The male protagonist of a sweet romance novel went on a killing spree in the world of angst novels.

Tan Yi was wondering why Yan Ting hadn't returned for so long while she was getting a drink, so she got up to check on him, only to find two very annoying people.

What bad luck.

I ran into these two people while eating at a buffet.

Surprisingly, Lu Huai did not get angry or argue with Tan Yi's sarcastic remarks.

This is not because he is magnanimous.

Even Lu Huai, a popular figure at school, had heard a little about the deeds of this arrogant eldest daughter of the Tan family during his high school years.

This girl is a notorious school bully at Shimizu High School, the kind that everyone avoids.

“Yanting.” Lu Huai stared straight at Yanting. “Let’s talk sometime.”

Yan Ting avoided his gaze and said softly, "What is there for us to talk about?"

At this moment, Tan Yi suddenly stepped forward and blocked Yan Ting's way. Despite her petite stature, she had an aura that was 1.8 meters tall.

She raised her head and looked down at Lu Huai like a haughty queen, "Lu Huai, stay away from my Tingting from now on."

Lu Huai lowered his eyes, glanced at Tan Yi, and said in a cold tone, "Miss Tan, this is a matter between Yan Ting and me. It's not your place to interfere."

He stood with his hands in his pockets, looking down at people with an imposing aura.

Anyone else would probably have been so frightened that they would have been too scared to utter a sound.

But Tan Yi was always protective of her own, and she scoffed, "Lu Huai, they may be afraid of you, but I'm not."

At this moment, Gu Qianqiu suddenly interjected, "Miss Tan, this is ultimately their business. No matter how good your relationship is with Miss Yan, you can't make decisions for her on your own."

Before Tan Yi could retort, Yan Ting spoke first: "How do you know she can't? Do you know me well?" His lukewarm tone contained a hint of sarcasm.

Gu Qianqiu choked.

She lowered her eyes and said softly, "I'm sorry, I overstepped my bounds."

"Gu Qianqiu?" Tan Yi narrowed her eyes, her red lips slightly curved, her eyes upturned, and her charming fox eyes were now extremely aggressive: "You still have the nerve to come back? What? You couldn't hook up with any men outside? So you came back to seduce your ex-boyfriend."

Upon hearing this, Gu Qianqiu's face turned pale. She deliberately moved closer to Lu Huai and said in a voice that was both angry and aggrieved, "Miss Tan, I have no grudge against you. Even if Miss Yan is your best friend, you can't slander me like this without distinguishing right from wrong."

"Slander you?" Tan Yi sneered. "What about you is worthy of my slander?"

"Enough." Lu Huai suddenly interrupted Tan Yi. His indifferent eyes were cold as he looked at Yan Ting and said in a deep voice, "Yan Ting, don't be willful. You used to be so obedient and well-behaved. Why are you defying me at every turn now?"

Yan Ting never expected to hear Lu Huai say such things.

Clever?

obedient?

Of course she didn't want to be obedient or compliant, but had Lu Huai given her that chance?

No.

From beginning to end, Lu Huai never truly regarded her as an independent person.

"Brother Huai." Yan Xun's appearance broke the awkward and strange atmosphere.

When he saw Yan Ting and Tan Yi, he said with a half-smile, "I didn't expect to run into Miss Yan here. I was wondering why Brother Huai hadn't returned yet. So it's Miss Yan here! It's so lively. Why don't you come to our table and eat with us?"

The tone clearly had a playful, gossipy air about it.

Upon hearing this, Gu Qianqiu pinched her fingertips together, and a dark glint flashed in her brown eyes.

For a moment, she was unsure what the boy in front of her, who had always been quite obedient to her, was thinking.

Just as Tan Yi was about to retort to Yan Xun, Yan Ting spoke up first, saying, "Sorry, we're not very familiar with each other."

Her tone was indifferent and aloof.

After saying that, she pulled Tan Yi away from where they were.

For some reason, as Lu Huai watched Yan Ting's departing figure, a hint of gloom flashed in his eyes.

Remembering his grandfather's previous talk about going to the Yan family to annul the engagement, he had originally agreed, but every time he saw Yan Ting, he couldn't help but hesitate.

Lu Huai was puzzled by his own behavior.

He didn't think he had fallen in love with Yanting.

He just felt that he hadn't truly won over Yanting yet.

So it's mostly just resentment.