Xu Xiu, who was called upon by Li Hansong to stand up, stared intently at the two classmates who had been whispering earlier.
Upon noticing Xu Xiu's unfriendly gaze, the two quickly shut their mouths and turned their heads away, avoiding eye contact with him.
Xu Xiu withdrew his gaze, gave the homeroom teacher a harmless reply, and then sat down naturally.
Xiao Ruoyan never expected that her unintentional action would lead to Xu Xiu being called to the homeroom teacher's office and being misunderstood by his classmates.
Xu Xiu was clearly trying to help me!
Seeing that Xu Xiu was about to be punished, Xiao Ruoyan subconsciously became worried. She didn't know where she got the courage, but her left hand involuntarily rose up.
Upon seeing this, Li Hansong asked, "Is there something you need, Xiao Ruoyan?"
Xiao Ruoyan slowly stood up, as if using all her strength. "Teacher Li... I... I was just now..."
Li Hansong frowned. He knew about Xiao Ruoyan's situation; her family was poor, she was a bit insecure, and she was timid and hesitant.
There was no rush to urge her; we waited for her to finish speaking.
"I just...got...something...into...my eye."
Xu Xiu couldn't resist wanting to pinch the innocent little face. It wasn't like he'd gotten sand in the playground, was he? This was just making things worse!
Li Hansong smiled and asked Xiao Ruoyan to sit down first, indicating that he understood, and then turned around to continue the lesson.
After sitting down, Xiao Ruoyan felt her tense nerves relax instantly, and her heartbeat slowly returned to normal.
After class, Xu Xiu went directly to Li Hansong's office.
Wang Mengqi sat down next to Xiao Ruoyan and comforted her, "Ruoyan, don't be afraid, I'm here. If Xu Xiu dares to bully you again, just tell me."
"I refuse to believe that no one can handle him."
"Mengqi...he didn't...he really didn't bully me!"
"I don't know why... why I cried."
Xiao Ruoyan spoke cautiously with her head down.
"I don't care, I just saw you crying, it must be because of him. You didn't cry when I sat next to you during the first half of the semester."
"Didn't you cry a lot in your first and second years of high school? I don't know how many times."
"I really don't know what you're thinking, still speaking up for him at a time like this!"
Xiao Ruoyan was speechless when she heard Wang Mengqi's words, and it was indeed the truth.
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"Xu Xiu, what's wrong with you? You made the girl cry as soon as you changed back?"
Li Hansong sat in a chair, holding a cup of tea, and asked, "I remember you made her cry quite a few times when you were deskmates in the first and second years of high school, right?"
"I really don't know what to say to you. You know her family situation. She has no sense of propriety at all. She's an adult, how can she act like a child?"
Xu Xiu humbly accepted Li Hansong's criticism and promised not to make Xiao Ruoyan cry again.
Actually, Li Hansong called Xu Xiu to his office mainly to find out what arrangements and plans he had for his studies, since there was still half a semester left.
After all, he had promised to return to the top of the grade. Xu Xiu and Li Hansong briefly discussed their study plans and some thoughts on the future.
Li Hansong was stunned. When did Xu Xiu become so smart?
......
"Qianxue, look how lucky you are not to have accepted his confession! You can't have this kind of scheming guy. He turns around and bullies the girls!"
Fang Xiaoxiao whispered in Liu Qianxue's ear again, but sometimes what you see isn't necessarily the truth.
Liu Qianxue also had a preconceived notion that Xu Xiu had gone too far, after all, Xu Xiu had never been nice to his deskmate before, and there was a history of such behavior.
......
Xu Xiu strolled back to the classroom leisurely, and as soon as he entered the classroom, he felt that his classmates were looking at him from time to time.
I couldn't be bothered to pay attention to the fact that I was even hungrier. I cursed inwardly at the school for what crazy thing to do by canceling the convenience store.
Just then, he saw Liu Qianxue pick up a piece of bread and prepare to eat it. The bread looked familiar, and after thinking about it carefully, he realized that it was the bread he had specially brought for Liu Qianxue that morning.
Without the slightest hesitation, he strode forward and snatched the cake from Liu Qianxue's hand, saying, "Since you've already refused, give this cake back to me!"
After saying that, she started eating in big mouthfuls. Not only Liu Qianxue, but also her classmates were dumbfounded. What kind of operation was this?
Ning Bufan gave Xu Xiu a thumbs up. Fang Xiaoxiao was already cursing loudly on the side, but Xu Xiu seemed not to hear anything, picked at his ear and continued eating his bread.
As a result, he choked because he ate too fast. When he returned to his seat, he realized that he didn't have the habit of bringing a water bottle. When he saw Xiao Ruoyan drinking water, he didn't think much of it and just grabbed Xiao Ruoyan's water bottle and drank from it.
He finished the water in his glass and patted his chest to calm himself down. Now it wasn't just Fang Xiaoxiao who was cursing; Wang Mengqi was also grumbling beside him.
Xu Xiu paid no attention to the insults and the gossip of his classmates. No one could make him sad; the only ones who could make him sad were those he cared about.
Just then, Xu Xiu noticed that Xiao Ruoyan seemed about to burst into tears again, so he quickly stood up and rushed out of the classroom, returning shortly afterward.
He handed the cup filled with hot water to Xiao Ruoyan, saying, "I'm sorry I drank your water, but I've filled it up for you. Consider it a favor and you don't need to pay for the pen refills."
Xu Xiu paused for a moment and continued, "However, after all this, I now owe you a favor, because you just saved my life, and a small act of kindness should be repaid with a great one."
"This is a traditional virtue of our Chinese nation; if we don't do it, we will be punished by heaven!"
After speaking, Xu Xiu looked at Xiao Ruoyan with a serious expression, his previous smile gone and his expression becoming extremely earnest.
Wang Mengqi: "???"
Xiao Ruoyan was still pondering Xu Xiu's first words about not needing to pay, but then she heard that Xu Xiu was indirectly owing her a favor, which really left her confused.
Standing there dumbfounded, Wang Mengqi nudged Xiao Ruoyan and whispered, "Ruoyan, don't be fooled by him. He just wants to take advantage of you with all this talk about retribution."
Because, apart from Xu Xiu, only Wang Mengqi in the whole class knew that Xiao Ruoyan's appearance and figure were no worse than Liu Qianxue's, and even better.
They were afraid that Xu Xiu might have discovered this and then turn around and start tormenting this silly, simple-minded person.
It's no wonder Wang Mengqi overthinks things. Xu Xiu confessed his feelings to her in the morning, but his attitude completely changed in the afternoon. Even though he's been pursuing her for so many years, he's still quite devoted.
But isn't it a bit too heartless to just give up like that?
If Xu Xiu meets someone even more perfect than Hanhan in the future, will he just leave without looking back? What will happen to Hanhan then?
Xu Xiu was still staring at Xiao Ruoyan, while Wang Mengqi next to him had started to fill in the blanks in her mind, and they were getting more and more outrageous.
"I...I don't think I...got anything that he...got to take advantage of, did I?"
Xiao Ruoyan's sudden words left Wang Mengqi both amused and exasperated.
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