Ye Xiao left the family compound, but he didn't go straight to school. Just as he walked out of Su Yun's home, his phone buzzed with a text message. It was from Lin Dieying!

Seeing the text message from Lin Dieying, Ye Xiao naturally checked it immediately, but the content seemed to lack any substance!

"What's up?" Those were the only three words Lin Dieying had sent him!

Does a text message even worth ten cents when it's only three words?

However, as much as he mused about it, it was an honor after all that such a beauty was thinking of him. Women of Lin Dieying's caliber were not the type every man could captivate her thoughts!

Ye Xiao quickly replied: Miss Lin, aren't you in class? How do you have the time to text!

Lin Dieying soon sent another text with a smiley face, which included the message: We're in PE class right now, it's so boring!

Ye Xiao felt a stir in his heart upon hearing Lin Dieying's words!

It was the last period of the day, and Lin Dieying's class was doing PE, which generally meant playtime rather than a real class, especially when they weren't facing a final exam. Students were usually quite fond of PE classes!

But Lin Dieying, what kind of person was she? The former top female scholar, she obviously didn't have much interest in play. Perhaps Lin Dieying could become an academic overachiever, but she was definitely not the type to excel at playing!

Come to think of it, he hadn't seen Lin Dieying much in the past few days. Missing such a beauty, Ye Xiao decided to put his phone away and ran straight towards the athletic field!

At that moment, under a patch of shade on the field!

A group of girls were chatting casually, and Lin Dieying was holding her phone, staring intently at the screen, as if waiting for something. However, to her disappointment, the phone remained unresponsive even after three minutes!

"It seems he's in class," Lin Dieying felt a little let down.

Just then, a girl beside her poked Lin Dieying in the waist and whispered with a giggling smile, "Die Ying, your dream guy is coming!"

Hearing the girl's words, Lin Dieying thought it was Ye Xiao and immediately looked up instinctively, but when she fixed her eyes on the supposed dream guy, she was immediately disappointed!

Indeed, two guys were walking towards them. The one at the front was wearing a T-shirt that couldn't hide his nearly perfect physique—a height of 1.85 meters and a face as sharp and resolute as if carved with a knife!

With these traits combined, this guy could truly be described as a "dream guy" by ordinary girls.

Handsome, well-built, and a playful smirk on his face—how many girls could resist such temptation?

Thus, as he appeared, the girls around Lin Dieying were immediately abuzz, their fervent gazes fixed on the guy as if he were a little lamb and they, ravenous wolves starving for a meal!

The guy seemed quite accustomed to such fervent gazes, his face filled with pride. Clearly, his target was Lin Dieying, so when he reached her, he said softly, "Die Ying, would you like to have lunch together?"

The voice was as smooth as flowing water, instantly driving the girls around them into a frenzy!

"Say yes! Say yes!" the girls burst out, shouting loudly without a care that they were at school.

In reality, this was Minghai Academy, and every student here came from an extraordinary family background, which meant that they weren't really afraid of the teachers.

The guy surely wanted this effect, believing that he would definitely succeed today. His greatest rival before had been Xiong Tao, who has now stopped pursuing Lin Dieying, giving him a chance!

Before, Minghai Academy had seven influential figures in power, so ordinary students didn't dare to act out. Now, Zhan Bo had taken their place, and he was easy to talk to—just follow his orders and don't cause trouble at school, and all would be well.

So, students who previously had kept a low profile began to come out of their shells. This so-called dream guy was one of them!

Lin Dieying glanced at the guy in front of her with a look of disgust. Girls are the strangest creatures. Without someone they liked, they might look at any handsome guy and at least not loathe him. But once they had someone they liked, no matter how unsavory other guys might be, in their eyes, the one they liked was faultless. Meanwhile, those who had been the epitome of rich and handsome suddenly became the epitome of sleaze in their eyes.

That was exactly how Lin Dieying felt at this moment.

"Wang Chi, I can't accept your invitation," Lin Dieying responded, "I have other things to do at noon!"

Lin Dieying answered tactfully as well. She didn't want to become the public enemy of the class over a snappy retort—that wouldn't be worth it!

Lin Dieying was a smart girl!

At Lin Dieying's rejection, Zhan Bo's expression shifted momentarily. However, the change was fleeting.

Zhan Bo still looked at Lin Dieying with what he believed to be his most charming smile, saying, "Dieying, are you busy at noon? Can I help with anything? I heard your mother is ill, and I was just thinking of organizing a class visit to see your mother!"

