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Ye Gu was indeed always arrogant, but he would never hit anyone just because he was angered. He just went to the bathroom and when he came back he saw Ye Gu fighting with Jiang He, the boy who provoked him in class.

Luo Yang went to pull him, but was pushed to the ground by Jiang He, and the two fought even more fiercely.

Looking at the faces around watching the fun, Luo Yang felt nauseous. Only a tall and thin boy hurriedly ran to find the teacher. Luo Yang slowly got up from the ground. She tried hard to stop Ye Gu, trying to figure out what had happened to make him so extreme all of a sudden.

"Ye Gu, can you tell me what happened just now? We can solve any problem we have. Don't be like this."

But Ye Gu was not willing to calm down his anger at this moment. He just forbearingly held Luo Yang behind him and said in a hoarse voice: "It's okay, nothing happened. It's just our personal grudge. Stay away from him."

Fortunately, Guangmingding arrived quickly. Jiang He was a man who dared to do things but not to take responsibility, so he pushed all the faults onto Ye Gu.

Guangmingding asked the two people seriously: "So who was the first to attack just now? I want a clear answer."

Ye Gu said nothing, took a step forward, and looked directly at Guangmingding: "I was the first to do it."
Jiang He looked as if it was a matter of course, looking at Ye Gu with an arrogant look as if he had won a great victory.

office--
Guangming sipped the freshly brewed tea and walked to the desk to sit down. The glass on the desk was still steaming. He slowly pulled over a chair and raised his chin: "Sit down."

Ye Gu didn't move, just stood there leisurely, "No need to sit down, just tell me what punishment you want, I'm fine with it."

Guangmingding sneered and said jokingly: "Then can we fire you too?"

Ye Gu snorted: "I'm afraid this loss is not worth it. Even if you agree, I don't think the school will agree. What do you think?"
The performance targets for Wuhan University’s graduates are very high every year, and even the students are aware of this, not to mention Guangmingding, who have worked here for many years.

He put down the cup and looked at Ye Gu with a smile, quite inquiringly.

"Then tell me the reason why you started the fight first." Then he paused, turned his eyes back and stared at Ye Gu: "Don't just use Jiang He's provocation against you in class as an unreliable reason."

Guangmingding was very smart. Although he didn't know Ye Gu very well yet, he had observed Ye Gu's emotional state and expression during class. He clearly didn't show any tendency to be irritated. Instead, Jiang He felt a little angry because of Ye Gu's overly calm attitude.

Ye Gu seemed to have not heard the second half of Guangmingding's words, and continued to do his own thing: "That's a pity, it's because he provoked me, I'm petty, I can't take revenge afterwards, right?"

Guangmingding didn't say anything. The atmosphere between the two people remained in confrontation. The air was naturally hot and stuffy, making people feel almost suffocated.

"Don't you think that my classmates won't tell me what happened when they come to call me?"

Ye Gu chuckled silently, his eyes flashing with indifference: "Since you know the reason, why are you asking me this now? To dampen my enthusiasm? Or to show that you believe in us?"

I don't know how long the silence lasted, but the bell for the next class rang as expected. Ye Gu still had no intention of explaining the reason or giving an explanation. Guangmingding was ultimately defeated by this young man. He sighed, sat on the sofa in the office, patted the seat next to him, and motioned Ye Gu to sit down.

After a few seconds of stalemate, Ye Gu slowly sat down on the sofa opposite him.
He still maintained his sense of alienation.

"Ye Gu, it's not that people can't be arrogant. I already know what happened today. You want to vent your anger on Luo Yang because Jiang He spoke rudely about her family situation, right? But have you ever thought that this solution can't really help her solve the problem, and it may even make some classmates who already have opinions about you or her spread it more, which will be counterproductive and put Luo Yang in an even worse situation."

Guangmingding was not the kind of teacher who would pry into students' privacy casually, but in a school like this, the students' families were either rich or noble, and most of them were well-known people. He had always heard about it, and he knew that some gossip or public opinion was inevitable.

Luo Yang is a rare good student, and Guangmingding naturally values ​​talents, but these public opinions are actually what they will encounter when they enter the society, and they may even be more ruthless than they are now. Learning to solve this kind of problem is also a kind of experience. Of course, he can't just ignore it and let this bad atmosphere prevail in the class or even in the school.

Ye Gu slowly calmed down. He was willing to listen to other people's opinions. Even though he still looked indifferent, people who were familiar with Ye Gu knew that he was a soft-hearted person and would always consider things carefully as long as they were talked to nicely.

