Chapter 4: Stay Away from Jing Du

The next day.

Sike Academy covers ten thousand acres, with lawns like green carpets and dancing tree shadows; the spires of its Gothic architecture pierce the clouds, sunlight filters through the foliage to spill onto the main thoroughfares, and the castle-style teaching buildings are filled with history and mystery.

"Stop right there!"

Ling Wu walked to the side of the fountain, and several boys in uniform blocked his path with a menacing air.

The faint morning light spilled down, illuminating the handsome and refined contours of Ling Wu's face, a faint smile at the corners of his eyes, his skin delicate, glowing with the porcelain-white luster of jade under the light and shadow.

It gave one a sense of gentleness and detachment.

Ling Wu: "Classmates, is there something you need?"

The leading boy had a rebellious expression, possessing an innate arrogance and contempt, and said aggressively: "You're Ling Wu?"

"I heard you like Jing Du, is that right?"

"I'm warning you, stay away from him and know your place. A fallen phoenix is worse than a chicken; to put it nicely, you're the Eldest Young Master brought back by the Jin Family, but in reality, you're just a lowly breed who drifted in the Slums!"

Truly, the Dao of Heaven is a cycle; who has Heaven ever spared?

What happened to Qi Yu yesterday has fallen upon him today.

Ling Wu recognized this boy, the vicious supporting male character Wei Ranxu from the comic, who was also Jing Du's number one sycophant, using his family background to launch indiscriminate attacks on anyone who liked Jing Du.

Later on, he even plotted to kidnap the protagonist shou, and in the end, he died even more miserably than Ling Wu, the Cannon Fodder.

【Jing Du's two biggest toxic fan leaders have met.】

【Although both of them like Jing Du, I at least have a tiny bit of affection for Ling Wu (ps: I am definitely not just a fan of his looks).】

【Why is this Wei Ranxu so detestable? He just finished bullying the shou and now he's targeting my wife; can he not be so possessive over someone else's feelings!】

【I feel like Ling Wu smells sweet and soft today...】

The tall boy was dazzled by Ling Wu's smile; how could this person be even better-looking than in the photos on the forum?

Not until the person beside him nudged him did he come back to his senses, remembering that he had come to cause trouble, so he knitted his brows and said in a rough voice: "Even if you are a member of the Jin Family, put away those thoughts you shouldn't have; Young Master Jing is not someone you are worthy of liking."

Ling Wu's status at Sike Academy was in a very awkward position; although the Jin Family had publicly announced Ling Wu's status as the Eldest Young Master, they had not changed his surname, the inheritance rights were in the hands of Jin Shaoyu, and the two had a poor relationship.

Therefore, the nobles at Sike Academy would not take the initiative to trouble him out of respect for the Jin Family, but they held some disdain for him in their hearts.

In recent years, the Wei Family had frequent dealings with the Jing Family, and relying on the Jing Family as a prosperous tree, their status was at its zenith, quickly distancing themselves from the other aristocratic families.

Ling Wu: "I think you have misunderstood."

"Rumors stop with the wise."

His eyes were shimmering, as clean as a tree of Qiong flowers.

The tall boy's expression softened; facing such a face, he truly could not bring himself to say any more harsh words.

The F4 at Sike Academy were recognized for their good looks, but he felt that Ling Wu surpassed them all; every glance and smile seemed as if he had walked out of a comic, his temperament clean and cold.

Like clear pool water, like a cold moon in the water...

Without edges or thorns, he looked like someone extremely easy to bully, yet one could not bear to bully him.

Wei Ranxu sneered: "You say it's fake, so it's fake?"

He watched Ling Wu standing in the light, and jealousy rose in his heart.

"What are you standing there for? Since he won't admit it, push him into the water to sober him up properly; once he's sober, he'll naturally understand that not everyone is someone he is worthy of coveting."

Ling Wu silently moved away from the fountain pool.

The youth stepped back, and before he could react, he bumped into a cold, hard chest, and a subtle scent of ebony and agarwood quickly enveloped him.

A moment later, a magnetic, pleasant voice sounded.

"Careful now, Shixue doesn't like others touching him."

The surrounding temperature seemed to freeze.

Yu Shixue looked at the youth in his arms with a cold, dark expression, his gaze thin and chilly, like ten-thousand-year-old ice after a frost, his brows sharp and piercing; his shirt was unbuttoned twice, revealing a snake-head tattoo spitting its tongue at his collarbone, looking somewhat wild and untamable.

Ling Wu realized he had bumped into someone and turned back to say: "Apologies."

Before he could finish his sentence, Yu Shixue pushed him away without mercy, flicking his fingertips as if he had touched something dirty.

Yu Shixue: "Throwing yourself at me?"

His gaze slid across Ling Wu's face.

And Ling Wu was pushed by the force until he stumbled, immediately falling into another warm embrace.

The students watching the show around them didn't dare to breathe.

The F4 symbolized the pinnacle of power; no one dared to offend them.

Yin Huaiyu wrapped his arms around Ling Wu's waist, and after steadying him, he held him captive in his arms; he bent his knuckles and traced them across the youth's fair, delicate cheek, his tone intimate: "Brother, you must be careful when walking; next time, you might not be lucky enough to fall into my arms."

Yin Huaiyu seemed different from Yu Shixue, who was arrogant; on the contrary, he appeared much more approachable, and his impression of Ling Wu was still that he was Jin Shaoyu's brother.

So he learned to playfully call him brother.

Ling Wu looked back, and the first thing he saw was Yin Huaiyu's pink hair; the bright, eye-catching color made that androgynous face even more beautiful, his peach-blossom eyes amorous and shimmering, with three silver cross earrings in his left ear.

He wore a flashy pink shirt, the deep V-neck revealing a lean chest and handsome abdominal muscles, his long legs wrapped in black trousers.

Yin Huaiyu: "Shixue, 'throwing yourself at me' is too harsh a way to put it."

"Ling Wu is Shao Yu's brother, how could he possibly do such a thing?"

His peach-blossom eyes squinted into a smile, the long, defined corners of his eyes upturned, and he said to Ling Wu: "Am I right? Brother."

"Shixue speaks harshly, please don't take it to heart; you'll be fine once you get to know him."

Ling Wu looked at the Golden European Bird School Badge pinned to their chests; at Sike Academy, special students wore black badges, and ordinary nobles wore silver badges.

And there were only four golden badges, given to the heirs of the top financial conglomerates.

He knew both Jing Du and Jin Shaoyu, so combining that with the fact that the person he had bumped into earlier was Yu Shixue, this pink-haired one in front of him must be Yin Huaiyu.

Two of the F4 had arrived.

One could imagine that tomorrow's forum would be turned upside down again.

Because of the arrival of Yu Shixue and Yin Huaiyu, quite a few students gathered around the fountain, whispering to one another:

"It's actually Young Master Yu and Young Master Yin; how long has it been since they appeared at the Academy?"

"So handsome, I'm going to faint..."

"Who is that boy? How is his luck so good that he can actually be held in Young Master Yin's arms? Jealousy is making me lose my mind!"

"I know him, it's Ling Wu from Sophomore Class A; my wife looks too good today."

"Ling Wu? Why is it him again? Yesterday there were photos of him and Young Master Jing on the forum; is seducing one not enough, and now he's set his sights on Young Master Yin and the others? He really is fickle and promiscuous."

"Young Master Yu hates it the most when people touch him; last time a girl intentionally fell into his arms, she was thrown into the water on the spot, and by the afternoon she had been expelled. I think Ling Wu is done for too."