Physical education class was free activity. He Ji had just finished exercising, his face still sweaty. He took off his school uniform jacket, his black hair slightly damp with sweat.
He went to the store to buy a bottle of water and drank more than half of it in one go. As he was about to return to the sports field, he saw a familiar figure on the way.
There was another boy next to Shen Yue, and the two of them were standing rather close.
He Ji frowned, paused, and then walked over.
"What? You've hooked up with Jiang Wei and now you want to dump me? Do you actually think you're something special?"
"No," the girl replied softly, neither angry nor annoyed. "We've never had any relationship."
"Damn it, Shen Yue, you weren't like this before. Aren't you making money?"
Shen Yue didn't want to talk to him anymore and turned to leave, but her path was blocked by the tall, strong boy. "Clarify what you mean!"
After speaking, he reached out to grab Shen Yue's hand, but his hand was forcefully gripped mid-air by another hand. The other person's strength was immense, as if trying to crush his hand.
"Damn—"
He turned his head and saw He Ji.
He Ji's eyes were calm, exuding a cold aura, his gaze dark, and his thin lips uttered words that were chillingly cold.
"Do you want to go to the security office?"
The security office at Fudan High School was notoriously fierce. Anyone who went there would be stripped down and have to write self-criticism reports and have their parents called, which was both embarrassing and physically damaging.
The boy's face turned pale, then flushed, before finally settling into a cold laugh. He didn't look at He Ji, but instead at Shen Yue, his tone mocking.
"I wondered why you became so hard to get a hold of. So you've hooked up with the top student."
He seemed to have misunderstood their relationship.
Shen Yue looked at him, remaining silent, offering no explanation.
He Ji didn't want to waste more words on such a person. "Scram."
His voice was extremely cold, sending shivers down one's spine.
Although the boy was extremely unwilling, he still left.
Shen Yue looked at He Ji and smiled, her smile slowly blooming. "He Ji, are you in physical education class?"
Her dark eyes were clear and gentle, and she moved intimately closer to He Ji, smiling happily, without any trace of gloom.
The girl was too thin, making one feel protective.
Her face was fair, and the mole on her nose was particularly striking, evoking fanciful thoughts. Her dark eyes were unclouded, clear to the bottom, with shallow dimples.
He Ji's gaze swept coldly over the beautifully smiling girl. "If something like this happens again, you can directly tell a teacher."
The boy, who had never ventured into the dark corners of society, did not know that telling a teacher about such matters would have little effect. Even if the teacher wanted to intervene, they couldn't, as they couldn't be by Shen Yue's side 24 hours a day.
Furthermore, teachers often believed that flies didn't flock to anything but a broken egg, and that it took two hands to clap.
Shen Yue obediently agreed, "Okay."
He Ji looked at the girl's dark, moist eyes and, for some reason, felt a surge of inexplicable irritation. He pursed his thin lips tightly.
Then, he reached out and straightened Shen Yue's slightly messy collar.
His indifferent voice remained unchanged.
"You can also come to me."
Shen Yue lowered her eyes, her eyelashes fluttering, and she unconsciously bit her lip before nodding obediently.
"Why aren't you in class?"
It was still class time.
Shen Yue replied honestly, "I came to buy ice cream."
The milk tea shop was crowded every time class ended. Bai Qingzhen disliked queuing, and since the weather was so hot, she didn't want to leave the air conditioning for a second. This class was a self-study period, so she had asked Shen Yue to go buy it, otherwise, it would be too crowded after class.
Fearing He Ji might misunderstand, Shen Yue quietly explained, "I'm buying it for someone else."
He Ji frowned. His already stern face was suddenly covered with a layer of frost. He spoke as if he were lecturing a child.
"Shen Yue, you have the right to refuse others."
He knew Shen Yue was a bit too well-behaved, and people like her were easily bullied.
However, he didn't know that Shen Yue was already accustomed to being bullied, and running errands was considered good for her.
But Shen Yue still nodded obediently.
The coldness on He Ji's face slightly melted, and the taut corners of his mouth seemed to curve.
—
Jiang Wei got into trouble at school and was taken away for disciplinary action for a week. The first thing he did upon returning to school after class was to contact Shen Yue.
Having not seen the girl for a week, Jiang Wei was impatient. He wished he could rush to her classroom, but fearing being seen by others, he held back.
His heart pounding, he dialed Shen Yue's number, but it wouldn't connect.
After many anxious attempts, he belatedly realized that Shen Yue had blocked him.
His face tightened, and a storm seemed to be brewing in his dark eyes.
Shen Yue actually dared to block him!
What a bold move.
After only a few days, she dared to be so disobedient.
Jiang Wei sent a subordinate to Shen Yue's class to call her out, but only the subordinate returned.
The subordinate looked a bit flustered, not daring to meet Jiang Wei's eyes, and said cautiously, "Shen Yue said... said she wouldn't come out, she wants to focus on her studies."
Jiang Wei's expression turned ugly.
He felt Shen Yue's excuse was just a flimsy one, a very poor excuse. Shen Yue simply didn't want to see him.
His friends around him found it strange, not understanding why Jiang Wei suddenly wanted to call Shen Yue out.
They didn't know the relationship between Shen Yue and Jiang Wei. They only knew that Jiang Wei had been quite well-behaved a few days ago, not going out to play after school, and they didn't know what he was doing.
As expected, he had gotten into a fight after a few days of good behavior.
It was quite a serious fight, and the other party had been hospitalized.
Jiang Wei, on the other hand, was only confined at home for a few days and returned to class unharmed.
Seeing that Jiang Wei seemed quite interested in Shen Yue, he added, "Brother Jiang, you might not know, but Shen Yue has been getting very close to He Ji recently. They walk together every day after class, so she's busy with her studies."
He deliberately emphasized the words "focus on her studies," making his tone sound mocking.
"He Ji..."
Jiang Wei recognized the name. His expression grew increasingly somber. He didn't say anything further and turned to leave.
—
Fudan High School was a key high school, covering a large area with excellent surroundings, including a large library.
He Ji would go to the library every day after school and stay until dark.
Shen Yue also followed He Ji.
The atmosphere in the library was more conducive to studying. In her dorm, Bai Qingzhen would interrupt her halfway through solving problems, making it difficult to regain her focus.
Moreover, sitting opposite the top student, any problem she couldn't solve became exceptionally convenient and simple when explained by him; she understood it as soon as she heard it.
Initially, He Ji sat opposite Shen Yue, but later Shen Yue moved her books and sat next to him.