Chapter 11 The Noble Academy's Substitute (11) Who offended you again...?
Chapter Eleven
Xia Zhi noticed that Xu Yu's gaze was very intense; he was staring intently at her lips, clearly eager to make a move.
Xia Zhi was at a loss. The disparity in strength between her and Xu Yu meant that she was now doomed.
Xu Yu gradually approached her until their breaths mingled.
Xia Zhi felt her whole body stiffen with fear. She simply closed her eyes instinctively, waiting for Xu Yu to kiss her lips.
Seeing her nervous expression, Xu Yu wasn't in a hurry. Instead, he whispered softly in her ear, "Zhizhi, you're so beautiful."
Xia Zhi could feel an unfamiliar pressure; his hot, moist breath sprayed on the tip of her ear, making her feel a little numb.
She finally realized what was happening, immediately took a step back, and casually picked up the broken pieces from the ground.
"Don't come any closer!" Xia Zhi held the shard on her wrist, but she was just pretending; she couldn't just fake her death right now.
Seeing her behavior, Xu Yu raised his hands and said, "Fine, fine, I'll take a step back."
Xia Zhi looked at him and said, "We're not friends anymore. Your behavior has hurt me deeply."
Xu Yu gave a strange smile, then tried to reassure her, "Calm down first, I'll back off, back off..."
Xia Zhi then said, "Let me out! I want to get out!"
Xu Yu hummed in agreement. "Okay, I'm letting you out."
Xia Zhi gestured to him, "Go upstairs first, or I'll cut my wrists!"
Xu Yu looked at her wrist and saw faint bloodstains. He quickly went upstairs to the second floor, and just as he reached the second floor, Xia Zhi pushed open the door and came out.
Xu Yu watched Xia Zhi's departing figure and couldn't help but sneer.
After Xia Zhi left, Xu Yu quietly looked at the broken pieces of the vase on the ground, feeling an unprecedented emptiness.
He was so close to kissing Xia Zhi's lips.
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Holding the shards, Xia Zhi dared not stop. She ran for a long time until she finally saw a taxi.
Afraid of startling others, Xia Zhi threw away the broken pieces of the vase beforehand. Then she quickly got into the car, took a deep breath, and said, "To St. Mus Academy."
The driver looked at her panicked expression and was a little curious, but he didn't dare to ask any more questions. He just nodded and said, "Okay."
The car started moving, and Xia Zhi's mind went blank. The near-death experience she had just narrowly escaped was still quite stressful.
She tried to calm herself down, and only when the car slowly stopped at the college gate did she realize that her hands were shaking.
"Are you alright, beautiful?" the driver asked softly.
Xia Zhi shook her head, "How much? I'll pay you."
"Okay." The driver glanced at her worriedly.
After paying, Xia Zhi prepared to return to her dormitory. She had just reached the dormitory entrance when she received two text messages.
One of the text messages was from Xu Yu: Zhizhi, why are you running? Are you so afraid of me?
Xia Zhi was still a little scared, so she quickly blocked Xu Yu. She unlocked the door with her key and slammed it shut behind her.
The second text message was from Lin Yue: Senior! I've been discharged from the hospital! Thank you, senior!
Xia Zhi then sent Lin Yue a text message: Okay, I'll be fine once I'm discharged.
She stared blankly at the wall, speechless for ten minutes. For the first time, she realized how unfamiliar Xu Yu was; the unfamiliar male presence enveloped her, making her stiffen.
Sigh, what a mess this is!
Xia Zhi finally realized, "I can't see Xu Yu anymore."
【Zhizhi! Perhaps you could talk to someone else about it!】
Xia Zhi took out her phone and chose between Xie Yi and Meng Ziyue. In the end, she chose the more gentle Meng Ziyue.
She hesitated for a few seconds before calling Meng Ziyue.
A voice came quickly from the other end of the phone, "Zhizhi, what's wrong?"
Xia Zhi choked up as she tried to speak, and the person on the other end became even more anxious upon hearing the crying, "Zhi Zhi, where are you? Why are you crying?"
Xia Zhi couldn't help but sob, "It's...it's Xu Yu..."
Meng Ziyue paused for a moment, "Did he force you?"
Xia Zhi was slightly taken aback upon hearing this, then felt a chill run down her spine. Right, why did she call Meng Ziyue? They were the same kind of people!
She tried to control her emotions and then said, "Never mind, it's nothing..."
Meng Ziyue keenly sensed something was wrong, so she explained, "Xu Yu's obsessive liking for you is his problem. I'm on your side."
Xia Zhi could only nod, "Mmm, mmm..."
Meng Ziyue asked, "Where are you?"
Xia Zhi said, "I'm in the dormitory."
Meng Ziyue was silent for a moment, then said, "I'm a little worried about you. Come out to the villa at the academy, let me check on you..."
Xia Zhi didn't dare to go out right now, so she instinctively refused, "Sorry, I don't want to go out right now."
Meng Ziyue didn't force her. "Okay, then you should get some rest. Zhizhi, don't overthink it, it's definitely his problem."
Xia Zhi nodded, then finally regained some composure. "Okay, I'll hang up now. I'm going to rest."
Meng Ziyue hummed in agreement, Xia Zhi sniffed, and then hung up the phone.
After hanging up the phone, Xia Zhi lay on the bed and forced herself to sleep for a while.
...
She didn't dare to go out until the next day when she had no choice but to. Because she had a PE class the next morning, Natsumi finally decided to go out.
It's a cloudy day today, and it looks like a heavy rain is coming.
When Xia Zhi stepped outside, she saw a gloomy sky with rolling dark clouds and a damp smell in the air.
She arrived at the gymnasium as usual, and as soon as she got there, she saw Xu Xi and Cong Yi.
