Looking at the small smug smile forming at the corner of Tang Mengyun's mouth, Zhu Fei was at first speechless, then his own lips quietly curved into a slight arc.
Zhu Fei knew that the original owner of his body had always been at the bottom of their class in terms of academic performance.
Now, with Tang Mengyun bringing up the mock exam results due half a month later, if it had been the old Zhu Fei, there was no way he could meet the requirements Tang Mengyun had just mentioned.
But now...
Thinking of this, Zhu Fei felt amused but agreed, "Of course not, we'll just see in half a month. But before then, you can't come 'bothering' me anymore."
His words made Tang Mengyun freeze for a moment.
She looked closely at the expression on Zhu Fei's face, his demeanor sincere and undaunted, not as if he was joking, and while she felt a trace of skepticism, she also felt slightly annoyed by Zhu Fei's remark that she could not come 'bothering' him anymore.
"Hmph! Stinky Zhu Fei, bad Zhu Fei, what are you being so smug about? There's a thousand people in Lan City No.1 High School, if not eight hundred, who'd want me to 'bother' them. It'll be the day when I've had too much to eat and am feeling bored, that I'll come 'bother' you," Tang Mengyun thought indignantly, her facial expression gradually turning into a gritted frown.
This left Zhu Fei somewhat baffled, not understanding what act this girl was putting on now.
However, at this point, he didn't think too much about it and looked up at a clock not far away, realizing it was time for lunch.
So, Zhu Fei put down the book in his hand, stood up, and said to Tang Mengyun, "Girl, it's about time. If you don't have anything else, I'll be taking my leave."
Hearing Zhu Fei's words, Tang Mengyun snapped out of her thoughts of belittling him.
She glared at Zhu Fei with a huff and with her cheeks puffed out, she said, "Hey, Zhu Fei, who are you calling girl? Don't you dare call me that again."
After a brief pause, Tang Mengyun continued, "How about this, I'll treat you to lunch as a thank you for last time. How does that sound? Aren't you feeling extremely honored?"
Zhu Fei looked at Tang Mengyun somewhat oddly, thinking to himself, "I've discovered today that not only are you a bit naive and simple-minded, but you also have this tsundere issue."
But he didn't say it out loud and just nodded, accepting her offer without any reserve.
Truth be told, even though Tang Mengyun had her little "quirks", Zhu Fei didn't feel turned off by them.
He could see that Tang Mengyun was naturally very pure and kind-hearted, including her genuine sincerity towards him.
Being around such a girl, Zhu Fei actually felt an unprecedented sense of ease and pleasure.
...
Shortly after, the two of them left the library together and headed towards the distant school gate.
During their earlier interaction, Tang Mengyun had already told Zhu Fei that she planned to treat him to a big meal, so they didn't head towards the school's cafeteria.
As they walked out of the school gate towards the right, from the side, suddenly sprang five or six young men, wearing brightly colored clothes and with hair dyed various colors.
Upon seeing Zhu Fei, they surrounded him and Tang Mengyun without a word.
Some even took out a metal bar with a gloomy sheen and started slapping it against their palms, smiling coldly.
Tang Mengyun was startled by such a scene, and thoughts of her encounter in the bank robbery a few days ago involuntarily surfaced in her mind, turning her fair face quite pale.
"What... what do you want to do? Why are you blocking us?"
Tang Mengyun tried to muster her courage and was about to step forward to shield Zhu Fei, but he quickly grabbed her arm.
"Girl, don't be foolish, this has nothing to do with you."
Zhu Fei scolded softly, then he turned his gaze towards one of the blond-haired young men in the group.
"Sun Hao, it's you!"
Hearing Zhu Fei call out his name, Sun Hao, standing in the crowd, suddenly whispered to a youth wearing a skull necklace beside him, his face soon revealing a sinister smile as he stepped out of the group.
"Heh heh, Zhu Fei, how about that? Didn't see this coming, did you? Back then you dared to make a fool of me in front of so many people, today I'm going to make you pay! Don't worry, I will personally make sure you 'enjoy' this."
Sun Hao barked a wild laugh, his eyes revealing an intense grudge, staring fixedly at where Zhu Fei stood!
However, when his eyes saw Tang Mengyun standing beside Zhu Fei, his face first showed surprise, then confusion, and finally turned into a thick cold sneer.
Zhu Fei instinctively felt that when Sun Hao saw Tang Mengyun beside him, the faint cold smile that spread across his lips seemed to hide something unknown to him.
Indeed, Zhu Fei's intuition was not wrong.
As the school beauty of Lan City No.1 High School, Tang Mengyun naturally had many admirers, and their school's prominent figure, Guo Shaonjun, was one of the most formidable competitors.
