Lima syndrome

Another new week has begun. Bai Zhiyan had a pretty good day off and his mental state has improved a lot.

After meeting Liu Zhimin on the road and saying hello, the two entered the classroom together.

The moment Bai Zhiyan entered the classroom, he realized something was wrong. The class, which was originally lively and full of laughter, instantly became silent after his arrival.

He didn't want to break this unusual situation, so he calmly returned to his seat and started packing his schoolbag. However, while he was packing, he also inadvertently looked around at the various gazes that could not be ignored.

There was curiosity, disdain and disgust in these looks.

He couldn't understand this situation any more. He thought about his school time and thought that maybe someone had found out his identity.

In fact, his identity could not be concealed at all. It only took a few minutes for these rich kids to investigate a person. But he couldn't understand why it took so long for him to be investigated. In his previous life, he was picked on by Che Jingcan's people in less than a week. Could it be that because Che Jingcan is not in school now, this plot point has been postponed to now?

Liu Zhimin also noticed the unusual atmosphere in the class and looked at him with some concern. "Brother Zhiyan, are you okay?"

"Ji Min, I'm fine." Bai Zhiyan looked around and then comforted her softly: "You can go back to your seat first."

Just as he finished speaking, he saw a stern and angry figure approaching him.

"Jimin! Stay away from this kind of person, be careful not to get entangled by him."

The boy who was speaking had a frown on his face, his dyed yellow hair was too eye-catching, and his uniform was hung carelessly on his shoulders. If you looked closely, you could see that he was wearing three black diamond earrings on one of his ears.

"Why do you say that? Please stop talking nonsense."

Liu Zhimin was displeased when he heard his words, and there was a hint of accusation in his words.

The boy was so angry when he saw Liu Zhimin defending Bai Zhiyan that he exploded.

"What do you mean I'm talking nonsense, Jimin, you don't know who he is, right?"

He quickly stepped forward and grabbed Bai Zhiyan by the collar, using his height and strength to lift Bai Zhiyan up from his seat.

"Gao Eun-suk, what are you doing!" Seeing this, Liu Zhimin quickly reached out to stop him.

"It's okay Zhimin, just be careful not to hurt yourself." Bai Zhiyan didn't care whether he would be beaten or not, he was just a little worried that Liu Zhimin would be hurt by mistake if she rashly helped him.

"Jimin, Bai Zhiyan is the illegitimate child of the Bai family. He didn't tell you about this, right? Or did he lie to you? Otherwise, with your status, why would you want to play with an illegitimate child who is not allowed to see the light of day?"

As soon as Gao Enshuo finished speaking, whispers began to be heard in the class.

Everyone looked at Bai Zhiyan with unfriendly eyes, and some even spoke loudly and in a sarcastic manner.

"No wonder he keeps to himself. It turns out he's afraid of being exposed."

"Alas, I was wondering how a family as big as the Bai family could suddenly have a child. Turns out it's a bastard."

Hearing these unbearable sounds, Gao Enshuo raised his eyebrows at Bai Zhiyan, as if he had achieved his desired goal.

"Does my status have to factor in who I make friends with? Gao Enshuo, why are you targeting Zhiyan? You're so terrible." Liu Zhimin changed her usual kindness and gentleness, and looked at him with an angry, dissatisfied and somewhat disappointed expression.

"I'm not targeting him, I'm just stating the facts!"

Seeing Liu Zhimin looking at him with such eyes, Gao Enshuo felt as if his heart was pierced by a needle, so he took out his anger on Bai Zhiyan and pushed Bai Zhiyan to the ground with force.

"Brother Zhiyan!"

Liu Zhimin didn't expect him to take action, so she quickly squatted down to help Bai Zhiyan.

"Are you okay? Are you hurt?"

"I'm fine, don't worry about me."

It was just a slight push, and this level of bullying was not even considered serious to Bai Zhiyan.

He stood up with the help of Liu Zhimin and looked at Gao Enshuo. "Is it good for you to expose my identity? Do you think Zhimin is friends with me because I am a member of the Bai family?"

"Humph, do you think your status as a bastard child is worthy of being friends with Jimin?"

Gao Enshuo had a look of disdain on his face and raised his hand to pull Bai Zhiyan.

"enough--"

Liu Zhimin couldn't listen anymore. To her, Gao Enshuo's words were not only an insult to Bai Zhiyan, but also an insult to herself.

"I became friends with Brother Zhiyan because he is a very good person. It has nothing to do with his identity. Please don't use your own dark thoughts to speculate about me."

