as Su Licheng, prepared a meal of home-cooked dishes together. Normally, when Zong Jianjun visited the Su family for meals, now it was he inviting the SUs to gather in his dormitory backyard. With the...Chapter 26: Don't

※When Li Qingyang was allocated to the girls' dormitory, he stared at himself in astonishment with a look of despair and disbelief. Cun Junyang didn't care about anything anymore, nor did his face show any realization that he shouldn't have said something.

In everyone's heart, there is a devil. Just like how everyone has to choose a way to vent when faced with reality's stimulation, one can bear the consequences of releasing their anger within what they can accept.

This was the case for Li Qingyang; it didn't matter anymore in front of these girls about how he had overturned his image. What mattered most to him was being able to release his rage towards Su Cen.

After venting, the playground fell silent. Seizing this brief moment of silence, Li Qingyang's expression slowly returned to normal.

The number of people who were frightened wasn't small; even Zhang Ke from the firm support group for Li Qingyang was speechless at this point.

"What does '錦繡文章' mean" Some girls obviously heard something significant in Li Qingyang's words. Even a fool could see that President Li Qingyang of the Chao Hua Society and Su Cen were now facing off, so naturally they started investigating how events escalated.

“He’s the author of '回憶森林' published today by Chao Hua Magazine,” explained Sun Man in response to the girls' questions. In fact, she knew that even without her explanation, some smart girls here already had a rough idea.

However, when Sun Man said it herself, the girls couldn't help but gasp.

"It’s just a piece of crap," Li Qingyang immediately interjected. "I originally wrote it as a joke and was sure that it wouldn’t be published. But he took advantage of my absence to persuade our teacher to publish it, claiming I requested its publication. Lin Guangdong doesn't understand these things and naturally agreed. And look at him now, actually thinking this is his business and attacking our school magazine. Isn't it funny Chao Hua Society has been running in our No. 27 High School for so many years; a new transfer student dares to meddle like he’s not an outsider"

Zhang Ke and the other girls felt similarly. Li Qingyang's drastic change destroyed their idealized image of him. Though they didn't support either side now, his words still made them feel he was lacking in grace.

Just a piece of crap

No. 27 High School wasn’t as divided into departments and had a wide array of clubs with an open atmosphere. Chao Hua Society was one of the non-specialized student organizations at school, and the magazine they published, although many students read it each issue, generally out of habit, most just flipped through it briefly before putting it aside.

In terms of word choice and the profound, ruthless style in this article by Su Cen, most of them have never seen or heard anything like it before. It was the first time they saw something so heavy and fierce within the usual light-hearted school stories.

The heated discussion that followed was also unprecedented, making them refrain from treating their school magazine as insignificant for once. Instead of carelessly passing the issue to students who would use it as a table mat at home, some started copying phrases they found useful into notebooks.

Li Qiang's criticism of this article as nonsense fell short when he was berating these girls whose even Zhang Ke had been jotting down sentences in her notepad. His character took another hit and people couldn't help but find Su Cen more tolerable as he remained silent, seemingly gathering his composure.

Tang Wu, who looked cold enough to freeze anyone, then said, "I am an outsider too."

The girls around her felt their mood drop again. Li Qiang's previous criticism was wide-ranging and had overlooked Tang Wu being a transfer student only six months ago. Tang Wu, from her arrival at the school unnoticed to becoming someone others inquired about, remained unfazed by it all — she would smile when she was happy but was always cold. She wasn't arrogant though; girls who understood Tang Wu liked getting close to her despite how hard that might be.

But today’s words made anyone aware of her anger.

Sun Man stepped forward, tugging at Li Qiang's pale arm and smiling as she said, "Alright, let's stop here. No more arguing. Since Mr. Lin found Su Cen's writing special, there must be a reason for it." She then turned to Su Cen, saying, "I know you always speak your mind, but criticizing the school magazine is excessive. It’s just an internal publication; we don't need to elevate this to a matter of ideological rigidity, do we In short, let's all calm down, alright"

Tang Wu frowned and turned to Su Cen saying, "I'll head home early today. Let's go."

Su Cen nodded reluctantly, not bothering with the pained look in Li Qiang’s eyes as he watched Tang Wu leave. He left these girls behind and walked out of school alongside Tang Wu.

A girl hurried after them and sincerely said, "Tang Wu, don't be angry! We didn’t mean it like that!"

Tang Wu smiled at her and nodded, saying, "I know."

Looking after the tall and slim figures of Tang Wu and Su Cen walking away, Sun Man felt very depressed. She had just decided to side with Li Qiang, given his emotional outburst needed calming down, but she didn’t want her support to cause a rift between herself and Tang Wu.

This was something she wanted to avoid since both of them were well-known in the school; people would question their relationship if they were seen as adversaries. Clever as she was, this wasn't what she hoped for.

As Su Cen left with Tang Wu, he couldn’t forget about those girls who usually admired him now looking at him with awkward and reserved expressions, as though a layer of coldness and suspicion had been added to their gazes.

