After class, the students in Class One gathered together and whispered to each other. "That's the top student in the grade. She looks so young..."
"She's only fifteen, okay!"
"But I heard she's not even fifteen yet. She's only fourteen!"
"What, are you jealous?"
"Hehe... You're the jealous one!"
Su Rou was lying on the desk, sipping juice. Every day, Aunt Wang would put a box of juice in her schoolbag. At this moment, she was biting the straw and chatting with Xiao Yun and Yu Fei. However, the discussions around them made Xiao Yun a bit impatient. She slapped the desk and stood up. "Have you never seen someone with good grades or someone young? What are you all so noisy about!"
"So what if we talk..." A girl awkwardly turned her head back, glared angrily at Su Rou, and then turned to chat about gossip with other female classmates.
"What kind of people are they? They can't stand to see others do well." Yu Fei pulled at Xiao Yun, signaling her not to be so angry.
Su Rou smiled. She had heard such remarks so many times that they didn't affect her anymore. During the lunch break, the three of them went to find Ling Tiantian. True to her name, Ling Tiantian loved sweets, so she was a bit chubby. But since the summer vacation, the three of them had rarely been in touch with Ling Tiantian. Now that school had started, they wanted to reconnect with her. However, strangely enough, Ling Tiantian seemed to be in a bad mood and lacked enthusiasm. "Tiantian, are you in a bad mood recently?" Su Rou asked with concern.
Ling Tiantian waved her hand. "Oh, it's okay. There's just something going on at home. I've been a bit tired lately."
"Then, aren't you going to have lunch either?"
"I don't feel like it. You guys go."
Xiao Yun looked at her. "Then you take care of yourself and get some rest. We'll go first."
After lunch, the three of them took a walk in the school's grove. Yu Fei said worriedly, "Hey, do you think something's wrong with Tiantian's family business? Otherwise, why has she been so listless lately?"
"But she won't tell us."
"Let's not jump to conclusions. Maybe Tiantian has some private matters she doesn't want to talk about."
Yu Fei rolled her eyes ungraciously. Maybe! She felt that Tiantian was becoming less and less like her old self. She hoped nothing too serious had happened.
The grove in No. 1 Middle School was quite large, but the three of them were sensible enough not to go too deep. "Hey? There are people up ahead."
In an open space up ahead, there were several figures sitting, lying, or standing. There was a haze of smoke above their heads, and it seemed they were smoking! Xiao Yun frowned. "Rourou, Yu Fei, let's go. They look like hooligans."
But before they could take a step, a boy with a bunch of piercings and shiny earrings suddenly jumped out from behind and blocked their way. Then he excitedly shouted over there, "Yo, guys, come and take a look. There are girls~~"
The smoking boys over there heard this and all whistled as they strolled over leisurely. The one in the lead had dyed yellow hair, a cigarette in his mouth, and his hands in his pockets. When he reached the three girls, Xiao Yun and Yu Fei almost instinctively blocked Su Rou behind them, using their height to shield her. "What do you want?"
"Hey, these two girls are quite good-looking." Someone nearby heckled and reached out his hand to touch them.
Xiao Yun waved his hand away. "Crazy!"
"Haha." The others all burst into laughter.
"There's another one here!" The boy behind them grabbed Su Rou out. "This one is the cutest!"
Wasn't she the cutest? She was delicate and looked so pitiful. Her big eyes were looking at them blankly. She was truly the image of a cute girl. The boy in the lead seemed a bit dazed. He took the cigarette out of his mouth and threw it away, then pulled Su Rou over. "What's your name?"
"Ooh, the boss has taken a fancy to this girl?"
"You guys... Have you no shame at all!" Xiao Yun was getting angry. She couldn't stand to see anyone bullying Su Rou, and these hooligans were just punks!
"Our boss has taken a fancy to that girl. Beauty, why don't you guys come and have some fun with us too?" Someone cheekily put his hand on Xiao Yun's shoulder.
"Get lost!" Xiao Yun twisted his hand back, making the boy scream.
Su Rou wasn't worried about her friend because Xiao Yun was very capable. But the person in front of her... She blinked her eyes and then said uncertainly in a small voice, "Brother Ziqi?"
"Hmm?" Su Ziqi was a bit surprised. The voice sounded so familiar. Looking more closely, the beauty also seemed more and more familiar. "You are..."
"I'm Su Rou."
Su Ziqi suddenly realized. It had been more than three years since he last saw this little sister. She had grown up and he hardly recognized her. He hadn't forgotten that he had just felt a little flutter in his heart. He felt a bit embarrassed. "What are you doing here?"
"It's the lunch break. I came out for a walk." Su Rou let out a sigh of relief. She didn't expect Brother Ziqi to be like this at school. Although she had heard that he had a bad character, it seemed he could be described as despicable. "Um... Brother Ziqi, the lunch break is almost over. We have to go."
Su Ziqi nodded. "Okay, go ahead." After all, she was the little sister he had lived with for five years. No matter how much he wanted Su Rou, he couldn't do such a thing!
"Ah? Boss, why did you..." Just let them go like that?
"Let them go." Su Ziqi was a bit annoyed.
After Su Rou had walked far away, the boy with all the earrings looked completely confused. "Boss, what's going on? Why did you let them go?"
"She... is my sister." Su Ziqi said with a dark face.
"Ah?!" This was really a soap - opera plot! All the boys burst out laughing. "Haha, boss, you're so funny, haha!" Had anyone ever hit on their own sister while trying to pick up girls? It was really hilarious.
"Humph, you guys, don't even think about doing anything to her!" Su Ziqi threatened his subordinates with a cold face.
"Hey? Does the boss have a sister - complex?"
Su Ziqi ignored them and just left them with his back. He didn't have a sister - complex. It was just that... he didn't want others to have what he couldn't get!