Hearing Liu Zhimin say this, Gao Enshuo panicked for a moment and stammered to apologize to her: "No, it's not Zhimin, I didn't, I didn't mean that, I just wanted to say that he is a lowly illegitimate child. It's really a loss for you to have any contact with him-"

Bai Zhiyan roughly understood Gao Enshuo's purpose and interrupted his explanation with a sneer.

"Gao Eun-seok, if you are doing this for Ji-min, I advise you to stop before Ji-min hates you more and more. After all—" Bai Zhiyan changed the subject and took a step forward to look at him fearlessly, "Ji-min is free to date whomever she wants. You just like her unilaterally, and you are not related to her. You have no right to restrict her interpersonal relationships."

"shut up!"

Gao Enshuo's sore spot was touched and his little thoughts were revealed. He broke down instantly, his face flushed red, and he raised his fist in anger to hit Bai Zhiyan.

"The teacher is coming, the teacher is coming——"

When Xu Shiyuan saw that the situation was not good, he went to the office to find the teacher. Fortunately, he found the teacher before Gao Enshuo took action.

"Children, please return to your seats now as class is about to begin."

Although the students here do not take teachers seriously, no one would be arrogant enough to hit someone in front of the teacher at this time.

"Why don't you leave quickly!"

Liu Zhimin glared at Gao Enshuo and shouted, then pulled Bai Zhiyan back to his seat without looking at him again.

After Xu Shiyuan sat down, he turned his head frequently to look at Bai Zhiyan. He was very worried, but he had no ability to stop it.

Bai Zhiyan didn't think too much about it. He had thought that such a day would come since he was reborn. It was just a matter of time. Now he would not be bullied as he was in his previous life.

Xu Shiyuan's gaze was too intense for Bai Zhiyan to ignore. He raised his head and looked over, then gave a faint smile after meeting Xu Shiyuan's gaze.

Seeing that he was still smiling and comforting himself, Xu Shiyuan nodded with relief and continued to listen to the class attentively.

Until lunchtime, no one came to complain to Bai Zhiyan. Bai Zhiyan knew that this was just the calm before the storm, but he was willing to enjoy this temporary peace.

“Ji Yan, are you…are you okay?”

On the rooftop, Xu Shiyuan looked at Bai Zhiyan's face and asked cautiously.

"It's okay, don't worry about me."

Bai Zhiyan's expression was the same as usual, and his emotions did not fluctuate at all, which made Xu Shiyuan feel that he was worrying about nothing. It seemed that his attempt to gain his favor by caring about him had failed.

"Don't take Gao Enshuo's words to heart. They must have made them up because they can't stand seeing you doing well."

"No." Bai Zhiyan interrupted Xu Shiyuan's words of comfort, "What he said is true."

At this moment, the world was silent. Xu Shiyuan stared blankly and opened his mouth, but he was speechless for a moment. After an unknown amount of time, he finally found his voice.

"You mean your identity...?"

"Yes, Gao Enshuo is right, I am indeed the illegitimate child of the Bai family."

After saying this, Bai Zhiyan felt unprecedented relief. In his previous life, he was bullied because of this identity, so he kept this matter in his heart as the most shameful and filthy thing. But now he feels that nothing matters anymore. Those shameful and criticized things, whether he did something wrong or not, are no longer important.

"Will you look down on me for this?"

His dark eyes were like a pool of stagnant water, and his pupils were dull. He just stared at Xu Shiyuan, as if he was going to drown him in this deep pool in the next second.

"I will not."

As if he was afraid that Bai Zhiyan wouldn't believe him, he raised his voice and shouted again.

"Don't worry, I won't!"

Bai Zhiyan looked at his excited posture and smiled faintly. This man was so soft-hearted and deceived, no wonder he was instigated to harm others in his previous life.

Xu Shiyuan didn't understand the meaning of his smile. He was just a person who could enter Silver Star University with the help of society. What right did he have to laugh at him, the child of a chaebol family?

"Didn't you ask me before why I can cook? Because I just returned to the Bai family this year." Bai Zhiyan's voice was neither deep nor shallow, but it was like thunder in Xu Shiyuan's ears.

"I had been living with my mother in the most shabby semi-basement in the eastern suburbs. We lived there for 18 years, and I had done more things than cooking."

The wind blew, and the loose hair on Bai Zhiyan's forehead was blown up and blocked his eyes. He gently played with his hair, and his blurry vision became clear again. His tone was flat, and he just told Xu Shiyuan about his past as if he was telling a story.

"I've worked as a delivery man, a restaurant waiter, a convenience store clerk, and even a nightclub waiter. I've done all of these."

