Chapter 36: His Wounds / The Heart Of A Girl

The boy in front of Kushida really wasn't interested in anything.

Even though he had just heard from her that he might be popular among the girls, there was no reaction to this piece of news at all.

An ordinary boy would have at least inquired about who was interested in him.

Kushida Kikyo smiled sweetly and then said—

"Ying Ye-kun, you are always being like this. I feel like the load on your shoulders is very heavy and there are a lot of things on your mind. As a boy, you should be more confident and energetic. Remember, you're very handsome, and you are so strong both physically and academically, so be yourself!"

Complimenting him softly and cutely, Kushida Kikyo displayed an admiring gaze, as though she wanted to raise Ying Ye Zhenshi's self-confidence levels

It would be best if she had Ying Ye Zhenshi know that she was there to support him when needed.

"If you need any help, don't hesitate to come to me."

This was the third person to have said that to him now.

The first was Yosuke Hirata, and the other was Honami Ichinose.

Kushida and Ying Ye exchanged some light chatter.

One of them was very perfunctory in his replies, while the other was very enthusiastic, which made for a very strange scene.

"Okay, okay. I will, I will. Then, I will trouble you soon."

With his perfunctory response amidst the bustling voices, the swimming class was finally over.

In this past hour, Ying Ye Zhenshi had really attracted a lot of attention.

Not only did he attract the attention of the girls, but he seemed to have obtained the legendary right to choose a girlfriend on campus.

In contrast, he had attracted the ferocity of many of the boys, who became hostile to him.

Even now, they were probably thinking about how to make Ying Ye Zhenshi lose some of his newly-gained prestige, and he would not be surprised should something have taken place sooner or later.

The teacher left after having announced the end of the class, and Ying Ye Zhenshi walked towards the locker room.

"Ying Ye-san."

As soon as the teacher left the swimming pool area, Ike led people directly up to the lone boy and surrounded Ying Ye Zhenshi.

This got the attention of others.

"Kikyo-chan, what are the boys going to do?"

"Are they going to start a fight? What are the boys doing?"

The girls were about to leave for the lockers to change their clothes, but they were a little surprised by the sudden situation between the boys.

Kushida Kikyo followed their gazes too.

"What are they going to do? Don't mess around."

Seeing that they were already making moves, Kushida Kikyo quickly approached.

The loud voice of the group caught the attention of those who had not yet left.

The other boys felt that Ike had suddenly become a bit too brave.

Did he truly dare to do this out here in the open?

Was he really about to beat Ying Ye up?

Despite their curiosities, they didn't come closer to the encirclement.

At first, there was only Kushida Kikyo on the girl's side who approached the group, before the girls who were with her also walked over.

From their point of view, there was no danger to him being encircled in the swimming area since they doubted that the boys would actually be crazy enough to beat him up together.

But among these girls, a girl called Kei Karuizawa, who looked like an absolute baddie, became a little anxious.

Looking at the crowd made her feel a little uneasy, but she still pushed forward and walked towards the centre.

For a moment, they had him encircled though, Ike and the others had already achieved their goal.

"Ah, Kushida-chan. It's nothing, we're just joking around. Ying Ye-kun is just too introverted and too embarrassed to play with him, so we planned to take this opportunity to play with him. It's just that we didn't expect Ying Ye-kun to resist so much just now and we accidentally tore his clothes. I'm really sorry, l Ying Ye-kun. We will definitely compensate you."

Noticing the arrival of Kushida Kikyo and the girls, Ike Kanji and the others quickly stopped and explained themselves, although they were a little shocked at the fast arrival of the girls.

But the boys' movements were in sync, not because they were shocked by their arrival.

Instead, the scene looked premeditated, as he held a bit of Ying Ye Zhenshi's swimsuit in his hand.

Several people dispersed from the encirclement, so the students standing around could finally make out Ying Ye Zhenshi's situation.

His muscles were dense and well-defined, while his physique was very lithe, which could already be seen from the way he swam, otherwise, he probably wouldn't have done so well in the race.

As for the rest of his body, there were wounds all over him…

There were a few places that were bruised, and even the wounds that seemed to have come from knives leaving scars.

The onlookers couldn't know if they had been completely healed or not.

"Ying Ye-kun, are you okay? If you don't want to be seen, you better go back quickly or block it with this towel here."

Seeing this scene, Kushida Kikyo was also left very surprised.

There were almost no spot where there wasn't any wound on his abdomen, waist, and back.

The white towel she had been using to wipe down her body was put directly into Ying Ye Zhenshi's hand.

Seeing the white towel in his hand, with it still having some of Kushida Kikyo's hair on it, and some of her fragrance, which should have been her conditioner or something, he didn't really want to accept the offer.

However, seeing Ike and the others looking at him as though wanting to swallow him alive, he held it in his hands and shook it a bit.

Honestly, he was still confused about what had just happened.

"You guys are going too far. Even if it's just for fun, how could you tear his swimsuit?"

Kushida Kikyo displayed a rarely seen angry expression.

The quality of the school swimsuit was definitely not bad, so for his clothes to have been torn, it showed the effort they had put into doing so.

The girls who had come with Kushida with indifferent looks at first also looked at Ike and the others with looks of disgust.

This was obviously bullying.

"That's right, that was too much."

Inexplicably, they felt that Ying Ye Zhenshi was just too pitiful.

His body had to be a result of bullying from before, and then he was treated as a spastic even in this school.

The 'evil eyes' of his that usually kept staring at others were probably because he wanted to make friends with others but did not dare not go up to them to ask, or so they thought.

Many of the girls had already come up with a million-word Wattpad romance in their minds about his sorry situation.

Especially when they looked closely at Ying Ye Zhenshi's handsome face and muscular figure.

He was not overly muscular, just powerful, and he had a very lithe, delicate figure.

In fact, this boys type was very in line with the aesthetics of girls.

This finally explained Ying Ye Zhenshi's usual withdrawn behaviour and 'evil gaze'.

The compassion in the hearts of the girls exploded in large numbers.

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