"Wait, what are you trying to do?!" The burly bodyguards caught Xi Cheng and dragged him back in just a few strides.
He had already realized that Xi Rongrong had very likely noticed something.
His shouting successfully caught the homeroom teacher's attention.
"Wait, wait, what are you doing? Rongrong, calm down. Did Xi Cheng do something?"
Homeroom Teacher Cui hurried forward, yet his words unconsciously favored Xi Rongrong.
Xi Rongrong stepped forward to block his path and smiled. "Don't worry, sir. This is just a family matter. I want to confirm something. It'll be over soon."
Behind her, Xi Cheng shouted defiantly, "Xi Rongrong, have you lost your mind?! How dare you treat me like this! Believe it or not, I'll tell..."
Without turning around, Xi Rongrong raised a hand and coldly ordered, "Gag him."
The bodyguards acted immediately, leaving the homeroom teacher dumbfounded.
This looked less like a family matter and more like a full-scale kidnapping.
How had he never noticed how formidable his class president was?
Ye Xunzhi grew thoroughly excited.
[As expected of the she-devil. Even when she was young, she had such presence when she got tough!]
Held up by two bodyguards, Xi Cheng still refused to give in and tried to punch and kick. Xi Rongrong wasn't about to indulge him. She slapped him twice, leaving him stunned.
Xi Rongrong said, "All right, hurry up and take him to the bathroom to deal with it. I still need to take the item back to Grandpa."
Xi Cheng: !!!
The bodyguards had already received their orders. Though it was a little disgusting, they still nodded respectfully. "Yes, miss."
Xi Cheng was carried off to the bathroom. Before long, an "Aah!" rang out, a scream so agonized it made everyone's scalp prickle.
In no time, a pristine ruby ring, still warm, was retrieved. The water droplets on it clearly indicated that the filth had already been rinsed away.
A bodyguard respectfully offered her the ruby ring. Though the ring had been recovered and her suspicions confirmed, Xi Rongrong couldn't smile at all.
She laid a tissue over her palm, took the ruby ring, and carefully put it back into the wooden box, which she held in her hands.
The old man had ordered them to bring it back immediately, so Xi Rongrong didn't linger. She picked up her schoolbag and left.
But before leaving, she gave Ye Xunzhi a long look, committing this favor to memory.
This string of events was simply too dramatic. The students in the classroom couldn't help staring wide-eyed. Was this really the delicate class president they remembered?
Only when their homeroom teacher returned to the podium did they finally snap out of it. But no one was in the mood to listen anymore. Their minds were filled with one question: what exactly had happened?
Would someone please tell them?!
Unlike everyone else, Ye Xiao, who knew the whole story, was thoroughly satisfied.
Was this the delicious thrill of following a juicy scandal from beginning to end?
He loved it.
Ye Xiao couldn't resist ruffling the fluffy head beside him. The two days since his little sister had arrived had been more eventful than his entire life!
Ye Xunzhi pouted as he ruffled her hair and pushed his hand away disdainfully. "Xiao, stop rubbing my head all the time. I won't grow tall."
Ye Xunzhi knew she was a late bloomer. She was only 150 centimeters tall now, but once she reached high school, she would shoot up to 168 centimeters.
Until she grew taller, she still had to rely on superstition to be safe.
Thinking Ye Xunzhi was still dwelling on his earlier remark about her short legs, Ye Xiao felt a little awkward.
"It's fine. You're still growing. You've got plenty of time to get taller. I'll take you to buy milk after school."
"I want yogurt." When it came to food, Ye Xunzhi had her demands.
"Sure. You can buy whatever you want." Ye Xiao's gaze softened.
The bell for the next class rang, and the next subject teacher entered the classroom. The noisy room began to quiet down again.
Apart from the major incident that morning, the rest was a busy school day spent doing who knew what.
It was worth mentioning that Ye Xunzhi had thought she would spend the day in the classroom as though in a dream.
Instead, she discovered that she had ended up spending the day in the teachers' office as though in a dream.
The reason was that Ye Xunzhi, the newly arrived mascot, simply drew too much attention. The students couldn't help repeatedly looking back at her during class.
They went over to chat during breaks, too. With such an adorable little sister beside him, even Ye Xiao seemed less frightening.
After "coincidentally" passing through the classroom corridor for the fifth time and witnessing this scene, the homeroom teacher finally lost patience. Scowling, he hauled the "mascot" away, ignoring Ye Xiao's attempts to keep her there and the other students' wails.
Ye Xiao: You're on your own, little sister. Amen.
Ye Xunzhi: Why should an innocent bystander like me get caught in the crossfire of your trouble? QAQ
Especially after Ye Xunzhi reached the teachers' office and saw the mathematics department head next to her nearly tearing his hair out over a problem he still couldn't solve.
She casually lent a hand, and things became even more of a "holy shit" situation. Ye Xunzhi sat in a chair, surrounded on all sides by teachers of every subject.
From afar, it was a gathering of talent. Up close, it was a contest for favor.
"Come here, cutie. Help me see if there's a better approach to this physics problem."
"What's wrong with you women from the physics department? Didn't we from the mathematics department get here first?!"
"Heh, get lost. You stinking men can stay out of this."
"So you're finally showing your true colors, huh?! Then don't blame us. Brothers, bring out the spicy strips! Let's show them some food. If there isn't enough, go search the classrooms!"
"You can even answer civil service exam questions! Are you really only fourteen? What's going on with this world? Quick, share your experience and help me pass!"
After class, quite a few subject representatives from Class Three of Grade Eight and other classes came to the office to drop off materials. Seeing this scene, they curiously gathered around, then left in a daze.
According to the other students, when those subject representatives returned, one sentence was written all over them:
-I've had enough of these days when I can't measure up to the old or the young!
Ye Xiao went to take a look and was completely stunned. He wanted to rush over and rescue his little sister, only for the teachers of other subjects to order him to go play somewhere else.
"..."
Though he usually fooled around, Ye Xiao had always been the darling of every subject teacher.
All at once, he felt like a worthless weed.
After finally enduring the restless wait until school ended, he at last had an excuse to pull his little sister away, only to be subjected once again to the gazes of all the teachers in the office.
They looked just like the elders at home eyeing some presumptuous delinquent outside the door.
Ye Xiao: In the end, I've become the very thing I hate.
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