Seeing Yun Shifei , Song Yang felt strangely guilty.
Her lips were purple from the cold.
Song Yang couldn’t help but imitate Cheng Lie, taking off his school uniform to offer it to Yun Shifei.
"Put this on to warm yourself up. Change into something else when you get home."
But unexpectedly, the clothing was knocked away by Cheng Lie.
Cheng Lie grabbed Yun Shifei’s hand and started walking forward. As they passed by Song Yang, Cheng Lie quietly said, "This isn’t over."
His voice was extraordinarily low, so only the two of them could hear.
After speaking, he led Yun Shifei away.
Song Yang stood frozen in place, dumbfounded. What had Cheng Lie just said?
Did he threaten him? Did he hear wrong?
Wasn’t Cheng Lie supposed to be an idiot? Even after being bullied by him before, he never said anything.
But now, was he really threatening him?
Song Yang couldn’t help but laugh in anger.
"Song Yang, it’s class time. Why aren’t you staying in the classroom and running around outside?" At that moment, the voice of the discipline master rang out.
The man had long been familiar with Song Yang.
Song Yang snapped back to reality and smiled at the discipline master. "Teacher, I’ll head back right away..."
He had already caused trouble and couldn’t stir up more. If his parents found out, they’d beat him to death.
Cheng Lie wasn’t unwilling to make Song Yang pay immediately; he simply couldn’t afford to delay further. Yun Shifei was already shivering violently from the cold; if things dragged on, she’d catch a cold.
Cheng Lie directly took Yun Shifei and left the school.
At the school gate, the security guard raised his hand to stop them as he noticed two students running out during class hours. Cheng Lie explained Yun Shifei’s situation, and only then did the guard let them go.
He immediately flagged down a taxi and took both of them back to the neighborhood.
Sitting in the car, Yun Shifei continued to tremble.
She desperately wanted to control herself, but it was just too cold. Her body was shaking uncontrollably.
Cheng Lie noticed and pursed his lips before finally giving in, pulling Yun Shifei into his arms.
Her face was filled with utter shock!
She tried to break free from Cheng Lie’s embrace. For one, this kind of intimate contact felt too strange. And two, her body was so filthy, she was disgusted with herself; why was he not only wiping her face but now holding her?
"Cheng Lie, you..." Yun Shifei struggled but couldn’t get away and couldn’t help but speak up.
Didn’t he know boys shouldn’t randomly hug girls?
Yet the boy lowered his gaze to look at her, his expression surprisingly serious. "You’re very cold; hugs help warm you up."
So he hugged her for that reason, because he was afraid she’d freeze?
For a moment, Yun Shifei didn’t know what to say.
Indeed, the boy’s body temperature was high, and nestled in his arms, she felt a touch of warmth.
Still, she couldn’t help but find it a bit odd.
But looking at Cheng Lie’s calm demeanor, perhaps he truly didn’t understand the issues between boys and girls.
Yun Shifei suddenly felt a headache coming on.
This big-shot-in-training was so simple-minded. It looked like she’d need to teach him more about relationship taboos in the future.
She was fine, but if someday he hugged other girls like that, how would they react?
Yun Shifei had no idea that the obedient child she’d watched growing up had a much darker and more complex side.
Cheng Lie’s thin lips curved into a slight smile. She was so easy to persuade, so easy to fool.
They arrived at the Yun Family home.
The Yun Family was empty at the moment.
Cheng Lie said to Yun Shifei, "Go upstairs and change your clothes."
Yun Shifei had been dying to get upstairs.
The family’s dog, which had been alone at home, was a bit downcast but immediately grew ecstatic upon seeing Yun Shifei and Cheng Lie.
It followed Yun Shifei upstairs.
Yun Shifei, however, shooed it away.
The dog had no choice but to come over to Cheng Lie, looking at him pitifully, hoping Cheng Lie would play with it.
Cheng Lie patted its head and then went to the kitchen.
Soon, he found ginger and brown sugar and brewed a bowl of ginger tea.
When Yun Shifei came back downstairs, half an hour had passed.
She had taken the opportunity to shower while changing clothes.
Her body finally felt much warmer.
When she came downstairs, Cheng Lie looked up at her.
Yun Shifei had put on a thick, pale-yellow pajama set—fluffy and soft, making her look exceptionally cute.
Seeing the ginger tea on the table, Yun Shifei glanced at him in surprise. "You made this?"
Yun Shifei was delighted; she hadn’t expected Cheng Lie to know how to do this.
She cradled the ginger tea and took a sip.
The spicy taste made Yun Shifei furrow her brows slightly.
But she knew she had to finish it; otherwise, she’d end up sick.
Finally, she gulped down the entire bowl of ginger tea in one go.
After finishing it, her body felt warm all over.
"I just realized how impressive you are; the ginger tea tastes so good." Yun Shifei praised.
Although she didn’t like ginger, this tea was surprisingly okay.
Cheng Lie’s lips twitched slightly. It was just the most basic preparation, with a bit of extra sugar—was that really enough for her to call it delicious?
After drinking it, her body felt hot, and she calmed down.
Looking back, she felt Cheng Lie seemed different from her impression of him.
When she was trapped in the restroom, he had found her right away.
He took her home, told her to change clothes, and even made ginger tea for her.
All of this made Yun Shifei wonder: perhaps Cheng Lie’s illness wasn’t as severe as she’d thought. Everything seemed like something a normal person would do.
Could it be that his condition was gradually improving?
Yun Shifei looked at Cheng Lie and couldn’t help but ask, "How did you find me earlier?"
"I figured you’d probably gone to the restroom after class."
Yun Shifei didn’t doubt Cheng Lie. She felt touched—if it had been anyone else, they probably wouldn’t have noticed anything amiss even if they saw she hadn’t attended class.
But Cheng Lie had noticed.
He truly was an attentive and sensitive boy.
At this moment, Yun Shifei’s mood was complex in a unique way.
She thought back to today’s events and was a bit frustrated. "I don’t understand how something like that could have happened. It’s so strange..."
She didn’t even know those people.
Was it Song Yang, as Cheng Lie had suspected?
Hmm... It’s not impossible, given her grudge against Song Yang.
Now she just hoped those people could be tracked down.
School bullying was truly despicable.
Cheng Lie said, "I’ll go back to school to figure it out for you."
Him helping her figure it out? Why did that sound odd?
Right, she felt like Cheng Lie had been acting a bit strange today.
Yun Shifei’s head felt foggy; she was sleepy and couldn’t think clearly.
She nodded instinctively. "By the way, my stuff is still at school."
"I’ll retrieve it for you."
Yun Shifei watched as Cheng Lie prepared to leave. But he was only wearing a sweater—outside was so cold, wouldn’t he catch a cold dressed like that?
"Cheng Lie, wait! Let me find you a coat to wear."
Cheng Lie had given her his school uniform, which was now dirty. And Cheng Lie couldn’t wear her school uniform.
Yun Shifei went to Yun Tiancheng’s room and found a coat, handing it to Cheng Lie.
Seeing Cheng Lie put it on, Yun Shifei sent him off to the door before returning home.
She began to feel a headache, her temples throbbing, her mind dazed.
Such cruel pranks—what kind of grudge or resentment had led to this?
Yun Shifei was also enraged. She had to find those students and wouldn’t let them off easily.