Rebooting 60, let's go on a rampage with the orange cat!

On the rooftop, several stray cats quietly peeked out, silently watching everything happening below, like a group of silent observers.

One of the cats seemed particularly alert, cautiously looking around as if to confirm whether it was safe.

After a moment, the cat suddenly turned around and scurried away with incredible agility, disappearing in the blink of an eye into the misty, winding alleyway...

At this moment, Huai'an was listening attentively to Duo Duo's detailed report, and she was already familiar with Mu Yinghong's every move. However, after learning about the situation, Huai'an couldn't help but feel a deep sense of pity for Wu Yutong.

After telling Gu Jingxing, she said with distress, "I don't know why Wu Yutong did this. She's quite pitiful now... I heard her hand was cut by glass and bleeding, and Mu Yinghong even tried to extort money from her before she would let her go..."

Gu Jingxing chuckled upon hearing this, then said bluntly, "The wicked must be dealt with by the wicked! You're just too kind. Look at this, if you hadn't been so mentally strong, who knows what serious consequences would have occurred. If someone slightly more vulnerable had encountered this, it would have been terrible. Not only would they have been beaten and scolded by their parents, but some students would have been expelled or disciplined from school! The reason we were able to handle it so easily is because of our good grades; the teacher was protecting us. But if students with poor grades had encountered this situation, it probably wouldn't have ended so well."

Shi Huai'an pondered for a moment, glanced at him, and said, "You're right, she's gone too far. We've helped her so much, and she's still spreading rumors everywhere. Why is that? I heard her parents are always arguing. This family environment... could it be that she's lacking love?"

“That can’t be an excuse for her to bully others. Think about it, feeling sympathy and pity for those who do bad things, and even helping them, isn’t that a bit abnormal? If sympathy goes too far, it becomes a burden.” Gu Jingxing looked at Shi Huai’an and said with a smile, “People are always prone to trusting those who seem weak, but in the end, it’s always those who pretend to be strong who get hurt. Huai’an, true kindness also needs a little temper, otherwise your kindness might be taken advantage of by bad people.”

Huai'an rested her chin on her hand, blinked, and said, "It's all because you're too handsome. She has a crush on you, and when she sees us always going to and from school together, she gets jealous and drags me into it too. It's clearly her feelings for you..."

Gu Jingxing's face flushed red instantly. He stared wide-eyed at Shi Huai'an as if he were looking at a monster, then pointed at Huai'an and stammered, "You...you're deliberately trying to annoy me! I'm not talking to you anymore...do whatever you want, I'm going back to practice..." After saying that, he hurriedly got on his bike and sped away, looking like a mouse being chased by a cat, clearly frightened by the news.

Shi Huai'an laughed heartily, then pondered Gu Jingxing's words. She suddenly remembered a psychological study in her previous life called Stockholm Syndrome, a rare mental illness. Its main manifestation is that the victim develops emotional identification, sympathy, and emotional dependence on the perpetrator, forming a harmonious relationship.

Huai stood quietly by the window, her gaze fixed on the jasmine bush against the wall in the yard. It had grown into a robust plant, its thick branches laden with buds of all sizes. The buds were tightly closed, like shy maidens hiding behind the verdant leaves, revealing only a hint of pink or white. Some buds had grown quite large, as if they might burst into beautiful bloom at any moment. A gentle breeze rustled the leaves, carrying a delicate fragrance into the air.

A deep sense of self-reflection and vigilance welled up within her. She began to realize that what she had always considered kindness had, at certain moments, become an almost pathological manifestation of weakness. That complex emotion—a mixture of hatred and sympathy for the perpetrator—was like an inescapable curse, tightly binding her heartstrings.

Recalling her past life, whenever Zhong Hanzhe abused her, a surge of intense hatred would instantly well up within her. However, inexplicably, the moment he humbly begged for forgiveness, all that hatred would vanish like smoke. And her? In real life, she repeatedly chose to compromise and yield, seemingly accustomed to having her dignity trampled upon at will.

