People at the practical education center only want to drop out.

Malicious stares were indeed present.

But they mostly appeared among the boys; as for the girls... he's only seen Horikita so far.

Moreover, the malice in these gazes, besides the "fiery" angry stare that Horikita Shiraran had been expecting, was also evident.

The others mostly have a "sour" feeling.

Ah, it's the scent of jealousy.

The situation was even stranger for the girls.

He felt that many girls were looking at him.

But when he looked back, most of them had moved away.

This is clearly not "hostility," but more like "fear."

But why is my face flushed?

This made him feel that they were more like... "shy" than "fear"?

Several girls didn't avoid Bai Lan's gaze.

Bai Lan sensed a certain friendly sentiment in their eyes.

Some girls even seemed overly excited.

Combined with the envious looks from the boys.

After considering everything, Bai Lan suddenly had an outrageous conjecture.

This reminded him of the "three great illusions of life".

But he always trusted his intuition, so he felt that this time it might not be a misperception.

Could it be...

"They like me?!"

Although this liking may not necessarily be, at least not all of them, to the point of "wanting to be in a relationship," it at least indicates that most of the girls in Class D have a good impression of him, and it seems that their good impression is quite strong!

what's the situation?

I just attracted such a huge wave of hatred yesterday!

Why did my favorability rating suddenly increase?

"Could it be that I have miscalculated?"

Most of the girls in this class are actually obsessed with romance novels featuring domineering CEOs who abuse their wives; that's their thing.

Did they see my actions yesterday as something like the 'Man, you've successfully caught my attention' scene in a reverse-dominant CEO romance novel?

After all, it's Class D. Once you understand the criteria for class division in Class D, you'll realize that no matter how abnormal the behavior of the people in Class D is, it's still "normal".

And so, a strange and somewhat absurd misunderstanding arose.

Bai Lan suddenly felt a headache.

Bai Lan is not used to dealing with other people's kindness.

Because once you accept kindness, it's easy to develop feelings for someone.

When you have feelings for someone, you will feel the pain of parting when it's time to say goodbye.

Therefore, over the years, in order not to add unnecessary sadness to each time he transferred schools, he always made it a habit to turn himself into a hedgehog.

Whenever someone tried to get close to him, he would drive them away with his thorns.

However, he can stab those who have ill intentions towards him hard.

But for those who come with genuine goodwill, he can only try to scare them away.

He was just scared; he didn't want to actually hurt anyone.

It's difficult and troublesome to strike the right balance—to scare them away without harming them.

Not to mention, Bai Lan was even planning to drop out of school.

If a girl likes you, especially the kind of girl with an unpredictable, love-obsessed personality.

They could very well become an obstacle to his dropping out of school!

If, at a crucial moment when he's considering dropping out of school, a lovestruck girl suddenly appears and insists on "taking the fall" for him, causing her to drop out in his place, wouldn't he not only fail to drop out, but also feel guilty and have to take responsibility for her and find a way to compensate her?

Don’t do this!

The thought of this troubled him greatly.

Undeterred, Bai Lan continued to look back at every girl who looked at her.

This one too, this one too...

Good guy!

Bai Lan quickly breathed a sigh of relief.

He finally found one that was relatively normal.

I'm not talking about Horikita.

She was a hot girl with a high blonde ponytail and her coat wrapped around her waist.

The blonde bombshell didn't avoid Bai Lan's gaze. She crossed her arms, held her head high, and looked fierce and disdainful of everyone. She remained motionless, seemingly attempting to engage in a confrontation with Bai Lan in terms of sheer presence.

Yeah!

This is the proper attitude to have towards someone who has humiliated you!

Unexpectedly, the normal person in Class D is actually a hot girl who seems the most abnormal among the other normal classes?

Is this a case of two negatives making a positive?

Driven by curiosity about "rare units," Bai Lan couldn't help but scrutinize the other party closely.

Bai Lan discovered that this hot girl was the leader of the hot girl group who had argued with the Se Se group back then.

Bai Lan remembered that when this hot girl leader led her people to argue with the Se Se group, she acted very aggressively and was quite assertive.

Upon closer inspection, Bai Lan discovered that this hot girl was actually quite pretty.

This girl has the looks of a class beauty.

Although her face is slightly less "pretty" than Horikita's, she has a more adorable "softness" than Horikita's mature and seductive charm, making people want to bully her.

However, because of her sexy outfit, people dare not mess with her.

This contrast between wanting to bully it but not daring to provoke it highlights the preciousness of this beautiful thing.

...

However, what Bai Lan didn't know was that the hot girl leader he was "confronting" was about to cry.

"What should I do? What should I do? He's still watching me!"

We cannot run away, we cannot admit defeat, we cannot show weakness.

If I show weakness, others will know that I am weak, and someone will definitely bully me. I don't want to go through that again.

Xiaohui, you can do it!

Karuizawa Kei, the leader of the D-class "Gyaru" group, encouraged herself internally, "I'm a fake gyaru."

"But even if I don't show weakness, won't Bai think I'm provoking him and challenge me to a fight? If that happens, won't I still get bullied? No way!"

No, no, no! Surely not? Hirata-kun said that Shiro-kun is a good person, Shiro-kun is a good person, he wouldn't do that.

While Karuizawa was trying to convince herself, she didn't realize that her intense focus caused her eyes to squint slightly, making her appear even more "fierce."

.......

Bai Lan felt something was off when he saw the other person's eyes become increasingly "fierce".

"So fierce?"

Could it be that this cute girl isn't just dressed as a sexy girl, but also a little delinquent?

Is she planning to challenge me to a fight after school?

She's so cute, one punch from her would probably make her cry for a long time, right?

In the end, Bai Lan took the initiative to end the "standoff," turned around to look at the road, and walked towards her seat.

Seeing this, Karuizawa breathed a sigh of relief. On the surface, he pretended to be a victorious general and snorted. Then, he immediately lowered his head and started flipping through the textbook in front of him, deliberately making a rustling sound, trying to cover up his guilty conscience with his rude behavior.

In reality, the two only stared at each other for four or five seconds.

Even so, it was enough to draw attention and make people realize that something was wrong.

Unbeknownst to Bai Lan, after he and Karuizawa made eye contact, the people in the classroom immediately started talking about it.

"What's going on? Bai is actually staring at Karuizawa? That's Karuizawa, you know. He's cute, but he's fierce and has a sharp tongue."

"Don't forget, Horikita."

"Oh yeah, Horikita is also fierce-looking. Could it be that Shiro likes this type? Is the rumor true? Is he really a masochist?"

21. Are you dating? Not in a romantic way, but without any romantic feelings.

Bai Lan returned to his seat, sat up straight, and then began to think seriously, trying to come up with a way to dissuade all the girls who were trying to express their affections to him without causing any harm.

Actually, the best way is to drop out of school before anyone launches the "charge".

However, dropping out of school isn't something you can do immediately if you want to.

It would be best to quickly lower the favorability rating.

However, considering the unpredictable nature of being "love-struck" and the possibility of an "attack" at any time, it's best to quickly come up with an emergency plan.

Prepare for both possibilities.

"Why do you look so disgusting? Did you step in excrement all the way here? You scum."

Ding! Your neighbor at the next table, Horikita, a brother-obsessed guy, has sent you a voice chat challenge.

Upon hearing the sound, Bai Lan turned her head to look.

I saw the way the other person looked at me like I was trash.