Oh no, the aloof school beauty has been reborn too!

Lu Ningning clung to Lu Xing's arm, but her tears didn't fall too fiercely.

His nose was red, and his shoulders were shrugging; he looked extremely aggrieved.

"no……"

Lu Xing looked down at her.

"Lu Ningning, what exactly were you looking at last night?"

Lu Ningning sniffed.

She looked up, pouting, and said:

"Brother, I know everything."

Lu Xing was stunned for a moment.

"What do you know?"

Lu Ningning wiped her eyes, her voice still thick with a nasal tone.

"It's all written on Tieba."

"Some people insult you, some spread rumors about you, and some deliberately trip you up during your competition..."

At this point, she became somewhat sad again.

"But when you get home, why don't you say anything?"

Lu Xing then realized what was happening and was at a loss for words, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.

"So you stayed up all night digging up this stuff on Tieba?"

Lu Ningning didn't say anything, she just stared at him.

Lu Xing was silent for two seconds, then smiled.

"That was so long ago."

"Besides, I didn't lose out, did I?"

Lu Ningning shook her head.

"I want to hear what you have to say."

Looking at her stubborn expression, Lu Xing's heart softened a little.

He's still just a child...

What good will it do to talk about these things when I get home?

Firstly, the matter is already in the past.

Secondly, there's no point in saying it.

But now that Lu Ningning has discovered it herself, it would seem strange if he tried to cover it up.

Lu Xing reached out and ruffled her messy hair.

"Alright, I'll explain it to you briefly."

Lu Ningning sat up a little straighter.

The plush dog in her arms was so heavy that its face was deformed, but she still held it very tightly.

Lu Xing thought for a moment and said:

"Actually, it's not that complicated."

"There's this guy at school who doesn't like me, and he also disapproves of me and you... cough."

She's not entirely considered my sister-in-law yet.

Lu Xing was about to say something, but then he abruptly changed his wording.

"They just can't stand me getting close to Shen Qingyi, right?"

Lu Ningning immediately grasped the key point.

"Shen Qingyi!"

"..."

Lu Xing glanced at her helplessly.

Are you still going to listen?

Lu Ningning immediately shut her mouth obediently.

Lu Xing continued:

"Later, there was a programming competition for new students, which I also participated in."

"He... probably thinks he's pretty amazing."

"They seemed to want to outdo me in the competition, but they couldn't."

Lu Ningning confirmed in a low voice:

"You won?"

"Of course."

Lu Xing nodded.

"I got first place, and the professors graded it, so it can't be fake."

Lu Ningning blinked.

Although I already knew about it from the post last night, hearing it from my brother's own mouth still feels a bit unreal.

Her brother... actually won first place in the Jiangda competition.

That's pretty impressive.

Lu Xing continued:

"Before and after the match, those people posted random things online."

"They tried to spread rumors about my relationship with Shen Qingyi and even forged a lot of chat logs."

"However, these things are all quite basic and have many loopholes."

"Later, my roommates helped me gather the evidence, and eventually the school and the police station got involved."

Lu Ningning listened without blinking.

"and then?"

"Then the people who spread the rumors were dealt with."

Lu Xing spoke calmly.

"Those who should be fined will be fined, those who should be detained will be detained, and the one who caused the most trouble has now dropped out of school."

Lu Ningning opened her mouth.

"detention?"

"Um."

"Is it the kind that involves going to jail?"

"It's not going to jail..."

Lu Xing corrected:

"Administrative detention, you'll gradually understand it when you grow up."

Lu Ningning nodded as if she understood but not quite.

Even though she didn't quite understand the specific differences, she could tell that this was no longer an ordinary argument.

She remained silent for a while, then suddenly asked in a low voice:

"Brother, were you... feeling terrible back then?"

Lu Xing was stunned for a moment.

The living room fell silent for a moment.

Lu Xing looked at her red eyes and smiled.

"It's alright, it's not as bad as you think."

"I'm not some innocent little cabbage that everyone can bully."

He paused, then added:

"Besides, I'm not all alone."

