Nobody said that teachers at elite academies have to be heartthrobs.

"Jiang Yu—!!!"

Yu Fuli's furious roar, his eyes blazing with rage, rang out behind Jiang Yu!

He witnessed Jiang Yu grab Lin Xun, and then Lin Xun was pushed backward and fell over the railing!

Overwhelmed by immense horror and rage, he lost all reason.

A tremendous force suddenly struck from behind, grabbing Jiang Yu by the back of his collar! Yu Fuli used all her strength to pull Jiang Yu backward like a sandbag!

"Bang--!"

Jiang Yu's back slammed solidly against the cold wall, the back of his head hitting the hard surface with a dull thud. A sharp pain, accompanied by intense dizziness, shot through the back of his head; stars flashed before his eyes, his ears rang, and his hand gripping Lin Xun's collar involuntarily loosened.

"Lin Xun!" Yu Fuli didn't even look at Jiang Yu, who had been thrown against the wall. She immediately rushed to the railing and frantically reached out to pull Lin Xun, who was still half-hanging over the edge.

In the instant when Jiang Yu's vision blurred due to the impact, he saw Lin Xun, who was being anxiously pulled by Yu Fuli, give him one last look.

Where was there even a trace of fear in those eyes?

All that remained was a chilling, mocking sarcasm and a satisfied smile of triumph.

The balcony was deathly silent, save for the howling of the night wind and Yu Fuli's rapid, tense breathing.

He pulled Lin Xun back from the edge of the railing, his arms involuntarily tightening around her, holding her tightly in his embrace.

The boy's body was cold and trembling slightly, as if he had just walked through the gates of hell.

Yu Fuli's fingertips were getting cold, and her heart was pounding wildly in her chest.

God knows how terrified he was when he saw Jiang Yu push Lin Xun down the stairs.

He originally thought that no matter how arrogant and domineering Jiang Yu was, at most he would secretly trip him up, teach him a lesson, and use those underhanded methods to suppress and exclude him.

How dare he! How dare he actually kill?! Right here in the academy, right before his eyes, he almost...

Murder to silence them!

"Teacher, it hurts..."

Lin Xun buried her face in Yu Fuli's chest, her voice muffled and her breath weak, as if she were enduring great pain.

That soft call was like a needle, pricking Yu Fuli's heart with a sharp pain.

He quickly loosened his embrace and carefully cupped Lin Xun's face in his hands.

Under the moonlight, the boy's cheeks were swollen and red, his mouth was cracked, and the blood that had been wiped away earlier seeped out again. His face was so pale that it was almost transparent. His usually clear eyes were now covered with a layer of water, filled with a sense of vulnerability from shock and dependence on Yu Fuli.

"It's okay, teacher is here."

Yu Fuli was heartbroken beyond measure, and couldn't care less about anything else.

He lowered his head and, as if coaxing a child, gently blew on Lin Xun's swollen wound, as if that could dispel the pain. "It doesn't hurt anymore, it doesn't hurt anymore..."

His entire attention was focused on the boy in his arms, his heart filled with lingering fear and pity.

This scene of almost doting and pampering was seen by Jiang Yu, who was not far away.

These adulterers dared to flirt right in front of him, as if they wanted to have sex under the open sky!

He had just caught his breath from the impact with the wall; the dull pain in the back of his head and the ringing in his ears had not yet subsided, and his vision was still somewhat blurry.

But when he saw the two people embracing each other on the balcony and heard Yu Fuli's incredibly gentle and comforting whispers, which he had never heard before, a sharp pain, far more intense and piercing than any physical pain, suddenly gripped his heart.

It felt like being stabbed in the back by the person you trusted most, with the blade still churning inside.

What thrilling fall from a building? What murder to cover it up?

It was all a show orchestrated and acted by this treacherous villain!

But Yu Fuli actually believed it!

Not only did he believe it, but he also looked at Lin Xun with those eyes and coaxed him with those voices!

Then what am I?

A person blinded by lies, publicly dragged away and slammed against a wall, now looks like a complete clown?!

Anger, injustice, the pain of betrayal, and a wildly growing jealousy that he himself was unwilling to admit, instantly burned away his last shred of reason.

"Yu, Fu, Tanuki—!!!"

Jiang Yu's roar, like the final howl of a wounded beast, suddenly echoed on the empty balcony, even drowning out the sound of the wind.

He staggered to his feet, leaning against the wall, his bloodshot eyes fixed on the two embracing figures. His chest heaved violently, and every word seemed to be squeezed out from between his teeth, a veiled accusation filled with rage and despair:

"You're really something... treating me like a dog, is that fun?! Huh?!"

Lin Xun huddled in Yu Fuli's warm embrace. Hearing Jiang Yu's roar filled with rage and despair, her body trembled violently, like a frightened little animal. She buried her face even deeper into Yu Fuli's neck, her fingers gripping the fabric of Yu Fuli's back tightly. A slight tremor came through their bodies pressed together.

Yu Fuli sensed the fear in the person in her arms, and her heartache and protective instincts instantly surged to their peak.

He quickly tightened his arms, one hand encircling Lin Xun's shoulder, the other gently patting his thin back, his lips pressed against the top of his head, constantly whispering reassuring words: "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, your teacher is here, no one can hurt you anymore..."

His entire focus was on the student in his arms who had "suffered terrification and bullying," and he seemed not to hear Jiang Yu's tearful accusation at all, not even sparing a glance to the swaying figure leaning against the wall.

very good!

Jiang Yu's vision blurred, not only from the dull pain of the impact to the back of his head, but also from the excruciating pain of his heart being torn apart and trampled upon.

He watched the two of them snuggling together as if no one else was around, and he saw the extreme tenderness and protection that Yu Fuli showed to Lin Xun that he had never received before.

I am a complete joke, a fool who was manipulated and then ruthlessly abandoned!

"You...you two..." He trembled with rage, his fingertips convulsing uncontrollably. His vision blurred, and he could barely make out the two figures. He could only force out broken, vicious words from deep within his throat, "...adulterers! Shameless...sluts!!"

The moment he uttered the last word, he coughed violently, a metallic taste rising in his throat.