This matter spread throughout the entire campus at the fastest speed.

It quickly overshadowed the previous buzz about Su Qing and Zhou Mu’s breakup.

After all, the breakup of a couple wasn’t a big deal, and it didn’t concern them.

—But when the escape route was blocked, that’s when they were really done for!

“Aren’t those two guys from Class 3 sick? Their friend climbed a tree and fell, but they’re not mad at their friend, nor are they mad at the tree. Why are they messing with the wall?”

“I don’t know if they’re sick, but they’re definitely rich. The principal even indulges them.”

“There are persimmons on the tree. Their friend said it would be a shame to cut it down so they didn’t dare touch it, afraid their friend would become estranged from them.”

“Bottom line, they’re still sick. Who in their right mind goes messing with a wall?”

Many classmates in various classes were lamenting, and some even wanted to beat up the two who were the main culprits of the issue.

However, before they could step into Class 3, the announcement over the PA snapped them back to their senses.

“…In light of the frequent escape incidents recently, the school has specially strengthened the campus protection on the west wall, with heartfelt thanks to our esteemed alumni, Ms. Nan Feng, for her generous support!”

The delighted voice of Head Teacher Li over the intercom made all the students who were planning to strike stop in their tracks.

They weren’t stupid, they knew that Head Teacher Li was supporting Nan Jiu.

As for Yan Yi—forget it, a top student from Qingbei, still the principal’s pet, snatched from Second High School. If they dared to touch him, the principal would send them straight to the nearby police station!

But even though they couldn’t do anything to them, the whole school was still full of complaints. The whining was endless.

However, because of the reverse psychology at play, many students actually thought the wall being sealed was a good thing. They didn’t skip classes themselves, but their roommates occasionally did, getting points deducted and disturbing their rest.

Now that the west wall was sealed, everything was peaceful.

This caused a huge uproar among the students. Ye Wangxing was pulled out and forced to take a side.

“…These people don’t think about it. Ye Wangxing can even give Nan Jiu and Yan Yi the cold shoulder, so why would he be afraid of them? Does being rejected to their faces make him happy?” Zhao Xiaxia and her deskmate Jiang Yue said.

They were among the affected group. While they did feel a bit regretful about the west wall being sealed, they mostly didn’t care.

—After all, they didn’t need to climb over the wall to leave school. As long as they could have food delivered, they were fine.

At worst, they’d ask Ye Wangxing’s cousin for help, since that cousin was easy to talk to.

But just then, a faint voice came from behind.

“Are you sure you’ll still be able to get takeout?”

Zhao Xiaxia and Jiang Yue jumped in fright, only to realize it was Zhang Le standing behind them.

“Zhang Le, you scared me! Who can’t get takeout—!” Zhao Xiaxia was speaking when her eyes suddenly widened.

She realized something.

—The west wall was sealed. How would takeout get in?

Zhao Xiaxia felt like she had been hit by a heavy blow, as if the sky had collapsed.

She immediately lifted her foot to go find Ye Wangxing since his family’s milk tea shop was taking orders from the school.

But Zhang Le and Li Jun stopped her.

“Shh—” Zhang Le made a silencing gesture, then pointed toward Ye Wangxing’s seat and said: “Nan Jiu and Yan Yi went over.”

Following Zhang Le’s finger, Zhao Xiaxia saw the two figures walking toward Ye Wangxing.

Ye Wangxing, being 1.8 meters tall, was considered relatively tall among his peers, but with the two of them standing next to him, he suddenly looked smaller, almost like a bird leaning on them.

But this bird wasn’t in a good mood, and was ready to peck anyone at any moment.

After all, who wouldn’t feel down if a bunch of classmates were gossiping about them? The originally healthy, flushed face of the teenager looked a bit gloomy.

“What do you guys want?” the teenager said in an impatient tone.

His fluffy hair, which had been pressed down from leaning on the desk, now looked like the fur of a sad little puppy.

The two in front of him, though their expressions remained the same as usual, made it obvious to anyone that they felt guilty.

Nan Jiu ruffled his buzz cut five times in five seconds, and Yan Yi quickly pushed his glasses up to his forehead.

This scene made the classmates who had approached them earlier but were completely ignored grit their teeth in frustration.

But clearly, the two didn’t care about what others thought. They even lowered their heads and started trying to comfort him.

One said not to trust the people skipping class, as their roommates were actually grateful for him.

The other said they had already found a new takeout spot and helped pull in new orders.

Though their attempts at comforting him were a bit awkward and clumsy, it was clear that they were trying—although the way they phrased it wasn’t the most tactful.

“What do you mean, you say don’t cut the tree, so you seal the wall instead?”

In the end, Ye Wangxing relented and agreed to go out with the two of them during the lunch break to talk.

However, things didn’t seem to be looking too good.

Ye Wangxing’s face was growing darker by the second!

His face was indeed looking bad, but it wasn’t because he hadn’t been comforted.

—In fact, he was the one doing the comforting.

【19, this was my own decision. I shouldn’t have climbed the tree without consulting you and expected you to perform well.】

Ye Wangxing wiped the sweat from his forehead, speaking to his system. Honestly, he never thought he’d have to comfort an AI, but he had no choice.

