Someone speculated, "Brother Chen, you're not worried about Qi Ning's injuries, are you?"

Han Yuchen immediately glared at him: "Shut up!"

"Okay, okay, I'll shut up, Brother Chen. I was just joking."

Han Yuchen asked with a straight face, "A joke? Do you guys think it's funny?"

"Listen up, don't drag me and Qi Ning into this again. What a joke! Who does she think she is?"

But some people couldn't help but ask, "But Brother Chen, if you really don't have anything special about Qi Ning, then why did you save her last time?"

They knew Han Yuchen's character perfectly well. Was he the kind of person who would step in to help those in need? It was good enough that he wasn't just standing by and watching.

It was precisely because Han Yuchen had helped Qi Ning last time that they felt he treated her differently.

Upon hearing this, Han Yuchen finally understood the source of their misunderstanding.

He scoffed, "You actually believe that?"

"What do you mean?"

"What do you mean? It means that I didn't help her at all last time."

Han Yuchen stood up and leaned against his desk, saying sarcastically, "I just wanted to watch the show from the sidelines. Who knew that little punk was such a coward? I didn't do anything, and he ran away as soon as he saw me. Only that idiot Qi Ning would think I went to save her and stupidly wanted to thank me!"

After saying this, he tilted his head slightly and caught a glimpse of a figure out of the corner of his eye.

Han Yuchen looked closely and saw that it was Qi Ning standing at the classroom door, who had been listening for who knows how long.

She had probably just returned from the school clinic after getting her medicine applied; the wound on her face was still red, but apart from the wound, her entire face and lips were deathly pale.

She and Han Yuchen exchanged a glance, and she looked as if she had suffered a great blow. She took a step back, then turned and ran away.

"Chen...Brother Chen, it seems Qi Ning heard what I just said..."

"Brother Chen, do you want to go after them and explain?"

Han Yuchen clenched his fist and swept the books off his desk: "Explain your ass! Get the hell out of here!"

Qi Ning had deliberately returned to "catch" this scene. After running away, she directly asked the system, "Where is Pei Mo now?"

The system immediately replied: "Host, Pei Mo is currently alone on the rooftop."

"Oh."

Upon hearing this, Qi Ning ran up to the roof.

It's quite a coincidence that this rooftop is the very place where the original owner jumped off in the original story, and Pei Mo actually likes to stay here alone.

With red eyes, she ran to the top floor, pushed open the rooftop door, and squatted down in the corner, burying her head and crying.

Pei Mo was alone on the rooftop when he suddenly heard a series of hurried footsteps, followed by a suppressed sob.

He frowned, followed the sound of crying, and immediately saw the person huddled in the corner crying.

Although her face was buried in her knees, Pei Mo still recognized Qi Ning.

"Why are you crying?" he asked.

Qi Ning seemed surprised to find that there were other people on the rooftop, and looked up in a panic.

"Pei... Pei Mo, what are you doing here?"

Her face was still streaked with tears, and the wounds around her eyes and cheeks were red, making her look miserable.

Pei Mo glanced at the scratches on her face before replying, "I've been here the whole time."

"Oh……"

Qi Ning wiped away her tears, stood up, and awkwardly tried to escape, as if she hadn't expected him to see her.

What happened to your face?

"This..." Qi Ning reached out and touched the injury on her face, stammering and unable to speak.

Pei Mo understood without her saying it.

This injury must be related to Han Yuchen again. The reason she ran up to cry is probably also related to Han Yuchen.

"What's there to cry about? Wasn't this your own choice?" Pei Mo said expressionlessly.

"I……"

Upon hearing his words, Qi Ning's tears, which she had stopped, began to fall again.

“That’s not how it is,” she said, shaking her head.

Pei Mo looked at Qi Ning's tears and calmly asked, "If that's not it, then what is it?"

Qi Ning sniffed, choking back tears as she asked, "Do you think I deserve it because I didn't resist?"

"Is not it?"

Pei Mo certainly thought so.

He had told her long ago that if she didn't change or resist, no one could help her.

But Qi Ning not only didn't resist, she even willingly let herself be bullied. Wasn't that asking for trouble?

"How can I resist? Is it useful to talk to the teacher or to tell my parents? Who can really help me?" Qi Ning asked rhetorically.

Qi Ning's question stumped Pei Mo, leaving him speechless for a moment.

"If I resist, I'm afraid it will only bring him even greater retaliation, right?"

