"You're blocking my way."
Ling Xi merely glanced at the person obstructively before turning her head to continue looking out the window; unfortunately, the once delightful landscape was marred by the obstructive individual, losing its original beauty in an instant.
This is really... annoying…
"Slap!"
"Ling Xi, what do you mean by this! I'm talking to you, did you hear me!" Seeing that Ling Xi completely ignored her, Li Li felt utterly humiliated and slapped Ling Xi's desk forcefully.
Ling Xi turned her head around, sweeping an indifferently casual glance at Li Li whose face had already twisted with anger; turning back, she continued to gaze at the scenery.
It was this mere indifferent glance that instantly turned Li Li's face pale and silenced her completely.
It was really... so cold!
So cold that, for a moment, she truly believed... Ling Xi might kill her!
The moment her eyes met Ling Xi's, this thought surged into Li Li's mind.
Dazed, Li Li returned to her seat, and throughout the course of the day, she couldn't escape from the chill of Ling Xi's indifferent gaze.
Looks like she doesn't have the guts to provoke Ling Xi anymore! Perhaps! If she cherishes her life, that is.
…
"Xiaoxi, I apologize on behalf of Li Li. She was just a bit too anxious earlier; she meant no harm."
After Li Li left, Ling Miaomiao approached Ling Xi, speaking meekly, yet her eyes gleamed with clarity.
That gaze from Xiaoxi just now was so cool! So imposing!
Admiration sparkled in Ling Miaomiao's eyes.
She wished she could have such an aura too! Even a little would be enough! Although she knew that someone as timid as her would never achieve it.
Thinking this, the hope that had risen in her heart was extinguished once again.
"Hmm." Ling Xi nodded slightly toward her.
Ling Xi didn't harbor any particular feelings toward Ling Miaomiao, but she didn't give her the cold shoulder, considering she had once mustered up a bit of courage to speak up for Xixi when she was enslaved by Li Li and sometimes even helped bear the brunt of that enslavement.
However, what did the bright sparkles in her eyes mean? Why did she feel like Ling Miaomiao viewed her as a wolf eyeing delicious meat?
So creepy!
Ling Xi simply didn't realize that such a gaze was actually adoration!
After all, no one had ever idolized her before, and she had never idolized anyone!
In the organization she once belonged to, the most common looks she encountered were envy and indifference; she had never experienced this kind of admiration, so of course, she couldn't understand it!
However, Ling Xi quickly stopped obsessing over such a gaze; after all, there were few things that could stir her emotions!
This time, it was merely a flicker of curiosity.
…
In the afternoon, after the last class, Ling Xi walked leisurely toward the parking lot with her textbooks in her arms.
"Li Li, you can't do this."
On the playground not far from the parking lot, Ling Miaomiao grabbed Li Li's arm, her face filled with anger and disapproval.
She had just overheard Li Li on the phone, planning to find some street thugs to mess with Xiaoxi, even considering kidnapping and humiliating her… This was definitely not okay.
For some reason, this time when she saw Xiaoxi, she felt like she was completely different from before; but honestly, she preferred the Xiaoxi of now, whose powerful aura was frightening yet filled her with admiration and a special sense of security.
"Ling Miaomiao, let me tell you, don't you meddle in things that don't concern you. If you tell Ling Xi about my plan, don't blame me if I have someone deal with you and Ling Xi together," Li Li threatened with a vicious face.
If Ling Miaomiao dared to reveal her plan to Ling Xi, she would definitely not let her off.
But she thought that given Ling Miaomiao's timid and weak nature, now that she had been warned, she definitely wouldn't dare to speak out.
Unfortunately, this time she had underestimated Ling Miaomiao and the courage of a small fan to do anything for the idol they revered in their heart.
"No way!" Ling Miaomiao flatly refused. "I will absolutely not let you harm Xiaoxi."
Having followed Li Li for so long, she knew about Li Li's relationship with a gang leader outside, which was even somewhat unspeakable; Xiaoxi had barely made it out of danger, and she wouldn't let anyone harm her again! She would protect her at all costs!
Though it sounded like an overestimation of her abilities, nevertheless, she would try her hardest!
To protect the person she had come to idolize and cherish so dearly!
"What did you say!" Li Li's cheeks turned an iron blue as she was taken aback by Ling Miaomiao's words, and she raised her hand to slap Ling Miaomiao across the face.
Ling Xi, always Ling Xi, why did everyone seem to side with her after she came back to life? Even this timid and cowardly sidekick dared to stand up to her for Ling Xi.
Ling Xi! I am irreconcilable with you!
As the slap approached, Ling Miaomiao instinctively closed her eyes, bracing for the impact.
"Sss... that hurts." But just as the slap was about to land on her face, a sharp stone, flung from nowhere, whizzed by and grazed Li Li's hand, drawing blood in an instant.
"Tsk, I've regressed," muttered a voice, as if talking to oneself.
The tearing pain from her hand back hadn't even registered when Li Li heard a murmur from behind; a chill shot up from the soles of her feet straight to her heart in just a moment.
Turning around cautiously, upon seeing the expressionless Ling Xi behind her, her feet involuntarily backed away several steps to the rhythm of "thump, thump, thump."
Ling Xi!
When did she appear?
Li Li looked at the abruptly appearing Ling Xi with a fearful expression, utterly confused about how the once easily commanded Ling Xi, who never showed any anger, had suddenly become so formidable.