Dedicated to studying, yet forced into a chaotic situation.

Chapter 160 I Can't Be With You

Rooftop.

The onlookers remained silent, staring at the three people in the center who formed a strange equilateral triangle.

While Chi Yan and Pei Shuoxun were fighting, they could still quietly exchange a few words amidst the sounds of the battle.

Now, caught off guard, a truce has been declared. It's too quiet; no one dares to speak.

He was afraid that if he uttered a single wrong word, a fist would come flying at him.

The deathly silence was mixed with the lingering smell of gunpowder.

The two exchanged a silent glance, then looked at Shi Sui at the same time.

Shi Sui, who had just finished mediating the fight and was about to leave, was suddenly stared at and instantly felt like she couldn't leave.

She looked up at the two of them. Their clothes were loose and their faces were battered to varying degrees, but because of her exceptionally beautiful appearance, she did not look disheveled at all. Instead, she looked incredibly attractive.

Like two lunatics.

Shi Sui glanced at Pei Shuoxun and walked towards Chi Yan.

"Let's go, I'll take you to the school clinic."

Chi Yan smiled slightly and naturally placed his hand on her shoulder: "Help me."

He practically leaned in.

Shi Sui's gaze swept across the onlookers, meeting Yan Ze's eyes. She was about to call out to him when she saw him looking as if he'd seen a ghost—

Ran?

How could he run so fast when his older brother was injured? Is this how a subordinate should act?

Alright, she's the number one underling now, so let her help out.

Chi Yan leaned most of his body against her, his head quietly close to her hair, like a big cat sucking on catnip.

I feel so relieved. My mood instantly improved, and I can even punch Pei Shuoxun a hundred more times.

The onlookers' eyes lit up instantly, their expressions showing they had tripped and fallen.

Because of the size difference, it was clearly not her supporting her, but him hugging her from behind.

……

Shi Sui felt like a snail carrying a shell on its back.

After taking a couple of steps, Shi Sui frowned: "Chi Yan, I feel like I'm helping you walk too slowly."

Chi Yan, deliberately dragging her feet to prolong their time together, exclaimed, "!"

Chi Yan had a sudden inspiration: "I twisted my ankle."

Shi Sui turned her head to look at him. The boy's hair was wet and hanging down in front of his forehead. His eyes were half-closed, and his long eyelashes cast shadows under his eyes, making him look somewhat pitiful (?).

It's strange, why does she see pity in him? Weren't they fighting fiercely just now?

"So you sprained your ankle." Shi Sui made a decision. "I'll carry you."

Chi Yan: "?"

In the brief moment of his confusion, Shi Sui, without saying a word, swept him up in a princess carry.

Chi Yan: "!"

Onlookers: !

"Holy crap, that's a princess carry! They're showing off their love right in my face!"

"Holy crap, as expected of Sister Sui, she's so easy to carry, her hands don't even shake, it feels like she could run."

"Holy crap, even the dogs that were passing by were stuffed to death."

"Holy crap, if I could be carried in a princess carry by Sister Sui, I'd also like to get beaten up."

"Wake up, if you want to get beaten up by Chi Yan."

……

Chi Yan was dizzy, her cheeks flushed red, and she wrapped her arms around Shi Sui's neck. The huge cat shyly curled up into a ball.

Shi Sui: "Don't lower your head so much, you're blocking my view."

Chi Yan: If you don't lower your head, people will notice you're blushing!

After mentally repeating 'aloof' three times, he finally raised his head, glanced at Shi Sui, and noticed—

Why isn't she blushing?

Don't you feel anything when you hug him?

Shi Sui didn't feel anything at all; she could easily pick one up and even hug another one.

Wait, there's one more.

Shi Sui looked back.

The boy picked up his slightly dirty jacket from the ground, took out a tissue from his pocket, and slowly wiped his fingers.

Seemingly noticing her gaze, he looked over as well.

Her glasses were nowhere to be seen, and her peach blossom eyes, which were completely exposed, seemed devoid of any emotion, strangely calm.

Shi Sui felt a subtle tremor in her heart and walked towards him.

"Let's go to the school clinic together."

Pei Shuoxun looked at Shi Sui and Chi Yan, who was being held by her.

A cryptic glint flashed in his eyes. He pursed his lips and whispered, "Okay."

*

In the school doctor's room.

Yan Ze had already cleared the crowd of onlookers.

Yan Ze himself, although he really wanted to go and take a look, quickly slipped away under Chi Yan's glare.

I understand. It's a two-person world. If there's someone else, you can't do anything freely.

The school clinic was quiet. After examining the two delinquents who had been fighting on campus and applying their medicine, the doctor went back to his small office to slack off.

Only after the doctor examined Chi Yan's feet repeatedly did Shi Sui belatedly realize she had been deceived.

"Chi Yan, did you sprain your ankle?"

Chi Yan lowered her head and whispered, "It might heal quickly; it'll be fine on the way."

"..." Shi Sui said, "Since you're alright, let's go back to class."

Chi Yan followed up: "Shi Sui, aren't you going to ask me why we fought?"

Shi Sui paused for a moment, then turned her head to look at the third person in the ward.

Pei Shuoxun remained silent the whole way, his head bowed, his long, messy hair obscuring his eyes, revealing a sharp profile and a clean, defined jawline.

Shi Sui looked at him and said, "What reason can you have to fight? If you don't like someone, you punch them once. If you're still not satisfied, you punch them twice."

Pei Shuoxun turned his head and looked at her as well.

Their gazes met in the air, both eyes holding a subtle calm, yet an undercurrent of barely perceptible tension.

Chi Yan reached out and covered Shi Sui's eyes: "Don't look at that guy."

At the same time, Shi Sui asked, "Why are you fighting?"

“Because last night—” Chi Yan paused, then looked at Pei Shuoxun.

The two exchanged a glance, each seeing a storm brewing in the other's eyes.

Shi Sui raised her hand and removed it from her eyes. She remembered what happened last night: "Chi Yan."

She took a deep breath and continued, "I was drunk last night and not thinking clearly. Don't take anything I said seriously."

Chi Yan wasn't surprised; he knew Shi Sui would act as if nothing had happened.

“But I took it seriously.” He leaned closer to meet her gaze. “We’re going to be together after we graduate, Shi Sui. You’re my girlfriend now.”

His gaze was focused and intense, his eyes sparkling with starlight.

Shi Sui's breath hitched for a moment, then she gently pushed him away: "I can't be with you anymore."

"Can't?" Chi Yan suddenly remembered something, his eyes narrowed as he looked at Pei Shuoxun. "Is it because of last night?"

Drunk, picked up by Pei Shuoxun, not in the dormitory... It's easy to guess where she was last night without even thinking.

She called him from his bathroom, and then something happened after she finished showering—

grass.

Chi Yan quietly grabbed Shi Sui's sleeve, his fingers tightening, the blue veins on the back of his hand bulging.

Like being afraid of losing something.

“I didn’t do anything to Sui Sui.” Pei Shuoxun coldly lifted his eyelids. “Chi Yan, if I had done anything to her, you probably wouldn’t be seeing me today.”

—Because he was beaten to death, he was lucky enough to get to the hospital in time to save his life.

Chi Yan did not doubt the truthfulness of his words.

It's just a little strange that when I asked him more than ten minutes ago, he remained silent, with a slightly provocative smile on his lips, which was intriguing, as if he had actually done something.

"Done."