Chapter 46: Chapter 46: There's Everything in Dreams, Including a Different Miss Luo

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The dusky room was left with only one desk lamp, barely illuminating anything.

Xie Xiao gazed at the delicate figure doing homework beside the desk.

She was wearing a nightgown with spaghetti straps, which looked very cool.

Xie Xiao walked over and saw that she had filled a notebook with his name.

He couldn't help but laugh and asked, "Do you like the sound of my name?"

The girl seemed startled all of a sudden, covering the notebook in front of her with her hand, slapping it against her chest.

Then she turned her head to look at him in a panic.

Her fair face was flushed, her eyes flickering, afraid to meet his gaze.

She whispered something softly.

It was blurry, Xie Xiao couldn't hear it clearly.

He just looked at her again, "Do you like the sound of my name?"

There was no longer the gentleness from before, but rather an assertive edge.

The girl's face turned red, now even her neck flushed, "Yes... it's nice."

Xie Xiao chuckled softly, leaning in towards her slightly.

Their breaths were so close they could feel each other's heat.

The girl dared not let her gaze linger on his face and wanted to move back a bit.

But she found that Xie Xiao had already propped his hands on her chair; she had no room to retreat, leaning back against it entirely.

She was like a lamb trapped in a predicament.

Xie Xiao looked at those tender lips and finally couldn't resist the temptation, gently pressing a kiss on them.

In the fish tank on the desk, two little fish chased and frolicked.

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When Xie Xiao woke up, he was silent.

He didn't move. He lay on the bed staring at the ceiling, uncertain what he was thinking.

He eventually sighed, taking a moment to compose himself.

Slowly, he sat up.

Fortunately, no one was home today.

Xie Xiao glanced at the time, six in the morning.

He could go to work after tidying up.

He glanced at his cellphone; Lin Yu had messaged at one past midnight that he was home.

Xie Xiao sent him a message, [Are you going back to class today?]

The reply came immediately, [Not going back, took a leave. Maybe tomorrow.]

[Okay, I'll come to see you after class tonight.]

Lin Yu responded, [No need.]

Xie Xiao said, [I'm visiting grandma.]

Lin Yu didn't refuse this time.

Xie Xiao sighed; he still needed to find time for a good talk with Lin Yu.

Because he left home late, Xie Xiao didn't have time for breakfast and entered the classroom just in time.

The first class was Mr. Lin's, who distributed test papers for a pop quiz and then called Xie Xiao out.

Many eyes followed Xie Xiao, and he heard them whispering about something, but he couldn't hear it clearly.

Xie Xiao followed Mr. Lin to the office.

Inside the office was another teacher who, upon seeing Mr. Lin and Xie Xiao, couldn't help asking, "Is that Lin Yu from your class alright?"

A chill settled in Xie Xiao's heart as he looked towards Mr. Lin.

Mr. Lin sighed and told the teacher, "It's nothing, I'm getting to grips with the situation. The kid didn't come in today."

The teacher nodded.

Mr. Lin turned to Xie Xiao, "How much do you know about Lin Yu's family issues?"

Xie Xiao's expression was far from good, "Not much, so what's happened?"

Mr. Lin glanced at him and pulled out his cellphone to open a video.

It was the video from last night, the one where Luo Yanran and Xie Xiao witnessed the smashing of his grandmother's stall.

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Someone posted the video to the class group chat and asked, "Isn't this Xie Xiao and Lin Yu? And Luo Sister is there too!"

[It seems like that grandma is Lin Yu's grandma! What happened?]

The person who posted the video responded.

[I'm having late-night snacks here, and it looks like a debt collection? Lin Yu's family owes money?]

[These people look tough to deal with...]

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Last night indeed, too much had happened, and Xie Xiao, rushing out in the morning, hadn't had time to check his phone, and he had muted the group chat notifications.

So, naturally, he missed the video.

Xie Xiao sighed, "What on earth is all this?"

Mr. Lin also sighed, "The video has been shared in Moments too, and quite a few people have seen it. Weren't you at the scene last night?"

He weighed his words carefully, "When Lin Yu asked for leave, I did inquire if he needed help, but he said no. I was just worried that the kid might be in trouble and not saying anything, so I wanted to ask you."

As the class teacher, Mr. Lin was certainly aware of Lin Yu's family situation. They weren't a wealthy family and only had a grandmother left, so it was inevitable that he would be more concerned.

Xie Xiao handed his phone to Mr. Lin, "I'm not very clear about it; Lin Yu never mentioned it before, but if he says no, it probably means he doesn't need help."

Mr. Lin looked at him and shook his head, "You young people are too proud. You should persuade Lin Yu more. It's a critical time in the senior year, and if there are difficulties, he should tell the teacher. Whatever help we can offer, we will; Lin Yu should focus mainly on his studies right now..."

By the time Xie Xiao walked out of the office, he exhaled a deep breath.

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He sneaked out his phone and saw that there had been quite a long discussion in the chat.

The discussion didn't end until they got on the police car.

A quick scroll through Moments confirmed that someone had indeed posted about the incident.

This was really messed up.

Lin Yu was already sensitive, seeing these might lead to all sorts of thoughts.

Xie Xiao felt an unusual sense of irritation.

This irritation continued until the moment Yan Shi came over with others maliciously provoking him at noontime.

Xie Xiao was returning to the class by himself after lunch in the cafeteria and had also messaged Lin Yu on the way.

As soon as he got upstairs, he was cornered by Yan Shi and his gang.

Xie Xiao looked at him expressionlessly, "What do you want?"

As he spoke, he glanced at the camera.

Yan Shi laughed, "Don't bother looking, good student, this camera is broken. Even if I beat you to a cripple right here, the camera won't catch a thing."

His voice was menacing, "Today Lin Yu isn't here, probably somewhere crying over the debt collectors. Do you think you can beat so many of us?"

Xie Xiao looked at him in silence, then glanced behind at the others. "This is a staircase, do you think no one will come?"

"We'll talk after I beat you up." Saying this, Yan Shi swung his fist over.

Xie Xiao had made him lose face too many times, and he had tolerated it for far too long!

Xie Xiao was already in a bad mood, and beating up those who came to him was just asking for it!

Ten minutes later, Xie Xiao stood in the head disciplinarian's office along with a bunch of people.

Yan Shi and his group all had injuries on them.

Only Xie Xiao appeared clean and unscathed.

He had warned many times before; he really practiced Sanda, the kind that won national youth championships.

The head disciplinarian of First Middle School was a very stern middle-aged woman.

Behind her back, she was called "Sister Extinction."

She was incredibly strict.

Now she glared at this group of teenagers and asked, "What happened?"

Xie Xiao spoke up, "Teacher, they ganged up on me."

"Fuck, have some shame, did you get hurt?" one of the boys behind Yan Shi couldn't help but protest.

Xie Xiao sighed, "I dodged, or are you saying that I provoked all of you by myself? Wasn't it you guys who stopped me?"

"It was us, but!" The boy was clearly confused and admitted it without thinking.

Xie Xiao turned to the head disciplinarian and interrupted them, "Teacher, you see, they're the ones who stopped me, and they admitted it. Just because I defended myself successfully and didn't get injured, you can't blame me, right? Am I supposed to just stand still and let them beat me up?"

The group of boys: ????? What kind of twisted logic is that?