The boy had initially worried whether Shi Liaoliao’s small frame might get thrown out, but the facts proved otherwise.
Concentration yields essence.
The little manservant wielded a large umbrella with remarkable skill, like a long spear.
Moreover, she wasn’t one to speak empty words; if she said she’d make someone’s butt bloom, she truly meant bloom.
Just as Shi Liaoliao stepped on the back of the earlier culprit, ignoring their struggles and raising the ‘spear’ to aim at the target, ready to thrust down—
The teacher arrived belatedly.
Seeing the scene of devastation inside the hall, he froze momentarily.
“What are you all doing!? F-grade, what’s going on with you?”
Though he had glimpsed D-grade students who didn’t belong here, he first questioned the F-grade.
“Teacher… we—”
The boy Shi Liaoliao had rescued stepped forward, wanting to explain, but as soon as he started speaking, the teacher turned to look at Gu Xuezhao, standing in the corner, one of the only two present who hadn’t participated in the fight.
“You speak!”
The D-grade students stood aside, distancing themselves from the F-grade, showing no remorse on their faces. Perhaps knowing the teacher wouldn’t do much to them, they stood there with arms crossed, fearless, even openly glaring at Gu Xuezhao, full of threat.
Gu Xuezhao didn’t look at them, instead casting an ambiguous glance at Shi Liaoliao, who seemed lost in thought, as if daydreaming.
“Teacher, it happened like this…”
“The D-grade people suddenly barged in, occupied the venue, and pushed You Si down.”
You Si was the boy standing beside Shi Liaoliao, draped in a large towel.
“You bastard…”
Some temperamental D-grade students shouted.
Only after receiving a displeased look from the teacher did they restrain themselves.
“Then… Shi Liaoliao went over to urge classmates to fight. I know what the D-grade students did wasn’t good, but resorting to violence is wrong.”
Gu Xuezhao, full of righteous indignation, slightly raised his neck, showing no bias.
Shi Liaoliao, having ended her daydreaming, suppressed the urge to roll her eyes, inwardly cursing him as an idiot.
With the instigator identified, the teacher’s sharp gaze immediately swept over.
“Shi Liaoliao, do you have anything else to say?”
You Si immediately spoke up: “Teacher, it’s not just Shi Liaoliao’s fault; it’s my fault!”
Other classmates seeing this also chimed in: “Yes, teacher, we started it first; it wasn’t her instigation.”
“Teacher, look at her physique; how could she fight? It was all us.”
It had to be admitted that Shi Liaoliao’s earlier actions successfully made these youths, in their passionate age, temporarily drop their prejudices, making her ‘one of their own.’
Upon hearing this, the teacher glanced at Shi Liaoliao, noticeably shorter among a group of boys averaging over 1.78 meters tall, his gaze wavering.
Gu Xuezhao’s nails dug deeply into his flesh, biting his lip hard.
What’s going on? Didn’t these people dislike Shi Liaoliao?!
“Cough…”
Shi Liaoliao coughed once, waiting for the surrounding noise to diminish before slowly speaking: “Teacher, I do have something to say.”
Under everyone’s watchful eyes, Shi Liaoliao sighed.
She stepped out of the crowd, walking up to Gu Xuezhao, who was warily watching her.
“I forgot to thank Gu Xuezhao.”
Shi Liaoliao pulled a polite, faint smile at her lips.
“I forgot to thank Gu Xuezhao.”
“If it weren’t for you, I would have called the teacher earlier.”
Under the teacher’s bewildered gaze, Shi Liaoliao suddenly grabbed Gu Xuezhao by the collar, dragged him to the edge of the swimming pool, and with a flick of her wrist, threw him in.
“Ah! Help! I can’t swim! I can’t swim!! Help!!”
Gu Xuezhao flailed in the water, drenched from head to toe, looking up at Shi Liaoliao as if she were a demon.
No one expected her to do something like this so suddenly.
The consequence was—
“Bullying a classmate in public! You’re defying school rules!! Defying the principal!!”
“Call your parents to the school! Now!”
The teacher, furious, threw the whistle from around his neck and pointed at the overly handsome-looking ‘boy’ in front of him.
Shi Liaoliao stood there quietly, posture proper, showing no trace of the ferocity she had just displayed when throwing someone into the pool.
“Teacher, my family members have all passed away.”
The teacher paused, his previously agitated tone suddenly softening.
“Well… then call whoever can take responsibility for you.”
Shi Liaoliao nodded. “Understood.”
She then left the office, took out her phone, and made a call.
The person on the other end seemed to be doing something, as it took a moment for them to answer.
“Shi Liaoliao?”
An unrefined, slightly breathless voice came through the phone, reminding Shi Liaoliao that Lu Yanzhou was probably playing tennis at this time.
She moved the phone away to adjust her voice, then brought it back to her ear, speaking in a dejected tone. “Young Master, I got into a fight. The teacher wants you to come.”
The person on the other end fell silent for a moment.
When he spoke again, his voice was filled with helplessness.
“Shi Liaoliao, am I your parent?”
Shi Liaoliao smoothly replied, “Master.”
Lu Yanzhou, stunned by her audacity: “…”
No, I don’t have foot calluses.
…
Although Lu Yanzhou hung up without another word, he still came.
Shi Liaoliao stood at the office door like a pitiful little creature waiting to be adopted, gazing eagerly at Lu Yanzhou.
[Master Yan! You came to pick me up!]
Lu Yanzhou’s steps faltered slightly.
Clearly, Master Yan was considering turning back.
He had changed from his sportswear back into his school uniform and had even showered before coming. Shi Liaoliao caught the scent of white tea-scented body wash on him.
Shi Liaoliao’s eyes flickered slightly, and her lips moved as if she wanted to say something.
Lu Yanzhou unconsciously slowed his steps.
[It’s fine, Yan. If the teacher yells at you, just imagine his… ahem… opening and closing loudly from shouting. Suddenly, it won’t seem so scary, right?]
Lu Yanzhou: “…”
Even more terrifying, thank you.
The moment Lu Yanzhou walked in, the teacher’s butt instantly parted ways with his chair.
“Student Lu, what brings you here? Is something the matter?”
He smiled warmly.
Lu Yanzhou gave him a slight nod and greeted him with “Teacher.”
Then, he slowly explained his purpose. “Shi Liaoliao said you wanted to see me.”
Hearing that name, the teacher was momentarily stunned.
“Ah… yes, yes, yes… Oh, it’s such a small matter. Why did you trouble yourself to come all the way here…”
…
Outside the door, Shi Liaoliao shifted restlessly, thinking that the conversation would probably take a while. She couldn’t wait any longer—she was practically about to have a river of blood flowing. She urgently needed to make a trip to the restroom.
Wanwan reminded her: [Host, your bag is still in its original spot.]
It contained sanitary towels, so she still had to go back and retrieve it.
At the same time—
In the empty swimming pool, a hand suddenly reached for the black backpack that had clearly been forgotten by its owner.
As if it had been planned all along.