Yi Tianran turned off her phone and walked out of the corner towards the classroom when she suddenly heard arguing not far away. "You're not allowed to say bad things about Young Master Yi! He's not that kind of person."
"What do you mean it isn't? The academic affairs office has already issued a notice stating that Yi Sui has maintained his top-ten ranking for the past three years by cheating. It's utterly shameful. Is someone like that even worth protecting?"
"Then... there must be some misunderstanding! Even if it's true, Young Master Yi has his reasons!"
"He has his reasons? Holding the highest honors and awards, enjoying the envious and admiring glances of others, with skin as thick as a city wall, is that what you call a reason?"
"Enough! Stop talking. Brother Sui is not someone you scum can insult at will. You spend your days doing nothing but wasting your time at this prestigious school, without any ambition. You drink and smoke like spoiled brats, doing all sorts of bad things. What right do you have to judge Brother Sui?"
"That's still a hundred times better than a hypocrite who says one thing to your face and another behind your back! Yi Sui, that coward, is a disgrace to Linghua!"
"..."
The two sides argued endlessly, their faces turning red with anger. At first, they were just talking, but later it turned into a physical fight and a group fight.
You pulled my hair, I slapped you, causing chaos and disorder.
Books and stationery even flew over from not far away. If Yi Tianran hadn't dodged in time, she might have been hit on the head.
This doesn't look like a group of aristocratic students; it looks more like a brawl between delinquent gangs.
Yi Tianran didn't want to get involved and even planned to leave quietly from behind.
Suddenly, a scream erupted from the crowd—
"Ah!!! She has scissors in her hand."
His words astonished everyone present.
In an instant, everyone backed away, their expressions filled with terror. "My God! Is she going to kill someone?"
"That's terrifying, stay away from her!"
"Let's run away quickly—"
Someone was trying to slip away quietly when they were interrupted by an irritating voice, "It's so noisy! Nobody's allowed to leave! If anyone moves, I'll stab them!"
Upon hearing the somewhat familiar voice, Yi Tianran's expression changed slightly. She subconsciously looked towards the center of the crowd and saw a girl with two ponytails holding scissors, staring at the others with a sinister expression.
Everyone was so frightened by her that they dared not move.
Even Yi Tianran was somewhat shocked.
Isn't this girl with the ponytail the one who confessed to Xu Zhe and was rejected? She seemed timid and weak before, but why has she become somewhat—crazy?
The girl with the ponytail looked ferocious and pained. "Even if Yi Sui, that scum, dies and rots in a ditch, he's not worth anyone's protection. He deserves to die, he deserves to die!"
Someone immediately complained, "Xie Shiqi, are you crazy? He just cheated, what's wrong with him? If you're so capable, say that to Yi Sui's face. Why are you shouting here?"
These words somehow enraged Xie Shiqi. Her eyes turned bloodshot, and she screamed hysterically, "Those who speak up for him deserve to die even more!!!"
Before anyone could react, she suddenly rushed forward, raised the scissors, and plunged them into the man's body.
Everyone stared wide-eyed in horror at the scene before them.
A second before the tragedy occurred, a figure struck like lightning, kicking the scissors out of her hand.
The scissors flew through the air, over the heads of some people, and finally landed directly on a lawn.
Everyone was shocked and impressed by Yi Tianran's dashing and dazzling entrance.
That was so cool!
Wiping the cold sweat from their foreheads, the crowd gradually recovered from their intense fear, followed by an uproar—
"Xie Shiqi, were you out of your mind? You not only started hitting me, but you even brought a weapon!"
"You're trying to murder me! You're acting like a lunatic."
"I used to think you were weak and pitiful, but I never expected you to be a pervert."
"..." The spittle of insults, contempt, and anger almost overwhelmed her.
Xie Shiqi snapped out of her intense hatred, her expression dazed and frightened, her lips trembling, unable to speak for a long time.
Seeing that someone was about to attack, Yi Tianran grabbed her hand and quickly pulled her away from the crowd.
"Hey, stop right there! She's attempted murder!"
"We must inform the teacher and deal with her seriously."
"Call the police! We can't let this go unpunished!"
Everyone looked indignant.
"Don't call the police." Only the person who had almost been stabbed earlier clutched his chest, still shaken, and said, "I... I'm a magnanimous person, I won't stoop to the level of a petty woman like that."
A bystander scoffed, "Seriously? You're chickening out?"
The man's legs were still a little weak, and upon hearing this, he didn't argue but simply slunk away.
He couldn't afford to mess with that kind of madman. Having barely escaped death, all he wanted now was to live a good life!
...
Meanwhile, Yi Tianran dragged Xie Shiqi straight back to the dormitory and closed the door.
He then turned around, looking at the ponytail-wearing girl in front of him with a complicated expression: "Are you alright?"
"..." Xie Shiqi lowered her head in silence, her shoulders trembling, tears streaming down her cheeks and falling to the ground, making her look pitiful and pathetic.
She seemed to have been holding back for a long time, and when she started crying, she couldn't stop.
After a long while, he finally recovered from that feeling of despair and said in a hoarse voice, "Thank you for helping me. I'm sorry for dragging you into this."
Yi Tianran shook her head, helped her sit down with her hands on her shoulders, and her voice, as gentle as a breeze, slowly rang out: "If I'm not mistaken, you have a grudge against Yi Sui? Is that right?"
Xie Shiqi's nose was red, and she looked up in surprise. But when she met Yi Tianran's clear eyes, she couldn't lie, nor did she want to deceive the benefactor who had helped her twice.
So, in a hoarse voice, she slowly said, "I... I hate him, that scumbag... He once used the excuse of tutoring me to take advantage of me..."
She was naive back then, thinking that Yi Sui was gentle and good at studying, while she was a notorious academic failure. In order to improve her studies, she went to the library with him at night for tutoring.
Unexpectedly, the other party was well-behaved at first, but after everyone left, he started to grope her and even tried to rape her!
If someone hadn't appeared in the library at the last minute, she probably would have...
Xie Shiqi shook her head, suddenly not daring to think any further.
"Someone?" Yi Tianran noticed a detail. "According to what you just said, everyone in the library that night, including the librarian, had left. And if I'm not mistaken, Yi Sui should have planned this in advance. How could there still be someone? Who was it?"
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