Xia Yu sat in his seat, fuming.
The annoying presence beside him made his heart restless and uneasy.
If it were before, he would have definitely beaten the culprit badly.
If beating Mo Yidong could relieve his anger, Xia Yu wouldn’t be so irritated now.
The main reason he was upset was because Mo Yidong had taken advantage of him—halfway through and then just ran off.
Such behavior was excessive and shameless.
Was Xia Yu really going to take the initiative and ask Mo Yidong if he had purposely put his finger in his mouth last night?
Right now, it was just too strange for two men to be discussing such things.
If the phone hadn’t rung last night, the rain hadn’t stopped, and the car hadn’t arrived, what would have happened if he had bitten down?
Ah…
It was just so annoying, so frustrating.
At this moment, Xia Yu didn’t even want to hear Mo Yidong apologize, because the one who should hear that apology was the girl, not him.
Just as Xia Yu was about to lay his head on the desk, a chalk piece was suddenly hurled at him, which he caught instantly.
Teacher Qiu glared fiercely at Xia Yu, signaling with his eyes:
“Dare to sleep in my class? You’ve got some nerve!”
“Not sleeping! I wouldn’t dare sleep under the watchful eye of a tigress—it would be too disrespectful to the boss.”
Mo Yidong calmly stared at the podium, listening attentively to the Teacher’s lecture, but his mind was completely focused on Xia Yu.
He kept wondering why Xia Yu was angry.
Was it because he hadn’t let Xia Yu bite him properly due to leaving in a hurry yesterday?
Mo Yidong recalled his grandfather mentioning that his race’s blood was very precious and must never be injured or donated outside.
He only wanted to secretly let Xia Yu taste a small bit.
If this was the reason Xia Yu was upset, Mo Yidong decided to make it up to him after school.
Just as he was about to quietly bring it up, Mo Yidong caught Xia Yu’s sharp glare, as if warning him not to speak or mention yesterday’s matter.
Looks like it’s not going to work…
Mo Yidong returned his gaze to the podium and pondered for a moment.
Twirling his pen, he suddenly stopped.
His brow twitched, and a flash appeared in his dark eyes—a small, inadvertent detail made him realize where the problem lay.
Xia Yu didn’t want anyone to treat him like a girl, and Mo Yidong’s various actions had indeed gone too far.
They had only been deskmates for less than three days, just classmates.
He understood that the Xia Yu who used to call him “big brother” every day and smile at him was gone.
***
Physical Education Class.
Mu Yiqiu hadn’t felt someone so quietly sitting behind him in the back row for a long time.
When they arrived at the playground, Mo Yidong and Xia Yu still hadn’t spoken a word.
Mu Yiqiu sighed, the thought lingering in his mind: What exactly did they do to end up like this?
Could it be…
As his suspicion grew, Mu Yiqiu approached Xia Yu and tentatively asked:
“Yu Ge… you didn’t get taken advantage of by Mo Yidong yesterday, did you?”
“Shut up! Keep talking nonsense and I’ll beat you up!”
Mu Yiqiu didn’t get a clear answer, but when he saw Xia Yu’s ears instantly flush red, he chuckled quietly. Looks like his guess was pretty much spot on.
“Why are you having Physical Education Class with Class 3?”
“I heard their Physics Teacher and PE Teacher swapped classes, so they had PE first.”
The chatter around them grew louder.
Everyone was looking toward the neatly lined-up class on the other side of the playground, which was also having PE.
After the PE Teacher took attendance, Xia Yu immediately sneaked off to rest in the shade under a tree in a cool corner of the playground.
The midday ultraviolet rays were too intense, and Xia Yu felt like he was being roasted alive.
He hurriedly found a wet towel and pressed it against his face, struggling to hold on for these last few minutes.
He should have brought sunscreen…
Not long after closing his eyes, five or six students from other classes approached and surrounded him tightly.
“Yo, isn’t this Xia Yu? Hiding here, huh?”
“Huh?”
The accent sounded familiar.
Xia Yu took off the towel from his face and looked up to see a striking bright red head right in front of him, flanked by a bunch of inconspicuous lackeys.
“Ah… who are you?”
“Mo Yaofei! Class 2-3. Why’d you run off when I asked you out yesterday? You even left your shoes in the bathroom and just took off. What a coward, hahaha.”
The mocking laughter buzzing in his ears made Xia Yu’s head throb even more.
Xia Yu looked coldly at Mo Yaofei and sneered with disdain.
“What? You want to start something here? I’m ready.”
“Alright then, let’s step aside for a moment and talk.”
Mo Yaofei had just taken a step when someone stopped him.
“You can’t take him.”
Mo Yidong probably guessed what they wanted to do and immediately blocked Mo Yaofei.
After all, he was Mo Yaofei’s unrelated younger brother, so there was some chance he’d listen.
He had noticed Xia Yu’s poor condition since the end of PE class, and letting him go now would only be more dangerous.
As an honest guy, Mo Yidong chose the clumsiest way to solve the problem.
“Let’s settle this with a match—best of three.”
Mo Yaofei had never seen Mo Yidong so stubborn before, and it piqued his curiosity about Xia Yu.
But he also had a bad habit: he loved to fight over things.
“Fine, if I win, you can’t interfere with whatever I do to Xia Yu.”
Hey, don’t use me as a bargaining chip among brothers.
I’m not a prize!
Xia Yu glanced left and right.
Neither of them cared about how he felt.
“If I win, don’t bother Xia Yu anymore.”
“Deal.”
“If I win, you all disappear from my sight!”
Xia Yu’s words made both of them turn their eyes to him simultaneously.
They were both thinking the same question.
Given Xia Yu’s smaller stature and height compared to them, how could he possibly win?
“What’s wrong? You think being tall and strong makes you better?”
Mo Yaofei snorted lightly and laughed triumphantly,
“If I win, that just proves I’m bullying the weak.”
“Don’t get ahead of yourself. Nobody knows who’ll win.”
After a few seconds, Mo Yidong’s face was calm as he replied softly:
“Fine.”
Agreeing so quickly?
Xia Yu raised an eyebrow but was secretly annoyed.
“You actually wanted to leave all along, didn’t you?”
“No.”
Mo Yidong’s answer surprised Xia Yu.
“Because I’m going to win this match.”
After they said their parts, the three scattered.
Mu Yiqiu hurried over to Xia Yu’s side, deeply worried about this match.
“Yu Ge, are you serious?”
With Xia Yu’s current academic level, this was definitely a problem.
For example, now—with the scorching sun and strong UV rays—although he only had 50% of his bloodline from the Blood Clan, he couldn’t endure this kind of roasting.
According to what Mu Yiqiu knew, Xia Yu usually vanished after attendance whenever there was PE class at noon.
Given the upcoming first match, Xia Yu’s chances of winning were almost zero!!