Lin Li was speechless after Wang Sheng's words, but he didn't dare to say definitively that he would definitely find a girlfriend. After all, to be honest, Lin Li himself wasn't quite sure what his sexual orientation was.
Because Lin Li has never liked anyone.
It's really confusing.
The three of them entered the dormitory building just in time, but as they went upstairs, they ran into someone they didn't want to see.
"Oh, isn't this Xia Zhiyi's harem? Coming back so late today, leaving Xia Zhiyi alone in her chambers." A male voice rang out from above.
Lin Li didn't even need to look up; he knew who it was just by hearing the words. He rolled his eyes. " Liu Xi, if you're so Xia Zhiyi? Coward! With such a foul mouth, do you really think nobody knows what you and Wang Su did together?"
"If the school hadn't wanted to keep things quiet, do you think you'd still be here? If I were you, I'd be behaving like a coward for the time being. What's so smug about that?"
Upon hearing Lin Li's words, the boy called Liu Xi's face immediately darkened. He swore and said, "Don't spread rumors! What did I do? What does Wang Su have to do with me!"
Lin Li sneered, blocking Wang Sheng who was about to step forward. Standing at the bottom of the stairs, he looked at Liu Xi and said, "If you really didn't do anything, why are you targeting Xiao Xia? Isn't it because after Wang Su was arrested that you think Xiao Xia reported him behind the scenes? It's ridiculous. You yourselves have angered the public, yet you try to shift the blame onto Xiao Xia, fabricating all this nonsense behind her back. If you really want to confront Xiao Xia, do you dare?"
Liu Xi: "You! Ha, Xia Zhiyi has made it clear that she has a boyfriend, and he's gay. You two are roommates, who would believe you have no relationship at all?"
Lin Li: "Oh, that's all you can say. Anyone can spread rumors. I could even say you slept with Wang Su."
Liu Xi: " Lin Li, you motherfucker..."
As he spoke, Liu Xi rushed down the stairs, raising his fist to punch Lin Li in the face.
Wang Sheng, who was standing to the side, swiftly and decisively subdued the man. Looking at Lin Li helplessly, he said, "So why did you say so much to him? With that effort, just give him a punch and he'll behave."
After saying that, Wang Sheng raised his hand and punched Liu Xi, making him cover his face and squat down.
Lin Li: "Hey, all I know is how to talk." As he spoke, Lin Li looked disdainfully at Liu Xi, who was squatting on the ground pretending to be dead.
This person shares a dorm room with Wang Su, and the two seem to have a pretty good relationship. They live on the fifth floor, in the same dorm building as Xia Zhiyi.
Before Wang Su's incident, Liu Xi had no connection with them, and Lin Li didn't know Liu Xi either. As for conflicts... none of Xia Zhiyi's roommates were in the student council, and Liu Xi was an upperclassman, so they didn't even attend classes together.
The two groups live on different lines, so theoretically there shouldn't be any conflict.
But after Wang Su got into trouble, there were actually a lot of rumors circulating in the school. Liu Xi was close to Wang Su, and the two of them liked to show off their authority in the student council and were happy to let others know that they were members of the student council. It would have been fine if nothing had happened, but now that something had happened, they were dragged into the discussion together.
Then Liu Xi blamed Xia Zhiyi for the incident.
The incident happened in the morning, and at noon Lin Li overheard Liu Xi telling others in the cafeteria that Xia Zhiyi had used underhanded tactics behind Wang Su's back, and that Wang Su had been wrongly accused.
Then Lin Li and Liu Xi started arguing. At first, Lin Li thought that Liu Xi had misunderstood Xia Zhiyi because of some hearsay rumors. But as they argued, they realized that this was not the case at all. It was a bunch of snakes and rats trying to pin the blame on Xiao Xia!
Lin Li treated Xia Zhiyi as a friend and a younger brother, and being young, he couldn't stand it and immediately berated Liu Xi severely.
But Lin Li didn't tell Xia Zhiyi about this.
He felt that telling Xia Zhiyi about this would only disgust Xia Zhiyi, and there was no need for it.
Lin Li only used words and not fists, not because he was a gentleman, but because... he knew his own capabilities. He could verbally abuse someone to the point of a heart attack, but when it came to physical violence, he was a complete novice.
Lin Li, a typical nerdy guy who fits most people's image of a programmer, is a genius online, but offline... a complete noob.
Rather, the emergence of Xia Zhiyi, a student with unusually high combat skills, in this year's information security major has already shocked many people's worldviews—how could a major that requires sitting in front of a computer all year round have someone with such high combat skills?
Wang Sheng squatted down next to Liu Xi, not caring whether the other looked at him or not, and said with a smile as if talking to himself, "Senior, I think it's best if we don't meet or talk unless necessary. Otherwise, if we hot-blooded juniors get really angry at what you said that day, who knows if we might end up with blood in the heat of the moment?"
"Senior, don't you think so?"
Liu Xi froze for a moment, then remained silent.
After Wang Sheng finished speaking, he got up and pulled Lin Li upstairs, saying casually, "You have a sharp tongue, but that's what you suffer from. You see, if you hadn't held back and started a fight with him in the first place, he might not have dared to talk to you anymore. Don't you think that makes sense?"
Lin Li's voice floated down from above. "Isn't what you're saying just 'the stubborn are afraid of the ruthless, and the ruthless are afraid of the reckless'?"
Wang Sheng: "See, you know perfectly well."
Ouyang Qi said quietly, "So next time you see him, Lin Li, don't say anything, just go up and punch him. I guarantee he'll run away from you next time he sees you."
Liu Xi: "..."
At this time, most people were already in their dormitories, and there was hardly anyone passing by in the stairwell. Liu Xi squatted there for a while before getting up, covering his face, and glancing up with a gloomy look in his eyes.
"You all just wait!"
*
The next morning, Xia Zhiyi dropped Fu Chi off at work and immediately received a private message from her counselor.
[Counselor Li Muxia: Xia Zhiyi, come to my office after your classes this morning.]
[X: Okay, teacher, is there anything I need to bring?]
[Counselor Li Muxia: No need, just come in person.]
[X: Okay, received.]
Before Xia Zhiyi even ask his classmates if anything was wrong in class, Lin Li handed him Xia Zhiyi textbook as soon as they reached the classroom door, whispering, "Did the counselor look for you?"
Xia Zhiyi: "I did look for him. He told me to find him after class."
He asked, "What's wrong? Did something happen last night?"
Lin Li: "Ah, no, it's just that this morning some crazy person posted your picture at school, saying you're a mistress being kept by a rich man."
Xia Zhiyi: "..."
Xia Zhiyi and Lin Li stared at each other for a long time before Xia Zhiyi slowly uttered, "Hmm?"
Lin Li: "Aren't you shocked?"
Xia Zhiyi nodded gently.
Lin Li: "It's alright, I believe many people who saw it were shocked."
Xia Zhiyi: "..."
Speechless.