to use my name to do evil..." Fu Haoyao rested his elbows on his knees, supported his chin, and said word by word, "Did I give you face?"
"Please, I won't dare to do it again!" Li Yuanfan spoke with difficulty, looking panicked, and grabbed the other person's trouser leg pleadingly.
It seemed that as he saw more and more people gathering around to watch the fun, he used this action to half cover his face, trying to hide himself so that others would not recognize him.
Fu Haoyao glanced at the hand that was grabbing his trouser leg, and the henchman next to him immediately kicked him: "What are you doing?! Do you think you can touch this?"
Seeing this, another henchman kicked him in the thigh and sneered, "Coward! Where's the guts to rip you off under Brother Fu's name? I heard you even have a girlfriend who's willing to pay you back, and she's also a special student? Aren't you ashamed? Did you spend the money you scammed?"
"I'll give you three days to handle it," Fu Haoyao said calmly, his patience running out. "Otherwise, you can try."
After he finished speaking, he stood up and left with his followers, leaving Li Yuanfan lying on the ground like a discarded rag.
The person involved left, but the students who were watching remained where they were, each with their heads down typing quickly on their phones.
Everyone's application interface is very similar. Fu Liangxia noticed that Fu Liedong next to him also opened the same interface.
It is a social software similar to a forum.
Noticing her gaze, Fu Liedong introduced her, "This is Saint Lande's internal forum. We usually post any news from within the school there. Look at this trending post; someone just live-broadcasted it there. Not all posts get this much attention, though. Usually, only posts related to F4 will instantly become HOT."
Fu Liangxia nodded thoughtfully and said nothing.
Seeing that she had no questions, Fu Liedong hugged his friend and turned to leave, as if he had forgotten that he had said he would take her to the classroom.
But Fu Liangxia didn't care. She was recalling the scene that had just happened, which seemed to have happened at the beginning of the original book.
In the original book, the so-called "girlfriend" who paid back the debt for Li Yuanfan refers to the original heroine.
However, she had not yet started school at that time and did not know what Li Yuanfan had done. She just thought that he was bullied at school and lent him all the money she had saved from working.
According to the plot of the original book, the heroine walked into the school gate just as Fu Haoyao and others left, saw her friend lying on the ground, and immediately took action for justice.
She angrily went to settle the score with Fu Haoyao, who had not yet left, and scolded him harshly, and a grudge was formed between the two of them from then on.
And now, Fu Liangxia received a time-limited task from the system:
[Task remaining time: 02:59
Mission content: Prevent "Bai Kewei" from conflicting with Fu Haoyao.
Nature of the task: Optional.
Mission Reward: Unknown. 】
Bai Kewei is the heroine in the original book, and what she has to do is to prevent the heroine from offending Fu Haoyao like in the original book, so that she will be dealt the joker card and be bullied by everyone.
But where is Bai Kewei now?
Fu Liangxia calmly surveyed the surrounding classmates. Unlike those who were just watching the spectacle, the heroine, upon seeing her friend's plight, should have been worried and angry, not condescending...
Found it.
"stop!"
Before Fu Liangxia could be happy, he saw the person he was looking for running past like a gust of wind.
She first confirmed that Li Yuanfan on the ground had only suffered minor injuries and didn't need to seek medical attention. Then she angrily took a few steps forward and blocked Fu Haoyao and the others' way. "Why did you hit him?"
"I've always considered Saint Lander my dream school. I believed it was one of the best institutions in the country, having educated countless talented individuals. I also believed the students here should be united, friendly, and tireless learners, the best of the younger generation. But now, I realize I was wrong." Bai Kewei raised her fair face, her eyes firm, and her voice resounding, "Because you don't deserve it!"
The onlookers all widened their eyes in disbelief. Who did she think she was talking to?
"Is she crazy? Is she crazy?!" someone whispered to their companions, "How dare she speak to Fu Haoyao like that? Who is she? Is she more powerful than the Fu family?"
"I don't know. I've never seen her at a party. Could she be from some wealthy family abroad?"
"Don't flatter her. Look at the bag she's carrying. It's clearly a cheap brand. She's probably a special recruit!"
…
All kinds of suspicious words floated into Fu Liangxia's ears. Considering Bai Kewei's position, she should be able to hear it clearly.
However, she noticed that Bai Kewei's face only turned slightly pale when she heard some words that belittled the poor, but the determination in her eyes was not shaken at all.
She does not feel inferior about her background.
Almost instantly, Fu Liangxia understood the meaning in her eyes.
Bai Kewei still held her head high. "In such a sacred school, there are still scum like you who bully your classmates. What's wrong with being rich? Does having money mean you can do whatever you want?! Now, please apologize to my friend!"
There was complete silence.
The whole place fell into deathly silence.