It's not surprising that the girls reacted this way to him. Even Sun Man, when she bid him farewell, called him by his name with a cold tone, unlike her usual affectionate "Kazuya Kitamura!" It seemed as though this nickname would be forever gone.

Sun Man, despite being the leading lady of the school television station, was not immune to falling for someone. She had sweetly thought about several handsome boys in their grade while enjoying a bath by herself or while drinking coffee at Starbucks with the top English student. Or she would imagine the excitement caused by walking around campus hand-in-hand with the literary talent Li Qingyang.

But it seemed that from now on, Li Qingyang was no longer on her list of potential boyfriends; spending time with him wouldn't give Sun Man any comfortable feelings anymore.

Li Qingyang sat down on a step covered in grass, realizing how foolish and irreparable his decision to be provoked by Su Can had been!

The sound of footsteps approached. A person carrying a single-shoulder bag and wearing Converse sneakers stopped in front of him, smiling slightly, "I saw what happened just now. You must feel really bad right now. I understand your feelings."

Li Qingyang looked up in surprise, exclaiming, "Is it you!" Then he slumped his shoulders and said gloomily, "Unlike you, my family isn't strong. I can only rely on myself, but look at what I've done. I ruined everything myself."

The man frowned slightly, saying, "My dad sent me to this school and told me not to cause any trouble for him, but I really can't stand those who bully my brothers. This guy seems quite arrogant; he was famous in his previous school too, right The articles I've read from him are indeed well-written."

Li Qingyang gritted his teeth and then slumped, nodding his head resolutely.

"I heard that Lin Guangdong is quite fond of him and hopes to recruit him into the club. Once he joins, you'll be in danger. Do you think you can still hold onto your position as president"

Li Qingyang thought about it but then shook his head with a bitter smile, indicating that there was nothing he could do.

"Don't worry; the brothers will take revenge for you. But to deal with him, we need to start by dealing with Lin Guangdong first. I've been disliking him for a long time. He even scolded me in front of everyone before. What kind of person is he! If we get rid of him, no one will support that guy anymore."

Li Qingyang looked up excitedly, "You have a way to do it" He knew this man was among the most capable people in his circle of acquaintances. His family's influence could impact the policies at No. 27 High School, but as a high school student himself, he couldn't possibly move a teacher.

"Hehe, you don't know this. Lin Guangdong's attitude towards me is terrible because his ex-girlfriend now belongs to my uncle. I'll find an excuse to get him here soon and deliberately provoke him in front of my uncle. Then, the true face of how he treats me will be revealed to everyone, including my uncle. Once my uncle sees it with his own eyes, there's no way he won't believe what I say. With my uncle stepping in, dealing with him is a piece of cake."

"That makes sense, but isn't that risky" Li Qingyang was hesitant to think about such a dark scheme.

"Scared I'll stand up for you. And it's also a way for me to let off some steam! After dealing with Lin Guangdong, next is Su Cen. People like him should be treated as trivial distractions!" The man suddenly raised his eyebrows and snorted coldly. This gave Li Qingyang the impression that if this young lad were to inherit his family’s business, he might turn out to be a typical cunning politician.

The traffic beside them was bustling.

Overhead was a clear sky peeking through the gaps between buildings. After a rainy night before, the road was full of puddles and potholes; Tang Wu carefully stepped over raised cobblestones with her little feet clad in small single shoes exposed outside. The veins on her ankle were faintly blue, but even though she only revealed such a tiny patch of skin from the calves down under her tight skinny jeans, Su Cen couldn’t help imagining her wearing a cocktail dress while playing the piano, revealing two slender legs with striking lines, causing an inexplicable surge of excitement in his heart.

Under these cautious jumps, Tang Wu displayed a vitality she never showed when usually cold and indifferent.

She looked at Su Cen beside her and asked, "Are you angry about what happened today"

"I only get angry if I care about someone. Small," Su Cen tightened her hand. "If I don’t care about a person, there’s no need to be angry."

Hmm. Tang Wu nodded and felt that the sentence Su Cen said was very good, making her feel inexplicably warm inside. Unfortunately, they couldn't walk together for much longer as the bus stop was approaching.

Thinking about today’s clever and timely provocation from Su Cen which threw Li Qingyang into a flurry of confusion, she felt it to be exciting and interesting. And since she knew that Su Cen's intention in doing this was for her sake, she felt very happy inside. But she didn’t want Su Cen to make enemies over this matter, so she said, "We shouldn't do things like this anymore; it’s not a good idea."

"Showing mercy to an enemy is cruel to the people." Unless you say something nice, I’ll listen to your words.

“What kind of nice thing” Tang Wu frowned, feeling confused inside.

Su Cen's heart skipped a beat. "Like saying something like 'You're mine' to assert dominance."

The hateful bus finally arrived.

Tang Wu leaped onto the bus in three quick steps with her face slightly flushed.

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