Fighting for You

The entire class watched as the two girls stood in front of Gu Lan, seemingly worried.

"Don't get close to Gu Lan. He's like a cockroach! You can't reason with him!"

"Take Momo away quickly. This person is just crazy!"

"Hey, Gu Lan, I warn you! Girls are innocent. You, as a man, should show some decency!"

Gu Lan remained calm. She wasn't a man, so why should she act like one? She didn't even have the belly of a man, let alone the temperament.

She casually threw her backpack on the desk, stretched lazily, and didn't bother with the girl with the high ponytail.

The high ponytail girl's eyebrows furrowed in anger. "Hey! What's with your attitude? I'm talking to you!"

Gu Lan sat down, raised an eyebrow lazily, and looked at the high ponytail girl. Her lips naturally curled up with a mischievous smile. She spoke with a lazy and impatient tone, "You're talking to me? So what? Do you want me to hit you?"

The high ponytail girl was shocked. "You didn't even listen to me?!"

Gu Lan replied, "I never listen to dogs barking... Oh, sorry, I insulted the dogs. Describing creatures like you is difficult. Your words don't sound like they come from a carbon-based life form. I don't know how to respond."

The high ponytail girl's face turned red with anger. "You're insulting me?! How dare you insult me?!"

Gu Lan found it amusing. She leaned back in her chair, hands supporting her head, and lazily said, "You insult me, so why can't I insult you? Did you buy insurance for being insulted since you're gender-privileged?"

"Go to a certain website if you want to oppose gender equality and argue with others for three days and nights. Don't come here to bother me."

Gu Lan was too tired to talk, hoping the other girl would get the hint.

But it was clear that Gu Lan was too young, too simple, and the high ponytail girl was so angry that her face changed color. Waiting for her friend, the original female lead, An Momo, to speak up finally.

"Gu Lan... I'm sorry. We spoke too harshly. But Siwei didn't mean it. She didn't do it on purpose."

Gu Lan glanced at the original female lead.

There was no denying that she had a really good appearance as a female lead.

An Momo had fair skin, round eyes, and plump lips. Just from her face, she seemed like a porcelain doll. In other words, she looked like a beautiful corpse.

Gu Lan thought An Momo's appearance would be suitable for a tumultuous relationship with Hua Yin from Dorm 444. Arrogant school tyrants were outdated; wouldn't a beautiful and sickly male lead be more enticing?

But with An Momo's intelligence, she probably wouldn't survive even a second in that kind of relationship and would be killed off immediately.

Gu Lan smiled as she looked at An Momo, making An Momo shiver like a startled little deer. This immediately sparked a protective urge among the other students. Three or four boys stood up and surrounded An Momo. "Gu Lan, that's enough!"

Gu Lan looked puzzled. "I didn't say anything, so how can it be enough?"

The boys: ...

An Momo bit her lip, her soft hair cascading over her shoulders. She looked pitiful and charming as she said, "You don't have to worry about me. It's okay, there might be some misunderstandings between me and Gu Lan."

"He may have misunderstood me—"

Gu Lan interrupted An Momo. "No misunderstandings. Just stay away from me."

Gu Lan didn't want to experience the brain-damaged rays that brought down intelligence.

An Momo: ...

The day before, Gu Lan had teased An Momo, causing her to be targeted by the school hunk, Xiao Hui. But the way Gu Lan looked at An Momo now was like looking at a pile of... poop.

The disgust was not concealed at all.

This hurt An Momo deeply. She continued biting her lip, and tears welled up in her eyes. She bravely spoke, "I understand. I'm sorry for bothering you, Gu Lan."

Saying that, An Momo left the classroom, her tears streaming down her cheeks.

Gu Lan knew this was called "crying and running away."

After An Momo left, the entire class glared at Gu Lan.

Gu Lan also realized that this was the original female lead's territory.

Was she infiltrating the enemy's camp?

Yang Siwei, An Momo's best friend, who had initially stood up for An Momo, blushed red with anger. She glared fiercely at Gu Lan and said, "What did Momo do wrong? Why are you bullying her?! Don't you know how cute, kind, and pitiful Momo is? How could you bully her like this!"

Gu Lan stared at Yang Siwei quietly for a moment, recalling the plot.

The original female lead, An Momo, was a love child and lived in poverty with her mother. From a young age, she and her mother denpent on each other, and she had a strong sense of self-esteem. At this point in the story, the female lead had just been brought back to her father's house.

As an illegitimate daughter, An Momo was not favored by the family, and she was neglected.