The students who had witnessed Fu Haoyao's violent temper almost had their hair stand on end instantly, staring in horror at the white-haired boy who had not shown any expression the entire time, as if they were looking at a volcano about to wake up from its dormant period.
She must be crazy!
Everyone's expression clearly showed this.
Only Bai Kewei, who was at the center of the storm, was completely unaware. She was obviously so angry that she didn't even notice when Li Yuanfan got up from the ground and moved to her side.
He lowered his eyebrows and trembled as he pulled her sleeve: "Kewei, stop talking..."
"What do you say I am?" A male voice sounded, suddenly interrupting Li Yuanfan.
Fu Haoyao stared at Bai Kewei without blinking, emphasizing each word. His manic emotions were hidden in his eyes, and a storm was about to come.
This was a sign of his anger.
Although Fu Haoyao is arrogant and unruly, he is not a person who gets angry easily, especially towards his classmates from Saint Lande.
So when Bai Kewei rushed up to accuse him just now, he didn't take it seriously. The meaning in her words revealed that she was probably the one who was ripped off to pay for the scumbag.
Fu Haoyao thought that he should just endure the scolding from this stupid person. In a sense, it was quite pitiful for someone like Li Yuanfan to lend money.
Thinking of this, he didn't even look at the other person, and was ready to leave after listening politely.
However, she should never have said that word.
No one knew that this was Fu Haoyao's absolute minefield.
——Scum.
After this word was wrongly labeled on him, no one dared to use it to describe him again.
The bad memory flashed through his mind in an instant, and Fu Haoyao's expression became even colder.
Bai Kewei was completely unaware: "I said you are——"
"You must be the other transfer student who arrived today. The dean is calling us over!" Fu Liangxia suddenly stepped forward, gently grasped the girl's forearm, and interrupted the words she was about to say.
The stagnant air was suddenly broken by a clear female voice, which seemed to inject a fresh breeze into the cracks. She nodded apologetically to Fu Haoyao and said, "Ms. Bai came late and didn't understand the situation very well. She may have offended Mr. Fu. I apologize to you on her behalf. I will explain to her later."
After Fu Liangxia finished speaking quickly and humbly, the system text in his mind displayed "00:38 left until the end of the mission."
She could feel the gazes of those around her being cast upon her because of her appearance, expressions of scrutiny, hesitation, assessment, and amazement... Among them, one gaze coming from the front was particularly prominent.
There was no emotion in it.
Just look at her.
Fu Liangxia raised her head and met this gaze. Looking at Fu Haoyao's face at this distance was undoubtedly a visual shock.
The boy's platinum hair was combed back messily, and two buttons of his school uniform short sleeves were undone from the top, revealing his sculpted neck and well-defined muscles.
He lowered his head slightly, and the shadow of the tree behind him cast on his face, making his expression look gloomy and unclear.
Fu Haoyao stared at her silently, as if savoring the implicit meaning of her words.
Bai Kewei, who was gently pulled by Fu Liangxia, was a little stunned. She looked at Fu Haoyao and then at Fu Liangxia. She obviously didn't understand the current situation.
But she listened to Fu Liangxia's words, "not knowing the situation", "explanation"... Could it be that the reality was not what she thought, and she had wronged them?
Bai Kewei looked at the disheveled Li Yuanfan with a complicated expression. Just as she was about to speak, she saw that the other party shifted his eyes away unnaturally, lowered his head silently, and looked to the side.
Seeing this reaction, Bai Kewei couldn't help but frown.
Li Yuanfan feels guilty. What is he guilty about?
Before she could ask, a male voice sounded from above her head, faintly impatient: "Take her away before I change my mind."
As soon as he finished speaking, the "remaining time of the mission" in Fu Liangxia's mind returned to zero.
A "ding dong" sound rang out, signaling the arrival of the reward. Fu Liangxia was immediately in a good mood, revealing a hint of joy. Her pupils curved slightly, and a genuine smile blossomed on her face, like an ink painting. Her small canine teeth were faintly visible in the smile. "Thank you, Master Fu."
After saying that, she hurriedly pulled Bai Kewei away from the spot.
I remember the original book mentioning that Bai Kewei wasn't one of those second-generation rich kids who came here to network; she genuinely wanted to study and get into a good university. But because of an incident at the start of school, she provoked Fu Haoyao and was given the JOKER card, symbolizing F4's enemies. Her subsequent academic life was turbulent, and she even missed the math competition a week later, losing out on a valuable bonus point.
Fu Liangxia felt sorry for her.
I hope that this time, through the flapping of her butterfly wings, Bai Kewei will have no regrets, and so will I.
Because she also wants to participate in this math competition.
In the original book, the original owner won first place, but she didn't want to win by chance because the heroine was unable to participate, but to win first place fairly.
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