What's even more terrifying is that Huai'an is completely unaware of her own morbid psychological state. Even in this life, she still occasionally falls into a strange cycle of being lucid and confused. Sometimes, she clearly understands that she should resolutely resist the injustices and harms, but more often, she involuntarily repeats the same mistakes, becoming that weak and easily bullied person again.

Gu Jingxing's words were like a wake-up call, making her much more aware. Yes, the person who hurt you doesn't deserve your forgiveness; at the very least, you should avoid them and never have any further contact with them...

The next day, Mu Yinghong had a classmate pass a note to Shi Huai'an. It read in haste: "All settled, please don't worry—Hong"

Shi Huai'an was stunned. This meant that she had already handled it and told him not to worry about it, without revealing the specific reasons... Huai'an thought to himself, this Mu Yinghong must have taken Wu Yutong's money and promised Wu Yutong that she wouldn't tell anyone, right?

Huai'an scratched his head, deep in thought, when Lin Shaoyi leaned over and asked, "What are you looking at?"

Huai'an quickly put the note away and smiled, "It's nothing."

While flipping through her notebook, Lin Shaoyi said, "I ran into Wu Yutong on my way to school today. She didn't seem to be in a good mood; it looked like she had been crying."

Huai'an asked absentmindedly, "What is it now?"

"I don't know, she didn't say, but she seemed really strange. She even asked me if I'd ever told you anything about her, saying you haven't been spending much time with her lately..." Lin Shaoyi stammered, "I feel like she's always asking about you and Gu Jingxing, and the worst part is she's always half-believing what I say. She also cries easily over the smallest things. I really think it's easy to get depressed if I'm with her... If it weren't for you..."

Huai'an said indifferently, "If you don't like it, just stay away from each other less. There's no need to live such a tiring life. Who cares so much about face? The most important thing is to be happy."

Upon hearing this, Lin Shaoyi laughed and said, "Yes, yes, that's what I thought too." She then asked mysteriously, "Did you two have a fight? She keeps saying that you're angry with her."

Huai'an said calmly, "We didn't really have any interaction to begin with, so why get so angry? It's not worth getting upset. If you're alright, I have to do my homework."

She didn't want to discuss Wu Yutong. This incident made her think about human nature. She originally thought students were pure, but she didn't expect that there was no pure land in this world. Wherever there are people, there is a world of conflict and struggle. She felt that she had been educated by a bunch of kids, and that she had wasted her previous life.

Lin Shaoyi chuckled and picked up her notebook to ask a math question: "Quick, explain this problem to me, I'm about to be driven crazy by math."

In that vibrant and energetic campus, the rumors about Guan An and Gu Jingxing were like fleeting clouds, quickly replaced by other fresh and interesting news. As time went by, this incident that had once caused such a great uproar gradually faded from people's sight, as if everything had quietly subsided.

However, without anyone noticing, several adorable tabby cats appeared on campus. They often sat obediently on the ping-pong tables, basking in the warm sunshine. Whenever students surged in like a tide, these clever little creatures would suddenly disappear, leaving only a series of nimble figures.

Meanwhile, Wu Yutong was deeply troubled. She suddenly realized that Lin Shaoyi, who had always accompanied her home from school, was nowhere to be found; what disappointed her even more was that every time she went to find Huai'an with high hopes, she was met with his cold and polite, even somewhat distant, attitude. This huge gap made her feel increasingly heavy-hearted.

That morning, sunlight streamed through the windows into the classroom, creating a peaceful and serene atmosphere. However, this tranquility was soon shattered. As Wu Yutong walked lightly into the classroom, she had no idea that a chilling event was about to unfold.

She walked to her seat, preparing to put her heavy schoolbag into the desk drawer. The moment she reached in, a strange feeling washed over her—it seemed there was something unusual hidden inside. Filled with doubt and a touch of unease, she cautiously reached her hand deeper, wanting to find out.

