Chapter 291 : A Rose Wedding 17 (1/2)

Shi Sheng naturally hadn’t left the academy grounds.

Right now, she was busy watching the two leads. She hadn’t planned to! Honest! She’d just been chilling on the rooftop when they suddenly appeared.

As someone with grandmaster-level stealth skills, it was simply too easy for her to hide from Zuo Lie and Ai Wei.

It seemed Ai Wei was a bit unwilling, for her speed was very slow. Her legs were even trembling slightly.

Shi Sheng propped up her chin as she watched with a curious expression. ‘I say! FL, if you’re this scared, why don’t you just go home? Aren’t you just looking for abuse?’

“You’re…really that afraid of me?” Zuo Lie looked hurt.

Ai Wei bit her lip. “Hurry up and tell me what you wanted to say. Sikong will be worried if he can’t find me.”

Zuo Lie stepped towards her, whereupon Ai Wei immediately backed away, fear and rejection written in her eyes.

Zuo Lie froze to the spot, staring at Ai Wei in disbelief. ‘She was…this scared of me?’

Had events followed the plot where Mi Nai caused shenanigans with Sikong Sa, Ai Wei would interact more with Zuo Lie out of jealousy, resulting in her slowly falling for him.

But Shi Sheng hadn’t disrupted Ai Wei and Sikong Sa’s relationship at all, hence why Zuo Lie hadn’t made much progress with her.

On the other hand, Ai Wei felt rejection towards Zuo Lie because of the bloodsucking incidents in school.

Although he felt pained, Zuo Lie still told her what he wanted to, “Come with me. You’ll be hurt if you’re together with Sikong Sa.”

“Sikong and I are doing very well. Zuo Lie…let’s not meet any more.” Ai Wei spoke softly, “Hurry up and leave the academy. If they find out that you’re a…”

“Ai Wei, see? You’re still concerned for me! Come with me, I’ll protect you!” Zuo Lie seemed to have lost some of his reason as he grabbed Ai Wei’s arm.

“Zuo Lie, you’re hurting me.” Ai Wei started struggling. But Zuo Lie seemed like he hadn’t heard her as he held on tightly.

His expression was a bit twisted as he spoke, “Sikong Sa isn’t a good person! Trust me on this!”

“Zuo Lie.” Ai Wei couldn’t break free from his grip, so she could only bear with the pain, her expression taut. “Sikong is very good. He’s very good to me. Weren’t you the one who helped me court him? Why are you saying this now?”

Zuo Lie suddenly released Ai Wei and retreated a few steps, as if he’d just received a blow. ‘That’s right… I was the one who delivered her to Sikong Sa…’

Ai Wei clutched at her arm. She bit her lip as she backed away from him. “You…take care.”

But as she turned around, she was suddenly pulled back by Zuo Lie and pressed into his icy embrace, following which, her mouth was captured by his.

Ai Wei’s eyes widened. Her hand moved before she had time to think things through—a slap landed on Zuo Lie’s face. Whilst he was still in shock, she wrested herself free from his grasp.

“Zuo Lie, you’ve gone mad!” Ai Wei wiped at her lips furiously as tears spilled out of her eyes uncontrollably.

Zuo Lie didn’t speak as he just stared at her. There was disbelief, bitterness, and regret in his eyes…

Ai Wei panicked when faced with that gaze, turning around and fleeing down the stairs.

‘The person I like is Sikong Sa! Zuo Lie is a vampire!’

Ai Wei repeated told this to herself as she stumbled down the stairs. Because she rushed too much, she missed her footing on the last step and lost her balance.

Just as it seemed she was about to fall, however, a person dashed over and steadily caught her.

Ai Wei was badly shaken from the fright for a while, before finally turning to look at the person who caught her.

The fear and grievance from before all came pouring out as she sobbed quietly. “Sikong…”

“Silly girl, what is it? Did someone bully you?” Sikong Sa lifted Ai Wei’s face so her gaze met his.

“It’s nothing…” Ai Wei spoke haltingly. ‘If Sikong knows I went to see Zuo Lie, he’ll definitely get angry.’

“I was just thinking about what happened last night and got a bit scared.”

“I’m here. Never fear.” Sikong Sa gently helped her wipe away her tears. “You won’t look pretty if you cry, so don’t.”

Ai Wei murmured in assent.