Though 19 continued to function normally and speak, Ye Wangxing couldn’t help but feel 19’s frustration.

—His eyes were glowing red!

The gold and red mixed together, making the whole system space look like it was celebrating National Day in advance.

It was later realized that this was purely because he was angry.

Ye Wangxing immediately slid the track, since this was his partner for decades, and he truly had not given enough trust by climbing the tree without consulting him, nearly scaring 19 to death.

Thankfully, though 19 was angry, he didn’t resort to the human method of silent treatment, he still spoke normally.

【Host, if I fail to meet your expectations, please let me know, and I will do my best to improve. If I cannot meet them, I will offer you alternative plans. However…】

19 raised his head, his inorganic gold-red eyes locking onto Ye Wangxing as he continued, 【Please don’t hurt yourself. That is my negligence.】

Ye Wangxing immediately nodded and promised, feeling relieved as he watched 19’s eyes return to their usual golden color.

He hadn’t even noticed that 19 naturally attached a small object to his soul.

It was a device that monitored dangerous behavior, and since it couldn’t probe into the host’s real condition, there was no need to inform the host.

19 didn’t think this was wrong. After confirming that the host wasn’t lying, he followed Ye Wangxing back to the classroom.

—Of course, it was in line with the script, and his expression still wasn’t great.

This also caught Zhou Mu’s attention.

Zhou Mu looked at the three of them who were in a bad mood, then glanced at Su Qing, who was still ignoring him. He immediately rubbed his temples in frustration.

His plan had been completely thrown off.

The problem wasn’t just that they couldn’t escape over the wall, it was how to get out of school.

Fortunately, heaven had not completely closed off his options. Soon, Zhou Mu thought of a new location.

—The eastern side of the school, right next to the city police station.

There was a small alley there. As long as they were careful, the police couldn’t possibly be watching for them skipping class.

Zhou Mu thought to himself and then casually shared this brilliant idea with his brothers.

“The boss is amazing! No one would expect us to have the guts to skip class right next to the police station.”

One of his lackeys looked at Zhou Mu with admiration, and Zhou Mu, feeling confident in his plan, turned to look at Ye Wangxing, who had returned to his seat after arguing with the other two.

His eyes narrowed.

—He could even kill multiple birds with one stone.

“Zhou Mu, are you sure no one will notice?” Su Qing asked nervously.

She no longer cared about her earlier cold tone, especially since Zhou Mu was being so bold—bringing her to skip class right next to the police station!

Zhou Mu, holding her hand, chuckled and said: “The honor student is scared? But when I invited you, you couldn’t wait to call home and tell them you were going to night study.”

Su Qing’s face immediately turned red, but the dim light kept it from being noticed.

Yes, after receiving Zhou Mu’s invitation, she had called home and lied to them.

She knew it wasn’t right.

But…

That was the first time Zhou Mu had lowered his pride and even coaxed her. How could she miss that?

But Su Qing still had one question.

“Zhou Mu, why is Ye Wangxing coming along tonight?”

Su Qing whispered quietly, and behind her, Ye Wangxing was curiously looking around.

“Ye Wangxing? I asked him if he wanted to relax at the arcade. He had just argued with those two, so he nodded and agreed” Zhou Mu shrugged, adding: “After all, those two aren’t really his friends. They’re more like people who just met him a few days ago and already want to act like his father.”

Su Qing still felt something was off. When had Zhou Mu become such a good person?

But Su Qing chose to keep her mouth shut. She didn’t want to spoil her mood tonight over small things.

Zhou Mu noticed that Su Qing didn’t press further and smiled smugly.

Heh, girls were so easy to please.

Naturally, he wasn’t such a nice person. He just wanted to mess with Nan Jiu and Yan Yi—did they really not feel guilty about turning people close to them into petty thugs?

Just thinking about it made Zhou Mu feel a rush of excitement, and his expression grew even more thrilled.

Soon, they reached the destination.

The streetlights were broken, and they couldn’t see anything clearly, but the surroundings were eerily quiet, which didn’t make Zhou Mu suspicious. Grabbing the iron fence, he was the first to climb up the wall, ignoring what was outside, and reached out to Su Qing.

“Come on, take my hand.”

The rebellious young man stood with his back to the light, his hair glowing gold, looking like a prince inviting the princess from the tower to join him in freedom.

Su Qing didn’t hesitate and placed her hand in his. In the next second, she was pulled onto the wall.

Zhou Mu’s brothers also made it to the wall, and Ye Wangxing wasn’t far behind. In fact, he climbed the fastest, probably because he had trained his body by climbing the persimmon tree so often.

However, the moment they looked out, they froze.

—Outside the wall, at the end of the alley, stood a man in a black t-shirt, pushing a three-wheeled electric cart. The cart was old and battered, with two thermos boxes that looked like they were falling apart.

He was handing milk tea from the thermos boxes to two people dressed in blue.

One was a student in a blue school uniform.

The other…

It’s the policeman in the blue shirt.

Now they were all passing through the iron railings and looking at the people riding on the wall.

It’s like watching a monkey.

After a long while, a voice came faintly from the police team.

“With this level of skill, you’re still skipping classes?”

 

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