Chapter 700 - 194: Purple Mood
"Gurgle~"
The time dialed back slightly, Class C of the first year.
"Hey, hey, did you see the flyer about the camp?"
"I heard that in a few days we’ll be going to a hotel by the beach, and there’ll be hot springs too~"
"Hehe, I want to go shopping in Tokyo."
In the classroom, the students who just finished their lunch break were gathering in groups, talking about various things.
The boys were discussing how the latest version of a certain game had nerfed their favorite character into oblivion, or they were complaining about the new Three Body People.
The girls were gossiping, recommending shows they were chasing, handy little items, and interesting places to check in.
In short, midterms had just ended, and the weekend camp was coming, so no one was in the mood to study anymore; they just wanted to hurry and board the plane to Ying Country.
"..."
But among them, only Spencer seemed to be rejected by the air in the classroom, making it hard for her to breathe.
Everyone was unhappy with Spencer’s return, yet they were wary of her background and her sheer strength.
So, they all chose a unified approach toward Spencer:
Silence and distance.
All morning, no one paid her any attention, as if she were invisible.
It was clearly the same as before, but it didn’t hurt like this before.
Because at that time, she still had a friend by her side.
Spencer pouted, closed the notebook on her desk filled with crooked writing and question marks, and turned to look at the seat beside her.
There sat a broad-minded girl, An Le.
Feeling Spencer’s gaze, An Le lifted her eyes to glance at Spencer.
This was the umpteenth time she had looked at her since this morning.
This time, An Le didn’t remain silent but instead looked up at Park Shuwen, who was just about to stand up,
"Park Shuwen..."
"Ah?"
This call seemed to soften Park Shuwen’s bones.
She stumbled, barely supporting herself against the seat.
Then, gasping and trembling, she turned to An Le,
"Wha... What’s up, An Le?"
An Le looked at her and was momentarily taken aback, then pursed her lips and said,
"Later on, can I swap seats with you?"
"Su... Sure!"
Hearing this, Park Shuwen blushed slightly and immediately stood up to pack her things.
Seeing An Le also start to pack, she even stopped to help An Le first,
"I’ll help you pack; you... you just sit."
"I’ll join in too..."
"..."
Soon, the two followers who were with Park Shuwen earlier also came over with flushed cheeks to help An Le pack, leaving her with no room to intervene.
This scene burned Spencer’s brain, completely unable to comprehend what was happening, and she could only stare blankly at An Le’s seat being swapped.
Soon, An Le’s seat was no longer close to Spencer’s, replaced by Park Shuwen.
"Thank you."
"No worries..."
Even Park Shuwen herself was somewhat puzzled as to why she was helping An Le.
But it felt like...
Staying by her side, talking to her, and helping her gave a very comfortable feeling.
Following that subconscious desire, Park Shuwen hesitated for a second and then subconsciously invited,
"Do... do you want to have lunch with us, An Le? My treat..."
"..."
Originally, An Le intended to coldly refuse, but feeling Spencer’s gaze on her, she thought for a second and then smiled,
"Sure."
"Then... then let’s go."
At this moment, most of the classmates had gone out for lunch or a break, leaving only a few of them behind.
At her seat, Spencer stared blankly as An Le was surrounded by Park Shuwen and the others, finally unable to resist standing up to call out to her,
"An Le!"
"...What’s wrong?"
An Le paused her steps slightly, then turned back to look at Spencer.
Spencer mumbled for a good while, then avoided her gaze slightly and said in a low voice,
"Even if you’re not playing with me anymore, there’s... there’s no need to force yourself to be bullied by them...
"Even if you don’t see me as a friend anymore, I’ll still help if they bully you again."
Hearing this, An Le’s eyes narrowed slightly.
Her forehead gradually began to show veins, and she eventually burst out laughing.
"Snap~"
The next second, she gently reached out and grabbed Park Shuwen’s chin.
Park Shuwen was startled, not expecting An Le to make such a move.
She instinctively wanted to resist, but her body thought it wasn’t that bad.
Even though the memory had been erased, the pleasure was still like an instilling jinx, torturing her.
"Um..."
So, she didn’t resist, her cheeks slightly flushed, lips pressed tight.
And An Le just looked at Spencer and then asked Park Shuwen,
"Will you still bully me?"
"No... no more..."
Park Shuwen squinted and quickly shook her head,
"Even if you bully me... I’m willing..."
Spencer’s eyes widened, increasingly unable to understand what was happening before her.
She felt like she had taken a psychedelic drug, seeing illusions.
And seeing Spencer’s disbelief reaching its peak, An Le smiled slightly and released Park Shuwen’s chin.
She then wiped her hand as if it were dirty.
Thinking about what she had seen in the counseling session earlier, An Le gazed emptily at Spencer, the smile on her face completely fading,
"You better take care of yourself, Spencer."
If it wasn’t for Little Thumb telling her that Spencer’s superpower was the hardest to deal with, better to deal with the other two first, she...
Forcing herself to endure the unpleasantness of the scene she had just witnessed, An Le spoke no further and turned to leave.
Left behind was Spencer, still sitting dumbfounded where she was.