These words were like waves crashing against the shore in Xu Shiyuan's heart. An unknown emotion suddenly emerged in his heart. He was happy that he had a better understanding of Bai Zhiyan, sad for his tragic past, but more of him was actually happy.

He knew that Bai Zhiyan's identity was not noble, and that he had struggled in the same misery as himself in the past. He darkly thought that it was fortunate that his origins were not pure enough, otherwise how would he have the opportunity to contact him.

He was very happy that Bai Zhiyan's experiences in the first half of his life were similar to his own. Doesn't this prove that they are actually the same kind of people?

In the sunlight, a strange light flashed in Xu Shiyuan's eyes. Bai Zhiyan didn't know what he was thinking, but he said these words to him because he had no place to vent. In his previous life, he didn't have any good friends, so he had no one to complain to. Now that he had such a cheap trash can, of course he had to use it well.

"There is no high or low for people, and you didn't choose your birth. You didn't do anything wrong."

Listening to Xu Shiyuan's comfort, Bai Zhiyan felt sad. He was no longer moved by these words. How nice it would have been if someone had said these words to him in his previous life.

The redemption he hoped for never came, but this time, he chose to create it himself.

"Hey Bai Zhiyan, wait for me at the east gate of the school after school."

As soon as he returned to the class, he received a provocation from Gao Enshuo. He only dared to pretend when Liu Zhimin was not around. Bai Zhiyan didn't want to pay attention to this brainless guy. He just glanced at him and returned to his seat.

"Shit, are you playing dumb?"

He kicked over Bai Zhiyan's desk, and the books, pens and papers on the desk were scattered all over the floor. Bai Zhiyan said nothing, but just stood up, bent down, propped up the desk and picked up all the school supplies.

"Are you ignoring me?"

Seeing that he remained silent, Gao Enshuo became even more angry and took a step forward to grab Bai Zhiyan's collar again.

But Bai Zhiyan was faster. Just as Gao Enshuo approached and tried to grab him, Bai Zhiyan picked up the pen and stabbed his arm without hesitation, then pulled the pen towards himself.

"Ahhh-"

Gao Enshuo's wails echoed throughout the class.

The tip of the pen stretched from his arm to his wrist, drawing a long line of blood. The blood mixed with black ink dripped onto the ground drop by drop.

But Bai Zhiyan did not stop there. He quickly pressed Gao Enshuo's wound with his other hand, pressed his palm on his desk while he was still howling, raised his hand holding the pen high, and stabbed his palm without stopping for a moment.

“Ahhh my hand—”

His force was so strong that the pen was nailed firmly into Gao Enshuo's hand, and blood flowed all over the desk. The people nearby who had been thinking of watching the fun now fell silent. Everyone was frightened by this reversal. No one dared to come over to dissuade him, and no one even dared to breathe.

The skin and flesh on Gao Enshuo's arm were turned outward and bleeding. There was a bloody hole on his palm that made him dare not move. Until Bai Zhiyan pulled out the pen with force, he fell to the ground holding his arm in an unruly manner as if he was finally saved.

But Bai Zhiyan didn't give him a chance to breathe. He squatted down and stared at Gao Enshuo's trembling eyes, then raised the pen again.

"What are you going to do!"

Gao Enshuo twisted his body and kept backing away. Bai Zhiyan grabbed his dyed yellow hair and held him close to himself, slowly moving the raised pen closer to his eyes.

"Which eye should we start with?"

At this moment, Bai Zhiyan's voice sounded like the whisper of Satan. Gao Enshuo couldn't stop trembling and wanted to step back, but Bai Zhiyan pushed the pen closer to his eyes.

"Then let's start with the right eye."

He looked at Bai Zhiyan's raised hand and his body trembled like a sieve, even his voice was broken.

"No, don't, don't-"

He closed his eyes and trembled continuously, but the imagined pain did not subside. He squinted one eye slightly. The tip of the pen was less than a centimeter away from him. Because of inertia, liquid was splashed out of the pen bag. He could even clearly feel the touch of the blood and ink mixture on the tip of the pen dripping on the lower side of his eye.

The dark red liquid dripped under his eyes and slowly flowed down his cheeks, just like the paint on the face of a clown in a circus, or like a drop of blood and tears filled with pain.

Bai Zhiyan was satisfied with his silly reaction, loosened his hands that were holding his hair, and patted his face with a smile.

"Just kidding, your dog eyes are useless to me."

After saying that, he put away his pen and stood up swiftly. Only after he wiped the blood off the desk did Gao Enshuo finally regain consciousness. He staggered to his feet, but no one around dared to lend a hand to help him.

Everyone's attention was on his disheveled appearance, and no one noticed Bai Zhiyan's trembling hands under the desk.