"No need, my mother is very well now!" Lin Dieying said, "Zhan Bo, all I'm focused on right now is studying, nothing else!"

With her words, Lin Dieying made it clear to Zhan Bo and everyone else that she wasn't interested in dating at the moment, just in studying!

"Young Master Wang has been quite good to you, Miss Lin. You'd better think it over. Ordinary women aren't even on Young Master Wang's radar!" A boy beside Zhan Bo raised an eyebrow at Lin Dieying, clearly annoyed by her repeated rejections.

Obviously, in their view, Zhan Bo had already given Lin Dieying plenty of face!

Many people were unaware of what had happened to the Lin family three years ago, and Lin Dieying's impression at school was just that of an academically excellent commoner!

Lin Dieying didn't reply and was about to leave, but Zhan Bo reached out to stop her.

"Dieying, if not at noon, we can meet in the evening!" Zhan Bo said, unwilling to give up with a smile.

Lin Dieying was somewhat pissed off. This Zhan Bo just wouldn't let up, like a mangy dog. She didn't want to speak too harshly, as she had heard some things about him—his family was in politics and business, quite wealthy and powerful. She really didn't want to offend him because it clearly wouldn't benefit her to make an enemy of such a person!

Just then, a voice tinged with mockery came from the outskirts of the group,

"I already have an appointment for the evening!"

The voice penetrated the crowd, and everyone was taken aback, except for Lin Dieying, whose face broke into a smile at the sound—the only one in that moment.

Zhan Bo, hearing this, stiffened. Someone dared to cut in on him?

He immediately turned to see who had spoken. A tall, slender teenager of about 175 centimeters, undoubtedly handsome, but it was his pair of exceedingly clear, bright eyes that set him apart!

Facing the teenager, Zhan Bo's expression darkened. Clearly, he didn't recognize this person, nor did almost anyone else in this class.

Before Zhan Bo could speak, Lin Dieying excused herself from the group and rushed to the boy's side, looking at him like a lifeline, and asked, "Ye Xiao, what are you doing here?"

Ye Xiao, for his part, showed no restraint, affectionately stroking Lin Dieying's turned-up nose, and said with a smile, "Of course, I had to come. If I didn't, someone might have carried you off!"

Lin Dieying blushed slightly and retorted, "What are you talking about!"

Ye Xiao laughed and then turned to look at the stunned crowd. It seemed in their eyes, the ever-reserved Lin Dieying appeared unusually close to a boy they had never seen before. Could this be Lin Dieying's boyfriend?

"Lin Dieying is my friend, don't you all bully her!" Ye Xiao said with a smile, though his eyes were actually on Zhan Bo.

"Who are you?" Zhan Bo sized up Ye Xiao, baffled. He really couldn't see anything about Ye Xiao that would attract Lin Dieying. He believed that Lin Dieying was very discerning, and ordinary guys could hardly catch her eye!

"Me?" Ye Xiao pondered, then replied, "I'm Ye Xiao."

"Ye Xiao?" Hearing this name, Zhan Bo and the rest of the class were puzzled, as the name seemed eerily familiar, almost as if they had heard it somewhere!

At that moment, one of the boys next to Zhan Bo suddenly said, "Young Master Wang, I've heard that Zhan Bo has a friend named Ye Xiao, and that Zhan Bo's rapid rise at Minghai Academy is also thanks to Ye Xiao!"

Ye Xiao was something of an urban legend at Minghai Academy because he seemed disengaged from on-campus affairs, although there were many rumors about his combat prowess—only those involved in the incident with Han Fei really knew, but none of Han Fei's people were in this class, so whether Ye Xiao was formidable or not was something Zhan Bo and the others only heard of, never witnessed.

"So, you're Ye Xiao!" Zhan Bo said to Ye Xiao with a smile, "Are you Lin Dieying's boyfriend?"

Hearing Zhan Bo ask this, Ye Xiao glanced at Lin Dieying beside him. She looked back at him, a bit nervously, not knowing what Ye Xiao would say.

Ye Xiao's face was filled with a grin. After looking at Lin Dieying, he turned to Zhan Bo. "Lin Dieying is such a beautiful girl. Any normal man would like her, and of course, I like a girl like Lin Dieying. However, she has not agreed to be my girlfriend yet. What about you? Do you intend to be my rival?"

Perhaps because they had never witnessed Ye Xiao's prowess first-hand, Zhan Bo brazenly looked Ye Xiao in the eye and declared, "In matters of love, fair competition!"

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