After the fake young master left home, he discovered that it wasn't raining at all outside.

Since Zhu Yan donated 100 million yuan to the school, Xie Shengan has not come to the school again, and Wen Chen usually avoids Zhu Yan.

With these monsters and demons no longer bothering him, he thought he could finally have some peace and quiet for a few days. But he forgot that he now had Xu Zhiyuan, this chatterbox, by his side.

"Ding—" The bell rang, signaling the end of get out of class.

Upon hearing the bell, Lu Ze suddenly began counting down, "Three, two, one."

"Bang—"

Not a second off.

Just as Lu Ze finished counting to the last number, the back door of Class 1, Grade 11 was pushed open, and Xu Zhiyuan strode in carrying a thermos cup, his purpose clear: to head straight for the banquet.

He walked over, opened the black thermos, and placed it on the banquet table. "Quickly, I had this specially prepared. It's rich and creamy milk with refreshing Jinghang green tea. Have a taste."

Xu Zhiyuan lifted Lu Ze from his seat next to Zhu Yan with one hand and tossed him aside, then naturally sat down next to Zhu Yan himself.

Lu Ze: If it weren't for the fact that I can't beat you... I'd probably beat you up.

___*(￣ Pan￣)/#____

Zhu Yan was resting his head on his left hand, his eyes downcast as he looked at the practice questions, when a thermos appeared, disrupting his thoughts.

The cups were placed on the table, and a rich aroma lingered in the air at the celebratory banquet.

Zhu Yan looked up and met Xu Zhiyuan's expectant gaze. "Xu Zhiyuan, are you very free? You come over every break between classes. What do you want to do?"

Zhu Yan really wanted Zhou Heng to expel Xu Zhiyuan, since he would come to fawn over her every break and try to get his attention.

"Sigh, it seems we've all been shipping the wrong couple. This Young Master Zhu is the real deal. Look at Xu Zhiyuan from the next class, he comes to see Young Master Zhu every day, and even Lu Ze got treated violently by him."

"Yeah, look at Xu Zhiyuan's eyes, it's so obvious. To be honest, only our Young Master Zhu has the right to reject such a handsome man."

Lu Ze: Now you know I'm innocent? Where were you before?

(ーー゛)

Two girls from Class One huddled together, covering their mouths with their hands, their eyes never leaving Zhu Yan's direction. Every now and then, they excitedly linked arms and laughed wildly.

The gossip murmurs in the classroom reached Xu Zhiyuan's ears, making him feel pleased.

What do I want to do? Haven't they already made it very clear?

(´∩｡• ᵕ •｡∩`)

Even if Xu Zhiyuan can't be with Zhu Yan, he'd be satisfied if he could just have a taste of it in name only.

When Qin Ci entered through the front door, he glanced at the seating arrangement for the banquet. It was quite lively, but he was already used to it.

He walked into the classroom, whispered a few words in Shen Yan's ear.

"Boring, not going."

Shen Yan was focused on the final question and had no interest in Qin Ci's words.

"Okay, but don't regret it." Qin Ci guessed that Shen Yan wouldn't pay attention to him, so he turned around and walked to Lu Ze's side, took out his phone and showed it to him.

Lu Ze's eyes lit up instantly. The two exchanged a glance and smiled meaningfully.

Qin Ci knew that Lu Ze also loved to join in the fun.

"Brother Yan, do you need to use the restroom?" Lu Ze then asked.

Unable to resist Xu Zhiyuan's insistence, Zhu Yan picked up her cup, took a sip, and said, "I'm not going."

"Let's go?" Lu Ze's purpose was clear: he wanted to drag Zhu Yan to the restroom.

Zhu Yan raised an eyebrow and glanced at him. "Are you a primary school student? You need someone to accompany you to the toilet?"

Lu Ze pouted, blinked, and his face was full of ill intent.

Zhu Yan guessed that Lu Ze didn't simply want to go to the toilet, and out of curiosity, she agreed to go with him.