"My roommates are all quite reliable, and Shen Qingyi has always been on my side."

"So things were resolved quite quickly."

Lu Ningning lowered her head again, her fingers gently tugging at the dog plush toy's ears.

(Dog: Speaking up for me)

After a few seconds, she looked up.

"That, that Shen Qingyi..."

"Is she really my sister-in-law?"

This turn of events came unexpectedly.

Lu Xing was drinking water when he got thirsty and almost choked and coughed.

"Why do you care about this?"

When Lu Ningning saw his reaction, her eyes lit up instantly.

"So it's true?"

"..."

Lu Ningning immediately perked up.

"She's the school beauty!"

"How did you manage to win him over?"

Lu Xing glanced at her.

"Weren't you just crying?"

"Such a quick change of expression?"

Lu Ningning wiped her face with a self-righteous air.

"One thing at a time."

"Of course I'm sad that my brother was being bullied."

"But the fact that you managed to win over the school beauty is really scary."

Lu Xing: "..."

Why does that sound so awkward?

Lu Ningning moved a little closer.

"Is she really as beautiful as she looks in the photos?"

The image of the girl subconsciously surfaced in Lu Xing's mind.

His lips unconsciously curved slightly, but he quickly withdrew them.

"There is a big difference between the photo and the person."

Lu Ningning suddenly realized.

"What do you mean?"

"Were all those photos edited?"

Lu Xing laughed.

"Fool, she's much better looking in person."

Lu Ningning: "..."

Why didn't the police send the guy in for a few days too?

Lu Xing breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that she had finally regained some of her spirits.

He raised his hand and patted Lu Ningning's head.

"Alright, stop lingering."

"Go wash your face quickly, I'm taking you out for breakfast today."

Lu Ningning's eyes lit up immediately.

"Really?"

"Do you get paid to lie to you?"

"What do you want to eat?"

"Old Zhao's noodles."

Lu Ningning jumped up from the sofa instantly.

"I want beef noodles!"

"Add a fried egg too!"

Lu Xing nodded helplessly.

"Go wash up quickly, finish in five minutes, and you can order whatever you want from the menu."

"You said it! You can't go back on your word!"

Lu Xing watched her run quickly towards the bathroom and couldn't help but chuckle.

……

On a winter morning in Nanhe, a thin layer of white mist hangs over the streets.

The breakfast stalls along the roadside have already been set up, and white steam is rising from the steamers.

The oil sizzled in the pan, and occasionally someone rode by on a bicycle, their scarf fluttering in the wind.

Lu Xing took Lu Ningning to the Old Zhao Noodle Shop at the street corner, which had been open for more than ten years.

The store is not big.

The signboard at the entrance was a bit old, and the menu was pasted on the glass door.

Several small tables were placed inside and outside, their surfaces polished to a shine.

Lu Ningning sniffed as soon as she entered the room.

"It smells so good!"

Lu Xing found a corner and sat down, familiar with the place.

Old Zhao was busy by the pot when he saw him and paused for a moment.

"Oh, Xiao Xing's back?"

Lu Xing smiled and responded.

"Uncle Zhao, winter vacation has started."

"Still the same as before?"

Before Lu Xing could speak, Lu Ningning had already answered:

"I want beef noodles, with a fried egg!"

"I want lots and lots of beef~"

The boss laughed heartily.

"Okay, you little glutton, I'll give you a lot more."

Lu Xing smiled and shook his head, then called out to Uncle Zhao:

"Uncle, I'd like a bowl of vegetarian noodles and a basket of xiaolongbao."

After thinking for a moment, he added another sentence.

"Please take two tea eggs too."

"Okay~!"

Lu Ningning blinked.

"Brother, you're being really generous today?"

Lu Xing poured some vinegar, his tone indifferent.

"I'm worried you won't have enough to eat."

Lu Ningning was touched by those words for half a second, but then quickly came to her senses.

"Wait, are you implying that I have a big appetite?"

"no."

"You have it!"

"Hehe, I'm just respecting the facts."

"..."

Lu Ningning puffed out her cheeks.