Chapter 52 I have no relation to him
On the other side.
After Jing Lin left, Pei Ci took Ye Qingyu to the study. They discussed the planning proposal for the school celebration. The proposal wasn't a problem, because the student council president who had blocked Ye Qingyu in the original storyline was still in the hospital. With Pei Ci's help, objectively speaking, whatever the proposal was, it would be approved.
But since it's a campus celebration, open to the entire Antalya community, it should be taken seriously.
They discussed it for a while, and then the housekeeper knocked on the door and entered.
"Miss, Young Master Lu is standing downstairs. It's raining quite heavily outside. Shall we bring him an umbrella?" the butler said.
Hearing this, Pei Ci paused, her fingers hovering over the tablet. She had expected Lu Ran to cause trouble, thinking he would barge into her bedroom sometime in the middle of the night. But she hadn't expected... him to just stand downstairs?
“Okay,” Pei Ci said. “Let him go back.”
“Miss…” The butler’s face wrinkled, revealing a conflicted expression.
That's true. Given Lu Ran's personality, he's not the kind of person who will listen to a few words from the butler.
As the mission progressed, Pei Ci wasn't annoyed by Lu Ran, because they had no connection whatsoever. Besides, she even hoped Lu Ran would perform well.
So Pei Ci put down the tablet.
She was dressed in soft, casual clothes at home, and when she got up, the housekeeper draped a fluffy cloak over her shoulders.
“Ye Qingyu, you come with me,” Pei Ci said.
Sitting in the corner, Ye Qingyu, who was barely noticeable, paused, then silently put down her tablet and walked quietly beside Pei Ci.
It was raining heavily outside, and the flowers and trees in the Pei family courtyard had scattered petals all over the ground. The sky was overcast, as if night was about to fall. They went to the main hall on the third floor, and when they drew back the semi-transparent curtains, they saw Lu Ran in the rain.
He was wearing the uniform of Anta School, the rain making it cling tightly to his body, revealing the rise and fall of his chest. His soaked black hair was swept back, revealing his noble and handsome face. Even in such a disheveled state, his face remained impeccably handsome.
As Pei Ci walked to the floor-to-ceiling window, the person standing there like a sculpture looked up. Beneath the perfect facial features, his eyes were straightforward and dark, brimming with the emotions within him.
what happens?
Why did you block me?
What did I do wrong?
What did I do wrong?
Why don't you want to see me?
I love you, I love you, I love you, I love you...
Ah Ci, what exactly do you want to do?
He had no idea what was happening; he had simply fallen from heaven to hell in an instant.
Pei Ci said nothing. She took the umbrella from the housekeeper and opened the French windows. The umbrella was thrown from upstairs to downstairs with a loud thud, and rolled to Lu Ran's feet.
"Lu Ran, you should leave," Pei Ci said, her eyes lowered.
Lu Ran's expression finally changed. "Why?"
Pei Ci didn't say anything, but simply held Ye Qingyu's hand, "I don't want to see you for the time being."
After speaking, Pei Ci led Ye Qingyu away. The curtains closed, leaving only soft light filtering through the French windows. Soon, this soft light went out.
Lu Ran picked up the umbrella from the ground. Red petals were still stuck to it, and in the dim light, it looked like a pool of blood. He looked at the pool of blood, his mind filled with the image of Pei Ci leaving. Next to Pei Ci was Ye Qingyu, and the two were intimate, inseparable.
But that's not right.
This shouldn't be the case.
Lu Ran clenched his fist, crushing the petals on the umbrella until they released red juice. As the rain washed over them, the juice turned into a faint, almost imperceptible pink.
No, no, no, no.
This is wrong; it shouldn't be developing this way.
Ye Qingyu shouldn't have lived like this. She shouldn't have crossed paths with Aci. She shouldn't have lived like this. She should have always lived under his bullying, being humiliated and bullied, having her edges worn down by all sorts of unfair treatment, until her vibrant eyes gradually became tainted with death. Then, on a sunny and clear day, she would jump off the roof, and at the moment her shattered body exploded with blood, she would restore peace to his world.
right.
Yes.
She deserves to die.
Damn it, damn it, damn it, damn it, damn it, damn it, damn it, damn it, damn it, damn it, damn it.
She must die.
They must die.
Lu Ran, you must protect your female lead.
His breathing quickened, his muscles tensed, his eyes widened; he seemed bewitched, lifting heavy steps toward the door. He was going to smash it open, find a suitable tool, and kill her.
Everything returned to normal.
That's right, that's exactly it.
Lu Ran, you must protect your female lead.
Lu Ran, you must protect your female lead.
He reached the doorway, gathered his strength, lifted his foot, and then—
"Bang--!"
Lu Ran's pupils were crimson, and he was breathing heavily.
It wasn't his foot that hit the door, it was his forehead.
This didn't cause much damage to the door, but his forehead was cut and bleeding. The blood flowed into his eyes, and he couldn't see anymore. It was all dark. A seductive voice in his mind kept tempting him to take the next step.
Ye Qingyu must be killed.
But that won't work.
Ah Ci once said that her fate was intertwined with Ye Qingyu's.
He shouldn't have acted this way, at the very least he shouldn't have acted so impulsively and irrationally.
A dull ache shot through his head, and his tall body swayed as he left through the doorway.
