Lin Huai walked up to him and looked down at him from above.
“So polite?” he smiled. “You’re even kneeling for me, hmm?”
“D… Don’t hit me…”
“Here, take some money. Next time, buy a better camera.” Lin Huai curled his lips. “Get a DSLR or something. Look at the way you photographed me, so ugly.”
He took out his wallet, pulled out dozens of pink banknotes, spread them open like a fan and lightly slapped them against the trembling face of the earring wearing boy, whose body shook with fear.
“What, why are you still staring at me? Want an autograph?” He stood up and glanced around at the other onlookers. “Or do you want some other kind of souvenir?”
The crowd scattered like startled birds and beasts and the boy scrambled away on his hands and feet. In an instant, only Lin Huai and Chu Tianshu remained in front of the bulletin board.
Chu Tianshu stepped forward, tore down all the photos and posters and stuffed them into the trash can. “Shall we go?”
“Let’s go.” Lin Huai shrugged. “Bunch of lunatics.”
With his hands in his pockets, he shook his head and walked off with an arrogant, unrestrained stride. “Beauty, after all, comes at a price.”
Chu Tianshu, who had originally intended to comfort him: …
The series of events that had taken place in front of the bulletin board that morning was, to Lin Huai, nothing more than an insignificant little episode. However, in the lives of the other students, it stirred up a tremendous uproar.
After the fifth student failed to answer a question because of playing with their phone in class, the mathematics teacher of Class 2 A finally fell into the most furious state he had ever reached.
“Another one! Another one playing with a phone, huh?” he roared, slamming the wooden triangle ruler onto the desk. “I just don’t understand, what’s so fun about phones? Why are all of you playing with them?”
The entire class fell silent.
Every single one of them turned their gaze toward the young man sitting by the window.
“You all…” The math teacher quickly noticed the focus of everyone’s attention. Gritting his teeth, he snatched the phone from a student in the front row who had been secretly replying to messages. “Let me see what exactly you’re all looking at…”
Holding the phone, he stood where he was and scrolled up through the chat history line by line. As the glaring words entered his sight, his expression twisted more and more grotesquely.
“Lin Huai!”
With a livid face, he shouted angrily, “Get out here!”
As everyone glanced toward the young man by the window, the one standing at the center of the storm actually smiled.
“Sure,” he said lightly.
The boy sitting in front of him, who had been secretly watching him all along, turned pale. “Lin… Lin Huai…”
He bit his lip, as if he wanted to speak up in his defense but in the end, he couldn’t say a single word. Instead, he forced the tears back into his eyes. On the phone hidden in his palm beneath the desk, messages from the student group chat continued to pop up one after another.
Let alone speaking up for him, even sending a single message saying “That’s not true” required a courage he simply did not have.
He could only watch helplessly as Lin Huai left the classroom, brushing past him. Inside the desk compartment, the diary filled with his private thoughts remained pressed beneath his phone.
“The teacher called him out.”
“Oh, oh! This is going to be interesting!”
“So is that rumor actually true? Can someone answer me?”
Under the gaze of those colorful, varied looks, the young man with black hair and pale skin remained completely indifferent.
He ignored others’ jealousy and speculation, ignored those expressions filled with malicious fantasies and at the same time, he also ignored the eyes that held concern and worry.
He simply walked through everyone’s line of sight, absentmindedly, like a tourist strolling through a glass walled zoo and as he passed by the student who was leaning over his desk, typing messages and spreading rumors with the most enthusiasm, he casually picked up his phone.
“Hey,” he said to the person, curling his lips into a smile, “do you know you’ve made a lot of typos? Kid, read more books.”
He casually tossed the other party’s phone out the window, patted his head and then left the classroom.
The phone flew past the second floor and shattered into pieces upon hitting the concrete ground below. After the math teacher and Lin Huai left, the classroom, which had been deathly silent, finally erupted into noise.
“Damn, what kind of attitude was that?”
“Fuck, he’s clearly some slut who flirts with everyone…”
“I don’t know why but I still think he’s so handsome. If only he had thrown my phone instead…”
Amid the chattering sea of voices, several players exchanged bewildered looks.
“Hey, weren’t Gu Beichen and Ji Fengjian absent today?” Ye Xiangxiang poked Master Bufei on the shoulder. “Do you know why?”
“I don’t know where Gu Beichen went but as for Ji Fengjian… he went back to the dorm this morning.” Master Bufei wore a worried expression. “He had a fever, was wearing a skirt, lying on the bed, seemed to be having a nightmare and kept murmuring things like ‘don’t’… ‘don’t touch me’… ‘let go of me’…”
Ye Xiangxiang: “A skirt? Why a skirt?”