However, An Momo had the love of the domineering Xiao Hui, and was protected by his three male pursuers.

So, every time she was bullied or acted foolishly, various men would appear to protect her.

In the end, An Momo married into a wealthy family and gained the love of her father and everything from her family. Her mother also succeeded in becoming a noble lady, though she had been the third party in her father's life.

Her half-sister, from her father's side, suffered a tragic fate, being gang-raped and thrown into the sea. Her mother's grave was desecrated.

This plot... Gu Lan wanted to vomit. She didn't know how to express her feelings, and her expression was not pretty.

And this scene was not supposed to happen in the original book.

Because Gu Lan had already been beaten up and ostracized by the male lead, Xiao Hui. She was already half-dead.

Yang Siwei thought Gu Lan had been persuaded and sneered. "Go and apologize to Momo! Don't hurt her. She's already very pitiful! Go and apologize to her and also apologize to Xiao Hui! Otherwise, your family will be in trouble!"

Gu Lan: ...

"It's okay if you're brainless. Just remove your brain."

Gu Lan rubbed her temples. She wasn't suitable for the bizarre style and dialogue of the original book. She continued, "I suggest you stay away from me, or I'll really hit you. You're really annoying."

After driving them away for a long time, the annoying female lead team finally left grumbling.

Gu Lan sat at her desk and let out a deep sigh. "So annoying, they talk too much."

However, that was not the end.

In romance novels, the consequences of being an enemy with the original female lead were even more severe than what Gu Lan had imagined. She had read other transmigration novels, and according to reason, whoever transmigrated would become the new protagonist and get some preferential treatment, right?

But not Gu Lan.

She was still a standard antagonist, seemingly expelled by the "will of the world."

When the bell rang for class, Gu Lan almost left because, once again, a female lead's lackey appeared!

The original book didn't even spare the handsome male teacher. A refined and elegant teacher secretly loved An Momo.

The elegant teacher, Yan Yuxuan, belonged to the restrained-hunk type. He had a refined appearance, a gentle smile, but was actually a ruthless and cunning person.

He got wind of An Momo being bullied and changed his class schedule with other teachers to teach Gu Lan's class, intending to teach her a lesson.

Yan Yuxuan stood on the podium, pushed his gold-rimmed glasses, and looked at Gu Lan who was dozing off at the back of the classroom. A slight smile tugged at his lips.

"Gu Lan, sleeping in class violates classroom discipline."

"Minus ten points for classroom behavior."

"Fighting and brawling, minus ten points. Write a ten-thousand-word self-criticism and recite it during morning exercise tomorrow."

Hearing this, Gu Lan couldn't help but get angry. "I won't write it."

Yan Yuxuan smiled. "Of course you can choose not to, then it'll be on record. The college entrance exam looks at overall performance, and I hope you won't do well but drag down your overall performance."

As one of the male supporting characters in the plot, Yan Yuxuan had a high appearance and status, and he held great power in the school. Even the principal listened to him.

Don't ask whether it's reasonable or not.

In the world of romance novels, as long as the male lead commits crimes every day, he will be acquitted in the name of love. Everything is justified.

Gu Lan took a deep breath. She couldn't leave the school yet, unless she didn't want to continue her education and become a social delinquent.

The rules of this school and this world were so infuriating.

Seeing Gu Lan's angry expression, Yan Yuxuan felt satisfied. Punishing her for bullying the kind-hearted Momo, what was this small punishment?

Yan Yuxuan continued, "Since there's nothing else, let's continue the class. Starting today, I'll be teaching you math. Gu Lan, where did we leave off yesterday?"

Gu Lan remained silent.

Yan Yuxuan smiled. "Not paying attention in class, can you still be called a student? Look around, who isn't better than you?"

Gu Lan's anger was ignited. She stood up and was about to speak—

Suddenly, the classroom door was knocked, and before anyone inside could react, the door was pushed open.

A man stood at the door, his lips curled up, and his magnetic, hoarse voice carried a natural charm.

"Oh, are you having class? It seems I'm not late."

Just by standing there, he made the whole class gasp!

"Xu Huanwen! It's Xu Huanwen from that dormitory! How did he come here?!"

"My goodness, it's that devil..."

Xu Huanwen smiled playfully, his gaze swept over the teacher on the podium, Yan Yuxuan, before finally landing on Gu Lan, whose face turned red with anger. Then, he laughed.

"I'm here to find my little roommate."

"I've transferred to this class, and we're classmates now. Surprised?"