She sat back, feeling dejected.
Shangguan Linglan left with satisfaction, feeling as though even the sunlight had become much warmer. Lin Huanhuan sat there with a small, bitter face, feeling incredibly gloomy.
She had always been the one bullying others; when had she ever been the one getting bullied? She never expected to stumble here today. It felt awful.
Lin Huanhuan slumped onto the table again, resting her chin on her overlapped hands. A fierce light glinted in her eyes, making her look like a defeated, bloodthirsty lone wolf.
You Yuelan watched her, spacing out for some unknown reason. As she stared, a thought suddenly popped into her mind.
‘She looks quite pretty when she’s angry. I’ve never seen her look so aggrieved yet helpless. If… if I could see this all the time, that would be nice.’
You Yuelan was startled by her own thought. She shook her head, feeling a bit drowsy again.
‘Dammit, no, I have to get my revenge when I find the chance. I can’t let this loss go!’
Lin Huanhuan swore to herself. Then she noticed You Yuelan was actually smiling beside her. Her almond-shaped eyes narrowed. ‘How dare you laugh after I just got bullied up there? I have to teach you a lesson and show you who the boss is!’
Not long after, another young Core Disciple walked in. She didn’t cause much of a fuss; she simply introduced herself and began the lesson.
The Core Disciple held a book, standing with her head high and chest out. She read directly from the text without sparing a single glance for the disciples below, occasionally taking two steps back and forth.
After hearing just two sentences, You Yuelan couldn’t help but yawn. She lay down to go to sleep. She didn’t know why, but it was always so easy to sleep in these classes. It was as if they had a hypnotic effect, even though she hadn’t been like this in the past.
However, she didn’t bother to look into it. Sleeping was all that mattered.
Yet, she hadn’t even been down for 2 seconds when a *thump, thump, thump* sound suddenly echoed from beside her. Thinking she had been caught, she sat up in a fright. When she looked closely, she realized it was Lin Huanhuan knocking on the table.
“What is it? Is something wrong?” You Yuelan asked calmly.
The corners of Lin Huanhuan’s lips curled up slightly. She smiled and said, “Nothing. I simply wanted to bully you a little.”
“You!” You Yuelan was momentarily speechless. Her worldview was once again being challenged by this fellow.
“Stretch out your hand. If you don’t want me to report you, then obediently do as I say. Otherwise, you know what I’m capable of,” Lin Huanhuan said dismissively.
You Yuelan didn’t want to agree, but then she remembered that her most fatal weakness was still in Lin Huanhuan’s hands. She also recalled the orders from her accomplices to get on Lin Huanhuan’s good side. With no other choice, she could only obediently comply.
Lin Huanhuan didn’t hesitate. She grabbed the girl’s small hand, interlacing their fingers to hold them together.
‘Hmph, let’s see you stay so calm. You should be showing an embarrassed expression by now, shouldn’t you?’ Lin Huanhuan huffed inwardly.
This was exactly what she had come here to do today. She had discovered earlier that You Yuelan seemed to be somewhat stone-faced and extremely lazy. Her reaction to Lin Huanhuan’s verbal attacks was almost like she had completely checked out.
How could that be? This didn’t match the original novel at all!
According to the original novel, You Yuelan should look at her with an expression of disgust and extreme shyness, and even have a frantic desire to kill her in her heart.
The current situation was that You Yuelan wasn’t following the original plot at all. Lin Huanhuan deeply suspected that if things continued like this, would she end up developing in the same direction as Ye Jinxi?
That absolutely could not happen!
So, in order to pull history back on track and return the branched river of time to the main trunk, she decided to use real methods to make You Yuelan feel fear and embarrassment!
But she couldn’t be reckless. After all, if she did something truly extreme to You Yuelan, she would be making a permanent enemy. There would be no room for reconciliation, and her plan for self-preservation would go bankrupt.
Intimate contact was also out of the question—things like grabbing her butt or breasts. While those actions would be highly effective, they were too ambiguous and could easily lead to something real.
Thus, Lin Huanhuan had racked her brains for a long time before coming up with this brilliant method: holding You Yuelan’s hand with their ten fingers interlocked.
As everyone knew, You Yuelan was an innocent little virgin who had never been in a relationship. How could she have experienced something as advanced as interlocking fingers?
Lin Huanhuan reckoned that as soon as they held hands, You Yuelan would immediately turn red with shyness, and steam might even rise from her head.
This would achieve the goal of making You Yuelan embarrassed without being too over the top. It was like killing multiple birds with one stone.
Lin Huanhuan couldn’t help but laugh wildly in her mind. ‘I really am a genius. It’s a pity I didn’t think of this sooner. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have been targeted by that fellow Ye Jinxi.’
The moment they held hands, Lin Huanhuan could clearly feel You Yuelan’s body tremble slightly. She felt triumphant. Naturally, she felt nothing herself; she held hands with Dong Yuner every day and had long since become immune to such things.
She lifted her eyes, wanting to enjoy the sight of You Yuelan’s shy face, but she suddenly froze. You Yuelan was still expressionless. Looking closer, one could even see boredom in You Yuelan’s eyes.
“What is it?” You Yuelan asked. “It’s just holding hands. Why are you staring at me? Is there something on my face?”
Seeing this, Lin Huanhuan was completely petrified. ‘How… how is this possible? She didn’t have any reaction at all. Was my estimation wrong?’
‘No, no, no, that’s definitely not it. She must be extremely embarrassed inside, but she isn’t showing it because she’s stone-faced. I can’t let her fool me.’
At that thought, Lin Huanhuan regained her composure and let out a cold laugh.
Seeing this, You Yuelan was a bit puzzled. She didn’t feel much of anything. While she hadn’t experienced holding hands before, it felt like nothing special now—far less comfortable than sleeping.
Lin Huanhuan gritted her teeth. ‘Dammit, I don’t believe this. I’m definitely going to break your composure today!’
In the next moment, Lin Huanhuan’s middle finger began to scratch back and forth in You Yuelan’s palm at an extremely fast speed.
She was taking advantage of the sensitivity of the palm, intending to make You Yuelan laugh out loud.
But what Lin Huanhuan didn’t expect was that no matter how fast she went, You Yuelan’s expression remained unchanged. She even let out a yawn, as if blaming Lin Huanhuan for not letting her rest.
“What an incredibly arrogant fellow!”
Lin Huanhuan put in more effort, but she still failed to provoke any reaction from You Yuelan.
Seeing that more than half of the lesson had passed and class was almost over, Lin Huanhuan suddenly became ruthless. She shifted her seat until her shoulder was pressing against You Yuelan’s. The two were almost glued together, to the point where they could clearly feel each other’s breath.