Quick Transmigration: Why did you provoke him? He's love-struck!

Chapter 290 Thorny Rose (47)

Xu Zhiyun looked embarrassed: "No, I was just asking..."

"Don't be too curious. You're right about one thing: this path is not something ordinary people can replicate."

Xu Zhiyun: "..."

Yan Zhen thought her sarcastic remarks would deter Xu Zhiyun, but she clearly underestimated Xu Zhiyun's perseverance.

The next day was the first day of school. As soon as get out of class ended at noon, Song Yi's bodyguards waited outside the classroom of Class 3, Grade 11, and invited Yan Zhen to Dexian Building for lunch in full view of everyone.

Because of Song Yi's instruction, Yan Zhen became the talk of the school on the first day of school. Last semester, Yan Zhen was a pitiful wretch who was bullied by Qin Huai and all the students in the school. This semester, he somehow managed to climb up to a big shot living at the top of the pyramid in Dexian Building.

Is this a way of finding a powerful backer for oneself?

I wonder who her backer is.

And what methods did they use to climb up to that powerful backer?

The school forum was abuzz with all sorts of opinions.

Yan Zhen let it go in one ear and out the other, not taking the rumors and malicious speculations to heart at all.

A few days later, the rumors gradually faded away, and another piece of news quickly swept through Bihai High School.

Song Yi, who was a pure, beautiful, and stunningly pretty high school girl last semester, turned into a boy after winter break.

The discussion about this matter on the forum remains very heated.

"It's probably fake. Maybe she just cut her hair short and changed her style of dress."

"But his school uniform has changed from a skirt to a boys' uniform, and he's grown so much taller over the winter break, and he's even developed an Adam's apple! He's definitely a boy!"

Did he undergo gender reassignment surgery?

"Is this something I can talk about? Yesterday I saw Song Yi and Lin Xun, a second-year high school student, coming out of Dexian Building together. Is it possible that Song Yi was originally a girl, and that she underwent gender reassignment surgery to become a boy for Lin Xun's sake?"

"Holy crap! So, the 'Young Master of Dexian Tower' that Lin Xun is trying to get close to is Song Yi?"

……

Yan Zhen went to and from get out of class as usual, completely ignoring the various kinds of stares from those people.

But she remained oblivious to what was happening around her, while Xu Zhiyun, like a loudspeaker, would constantly relay news from the forum about her and Song Yi to her.

"Someone went to the school archives to look through Song Yi's file, and he did fill in 'male' on his enrollment form last year." Xu Zhiyun was engrossed in gossip on his phone, and didn't forget to move his chair and lean out to ask Yan Zhen, who was working on his homework, "Lin Xun, so was Song Yi a cross-dresser before?"

Yan Zhen had her earphones in and ignored her.

Xu Zhiyun didn't mind her cold attitude and continued, "He looks quite good in a skirt, better than most girls. Last year when he first entered school, some boys from the second and third years of high school gave him love letters and confessed to him in public. Now that they know he's a boy, those guys who confessed to him must be green with envy, hahaha!"

Yan Zhen still ignored him.

Xu Zhiyun simply walked over and took off her earphones: "Lin Xun, I'm talking to you."

Yan Zhen frowned: "I'm not interested in these things. If you want to gossip, go find someone else outside."

Xu Zhiyun said with a grin, "It's just a casual chat, I didn't mean any harm... Are you dating Song Yi?"

Yan Zhen snatched the earphones back: "Leave me alone!"

Xu Zhiyun ran into a snag, pouted, and went back to continue doing practice problems on his phone.

Despite Yan Zhen's unfriendly attitude towards Xu Zhiyun, Xu Zhiyun persisted.

The next morning, Yan Zhen insisted on going to the classroom with her. At noon, after Yan Zhen finished her lunch break, she and Song Yi came out of Dexian Building together. Xu Zhiyun "coincidentally" passed by and ran over to say hello.

"Lin Xun, are we going back to the classroom? Let's go together."

She was speaking to Yan Zhen, but her gaze kept drifting towards Song Yi.

Yan Zhen paused, then said coldly, "I have other things to do. You can go now."

Xu Zhiyun insisted, "It's okay, I'll wait for you."

Yan Zhen: "..."

Xu Zhiyun looked at Song Yi and greeted him casually: "You must be Song Yi. My name is Xu Zhiyun. I am Lin Xun's roommate. We share a room."

Song Yi gave a half-smile: "I know."

Xu Zhiyun was flattered: "Lin Xun mentioned me to you?"

“No, I’ve seen you before.” Song Yi’s eyes were ambiguous. “Last year, for Qin Huai’s million-dollar bonus, you locked Lin Xun in the bathroom in the grove, causing her to have an asthma attack and almost die there. I was outside the bathroom at the time.”

Xu Zhiyun's face immediately turned awkward. She awkwardly chuckled and said, "That matter is all in the past. I have already apologized to Lin Xun, and she has forgiven me. We are getting along very well now."

At this point, Xu Zhiyun reached out to take Yan Zhen's arm: "Right, Lin Xun?"

Yan Zhen didn't reply, but pushed her hand away and quickened his pace toward the teaching building.

The teaching buildings for the first and second years of high school were not in the same direction. When they reached the fork in the road, Song Yi and the others parted ways.

As soon as Song Yi walked away, Yan Zhen stopped and sternly warned Xu Zhiyun: "Song Yi is not someone you can mess with. Stay away from him, and stay away from me too!"

Xu Zhiyun misunderstood her words and quickly raised his hands in surrender: "I swear to God, Lin Xun, I know my own limitations. I know I'm not good-looking, and Song Yi would never be interested in me. I have no intention of stealing your boyfriend."

You know the trend of bullying students from poor families in schools. Although Qin Huai and Jiang Xicun transferred schools, there's no guarantee that there won't be another bully targeting me. I just want to find someone to rely on.

I know you don't want to be friends with me. I don't need your help; you can ignore me. Just let others know that I'm connected with you and Song Yi, and they won't dare do anything to me because of Song Yi… In return, I'll buy you things, fetch water, pick up packages, and be your errand boy/girl, okay?"

"No! I don't need any errand boys or followers!" Yan Zhen's tone was quite stern. "Don't get close to Song Yi. He won't become your protector, and neither will I! Getting too close to me will only bring danger. If you don't want to die, pretend you don't know me! Don't talk to me again!"

Xu Zhiyun was taken aback: "What do you mean?"

“Song Yi is not as kind as you think. I gave you advice, whether you listen to it or not is up to you. You should take care of yourself.”

After saying that, Yan Zhen left first.

Xu Zhiyun stood there, carefully pondering Yan Zhen's words several times, and finally rolled her eyes—Lin Xunzhen could come up with any nonsense to reject her advances.

"You think 'Song Yi isn't as kind as you think'? Do you think this is a gangster movie?"

Xu Zhiyun scoffed at Yan Zhen's departing figure, then took off after him, deliberately drawing out his voice in front of several passing students: "Lin Xun, wait for me!"