Upholding One's Beliefs

Morning self-study had just ended when the classroom doorway truly came alive.

Even students from Experimental Class 1 in the East Corridor, such as Wei Xiuyuan and Dong Jiayi, came over to Class 8's doorway to join the excitement.

"Won't the teachers do anything?" Wei Xiuyuan looked down over the entire frozen corridor, slightly stunned.

Dong Jiayi carefully examined the classroom doors on both sides. "It shouldn't affect anything. Class 8 can enter through the back door, and Class 9 can enter through the front door."

Chen Siyu, passing by, glanced at Dong Jiayi. "You're pretty smart, huh?"

Dong Jiayi frowned. "What do you mean?"

She was a student in the Experimental Class, after all—the number one class, at that.

Wei Xiuyuan looked at the lively crowd of students and smiled. "Jiayi, want to play together?"

Students darted across the ice rink. Dong Jiayi was worried. "There are a lot of people. It'd hurt if you fell, wouldn't it?"

Wei Xiuyuan smiled. This was exactly the moment he had been waiting for.

He had heard that Class 8 had an ice rink, and an idea had occurred to him. If he could skate with Dong Jiayi, wouldn't that create an opportunity? By then, swept up in the moment, wouldn't the last sliver of progress between them be completed right away?

It's been a year and a half. It's finally over!

Wei Xiuyuan stepped forward. "It's okay. I'll protect you."

As soon as he spoke, a rather handsome male student appeared beside them and said in an exceptionally warm voice, "Classmate, if you're worried about getting hurt, you can wear Knee Pads. They're very protective."

Dong Qingfeng smiled as he handed over a pair of white knee pads.

Damn it!

Dong Jiayi said, "Ah, don't you need them?"

Dong Qingfeng chuckled.