My Girlfriend Is a Magical Girl! Chapter 9

Lu Ming returned after squeezing into the restroom, ready to study. That damned restroom was way too small. He decided that when he took office as the next Student Council president, his first proposal would be to make all the teachers share one restroom.

"Back, back. What class do we have next again?" Lu Ming asked Ran Yanyue.

That was what high school students were like. Clearly, all they had to do was glance at the schedule, but they still liked to exchange a few pointless words. Otherwise, wouldn't break time go to waste?

Lu Ming waited for a while, but Ran Yanyue still did not reply.

"?" Lu Ming said.

Ran Yanyue kept her head down as she did her homework, not even looking up. She sat there silently, as though a Wall of Maria stood between them.

It was a little... cold.

Not the temperature, but rather, Ran Yanyue had become cold again, like she had been when Lu Ming first met her.

As though nothing mattered to her.

After thinking for a moment, he walked out of the classroom and happened to run into Cao Guang, who strode over angrily and grabbed him hard.

He could not pull him.

Why is this bastard's body so damn solid? Even I, a school team member, can't pull him. His arm muscles are better developed than mine.

Did he go kneel before the god of cable machines at the gym?!

Whatever gym worships that god, I need to go pay my respects too.

"No, were you the one who spread those rumors?" There was anger in Cao Guang's eyes.

"Are they related to Ran Yanyue?" Lu Ming caught on.

Cao Guang froze. "You didn't know?"

Then it was not Lu Ming. Cao Guang's expression eased considerably, and he whispered, "Did you know Ran Yanyue has heart disease?"

Only Lu Ming and Tang Zhiqing in the Student Council knew.

It was a secret Ran Yanyue had not wanted to tell anyone else, one she had only shared with a few people she trusted.

If other people found out...

That would mean someone had betrayed her trust.

Someone as proud as Ran Yanyue probably wished she could bury every traitor beneath Tokyo Bay.

And anyone qualified to betray her was naturally someone she had trusted very, very deeply. She would naturally also be... very hurt.

A girl like Ran Yanyue would always hold her head high with pride in front of others. She would never let anyone know about the wounds she suffered behind the scenes.

If she thought Lu Ming had betrayed her, she would never speak to him again.

She would not even curse at him.

"Did someone spread it around?" Lu Ming frowned.

"Heh, the entire second year knows about it now." Cao Guang sneered, then quickly realized something. "Oh, I wasn't sneering at you. I'm angry at the person who spread the news."

No, why were you putting up a shield now of all times?

"Any leads?" Lu Ming asked irritably.

"I had some classmates ask around. All we know is that it started in Class Five," Cao Guang said.

Class Five was an ordinary class, not an advanced class, and it did not have any particularly outstanding students. It was the usual state of most classes, and naturally, its students had ordinary grades as well.

Lu Ming's grades were average, but they were still much better than those in Class Five.

For example, if Ran Yanyue's grades put her at the head of a phoenix, then Lu Ming was at least at the phoenix's tail. Maybe even a little higher, barely reaching the level of phoenix dermatitis.

How could news like this come from such an ordinary class?

Lu Ming was about to ask more when the class bell rang.

Why did class always start right when they got to the important part?

"Did you bring your phone? Let's talk on QQ!" Lu Ming hurriedly said to Cao Guang.

"You brought a phone to school?" Cao Guang was dumbfounded.

Haiyang No. 2 Middle School prohibited students from bringing phones. Forget phones—even snacks brought in from outside would be searched for.

You actually did not bring a phone? What a disgrace to student athletes!

Then again, not everyone had the qualifications to write an essay titled "My Student Council President Friend" like Lu Ming did.

Understandable, understandable.

"No, I was just asking." Lu Ming hurriedly waved his hand and returned to his classroom to sit down. Ran Yanyue attended class as quietly as usual beside him, but even Li Deng at the desk behind them had noticed the chill around her.

Lu Ming was angry too.

Being falsely accused of betraying a friend was one thing.

But what angered him even more was... someone had actually dared to hurt his friend.

Ran Yanyue was as proud as a peacock, but her grades and musical skill had all come from her own sweat and hard work. Lu Ming would not allow anyone to hurt her in such a way.

Whoever had spread these rumors had earned a death sentence.

What should be done? There was only one answer: kill!

This was a moral education class. Other than Ran Yanyue, most people treated it as a rest period. Lu Ming also took out his phone from his backpack and sent a message.

Lu Ming: "Zhi Qing, are you there?"

Tang Zhiqing (Student Council President): "If it's important, say it."

Lu Ming: "It really is state business. Has there been any news in Class Five of the second year lately?"

Prime Minister Ran under the Great Tang Dynasty had had rumors spread about her among the common folk. Such a crime deserved execution.

The other side replied five seconds later.

Tang Zhiqing: "Sorry to keep you waiting. My informant just told me they have a new transfer student over there. Seems like she came from a high school in the neighboring city."

As expected of the legendary regent of Haiyang No. 2 Middle School. If the principal wanted to know something like this, he would probably have to ask teachers. She only needed five seconds.

