WG - 24

The young man originally didn’t have any intentions.

It was just that day, in front of everyone, Chi Zhiyu did something that made him lose face.

He truly never expected Chi Zhiyu to be so bold.

She looked like a delicate and cold beauty who wouldn’t even say harsh words.

Unexpectedly, she shattered his expectations completely.

There was definitely embarrassment, but it also left him more impressed.

Later, the young man easily found out Chi Zhiyu’s identity.

He wasn’t surprised because no matter what,

her beauty should make her well-known.

He never expected to encounter her so coincidentally before even looking for her.

Her attitude remained as arrogant.

The young man became interested and wanted to pull her over when he was interrupted by Li Taoran’s voice.

Then,

when Xie Ye’s voice came, he was startled and instinctively turned his head to look.

By the time Chi Zhiyu realized, Xie Ye had already walked in front of her, grabbed her wrist, moved away from the young man in front, and pulled her behind him.

His tall and slender figure blocked her view.

Chi Zhiyu’s tense nerves instantly relaxed, and she obediently hid behind him.

Li Taoran followed beside them, glanced at the gang-like stance of the social youths opposite, and furrowed his brows, “What do you want with a group of people here?”

The young man looked at these two who suddenly appeared and guessed they were probably Chi Zhiyu’s classmates.

Seniors in the third year.

He glanced at Xie Ye, who obviously protected her, remembered what he had just said, and raised an eyebrow, “Senior hero, saving a beauty is quite impressive.”

Xie Ye glanced at him and ignored him.

Li Taoran also realized they were freshmen and instantly gained confidence as a senior, asking, “Tell me, what did you do to our senior sister just now?”

The young man chuckled, “Senior has misunderstood. I really didn’t do anything.”

“Didn’t do anything?” Li Taoran questioned, “If you didn’t do anything, why did you try to grab our senior sister’s hand just now?”

Young man: “It’s just that senior sister treated me to an ice cream before, and I wanted to return the favor by treating her to an ice cream.”

Upon hearing this, Li Taoran turned to look at Chi Zhiyu, his eyes questioning the truth.

Chi Zhiyu silently shook her head, looking innocent, “No, I didn’t.”

“...”

Li Taoran turned to look at him, “You see, she says no.”

The young man laughed, “Why does the beautiful senior lie? I really want to treat you to an ice cream.”

Xie Ye noticed the way he addressed her and lifted his eyes to look at him, “What did you call her?”

The young man was startled, “Ah?”

Xie Ye asked again in a calm voice, “What did you call her?”

The young man seemed to understand, “Oh, beautiful. Senior sister looks good, so naturally, I emphasize calling her beautiful senior sister.”

Xie Ye’s voice was indifferent, asking word by word, “Don’t you know how to address someone properly?”

“Not really, senior, isn’t this a bit overstepping your bounds?” The young man squinted his eyes, “I can call her whatever I want, what’s wrong with that?”

“Hey, what’s with your attitude? Just call her senior.” Upon hearing this, Li Taoran also became displeased, “What are you trying to express by adding ‘beautiful’?”

This form of address clearly carried another meaning.

Anyone who heard it would feel it was inappropriate.

Seeing the situation getting a bit sticky, Chi Zhiyu was about to peek out when Xie Ye raised his hand and pressed down on her head, pushing her back inside.

Chi Zhiyu was forced to hide behind him, unable to see anyone, and somewhat annoyed, pinched his waist lightly.

Xie Ye didn’t budge at all, only calmly glanced at her sideways.

Suddenly meeting his gaze, Chi Zhiyu paused for a second, withdrew her hand reluctantly, and obediently stayed still.

No one noticed their eye contact.

Li Taoran was the first to angrily scold the young man, who upon hearing it became even more upset and clicked his tongue, “I advise you two not to meddle in this idle business. This beauty provoked me earlier, and I haven’t even settled this account yet. Why are you butting in?”

Xie Ye narrowed his eyes slightly, “Settle what account?”

The young man lifted his chin, “These shoes. She threw an ice cream directly onto my shoe. What do you think we should do?”

Upon hearing this, Xie Ye responded with a casual “Oh.”

“...”

That’s it?

The young man was stunned for a long time, “What do you mean by ‘oh’?”

“Nothing.” Xie Ye looked at him lazily and asked, “Just a pair of shoes, are you asking for compensation?”

“...” The young man felt annoyed by his tone, “Who cares about a pair of shoes? I want this beautiful senior sister to apologize to me.”

After glancing at Xie Ye’s shoulder, he added, “A sincere apology.”

Chi Zhiyu heard from behind and chuckled, “Apology?”

She looked at him sideways and said indifferently, “Did junior brother forget how I apologized last time?”

Upon hearing this, the young man thought about the previous incident and paused.

His two companions naturally remembered as well and laughed somewhat unkindly.

The young man instantly felt embarrassed, turned around, and cursed, “Shit, what are you laughing at?”

The companions cleared their throats and fell silent.

The young man turned back to look at Chi Zhiyu, thinking she was trying to show off, and his expression became displeased, “Are you happy about this?”

Chi Zhiyu looked at him upon hearing this and said “Ah,” indifferently, “It’s okay.”

“Screw you.” The young man flared up instantly, “I call you beautiful, and you take it seriously, huh?”

As soon as he finished speaking, he wanted to have a talk with her. He walked in front of Xie Ye, who was blocking him, and said angrily, “Move aside.”

Xie Ye didn’t move, looking at him, “What are you going to do?”

“What I do is none of your business.” The young man was too lazy to waste words with him and reached out to push him away.

But just as his hand was about to touch Xie Ye’s shoulder, Xie Ye pulled the person behind him, and together with Li Taoran, they sidestepped to both sides.

