With tears welling up in her eyes, Xie Shiqi said in a trembling voice, "I don't know who it was. I just guessed that the person was probably a student, hiding in a corner of the library flipping through books. Because he was not very noticeable, he was not discovered until I was about to be bullied by Yi Sui. A book fell to the ground, which alerted Yi Sui."
Then, taking advantage of the moment he lowered his guard, I slipped away like a madman. Yi followed but didn't catch up, and I escaped unscathed..."
Even now, her heart is still pounding wildly as she recalls the incident, like she's just woken from a nightmare.
A glint of light flashed in Yi Tianran's eyes, and a vague guess began to surface in her mind.
Could the person hiding in the library be Su Mo?
She usually enjoys going to the library to read, and she has a low profile, often going alone and unnoticed, which is not surprising.
Putting these two things together, an answer quietly emerges.
Yi Tianran then probed further, "Have you...never thought about settling scores with him?"
"Of course I've thought about it!"
She was almost bullied that night, and Xie Shiqi hid in her dormitory all night before she finally came to her senses from the fear.
At that time, she was filled with grief and resentment, and wanted to report him and make him pay the price.
"But he came to me personally, telling me to give up." Xie Shiqi's eyes were filled with hatred. "He arrogantly said that he was a model student in the eyes of the entire school. Who would believe my words? I had no evidence and I wasn't really bullied. If I reported him, he would turn around and accuse me of seducing him because I couldn't resist the temptation..."
Public opinion is a fearsome thing.
Three men can make a tiger.
By then, how many people will believe her story, and how many will help Yi Sui humiliate her?
“I know Yi Sui has many followers, and with the Yi family as his backer, I am no match for him at all.” Xie Shiqi lowered her head bitterly. “He advised me to be sensible and promised not to provoke me in the slightest from now on, so I silently chose to endure.”
"It wasn't until this time, when you saw him being pulled down from his pedestal, that the resentment in your heart became uncontrollable, and that's when you turned out like that?" Yi Tianran's expression darkened slightly. "I can understand that you hate him, but you shouldn't use scissors to stab other people."
“I didn’t…” Xie Shiqi held her head, looking bewildered and pained. “I didn’t mean to hurt anyone. The scissors were just for self-defense. I was afraid that something like that would happen again, so I always carried them with me. Today… I don’t know what was wrong with me today. I was so irritable that I couldn’t control myself. My mind was filled with resentment. I couldn’t even tell who was in front of me. I almost made a terrible mistake.”
This sounds like he's making excuses for himself.
But Yi Tianran felt that something was wrong.
Would a well-behaved girl, who didn't even dare to retaliate against Yi Sui who almost bullied her, suddenly go crazy and stab someone else?
"Wait a minute!" Yi Tianran subconsciously reached out to check her pulse, and then examined her pupils for a while.
Although she wasn't a professional doctor and had only learned a little from Zhuang Yizhan, Xie Shiqi's condition was clearly not right.
His pupils were dilated, and he was disoriented... as if he were under the influence of drugs.
However, we cannot give a precise answer at this time.
Afterwards, Xie Shiqi said with a bitter expression, "Qin Yao, I am really sorry. I dragged you into this because of my impulsiveness."
Yi Tianran shook her head and said gently, "You should rest well recently and don't worry too much. Things will be resolved soon."
Xie Shiqi blinked, puzzled.
Yi Tianran chuckled softly, "May I ask you one last question?"
"What?"
Yi Tianran asked earnestly, "Do you remember what happened at the library that night? What was the date?"
"I remember," Xie Shiqi told her a number.
Upon hearing this, a glint of light flashed in Yi Tianran's eyes. She reached out and patted Xie's shoulder, saying, "Don't worry, the bad guy will be punished as he deserves. He won't be able to affect you anymore."
Xie Shiqi was taken aback upon hearing this.
Although I don't know why she was so certain.
But... when she met Yi Tianran's clear and bright eyes, her tense heart suddenly relaxed.
After seeing Xie Shiqi off, Yi Tianran was about to close the dormitory door when a figure rushed over and quickly pressed one hand on the door.
Yi Tianran opened the door and looked at the person who came in with surprise, "Xu Zhe? Is there something urgent that you need?"
Xu Zhe ran around the school several times, panting heavily, until he finally saw the person he wanted to see.
The next second, he opened his arms and excitedly hugged her.
"???" Yi Tianran almost reflexively dodged, causing him to miss his target. Her face darkened slightly: "What are you doing? Trying to take advantage of your sister? I didn't know you had such audacity!"
"No..." Xu Zhe quickly shook his head, his expression unusually silly, and explained helplessly, "I almost went crazy when I heard I was in trouble. Luckily you weren't hurt. I'm sorry... I just wanted to make sure you were still here safely. I didn't have any lustful intentions. You can believe me."
Yi Tianran watched with amusement as he scratched his head and broke out in a cold sweat.
After a long pause, he slowly said, "Alright, I believe you. There is no one in this world who can hurt me."
Xu Zhe: "..." You're only 20 years old, you haven't experienced the harsh realities of society yet, where does your confidence come from!
Although he wanted to complain like that, seeing that she was safe and sound, a cute, puppy-like smile unconsciously appeared on his face.
"Yes, you are very strong! But I still want to protect you and keep you away from all danger."
Yi Tianran: "..."
How adorably innocent!
She couldn't bear to bully him anymore!
"By the way, you've come at the right time." Yi Tianran had something to ask him, "Have you noticed anything unusual about any of our classmates lately?"
"Abnormal?" Xu Zhe blinked, seemingly puzzled.
Yi Tianran gave an example: "For instance, people who are short-tempered, deliberately cause trouble, and act lawlessly."
Unexpectedly, Xu Zhe replied matter-of-factly, "Isn't that a lot?"
"Huh?" Yi Tianran was a little dumbfounded. "What do you mean by 'a lot'?"
Xu Zhe said with disgust, "They are those spoiled brats you mentioned. They gamble, drink, smoke, and play cards in class. No matter how much they fight, no teacher will stop them. I have observed them for a long time. These noble children come to Linghua just to waste their time. They are all degenerate and have no future. Only half of them are relatively normal."
He skipped classes because he was haunted by the trauma of his previous school and didn't want to end up like those people.
Yi Tianran's eyes darkened as she finally noticed the most amiss—
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