Faced with everyone's furious stares, Chu Xuewen had no idea why they were looking at him that way. But the habit he had developed in his previous life made him duck behind Chen Xi the moment trouble arose.
"What are you doing, Educated Youth Chu? We barely know you!"
Before Chen Xi could say anything, Wenren Luoshui and Yunjian shoved him away.
They might have been only half-grown children, but they were surprisingly strong.
Everyone present had seen him try to hide behind Chen Xi.
They were already furious that he had put sand in their food. Now they had to watch him act like someone who dared to do the deed but not own up to it.
Everyone from the Educated Youth Courtyard felt deeply disgusted at being lumped together with someone like him.
After being shoved to the ground, Chu Xuewen viciously glared at Yunjian and Wenren Luoshui where the others could not see.
The two girls noticed his gaze and snorted disdainfully.
"Comrade Chen, are you just going to stand there and watch them bully me?"
Chen Xi frowned. Was there really nothing wrong with this man?
Why was he speaking to her with such a wounded expression and tone?
She looked at Chu Xuewen's pathetic performance, then at Wenren Luoshui and Yunjian.
"Educated Youth Chu, I don't know why you insist on pestering me, but I can answer your question with a clear conscience: my two children did nothing wrong!"
"You and I have nothing to do with each other. Why are you hiding behind me when you run into trouble?"
[Wenren Luoshui: Because he wants you to fight his battles for him, obviously.]
[Yunjian: Hah! A man who spends his whole life scheming!]
[Wenren Luoshui: *This is nothing. Once the college entrance exam resumes, he