Chapter 30: The Clash Between Angel and Devil
Proactive and passive actions evoke entirely different feelings.
Qi Lin leaned casually against the desk, one arm wrapped around Lan Yuxi’s slender waist. Lan Yuxi’s pale, delicate face was flushed red. As much as she felt ashad and resistant, there was an undeniable difference in how this kiss felt compared to the first.
Her face not only burned but also tingled as if being bitten by ants.
Lan Yuxi, you’ve really tainted yourself this ti. For the sake of your reputation, you’ve kissed this scoundrel willingly. Was it all worth it?
In her mind, a tiny angel perched on her left shoulder questioned her sternly.
Lan Yuxi, only this bad boy can save you now. Your beloved one has done nothing but harm you. Look at you in this crisis—where is he? Has he co to rescue you?
Besides, don’t you think a kiss is a sign that you’ve grown up? And this guy is quite handso, isn’t he? On second thought, it’s not exactly a loss, is it?
A little devil with a trident appeared on her right shoulder, grinning wickedly.
A single tear rolled down Lan Yuxi’s cheek.
Wang Cheng, Qi Lin, her tarnished reputation, and the strange emotions swirling inside her—all of it tangled together until she couldn’t distinguish between reality and illusion.
She only wanted to escape—to flee from everything that had happened today.
“Let go… Let go of . I’m suffocating,” Lan Yuxi murmured, her youthful voice tinged with exhaustion.
Qi Lin sensed she wasn’t lying—she was nearly collapsing. He held her steady so she wouldn’t fall.
“Tell , do you like or Wang Cheng? He doesn’t know how to bully you like I do.”
Qi Lin whispered teasingly in her ear.
“Ugh! You don’t even deserve to be compared to Wang Cheng. Everything happening now is because of your threats. Don’t even think for a second I could ever like you!”
Lan Yuxi, stirred by Qi Lin’s taunt, snapped back to her senses and angrily pushed him away.
But was it truly as she claid?
Qi Lin smirked.
Why did her beautiful eyes flash with a trace of confusion as she said those words?
Why indeed?
When dealing with a proud girl, sotis silence is the best strategy.
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“Tap, tap, tap.”
Footsteps echoed from outside the window.
Lan Yuxi panicked instantly, hurriedly smoothing out the creases in her school uniform and skirt. She shot a glare at Qi Lin, her expression a mix of sha and frustration.
It was all his fault. She had done the most absurd thing of her life—kissing this scoundrel in the teacher’s office. Just a day ago, she had been a pure and pristine girl who had never even held hands with a boy.
i Sanyuan entered the office. Seeing the two students standing obediently in their spots, he nodded in approval. Little did he know that while he was gone, these two had done sothing straight out of a romance drama—actions bold enough to defy all rules.
“Considering this is your first offense, you’ll each write a reflection after returning to class. Additionally, we’ll need to inform your parents. While this won’t be publicly announced at school, your parents must be made aware of the situation,” i Sanyuan said sternly.
He had just consulted with the principal, who suggested leniency due to the students’ unique circumstances. Qi Lin’s unruly behavior might be corrected with a wake-up call, while Lan Yuxi, a promising student, should not have her future derailed by a single mistake.
Hearing that her parents would still be involved, Lan Yuxi grew visibly nervous and glanced instinctively at Qi Lin. This small gesture, unbeknownst to her, marked the beginning of a subtle dependency on him.
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“This morning, I didn’t do my howork and asked the class monitor if I could copy hers. She refused, so I decided to ss with her and made her copy so study materials for ,” Qi Lin began, his tone nonchalant but calculated.
“The class monitor didn’t know that the ‘study materials’ I asked her to copy were actually answers I swiped from the office. Essentially, she was just being kind and helping a struggling student like . I took advantage of her good heart to pull a prank on her.”
“Now that I think about it, the class monitor is innocent. I won’t keep pretending—I’ll just admit it. This whole thing was entirely my doing.”
Qi Lin’s calm confession left Lan Yuxi both surprised and impressed.
He had genuinely taken all the bla and, in doing so, managed to exonerate her. His clever wording not only absolved her of guilt but also painted her as a kind and selfless class monitor, willing to help her classmates.
Lan Yuxi’s cheeks flushed red. She had grown accustod to empty flattery from her admirers, but Qi Lin’s carefully crafted lie sohow made her feel genuinely bashful.
“Is that true?”
The twists and turns of Qi Lin’s tale left i Sanyuan montarily confused. Deep down, he didn’t want to believe that Lan Yuxi, his top pick for class monitor, would cheat.
“His motives are clear as day. There’s no point in doubting it. If you don’t believe , check the morning’s howork—I didn’t turn in any,” Qi Lin shrugged, his deanor casual.
i Sanyuan, unwilling to rely solely on Qi Lin’s words, flipped through the morning’s howork submissions. Sure enough, Qi Lin’s na was missing.
Looking at Lan Yuxi, i Sanyuan asked, “If that’s the case, why did you admit to cheating earlier?”
For a mont, it seed as if Lan Yuxi had learned a thing or two from Qi Lin.
“I… I didn’t want to see Qi Lin take the wrong path, so I impulsively tried to shoulder the bla myself,” she stamred, her face burning with sha.
Inwardly, Lan Yuxi was mortified.
It’s over. I’ve sunk to his level. I’m lying through my teeth now, just like him.
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