Bullying

"But that was when he was a child; Lin Yi is only in elementary school now," Moonlit Night said.

The group suddenly realized that this was Lin Yi as a child, and they had more to consider.

The Writer, who had been silent since entering, slowly waved his hand, tossing down a page from his book. The page, which fit perfectly in the little person's hand, landed in Mi Chuchu's hand as a small square piece of paper.

Mi Chuchu squinted at the words above. "You mean, Lin Yi is the type to settle scores afterward?"

The Writer nodded, and Mi Chuchu mentally reviewed everything that had just happened before quickly walking down the Corridor.

When she was pinned down in the Corridor again, she didn't say anything. The boy cursed a few times, but when she didn't react, he continued.

Mi Chuchu glanced at the office at the end of the Corridor out of the corner of her eye, and estimated that it was almost time for class, so she decided to act even more pathetic.

"A skinny monkey from a small mountain valley, reeking of dirt." Unexpectedly, after uttering this insult, the boy let go and left. Mi Chuchu stood up, looked around at the classmates who passed by indifferently, and her confusion outweighed her anger.

"That's strange, isn't this considered school bullying?" Mi Chuchu asked.

"Definitely."

"Could Lin Yi's face have been damaged by these classmates?" Mi Chuchu asked. "It seems Lin Yi is being bullied at school. These kids are all so indifferent; they'll turn a blind eye and even aid and abet the bullies."

After the strange occurrences, the connections between humans became even closer. Everyone helped each other whenever they could, and those who couldn't simply ran away. Although there were many backstabbers at the beginning, there were far more people helping each other.

When one person cannot survive in this world, they can only huddle together for warmth.

Therefore, the indifference of peacetime made Mi Chuchu even more alarmed.

Meanwhile, the live stream chat was buzzing with discussion about the upcoming Instance.

[Poor Lin Yi. After seeing the previous players' game Instance, I have to say, if I were him, I might go crazy in any way.]

[Please tell me, I haven't left Qin Rang's live stream room at all, what happened to the previous group of players?]

[All teams are in the same Instance, but in the last round, the longest a player survived was until the afternoon. Because they passed the survival time requirement, they received a C+ rating and made it back alive.]

[I wonder if the Calamity Crossing Squad will survive Lin Yi's Day.]

This Instance is full of traps; if you choose the wrong options early on, you'll never be able to go back to where you started, no matter how many times you die.

[Looks like eight lives might not be enough.]

[More than that, Tang Pin's squad had fifteen lives, and they didn't just get a C-level rating; they died and went back to their deaths.]

Mi Chuchu returned to her seat in the classroom. Lin Yi's seat was in the front corner. His notes in his book were very neat and much better than Little Dumpling's.

Her deskmate was a talkative girl who chattered away with the girl behind her. Mi Chuchu listened for a long time, but it was all just idle chatter.

As class time drew closer, more and more people arrived, and the classroom became increasingly lively, but Lin Yi's presence was as if he were invisible.

No one talked about him, no one cared about him, and even if someone saw him being bullied in the Corridor, they seemed used to it and didn't bother to say anything.

"You can take the initiative to let them talk about you," Qin Rang said.

Mi Chuchu looked at the Doll with a puzzled expression. She had also thought of this method, but how could she do it in a way that wouldn't lead to disaster and would still generate discussion?

Bai Yang's Doll had already returned from circling the classroom. Seeing the group discussing, he volunteered, "You make a cut on your face now and cover it with your hand. Soon, someone will ask you about it."

Mi Chuchu looked doubtful.

"Kids this age love to join in the fun. If you fake a fall and bump your head, it will be even more effective."

That's so fake.

Mi Chuchu took a pen out of her pencil case, and while looking down, she drew a line across her face, then covered her face and remained still.

Bai Yang said with exasperation, "You should move around a bit more, otherwise who will even notice you?"

Tao Yuan said, "Bai Yang, don't rush me. Sister Chu knows what she's doing."

Mi Chuchu maintained this posture for a long time until the school bell rang, and the class returned to silence.

My deskmate stopped chatting with the person behind him and turned around to find the person next to him covering their face, with blood seeping from between their fingers. Curious, he craned his neck to look. "Wow, you're bleeding!"

For a child of this age, the most painful injury is bleeding, which is why she screamed very loudly.

All the students in the class turned to look at each other at once, and several Q-version Dolls began to eavesdrop in various places around the classroom.

Of course, aside from Moonlit Night and Ji Fengbai, these two Dolls always stand together watching the show with fake smiles.

Watching Bai Yang bustling around among the Protagonist Group, Moonlit Night shook her head helplessly. "Look at him, how busy he is."

Ji Fengbai: [Bai Yang is still young, so it's normal that he prefers to be with people his own age than with us.]

"He's still just a child after all." Moonlit Night patted Ji Fengbai's Wheelchair and said, "The True Form said that Lin Yi's Days will only get harder as they go on; even ten lives wouldn't be enough to take him down. You should prepare yourself."

Ji Fengbai laughed: [Just don't disconnect.]

The classroom only quieted down after the teacher came in to start the lesson.

Mi Chuchu had already received a tissue from her deskmate and wiped the blood off her face and hands. She seemed to be listening attentively to the teacher's lesson, but in reality, she was listening to a group of Little Dumplings chatting on the edge of the windowsill.

"According to the information we've gathered, Lin Yi has lived at this school since he was a child. He seems to be a student from a poor family and lives on campus," Wang Ding said, consolidating the information. "He was born weak and was raised by his grandmother, who apparently lives in some rural village."

"His grandmother passed away a couple of days ago, and that's when he was brought to this neighborhood."

"That's strange. Why was Grandma only brought back after she died? Why wasn't she brought back before?" Sheng Qingqiao asked.

Qin Rang said, "Many parents don't love their children, maybe they didn't like them before?"

"I don't understand. Lin Yi's family situation seems contradictory," Tao Yuan muttered.

"Since the Instance is called 'Lin Yi's Day,' something must happen today that will leave a deep impression on Lin Yi. What do you think it will be?"

An Ying replied without hesitation, "Disfigurement."

Sheng Qingqiao said, "I think so too."

Bai Yang: "Add one."

Qin Rang: "Then I'll have one too."

Mi Chuchu silently raised her finger: 111

Wang Ding: "Huh?"

Moonlit Night laughed, "You've broken the formation."

"So, do we want to stop Lin Yi from being disfigured, or push for Lin Yi to be disfigured?" Bai Yang asked.

Several people discussed this problem for the entire class period but couldn't come up with a solution.

It was supposed to be a class, but it really was a class. Mi Chuchu was forced to listen to Chinese for almost an hour, which felt more tiring than killing monsters.

After attending two classes in a row, Mi Chuchu received another pop-up message.

[You've already had two classes and you feel the urge to use the restroom. You choose:]

A: I'm going to the toilet now.

B: I'll go to the restroom during the next class.

C: Holding it in]