He needed to calm down and let this sudden surge of killing intent subside. Otherwise, Lu Ran himself didn't know what he might do.
As he walked out, he suddenly heard a voice—
"Brother Lu, what are you doing here?"
Not far from the Pei residence, a car was parked. Jing Lin stood beside the car, holding an umbrella, looking at him with concern.
Lu Ran had no time to ponder why Jing Lin was here. He stepped forward, his thin lips pursed, and coldly uttered a few words—
"Go to the hospital."
He needs medicine, lots and lots of medicine.
Otherwise, he wouldn't know what to do either.
Meanwhile, Pei Ci was discussing the plan with Ye Qingyu. The two of them were quick-witted, and in less than an hour, they had completed the initial discussion of the plan.
"Let's do the rest tomorrow," Pei Ci said, feeling a little sleepy. "Ye Qingyu, you should get some rest; you have school tomorrow."
Ye Qingyu hummed in agreement. She was assigned to a guest room on the third floor. When the two returned to the bedroom, Ye Qingyu, who had been somewhat silent, suddenly asked a question.
"Miss Pei, what does Lu Ran mean to you?" she asked.
Pei Ci was taken aback by the question, then frowned. She remembered answering it that afternoon. She didn't understand why Ye Qingyu would ask it.
"Wasn't my performance obvious?" she asked Ye Qingyu.
Ye Qingyu lowered her eyes and fell silent again.
But soon, she took the initiative to ask, "Ms. Pei, I hope you can answer seriously, what is most important to you?"
Most importantly...?
Pei Ci frowned. She didn't care about anything else; she just wanted to get better and have a healthy body. When she was healthy enough to run and jump, would she be able to go see that so-called…
Is there a world that can tolerate boring people?
She didn't expect it.
It's just an obsession.
Yes, obsession.
However, this was not the answer Ye Qingyu wanted. She realized that Ye Qingyu was constantly trying to confirm her place in her heart.
“I hope to get better. Of course,” Pei Ci said calmly, “you are just as important as getting better.”
"I will be good to you, this is just the beginning."
"Is that so?" Ye Qingyu suddenly smiled, the smile creeping from the corners of her eyebrows to the tips, her eyes sparkling, the corners of her mouth curving upwards, her eyebrows and eyes crinkling.
Pei Ci was taken aback.
Thinking about it carefully, Ye Qingyu doesn't seem to have smiled much. This natural smile seems to be the first time she's ever smiled like this.
"You should smile more often in the future," Pei Ci said. "You look beautiful when you smile."
“Okay.” Ye Qingyu suddenly became understanding. “However, I hope Miss Pei can change her way of addressing me in the future.”
"I don't want you to call me Ye Qingyu anymore," Ye Qingyu said lightly. "From now on, just call me Classmate Ye."
The next day, Jinglin arrived at the Pei residence early.
After Pei Ci and Ye Qingyu finished washing up, Jing Lin handed them the food he had brought.
He used a lunchbox, the kind that girls really like, and the rice, with its appealing color, aroma, and taste, looked incredibly appetizing. The two of them had different types of food. Ye Qingyu's meal mainly consisted of meat, while Pei Ci's was primarily light vegetarian, but precisely because the ingredients were simple, she put extra effort into it.
"How was it?" Jing Lin asked with a smile, "How was the chef's cooking?"
Pei Ci wasn't particular about taste, so she couldn't taste anything and just gave a faint "hmm".
"Just 'hmm'?"
"tasty."
Jinglin: "..."
That's enough.
This indicated there was still room for improvement. He tucked his hand, which was covered in a bandage. Yesterday, he had taken Lu Ran to the hospital first, then cooked, and had slept very little. There were light dark circles under his eyes.
However, because of his avant-garde and fashionable attire, people only thought it was his eye makeup.
"What do you think, Ye?" Pei Ci asked Ye Qingyu, who was standing to the side.
Ye Qingyu was more cheerful today, and the aloof feeling she had exuded had dissipated considerably. "I need to practice some more."
Jinglin: "..."
Who cares what you think...
After lunch, the three of them went to school. As expected, as popular figures at school, Ye Qingyu and Pei Ci attracted a lot of attention when they got out of Jinglin's car.
But this is just the beginning.
Their goal was to make Ye Qingyu known to the public as much as possible.
So, shortly after arriving at school, as planned, Ye Qingyu broke up with Jinglin in front of everyone.
Jinglin changes girlfriends frequently, and very few girls initiate breakups. Most people think that given Ye Qingyu's family background, how could she possibly break up with Jinglin without trying to force herself on him?
Because it didn't conform to public perception, Ye Qingyu's popularity soared. She quickly became a trending topic on forums, and then within Anta.
After breaking up with Jing Lin, Pei Ci and Ye Qingyu became even closer. They held hands in front of everyone and went to the classroom together, spending the entire morning together.
At this time, Lu Ran was hospitalized. Pei Ci and Lu Ran's intimacy in the past few days was obvious to everyone, but Pei Ci did not react at all while Lu Ran was hospitalized.
Someone tentatively asked her about her relationship with Lu Ran, expecting not to receive an answer from Pei Ci.
However--
“You shouldn’t be asking me this question,” Pei Ci said calmly. “I have nothing to do with him.”
The entire forum exploded instantly.
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