Yuan Yuan's words made Li Chen and Zhang Yu's hearts skip a beat.
They instinctively took two steps forward.
"Stop him."
Yuan Yuan issued the order as if it were only natural.
Though Li Chen and Zhang Yu still hesitated somewhat,
they nonetheless blocked the alley's exit.
They looked at each other.
They knew the other felt the same way they did.
They were just standing here.
They weren't doing anything.
The boy's face looked grim.
He knew he'd made a mistake.
He smiled bitterly to himself.
He'd always thought he was clever...
But in the end, was he just an idiot?
He hadn't handled the problem of balancing his identity with his relationships with his classmates...
And now, his words had provoked the other boy and landed him in such a desperate predicament.
He lowered his eyes.
At that moment, the disappointment he felt in his own abilities was even more painful than his fear of being beaten.
"Hiss~"
The pain on the back of his hand, which had faded somewhat, suddenly flared up.
The boy couldn't help sucking in a sharp breath.
He looked at the back of his hand.
The next second, his eyes flew wide open.
What... was that?
A thin vine had slipped into his wound.
The wound, which had begun to scab over, started bleeding again.
But the blood didn't trickle down.
Instead...
The boy raised his hand, wanting to bring it closer for a better look.
"Hey!"
But the boy's action enraged the other student.
What was this guy... so confident about?
Did he really think Yuan Yuan wouldn't dare hit him?
Thinking of what the boy had said earlier, Yuan Yuan couldn't help feeling a little apprehensive.
If Dad found out...
Dad would beat him to death...
He'd