Ti flew by.
In the afternoon, it was ti for school to end again.
After teaching the last class of the day, Shen Sijin left the school building with his textbooks. Although he had only recently started working at the school, his good manners and extensive knowledge quickly helped him get along with his colleagues.
Occasionally, a teacher would co by to greet him as she finished packing.
"Mr. Shen, class is over?"
"Yes, I just assigned the howork."
"Alright, I won't keep you. Go ahead."
Shen Sijin replied warmly, "Okay, you too."
The office building was empty, and the only sound in the stairwell was the echo of footsteps on the stairs. For so unknown reason, Shen Sijin usually stayed very late at the school. After taking a walk downstairs, he estimated that by the ti he returned to his office, everyone else would have already left.
The campus was bathed in the brilliant hues of sunset, and groups of students walked together on the golden asphalt road, enthusiastically discussing the day's events. The vibrant energy of youth hung in the air.
He looked away from the glass along the corridor.
Youth is truly wonderful...
He pushed open the door, and the quiet environnt was just as he had expected. But in the next second, Shen Sijin's footsteps stopped.
The twilight glow filtered through the sparse clouds, casting a mottled light.
In his line of sight, a tall and slender young man sat at his desk as if he had been waiting for quite so ti.
Seeing this unexpected visitor, Shen Sijin paused for a mont before entering.
"Is there sothing you need help with, Ji Mu?" he asked.
Ji Mu slowly turned around and looked over with a relaxed expression, his fingers tapping on the desk. "Yes, there is sothing I would like to ask you, Mr. Shen."
"Ji Mu, you really are eager to learn," Shen Sijin said with a smile, putting down his textbook. "So what is your question..."
"Can you tell why you spread rumors about Ruan Qingqing?"
Ji Mu's words, neither too light nor too heavy, overshadowed Shen Sijin's question.
"Ji Mu..." Shen Sijin's warm smile faded, and his voice stopped. "I don't quite understand what you an."
His puzzled tone was the perfect reaction of a falsely accused person.
But Ji Mu wasn't fooled.
"Playing dumb?"
His eyelids drooping, Ji Mu rested his chin on his hand and turned the laptop on the desk toward Shen Sijin.
"Then explain why your computer is full of these things?"
The screen was filled with countless photos of the girl in various situations at school - in class, eating, walking, and more. From the angles, it was clear that they had been taken secretly.
Standing at the door, Shen Sijin's expression remained unchanged, but he was inwardly surprised.
Strange, he had set this file to private and even added a password. How did Ji Mu manage to open it?
In a place where he couldn't see, a certain system sprite floating in the air smugly flicked its sleeves.
What a joke! For a super-intelligent being like , handling sothing like this is a piece of cake—no big deal.
"Ji Mu, there must be so misunderstanding here," Shen Sijin imdiately tried to co up with an excuse, calmly trying to steer the situation in a different direction. "I just admire Ruan Qingqing, so I couldn't help but..."
The explanation was abruptly cut short when the young man across from him stood up and walked over quickly, pushing the back of his head against the wall with a violent shove.
In an extrely violent manner, he ended the conversation that was stillborn in its second half.
"Are we having a debate? Who wants to argue with you?"
Shen Sijin was hit so hard that he felt dizzy.
The blood from the cut stained a small spot on the wall.
Even though he had a detailed understanding of the young man's personality before, he hadn't expected him to be capable of such brutality.
He acted without hesitation, without even a mont's warning.
The usual lazy voice sounded next to his ear.
"I can't be bothered to listen, and you're not worthy to speak."
The rumors were getting worse, and even though the target of the task didn't show any signs of distress in front of Ji Mu, everyone could see that the girl's mood had been bad these past few days.
As soone he had carefully taken care of for twenty-five million, how could he not be angry when soone used such despicable ans to make her feel down?
What, you say, what if Shen Sijin isn't the one spreading the rumors?
Sorry, there is no "what if."
Besides, even if that idiot isn't really the one spreading the rumors, so what?
What's wrong with beating up the scumbag male lead to vent his anger at the stupid girl from the previous tiline?
Is there a problem? No problem at all!
"Behave yourself, I'll be watching you."
After the warning, Ji Mu let go, opened the office door, and walked out.
Shen Sijin leaned against the wall and tried to calm his rapid breathing, his head still a bit dizzy.
That monster!
He cursed inwardly, unable to maintain his usual gentle and refined facade.
He usually had little social interaction, so how did they find out about him spreading rumors?!
Rembering the humiliating scene of being pinned to the wall, a look of venomous hatred appeared in his eyes.
Damn it!
If only...
Whoosh—
Suddenly, a breeze blew through, causing the curtains to flutter.
A hand rested gently on his shoulder.
The young man who had just left had inexplicably returned.
"Show that look in your eyes again."
Shen Sijin was startled, unable to hide his true feelings in ti.
The heavy pressure felt like it was crushing his bones, causing him to tremble in pain.
Ji Mu looked at him with an extra touch of contempt, seeing that he could barely stand.
That weak?
If he had known that, he wouldn't have activated "Gu Zhi E Lai" (Ancient Evil Lai). He thought he was dealing with a hidden expert.
"By tomorrow morning, I want to see a post on the school's website from the anonymous person who spread the rumors, clarifying and apologizing."
Not wanting to waste any more words on him, Ji Mu issued his final ultimatum.
"I will only say this once."
Do it or not, he didn't care.
If you post it, I'll beat you up again as a token of your cooperation.
If I don't hear from you by the next day, you can join those rich twin kids in intensive care.
Hearing the underlying threat in the young man's words, Shen Sijin couldn't even muster the right to retort.
The invisible pressure was overwhelmingly terrifying, sothing he had only felt from the top ancient martial artists in the capital.
It was like a small shrimp eting an ancient giant whale in the sea.
After the young man had been gone for a long ti, Shen Sijin finally breathed a sigh of relief, his back already drenched in cold sweat.
What exactly was Ji Mu's background... ?
A deep sense of fear rose in his heart, and the hatred that had lingered for only a few minutes imdiately vanished.
When he first ca to this school, he had secretly sent people to investigate the young man.
Punching bullies, kicking mafia heirs, and remaining unaffected himself, each incident hinted at his mysterious background.
Adhering to the principle of staying put, he released information to attract the two brothers of the Han family.
The goal was to stall Ji Mu while investigating his background.
Who would have thought that those two useless idiots would be so incompetent? They had only been transferred to Yulan for less than a day before they were thrown into the ICU.
Although the process was less than ideal, the overall result was still acceptable.
The plan he had set in motion was now at the stage of closing the net.
Straightening his still sowhat weak legs, Shen Sijin leaned against the wall, a wicked smile tugging at the corner of his lips.
Clarify by tomorrow?
Heh, well... there has to be a tomorrow first.
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