“I have no idea.” Master Bufei looked utterly confused. “And his skirt was all torn up, like it had been ripped apart by someone…”
Ye Xiangxiang: …
She revealed an expression that clearly said “Oh my god, that’s even possible?” and didn’t dare to imagine what kind of horrifying night Ji Fengjian had gone through.
“Gu Beichen still hasn’t come back?” Qiu Ran showed a worried expression. “He couldn’t have already…”
“Whatever happens to him has nothing to do with us.” Ye Xiangxiang cut her off. “I’ve long been annoyed by that pretentious jerk. Always acting so full of himself. Instead of worrying about that, we should spend our energy figuring out who the real Tomie is. It’s already the second day and we still don’t have a single clue.”
“But where in this school is there a girl as blood soaked and chaotic as her?” Qiu Ran complained. “Didn’t we already check through everyone yesterday?”
“Well…”
If they were talking about the boy who had just been called out by the teacher, he did fit the definition of bringing chaos and bloodshed… and he was certainly good looking enough.
That thought flashed through Ye Xiangxiang’s mind for only a moment. Qu Mei, who knew the truth and Master Bufei exchanged a glance, both lowering their eyes and saying nothing.
“Creak.”
From the back row of the classroom came the sound of a chair being pulled back. Zhang Mingge immediately looked toward Chu Tianshu.
“Where are you going?”
Chu Tianshu shrugged. “To clear up some rumors.”
“That NPC… that’s Lin Huai, right?” Zhang Mingge said coldly as Chu Tianshu passed by his seat. “What are you two up to this time? Could it be that he is, ”
“We’re not up to anything.” Chu Tianshu smiled casually. “It’s just that, I suddenly feel like getting into a relationship.”
Zhang Mingge: …………???
Chu Tianshu brushed past him, leaving behind a storm that raged like a violent tornado in Zhang Mingge’s mind.
“Damn it.” He cursed, pushing his glasses up forcefully. “This world has gone mad.”
In this school, it wasn’t just Zhang Mingge who had gone mad but also the principal, who had finally learned all the “facts” from the math teacher, the dean of discipline and others.
“As the saying goes, it takes two hands to clap.” The dean of discipline spoke in a sharp, sarcastic tone. “Principal, I told you long ago that there’s something wrong with this Lin Huai. His character is just bad…”
The young man sitting on the sofa, however, remained extraordinarily calm and composed. “It takes two hands to clap? If I use my hand to slap your face, tell me, will it make a sound or not?”
“With so many people talking about you, then the problem must be you. Otherwise, why don’t they talk about others?”
Lin Huai shrugged. “That’s because no one else is as beautiful as I am. They’re jealous of me.”
He was almost completely out of patience with this brainless plot. After saying that, he lowered his head and began playing with his phone on his own. On the screen was, unmistakably, the black group chat that he himself had created and was the group owner of.
That’s right. The largest and most well developed hate group in Liangchuan High School was, in fact, run by Lin Huai himself.
“I heard he’s been taken to the principal’s office. Damn, I’ve hated him for a long time!”
“Is anyone in PE class right now? Can we get a live stream?”
“Hahaha, I also want to see him crying his eyes out. Serves him right for always acting so smug.”
“I seriously don’t understand why so many boys and girls like him. Am I the only one?”
“But I really want to know, if those rumors are true, how much does he cost for one night?”
“You want to buy him?”
“Who wouldn’t want to?”
“Honestly… I kind of want to as well…”
Lin Huai glanced up at the few teachers arguing fiercely in front of the principal, then lowered his head and typed with one hand: “I’m in PE class. I’m already heading over there.”
“Really?! Please stream it!”
“Who’s there?”
“Mm, the principal, the math teacher, the dean of discipline, the vice principal…”
“Hahaha!”
“With that lineup, that’s insane! All the people who hate him the most are there!”
“Can we look forward to a plot where he gets expelled? Can we?”
While the teachers continued arguing, Lin Huai leaned back slightly, his face expressionless as he typed: “I can hear the sounds from inside.”
“Stream it!”
“What, what! What kind of sounds?”
“The principal is expelling him. He’s crying so loudly… ”
The moment that message was sent, a notification popped up on Lin Huai’s phone: “This group has been disbanded by the group owner.”
Lin Huai: ?
He refused to believe it and tried again. However, the group and along with it, all of his chat records, had completely vanished!
“What the hell…”
He muttered a complaint and tried to open his second hate group, third hate group and all the other groups he had joined using eighteen alternate accounts, every single anti–Lin Huai group.
