"Eddie from Class One, Grade One..."
This sentence kept echoing in his mind, and in that instant, he felt the world collapsing around him. It was as if he had been struck by lightning, unable to control his body, his mind, or even his limbs.
This state of paralysis lasted for nearly a minute before he suddenly clutched his head in agony and roared, "Ah~!"
At that moment, he would have preferred death over living.
But it seemed he was already dead.
Social death counted as death too.
He had never felt such despair, never such fear, yet he knew clearly that he could no longer stay at this school. Otherwise, he couldn't imagine how others would talk about him, how they would mock him.
"Right, Father!"
He dialed the phone number as if grasping a lifeline, and tears streamed down his face the moment it connected: "Father! Father!"
"You deceived me."
"No, it was the Publicity Department that wronged me."
"I've already understood the situation. I'll send you abroad, to a place where no one knows you, to start a new life."
A cold voice came from the other end of the line.
He recognized it clearly as his father's voice.
But it was the first time he had heard his father sound so stern and icy, like a block of frozen ice. He could even feel the chill emanating from his father, a cold that penetrated his bones, making his skin feel numb.
He felt fear, unable to believe what he was hearing.
"Who... who is he?"
He stammered, realizing he might have been targeted.
"It doesn't matter who he is. What you need to do now is find that student named Su Cheng and publicly apologize, taking responsibility for what you've done!"
His father's voice was indifferent.
"Father, I don't understand, I don't understand."
He shouted with all his strength, his voice trembling with sobs.
"If you had done better, even if those few came asking, I could have negotiated to keep you safe. But unfortunately, you did far too poorly, even worse than doing nothing."
At this point, his tone suddenly turned cold: "The entire class was involved in this matter, and just now, the Student Council President applied to convene the board meeting. This issue has escalated to an irreversible level. Not only does it involve us, but it also implicates the Ji Family. The school's image has been severely damaged, and we must take responsibility for this. I will resign from my position on the board shortly, and the Ji Family Aviation Group's executive chairman will take over."
"What?"
He was stunned upon hearing this.
He hadn't expected the situation to escalate so severely that his father had to give up such an honor, a treasure that a company could hardly part with.
Yet in his father's words, it had become a burden—a sad reality.
"As a father, I have failed. I didn't expect you to turn out like this under my protection. I hope you can reflect on yourself in the future."
"Go apologize immediately, then head to the school gate. The driver is waiting for you."
The dial tone on the other end left Eddie's mind in a chaotic state.
…………………………………………
At the school gate
"Junior~"
Waiting at the bus stop, Su Cheng suddenly heard a familiar voice.
Turning around, she saw Liu Qingyue approaching with a smile on her face, then her expression froze: "Who are you, handsome?"
Liu Qingyue was shocked—just a morning apart, the other's temperament and complexion had undergone a dramatic change, and there were no signs of makeup. How could she not be surprised?
Especially those eyes, sparkling like diamonds, unforgettable.
"Could it be that he's received some kind of reward again?"
Liu Qingyue thought of this possibility and gasped, her heartbeat accelerating.
Though deeply shocked, she quickly regained her composure, feigning astonishment: "You... you... what happened to you?"
"Oh, we have swimming class this afternoon, so I removed my makeup and contacts."
Su Cheng continued with his flawless and reasonable lie.
"Ah, I see."
Liu Qingyue didn't believe it but still put on a look of realization, then asked curiously: "With such good skin, why did you purposely dress down before?"
"?"
Su Cheng felt a sudden irritation, his face clearly saying, 'Are you being polite?'
Seeing Liu Qingyue believe him, he breathed a sigh of relief.
"Sorry, sorry."
Liu Qingyue quickly covered her mouth, looking apologetic: "I was too surprised and said the wrong thing. I hope you don't mind."
In truth, she had done it on purpose, annoyed that Su Cheng treated her like a fool.
"Here."
Liu Qingyue took out a can of drink from her pleated skirt pocket and tossed it to Su Cheng.