Xia Zhi walked over. "Has class started?"
Xu Xi nodded, her eyes sparkling slightly. "Zhizhi, do you know what day it is today?"
Xia Zhi was a little annoyed. "What day is it?"
Xu Xi said slowly, "Today is the school basketball game! I heard that Xu Yu and Xie Yi will be participating!"
Upon hearing Xu Yu's name, Xia Zhi subconsciously frowned. "I see."
Cong Yi looked at Xia Zhi and suddenly pleaded, "Zhi Zhi, you're close to them, could you please take us with you to see them?"
Xia Zhi choked, "Isn't today PE class?"
Cong Yi said, "That's true, but the teacher should understand."
Xia Zhi didn't say anything, she just forced a smile.
Soon, the PE teacher arrived. He looked at everyone and then smiled, "Does everyone want to go watch a basketball game? Today I have a task for you: go and get some water for them to drink."
Xia Zhi: ...It really is what I feared most.
Xu Xi and Cong Yi, who were standing nearby, were very excited and couldn't help but cheer, while Lin Qing looked at Xia Zhi thoughtfully.
Not wanting others to notice anything, Xia Zhi could only nod and take the water, then prepared to go to the basketball court with them.
Before they even arrived, they could hear the cheers of the girls inside.
"Go Xu Yu!!"
"Thanks and best wishes!!"
Xia Zhi had a slight reaction when she heard Xu Yu's name, but no one around her noticed.
Cong Yi said slowly, "Zhizhi, I'll go get some water!"
Xia Zhi nodded, then handed one hand to each of them before preparing to leave. "You guys go and deliver it."
Cong Yi and Xu Xi exchanged glances. "Zhizhi, aren't you going to see her off?"
Xia Zhi made up an excuse, "I...I'm a little tired."
Just as she was about to sit down in the stands, she suddenly heard the PE teacher next to her ask in confusion, "Aren't you going to deliver water?"
Natsumi: ...
In the end, she could only resign herself to her fate and say, "Of course I'll send it. Why won't I?"
Since the first half was over, everyone went to deliver water. Xia Zhi glanced at Xu Yu; he was wearing a basketball jersey with the number 2 clearly written on it. He had fair skin, but a very strong physique, and you could even clearly see his eight-pack abs. The moment he slightly raised his eyes, he exuded explosive power.
Xia Zhi didn't dare to look any longer; she looked at Xie Yi instead.
Xie Yi's basketball jersey had the number 1 written on it. He was tall, and his lean body made him look strong and powerful. However, his peach blossom eyes were sometimes alluring and had a hint of playfulness.
Xia Zhi didn't want to provoke these two philandering men anymore.
So she chose a male classmate next to her whom she didn't even know, and then said softly, "Excuse me, are you thirsty? Do you need some water?"
The male student looked at Xia Zhi with a bit of flattery. Just as he was about to get some water, he suddenly felt everyone's gazes piercing him like needles.
So he declined, saying, "Senior, I'm not thirsty..."
Xia Zhi was a little puzzled. "You just finished playing basketball, how can you not be thirsty? Here, have a drink."
The male classmate was a little intimidated, but finally whispered a reminder to her, "Xu Yu and Xie Yi are watching, I don't dare to."
Xia Zhi realized what was happening in a second, then gave an awkward smile and said, "Okay, it's alright, you can go ahead."
She was holding the water when she noticed Xu Yu's deep eyes looking in her direction.
Xia Zhi met his gaze silently. He twitched the corner of his mouth but didn't say anything.
Xia Zhi was annoyed, so she turned back and walked over to Meng Ziyue, who was reading a book. "Ziyue, have some water!"
Meng Ziyue's eyes flickered behind his glasses, then he calmly took the item and casually asked, "Did you have a fight with them?"
Xia Zhi was furious. "Don't try to persuade me!"
Meng Ziyue said softly, "What exactly happened? Tell me."
Xia Zhi was a little choked up. Everything that had happened in the past few days was too strange and chaotic. She didn't know where to begin.
Did it start when she discovered Xie Yi was stopping her from submitting her resume? Or did it start when Xu Yu pretended to be drunk and tried to kiss her?
Xia Zhi didn't know where to start.
Meng Ziyue looked at Xia Zhi quietly, then comforted her, "It's okay, it's okay if you don't want to talk about it."
Xia Zhi looked at him quietly, a little annoyed, "Why don't you drink some water?"
Under her gaze, Meng Ziyue slowly turned on the water, then tilted his head back and took a sip.
He then slowly covered the water bottle, his eyes crinkling slightly. "Are you afraid I won't dare to drink the water?"
Xia Zhi's thoughts were exposed, and she sighed softly, "They are too controlling. I'm afraid you'll be affected too."
Meng Ziyue looked at Xia Zhi and subconsciously reassured her, "It's okay, Zhizhi, I'm here for you."
Xia Zhi paused for a moment, then nodded, "Okay."
As the two were talking, they suddenly heard Xie Yi's slightly sarcastic voice, "Ziyue, pretending to be a good guy again?"
Meng Ziyue gently stroked the water glass, then looked at Xie Yi, "I don't understand what you mean."
The two stared at each other silently. Xie Yi narrowed her eyes slightly, but still didn't expose Meng Ziyue's little scheme.
Xia Zhi looked at Xie Yi and said, "You guys can eat at the villa from now on. I won't go."
Xie Yi looked at Xia Zhi's pouty face and almost laughed. "Baby, who upset you this time? Why do you suddenly want to quit?"
Xia Zhi pointed to Xu Yu, who was silently watching them, and then said firmly, "He, he offended me."
Xu Yu noticed Xia Zhi's eyes, which were a little timid yet a little defiant, and couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.
A note from the author:
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