"So you're just going to put up with this?"

"Yeah, what else could I do?"

Qi Ning said with tears in her eyes, "I just wanted to be calmer before the college entrance examination, so that I could take the exam properly and then leave this place."

Upon hearing this, Pei Mo sighed inwardly.

Also.

His original idea was too simplistic. He didn't take Han Yuchen seriously, so he looked down on his petty tricks and didn't understand why Qi Ning didn't resist at all but instead endured it.

After hearing Qi Ning's words, and thinking from her perspective, how could a child from an ordinary family possibly have the ability to resist Han Yuchen?

For her, perhaps the best option is to endure it. As long as she can endure until the college entrance examination, she can get rid of Han Yuchen.

But what if she can't take it anymore?

Pei Mo was silent for a moment before speaking, "If you need it, I can help you deal with Han Yuchen."

Qi Ning was stunned for a moment, seemingly not expecting Pei Mo to say that.

But the next moment, she shook her head and refused, saying, "No need."

"No need?" Pei Mo asked, puzzled.

"No, thank you," Qi Ning said again.

"You'd better think this through."

Pei Mo rarely meddles in other people's business like this.

Qi Ning still refused: "Really, it's not necessary. I don't want to involve you."

Pei Mo was truly baffled, and even somewhat helpless.

The real reason Qi Ning refused was not what she said, but because she had already planned to deal with Han Yuchen herself.

Pei Mo was unaware of the situation. His offer to help her was most likely just a warning to Han Yuchen to stop bullying her, or to get Han Yuchen to leave the school. This was far from the effect Qi Ning wanted.

“However…” Qi Ning paused, then said hesitantly, “I have something else that I really need your help with.”

"what's up?"

"I heard that you will be studying abroad after graduation, and I would like to ask you about studying abroad."

"You also want to go abroad?"

"Hmm, I'd like to know more about it."

Qi Ning's words surprised Pei Mo.

Generally speaking, you need to prepare for studying abroad six months to a year in advance, but you can also start preparing after the college entrance examination.

With more than half a year to go before the college entrance examination, Qi Ning has plenty of time to prepare for this idea.

The key is that studying abroad requires meeting basic academic requirements and having sufficient financial resources.

Pei Mo didn't look down on Qi Ning's grades. He sat next to Qi Ning and occasionally glanced at her test paper and draft paper, where she was able to solve some of the difficult problems.

Logically speaking, Qi Ning's learning ability is quite good, but it seems that she has never performed well in previous exams.

During this period, Qi Ning's grades have improved a lot compared to before. If she works harder, her grades are good enough to go abroad.

Pei Mo was primarily considering another aspect—economic issues.

He didn't know the specific economic situation of Qi Ning's family, but judging from her simple appearance and the fact that she would work part-time on holidays, he could tell that her family's economic conditions were average.

Or rather, they are worse off than the average family.

How could a family like that afford to send her to study abroad?

“You should know that studying abroad requires a considerable amount of money,” Pei Mo said bluntly.

“I know,” Qi Ning said.

She fidgeted with her fingers and said with a strange expression, "I know that studying abroad requires a lot of money, and I should... I should be able to get the money."

Pei Mo didn't quite understand what Qi Ning was saying.

What does "should be able to get the money" mean?

How to "make money"?

But Qi Ning didn't elaborate.

After considering for a moment, Pei Mo did not ask any further questions.

Seeing that Qi Ning seemed to really have this idea, Pei Mo agreed to her request.

While the two of them were talking on the rooftop, Han Yuchen was fidgeting in the classroom.

Ever since Qi Ning ran away after hearing those words, Han Yuchen's gaze has been frequently glancing towards the classroom door.

People walked in one after another through the door, but each time he looked up, it wasn't Qi Ning.

She didn't come back until the bell rang for the end of PE class.

Han Yuchen was somewhat restless. He wondered if Qi Ning would do something rash after hearing those words, since she wasn't very smart and only knew how to run away from problems.

He wanted to go out and look for her, but he didn't know where she was, and he was also afraid of being laughed at by others.

He thought to himself, "If she still hasn't returned by the time class starts, I'll find an excuse to go out and look for her."

The brief ten minutes of break time between classes now seem incredibly long.

People were coming and going at the classroom door. As class was about to start, most of them returned. Pei Mo also came in through the front door. In the entire classroom, only Qi Ning's seat remained empty.

Han Yuchen was now genuinely getting anxious.

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