Xia Heru rushed to the canteen and was shocked by what she saw there.
Ho Joon Jae was having breakfast beside Han Shuya. He even talked and smiled at her.
Xia Heru couldn't control herself after seeing the man she desired smiling at that stupid Han Shuya.
* * *
Ho Joon Jae arrived at the canteen soon after the video being posted. He wanted to sit by Yan Shu, but she was already being flanked by Song Yun and Han Shuya, so he had no choice but to sit by the latter.
Han Shuya certainly seemed to have learned her lesson, so he didn't feel uncomfortable talking to her. He even smiled once in a while.
* * *
Boiling with rage, Xia Heru marched to the table and yanked Han Shuya from her seat.
Still in a daze, Han Shuya staggered due to the sudden and violent pull. She had barely managed to balance herself when she received a sonorous slap to the face.
"You bitch!" Xia Heru shrieked. "How dare you snatch my man? A slap is not enough for you, you need a good beating." She raised her hand for another hit, but someone gripped her arm before she could do it. She turned to look and found it to be Ho Joon Jae.
"Your man?" he asked in an ice-cold voice. "First of all, I rejected you. I don't like you, never did, and never will so stop acting like we're a thing, because we're not. Second, you called her a bitch? If so, then what are you? At least she took the effort to improve herself whereas you've only been scheming and screwing people over. You're nothing but a disgusting, conniving, unsympathetic parasite!
"And third," he came closer and whispered so that only Xia Heru could hear. "If you ever try to harm Yan Shu or Han Shuya again, I swear to make you regret it."
His words startled Xia Heru and sent a shiver down her spine. She simply wasn't able to talk back. With cold, dark eyes, he stared at her dead in the eye and she knew that he wasn't bluffing.
Unable to move, Xia Heru was rescued by her friends, who quickly came and led her away from the canteen.
* * *
The canteen was enveloped by an almost deathly silence. Most of those present were still surprised by the recent display. Han Shuya, who had been at the center of it, was instead more surprised by the fact that Ho Joon Jae had defended her.
Soon after Xia Heru left, Yan Shu grasped Han Shuya's hand. "We should go to the infirmary," she said with a worried look.
Han Shuya felt touched by Yan Shu's concern. "It's ok, it barely hurts."
"No, it doesn't," Yan Shu insisted. "Your lip is split and your cheek is starting to swell."
"Stop being stubborn," Song Yun added in. "Just listen to her and go."
Ye Yuyan stepped in before her friend could argue any further. "You do remember that I have your mother's number right? Maybe I should give her a call."
"Fine," Han Shuya conceded with a sigh. "I'll go to the infirmary."
"We're coming with you," Yan Shu said.After getting treated by the nurse, Han Shuya was told to stay and rest. Except for Ye Yuyan, who refused to leave her alone, everyone else left to attend their classes.