Lin Dieying walked up to Ye Xiao, still slightly worried, and asked, "You're okay, right?"

Ye Xiao responded with an easy smile, "How could I possibly be in trouble?"

Upon hearing Ye Xiao's words, Lin Dieying finally really let go of her anxiety!

Meanwhile, Li Jianwen immediately went over to Xiong Tao, looking at him with deep concern. After all, Xiong Tao had a very influential background; if something untoward really happened to him at Minghai Academy, Principal Li would have a hard time escaping blame!

"Brother Xiong, Principal Li is here. If you have any grievances, speak up quickly!" Ye Xiao said to Xiong Tao with a smile!

At Ye Xiao's words, Xiong Tao shuddered. Just moments ago, he had tasted what it felt like to be on the brink of death, a sensation that Ye Xiao had given him. How could he not be afraid? In other words, this guy was scared nearly to death!

Li Jianwen did not look at Ye Xiao. However, being able to become the principal of Minghai Academy, he was certainly no ordinary person. At this moment, hearing what Ye Xiao was saying on the side and having seen Ye Xiao grab Xiong Tao single-handedly before, Li Jianwen's intuition told him that Ye Xiao was definitely more troublesome than Xiong Tao!

Who exactly was Ye Xiao? This question kept recurring in Li Jianwen's mind!

By now, Xiong Tao was scared out of his wits and dared not voice his grievances. Instead, he just said to Li Jianwen, "Principal Li, I'm fine, really fine!"

"Fine?" Li Jianwen asked, looking at Xiong Tao's swollen wrist and frowning slightly, "Are you really okay? Your wrist needs immediate medical attention, doesn't it?"

Xiong Tao had been enduring the pain from his wrist, not wanting Li Jianwen to know. But now that Li Jianwen had seen it, Xiong Tao quickly said, "I just accidentally bumped it, it's nothing serious!"

Xiong Tao's words were surprising to both Li Jianwen and everyone else. Even Li Jianwen, who had just arrived, could guess that Ye Xiao was responsible for the injury on Xiong Tao's hand. Yet now, Xiong Tao claimed it was an accident!

Li Jianwen looked to the people nearby and immediately said, "Go with Xiong Tao to the infirmary. If it's not good enough, then to the hospital. Don't stay here any longer. Hurry back to your classes!"

Li Jianwen's order sent the onlookers scurrying back to their business, and Xiong Tao's lackeys quickly helped him out of the building!

Ye Xiao and Lin Dieying stood still, and Li Jianwen did not move either. Xiong Tao and his lackeys quickly left the corridor.

Li Jianwen walked up to Ye Xiao and said, "Ye Xiao, you are a student referred by Mr. Ling. I give Mr. Ling face, but you cannot go too far, otherwise, even I can't protect you!"

Ye Xiao chuckled lightly and said, "I've always been very low-key, but some people just love to force my hand. So... haha, Principal, go ahead and be busy. We're going back to class!"

After saying that, Ye Xiao grabbed Lin Dieying's hand and left.

Li Jianwen was taken aback by Ye Xiao's straightforward action of taking Lin Dieying's hand and walking off, his opinion of the young man rose; he didn't give a damn about the principal's status at all. Previously, in the entire Minghai Academy, only Xiong Tao dared to be so bold. Yet now, there appeared to be another in the form of Ye Xiao!

After Ye Xiao and Lin Dieying walked down the stairs, Lin Dieying said somewhat embarrassingly, "Ye Xiao, thank you for today!"

Ye Xiao smiled and said, "Don't mention it. It's a small matter!"

Lin Dieying said, "Um, could you let go of my hand? The principal is still watching from above!"

Only then did Ye Xiao realize he was still holding Lin Dieying's hand and quickly let go lest he end up with a reputation of being a shameless scoundrel, which would be very bad indeed!

Ye Xiao said to Lin Dieying, "Xiong Tao probably won't harass you anymore. Go back to class. I'm going back to class too!"

Lin Dieying nodded her head and, while walking away, she said, "Ye Xiao, you... be my real boyfriend!"

Ye Xiao was taken aback upon hearing Lin Dieying's words, then asked, "What do you mean?"

Lin Dieying said, "Isn't that clear enough?"

Faking it until it becomes real?

The phrase flashed through Ye Xiao's mind. It had actually turned real, genuinely faking it until it becomes real!

Ye Xiao then said, "Originally, I would have been very happy to hear this sentence from you. Having such a beautiful girl as a girlfriend would be my greatest honor. However, I have made a promise with Ling Shuya that I won't have a real girlfriend for two years. So... I'm sorry!"

Ling Shuya was particularly strict. Ye Xiao hadn't even been in love with Song Jiaqian before, but Ling Shuya had suspected it. If he really started dating Lin Dieying and confirmed a boyfriend-girlfriend relationship, who knows what sort of trouble Ling Shuya would stir up!

Lin Dieying never expected that after confessing to Ye Xiao, she would be met with rejection. Lin Dieying was very confident in her own looks, but now, Ye Xiao had actually turned her down!

