Instantly, the surrounding air became eerily quiet.

The sunlight streaming through the window shone on the cover of the workbook; it was white with blue borders, and the title was printed in bold, square font, clearly showing two large characters—

math!

The entire class fell silent.

The smile on Teacher Lin's face slowly froze.

She looked down at the book in her hand, then looked up at Lu Jingci, then at the word "English" marked on the timetable on the blackboard. Her lips moved, but she didn't know what to say for a moment.

Xu Wuning was the first to speak.

She suddenly stood up from her seat, her eyes wide with shock: "My God, it's math, teacher?"

She tilted her head, her tone full of disbelief: "Lu Jingci doing math problems in English class?"

"His desk had an English book underneath, then he was doing math problems, and then another English booklet on top of that—it looked like a sandwich! That's too much!"

"If you didn't know better, you'd think he was making hamburgers there!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the classroom erupted in laughter, with several people unable to hold back their giggles.

Xie Yu lay on the table, his shoulders swaying. Su Wanyue burst out laughing, her eyes curving into crescent moons.

That's so mean.

As expected of Ningning.

Lu Jingci remained seated, his ears turning red. He raised his eyes and, through the noise of half the classroom, looked at Xu Wuning.

Xu Wuning covered her mouth with her hand, looking innocent and saying, "I really don't know," and blinked at him innocently.

Ms. Lin took a deep breath and placed the workbook back on Lu Jingci's desk: "Jingci, is it appropriate for you to do your math homework during English class?"

Lu Jingci stood up. He didn't argue, but his attitude was sincere. "I'm sorry, teacher. I made a mistake. It wasn't appropriate."

Teacher Lin rubbed her head. "Go stand by the door for a while and think it over."

As a result, Lu Jingci was punished by being made to stand in the corner once again.

As he passed Xu Wuning's row, he paused for a moment and looked at her again.

Xu Wuning met his eyes with a smug look, and where the teacher wasn't looking, she waved to him silently, saying, "Bye-bye."

Lu Jingci withdrew his gaze, walked outside the classroom, and stood against the wall as punishment.

From the doorway, he could see Xu Wuning's profile, and he gazed at her with a resentful and weak expression.

Just yesterday, she touched his head and treated him very well. Why is she suddenly ignoring him today?

Did he do something wrong again?

But he clearly didn't do anything.

Only last night in his dream did he dream of his grown-up self, who bullied her until she cried.

But that was just a dream. As long as she stayed by his side, he would never treat her the way he did in his dream.

Unless, she wants to run away.

He wouldn't let her get away, absolutely not.

For the first time, a dark, obsessive glint appeared in the boy's innocent eyes, and he clenched his fists tightly.

……

After school.

Xu Wuning ignored Lu Jingci and turned to leave.

Lu Jingci chased after her, calling out pitifully, "Ningning, why are you ignoring me? Can you tell me?"

Xu Wuning didn't stop; instead, she quickened her pace.

"Did I do something wrong?" Lu Jingci caught up to her, panting. "I can change, please, Ningning..."

He called her name again and again, his voice helpless and weak, like a little dog abandoned by the roadside.

Two black Maybachs were parked at the school gate, one belonging to the Xu family and the other to the Lu family.

The drivers were all standing by the car waiting. When they saw their young master and young lady coming out from afar, they were about to go to greet them when they noticed that neither of them was looking in the direction of the car.

Lu Jingci followed behind Xu Wuning, walking forward along the road.

He pointed to a dessert shop across the street with warm yellow lights and cautiously asked, "Ningning, that shop has delicious ice cream. Do you want some? I'll go buy it for you, okay?"

Xu Wuning finally stopped and glanced at him.

He stood there, his thin red eyes wet, his whole body trembling, ignoring the fact that the strap of his backpack had slipped down a bit, just staring at her, his whole being filled with unease.

Forget it.

Xu Wuning sighed inwardly. He was just a child now, unlike the two perverts in her dream.

She shouldn't stoop to the level of a child.

She nodded: "Okay, then go buy me an ice cream, and I'll forgive you."

Lu Jingci's eyes lit up immediately.

"Okay! I'll go buy it for you right away!" He turned around and ran towards the dessert shop.

Just then, a black car sped by.

He was too anxious, his mind was completely focused on Xu Wuning's words, "I'll forgive you if you buy me ice cream," and he didn't notice the car speeding past on the left.

That car was probably speeding.

The screeching sound of brakes pierced the air and deafened on the road.

Xu Wuning's pupils suddenly contracted.

Her body moved faster than her mind; she rushed out in two steps, grabbed Lu Jingci's wrist, and pulled him back forcefully.

He stumbled backward as she pulled him, and bumped into her arms.

The black sedan whizzed past, brushing against the hem of his clothes, and the wind it created lifted the corner of his school uniform.

Xu Wuning's chest heaved violently, her palms were covered in cold sweat, and she gripped his wrist so tightly that she almost dug it into his flesh.

Her lips trembled, and her voice, strained and erratic, escaped her throat: "You...you scared me to death!"

Lu Jingci was being pulled along by her, and before he could react, he belatedly looked back at the taillights of the departing car and realized what had just happened.

He turned to look at her.

Xu Wuning's face turned deathly pale, her eyes were completely red, and her shoulders were trembling, as if she was about to cry at any moment. She roared, "Don't you watch where you're going?!"

"Do you know how dangerous that was? You almost died, do you know that?"

Xu Wuning paused, as if thinking of something.

She suddenly remembered that in her previous memories, Lu Jingci hadn't come to school for half a year when she was in the first year of junior high school, as if something had happened to him.

Back then, in my memory.

The teacher said in class: Lu Jingci has encountered some special circumstances and will not be coming to class for the time being.

A classmate asked, "Class monitor, you were perfectly fine when you left school yesterday. Did something happen at home? Is it serious?"

The teacher reassured the whole class:

"Everyone, please attend class and study hard. It's just a special situation, don't worry, it's nothing serious. Jingci will be here in a while."

After class, Xu Wuning, as the class representative, was carrying homework to the office when she overheard two teachers talking.

She only heard fragmented conversations: "Lu Jingci... what about buying ice cream, what about something happening."

Xu Wuning is quite concerned about this matter.

It wasn't out of concern for Lu Jingci.

The main reason is that if my arch-rival doesn't come to school, then there's no one to compete with me for first place.

So, she knocked on the door, went in, and asked, "Teacher, what happened to Lu Jingci?"

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