Ruan Qingan was filled with questions: Huh? ???
But after she realized what had happened, she knew it was probably because Zhou Zihang had discovered Chen Siyue's wound.
They should have discovered it this morning, but Ruan Qing'an interrupted them, so it was delayed until now. However, Chen Siyue didn't say that she was injured by domestic violence, which made Zhou Zihang misunderstand and come to find her instead.
Ruan Qing'an certainly wouldn't go down. She was afraid that if she did, Zhou Zihang wouldn't communicate with her at all and would just start punching her.
After calming down a bit, she said in a deep voice, "Brother Hang, can you calm down? Before today, I had no idea what your relationship with Chen Siyue was. Why did you have someone beat her up?"
"Heh, Chen Siyue told me before that she rejected my advances because she was afraid you would have someone beat her up. You're that kind of person."
Zhou Zihang paused: "You knew all along, didn't you? Otherwise, why would you show up at such a convenient time today, and pretend you just found out? It's just hypocritical. I'm fucking disgusted by you, Ruan Qing'an!"
"Then I'll tell you, Brother Hang."
Ruan Qing'an paused: "If I had known about Chen Siyue's existence earlier, would I have allowed you two to be all lovey-dovey outside of school today? I would have broken her hands long ago, and let's see what she has left to do with your lovey-dovey behavior!"
Upon hearing this, Zhou Zihang's face immediately darkened, but he realized that what he said made sense. Just as Ruan Qing'an knew him quite well, he was also quite clear about Ruan Qing'an's temperament.
If they really knew all along, why did they endure it until now?
After thinking about this, Zhou Zihang's reason, which had been clouded by anger, finally returned. He snorted coldly, "Fine, I'll pretend you didn't do it, but Ruan Qing'an, let me tell you—don't even think about doing anything to her!"
After saying that, Zhou Zihang left in a huff.
After Zhou Zihang left, Ruan Qing'an's forced composure collapsed like a flood, and her legs went weak as she recovered from the shock of the broken window.
I didn't even notice it in the morning.
Now, facing Zhou Zihang, the school bully, the fear she felt when looking at a thug finally surfaced. She was genuinely afraid he would rush up and hit her!
Suddenly, X09 in his mind said, "You don't need to worry too much, host. The original owner could also fight, and you can inherit her abilities."
"But...but I don't know what to do."
x09 whispered, "You just need to leave everything to me."
There seemed to be a sense of reassurance in her, and Ruan Qing'an's panic lessened a bit. Despite her weak body, her clever mind quickly came to her senses, thanks to what happened today.
"x09, I think this is a good opportunity!"
...
Although Ruan Qing'an's pursuit of Zhou Zihang was repeatedly rejected, the two school bullies' underlings had a fairly good relationship.
Most importantly—despite Zhou Zihang's refusal, his relationship with the original owner was quite harmonious before Chen Siyue appeared; they were even friends.
Because of this incident, the relationship between the two big shots has almost completely broken down, causing their subordinates quite a headache.
After Ruan Qing'an subtly mentioned it a few times, her underlings all learned about Zhou Zihang's late-night window-breaking incident.
For a time, Ruan Qing'an's underlings felt extremely aggrieved on behalf of their boss, and even led a significant conflict with Zhou Zihang's underlings, with tensions running high for a week.
On Friday afternoon, as Nguyen Thanh An walked out of the school gate with his bag slung over his shoulder, a young man with dyed yellow hair came up to him with a smirk.
"Sister Ruan, Sister Ruan!"
"What's wrong?"
The blond-haired man had clearly rushed over, slightly out of breath: "Sister Ruan, Brother Hang has booked a private room at the bar and would like you to come over."
"Oh, that's strange. What does he want with me?"
Although Ruan Qing'an said this, she wasn't actually that surprised. After all, she was the one who subtly spread this story, and most people knew that she had been wronged in this matter.
The blond-haired thug, of course, had no idea what Ruan Qing'an was thinking. He assumed she was still angry with Zhou Zihang and couldn't help but reassure her, "Go ahead and don't worry, Sister Ruan, we're here for you!"
Since things had come to this point, Ruan Qing'an no longer refused, but nodded: "Alright, I'd like to see what this person wants from me. It can't be that his people got beaten up again, can it?"
Sensing the sarcasm and hostility in Ruan Qing'an's words, the blond-haired thug scratched his head and didn't say anything more.
The bar that Zhou Zihang invited was a place where he and the original owner of the body often gathered with people. It was obviously not some cheap street-side spot. After all, their families were well-off, so naturally their standards were quite high.
When Ruan Qing'an arrived, the blond-haired thug led her directly to the private room, but before she could even step inside, she could hear voices inside.
"Brother Hang, calm down. You really made a mistake this time. Sister Ruan didn't contact us, and you still went and smashed her window."
"...Whose henchmen are you all? Why are you all siding with her?"
"Of course it's for you, Brother Hang, but Sister Ruan is such a good person. She's kind, honest, and loyal. If it weren't for her finding someone to cover for me last time, I would have been punished!"
When Zhou Zihang heard that even his underlings had come to mediate, he waved his hand impatiently, but still said, "Fine, fine, I know, you don't need to say anything more."
He now understood that when Ruan Qing'an had pursued him so openly, his underlings had almost treated her as their sister-in-law, making their relationship very close and difficult to break.
Thinking of this, Zhou Zihang couldn't help but recall Chen Siyue. She was different from people like Ruan Qing'an, and he was afraid... she wouldn't adapt to this environment either.
Just then, Ruan Qing'an pushed the door open from the outside and strode in.
"Brother Hang, I heard you were looking for me?"
"...Yes, it was me who contacted you."
Zhou Zihang felt a little uncomfortable. After being nudged by his underlings, he said, "I know I misunderstood you before. You didn't inflict the injuries on Chen Siyue. I shouldn't have come to you directly."
"I'm sorry for what happened, Ruan Qingan. Just consider it a lapse in judgment."
After Zhou Zihang finished speaking, his underlings behind him also advised, "Yeah, Sister Ruan, don't be angry with Brother Hang. No matter what, we've been friends for years. It's not that bad."
They all knew that Ruan Qing'an liked Zhou Zihang, but even if she did like him, aside from being love-struck, the original owner actually handled the relationships around Zhou Zihang quite well, and there was nothing wrong with her being a good person.
Therefore, even Zhou Zihang's underlings were advising him to accept the original owner of the body. Even if he didn't accept it, they would still continue to associate with each other and couldn't sever ties at all.
Ruan Qing'an guessed that Zhou Zihang might not have had no good feelings towards the original owner at first, otherwise the two would not have become friends.
However, perhaps because his younger brother said too much and the original owner of the body pressured him too much, Zhou Zihang's rebellious spirit suddenly came to the fore, and he simply started to like a well-behaved girl like Chen Siyue.
After Zhou Zihang took the initiative to back down, Ruan Qing'an stopped pressing him and sat down on the sofa beside him: "I know, after all—"
“That’s the person you like, isn’t it, Brother Hang?”
For a moment, the atmosphere in the private room fell silent.
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