Oh no! My yandere school beauty is so clingy!

A clear female voice, carrying an uncertain surprise, clearly reached Lin Anran and Shen Yu's ears.

The two stopped in their tracks almost simultaneously.

Lin Anran's brows furrowed instantly.

She slowly turned around, her gaze immediately locking onto the girl who had spoken.

She was a very beautiful girl, tall and stylishly dressed, with undisguised surprise and eagerness on her face, staring straight at Shen Yu.

Lin Anran's heart skipped a beat; an inexplicable sense of crisis suddenly surged up...

Who is she? Someone Shen Yu knows? Is she a former junior high classmate or something? Or someone else? Why would she run into her here? Judging from her appearance, she seems to know Shen Yu quite well?

Countless speculations surged through her mind in an instant, causing her to unconsciously purse her lips and look at the girl with scrutiny and a hint of hostility.

This is practically her passive skill. It will automatically trigger if any girl gets close to Shen Yu, no matter who it is, she will be on high alert first!

However, the girl didn't seem to pay any attention to Lin Anran at all; her eyes were fixed on Shen Yu.

Shen Yu frowned the moment he heard the voice and the name.

He turned around, and when he saw the other person's face clearly, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes, but that surprise quickly turned into a subtle, complex emotion.

He clearly recognized the other person, but this did not bring him any joy; instead, it seemed as if he had seen some trouble.

He didn't respond to the other person's surprised confirmation, or even exchange basic pleasantries.

Before the other person could speak further, Shen Yu had already decisively looked away, her voice flat and devoid of emotion:

You've mistaken me for someone else.

After saying that, he didn't even glance at the girl again, but raised his hand and gave Lin Anran's shoulder a light touch, signaling her to continue walking forward.

Lin Anran instinctively followed suit, but she still glanced back at the girl warily.

She knew the girl hadn't mistaken her for someone else, since she had called out Shen Yu's name.

But Shen Yu's attitude seemed to be that he was pretending not to know her. If that's the case, then he probably isn't someone important...

However, the girl seemed completely unable to accept Shen Yu's cold treatment.

The surprise on his face froze instantly, then turned into astonishment.

Seeing that Shen Yu was really about to leave, she caught up in a few steps, completely ignoring Lin Anran beside Shen Yu, and reached out to grab Shen Yu's arm, her voice rising with urgency:

"Hey! Shen Yu! It's you, Shen Yu! How could I possibly mistake you! I'd recognize you even if you were ashes! What are you doing here?! How are you doing these days? Where do you live? Are you here or somewhere else?"

She asked anxiously as she reached for Shen Yu's body, her fingertips almost touching his sleeve.

In that split second, Lin Anran, who had been standing right next to Shen Yu, moved.

Her movements were even faster than Shen Yu's instinctive sidestep!

Suddenly, Lin Anran reached out and swiftly and decisively grabbed the girl's hand that was reaching for Shen Yu's wrist!

She gripped the other person's wrist tightly, preventing them from touching her further.

"Um?!"

Caught off guard, the girl's wrist was gripped painfully, and she finally looked away from Shen Yu, staring in shock at the beautiful girl who had suddenly stepped in to stop her.

She didn't know Lin Anran, but at first glance she was surprised that the other was a very beautiful girl, though her expression was frighteningly cold.

Lin Anran gripped the girl's wrist, meeting her gaze without flinching.

Her face was expressionless, except for a slightly furrowed brow and a pair of cold eyes.

She slightly raised her chin, her voice carrying an undeniable coldness:

"I told you you've mistaken me for someone else, can't you understand? Are you deaf?"

Shen Yu stopped and looked at Lin Anran's hand, which was tightly gripping the girl's wrist.

But the girl's target was once again firmly set on Shen Yu.

She tried to shake off Lin Anran's hand, but found that the seemingly slender girl was quite strong and she couldn't break free for a moment.

She stopped trying to break free and turned back, staring intently at Shen Yu, her expression a mixture of grievance, confusion, and urgency.

She pursed her lips, her eyes even slightly reddening, and her voice softened:

"Shen Yu...you...you don't recognize me? You're...pretending not to know me, right?"

"How are you doing now? Are you doing well? Are you in school? Or have you stopped going to school? Where are you living? Have you come back here?"

Her questions came one after another, her speech becoming increasingly rapid, filled with long-suppressed anxiety:

"My family all told me... that you're no longer in this city, that you moved to a faraway place, and they can't contact you... I... I've tried all your contact methods... but you've deleted them all, and I can't add you back... I'm really worried about you, afraid you're all alone out there..."

"I never expected to run into you here... My family lied to me, didn't they? You've been here all along? Why... why did you pretend not to know me? Do you hate me?"

"I don't think I've done anything to wrong you, have I?"

Her words were packed with information, a mixture of urgency, worry, grievance, self-blame, and confusion, which, combined with her tearful expression, made them seem exceptionally sincere.

However, to Lin Anran, these words were like lighting the fuse of a powder keg!

What is that girl saying here?!

This is a complete provocation of her!

Does this mean they don't take themselves seriously?!

Every word, every single syllable, was like an ice pick, piercing deep into Lin Anran's heart!

Who is this girl?! Why is she talking to my Shen Yu in that tone?!

Why does she act like she has a close relationship with Shen Yu, or even some past entanglement?!

Why are you putting on this wronged and aggrieved look?

Why should she question him about why he deleted her contact information and why he's ignoring her?!

Countless questions and intense anger instantly overwhelmed Lin Anran!

Her fingers, gripping the girl's wrist tightly, turned white at the knuckles. Her gaze, initially icy and scrutinizing, had transformed into a fiery hostility...

"you...!"

Just as Lin Anran's taut nerves were about to snap—

Shen Yu finally moved.

He reached out and gently placed his palm on Lin Anran's hand.

This action interrupted Lin Anran's impending outburst of emotion.

His gaze fell on Lin Anran's face, which was slightly pale with anger and jealousy:

"Ranran, let go."

"She's my aunt's daughter, so she's my cousin."