Chapter 13: Why Make Such a Fuss?

"You must really be tired of living!" Gong Che walked forward coldly, wanting to teach Cheng Xiaoyou a lesson, but was blocked by the suddenly appearing Ling Yexi.

Ling Yexi firmly stood in front of Cheng Xiaoyou, shielding her, trying to stop Gong Che's next move.

"Che, for my sake, don't hold it against her," Ling Yexi pleaded, not understanding how Cheng Xiaoyou had offended Gong Che.

"Ye, you don't even know what happened!" Shangguan Yao, seeing him speak up for an outsider, spoke to him irritably.

"No matter what happened, put it on me, okay?" Ling Yexi looked at Gong Che, then at Shangguan Yao, standing firmly and refusing to leave.

"Why are you helping her?" Gong Che's brow furrowed tightly, showing his displeasure.

"I have my reasons!" Ling Yexi's words were short but very firm.

"You don't mean the stray cat you picked up yesterday is her, do you?" Shangguan Yao suddenly remembered his words from yesterday and blurted out.

"Shut up!"

Both Gong Che and Ling Yexi glared at him and said fiercely.

"Don't argue with him, this is between me and him, it has nothing to do with you!" Cheng Xiaoyou, seeing Gong Che's grim expression, feared that Ling Yexi would be implicated because of her, and stepped out from behind him, not wanting him to get caught between her and Gong Che.

"Gong Che, I won't drop out of school!" She said, facing the intimidating boy in front of her. When she had just spoken about her dreams, she had remembered the reason she came to Shengyu, a reason she had almost forgotten.

She chose Shengyu not just because it was free, but because Magic had once studied here. It was here that she began her path in fashion design.

So, she would stay here and defeat her openly!

"Then wait to die!" Gong Che said viciously, seeing her stubbornness.

"I'll wait, but I won't leave!" Cheng Xiaoyou retorted defiantly.

"If you don't want to leave, fine, get out of Class A!" Gong Che coldly pointed outside, "If you want to stay, if you want to wait to die, then go to Class S!"

"Class S?" Cheng Xiaoyou was stunned.

Shengyu's class system was strictly ranked by overall strength from Class A to Class S. Class A was the best, and Class S was the so-called worst.

Moreover, every year's Class S was notorious for being the most unruly, a forbidden zone no student wanted to enter.

Even the classroom was in a corner of the building, isolated from other classes.

"Otherwise, I'll have someone throw you out of Shengyu directly!"

Gong Che's voice was icy and emotionless.

"Do you really have to make it come to this?" Ling Yexi's smile faded as he asked Gong Che calmly.

"This is the only chance I'm giving her for your sake!" Gong Che's gaze was cold as he looked at Ling Yexi.

"I understand." Ling Yexi nodded, showing he understood, and turned to leave Cheng Xiaoyou's side, returning to his seat.

"That's better. You two shouldn't be at each other's throats over an irrelevant person!" Shangguan Yao, seeing Ling Yexi finally realize the seriousness of the situation and stop intervening, quickly tried to smooth things over.

Cheng Xiaoyou's heart felt like it had been drained of water, shriveled and lifeless. She lowered her head. Didn't she not want to implicate Ling Yexi? So wasn't it good that he returned to his seat? Why did it hurt so much?

"Get out!"

Gong Che, seeing Ling Yexi leave, couldn't be bothered to waste words with Cheng Xiaoyou and went to his seat, sure she would obediently leave.

Shangguan Yao also returned to his seat.

Only Cheng Xiaoyou stood alone on the podium, feeling foolish.

No one in the class spoke up for her. Even the teacher looked away, maintaining silence.

"Get out of here!"

"Get out of Class A!"

Seeing her remain motionless, someone shouted at her.

Then, the whole class reacted, with someone leading the chant: "Cheng Xiaoyou, get out! Cheng Xiaoyou, get out!"

The voices were uniform, like the cheering at a sports event, deafening.

Unlike being booed off the stage by the whole school, where she couldn't see the audience's expressions.

But now, Cheng Xiaoyou clearly saw the disgust in everyone's eyes, the intense disgust born from Gong Che's words, chilling her.

Just because of Gong Che's words, the classmates who could smile at her now showed disdain.

She even saw Xia Yiyi among those chanting.

Hadn't she been prepared? From the moment she decided to stay at Shengyu, she knew what she might face. So why did it still hurt so much now?

Cheng Xiaoyou lowered her head, dragging her heavy legs outside, tears unknowingly streaming down her face.

Idiot, why are you crying!

Hadn't she been humiliated enough?

Don't cry! Stop crying!

She wiped her eyes hard, but the tears wouldn't stop. Her body felt frozen, her stiff steps like a zombie learning to walk.

"You forgot your backpack." A familiar voice sounded in her ear, her wrist was grabbed from behind, warmth spreading from where their skin touched.

Cheng Xiaoyou looked up to see Ling Yexi standing in front of her, with her backpack in his other hand.

What was he doing?

"If you're going to Class S, you should take your backpack," Ling Yexi, seeing her dazed look, smiled slightly, helping her put on her backpack. He then wiped her tears with a tissue, "Why are you crying? Remember, you're the one determined to defeat Magic!"

"Ye, what are you doing?!" Shangguan Yao stood up, frowning. Why was Ling Yexi taking the side of that detestable girl?

"I understand Che's intention. She can stay if she goes to Class S, right?" Ling Yexi didn't look at him, and under the shocked gaze of the whole class, wiped Cheng Xiaoyou's tears dry with a tissue, "Since this is your decision, I'll accept it."

Cheng Xiaoyou stared at him in shock. Hadn't he just gone back to his seat? What was he doing now?

"Then, please don't interfere with my decision," Ling Yexi said, glancing at Gong Che. Their gazes clashed fiercely before he looked away, taking Cheng Xiaoyou's hand and walking out, "I'll go to Class S with her!"

**Author's Note**: Three handsome guys, any favorites?