Suddenly, her fingers touched a furry, soft object. The touch sent a shiver down her spine. She screamed in terror, her body jolting as if electrocuted, nearly losing her balance and falling to the ground in shock.

The sharp scream, like a pebble thrown into a lake, instantly shattered the quiet atmosphere of the morning reading class. Students put down their books and curiously gathered around Wu Yutong. All eyes were fixed on that otherwise ordinary desk.

Sitting next to Wu Yutong was a mischievous and daring boy named Li Ming. Seeing this, he quickly lowered his head and stared intently into the desk drawer. What he saw startled even the usually fearless Li Ming, but then he couldn't help but laugh out loud: "Haha, Wu Yutong, have you offended someone? There's a dead rat in here! But I must declare first, this was definitely not me."

Hearing this, the students were even more surprised and began whispering among themselves. One of them, the first student to arrive at the classroom, frowned and pondered for a moment before saying, "This morning when I opened the door, I think I saw a few cats sneak into the classroom. Maybe they were the ones who did it?" This guess immediately sparked even more discussion.

Someone countered, "How is that possible? Why would these cats specifically put a dead mouse on her table? Does she have a grudge against cats?"

In an instant, all sorts of strange and wonderful ideas flooded the students' minds, and the entire classroom descended into chaos and noise.

A thin female teacher walked in and, seeing everyone gathered in a group, pounded on the podium and said, "What's going on? Hurry up and take your seats for morning reading."

The students returned to their seats amidst their chatter, but Wu Yutong remained standing in the distance, trembling and crying out, "Teacher, I don't know who put the dead rat in my desk!"

But the female teacher was also most afraid of these snakes and rats. She called out nervously, "Li Ming, you guys quickly help me throw the dead rat into the trash can outside."

With a sly smile, Li Ming slowly dragged the long-dead, grayish-brown, foul-smelling rat out of the desk drawer. He gripped the rat's tail tightly with one hand, then, as if carrying a weightless toy, wobbled to his feet and walked out of the classroom.

The female students in the classroom screamed at the sight and quickly covered their eyes, unable to bear the horrifying scene. The female teacher on the podium was terrified, her face turning pale, and she retreated repeatedly, as if the dead rat might pounce on her at any moment.

The tense atmosphere in the classroom only eased slightly after Li Ming left, and everyone breathed a long sigh of relief. However, the angry female teacher was not willing to let the matter rest. She decided to launch a thorough investigation and find out who was so bold as to put a dead rat in the classroom.

However, no matter how much she questioned her, no one could explain how the dead mouse had somehow gotten into the classroom and ended up lying so "obediently" in the drawer. Ultimately, the matter was left unresolved.

Unexpectedly, in the days that followed, a dead rat would appear in Wu Yutong's desk almost every day. Poor Wu Yutong was terrified every time she opened the drawer, to the point that she went to school in constant fear. This incident quickly became the talk of the school, a hot topic of conversation among the students.

Finally, unable to bear it any longer, Wu Yutong, due to excessive fright, took three full days of sick leave. Strangely enough, ever since Wu Yutong left school, that horrible dead rat has never appeared again.

When the news reached Shi Huai'an's ears, a sudden doubt flashed through her mind. After some thought, she immediately understood the reason. So, as soon as she got home, she angrily found her chubby orange cat, 'Duo Duo,' and gave it a thorough scolding.

It turns out that all of this was orchestrated by the mischievous, chubby orange tabby cat, Duoduo! Duoduo felt that its owner, Huai'an, had been bullied but had so easily forgiven the perpetrator, so it decided to seek justice for its owner and give Wu Yutong a small punishment.

Under Huai'an's stern reprimand, Duoduo seemed to realize she had caused a great deal of trouble and slunk away. From then on, the tabby cats completely disappeared from the school, and the turmoil caused by the dead rat finally subsided.