"You, you, what are you going to do?!" Su Wangwang shrieked, scrambling up from the floor. She glared at Li Qingchen, baring her teeth, her expression explosive. "I haven't settled the score with you from earlier! Now you're peeking into my diary? Are you looking for trouble?!"
"I'm telling you, if you want to fight, just come! Me? I'm not afraid of you!" Su Wangwang declared, though her body instinctively took two steps back, pressing tightly against the wall. It was as if she feared Li Qingchen would launch another sneak attack in front of so many classmates. Even her eyes began to dart nervously.
"You misunderstood." Li Qingchen spread his hands. "I'm not here to find trouble. I came to apologize for this morning's incident!"
Su Wangwang's face instantly darkened. "Shut up! Don't talk like that!" she snapped.
"What's wrong?" Li Qingchen hooked the corner of his mouth, chuckling. Then he put on a surprised expression. "What's wrong? Why won't you let me talk like this? I think it's quite cute!"
"You, you, you, you're really looking for trouble!" Su Wangwang's face flushed crimson with anger. "If you have the guts, come outside and challenge me!"
"You girl, don't always challenge everyone to a fight!" Li Qingchen pouted. "Aren't you afraid of getting hurt?!"
"Ahhh~!" Su Wangwang was practically tearing her hair out, shouting with a frantic expression. "Can you please stop imitating how I speak?!"
"Huh? So you usually talk like that?" Li Qingchen asked with a feigned innocent surprise. "Eat, take a bath, sleep, Su Wang?"
"I'm going to fight you!" Su Wangwang lunged at him, a look of murderous intent on her face.
Li Qingchen quickly twisted his waist, dodging her attack, then raised his hands in surrender. "Okay, okay, I was wrong. I promise not to imitate you again. Can you spare me?"
Su Wangwang glared. "If you dare to do it again, I'll kill you!"
Li Qingchen nodded vigorously, like a chicken pecking at rice. "Okay!"
Su Wangwang: "..."
Such uninhibited bickering between the two immediately drew the attention of many students in the classroom.
In the front row, a round-faced girl leaned close to Bai Yueya and whispered, "See, see? This Li Qingchen is just awful. He's chasing you, but right in front of you, he's being so affectionate with other girls. He has no shame at all."
Bai Yueya, who had been flipping through her schoolbag, froze. Then, her face cold, she said, "Who he loves has nothing to do with me. I just want to study hard now and get into a better college."
Just then, Bai Yueya's eyes inadvertently caught a glimpse of the faint, doting smile on Li Qingchen's face as he talked to Su Wangwang. She frowned involuntarily, a wave of irritation washing over her. How could he laugh at other girls like that? Bah, scumbag!
"I'm just reminding you that Li Qingchen is unreliable. Don't be deceived by him..." The round-faced girl, Li Tong, continued to badmouth Li Qingchen. But then she saw Li Qingchen pull a bag of breakfast from his schoolbag and hand it to Su Wangwang.
Li Tong couldn't sit still. She shot up, yelling, "That's too much!" Then she stormed towards Li Qingchen, shouting angrily, "Li Qingchen, how could you?! How can you give my and Yueya's breakfast to someone else?!"
Li Qingchen was stunned by the outburst. He blinked, a look of genuine surprise on his face. "No, Li Tong, look carefully. This is the breakfast I paid for myself. When did it become yours?"
"The one you bought for Crescent Moon, isn't that ours?" Li Tong retorted confidently.
The surrounding classmates all looked on with innocent expressions.
Li Qingchen, however, was so exasperated he almost laughed. "Li Tong, you're really used to taking advantage, aren't you? You don't even have any shame!"
In his previous life, this Li Tong, relying on her status as Bai Yueya's best friend, had often freeloaded off Li Qingchen, eating and drinking at his expense. Every time she was hungry, she'd deliberately mention in front of him that 'Yueya wanted this' or 'Yueya wanted that,' implying that Li Qingchen should buy it. As a result, most of those things ended up in Li Tong's stomach. Later, it got even worse. Li Tong directly took advantage, assuming it was her right. Every time Li Qingchen bought Bai Yueya food or anything else, she demanded her share. Otherwise, Li Tong would threaten to make Bai Yueya ignore him. The frustrating part was that Bai Yueya never refuted her. This meant that in his previous life, Li Qingchen, while chasing one girl, had to spend enough money to serve two 'aunts,' causing his financial pressure to skyrocket.
But now was not then. Naturally, Li Qingchen wouldn't spoil her anymore. Right in front of the entire class, he yelled at her.
"Let me tell you, Li Tong, I bought this breakfast with my own money. Who I give it to has nothing to do with you! Also, if you want breakfast in the future, buy it yourself! I'm not your father, and I have no obligation to serve you!"
"How dare you!" Li Tong shrieked, her voice so sharp it almost sounded like a dolphin. "Believe it or not, I'll make Yueya ignore you from now on!"
Here we go again! Li Qingchen didn't even bother to reply. He simply curled his lips at her, a gesture that clearly meant, "Do whatever you want!"
At this point, Su Wangwang quietly squeaked beside him, "What an ugly person, causing so much trouble!"
"Who are you calling ugly?!" Li Tong's voice was piercing.
"Just talking about you, what? You're ugly, don't you know? You don't even look at your face; it's bigger than my footbath!" How could the 'little tyrant' be intimidated? She ripped open the breakfast bag, grabbed a bun, and stuffed it into her mouth. Chewing like a hamster, she glared at Li Tong and said arrogantly, "What are you looking at? If you don't like it, come outside and fight!"
Li Tong's eyes welled up with tears. She wanted to curse, but she didn't dare. She was afraid of getting beaten.
Li Qingchen, watching from the side, scolded Su Wangwang, "Didn't I tell you not to fight at every turn? What if you get hurt?!"
"Puff, cough cough cough....." Su Wangwang choked on a mouthful of bun, nearly suffocating.
"Look at you, always in such a hurry to eat." Li Qingchen quickly handed her the soy milk. "Drink some soy milk!"
Su Wangwang: "..."