Before Xu Zhiyuan could even get a review, Lu Ze had already tricked him away, so he reluctantly followed.

Shen Yan, who was busy with her studies, looked back at Zhu Yan's departing figure several times, and finally put down her pen and silently followed.

"Oh, weren't you not coming?" Qin Ci knew that as long as Zhu Yan was invited, Shen Yan would definitely come along.

"I was afraid my master would get hurt, so I came to protect him. What's it to you?" Shen Yan replied confidently.

Qin Ci gave him a disdainful look.

Installed.

￣へ￣

So Qin Ci led everyone toward the restroom on the sixth floor.

Next to the toilet, there is a small cubicle where many people usually come to smoke, just in case they are afraid of being caught by the teacher.

Right now, the sounds of insults and whipping can be heard coming from inside.

"Wen Chen, weren't you so arrogant before? How come you've become so pathetic now?"

At this moment, Li Dong was holding a long black whip and lashing Wen Chen repeatedly.

Wen Chen's wheelchair was smashed to pieces by the people around Li Dong, and now he was lying on the ground like a lump of mud, his pure white school uniform underneath now filthy and messy.

Wen Chen was in so much pain that he couldn't speak. He was panting heavily and staring fiercely at Li Dong.

"Oh, still glaring at me? Glare at me again and I'll gouge your eyes out. You still think you're some richest man's son?" Li Dong's face revealed a ferocious smile.

"How did you treat me back then, taking advantage of your status? You'd slap me across the face for no reason. Weren't you pretty arrogant then? You were so cocky, why aren't you arrogant now?"

The ferocity in Li Dong's eyes was almost overwhelming; he had waited far too long for this day.

"Brother Dong, what if we get caught?" Li Dong's henchman felt sorry for Wen Chen, but was also afraid that things would be exposed.

"What are you afraid of? There are no security cameras here, and the last class is a self-study period. Besides, the Wen family is bankrupt, he's already a stray dog, who would care about him?" Li Dong didn't soften his heart, and even felt that he had gone too far.

After all, Wen Chen didn't treat them like human beings back then. How come he never thought he would end up like this?

"Wow, this room is so lively!" Suddenly, an exclamation came from outside the cubicle.

"Who's there!" Li Dong suddenly became alert and looked towards the door.

Qin Ci walked at the front, pushed open the folding iron door, and a beam of light shone into the dark compartment.

Li Dong was initially blinded by the sunlight and shielded his eyes with his hand. When his vision cleared, he saw Lu Ze, Xu Zhiyuan, Shen Yan, and Qin Ci standing outside the door, guarding the banquet.

With his hands in his pockets and his eyelids slightly lifted, Zhu Yan adjusted to the darkness of the cubicle before his gaze fell on the disheveled Wen Chen on the floor.

"Young Master Zhu... Young Master Zhu?!" Upon recognizing the person, Li Dong's body trembled violently. His previous arrogance vanished completely, and he reverted to his usual fawning and obsequious demeanor. "Young Master Zhu, why... why did you come to such a filthy place? It will dirty your eyes."

Li Dong was terrified of Zhu Yan. Now, when he thought back to the nonsense Zhu Yan had said and the awful things he had done after being kicked out of the Wen family, he wanted to slap himself a few times.

At the beginning of the banquet, Zhu Yan didn't notice that there were other people around. He raised his eyelids and only glanced at Li Dong.

"That's it?" Zhu Yan turned around and asked Lu Ze.

Did they lure him here just to watch Wen Chen get beaten up on the ground?

"Yeah, aren't you satisfied? Think about how arrogant he used to be. Now he's fallen to this state, he deserves it."

Lu Ze felt no sympathy for Wen Chen's plight; he only felt relieved to see him half-dead.

Wen Chen lay on his side on the ground, slowly opened his eyes, and stared at Zhu Yan without saying a word.

Zhu Yan read three words in his eyes:

help me.