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Just as she had guessed. Shen Luoluo looked at Chen Jiashu and asked, "Does he skip class and get into fights a lot?"

"Exactly!" Chen Jiashu nodded. "He skips class to fight people all the time. He's knocked out teeth and broken arms! He nearly ended up in juvenile detention!"

As he spoke, Chen Jiashu watched Shen Luoluo's reaction. She had to be scared now. If she was scared, why wasn't she changing seats?

Shen Luoluo asked, "Does he also sleep through class, ignore the lessons, and even leave early?"

"Yes, yes." Chen Jiashu nodded furiously. "That's exactly it. Nine times out of ten, when he shows up for class, he just sleeps..."

Wait. He was trying to get her to leave that seat. Why were her eyes sparkling?

"That settles it!" Shen Luoluo clapped her hands, her eyes shining.

[If he skips class and leaves early, he might barely attend a few lessons a week. And if he sleeps instead of listening, he won't make noise or disturb me. How is that a School Bully? He's clearly a quiet, unobtrusive little angel!]

[A deskmate this good is much nicer than noisy Shen Anya.]

Chen Jiashu: ???

W-what? Did I hear that right? A little angel?

Just then, the homeroom teacher came in and called Shen Luoluo over to collect her textbooks. The moment she left, Chen Jiashu burst out laughing.

"Little angel!" Chen Jiashu laughed so hard his stomach hurt. "Shi Yue, did you hear that? The new girl called Qi Yang a little angel!"

"Hahaha, a little angel..."

Qin Shiyue had half her face covered and was frantically trying to warn him with her eyes, but Chen Jiashu didn't notice. He was still clutching his stomach and laughing.

"Is it that funny?" a cold voice sounded behind him.

Chen Jiashu instantly stopped laughing and changed his expression. "No, it isn't. Sorry, I was wrong. I won't do it again."

Chen Jiashu had grown up with Qi Yang, so of course he wasn't actually afraid of him. He said he wouldn't do it again, but inwardly: I absolutely will.

Out of the corner of his eye, he spotted Qi Yang's red ears. His eyes widened as if he had discovered a new continent, and he blurted out, "Qi Yang, your ears are red!"

Where? Where?

Hearing Chen Jiashu, Qin Shiyue turned around. Her pupils widened. Oh, they really were red.

Qi Yang reached the end of his patience. He stretched out a long leg and kicked Chen Jiashu. "Shut up!" Then he put his head back down on the desk and went on sleeping.

But his ears, still in plain sight, grew even redder.

Chen Jiashu and Qin Shiyue exchanged a look and smiled without a word. He was embarrassed!

How could he not be, after being called a little angel?

When Shen Luoluo returned with her textbooks, her deskmate was still asleep, continuing to be an exemplary deskmate.

Qi Yang hadn't gotten angry or told her to leave, so Chen Jiashu and Qin Shiyue took it for granted that he had agreed to let Shen Luoluo sit beside him.

They both gave her a thumbs-up. Shen Luoluo didn't think much of it; she assumed they were praising her courage.

Perhaps because she was sitting next to a School Bully, no one came looking for trouble. And since Sheng Mingzhou spent the whole day running to the bathroom, her first day after transferring passed peacefully.

After a quiet day together, Shen Luoluo was even more pleased with her new deskmate and class.

When the final bell rang, Shen Luoluo packed her things and headed out with everyone else. But at a corner of the corridor, Sheng Mingzhou blocked her path again.

Shen Luoluo was speechless. Was this guy impossible to get rid of? A whole day of diarrhea hadn't worn him out, and he still had the energy to corner her?

She had no idea how thoroughly Shen Anya had brainwashed him to make him so certain she had joined Rocket Class because of him.

"Shen Luoluo, I'm warning you..."

"Warning her about what?" He had barely started speaking when Qi Yang, Chen Jiashu, and Qin Shiyue came around the corner.

With his schoolbag slung over one shoulder and his hands in his pockets, Qi Yang stepped between Shen Luoluo and Sheng Mingzhou, shielding her behind him.

"What are you warning my deskmate about?" His voice was cold.

Chen Jiashu let out a cold laugh. "Sheng Mingzhou, what's your problem? Are you even a man? You couldn't win an argument, so you waited until after school to corner and bully a girl? Is that all you're capable of?"

Sheng Mingzhou stiffened. "This is between Shen Luoluo and me. Stay out of it."

"What do you mean, between you and Luoluo? Luoluo already said she doesn't know you, but you keep stopping her and blocking her way." Qin Shiyue drew in a breath. "Don't tell me you actually like

her in secret,

Luoluo? Are you chasing her around like this just to say a word to her?"

"Nonsense! I—"

Another gurgle came from his stomach. Sheng Mingzhou's face changed. Without another word, he clenched his buttocks and ran.

Chen Jiashu wasn't about to let him off. He raised his voice and shouted, "Sheng Mingzhou, hold it tight! Don't soil your pants!"

Students along the way kept turning to look, and Sheng Mingzhou ran even faster.

"Thank you." Shen Luoluo thanked them sincerely.

"No need." Chen Jiashu grinned. "Since we've met, we might as well introduce ourselves properly. I'm Chen Jiashu."

Qin Shiyue said, "I don't need to. Luoluo and I already know each other."

"Qi Yang."

Shen Luoluo's eyes widened. [Oh! The ultimate villain!]

Chen Jiashu nearly stumbled. Come on, new girl. You called him a little angel just now. How did he suddenly become the ultimate villain?

The Shen Family's car was already waiting outside the school gates.

Inside, Shen Anya kept checking her phone, then looking out the window. She was visibly anxious. Why hadn't Sheng Mingzhou replied yet? Had he dealt with it or not?

When she spotted several familiar figures outside the window, she clenched her fists in anger.

"Shen Luoluo, who said you could join Rocket Class? Was that Qi Yang beside you just now?"

Shen Luoluo had barely gotten into the car before Shen Anya started questioning her. With no one else around, she didn't even bother pretending.

Shen Luoluo hadn't expected a class placement to upset Shen Anya this much. Seeing how angry she was, Shen Luoluo had no objection to making it worse.