The system also hadn't expected him to be such a formidable villain: [I've never seen a villain like this before.]
Wei Jingzhou saw the WeChat invitation. He hadn't intended to respond at first, but then he saw the message:
My name is Shen Yue (=^▽^=)
Heh, he knew that person's intentions were still there. He wondered how they got his WeChat.
Wei Jingzhou initially wanted to accept the invitation but stopped himself. Would that make him seem too eager? As if he couldn't wait to add her, which wouldn't do at all.
So, Wei Jingzhou deliberately waited until ten o'clock at night to accept the friend request.
Not long after, the other party sent a cute emoji pack, meaning "Hi."
A slight curve formed on the man's thin lips, but it was quickly suppressed.
To appear less eager, he waited for about ten to twenty minutes before replying.
The Leader of Coolness: How did you add me?
After sending it, Wei Jingzhou felt the question sounded like an interrogation. Would it seem too aggressive?
Yue Bao: Don't you want me to add you?
As expected, Shen Yue misunderstood.
Wei Jingzhou edited a line of text, but it felt too stiff, so he deleted it and started to get into a纠结 (jiū jié - struggle, entanglement) over the chat window again.
Finally, he replied with something that seemed less stiff.
The Leader of Coolness: If you don't want to say, then forget it.
After that, the other party didn't reply. They still hadn't replied by eleven o'clock.
Could she have fallen asleep? That shouldn't be the case. Should he send her a message to ask? Would that seem too attentive?
Or was his speech too stiff, scaring her away?
Wei Jingzhou was in great turmoil, unsure whether to send the message or not. Finally, the man maintained his composure for five minutes before sending another message.
The Leader of Coolness: Are you asleep?
By half-past eleven, there was still no reply.
The Leader of Coolness: ?
Could she really be asleep?
Wei Jingzhou stared at his phone, lost in thought.
The very next morning, the first thing Wei Jingzhou did was check his phone. There were no messages.
An entire morning passed, and Wei Jingzhou had opened his WeChat countless times.
Still no message.
He woke up Guan Shan, who was sleeping beside him.
"Send me a message. My phone seems to have a problem."
Guan Shan mumbled a groggy "okay." When he took out his phone and opened WeChat, he suddenly realized.
"Brother Wei, I don't have you on WeChat."
He only had Wei Jingzhou's phone number. He had wanted to add Wei Jingzhou on WeChat back then, but Wei Jingzhou said he didn't have it. Guan Shan didn't believe him. He knew Wei Jingzhou just didn't want to give it.
Wei Jingzhou pulled up his WeChat QR code. "Then let's add each other now."
Guan Shan quickly added him and then sent an emoji pack.
The man's thin lips tightened as he looked at the message.
The WeChat was fine, so Shen Yue must have seen his messages but chose not to reply.
Was it because she didn't want to reply, or was she too lazy to?
Seeing his somber expression, Guan Shan felt a pang of fear and swallowed. "Brother Wei, did something happen?"
Wei Jingzhou's expression suddenly turned ugly. He threw his phone into the cabinet, lay down on the table, and remained motionless.
"Brother Wei, what's wrong?" Guan Shan asked weakly.
"Scram."
The man was clearly extremely annoyed. Guan Shan didn't dare to provoke him further and went back to sleep.
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Shen Yue hadn't intentionally ignored his messages; she had simply forgotten. Later, after a considerable amount of time had passed, she became too lazy to reply anyway. She figured the formidable villain probably wouldn't care.
The last class of the day was physical education. Shen Yue changed into sportswear and put on a thick black cotton coat over it.
More than one class was having P.E. on the large sports field.
A chilly wind whistled by. The bare trees, unable to withstand the onslaught of the northwestern wind, swayed in the cold breeze.
In winter, the sun seemed to draw closer to people, shining exceptionally brightly, but its warmth felt as if it had been cooled by the icy sky, unable to generate any heat.
At the sports teacher's command, they ran three laps to warm up.
Shen Yue ran slowly, exhaling misty breaths.
After three laps, her entire body felt a little warmer.
The sports teacher brought out many volleyballs and taught them how to play.
Shen Yue had never touched any ball sports before, but her learning ability was excellent. After a few lessons from the sports teacher, she got the hang of it and played quite skillfully.
After playing for the entire class, her body had warmed up, and she was a bit tired. Shen Yue was about to say something to someone when a sudden cry of alarm sounded around her.
The system exclaimed urgently: [Quick, dodge!]
It was already too late. Shen Yue, unfortunately, turned her head to look. When she saw the ball flying towards her, her mind reacted, but her body didn't.
The next second, her forehead ached. The inertia caused her head to tilt backward. Shen Yue was stunned by the impact.
Her vision swam, and her nose felt hot. Shen Yue wiped it with the back of her hand. It was blood.
"It hurts so much..."
The system said: [Press your nostrils with your thumb, quickly!]
The pain slowly set in. She covered her forehead with one hand and pinched her nose with the other. Her classmates immediately crowded around her.
Shen Yue truly felt like she had run into bad luck. Otherwise, she wouldn't be seeing blood every few days.
She even joked to herself, wondering if too much nosebleed would lead to death from blood loss.
What Shen Yue hadn't expected was that the formidable villain was also present.
Wei Jingzhou was the first to reach her, almost instantly striding in front of her.
Upon seeing the blood beneath the girl's nose, his expression instantly darkened. He turned to face the crowd and coldly asked, "Who hit her."
The terrifying gaze made everyone's hearts tremble, and no one dared to speak.
"It was me..."
A girl stepped forward, her eyes filled with deep apology. She handed over a packet of tissues, "I'm sorry, it was unintentional. Please use these to wipe it."
Shen Yue glanced at her and felt she looked familiar. After a moment, she remembered it was the girl who had sprained her ankle that day.
Wei Jingzhou's eyes were shadowed as he backhanded the packet of tissues to the ground, the veins on his arm bulging.
"Get lost! Who needs your apology? Can't you see she's got a nosebleed? This is not over, I'm telling you!"
The man's arrogant tone carried a fierce threat, his cold eyes particularly chilling. He gestured to someone beside him, who immediately understood his meaning and picked up the volleyball.
Wei Jingzhou's hands were large; he could easily grip the entire volleyball with one hand.
He handed the volleyball to Shen Yue.
"Throw it back."
Shen Yue's eyes were red and pitiful. She was timid and afraid to speak.
The man's expression turned impatient. "I'm talking to you, are you deaf?"
Her soft, delicate fingers hooked onto him. He could easily shake them off with a slight pull, but now he didn't dare to move at all.
He lowered his gaze slightly to look.
Shen Yue raised her head, one hand covering her forehead, her fair face tilted upwards. "Forget it. Maybe she didn't do it on purpose."