Drip... drip...
One drop... two drops... three drops...
Crimson blood splattered onto the ground, blooming into small red flowers, vibrant and fresh.
Seeing this, everyone present froze.
Silence! A deathly silence!
The entire corridor became so quiet one could hear a pin drop.
At that moment, a sharp roar shattered the eerie quiet.
"Ahhh!! Jiang Mingli!!"
Mingli's lips twitched slightly. What did this have to do with her?
The girl, lying on the ground, clutched her bleeding nose. She pushed herself up, her gaze fiercely fixed on Mingli, who stood nearby, seemingly uninvolved. Angrily, she demanded, "Jiang Mingli! Why did you dodge just now?!"
Mingli rolled her eyes ungracefully. "None of your business! If I didn't dodge, was I supposed to be your human shield? Don't big shots have dignity?!"
"You! I think you did it on purpose!" the girl said furiously.
Mingli's tone turned cold. "Are you blaming me for your own incompetence? The 'big shot' did it on purpose, and what are you going to do about it?!"
The girl: "......?!" Meeting Mingli's gaze, she swallowed and instinctively took a step back.
The surrounding onlookers: "......?!" Why did it suddenly feel so chilling?
Finally, under the judgmental stares of her classmates, the girl threw a light blue envelope she was holding at Mingli and, clutching her still-bleeding nose, pushed through the crowd and fled.
Mingli frowned as the envelope was thrust into her hand.
The onlookers, seeing that the show was over, dispersed one by one.
Returning to the classroom, Mingli tore open the envelope. A neatly folded piece of paper fell out.
Mingli picked up the paper and unfolded it, revealing a line of tidy handwriting: "Meet me in the small grove behind the mountain after school tomorrow."
Upon seeing the handwriting, Mingli knew who had written it.
After reading the note, Mingli's lips curved into a dangerous smile. "She didn't even go looking for him, and he came to her doorstep."
Mingli: "......?!" He came looking for a beating himself, so she couldn't be blamed!
The system in her space accidentally caught sight of its host's smile and shivered.
System: "......?!" Its host looked so beautiful when she smiled, but also so dangerous. It really didn't know which brave soul had dared to provoke its host this time. Such a warrior! Admirable!
Xie Nanchu, Mingli's deskmate, holding a "Wǔ Sān" textbook, turned to say something to Mingli. He happened to see the smile on Mingli's face. Xie Nanchu's ear tips turned red.
Xie Nanchu: "......?!" Why hadn't he noticed before that his deskmate looked so beautiful when she smiled?
The system detected Xie Nanchu's thoughts and muttered proudly in the space, "Of course! Its host is beautiful no matter what!"
Mingli noticed her deskmate's gaze, withdrew her smile, and looked at him calmly. "What is it?"
Hearing Mingli's voice, Xie Nanchu's ear tips turned redder, and he stammered, "Oh... oh, no... nothing." Xie Nanchu flipped open the "Wǔ Sān" in his hand and looked at Mingli. "It's just, I don't quite understand this problem. Could you explain it to me?"