He had once declared in front of many at school that anyone who dared to approach Tang Mengyun would end up unable to take care of themselves for the rest of their lives.
As the son of the chairman of the Guo Corporation, Guo Shaonjun's threats were not taken lightly by ordinary people, for fear that a wrong move could bring disaster upon themselves.
Sun Hao clearly thought of this, although before this, he himself was also considered an influential figure among the students at Lan City No.1 High School.
But compared to Guo Shaonjun, he was nothing.
Now, to his surprise, he saw Zhu Fei with Tang Mengyun, and judging by their appearance, their relationship seemed to be quite good.
No matter what happened to Zhu Fei later, he had already decided that he would definitely share this news with Guo Shaonjun.
If he was lucky, Sun Hao might even gain Guo Shaonjun's recognition, thus vastly increasing his hopes for a promising future.
Thinking of this, Sun Hao's already cold face grew even denser with a sneer.
"Zhu Fei, if you really die later, you can't blame me. If there's anyone to blame, blame yourself for not seeing clearly. To get involved with Mr. Jun's woman, you're practically courting death!"
Sun Hao's sudden, somewhat baffling words made Zhu Fei slightly startled, and then he knitted his brows deeply.
"Sun Hao, what do you mean by that? Explain yourself!"
However, before Zhu Fei could finish, Tang Mengyun standing beside him changed her expression abruptly.
Without waiting for Sun Hao to reply, she hurriedly explained to Zhu Fei, "Zhu... Zhu Fei, don't listen to Sun Hao's nonsense. I have absolutely no relationship with Guo Shaonjun. Please don't misunderstand."
Saying this, Tang Mengyun then turned her head, a hint of anger surfacing on her pretty face, and shouted at Sun Hao, "Sun Hao! If you dare to lay a finger on Zhu Fei, I, Tang Mengyun, guarantee I won't let you off!"
By now, Tang Mengyun had also fully realized the situation, knowing that this was Sun Hao's act of revenge against Zhu Fei, and not the kind of issue she had initially thought it to be.
So, at this point, Tang Mengyun's previous reservations had diminished a great deal.
She believed that as long as she firmly defended Zhu Fei, knowing Sun Hao, he definitely wouldn't dare target Zhu Fei again.
Sure enough, when Sun Hao heard Tang Mengyun's words, the sneer on his face immediately froze, and then his complexion turned extremely ugly.
"Zhu Fei, acting like a man, could it be that you only know how to hide behind a woman? Don't you have any guts?"
Indeed, Sun Hao did not dare to truly offend Tang Mengyun. Setting aside the fact that she was Guo Shaonjun's woman, her own background alone was enough reason for Sun Hao to take her words seriously.
But Sun Hao was very unwilling, extremely so. He had finally managed to enlist the help of Brother Skull, the heavyweight of the Northern City District, and if he were to leave obediently with his tail between his legs, he would be unable to accept it.
If he really did that, then he would have no future in Lan City.
"Enough! Little Sun, why waste words with them? Just get it over with after the fight. And if that girl insists on interfering, I don't mind dragging her down too."
"Tsks, she's top-grade indeed. I, Brother Skull, have been with so many women, but I've never had the pleasure of someone so pure and as beautiful as a school beauty."
Brother Skull, with a string of skull necklaces around his neck, was now eyeing Tang Mengyun, his gaze continuously sweeping over her.
His expression steadily grew more heated as well.
Standing to the side, Sun Hao wanted to step forward to remind Brother Skull about Tang Mengyun's identity, but he suddenly seemed to realize something and his previously slightly worried face instantly relaxed.
He looked at Zhu Fei and Tang Mengyun in front of him, thinking maliciously with a glint of viciousness in his eyes, "Tang Mengyun, oh Tang Mengyun, others might take your identity into account, but Brother Skull is no ordinary man, and he certainly won't fear your background."
"I believe that even if Mr. Jun found out, he probably wouldn't bother Brother Skull over this matter. I really was foolish a moment ago to forget about Brother Skull's background."
For some reason, when Tang Mengyun met Brother Skull's unabashed gaze, her heart suddenly panicked.
Her hand tightly grasped Zhu Fei's arm, sweaty with nervousness.
By now, Zhu Fei naturally noticed Tang Mengyun's inner tension and couldn't help but smile as he gently patted the back of her hand to comfort her, saying, "Don't be nervous; I've got this."
With that, Zhu Fei lifted his gaze once more, narrowing his eyes as he looked at Brother Skull and Sun Hao across from him, his eyes brimming with murderous intent!
He spoke in a tone that was extremely low but exceptionally sharp, "Let my friends leave, and I'll stay behind. Otherwise, you'll all have to die!"