All of them had been disbanded!
Lin Huai: …
What was going on…?
He narrowed his eyes, logged into another alternate account and attempted to open one of the particularly eye searing reverse fan groups he had infiltrated.
He had just typed, “Only idiots would like someone as cheap as him. I advise everyone to be like me and not give him any attention,” when the phone in his hand suddenly began to heat up violently.
Crack, crack.
The sudden heat startled him so much that he quickly threw the phone aside. After emitting a few sharp electrical buzzing sounds, the poor device abruptly…
…and then the screen went completely black, dying on the spot.
Lin Huai: !!!
At this point, even an idiot would be able to sense that something was wrong.
“Just who is it that’s ruining my plans…”
Lin Huai muttered to himself, when he suddenly heard the principal’s voice.
“You may all leave for now. I’ll have a proper talk with Student Lin.” The principal spoke kindly. “As a principal with principles, I will neither tolerate any rumors nor let off any student who violates discipline.”
As he spoke, he winked at Lin Huai.
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ChaptersChapter 111 · Although the author really didn’t want to writeChapter 112 · An explanation of the main storylineChapter 113 · Lin Huai’s QuestionChapter 114 · Hello classmateChapter 115 · Let me introduce the protagonist’s family backgroundChapter 116 · The innocent and naive Lin XiaohuaiChapter 117 · The Trisolarans ArriveChapter 118 · He Isn’t Fighting AloneChapter 119 · Why Here?Chapter 120 · A World Where Everyone Is Sculpted in ClayChapter 121 · How Could It Be YouChapter 122 · I want to sell my carChapter 123 · The Mysterious Transfer StudentsChapter 124 · Gu BeichenChapter 125 · The Male Lead of This StoryChapter 126 · A Voice Never Heard BeforeChapter 127 · You’re Tomie, aren’t you?Chapter 128 · I’ll give youChapter 129 · I just want to be with youChapter 130 · The Principal’s OfficeChapter 131 · Chu: I Disbanded Your Hate GroupsChapter 132 · Speak ProperlyChapter 133 · A Trisolaran Enters the Grand View GardenChapter 134 · Ji FengjianChapter 135 · About Me and YouChapter 136 · Kayako Likes ItChapter 137 · YouChapter 138 · I’ll Beat MyselfChapter 139 · I Want to See MyselfChapter 140 · The Trisolarans’ First Experience of Love and SexChapter 141 · The Trisolarans Try Romance Once MoreChapter 142 · The Trisolarans Try Romance for the Third TimeChapter 143 · It’s All This Buff’s FaultChapter 144 · The Way You Straight Men TalkChapter 145 · Why are you taking it so seriously?Chapter 146 · Chu Tianshu Shows Off His MusclesChapter 147 · Enter the DreamChapter 148 · Leave a little secretChapter 149 · Shadow StreamerChapter 150 · Don’t Look at MeChapter 151 · The Trisolarans betrayed StalinChapter 152 · Then I WillChapter 153 · The Trisolarans rewrite the Book of Life and DeathChapter 154 · What Career Could Be More Important Than Your Wife?Chapter 155 · Aren’t We Already Together?Chapter 156 · MVP of the Entire FieldChapter 157 · Meeting the FamilyChapter 158 · A Phone Call Across Time and SpaceChapter 159 · Lu Jin, You’re So MiserableChapter 160 · The Lands Of DaughtersChapter 161 · The So Called Pregnancy StreamChapter 162 · The Street Where Only the Two of Us ExistChapter 163 · No bare faceChapter 164 · Question 1: Do you have hair loss?Chapter 165 · LaxativesChapter 166 · Where Exactly Do You Exist?Chapter 167 · Seven ZeroChapter 168 · The issue of 0 and 1Chapter 169 · Wind ChimeChapter 170 · Visa and Wind ChimesChapter 171 · Continue to persecute Lu JinChapter 172 · Examiner: I’ve fallen in love with himChapter 173 · Lin Huai intimidates scalpersChapter 174 · Night of EvilChapter 175 · Congratulations to the Male Guests on Successfully Finding Their PartnersChapter 176 · Before ThisChapter 177 · The gong says he is terrifiedChapter 178 · The Tasker CampChapter 179 · I’m So ScaredChapter 180 · The Final Transitional ChapterChapter 181 · Four Beauties Among the FlowersChapter 182 · Plum FragranceChapter 183 · Dry Weather and Flammable ThingsChapter 184 · The Heartless Sword ManualChapter 185 · Only MeChapter 186 · The North PoleChapter 187 · Let Brother Lin Learn to Meow Like a CatChapter 188 · Good Night