Chapter 25

The guy had been worried that Shi Liao Liao's petite frame might be overpowered, but the reality proved otherwise. 

She condensed all her strength into a masterful display, wielding the large umbrella like a long spear. 

And she was a woman of her word—if she said she would make someone's butt bloom, she meant it. 

As Shi Liao Liao stepped on the back of the troublemaker and raised the "spear" to strike, the teacher arrived just in time.

Seeing the chaos inside the hall, the teacher was momentarily stunned.

 "What are you all doing!? F grade, what's going on with you?"

Although he clearly caught sight of the D grade students who didn't belong there, he still directed his initial questioning at the F grade.

"Teacher, we—"

The student whom Shi Liao Liao had saved stepped forward to explain, but before he could speak, the teacher turned to look at Gu Xuezhou, who stood in the corner and was one of the only two present who hadn't been involved in the conflict.

"You! Speak up!"

The D grade students stood apart from the F grade, showing no remorse on their faces. 

Perhaps they knew the teacher wouldn't do much to them. 

They stood confidently with their arms crossed, even openly glaring at Gu Xuezhou, exuding a sense of threat.

Gu Xuezhou didn't look at them, but rather glanced meaningfully at Shi Liao Liao, who seemed lost in thought.

"Teacher, here's what happened."

"The D grade students suddenly barged in, took over the area, and even pushed down classmate Yu Si."

Yu Si was the guy standing beside Shi Liao Liao, wrapped in a large towel.

"You little s***."

A few hotheaded D grade students shouted, only to quiet down under the disapproving gaze of the teacher. 

Gu Xuezhou, with a righteous expression and a slight tilt of his neck, didn't show any favoritism.

As Shi Liao Liao snapped out of her daze, she suppressed the urge to roll her eyes and cursed the fool under her breath. 

With the instigator identified, the teacher's sharp gaze immediately turned towards Shi Liao Liao.

"Shi Liao Liao, do you have anything else to say?"

Yu Si immediately interjected, "Teacher, it's not just Shi Liao Liao's fault, it's my fault too!"

Other students chimed in, "Yeah, teacher, we started it, not her."

"Teacher, look at her, how could she fight? It was all of us."

It had to be admitted that Shi Liao Liao's previous actions had successfully dispelled the brief prejudice held by these hot-blooded youths, making her one of "their own."

The teacher's gaze hesitated as he glanced at Shi Liao Liao, who stood out among the group of boys averaging a height of 1.78 meters. 

Gu Xuezhou dug his nails into his flesh and bit his lip hard. 

What was going on? 

Weren't these people supposed to dislike Shi Liao Liao?

"Cough..."

Shi Liao Liao coughed and waited for the surrounding voices to quiet down before speaking slowly, "Teacher, I have something to say."

Under everyone's watchful eyes, Shi Liao Liao sighed. 

She stepped out of the crowd and walked up to Gu Xuezhou, who was watching her warily.

"I forgot to thank classmate Gu Xuezhou."

Liao Liao's lips curled into a polite smile. 

"I forgot to thank classmate Gu Xuezhou," she said. "If it weren't for you, I would have called the teacher already."

In the bewildered gaze of the teacher, Liao Liao suddenly grabbed Gu Xuezhou's collar and dragged him to the edge of the swimming pool. 

With a flick of her wrist, she tossed him in.

"Ah! Help! I can't swim! I can't swim! Help!!"

Gu Xuezhou thrashed around in the water, looking up at Liao Liao with a gaze that seemed to see a demon.

No one had expected her to do this.

The consequence was—

"Bullying a classmate in public! This is a disregard for school rules!! Disregarding the principal!!!"

"Call your parents to the school immediately!"

The teacher, in frustration, threw his whistle and pointed at the excessively good-looking "young man" in front of him.

Liao Liao stood quietly, her posture impeccable, not a trace of the hostility that had just thrown someone into the pool.

"Teacher, my family is all deceased."

The teacher paused, his earlier excitement suddenly diminishing.

"Then call someone who can take care of you."

Liao Liao nodded. "I understand."

She then walked out of the office and made a phone call. 

After a while, the person on the other end picked up the phone.

"Liao Liao?"

The unadorned sound of slight panting came through the phone, and Shi Liao Liao suddenly remembered that at this time, Yanzhou should be playing tennis.

She adjusted the volume on her phone and then placed it back to her ear, sounding quite disheartened as she said, "Young Master, I got into a fight. The teacher wants you to come over."

The person on the other end of the phone fell silent for a moment.

When he spoke again, his voice was filled with helplessness.

"Shi Liao Liao, am I your parent?"

Lele obediently called out, "Young Master."

Yanzhou, shaken by her determination, said, "..."

Well, I don't have a choice.

Although Yanzhou hung up the phone without saying a word, he still came.

Shi Liao Liao stood at the office door like a pitiful little thing waiting to be adopted, eagerly watching Yanzhou.

[Young Master! You've come to pick me up!]

Yanzhou's steps faltered slightly.

Evidently, Young Master was considering turning back.

He had changed out of his sports outfit into his school uniform, and he had even taken a shower before coming over. 

Shi Liao Liao caught a whiff of the white tea-scented body wash from him.

Shi Liao Liao's eyes flickered, and she seemed to want to say something.

Yanzhou involuntarily slowed his steps.

[It's okay, Yanzhou. If the teacher scolds you, just think about how ridiculous he would look when he starts yelling. It won't be scary at all.]

Yanzhou: "..."

Even scarier now, thank you.

The moment Yanzhou walked in, the teacher's butt instantly parted ways with the chair.

"How come Yanzhou is here? Is there something going on?" The teacher smiled kindly.

Yanzhou nodded slightly and addressed him as "teacher." 

Then he slowly explained, "Shi Liao Liao said you were looking for me."

Upon hearing this name, the teacher was momentarily dumbfounded. 

"Ah... right, right, why bother making you come all the way here for such a trivial matter?"

Outside the door, Shi Liao Liao fidgeted uneasily, thinking that this conversation would probably take a while. 

She couldn't wait any longer; she needed to go to the restroom urgently.

Maru reminded her: [Host, your bag is still in its original place.]

Inside the bag were sanitary pads, which she needed to go back and retrieve.

Meanwhile—

In the deserted swimming pool, a hand suddenly reached for the evidently forgotten black backpack.

It seemed like it had been planned for a long time.