"Huh?"
Su Cheng hurriedly caught it, looking down to find it was the same drink he had at lunch.
This senior was both gentle and considerate.
But the next moment, Liu Qingyue pulled out another can from her skirt pocket, leaving Su Cheng dumbfounded, thinking, "Could this skirt have a similar function to my system space?"
Or was Baidu Space actually a spatial treasure?
Liu Qingyue couldn't help but giggle at Su Cheng's expression.
"The pockets of the school skirt can even fit a large bottle of cola."
"I see."
Su Cheng understood, then, to find a topic, looked at the luxury cars parked by the roadside and asked curiously: "What's going on with the school today? Why so many fancy cars?"
"It has a lot to do with you, junior."
Liu Qingyue smiled.
"Me?"
Su Cheng was puzzled.
Liu Qingyue took out a newspaper from her skirt and handed it to Su Cheng: "Who would have thought that you've stirred up so much trouble in just one week of enrollment? As expected of you!"
"Uh~"
Su Cheng opened the newspaper and flipped through a few pages, even though he had mentally prepared, he was still shocked.
Reports of Eddie framing classmates and orchestrating incidents filled the pages, accompanied by many photos and evidence.
"Ah..."
Su Cheng sighed, immediately understanding that this was a collective effort by the class to stand up for him.
He was grateful and touched, but some things were unnecessary.
Like Eddie's scheme to have him confess his feelings.
This made him very troubled.
He still needed to confess in the future; wouldn't that betray his classmates' goodwill?
He didn't want to let down these classmates who trusted him, nor did he want them to be shamed because of him, but for him, it was a very difficult thing to do.
How could he become stronger without confessing?
"So these cars?"
Su Cheng pointed to the luxury cars parked by the roadside.
"They belong to the board members."
"Oh, I see."
Su Cheng nodded, still not fully understanding what was going on.
Liu Qingyue continued: "Because of your situation, the board meeting was called."
"Huh?"
Hearing Liu Qingyue's words, Su Cheng was again puzzled.
He finally realized the source of all this.
"Because of me?!"
But even after realizing, Su Cheng still found it incredible.
Liu Qingyue looked at Su Cheng and smiled: "The Student Council President is back, and this was all her doing."
"But is it really necessary to go to such lengths?"
Su Cheng was confused; he couldn't understand why the Student Council President would do this.
"Because she's the Student Council President."
"Alright, I get it now. No wonder she has a 95% support rate from the entire school in her first year."
Liu Qingyue smiled: "Smart!"
Suddenly—
"Su Cheng!"
A furious shout came from a distance.
The two turned to see Eddie glaring at them from not far away.
Eddie left the Student Council President's office and went to his class to find Su Cheng, but she was nowhere to be seen. With the class mostly empty after school, he breathed a sigh of relief.
He had never been too keen on apologizing in the first place.
After all, Su Cheng had just been yelling at him.
He eventually made his way to the school gate, ready to go home, but the stares he received along the way were unbearable. The looks felt like knives slicing into him, making him feel like he was being bitten by thousands of ants.
Especially when some girls whispered and even laughed out loud.
This severely bruised his ego, making him feel utterly humiliated. His self-esteem was in tatters.
He was filled with rage.
He even thought it would be better to die than to face all these strange gazes. He was on the verge of breaking down.
As he reached the school gate, he spotted Su Cheng. The sight of her sent his emotions into a frenzy. All he wanted now was to take her down with him.
Since he was already thinking of dying, why not drag Su Cheng down with him?
"You filthy peasant from the countryside, this is all your fault!"
He picked up a stone from the ground and rushed towards Su Cheng, his eyes filled with madness.
"Senior, be careful."
Su Cheng saw the madness in Eddie's eyes and quickly stepped in front of Liu Qingyue. He didn't expect Eddie to lose his mind and do something so crazy in broad daylight.
