Ji Yuzhi quietly stood at the back door of Zhen Tian's classroom and looked towards Zhen Tian's seat.
It wasn't his first day here; ever since Zhen Tian was bullied last time, he had been coming to her class at irregular intervals every day to observe her. Even though more than half a month had passed and the atmosphere in the class was good, he still couldn't put his mind at ease.
Especially after Lu Lin described to him the scene where Zhen Tian almost got beaten up.
The anxiety stemmed not only from worry about Zhen Tian, but also from self-blame for his own powerlessness.
That day, besides comforting Tian Tian, there was nothing he could do in front of his brothers and uncles.
He was never a complacent person, but before that day he had also thought he could control everything. It wasn't until that day that he was truly awakened.
Only sweetness could bring him a sense of powerlessness.
Driven by anger, he called his cousin, Ji Si. He didn't want to bother his parents and uncle, but little did he know that his uncle was in Ji Si's office when he called. Ji Si might keep quiet, but his father wasn't. His uncle excitedly told Ji Quanzhou, and Ji's father, upon learning that Tian Tian had been bullied, was naturally unhappy. The Mi family company is probably in a tough spot now.
This is also the reason why the Mi family disappeared from H City afterward, but no one knew it was because of a phone call from Ji Yuzhi.
"You're almost done, aren't you? How many times have I run into you here today?" Lu Lin, with a blade of grass he'd plucked from who-knows-where dangling from his mouth, swaggered as he met Ji Yuzhi.
"The fact that you've run into me several times proves that you've come here just as often as I have." Ji Yuzhi withdrew his gaze from Zhen Tian and turned it to Lu Lin: "It's class time now, are you skipping class again?"
"Tch, you're the same way, saying I skipped class." Lu Lin peeked inside through the door: "My little sister is cute even when she's spacing out."
"Can I be the same as you?"
"Tsk." Lu Lin knew he couldn't win the argument with Ji Yuzhi.
"You should know what you want to do by now." Ji Yuzhi glanced calmly at Lu Lin and brushed past him. "Don't make everyone worry."
"Don't talk like you're my dad!" Lu Lin rolled his eyes and followed him away: "I want to punch you just looking at your cold face."
Zhen Tian had no idea what was happening outside.
She was a little listless after a day of classes.
"Hey, I heard there's a basketball tournament between the first and second year high school students today... Let's go watch it after class." Ye Qingyan whispered to Zhen Tian, hiding her head behind her book.
"I don't really want to move."
"Hey, let's stretch our legs a bit. Anyway, the next class is self-study, we'll just watch for a while and then come back."
"Alright."
"Hehehe..." Ye Qingyan laughed a little lewdly. Everyone knew that all the handsome guys in the school were gathered in the basketball team, so how could she not go and take a look?
Lu Lin has never liked joining in the fun or showing off, so he was too lazy to participate in the school's basketball team, since the opponents were all a bit weak.
However, during today's basketball match, the team captain, who was also his classmate, inexplicably sprained his ankle, and it was quite serious. He begged and pleaded with Lu Lin to help him out and play a game in his place. If the second-year students lost to the first-year students, he would be too ashamed to be the captain.
Lu Lin grew impatient with his nagging and was forced to agree.
When Zhen Tian arrived at the stadium, she was surprised to find so many spectators gathered around her. She thought that not many people would watch such an intra-school competition.
"See? I told you there would be a lot of people coming to see this." Ye Qingyan pulled her to sit down beside her.
"Then why did you buy so much water? Aren't you going to do it yourself?" Zhen Tian was carrying two bottles, and Ye Qingyan had two more.
"This is a magical artifact." Ye Qingyan whispered mysteriously in Zhen Tian's ear, "If you have a crush on a guy, just grab the water and rush towards him. This is a magical artifact for creating opportunities."
She smacked her lips: "You still have a lot to learn, Xiao Zhen. I'll bring you two novels tomorrow so you can read them and learn something."
Zhen Tian couldn't understand what she could learn from the novel.
"It's starting, it's starting!" Ye Qingyan suddenly became excited: "Sure enough, the best guys with good physiques and tall statures are still found on the basketball team."
"Go, freshmen! Go, freshmen!"
"In the first semester of my junior year, I was terrified of those younger students..."
A group of sweaty men in the audience shouted their hearts out, and the other girls were also inspired to cheer for their respective grades.
However, there are always some who don't fit in.
"Lu Lin, keep it up! Lu Lin, you're the best!"
"Go Liu Zheng! Liu Zheng is the coolest!"
Zhen Tian turned her head and saw that the two groups of girls, who were shouting their slogans, were about to fight. She felt a little scared and quietly hid next to Ye Qingyan.
"Go Lu Lin! Lu Lin is the best!"
"Um?"
Zhen Tian seemed to hear a familiar name, and sure enough, she saw a familiar figure on the basketball court.
"Isn't that your brother?" Ye Qingyan also saw him and pointed to a figure on the court.
"It seems so." It was the first time Zhen Tian had seen her brother play basketball, and she became interested, so she took out her phone and filmed several videos of Lu Lin.
Not long after, it was halftime, and Ye Qingyan pulled Zhen Tian and ran forward.
There were so many people delivering water that she was worried she'd miss her turn if she didn't hurry, since she'd set her sights on a handsome young man.
"Here, this is for you." Ye Qingyan generously handed the water to a boy who was wiping his sweat.
Liu Zheng was stunned. This was the first time he had ever seen such a... how to describe it? She was a girl who wasn't shy at all. Girls he usually encountered would be incredibly shy.
He looked up and was completely stunned when he saw Ye Qingyan's face. She was exactly his type.
"Thank you." For the first time, Liu Zheng felt a surge of joy.
"Hey handsome!" Zhen Tian skipped over to a spot nearby, "Ta-da! Superise!"
Lu Lin was drinking water when Zhen Tian suddenly jumped out and startled him, causing him to spit out a mouthful of water.
Realizing that the water might spray all over his beloved younger sister, Lu Lin covered his mouth with his hand, so that most of the water flowed through his hand onto his jersey.
"Sweetie!" Lu Lin was so excited that he wanted to hug her, but then he remembered that he was all dirty, so he just ruffled her hair instead.
"Here. I was going to bring you some water, but I didn't expect you already had something to drink." Lu Lin took the water from his hand as if it were a precious treasure.
This was the first time, without Ji Yuzhi present and without any comparison, that his sister had given him a gift exclusively. It was something his other brothers and uncles hadn't received. He was on the verge of tears.
"I love drinking the water you gave me." He had long since lost the bottle of water he was holding earlier.
Lu Lin took the water and gulped it down: "Sure enough, Sweet Girl's water tastes the best."
The way the two were chatting and laughing stung the girl who had been standing next to Lu Lin.
Seeing the water she had offered being carelessly tossed aside, the girl's heart sank.
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