"So how would you solve this problem?"

Guangmingding groaned: "I will let the person who was verbally attacked solve this matter himself."

"Only the person involved's strongest and clearest attitude can make those who think she is weak and easy to bully learn to shut up. As adults, you have encountered many such things."

Ye Gu was silent for a long time, seemingly thinking, or hesitating and struggling.

"I know you two may have a good relationship, and you will stand up for her, but Ye Gu, before that, she is first and foremost an individual, an independent person. You should believe that she has the ability to solve her own problems, rather than simply using violence to fight violence. Of course, violence may be an effective method sometimes, but at least not now. What do you think?"

When he returned to the classroom, the Chinese class had already started for a while. After Ye Gu shouted "report", the teacher asked him to return to his seat.

Jiang He was still in a smug attitude, even holding his chin high in front of Ye Gu, as if showing off his power, but Ye Gu didn't even look at him. He just whispered "I'm sorry" when he sat back in his seat.
Luo Yang paused, then curled his lips, "I don't blame you, I just don't want you to fight with others. This kind of thing doesn't matter to me. This is the consequence I have to bear. As long as I am strong enough, they will always shut up."

Ye Gu was slightly stunned. It turned out that Luo Yang had always seen things very clearly and soberly. It was as if she had learned something completely new during this holiday. She had become so calm, rational, and able to see things clearly.

A few seconds later, Ye Gu was still thinking about it as if he had just woken up from a dream, and a transparent and waterproof Band-Aid appeared at his hand.

Luo Yang looked silently at the wound on the base of his palm and tapped the table.

As a student, injuries to the palm of your hand are the most damaging. High school students have a heavy workload and have to hold a pen more often.

Ye Gu quickly put the band-aid on the wound and wrote three words on the draft book: I'm fine.
/ / /
The two people did resume communicating, but the sense of distance was something they had never felt before, and even Bian Yao felt very awkward.

This state of relationship lasted for a week, and even the friends around me couldn't adapt to it anymore.

Xi Jinzhou looked at Ye Gu, then looked at Luo Yang who was two meters away from Ye Gu in front of him.
"When did you become so awkward? If you want to send her home, then go together and tell her. I really think you are possessed by someone if you are like this now."

Ye Gu carried her schoolbag on one shoulder, remained silent, and just stared at the figure in front of her. It seemed that after the holiday, she had become taller, but also thinner.

"Tsk, I just need to make sure she gets home safely, it's none of your business."

Xi Jinzhou became impatient. No matter how good his temper was, he couldn't stand the atmosphere between the two of them. It would really drive them crazy.

"I see you are just like a little girl now, so cowardly, can she eat you? You look totally nonchalant, but you are worried in your heart: what should I do if she keeps ignoring me... Please, Master, can you please do it? Can't you just do it once? Do you have to wait for others to talk to you first every time?"
Xi Jinzhou had been holding it in for a long time and finally blurted out what was in his heart. He immediately felt much better. Bian Yao also agreed with him and nodded repeatedly at Ye Gu, "Really, young master, you two have forced several of us to go our separate ways. Are you sure you want to keep it this way?" Ye Gu was speechless as he listened to Xi Jinzhou's complaints.

"But what if she really doesn't want to talk to me?" Ye Gu was still worried about various things. Xi Jinzhou had discovered that when dealing with everything concerning Luo Yang, Ye Gu would always consider for a long time, but he would be able to act decisively when dealing with other people or things.

What a double standard.

Xi Jinzhou didn't care and pushed him hard, "Go to hell!"

Ye Gu was unable to react in time and his schoolbag fell to the ground with a noise. Luo Yang slowly stopped and turned to see what was happening behind him. He saw Ye Gu sliding to his knees because the water cup rolled out of his schoolbag when he was picking it up.

Luo Yang was stunned for a few seconds, and the two looked at each other. Luo Yang blinked and looked at Ye Gu slowly speaking: "... Flat, flat?"

Xi Jinzhou and Bian Yao couldn't hold back their laughter and fell backwards. Ye Gu's face flushed red, and it was visible from his neck to his ears. He said hesitantly, "Thank you, thank you for your grace, Lord?"

This little episode unexpectedly eased the atmosphere. Ye Gu and Luo Yang walked side by side, while Xi Jinzhou and Bian Yao walked behind them, watching the movements of the two.

"Did you have a good time during the holidays?" Ye Gu still couldn't help but want to know, wanting to know how Ah He was doing during the days without his participation.

