Tang Xiaomin walked while speaking softly to Lu Sisi.
"Look, everyone is watching you. The more this happens, the more you need to act fearless. Only by intimidating them will no one dare to provoke you."
With Tang Xiaomin present, those people indeed only dared to cast certain disapproving glances, but no one dared to take any substantive action.
This gave Lu Sisi a delusion, making her believe that these people actually feared her current fearless demeanor.
Thus, she straightened her back, tilted her chin slightly, and to appear unapproachable, Lu Sisi instinctively widened her eyes.
Tang Xiaomin watched Lu Sisi "pretend" to be fierce, like a fox borrowing a tiger's might, and smiled.
"Very good, just like that. As long as you maintain this state, they'll know you're not easy to provoke and won't dare to mess with you."
A parting is inevitable, even after the longest journey.
Tang Xiaomin's class, Class 13, was several classrooms away from Lu Sisi's. The time for separation arrived.
Tang Xiaomin walked to Class 13 and, as soon as she sat down in the back row, Shu Ya and many others swarmed around her.
Shu Ya said, "Xiaomin, F2 gave Lu Sisi a red card. Also, how did you end up walking with her?"
Tang Xiaomin looked up and showed a puzzled expression.
"I don't know. She just came over to talk to me a moment ago, insisting on walking with me."
"But, she's finally gone now."
This last sentence conveyed Tang Xiaomin's attitude: she was not close to Lu Sisi and did not want to get involved in her affairs.
Now, the energetic youngsters could finally act without restraint.
With Tang Xiaomin's stance made clear, all sorts of budding wicked thoughts erupted instantaneously.
After one class, while Lu Sisi went to the restroom, her books and desk were collectively thrown from the third floor and smashed to pieces.
She ran downstairs in despair, picking up the scattered books.
When she reached the third floor intending to confront the culprits, a bucket of water was suddenly poured over her head.
A dirty rag was placed over her head, while onlookers either covered their noses or laughed uncontrollably.
Lu Sisi stood frozen, trembling with anger, and roared furiously.
"What do you people think you're doing!"
However, everyone just laughed, ignoring her completely.
Lu Sisi couldn't even see who was playing this prank on her.
The bell rang.
As soon as the bell sounded, everyone rushed back to their classrooms. Suduan Novel Network.
Leaving Lu Sisi, drenched like a drowned rat, standing there.
The teacher passed by in the corridor and knew what had happened upon seeing Lu Sisi's state.
But precisely because no one in this school was easy to deal with, especially the root of all evil, Ye Lingyun, they didn't even dare to speak, fearing they might bring trouble upon themselves.
"Lu Sisi, what happened to you? Go clean yourself up and come back," the teacher said indifferently, and moved on.
Lu Sisi comforted herself, telling herself that if she could just endure it, a bright future awaited her.
This was just a minor setback; she couldn't afford to lose like this.
She wanted Ye Lingyun to see what a strong person she, Lu Sisi, truly was.
Because her desk was gone, Lu Sisi had to sit on a solitary chair until noon.
When she went to the cafeteria for lunch, her feet were maliciously stepped on by countless people, turning her white socks pitch black.
And from time to time, someone would bump into her, spilling soup and other liquids on her. Those people would just grin and say, "Sorry, I didn't do it on purpose."
"But your clothes clearly don't look expensive. If you need compensation, just ask. I'll definitely compensate you."
"Her? Forget it. Didn't she spill soup on Young Master Yun's clothes before, ruining his custom-made outfit, and he didn't even ask for compensation?"
"That's right. Since she didn't compensate Young Master Yun, it's only reasonable that I don't compensate her either, hahaha..."
...
Bringing up the past again severely hurt Lu Sisi's pride. She mustered her courage and glared at the people mocking her.
"I did ruin Ye Lingyun's clothes, but he forgave me and told me not to pay. You are just irrelevant people, why are you interfering in matters between him and me? Aren't you meddling too much!"
"You..."
Several girls were left speechless by her retort, as Ye Lingyun himself had indeed not demanded full compensation from Lu Sisi. They couldn't refute her.
Therefore, the girl who had just doused Lu Sisi with water immediately threw a stack of banknotes at her.
"Here, I'll compensate you for soiling your clothes. This money is enough for you to buy ten of them."
Being hit by money, Lu Sisi's dignity was profoundly insulted.
Her inner rage reached its peak, and she finally broke down.
"Scoundrels!"
She let out a roar, her eyes bloodshot, and lunged at the girl who threw the money.
Soon, the two were locked in a brawl.
The girl who threw the money had friends by her side. Seeing their friend being bullied, they all rolled up their sleeves and joined the fight.
Their one-on-one fight quickly escalated into a group beating one person.
Lu Sisi was not Tang Xiaomin; her fighting ability was average.
With two fists against four hands, Lu Sisi was pinned to the ground by the combined force. The girl who threw the money straddled her.
Raising her hand high, *slap, slap, slap*... she delivered consecutive, fierce slaps to Lu Sisi's face with both hands.
The boys exclaimed.
"Wow, are they really going to hit her like that? So fierce."
"Tsk tsk... it hurts just watching."
The scene was very intense.
"What are you doing?"
At this moment, a lazy male voice was heard.
Ye Lingyun appeared, accompanied by Liu Feng. They were the origin of this ordeal.
The girl who had been hitting Lu Sisi proudly walked up to Ye Lingyun and said, "Young Master Yun, we had a fight."
Ye Lingyun looked at the girl.
"What's your name?"
"My name is Meng Xia."
"Meng Xia?"
Ye Lingyun repeated Meng Xia's name thoughtfully.
"Is your father Meng Yong?"
"Yes, Young Master Yun."
Ye Lingyun nodded.
"Tell your father to come to Ye's tomorrow and sign a contract with me."
Meng Xia was overjoyed and exclaimed, "Yes!"
The red card was not just a game of sin; it was a game of power behind the scenes.
Otherwise, how could Ye Lingyun, by issuing a red card, mobilize so many people to target the recipient?
Lu Sisi messily tidied her hair and clothes, slowly getting up from the ground.
She hadn't heard Ye Lingyun's conversation with Meng Xia, but she looked at Ye Lingyun with excited eyes.
"Young Master Yun, did you come to save me?"
What...?
The onlookers almost vomited blood.
This person's delusion was too severe; she must be crazy.
Ye Lingyun, standing at 1.8 meters tall, looked down at the disheveled Lu Sisi.
After last night's incident, his dislike for Lu Sisi had escalated.
"You're overthinking it. I was just passing by. You were blocking my way."