As soon as the dismissal bell rang, Lu Li got up and left the classroom.
Lorenzo and his four companions quietly fell in behind him.
Lu Li had barely stepped out of the school gates when a soft, delicate figure pressed up against him~
"Lu Li~ Let's walk home together~"
It was Jessica. She'd gotten out of school early and had come to wait for him at the gates.
She wore a pleated school uniform skirt that showed off her two fair, slender legs. Pure and fresh as a dewdrop, she immediately drew countless glances.
Lu Li smiled. "How was your first day of school?"
"It was so much fun. I even went horseback riding~"
Jessica was in a good mood. She nestled Lu Li's arm against her chest.
The sight left many of Lu Li's classmates dumbfounded:
"That freak... got himself a girlfriend from Eton Middle School!?"
"Unbelievable! Doesn't that pretty little thing know he's crippled!?"
The two paid no mind to the stares around them and walked home together.
The apartment was very close to the school. That had been the main reason Lu Li rented it in the first place.
But Lu Li took a strange route, deliberately walking into a secluded alley...
Sure enough, Lorenzo and his crew blocked the way.
"Cripple, you're dead!" Lorenzo panted, worked up into a frenzy. "I'm going to make you pay!"
He was visibly flushed and agitated, clearly high on drugs. His companions closed in around them, their intentions just as clear.
Jessica slipped a hand into her schoolbag, where she kept a Glock pistol.
Lu Li raised a hand to stop her. Facing the group surrounding them, he said calmly:
"Since we're classmates, I'll give you one chance to walk away."
But his words only earned him a