The young man instantly stumbled in between, almost falling. After barely steadying himself, he looked up and cursed in surprise, “Shit.”

Xie Ye stood in place, looking down at him.

In his indifferent gaze, there was inexplicable disdain.

The young man noticed and his anger grew even more intense. He straightened up and pushed Xie Ye’s shoulder hard, “What the hell is that look?”

Chi Zhiyu slightly furrowed her brows, but before she could react, Xie Ye lifted his eyes to look at him, speaking unhurriedly, “What do you think?”

The young man saw how protective he was and sneered, “Senior, you don’t need to be like this. Let me give you some advice.”

His gaze shifted backward, looking at Chi Zhiyu, and he spoke in a vulgar tone, “This woman is just prettier and has a better figure. Although she dances, with such a slim waist, who knows if she’s been touched by others—”

Xie Ye took a step forward and suddenly punched him in the face.

Without any warning.

The young man’s words abruptly stopped, and he grunted, stumbling back a few steps. Before he could react, a loud thud followed.

Xie Ye quickly intercepted his wrist with one hand, pressing his shoulder with the other, pushing him to the ground, and stepping on him with one foot.

The young man had his arm twisted, half-lying on the ground. Xie Ye let go of his hand and grabbed his hair, lifting it to reveal his bruised and bloody face. Blood trickled from his nose, and he seemed to be in great pain.

All of this happened so suddenly.

The two companions beside them were stunned in place, momentarily forgetting to help. By the time they came to their senses,

they saw their leader already in this state.

Li Taoran also came to his senses and looked at the remaining two, “What? Do you two want to end up like him?”

Chi Zhiyu watched the person being beaten in front.

Everyone thought Xie Ye was just used to being lazy. Though he had a bad temper and liked to mock people with sarcasm, he rarely got angry.

At this moment, his lips were tightly pressed, his dark eyes clouded with no expression, exuding violence.

Xie Ye pulled the person underfoot by the hair and kicked him hard in the waist.

The young man weakly collapsed to his knees, supporting himself with one hand on the ground, covering his stomach. His lips trembled, and with red eyes, he glared at him weakly, struggling to maintain his dignity and said, “You bastard...”

Xie Ye lowered his lashes, his eyes devoid of warmth, and sneered.

Cold to the bone, with a sinister and sharp violence.

“Don’t want your life anymore?”

...

A one-sided massacre ended.

Chi Zhiyu held Xie Ye back and let him stand aside to calm down.

Seeing her standing in front of him, Xie Ye reined in his murderous aura slightly, lowered his eyes, and said nothing.

The young man clearly still valued his life and, after being beaten, dared not say anything reckless. He was helped away immediately by his two companions.

Li Taoran watched them leave and turned to frown, “Are you alright, little sister Chi?”

Chi Zhiyu shook her head, “I’m fine.”

“What happened?” Li Taoran glanced at the small gang that had just left, “Did they bother you?”

“Not really.” Chi Zhiyu casually explained the incident at the ice cream shop, “I thought it wasn’t a big deal, but I didn’t expect to bump into them again so coincidentally.”

Li Taoran clicked his tongue, “These new freshmen are really unruly. Next time, be careful. If you see them, run, okay?”

Chi Zhiyu was amused by him, “Why so cowardly?”

“The best strategy is to retreat.” Li Taoran looked serious and then thought for a moment, “But after getting beaten by Xie Ye this time, they probably won’t dare to cause trouble again.”

After saying that, he turned to look at Xie Ye, “Big brother Xie, you’re impressive. You acted so fast; I didn’t even react, and you already knocked him down.”

Xie Ye still had a cold face and completely ignored him.

Chi Zhiyu knew he was still angry. Helplessly, she reached out and tugged his wrist.

Xie Ye felt it, paused, and looked down at her, “What?”

Chi Zhiyu glanced at his hand, “Doesn’t it hurt?”

He had hit so hard. Although it wasn’t against a hard object, it should still hurt.

Li Taoran overheard and leaned over to look. Seeing the back of his hand, especially the knuckles, which were somewhat red, he hissed, “Damn, big brother, didn’t you hit too hard?”

Xie Ye glanced at him and withdrew his hand.

“?” Li Taoran said, “What? Is this a treasure? Why won’t you let me see it?”

Chi Zhiyu didn’t hide it for him. She directly pulled his wrist and turned to tell Li Taoran, “Brother Li, please tell the dance studio I’ll be late. I’ll take him to the infirmary first.”

Li Taoran nodded understandingly, “Alright, go ahead. I’ll tell them.”

After thanking him, Chi Zhiyu pulled Xie Ye towards the infirmary.

Xie Ye let her lead him forward but looked displeased, “Why go to the infirmary?”

“For your beautiful hand.” Chi Zhiyu glanced at him, “Otherwise, don’t blame me if someone later dislikes your ugly hand.”

Xie Ye sneered, “What’s the use?”

The infirmary wasn’t far from the teaching building, and they arrived at the entrance after only a few steps.

Chi Zhiyu pulled him inside, “A hand is a person’s second face, you know? You might think it’s useless, but others cherish it.”

Xie Ye sneered, “Do you like it?”

“I like it.” Chi Zhiyu naturally countered, “Who doesn’t like beautiful hands?”

Upon hearing this, Xie Ye raised an eyebrow, remained silent for two seconds, and then inexplicably asked, “Do you think my hands are beautiful?”

Unexpectedly, he suddenly asked this.

Chi Zhiyu blinked and honestly replied, “Beautiful.”

Receiving the answer, Xie Ye calmly said “Oh,” and then tilted his head to ask casually, “So... do you like me?”