Campus Belle

"I had the strength to become an official member of the Fighting Club, but I never expected that to threaten Li Hui's position among the official members."

Hearing this, most people showed looks of understanding. After all, a person's reputation preceded them; anyone who fought knew what kind of person Li Hui was.

Li Hui looked around at the crowd with a gloomy expression as more and more gazes turned toward him.

"Zhou En, I'm going to kill you," Li Hui said viciously, clenching his fists.

He took a deep breath and forced the rage in his heart down.

"Li Hui arranged for people to ambush me in the woods. He wanted me dead, but fortunately, I escaped."

At this, everyone gasped sharply.

"Th-this, did I hear that right? Zhou En actually escaped Li Hui's ambush?"

"Unbelievable. Just how terrifying is Zhou En?"

"Yue Hua didn't lose unfairly!"

"I never expected Zhou En to be such a master."

Among the crowd, a man stood with his arms folded, watching Zhou En on the podium with a look of surprise.

He was none other than Wu Min, the captain of the Fighting Club.

"Based on that record alone, Li Hui is no match for him."

"Wu Min, you think too highly of Zhou En. Li Hui is only the weakest among the five of us."

A man behind Wu Min curled his lips and spoke disdainfully.

"Su Yue, if Zhou En trains for three months and then fights you, you won't be his match."

Wu Min turned around and spoke solemnly.

"Tch." Su Yue was clearly disdainful.

However, he had every right to be. Su Yue had been a student athlete since childhood and had received formal combat training from the age of thirteen.

Now, at twenty years old, every function of his body had been developed to its peak.

He did not believe that some mere newcomer could defeat him.

Behind the podium, the department head had just finished a call when he heard the teacher's account.

At the same time, he heard Zhou En's words through the loudspeaker, and his expression instantly darkened.

"Teacher Cao, sorry for the trouble, but call over all the school's PE teachers and security guards."

The department head spoke with a grim face.

"Th-that may not be a good idea!" Teacher Cao hesitated. Though he too disliked Zhou En being so arrogant on the stage.

Using force in front of so many students would damage the school's reputation if word got out.

Seeming to see Teacher Cao's concerns, the department head nearly roared.

"Today's scandal is destined to spread. All we can do now is contain it within acceptable limits."

Teacher Cao could not go against the department head and could only agree helplessly before hurrying off to find the security guards and PE teachers.

The department head glared viciously at Zhou En on the podium. He swore that he would expel this troublesome student.

He turned and ran toward the school broadcast room. He needed to shut off the microphone's power as quickly as possible.

Chubby looked worriedly at Zhou En, who was speaking confidently into the microphone ahead of him.

Chubby—no, perhaps everyone—had guessed that the school would next expel Zhou En.

Because this had already crossed the school's bottom line.

A smile returned to Li Hui's lips. As long as he endured for a little longer and the school reacted.

Zhou En would have no choice but to pack his bags and go home.

You had spoken your piece, but had you considered the consequences?

On the podium, Zhou En looked at the densely packed crowd. He knew that these next one or two minutes were his opportunity.

If he failed to make the truth clear, he would have to bid farewell to the university where he had spent three years.

"There was someone else who saw it. I don't know which department or class she belongs to. I only know that her name is Sun Peiyu."

"But when it came time to testify, that girl said she saw Wang Rui and me fighting each other."

"I want to ask student Sun Peiyu, can you really say that with a clear conscience?"

At those words, Sun Peiyu's pretty face turned utterly pale, without a trace of color.

"Sun Peiyu, could he be talking about you?"

"Our class does have someone named Sun Peiyu."

Very quickly, the crowd found the pale-faced Glasses girl.

Glasses girl lowered her head in shame, as though that was the only way she could conceal the panic in her heart.

"Sun Peiyu, did you really do that?" her close friend asked in disbelief.

She knew perfectly well that Sun Peiyu was extremely kind-hearted. Once, when her family dog died, Sun Peiyu had cried for an entire day.

That was why she had asked.

Sun Peiyu shook her head, tears filling her eyes. "I did it. I-I'm sorry."

As she spoke, she wiped away her tears with her sleeve.

An uproar broke out.

As Glasses girl's halting voice fell, the people around her first fell silent, then erupted into a tremendous commotion.

Then word spread from one person to ten, ten to a hundred, and a hundred to a thousand. Soon, everyone in the school knew about it.

"Zhou En was actually framed? How is that possible?"

"Now this is going to be interesting. I want to see how the school handles this."

"I never expected Zhou En to have such guts. If it were me, I could only swallow this insult."

"He's my idol! That kind of feat is enough to be remembered for ages."

"Male god, you're so handsome!"

Hearing the crowd's discussion, Li Hui's expression changed completely. He had never expected such a twist.

He had truly tried to catch a chicken, only to lose the rice used as bait.

He took a deep breath, as though he wanted to suck all the surrounding air into his stomach.

He pulled out his phone from his pocket. If he wanted to protect himself today, he would have to borrow the Iron Blood Gang's power.

"Originally, I only wanted to settle this with you in private, but I never expected you to kick up such a fuss."

"Then I'll have no choice but to use the gang's power against you."

Li Hui took a deep breath and spoke viciously.

In an inconspicuous corner of the crowd stood a girl.

Her black hair reflected her dark eyes, which were like gleaming obsidian—clear and carrying a gentle, watery softness. Her delicate features and fair skin resembled ancient jade that had endured for a thousand years: flawless, pale, faintly translucent, and possessing an icy coolness.

The campus belle, Leng Xiyan.

To be named a campus belle at a university required far more than beauty. Family, background, wealth, and ability all had to be among the best.

Yet Leng Xiyan merely stood there quietly, and she continued to firmly draw the gazes of countless men.

Leng Xiyan raised her eyes and surveyed Zhou En on the podium. Though he was not particularly handsome, he looked sunny and bright.

Many losers gasped when they saw their goddess looking at a man, their faces filling with shock.

At the same time, they felt deep jealousy.