After the minor character transforms into a beauty, she steals the heart of a tycoon's son.

Song Tian shook her head frantically, her pigtails swaying back and forth. "No, I don't think so. I wouldn't dare. Young Master Si isn't going too far. It's our fault. We were in the way. I'm sorry..."

Her voice was choked with sobs, and she spoke incoherently.

Si Lin scoffed coldly and stood up.

He looked at Lin Xiaokui again. "Classmate, did you hear that?"

Lin Xiaokui's face turned pale, but her lips were pressed tightly together, showing a stubborn refusal to bow to power.

Si Lin pulled a tissue from the table next to her and slowly wiped the juice stains off her clothes. "My time and energy have been wasted because of you. How do you plan to make up for it?"

His gaze inadvertently fell on Ruan Tang, who was supporting Song Tian, ​​and he paused.

Si Lin narrowed his eyes slightly; this girl seemed to be much fairer than yesterday.

Yesterday it was both black and yellow.

She was still wearing her glasses today, and her bangs were still the same, but her chin was smaller and whiter, and her lips were a more delicate color.

Could it be that he just enrolled yesterday and doesn't want to attract attention, so he's hiding his true abilities?

Si Lin has always viewed human nature with the most malicious intent.

On her first day of school, she appeared timid, yet she caught his attention.

One of her friends played hard to get by bumping into him, while the other fell down to gain sympathy.

She appeared to be standing quietly to the side, but was she actually really clean?

It's hard to say they're just better at pretending.

Si Lin tossed the tissue onto the table, raised his chin at Ruan Tang, and said, "What do you think? Do you also think I went too far?"

Ruan Tang's heart skipped a beat; this was a life-or-death question.

Standing on Lin Xiaokui's side, saying that Si Lin went too far is not like she has a death wish.

Standing on Si Lin's side would appear as sycophancy.

No matter how I answer, it's wrong.

She lowered her eyelids and said softly, "Young Master Si, you've misunderstood. Xiao Kui didn't mean it that way."

"She was just too anxious and afraid of hurting her friend, so she said things without thinking."

"Young Master Si is magnanimous and will naturally not hold it against her."

That's a clever way of putting it.

While saying that Lin Xiaokui acted impulsively out of concern for her friend, giving her a way out, it also put Si Lin in a superior position.

The man stared at her, a slight smile playing on his lips. "You certainly know how to talk."

Ruan Tang raised her face and looked at him timidly, "Young Master Si has a high position and a far-sighted view. He definitely won't hold a grudge against two panicked girls, right?"

Pei Heng chuckled and clapped his hands twice. "This girl really knows how to talk."

"Why don't you just give up your studies and stay by my side? Say some nice things, and I guarantee you'll live a life of luxury and comfort."

He spoke casually, yet treated a living, breathing person as if he had spotted a cat he liked on the street and wanted to pick it up.

Ruan Tang lowered her head. "Young Master Pei is joking. I still need to study."

Pei Heng raised an eyebrow, wanting to say something, but Lin Xiao Kui rushed forward.

She shoved Ruan Tang aside, blocking her way, and glared at Si Lin and Pei Heng. "Tangtang, it's one thing if you don't stand by my side, but how can you go against your conscience and support these people?"

Ruan Tang stumbled slightly from being pulled, and only managed to regain her balance by grabbing the table next to her.

Lin Xiaokui turned her head to look at Ruan Tang, her eyes filled with disappointment. "This is no longer the aristocratic era of the past. Now, fairness is what matters!"

The aristocratic era.

As soon as those four words were uttered, Si Lin's expression turned indifferent.

Pei Heng narrowed his eyes.

Wen Yan's smile also disappeared.

Ji Yan raised his head, glanced at Lin Xiao Kui, and his eyes were unfriendly.

The four major financial groups, formerly the four major noble families, controlled everything in this land.

Later, with reforms and changing times, they were forced to be downgraded from nobles to financial magnates.

Although they still hold power, it was taboo in the aristocratic era.

But some people just don't know what's good for them.

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Si Lin's attention was entirely focused on Lin Xiao Kui.

Lin Xiaokui met his gaze and straightened her back.

She even felt a little smug; she felt she had done the right thing.

As young women of the new era, we must be fearless in the face of power and dare to fight.

She had seen too many stories like this, where the female protagonist stood up, and the male protagonist was moved by her courage.

But she was wrong.

Si Lin walked over, each step carrying a sense of oppression.

Lin Xiaokui wanted to say something more, "You—"

Before he could finish speaking, Si Lin's hand had already reached out.

He grabbed her hair and slammed her head hard against a nearby pillar.

A muffled thud.

Lin Xiaokui's head hit the pillar, and she collapsed.

Blood flowed down his forehead and down his cheeks.

A gasp of surprise rippled through the cafeteria.

"Oh my god—"

"Young Master Si is angry."

"Has this special admission student gone mad? How dare they mention the aristocratic era in front of the four great butlers?"

"She's got a death wish!"

Some people covered their mouths in fright, some backed away, and some lowered their heads, unable to look.

Ruan Tang also covered her mouth and widened her eyes.

Although she was a spirit and had heard many stories, she had never actually seen blood.

This seemingly peaceful and civilized little world is actually... so bloody and violent?

Si Lin released his grip, and Lin Xiao Kui collapsed to the ground, struggling to get up.

She raised her head, her face covered in blood, but her eyes were still stubbornly fixed on Si Lin.

Si Lin looked down at her, raised his foot, and stepped on her shoulder with a shiny black leather shoe, forcing her back to the ground.

Lin Xiaokui cried out in pain, unable to move her shoulder.

"The era of nobility?" Si Lin's voice was indifferent. "You think it's not like that anymore?"

Lin Xiaokui gritted her teeth and remained silent.

Si Lin's leather shoes rubbed against Lin Xiao Kui, who trembled with pain.

He glanced around at the people in the cafeteria, his gaze finally settling on Ruan Tang.

She covered her mouth, her eyes wide open, her face pale, surprised and delicate, yet possessing a captivating beauty.

For some reason, Si Lin wanted to see that face show even more fear.

He looked away, stomped his foot again, and then kicked Lin Xiaokui away.

Lin Xiaokui rolled half a circle on the ground, blood smeared all over her forehead, curled up, emitting a weak groan.

Pei Heng whistled from behind. Ji Yan glanced at the surveillance camera, couldn't stand it anymore, and walked over. "You've gone too far. It happened in public, and there are surveillance cameras. Let's go."

Si Lin didn't move. He walked up to Ruan Tang and stared down at her.

Ruan Tang didn't dare to raise her head.

He then looked at Song Tian, ​​who huddled behind Ruan Tang, barely daring to breathe.

"Keep your little schemes to yourself," Si Lin said.

"I don't have a good temper and won't tolerate your little schemes."

After saying that, he turned around and walked towards the entrance of the cafeteria.

Wen Yan followed, and as he passed by Ruan Tang, he glanced at her and smiled.

Pei Heng also walked over, put his hands behind his head, and hummed a cheerful tune.

As he passed by Ruan Tang, he grinned and said, "Girl, what you said earlier still stands. If you ever want to quit studying, come find me."

Ji Yan walked at the back. He glanced at Lin Xiaokui lying on the ground, frowned, and still followed.

The atmosphere in the cafeteria only eased after the four people left.

The system in her mind exploded, "Tangtang! The male lead is terrifying, he hits people! He, he..."

"Are we still going to try and ride this wave of luck? Your weak body can't take a kick from him."