Chapter 143

Chapter 115: Let Me Tell You, Someone Is Bullying Me

“So what?”

The tone was indifferent and unconcerned.

“How… don’t take this lightly…” Sophia’s eyes flickered with complex emotions as she lowered her voice to a whisper, “You have no idea who he is… any girl that Alexander sets his sights on—”

“Hush—don’t say anymore…” Sarah nervously hunched her shoulders, the assertiveness she had shown earlier already dissipating the moment she turned around, “Be careful, they might hear us.”

Sophia immediately fell silent, her face showing clear concern as she cautiously glanced back, unable to finish her sentence.

Her pace quickened slightly, and after a while, feeling they had put some distance between them, she spoke to me again.

“Anyway, you need to be more careful in the future, try to avoid those people… I’m serious, don’t treat him like you did those two fools this morning, they’re different.”

Her words were somewhat cryptic, but the meaning was clear.

I knew she was looking out for me, worried that I might be too naive, accustomed as I was to the laissez-faire lifestyle of the Winter City where I acted recklessly without considering the consequences. She feared that I might think I could act similarly in the Royal City, taking on troublesome characters head-on without fear, only to find myself at a loss when things went wrong.

Thinking about this made me feel a bit wronged… You really misunderstand me. Where do you get the idea that I’m such a person!

It was just an accident this morning.

“Mm-hm.” I smiled and nodded at Sophia, “I don’t like trouble; just don’t provoke me.”

In other words, if you dare provoke me, don’t blame me for not being polite.

“Uh.” Apparently not expecting my response, Sophia was momentarily taken aback, sighing after a couple of seconds, “While courage is good… Peyelo, you really don’t understand the situation in the Royal City. Some people… if they want to do something, they won’t care who you are… The Winter Moon is too far away for them.”

“Aah! They’re catching up… let’s walk faster… what do they want…” Daisy looked panicked, tightly grabbing onto my arm, her words filled with confusion.

“I don’t know…” Sarah replied.

“They’re still looking over here.”

As we continued down the path, due to the red-haired man and his group constantly following us, the three girls’ expressions became increasingly tense, their steps hastening, creating a heavy atmosphere that made me feel restless as well.

They clearly had decided to follow us all the way to our dormitory, and as if intentionally speaking loud enough for us to hear, their conversation grew louder.

“Alexander, look at these lovely young ladies ahead.”

“See how they wiggle their hips… tsk tsk.”

“Hey, turn around and look at us, ladies! Don’t be shy.”

“Miss Peyelo!”

“What’s with calling her Miss? We should change that.”

“Calling her Lady wouldn’t be appropriate, would it?”

“Haha, stop nonsense. Peyelo and I are friends, show some respect.”

“Hahaha—”

“Just looking at her from behind, she seems so petite and cute.”

“Young age, you mean.”

“In fact, I think our Miss Peyelo is perfect in every way…”

“Except for her small chest.”

I stopped in my tracks.

…Damn it, I can’t stand this anymore.

Ignoring Sarah and Sophia’s attempts to dissuade me, I abruptly turned around and walked toward the red-haired man, Alexander.

“Oh, she’s coming!”

“She looks angry…”

“But she’s still beautiful.”

I perked up my ears and shifted my gaze to the last person who spoke, a freckled-faced guy.

I recognized your voice, didn’t I? You were the one who said my chest was small?

Taking large strides, I approached him.

Seeing me come closer, a barely perceptible gleam of joy flashed in his eyes, quickly hidden as he lowered his head and attempted to cover it, raising his hand to greet me: “Miss, I was just…”

Bang!

A hook punch landed squarely on his face, sending his head reeling.

Elevating herself, almost lifting her entire body.

Soon after, in her line of sight, teeth flew over two meters high.

“Terri—”

“F*ck!”

At the same moment, Alex’s eyes widened, and a look of terror appeared on his face. He instinctively took a step back, and the next second, he heard the girls behind him scream.

“Peyelo, don’t—!”

Following that, the guy named Terri couldn’t even utter a sound before he fell straight down.

…Feels good.

Now let’s get to the point.

He lightly shook his arm, and when he looked at Alex again, it seemed that Alex realized his cowardice in that instant, feeling rather embarrassed, his expression turned somewhat ugly.

Stopping his companion who was about to step forward with an angry face, Alex silently stared at me for a moment, then curled up his lips in a cold smile.

“Miss Peyelo, you seem to enjoy slapping others.”

I shook my head.

Slowly raising my arm, I clenched my small fist and held it to my chest, preparing for half a second before showing a slightly fearful expression.

“You guys…”

The slightly trembling voice sounded particularly soft. Thinking that the effect was pretty good, I blinked hard… blinked harder…

No tears could be squeezed out. Forget it, keep talking.

“You guys… also want to hit me…”

Alex’s expression froze.

He shifted his gaze uncomfortably, his eyes flickering as he avoided eye contact with me, then smiled coldly again.

“We hit you? You’re the one hitting, aren’t you? Terri just said something to you—” His mouth opened, but he didn’t dare finish the word, pointing instead at the person lying on the ground, blood gushing from their nostrils, “That was just a joke. Is it necessary to beat someone like this?”

I took a small step back, shaking my head constantly.

“No, I’m not… I don’t want to… I’m just scared…”

“You’re scared?” Alex’s eyes almost squinted into a line, his lips curling as if they might reach his ears, “After beating someone like that, what are you afraid of?”

“I’m afraid… you guys will bully me…”

“Bully you? You’re bullying us! Peyelo, I warn you, this is the second time…”

I hurriedly covered my ears, pretending not to want to listen, and started muttering to myself, “This morning… someone bullied me, now… you guys are also… bullying me. How unlucky can I be…”

“I can overlook last night, but you hit my friend again today. What do you—”

Suddenly, Alex froze.

“What did you say?”

Heh heh.

The smile on the corner of my mouth vanished instantly. Realizing the opportunity, I rubbed my eyes immediately.

“This morning… someone bullied me, wanted to hit me…”

“Wanted to hit you?” Alex frowned deeply, “Why would someone hit you for no reason?”

At this moment, someone beside him interrupted, “Alex, this girl might be lying to us. Don’t forget what happened last night…”

“Shut up!”

He silenced the person before they could finish, Alex glanced at him indifferently and then refocused on me.

“Keep going.”

I sniffled hard.

“Yes. They knocked down my friend…” My delicate fingers pointed lightly at Sarah and Daisy beside me, ignoring their ghost-like expressions, “It was them. Then, they asked for our dorm number… They wouldn’t let us go unless we gave it to them, or else they would hit me, almost ruining the opening ceremony… They were so fierce, I was really scared…”

As I spoke, I secretly observed Alex’s expression — from stern to calm. When I mentioned the dorm number, his eyebrows shot up, revealing anger.

After all, I had done similar things myself… Empathizing made it easy to believe.

“Who are they.”