Lin Dieying looked up at Ye Xiao, her eyes filled with infinite grievances!

Ye Xiao could naturally tell, and he knew that his words were extremely unfair to Lin Dieying, but Ye Xiao had his own difficulties. He wanted to know who his parents were, so he had to make compromises with Ling Shuya!

"So we can still be friends, right? Does Ling Shuya have a say in this too? I really want to know what exactly is your relationship with Ling Shuya? Aren't the rumors saying that she's your cousin? Why do I feel like she acts more like your fiancée?" Lin Dieying said unhappily!

Ye Xiao immediately said, "You can't just say things like that. There are some things that I really can't explain clearly at the moment, Dieying, I understand your heart, but still, don't make an incorrect decision just because I helped you. You don't even know what kind of person I am. We don't need to become friends first, we are already friends. If you need any help, I'll definitely feel obliged to assist!"

After thinking it over, Lin Dieying then said, "Alright, I'll listen to you!"

Afterward, Ye Xiao and Lin Dieying headed back to their respective classes!

By the time Ye Xiao returned to the classroom, class had already been in session for nearly twenty minutes!

"May I come in?" Ye Xiao politely stood at the door!

Today's first lesson was by Su Yun, who had been wondering why Ye Xiao hadn't come to class. She had intended to ask where Ye Xiao had gone, but since it was class time, Su Yun let him into the classroom!

After entering the classroom, Ye Xiao noticed that Weii Yang had already returned, but Han Fei and Liuu Xinlei were not there. Ye Xiao walked over to Weii Yang's seat and sat down!

Su Yun was patiently explaining the meanings of some classical Chinese sentences at the podium, but Ye Xiao couldn't focus. However, Ye Xiao was smiling as he watched Su Yun. At this moment, Ye Xiao wasn't a shameless boy, at least not one without any limits, but for some reason, memories of that day at Su Yun's house popped into his head, particularly of Su Yun's skin, which was as white as milk!

As Su Yun was lecturing, she suddenly noticed that Ye Xiao kept looking at her, his eyes seemingly mesmerized, as though he could see through everything. Flustered by his gaze, Su Yun misspoke in the middle of her lecture!

In a panic, Su Yun asked the students to quickly read a few difficult sentences from the classical text, while occasionally glaring at Ye Xiao. However, Ye Xiao, unflustered, raised his eyebrows, seemingly playing around with Su Yun!

Su Yun felt both annoyed and amused, thinking to herself, "What's up with Ye Xiao? But why am I letting him get to me like this? I'm his teacher, after all! Why does he have me feeling so flustered?"

The more Su Yun thought like this, she suddenly remembered the incident at her place that day, and her cheeks turned slightly red!

Su Yun's teaching foundations were very solid, but it was hard to stay focused with Ye Xiao teasing from below. She had intended to finish an entire chapter, but she ended up having the students read aloud for over ten minutes until the class ended!

All the students were very puzzled, not understanding what was up with Teacher Su today!

Once the class had ended, Su Yun said to Ye Xiao sitting in the back row, "Ye Xiao, come with me, please."

After speaking, Su Yun left the classroom directly, and Ye Xiao stood up and walked out. Weii Yang immediately stood up, looked at Ye Xiao, and said, "Brother Xiao, are you okay?"

Clearly, including Weii Yang, almost everyone thought Ye Xiao was called out by Su Yun because he was late.

Ye Xiao smiled and said, "It's nothing. Teacher Su probably has something she needs from me."

Then, Ye Xiao left the classroom!

"What do you think Ye Xiao and that Lin Dieying were doing today?" Zhou Yuyan asked Ling Shuya, who was sitting beside her.

Ling Shuya smiled and said, "Who knows? But definitely nothing good!"

Zhou Yuyan said, "Definitely nothing good, but I've always heard that Lin Dieying is a nice girl, so why would she suddenly look for Ye Xiao? Could it be that the two have something going on?"

Hearing Zhou Yuyan's words, Ling Shuya frowned and said, "Hmph, it seems that Ye Xiao is quite popular with the girls. Do these girls have tofu for brains?"

Zhou Yuyan laughed upon hearing Ling Shuya's words, "That's not impossible. At least, our brains aren't that soft!"

Ling Shuya immediately responded, "Of course not. Even if I spend my whole life single, I definitely wouldn't go for Ye Xiao!"

Zhou Yuyan chuckled softly and whispered to Ling Shuya, "You never know. After all, if Ye Xiao were the last man on Earth, I might just have to bear it!"

Ling Shuya's eyes widened as she looked at Zhou Yuyan!

Meanwhile, Ye Xiao had quickly made his way to Su Yun's office, which was an independent small office. As the homeroom teacher for the class, Su Yun certainly deserved this privilege!

Walking into the office, Ye Xiao casually closed the door behind him.

Upon hearing the door close, Su Yun felt an inexplicable stirring in her heart, but she didn't look up. Instead, she sat in her chair, looking at some of the students' homework.

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