Luo Yang chuckled, stepping on the mottled green shade covering the ground, "It's pretty good."

Ye Gu's throat seemed to be blocked, and his voice lowered a little for a moment, "Is it true?"
This time, Luo Yang did not hesitate, and said bluntly, "It's a lie."

The new members of the family have been here for a few years, but she still can't get used to them. The slightest gesture of kindness from them makes her feel sick, and every smiling face they give her seems extremely fake and insincere.

Originally, she hadn't planned to tell anyone about this, but when he suddenly asked about it just now, Luo Yang suddenly didn't want to endure it anymore. She just hated her current family so much and would not consider trying to accept them. Although Luo Jiancheng used both soft and hard methods on her, hoping to create the appearance of a harmonious family atmosphere, Luo Yang has so far been outside the illusion they created.

The two of them walked like this, and no one continued speaking. But when they passed the station, Ye Gu suddenly grabbed her, his eyes sharp.
"Escape?"

Luo Yang didn't react for a moment, and only let out an "ah" belatedly.

Xi Jinzhou watched as the two people in front of him suddenly sped up, but Bian Yao was still chattering away. When he looked up again, Luo Yang and Ye Gu were nowhere to be seen.

Xi Jinzhou: "...you'd better talk less in my ear in the future."
It's too noisy and it delays things.

/ / /
Ye Gu took Luo Yang by car to a detached villa. Luo Yang stared at it for a moment and had an impression.
This was the birthday gift Aunt Li Yan gave to Ye Gu when he was ten years old, but few people have ever come here, not even Ye Gu himself.

But a long time ago, Ye Gu had brought her here before, and the two of them had embarrassingly made a mess in the kitchen.

Speaking of which, it feels like a long time has passed.

Ye Gu pushed open the door and saw that the windows were clean. Someone came here to clean every day, so even if he didn't come here often, it was still very clean.

"So your escape is to run here?"
Luo Yang didn't know whether to laugh or cry as he looked at Ye Gu with a proud look on his face and his chin raised as he looked into the house.

Ye Gu pushed her in and said, "Don't worry, I've asked the housekeeper to notify your father. Tell him that I'm having a party today and there will be a lot of people. It will last all night, so you can go back tomorrow."

Luo Yang was slightly startled, suspecting that there was something wrong with his hearing, "What did you say? When did you--"

Ye Gu dispelled all her doubts, "Anyway, everything is ready. He won't blame you. I will take you home tomorrow. Got it?"

I originally thought that Ye Gu was just talking, but when the evening came, familiar friends really arrived one after another unexpectedly.

Luo Yang even had reason to suspect that Ye Gu was just using him as a cover to hold a party.

Perhaps it was because she had been depressed at home for too long, the party unexpectedly made Luo Yang feel very comfortable. However, the brainwashing life during the holiday made her laugh it off when she recalled it now.

There were classes tomorrow, so everyone found their own rooms upstairs to rest. Very late, Xi Jinzhou came out and saw Ye Gu standing downstairs, not knowing what he was doing.

"What are you doing? Can't sleep?"

Taking advantage of the moonlight, Ye Gu looked completely different from the arrogant young man during the day.

Xi Jinzhou stood beside him for a long time before he spoke solemnly, "You always want to make your actions known to the whole world. What happened this time that you didn't say anything?"

Ye Gu sighed and said lazily, "There's nothing much to say. When did I ever like to make a fuss? Stop slandering me."

Xi Jinzhou laughed happily, "I'm not slandering you. Everyone knows you, Young Master. Besides not liking to participate in interviews during competitions, you even want everyone around you to know when you're sick and have an injection."

Ye Gu didn't say anything. After a few seconds, he coughed lightly and said stiffly: "Why do you care about me?" But surprisingly, one could hear some guilty feeling in his tone.

"You're using the excuse of holding a party to reduce the time she has to spend on going home, but she doesn't know anything about it. I'd be at a huge disadvantage if it were me." Xi Jinzhou teased him meaningfully. He liked teasing Ye Gu since he was a child, and it was very interesting that Ye Gu would get angry with just a random word.

But this time, Ye Gu said nothing. He just remained silent for a long time and sneered: "Haven't you heard that suffering a loss is a blessing?"

As he spoke, he waved lazily with his back to Xi Jinzhou and went upstairs in his slippers.

Xi Jinzhou was slightly stunned and chuckled silently. Yes, suffering a loss is a blessing. The young master has suffered too much. I don’t know who will give him this blessing in the future.

(End of this chapter)