Ruan Chenliang raised her eyes with a swift movement, her brows furrowing slightly.
She was just bored.
She knew that many people in this class, and even in this school, disliked her, but with Yu Xiaoya and Bo Nian around, these people didn't dare to be too arrogant.
Back then, if they said anything about Ruan Chen behind her back, as long as it reached Yu Xiaoya's ears, she would immediately go over and tear them apart.
As for Bo Nian, those girls always listened to him. When they whispered bad things about Ruan Chen, Bo Nian only needed to glance at them, and they would fall silent.
In the brief moment she was stunned, Wan Taotao's finger was already poking her forehead, and she said viciously, "Stop pretending to be so aloof! You're nothing without the Ruan family, you know that? Now that Bo Nian and that bitch Yu Xiaoya aren't around, let's see who can stand up for you!"
Ruan Chen slightly turned to avoid Wan Taotao's poking finger, and said calmly, "Please get off my desk, thank you."
Wan Taotao's finger missed its mark, and her expression turned ugly. She jumped off the table and reached out to tear at Ruan Chen's hair.
With a "snap," Wan Taotao's wrist was coldly seized by Ruan Chen in mid-air.
Wan Taotao felt as if a cold pair of pliers had clamped onto her wrist. She screamed and tried to break free, "Ruan Chen, how dare you lay a hand on me?! Do you know who my brother is?!"
Ruan Chen felt that she was becoming more and more good-tempered. Her heart was truly at peace, but she just felt impatient and bored.
Should I tell Yu Xiaoya that these people are calling her a bitch behind her back?
After Wan Taotao struggled a couple of times, Ruan Chen let go, didn't respond, and continued reading with his head down.
Wan Taotao looked down at the red marks on her wrist, her eyes filled with hatred. Just then, the school bell rang, which gave Wan Taotao a way out. She left with a harsh threat that she would be waiting for her after school.
The first class was English. Ruan Chen stacked her books in front of her and replied to Lin Fengzi's message.
Lin Fengzi has been quite busy lately, visiting Shengling Technology less often. Ruan Chen sometimes can't get through to him when she calls. When asked, Lin Fengzi says he's extremely busy, preparing for his internship and exams.
It was rare for Lin Fengzi to have free time today, so she chatted with Ruan Chen for almost ten minutes.
How is your classmate doing?
"He's still in the recovery period. He's mentally fine now, but the injury to his throat is a problem. When are you free? Bo Nian's parents have been saying they'd like to invite you to dinner. If it weren't for you, the Bo family would be finished this time."
Lin Fengzi replied, "No need, it's nothing. I'm a medical student, so of course I'll help if I can."
"You've been busy lately, haven't you?" Ruan Chen hesitated for a moment before voicing her doubts. "You seem a bit down. Have you run into trouble? Do you need my help?"
Sitting in the library, Lin Fengzi stared at Ruan Chen's words and remained silent for a long time.
He was indeed under a lot of pressure and his mood was not good.
Although his mental strength wasn't exactly phenomenal, it was still at level six. Students with level six mental strength have their own training methods and career plans. Originally, his future should have been spent wearing a white coat and dealing with instruments, experiments, and data.
Now he's just an ordinary person.
Lin Fengzi completed the transfer procedures and went to a regular class. Much of what he had learned before was overturned and he had to start over. He was going through the most difficult period of his life.
Learn new knowledge, build a completely different learning system, and learn to be an ordinary person.
Before Lin Fengzi could reply, Ruan Chen sent another message: "Are you free tonight? I remember you like rock music, right? Rainbow Pony Carriage has a performance tonight, how about we relax together?"
Lin Fengzi drifted off into thought again. He liked rock music, and he should have agreed without hesitation. It would have been good for him to release his emotions and also soothe Ruan Chen's subtle unease.
Lin Fengzi knew that Ruan Chen was essentially an insecure person—although she hid it well, Ruan Chen would inadvertently reveal a faint anxiety when the people or things she was familiar with changed.
For example, during this period, Lin Fengzi contacted Ruan Chen less frequently, so Ruan Chen started contacting Lin Fengzi proactively. He didn't say it explicitly, but he implied that he wanted to know why Lin Fengzi had changed.
But Grandpa said that those asteroids attracted by gravity will eventually be torn apart by tidal forces and reduced to dust.
"good."
Father Lin finally agreed.
During the second break, Lao He came in with several colorful cards and went straight to Ruan Chen's seat.
The once lively classroom immediately fell silent, as everyone tacitly pricked up their ears, eager to hear if there was some more drama to watch at the Ruan family's place.
"Ruan Chen, do you know someone named Ye Zitao?"
Ruan Chen nodded, "He's my uncle."
"He said he'd bring you something, and we could have had him deliver it in person, but I thought his attire was a bit..." Old He carefully chose his words, explaining, "...not quite in line with our school's style..."
Ruan Chen smiled and understood.
Ye Zitao must have had a head of colorful hair and his body covered in rivets.
"I know, thank you, teacher." Ruan Chen stood up and took the things Lao He gave him with both hands.
He Liren was a little worried about Ruan Chen's mental state. Although the girl was usually quiet and had good grades, she was still a fifteen or sixteen-year-old girl. With such a big change in her family and being kicked out of the house by her own father, how could she really be okay?
Old He thought sympathetically, "He's just putting on a brave face."
So he tried his best to chat with Ruan Chen for a bit to help her relax.
"Ruan Chen, these look like tickets to me, right? Is it for a concert that you young girls like to attend?"
"Yes, it's a rock band called Rainbow Pony Carriage."
He Liren nodded, "It's good to relax and have fun."
He patted Ruan Chen on the shoulder and left.
The conversation between the two was heard by almost everyone in the front rows.
Wan Taotao's face turned even uglier.
She had said just two classes ago that Ruan Chen was nothing, and the Ye family would never take someone like her, who had no background or identity, seriously.
But now, Ye Zitao, the lead singer of Rainbow Pony, actually personally delivered tickets to Ruan Chen.
How is that possible? I've never heard of Ruan Chen having such a good relationship with the Ye family before.
"Xiao Tao, you've been proven wrong, haven't you? The lead singer personally delivered tickets to Ruan Chen. Why don't you hurry up and try to curry favor with Ruan Chen? Maybe she'll reward you if she's in a good mood."
Wan Taotao stared at the test paper in her hand, and after a long while, she finally managed to stammer out, "Don't you guys find it suspicious? How come we've never seen Ruan Chen with the Ye family before? We just talked about Ye Zitao during our morning reading session, and now Ye Zitao is personally delivering tickets to Ruan Chen?"
Wan Taotao became more and more convinced of the validity of her speculation as she spoke. "Even if Ye Zitao delivered the tickets to her, was it necessary for him to come in person? He's the lead singer; shouldn't he be out there rehearsing the venue right now?"
"So, Xiaotao, what do you mean?" The people around them asked curiously as they gathered around.
Wan Taotao slammed down her exam paper, stared at Ruan Chen's straight back, and said with certainty, "Is there any need to ask? What tickets, what Ye Zitao, they're all fake. They hired people to put on a show for us!"
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