As she spoke, thunderous applause erupted throughout the hall.
Tan Bei strode onto the podium.
He was wearing the Sacred Heart school uniform, and his hair had been recut into a clean buzz cut.
The moment he stood in front of the microphone, everyone's attention was inexplicably drawn to him.
"Hey, can't you hear me?"
The short-haired woman became even angrier when she realized she was being completely ignored.
She raised her voice, an action that instantly drew the ire of those around her.
"Don't you have any manners?"
"Keep your voice down, if you want to make noise, go outside."
"What are you looking at! It's not me who's rude, it's her!" The short-haired woman pointed fiercely at Lin Zhenzhen, who had been smeared with ice cream by this woman in public.
She should be the one being blamed.
But Lin Zhenzhen just glanced at her indifferently, then stretched out two fingers and gently wiggled them left and right.
"Could you please move aside? You're blocking my way."
Listen to that, they're even using honorifics now. Sure enough, the Ning family is doomed.
The short-haired woman was even more arrogant.
She reached out her right hand and shoved Lin Zhenzhen hard, pressing her back against the chair and looking down at her.
“Ning Zhen, I’m giving you a chance. If you want to continue to work well in Shengxin, kneel down and apologize to me right now.”
Lin Zhenzhen thought she hadn't heard clearly, so she frowned and asked, "What did you say?"
"Ha, I said, kneel down and apologize!"
"Don't go too far!" Lan Jiaocai suddenly stood up, pried the short-haired woman's hand away, and stepped in front of Lin Zhenzhen.
"Hey, your dog is barking again. Don't worry, you'll get what's coming to you. I'll deal with you later."
The commotion in their corner grew louder and louder, gradually turning into chaos.
Tan Bei, who was delivering his inaugural address on the podium, glanced at this spot, paused, and then put down his manuscript.
The sound that had been amplified by the microphone disappeared, and the entire venue fell into an eerie silence.
The audience in the front row all followed the gaze of the person on stage and turned to look in Lin Zhenzhen's direction.
The short-haired woman also noticed that something was wrong. She lowered her voice and tugged at Lin Zhenzhen.
"Let's go! Let's talk outside."
Lin Zhenzhen lowered her eyes, looking at the hand that was pulling at her, and silently counted down in her mind.
She was prepared to take some drastic measures if the person didn't let go when she was about to count to one.
Suddenly, a clear male voice interrupted her.
"Excuse me, please let her go!"
Lin Zhenzhen turned her head and saw a handsome boy stand up to speak for her.
The short-haired girl squinted and saw that what he was wearing on his chest was a name tag for a freshman.
So he warned, "Mind your own business and get out of here."
The boy was so angry that he turned red in the face, not expecting her to be so arrogant and vulgar.
However, his good upbringing and innate sense of justice made it impossible for him to stand idly by.
"This is no small matter. Didn't you see that you hurt this female classmate?"
Oh, he probably meant it hurt because he had been frowning the whole time.
But it wasn't because of the pain; it was because he was mentally calculating how to beat someone up even more fiercely.
Unexpectedly, someone in Sacred Heart was willing to stand up for her. Lin Zhenzhen looked up and smiled at him.
That smile was like a snow lotus blooming on an iceberg, pure and captivatingly beautiful.
The boy was stunned.
The security team arrived late, and they spread out. Seeing that the situation was not right, the short-haired woman had no choice but to withdraw her hand and reluctantly sit back down.
The brief interlude ended, and the speech continued.
Tan Bei's expression returned to its initial warm and gentle state, but deep within his eyes lay an unknown brutality and obsession.
"Excuse me, student, please wait a moment."
Lin Zhenzhen was walking out with the crowd when she suddenly heard someone calling her from behind.
He turned around and saw the very person who had just stood up for him.
A thin layer of sweat inexplicably appeared on the boy's face. His cheeks were flushed, his eyes were unfocused, and he remained silent for a long time.
He simply handed Lin Zhenzhen a business card.
"Hello. I am Zheng Lun from the Department of Economics. I have successfully entered the Prosecutor's Committee in the recent election."
When he talked about the prosecutor's office, he became noticeably more confident and straightened his back.
"If anyone causes you trouble again, you can call me."
Lin Zhenzhen stared at the gold-embossed business card and smiled, "Zheng Lun?"
She looked up at the other person and then took the business card.
"Thank you, I'll call you if I need to."
Lan Jiao nudged her with her elbow and whispered as she watched the boy leave, "I think he has a crush on you."
"Oh, I think so too." Lin Zhenzhen casually stuffed the business card into her pocket.
[The male lead's descent into darkness has accelerated again, far too quickly! At this rate, won't he transform completely on the night of the next full moon?]
Haha, the jokes told by artificial intelligence are indeed lame.
Lin Zhenzhen looked up at the azure sky, [Is the last bit of jealousy still not showing any signs of arousal?]
No. Data analysis shows that the male protagonist didn't take these passersby seriously at all; they posed no threat whatsoever, they just caused him some annoyance.
Lin Zhenzhen laughed and called him a masochist.
After school, Lin Zhenzhen said goodbye to Lan Jiaocai and saw the familiar Bentley at the school gate.
Opening the car door, I saw Tan Bei sitting in the back seat, holding a financial magazine.
She was stunned. She didn't know when it started, but Tan Bei stopped sharing a car with her to and from school.
They might not even come home on time.
But Lin Zhenzhen still didn't say anything. She closed the door, fastened her seatbelt, and took out her wireless earphones in one smooth motion.
The explosive, heavy metal music assaulted her ears.
The next second, one of her earphones was taken away.
"Can't you take a moment to talk to me?"
Tan Bei put down the book in his hand and stared intently at her.
Lin Zhenzhen simply took off the other earphone as well.
What are you trying to say?
Unexpectedly, the other person's calm pupils darkened, and they said, "It was my fault for not noticing that someone was causing you trouble before. But it's all resolved now, so you can rest assured."
Lin Zhenzhen stared at him for a while, wondering if his statement that the matter was resolved meant he had solved the problem, or if he had also gotten rid of the person involved.
“There are too many people and too much attention at school, and the Ning family is going through a very difficult time right now. I’ve thought about it and I’d like to ask for your opinion again.”
"From now on, you'll come to school less often and have private tutors instead. If you get bored, you can have Lan Jiaocai keep you company. Don't worry about your degree; I'll take care of that. What do you think?"
Although it seemed like he was discussing things with her, his authoritative tone immediately ignited Lin Zhenzhen's anger.
"Do I have the right to object?" Lin Zhenzhen crossed her arms and sneered, "I've become your pet now, a canary in an iron cage, a tiger with its teeth pulled. Even the servants say so, don't you know that?"
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