Annoying.
Tang Ziya was really going too far lately.
Before, she had mostly just looked for trouble in the classroom, but now she dared to charge into the boys’ dormitory.
If she continued to be this arrogant, wouldn’t she eventually end up harassing him at his own home?
Adhering to the principle that a gentleman does not fight with a woman, and considering she was someone the homeroom teacher valued, Gu Chen had intended to give her some face.
He usually couldn’t be bothered to argue with her over most things.
But today, she had charged directly into his dorm room with an expression that suggested he owed her millions.
He couldn’t help but feel a surge of genuine irritation.
“You—what did you say!”
Tang Ziya was already fuming with rage, and being teased by his words only made her blood boil further.
“Can’t you understand Chinese? Scram before I actually get angry. Otherwise, don’t blame me for being impolite.”
By now, Gu Chen was losing his patience.
He already suffered from morning grumpiness.
First, he had been startled awake by Guo Ming’s fat, otaku face, and then his mortal enemy had invaded his home base.
No one would be in a good mood after that.
“You know exactly what you did last night! Today, I’m going to eliminate a public nuisance!”
‘Last night?’
Gu Chen frowned.
His heart skipped a beat.
Last night, he had sneaked into the faculty showers to bathe.
Could she have found out about that?
“Gu Chen! It was one thing when you were just bullying people, committing arson, gambling, and swindling, but now you’ve become a flashing pervert! You’ve completely disgraced the school! Die!”
Seeing the blank, playing-dumb expression on his face, Tang Ziya cursed like a rapid-fire machine gun.
She didn’t want to hear any explanations.
She swung the weapon she was holding directly at him, a strike clearly intended to do damage…
“Holy crap!”
Gu Chen hadn’t expected her to actually strike.
His lingering grogginess vanished instantly.
Facing the weapon swinging toward him, he dodged with a quick flash, his eyes wide with shock.
Seeing that her first strike missed, Tang Ziya swung again with a backhand.
Gu Chen was momentarily terrified by how fierce this girl was.
He grabbed something behind him and threw it at her face.
“Ouch!”
Tang Ziya cried out in pain and stumbled back two steps.
Only then did she see that the object was a life-sized body pillow with an adult-rated anime girl printed on it.
“Ah!!”
“You pervert!!”
Looking down at the image, her entire face turned beet-red, whether from anger or embarrassment.
She looked as though she had been personally violated and nearly gagged.
“Hey, that belongs to Guo Ming! What does it have to do with me?”
Gu Chen quickly explained.
“Just die!”
Tang Ziya stomped on the body pillow and continued her assault.
Gu Chen shifted and dodged, managing to avoid every single blow.
Instead, he seized the hand she was attacking with, pinning her in place.
After restraining her, Gu Chen instinctively pulled back a fist to strike, but he stopped it right in front of her face.
In the end, he still had to consider the homeroom teacher’s feelings.
If things got too ugly, it would make things difficult for the teacher too.
“Calm down! If there’s something to say, say it clearly. Stop framing an innocent person,” Gu Chen said, maintaining his last shred of composure.
He grabbed Tang Ziya’s shoulder with his other hand and asked slowly.
“Let go of me!!”
Tang Ziya struggled violently, having no intention of explaining anything.
*Riiip!*
Amidst the struggle, the sound of tearing fabric rang out.
The weather after the start of the school year was still very hot, so everyone dressed lightly.
It was unclear if Gu Chen’s strength was too great or if the quality of Tang Ziya’s clothes was just poor.
The shirt tore open directly from the collar, revealing a large expanse of snow-white skin as the fabric gave way…
By the time he realized something was wrong and let go, it was already too late.
“…”
Gu Chen stood frozen on the spot.
The T-shirt, nearly ripped in half, hung open, exposing the scene before him.
The sight of her chest, held within her underwear, was incredibly striking as it rose and fell with her heavy breathing.
‘Wow, Tang Ziya’s development is even better than that animal Guo Ming estimated,’ Gu Chen thought to himself, unable to look away.
*Bang!!*
At that moment, Wang Meng finally arrived.
Panting, she burst into the dormitory, intending to stop the fight.
“Class Monitor, are you okay…”
“Ah!!”
Wang Meng reached her side, and before she could even see if there had been a physical conflict, she saw the scene.
“Eek!”
Tang Ziya realized at almost the same time that her chest felt cold.
She looked down, saw her disheveled state, and let out a scream that nearly pierced Gu Chen’s eardrums.
She hurriedly grabbed her collar to cover herself, feeling like she wanted to die.
“Gu Chen! You bastard!”
Realizing she had not only been exposed but seen by a “pervert” like Gu Chen, she felt so wronged she almost burst into tears.
“You’re the one who came here looking for trouble. It has nothing to do with me,” Gu Chen said, finally averting his gaze.
He knew things had gone a bit too far, but for one, it was a pure accident, and for another, he wasn’t about to apologize when he wasn’t the one at fault.
However, the newly arrived Wang Meng didn’t know what had just happened.
Her mind had already constructed an entirely different story.
[Imagined Scenario]
“Gu Chen, what are you doing? Don’t come over here!”
“Heh heh heh… You delivered yourself right to my door. Today, you’re going to have some fun with me!”
“No!! I’m calling for help!”
“Go ahead and scream! Cry for help all you want; no one is coming to save you! Hahaha!”
*Tearing clothes*
“Little beauty, just give in to me…”
Coming back to reality, Wang Meng began to tremble with fear.
But seeing her pitiful class monitor, she actually summoned the courage to stand in front of her.
She spread her arms wide, her gaze resolute.
“Gu—Gu Chen! Please, let the class monitor go!”
Wang Meng pleaded, her voice thick with tears.
“What are you talking about? She’s the one who won’t let me go…”
Seeing Wang Meng, Gu Chen’s anger dissipated quite a bit.
At least there was someone now to hold back that crazy girl.
“We promise we won’t tell anyone about what happened last night! Please, as long as you don’t bully the class monitor, I… I can be your girlfriend!”
Wang Meng knew she was no match for him, but for her best friend, she decided to sacrifice herself.
“Wang Meng, are you crazy? This guy won’t let us go! Run, I’ll hold him back!”
Tang Ziya shouted, refusing to let someone else face the danger.
“No! Class Monitor, I can’t leave you! Waaaah!”
The two of them looked at each other with tear-filled eyes, both nearly weeping.
“Can you two please show me some respect!”
Gu Chen clutched his chest.
‘I’m the one who wants to cry right now…’
He had just woken up, and Tang Ziya had charged in trying to kill him.
How did it end up looking like he was some heinous villain!
To prevent the misunderstanding from worsening, he rummaged through his closet, pulled out a thin jacket, and tossed it to Tang Ziya.
“Here, put it on and go back to your dorm to change.”
“I’m not wearing a pervert’s clothes!”
Tang Ziya froze for a moment.
Thinking this might be the “work clothes” Gu Chen used for his crimes, she stubbornly refused.
“Fine, go out like that then. I won’t be responsible for whatever happens,” Gu Chen said, raising an eyebrow.
He had given her enough face; he wasn’t going to coddle her.
“You’re really going to let us go?”
Wang Meng couldn’t quite believe it.
After all, from what she could see, he was indeed showing goodwill.