In the School.
The thrilling scene on the sports field in the afternoon quickly spread throughout the senior class 1.
Although the teachers had already issued a gag order in advance, it still couldn't stop the students from discussing it in private.
They exclaimed that a tough guy had emerged from high school, demonstrating to everyone what it meant to catch a blade with bare hands. It was said that even the assailant was stunned, standing there dumbfounded for a good four or five seconds.
Moreover, rumor had it that when the security guard pinned the assailant to the ground, the weapon was still stuck in the tough guy's hand.
It was bloody, almost like watching a horror movie.
Someone with a keen eye, who had also experienced the small episode at noon, noticed that this tough guy should be the one who had confessed to Lina Sinclair outside the classroom at noon.
As soon as he said this, he immediately received strong support from others who had also witnessed the scene.
"Man, that dude didn't even look that strong. How did he have the guts to.."
"Bro, you don't get it. He was totally going all out for love!"
"But I remember you said earlier that the confession had nothing to do with him. It was Dimitrios who pretended to be involved to avoid embarrassing himself"
Dimitrios was a somewhat well-known figure in the high school. Relying on his decent looks and his association with some small gangsters in the school, he had harmed countless young girls.
So even if they weren't in the same class, the students in class 1 had more or less heard of this name.
"Well, who knows? I thought the same thing at first, but did you see what happened this afternoon? No way that tough guy doesn't have feelings for Lina, the school hottie"
"Ah, love~"
"Found it, found it! The tough guy is Alex Anon from class 2!"
"Alex Anon? That name doesn't ring a bell. I don't really know him.."
The topic about Alex Anon became more and more outrageous and distorted as it spread...
By the next morning, as soon as Alex Anon set foot in the classroom, curious gazes were cast upon him.
After a night of fermentation, the rumors had grown wilder, with various versions and interpretations.
Some said Alex had risked his life for love, while others claimed that Alex was actually the school flower's personal bodyguard, keeping a low profile and only taking action in such moments of crisis, and so on...
The key was that they all sounded quite convincing.
However, these discussions came quickly and faded just as fast, mostly lasting only three minutes. It was estimated that in a couple of days, hardly anyone would care anymore.
Alex walked to his seat by the window in the back row.
As soon as he sat down, his deskmate, Liam Buffon, leaned over. He sported a trendy buzz cut that looked quite fashionable.
He nudged Alex Anon with his elbow, his eyes darting around.
"Bro, what's up with that? I heard you got stabbed and paralyzed protecting Miss Lina. How come you look totally fine?"
Liam and Alex were deskmates and also roommates in the same dormitory. Through daily interactions, they could always exchange a few words.
As he asked the question, several surrounding classmates immediately perked up their ears.
There was no choice. They rarely had any communication with Alex, so they could only wait for Liam to take the lead.
Alex's mouth twitched upon hearing this. He had still underestimated the power of rumors. In such a short time, it had already spread that he was stabbed and paralyzed...
"If I had shown up a bit later, were you planning to collect my corpse?"
Liam chuckled. He scratched his head. "Well, you didn't return to the dorm last night, so I thought the rumors were all true"
"You said it yourself. Rumors are just rumors. It's not as exaggerated as you think"
Alex casually brushed it off and picked up a book to read.
Beside him, Liam clicked his tongue. He noticed the white bandage wrapped around Alex's right hand, and his eyes lit up.
"Not that exaggerated... So that means you really did catch a blade with your bare hands yesterday?"
Seeing Alex nod, Liam suddenly leaned back in awe. Shock and admiration flashed in his eyes, and he raised a thumbs up.
"Awesome Bro, I unilaterally declare that from now on, you are the toughest guy in our school!"
The two didn't deliberately lower their voices, so the surrounding classmates naturally heard every word.
At this moment, the way they looked at Alex was not much different from Liam, filled with shock and respect.
Who would have thought that the usually quiet Alex could be so brave in the face of such a dangerous and urgent situation?
He freaking blocked a knife with his flesh!
This was way tougher than those sports students who were always talking about training.
Only Dimitrios in the corner of the classroom looked confused and somewhat at a loss.
He wondered if he had accidentally stumbled upon someone who really liked Lina yesterday.
But on second thought, he felt that the probability was indeed quite high.
After all, for a school flower like Lina, if you randomly grabbed ten people in the school, probably eleven of them would like her.
So it wasn't surprising that Alex liked Lina.
Thinking of this, Dimitrios Stavros couldn't help but sneer.
Alex was in the same class as him, so he naturally had some impression and roughly knew Alex's situation.
Apart from having good academic performance, he was a pure bookworm, and a typical, stereotypical nerd at that.
He probably had difficulty even saying a proper sentence in front of a top beauty like Lina.
The more Dimitrios thought about it, the more he wanted to laugh.
He imagined Alex standing timidly in front of Lina, stammering for a long time without being able to say a word, and he couldn't help but laugh.
Even he, a popular guy, had been mercilessly rejected when pursuing Lina. So for a dead nerd like Alex, wouldn't he just be making a fool of himself? He had no self-awareness at all!
'A warrior charging forward for love? More like a pitiful, tail-wagging, lowly dog!'
'What a loser!'
'Catching a blade with bare hands? Do you think she will like you because of that?'
Thinking this way, Dimitrios suddenly felt much more at ease.
After all, in the past half day or so, rumors about Alex and Lina had been emerging one after another. Coupled with his public confession failure yesterday afternoon, he was quite irritated to hear about it.
His deskmate happened to be discussing it too. He turned to Dimitrios. "Dimitrios, what do you say? Could Alex really be involved with Lina-Sama?"
Dimitrios sneered. "You guys really have no discernment. With Alex's poor boy demeanor, would the school flower even consider him?"
Although he had failed in his confession, it didn't mean Alex had a chance!
"I bet he froze on the spot as soon as he opened his mouth, his face turning as red as a monkey's butt"
His deskmate pouted, wanting to refute, but also feeling that Dimitrios had a point.
Just then, a commotion suddenly broke out at the door, followed by instant silence.
Dimitrios looked up, thinking it was the head teacher, but instead, he saw a slender and tall figure.
She was wearing the blue and white uniform of High School, slender waist, long hair tied up high in a ponytail.
She stood at the classroom door, looking around left and right. Then, as if she had spotted something, her eyes lit up, and the corners of her mouth curved slightly.
The girl waved her hand and called out in a clear voice.
"Alex-San!"