Chapter 616: Chapter 616

Pan Bo’s relationship with Wen Miao had always been good.

Especially after tutoring together over the winter and summer vacations, the two of them traveling back and forth every day had indeed become as close as iron buddies.

At first, Wen Miao had a bit of a crush on Pan Bo.

She’d fantasized in her heart that maybe they could end up together.

After all, Pan Bo was great in terms of personality, height, and how he dealt with people. Except for not being particularly handsome, in other aspects, he could be called a ’budget version of Huo Feng.’

But shortly after Wen Miao harbored this thought, Pan Bo wiped it from her mind with his unintentional rejections.

Thus, after last year’s April Fool’s Day, Wen Miao completely abandoned the idea and contentedly continued being buddies with Pan Bo.

However, what Wen Miao didn’t know was that her brothers, in their eyes, had long considered Pan Bo to be someone special!

One winter vacation, one summer vacation, shuttling back and forth every day...

Her brothers had encountered the two of them several times, yet said nothing.

Originally, the brothers had thought that Wen Miao must be dating now.

Even though Pan Bo seemed just passable, at least he was male!

The thought that a girl like Wen Miao could have Pan Bo made her brothers feel truly comforted!

This illusion harbored by the brothers was finally shattered today...

Just from the way Pan Bo addressed Wen Miao, the brothers realized that what they thought was a ’boyfriend’ was actually just a little brother!

Wen Miao, this disappointing girl!

Not looking for a boyfriend but a little brother! Has society really come to this!

"You all should head to school if you’re going. Fatty, take good care of Sangzhi, alright!"

In front of them, Wen Miao was instructing Pan Bo.

To her brothers, these words sounded like she was giving orders...

The brothers thought: Indeed, he’s a lackey! A lackey!

Of course, people like Pan Bo wouldn’t be aware of the internal drama of Wen Miao’s brothers...

At this moment, Pan Bo, under the scrutiny of a circle of strange gazes, involuntarily trembled nervously...

"Ah... got it," he replied cautiously.

Pu Sangzhi, on the other hand, didn’t notice the weird atmosphere around them, smiling very naturally at Wen Miao, "Wen Miao, I’ll come to see you again next week. I’ll bring you the class notes."

"Sure, sure. But you also be careful at school!"

Wen Miao pointed a finger at Pu Sangzhi, "Cai Yiwen and Han Feiyi’s crowd have always been displeased with you. Without me there, you and Dandan need to take good care of yourselves."

Among the trio, Wen Miao, who had the strongest presence,

had always played the role of the strength bearer.

Wen Miao liked beautiful things.

Seeing how pretty Pu Sangzhi was, Wen Miao cherished the idea of protecting her.

So, having been ambushed along with Pu Sangzhi this time, Wen Miao was not only relieved she hadn’t been disfigured but also quite glad that she protected Pu Sangzhi, this delicate flower.

Pu Sangzhi nodded at her, feeling very touched, "Yeah, we’re fine. You take good care of your injuries too, looking forward to you coming back soon."

"Fatty, take good care of Sangzhi at school, too."

Wen Miao kept her eyes on Pan Bo, "With Huo Feng and me not around, Sangzhi will rely on you guys!"

"Don’t worry, Miao-ge! Ah... Miao-jie..."

Pan Bo’s mouth, swift in its turnaround!

Still, he couldn’t block the knife-like stares from the 4 brothers around him!

These dreadful elders!

"It’s fine now, you guys can go."

Wen Miao waved to the two of them, her lips lifting slightly.

After saying their farewells, Pu Sangzhi and Pan Bo left the ward together.

It could be said that shortly after leaving the ward, Pan Bo let out a long breath and patted his chest exclaiming, "That was terrifying..."

Pu Sangzhi didn’t understand what he meant.

Pan Bo nodded emphatically, "Big Sister, didn’t you see those terrifying gazes around Miao-ge just now! They were about to eat me alive!"

Pu Sangzhi also nodded, "Wen Miao’s brothers do look quite fierce. I didn’t dare greet them just now either."

Reflecting for a moment, Pu Sangzhi realized she had indeed not greeted Wen Miao’s family just now.

When it came to social niceties, she was indeed quite clueless...

If Huo Feng had been there just now, the situation definitely wouldn’t have been .

Pu Sangzhi put herself in their shoes: If Huo Feng faced that kind of situation, he would have been calm and composed, surely finding a way to charm and mollify the elders!

Pan Bo said with certainty, "I didn’t say anything just now, and even when I called out ’Miao-ge,’ I got scolded!"

Pu Sangzhi asked, "Then why can’t you just normally call her ’Wen Miao’?"

Pan Bo said, "I’ve gotten used to calling her the other name!"