Liu Qingyue, looking terrified, hid behind Su Cheng, staring blankly at the suddenly attacking Eddie, not uttering a word.
However, she had been observing Su Cheng's reactions all along, wanting to see how he would handle the situation. If he couldn't cope, she would step in to save him without hesitation. But if Su Cheng showed no fear, she wanted to see what this time-traveler had up his sleeve.
This time, facing the deranged Eddie, Su Cheng couldn't just run away as he had before.
After all, she was still here. Any man with a sense of responsibility would not choose to flee in such a situation.
So, Su Cheng had to fight.
But the next second, she was filled with shock as she noticed a pack of red cigarettes appear out of thin air in Su Cheng's hand. She couldn't help but gulp.
Superpowers?
Materializing objects out of thin air?
Magic?
Fourth-dimensional pocket?
Space ring?
Storage pouch?
Space folding technology?
………………
Countless questions popped into her mind in an instant.
She felt her brain was overwhelmed.
She couldn't analyze which category Su Cheng's ability fell into.
If it was just influencing minds or enhancing charm, she could still accept it. But now, she felt a bit of fear.
This was a violation of existing physical theories.
If this ability were discovered by others, it would confirm countless theories, proving the existence of subspace, space jumps, and quantum synchronization conjectures. It would push technological development to a much deeper level!
The saying "he who owns a treasure invites trouble" is well-known.
Su Cheng might be a time-traveler, but he certainly didn't have the power to resist the entire world.
If others found out about his ability, who could predict what would happen?
And now, this time-traveler was exposing his ability in a place full of surveillance just to protect her. How could she not be moved?
She knew the effect of the cigarettes in his hand; they could influence people's minds.
……
Just as Eddie raised the stone and was about to get within three meters of Su Cheng, he was about to give the order, but suddenly.
A fragrant breeze swept past—
A pair of slender, delicate arms blocked his path, and then he saw a blur of movement so fast he couldn't catch it. When he finally reacted, he heard a dull thud.
Eddie was then hit as if by something, flying far away and crashing hard against a tree, with leaves falling all around him. He lay motionless on the ground, unconscious.
Everything happened in the blink of an eye.
"What happened, what happened, what happened!"
"Plop~"
Su Cheng's drink fell to the ground. In his dazed and confused gaze, the slender figure gracefully spun around and walked towards him with ease.
"Ouch."
Su Cheng looked at Eddie, then at Liu Qingyue, and couldn't help but gasp.
The Battle Sect Master is truly terrifying.
This was truly shocking.
What kind of power and speed was that?
Although he didn't see what happened, Eddie was sent flying!
"Am I in a reverse-trope comedy manga world?"
He felt his brain short-circuiting.
This was completely illogical!
And why was he, the hero, saved by the beauty?
Isn't the essence of a time-traveler to show off and get the girl's heart?
According to this plot, shouldn't he be showing off his prowess, and the senior would secretly fall for him?
Why am I the one with a fluttering heart now?
Did I time-travel the wrong way?
Su Cheng, lost in thought, thought he might have seen wrong, so he rubbed his eyes and put the cigarettes back into the system space. When he opened his eyes again, he found the graceful figure standing in front of him, slightly bent over, looking at him with beautiful big eyes.
"Senior… you…"
Su Cheng swallowed hard, stammering, "You…"
Just that scene was enough to prove that Liu Qingyue's physical strength was definitely above 8.
"Didn't I tell you? I come from a martial arts family."
Liu Qingyue said, fearing Su Cheng wouldn't believe her, she demonstrated a fighting stance, delivering a series of straight, hook, and uppercut punches into the air, then lifting a knee-high sock-covered leg and delivering a sharp kick into the air.
Of course, the scenery inside her skirt was fully visible to Su Cheng.
Inside was the world's most failed invention—safety pants.
Black ones.
After finishing this fluid series of moves, Liu Qingyue returned to her gentle and approachable senior demeanor.
"But the last time you said you came from a medical family!"