Lu Ming: "Anything related to Ran Yanyue?"

Tang Zhiqing: "That transfer student went to the same middle school as Ran Yanyue."

The same middle school. Then it made sense.

Lu Ming: "Thanks. I'll buy you a drink next time."

Tang Zhiqing: "Hehe."

No, why were you ignoring me too?

President, you did not misunderstand something, did you?

Forget it. Handle the important matter first.

After class, Lu Ming asked Ran Yanyue, "Are you free later?"

Ran Yanyue lowered her eyes and ignored him.

"Then you're free. Wait for me!" Lu Ming said with a smile before turning and walking out of the classroom.

Ran Yanyue watched his retreating back, hesitating as though she wanted to say something.

Lu Ming walked to Class Five of the second year and knocked on the door. "Is Sun Yin here?"

Class Five immediately fell silent. Everyone looked toward several average-looking, slightly plump girls gathered at the back, giggling as they wrote notes. One of them asked curiously, "Why are you looking for me?"

"The teacher asked me to take you to get some materials for transfer students." Lu Ming beckoned to her.

The students of Class Five went back to doing their own things.

What the heck, calling everyone's attention for something so minor.

I thought it was a confession.

Eat spicy strips, eat spicy strips... no, keep studying!

Lu Ming was not bad-looking, and classes normally did not have much interaction with each other. At first glance, it was indeed easy to misunderstand. The girl named Sun Yin's eyes brightened slightly when she looked at Lu Ming. She casually stuffed the note into her pocket and walked out.

Finding such a handsome boyfriend at her new school seemed pretty nice.

He was so tall, nearly six feet, right?

And he was not a skinny stick. He had that kind of well-proportioned, fit physique.

When they reached the stairwell, Lu Ming turned to Sun Yin. "You and Ran Yanyue went to the same school before?"

Sun Yin's face immediately darkened. She hated that name the most, so after learning that Ran Yanyue attended this school too, she had told people about what she had heard before.

"I did. What, are you asking about her because you want to confess to her?" Sun Yin said impatiently. "Save it. What would that rich girl see in an ordinary person?"

"So you were the one who spread the news about her heart?" Lu Ming stared at Sun Yin, making her panic slightly.

"...It wasn't me." When Sun Yin saw Lu Ming step closer, she hurriedly covered her pocket and pointed at the ceiling. "There are school cameras here!"

Lu Ming looked up. There really was a camera.

If they checked the footage and found that he had been harassing a female student for no reason, it would be troublesome even with Tang Zhiqing backing him.

If her parents took the recording to the police station, things would become even more troublesome.

But that could not stop him.

Time... stop!

Sun Yin in front of him and the butterfly outside the window both froze.

Lu Ming reached into Sun Yin's pocket and took out the note she had been writing when he first saw her.

One second might indeed be useless to a shut-in who only ate and slept, but with Lu Ming's enhanced physique and concentration, he could do an incredible amount in that time.

To Lu Ming, one second... was simply far too long!

Time began to flow again!

Seeing Lu Ming stop, Sun Yin thought she had frightened him and sighed in relief. Then her face stiffened as she watched him slowly open his palm, revealing the note from her pocket.

Heh, young bitch.

You think I would not dare to make a move just because there are cameras?

I can use The World.

Lu Ming unfolded the note and read it.

"Back when Ran Yanyue was at Huayang Middle School, she looked down on us just because her family had money."

"Her good grades were only because the teachers gave her special tutoring."

"During PE, she always rested alone while making us stand in the sun. She just wanted boys to bring her water and fawn over her."

Those words were full of Lu Ming's stereotypes about T0s.

Sun Yin's face instantly turned pale. She had written those things while whispering with her new classmates. How had they suddenly ended up in Lu Ming's hands? When had he stolen them?

"Give it back!" Sun Yin reached out to snatch it.

But Lu Ming tossed the note away. It arced through the air and landed in a pair of beautiful hands. Sun Yin looked up, and her face froze.

Ran Yanyue looked at the note in her hand, then at the frightened Sun Yin. She walked straight over and faced Sun Yin. "I earned my grades through my own efforts. Going to ask teachers questions during breaks is a right anyone can have. You can do it too. Don't blame others for your poor grades. I'm neither proud nor ashamed of my family's wealth. My parents earned that money through hard work, and I respect them. And lastly... unlike you, my mind is not full of boys."

Lu Ming nodded.

Ran Yanyue's Lu would also be chosen by Ran Yanyue herself.

No, why did that sound a little strange?

Sun Yin was too frightened to say anything.

Ran Yanyue threw the note into the trash and looked at Lu Ming. "Go back to class. Biology is next."

The two returned to the classroom and sat down. Lu Ming saw Ran Yanyue slide an English notebook over to him.

"If you want to learn spoken English, I can find time to teach you," Ran Yanyue said softly.

Teacher Ran personally tutoring him, one-on-one, mouth-to-mouth instruction.

"Did you think I was the one who told people about your illness?" Lu Ming asked with a smile.