Chapter 33: After Class, Come Into My Arms (31)

Lu Yu stood up, his foot pressing hard against the boy’s chest. His face was cold and merciless.

Soft footsteps sounded behind him.

His whole body stiffened.

He knew that scent all too well.

His hands were still stained with blood—she must hate him even more like this, right?

A Si walked up to Lu Yu, gently wiping his hands with a handkerchief.

The fresh blood left marks on the pristine white cloth.

A Si’s eyes were lowered, her expression exceptionally gentle.

“Don’t you… hate me?”

With a mother like that, such a filthy past, and now this violent self… don’t you hate me?

A Si looked up, her jet-black eyes meeting the deep, pool-like gaze of the boy.

“Little Bai, if someone bullies you and you don’t hit back, I’ll do it for you.”

Since childhood, A Si had taught Xiao Bai that if anyone bullied him, he must fight back.

If he couldn’t win, he should tell her.

She would never let anyone bully Xiao Bai.

It’s just… just like the first time Xiao Bai fought with her here, he didn’t know his own strength.

But it didn’t matter, as long as Xiao Bai was safe.

Lu Yu was dazed.

A Si wrapped the bloodstained handkerchief, tucked it into her bag, and then pulled Lu Yu toward the school gate.

He followed her, still in a daze, his dark eyes fixed on the back of her head.

Who knew what he was thinking.

When they reached the small shop by the school gate, A Si stopped.

“Wait here for me, I’ll be right back.”

Just as she was about to leave, someone grabbed her hand.

Lu Yu hung his head, looking utterly forlorn.

“Don’t leave me…”

His deep voice was laced with grievance, as if he would be abandoned at any moment.

Xiao Bai like this made A Si’s heart ache.

“I won’t leave you.”

She spoke earnestly, holding Lu Yu’s hand as they entered the shop together.

“Hey, look, isn’t that Lu Yu? How come he’s letting a little girl hold his hand?”

“I see it too. Why is he so obedient? Isn’t he usually really fierce?”

“Who’s that girl? She looks just like a little kid.”

“Wait, no matter who she is, isn’t Lu Yu supposed to be impossible to approach? And mean too—didn’t all the girls who confessed to him leave in tears? But this… this isn’t what I’ve heard. Is that really him?”

The Lu Yu, who was now being doubted as an imposter, obediently followed behind A Si, sticking close wherever she went.

Head down, he looked just like a child guilty of mischief.

A Si reached out and picked several different kinds of candy.

With so many candies to gather, she naturally had to let go of Lu Yu’s hand.

But before she could, that big hand gripped hers even tighter.

Lu Yu took all the candy from her hand.

He looked at her soft, fair hand holding those colorful sweets, and the gloom in his heart seemed to ease a little.

His tongue unconsciously ran over his teeth; the taste of sugar still lingered in his mouth.

Damn, it was sweet.

“Thank you, Xiao Bai.”

A Si smiled.

She led Lu Yu to the counter to pay, clutching the candy with satisfaction.

“Xiao Bai, let go of my hand.”

All the candy is yours—once you eat it, you’ll feel better, won’t you?

“No, I don’t want to let go.”

Lu Yu stared at A Si, his tone tinged with a childlike whine.

“But… if you don’t let go, how am I supposed to give you all the candy?”

A Si looked up, frowning in confusion as she thought seriously.

“All for me?”

“Yes, once you eat the candy, your mood will improve.”

The girl’s eyes curved into crescents, two deep dimples appearing on her cheeks.

Who said there is no sunlight in the dark?

He had seen it.

It was right by his side.