A street urchin turned academic genius, starting by saving the blind school beauty.

Chapter 10 The Silly Rabbit

On Monday morning, Lu Zhaoye arrived at the classroom early.

I really can't sleep; it's a habit I've developed over many years of working that I can't break in a short time.

Lu Zhaoye's seat was not in the back row by the window as described in the novel, but in the hometown of the king.

Instead, he sat by the podium, clearly acting as a great protector.

However, the atmosphere in the class at this moment was really bizarre.

Because I arrived too early, the morning reading session hadn't started yet. There were only a few girls sitting in their seats, occasionally glancing at me furtively, not daring to speak at all.

Lu Zhaoye was secretly pleased, not expecting his good looks to be discovered so quickly.

He stood up, whistling, and walked out of the classroom carrying a long, wrapped-up object.

"Is Lu Zhaoye plotting something again, planning to bully someone?"

"By the way, have you heard? Lu Zhaoye apparently led some people to bully Xu Ziqing from the advanced class last night. She's a sect's holy maiden."

"..."

The teaching building for the second year of high school has five floors.

The science intensive classes are on the bottom floor, the humanities classes are on the top floor, and the other regular classes are sandwiched between the three floors.

If you ask why, this is the idea of ​​a brilliant grade head back then.

The liberal arts classes are mostly girls, so let them stay on the fifth floor and climb the stairs more often to exercise.

There are more boys in the science class, so if we put them next to the office on the first floor, they will definitely be afraid to do anything reckless.

Upon hearing this, Lu Zhaoye exclaimed, "Wow, that's an idea!"

But why was the grade head dismissed the following year?

Don't ask, the answer is that a girl in the liberal arts class has a very powerful and wealthy family member who made a phone call to the front-line command post.

Although the grade head was dismissed, his plan remained and continues to this day.

Xu Ziqing's small room was also on the first floor, but it was in the very corner.

Few people usually go there, and Xu Ziqing rarely comes out either.

Lu Zhaoye came down from the second floor, and there weren't many people in the corridor.

The science intensive class next door seems to have quite a lot of people.

Lu Zhaoye glanced inside and saw that they were setting up the big screen early in the morning in preparation for early reading. No wonder he was a top student.

"Look at this! You fat kid, stop looking at those 'borderline' girls!"

"Get out of here, you stupid dog! Stop staring at your yellowish-white corpse!"

"This is fragrant, soft, and creamy milk; I won't allow you to say that about it!"

"?"

Lu Zhaoye blinked his confused eyes.

He didn't understand, but he comprehended that high school students are prone to dizziness.

Without time to look around, he quickly grabbed his white cane and headed toward Xu Ziqing's room.

"..."

"Hello, is anyone home?"

Following his memory, Lu Zhaoye arrived at the door of the small room and knocked.

But no one answered. Did they not come?

Lu Zhaoye prepared to try again, but this time, the door opened directly.

The girl wore a light blue and white short-sleeved school uniform, and her long black hair cascaded down her shoulders like a waterfall, fully revealing her oval face.

However, he was holding a very incongruous wooden stick.

"Excuse me... who are you?"

Xu Ziqing sensed someone in front of her and asked politely.

Lu Zhaoye snapped out of his daze and glanced guiltily toward the corridor behind him.

Then he chuckled and said, "Xu Ziqing, I am Lu Zhaoye."

Upon hearing this, Xu Ziqing subconsciously took a few steps back, and a look of fear instantly appeared on her face.

She leaned against the wall, gripping the wooden stick tightly in her hand.

Xu Ziqing's few steps back just cleared a gap in front of the door.

Lu Zhaoye quickly squeezed into the small room whenever he could.

Wow, I didn't expect it to be a "small suite".

There's even a restroom! No wonder Xu Ziqing rarely comes out.

As the door clicked shut, Xu Ziqing felt a surge of nervousness.

"What... what are you going to do, big brother?"

Lu Zhaoye turned around and looked at Xu Ziqing, who looked like a pitiful little rabbit, and suddenly felt like playing a trick on her.

"Hehehe, Xu Ziqing, you don't want your mom to know about us, do you?"

"?"

Terrified, Xu Ziqing immediately gripped her wooden stick tightly and held it horizontally in front of her chest.

"Okay, just kidding. I've come to bring you a white cane."

Seeing Xu Ziqing's resolute expression, Lu Zhaoye dared not continue his nonsense.

It's all Luo Xiao's fault! She got herself all messed up in just one day of rest!

"Take it back. My mom said she'll buy it for me later."

Xu Ziqing said weakly, somewhat unsure about the unruly boy in front of her.

Lu Zhaoye glared at him, "That won't do!"

"Oh dear, I don't need it either, I'm not... The thing is, I've already brought it, you can't just not accept it."

"Besides, I was the one who lost the white cane, so it's perfectly normal for me to replace it for you. Didn't we agree on that at your doorstep on Saturday?"

Xu Ziqing lowered her head, lost in thought.

Seeing this, Lu Zhaoye quickly continued his deception.

"You've been using a white cane for so long, you definitely won't be able to adapt to a wooden stick now. The white cane is your eyes."

"Look, the white cane I bought has special beads on it. When you hit it on the tactile paving, you can hear different sounds. Your wooden stick won't do."

Xu Ziqing was surprised that Lu Zhaoye knew so much about white canes.

She couldn't help but think of the egg pancake with extra meat that she had on Saturday night.

Perhaps he really is going to change for the better?

Before she could think any further, she felt the wooden stick being pulled from her hand.

With her hands empty, Xu Ziqing's mind went blank for a moment.

She waved her hands wildly, trying to grab onto something to fill the void of security in her heart.

"Give me back the stick, please! You promised you wouldn't bully me."

"Okay, okay."

Xu Ziqing felt her right hand suddenly enveloped by a warm, broad, and tight embrace, and she stood there stunned.

Did he hold his own hand?

"Hold on to my back first, I'll take your white cane off for you."

The boy's gentle voice continued to reach my ears.

Xu Ziqing felt her hand being pulled and placed on the boy's back, and she could still faintly feel the boy's body temperature through the fabric.

However, the tight feeling of being surrounded just now has disappeared.

When Lu Zhaoye saw that Xu Ziqing behind him had stopped moving, the corner of his mouth curled up.

"..."

"Alright, here you go, feel it."

Lu Zhaoye took the white cane and placed it in the girl's hand.

Xu Ziqing felt the warmth in her hands disappear, replaced by a cold sensation, and a sudden sense of loss washed over her.

"How much did this white cane cost? I'll pay you back when I've saved up, sir..."

Xu Ziqing raised her head, her previous resistance gone, replaced by a gentle expression.

Lu Zhaoye smiled.

"Xu Ziqing, do you remember what I said on Saturday—that I wouldn't bully you anymore?"

Xu Ziqing nodded. "I remember."

"That's right, but if you keep nagging, I'll take back what I said," Lu Zhaoye said with a grin.

"But... okay,"

Xu Ziqing finally accepted it, tightly gripping her white cane, trying to recapture that warm feeling of being surrounded.

"If you really feel bad about it, actually..."

Lu Zhaoye's true colors were revealed when he finally showed his true intentions.

Sure enough, the naive little rabbit immediately took the bait, asking, "Is there anything I can do to help you?"

Lu Zhaoye chuckled, but stubbornly remained silent, feigning fear as he spoke.

"Sigh, if the academic affairs office finds out I bullied you, I'm afraid I'll never be able to..."

"Brother, I won't betray you."

"Really? It's a promise, pinky swear!"

"Okay, pinky promise!"