Pu Sangzhi said, "She’s angry because you don’t treat Wen Miao as a girl!"

Pan Bo argued, "But Miao Ge is really masculine, you know. The first time I met her, she threw me over her shoulder!"

Pu Sangzhi sighed, "That’s why you deserve it!"

A few seconds later, Pan Bo couldn’t help but ask, "Why?"

Pu Sangzhi, shaking his head, reminded him, "When you start treating Wen Miao as a girl, you’ll understand."

At that moment, Pan Bo thought to himself: Wouldn’t that change the brotherly bond he had with Miao Ge?

No, no, better to just remain as brothers!

Around five-thirty in the evening, Pu Sangzhi and Pan Bo returned to school.

Out of concern for her safety, Pan Bo escorted her all the way to the door of Class 2 (1) and agreed to come pick her up after evening study before leaving.

Tonight was only the second night since the sulfuric acid incident, and one could say it was at its most sensational.

As soon as Pu Sangzhi arrived, all her classmates’ gazes simultaneously fell upon her...

So many eyes were on Pu Sangzhi, watching her like a monkey. But no one came up to her with questions or even showed extra concern...

So, under such strange attention, Pu Sangzhi went back to her seat and sat down.

Her deskmate Yao Meimei kept sneaking glances at her...

Pu Sangzhi caught Yao Meimei’s eye, then seized the opportunity to ask her, "What’s wrong?"

Yao Meimei pursed her lips and seemed to hesitate for a long time before leaning in to whisper, "Sangzhi, about the sulfuric acid incident... who really did it? Was it the debt collectors?"

Pu Sangzhi did not answer, only asking, "What about it?"

Yao Meimei continued in a whisper, "Is Wen Miao in the hospital too?"

Not sure what she wanted to ask, but Pu Sangzhi nodded nonetheless.

Yao Meimei pouted, seemingly about to say something, but then she said nothing and turned her head away.

Pu Sangzhi thought Yao Meimei was very strange.

Not just her, in fact, all the classmates were...

Pu Sangzhi took out her books from her bag, spread them out on the desk, and was about to take out a pen when Yao Meimei suddenly turned her head again and whispered, "Sangzhi, let me tell you something in secret."

"Hmm?" Pu Sangzhi was puzzled.

Then, Yao Meimei took out a notebook and quickly wrote a sentence for Pu Sangzhi to read.

After that, Pu Sangzhi understood why all their classmates were acting a bit strange.

Because Yao Meimei had written, "There have been some rumors in class lately, don’t take them seriously. I’m still on your side, you’re still my good deskmate!"

With just such an indirect message, Pu Sangzhi could guess the reason.

As sensitive as she was, how could she not feel that everyone was afraid to be too close to her?

After the sulfuric acid incident, which affected Huo Feng and Wen Miao, the reasons whispered from mouth to mouth among the students were all due to the debtors associated with Pu Sangzhi’s family... Googlᴇ search 𝙣𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙡•𝓯𝓲𝓻𝓮•𝕟𝕖𝕥

First, it was the class teacher, then Huo Feng, Wen Miao—ever since, any classmate close to her had been unlucky. So now, it was only natural for her classmates to keep their distance...

Pu Sangzhi would not blame anyone.

She even thought it was quite right...

So, she simply nodded at Yao Meimei, then lowered her head to flip through her book without saying anything more.

At that moment, Pu Sangzhi thought: It was better for her to be alone, better not to get too close to anyone...

Shortly afterward, Zhu Dandan arrived belatedly.

The moment she entered the classroom and saw Pu Sangzhi, without any hesitation, she rushed to Pu Sangzhi’s seat, showering her with a barrage of greetings and concerns!

While everyone else tried to avoid interacting with Pu Sangzhi, Zhu Dandan and Yao Meimei were both quite loyal.

Having such good deskmates and roommates brought a bit of warmth to Pu Sangzhi.

However, Pu Sangzhi considered herself unlucky.

Nowadays, she didn’t want to be too close to them either, so she mostly remained silent, replying to Zhu Dandan only in monosyllables...

Beyond that, before the evening study session started at six-thirty, another danger-unaware student arrived outside Class 2 (1), Han Lei.

Han Lei was different from the girls.

He was a reserved, gloomy character and not very astute in social matters. Thus, upon arriving at the classroom, he stood directly at the doorway and knocked asking, "Is Pu Sangzhi here yet?"

He was clean-cut, with well-proportioned features, and a fresh-faced, slightly chubby appearance coupled with a deep voice. Among the crowd, he stood out as a distinctive boy.

So once he stood at the classroom door, all the classmates’ attention turned to him...

Pu Sangzhi was no exception.

However, Han Lei also spotted Pu Sangzhi, "Pu Sangzhi, come out with me."