Chapter 43
Yan He felt he was being unjustly treated. He had simply come to find Xu Xingchuan for a meal, who knew he would stumble upon something he shouldn’t have heard?
As a minor character, according to the plot, he shouldn’t be the one discovering this; it should be the protagonist!
This Specially-Enrolled Student Association president was embezzling membership fees and even seeking protection from F4’s Young Master Xu.
The entire purpose of the Specially-Enrolled Student Association was to resist and fight against the noble scions.
And the result??
If this got out, who knew how much of an uproar it would cause!
Seeing Wu Saiqi lose his temper at Yan He, Xu Xingchuan frowned slightly.
Little Sprout He hadn’t been yelled at like this by anyone in the F4; where did Wu Saiqi get the nerve?
Xu Xingchuan continued to smile, but the smile didn’t reach his eyes. “President Wu, aren’t you going back to your meal?”
Hearing Xu Xingchuan dismiss him, Wu Saiqi immediately left the end of the corridor.
Yan He took a look, shrank his neck, and was about to follow Wu Saiqi down when a slender hand gently pinched the back of his collar. A soft laugh bloomed at his neck: “Little Sprout He, why the rush?”
Yan He stammered, “I’m hungry, I need to go back and eat.”
Xu Xingchuan’s fingertip lightly brushed the stray hair behind Yan He’s earlobe. “Do you know what happens when secrets are overheard?”
Yan He shivered and blurted out, “You wouldn’t kill me to silence me, would you?”
This isn’t a noble academy drama script anymore; has it turned into a suspense thriller?
Suddenly, a terrifying beastly aura enveloped Yan He from behind. Just as he became alert, he felt a bear paw gently push his back, sending him stumbling toward the white wall at the end of the corridor.
Yan He instinctively turned his head and saw a huge, furry head with two patches of black fur under its eyes, round ears trembling slightly in the wind.
It was… a Giant Panda!
This was the first time Yan He had seen Xu Xingchuan’s beast formāa very beautiful and recognizable panda.
At this moment, it was easily pressing him against the wall with one paw, its massive head closing in on Yan He.
Looking at this adorable national treasure with zero apparent lethality, Yan He broke out in a cold sweat, not daring to forget that this guy used to be Chi You’s mount, the infamous Iron-Eating Beast!
A true ferocious beast in every sense.
Yan He froze there, only daring to move his lips. “Xu, Xu Shao, you, calm down, I didn’t hear anything… I’m just a small fry.”
Did this guy suddenly transform because his secret was discovered and he went feral?
Although he knew all the fierce beasts in the academy were transformed students, you should never try to reason with a fierce beast. They were National First-Class Protected Wild Animals.
The bear paw pressed against Yan He’s waist. With just a gentle push, that narrow waist was forced down under the immense force, revealing a crescent-like curve. Xu Xingchuan stared straight at Yan He’s spine and his forcedly arched hips.
Yan He was truly good-looking.
“Xu Shao, calm down, really calm down…”
Yan He grimaced in pain; he was sure his waist was red.
Yan He’s pleas for mercy didn’t calm Xu Xingchuan down; instead, he intensified his actions.
The other bear paw lifted, and Yan He saw the panda pad gently touch his cheekāignoring, of course, whether those sharp claws might scratch his face.
“Don’t, don’tā”
Suddenly, a tiger’s roar came from behind. Before Yan He could see clearly, the immense force that felt like it was about to snap his waist vanished, and the panda silhouette on the white wall disappeared.
Yan He quickly turned back to see a giant orange Siberian tiger appearing in front of him, its paw delivering a clean, critical hit to the giant panda.
Xu Xingchuan stumbled violently, retreating several steps until he was on all fours.
The Siberian tiger backed up until it was beside Yan He, then turned its head to look at him, seemingly confirming his safety.
Yan He was dazed. The last time he saw He Ting’s complete Siberian tiger form was the first time in the F4 common lounge.
That high-held tiger tail seemed to be comforting him.
This script isn’t right. How did I, a small lackey, make the F4 turn against each other and fight?
He Ting is protecting his little lackey, right?
Yan He looked at the giant golden shaded cat with its fur bristling everywhere, constantly comforting himself internally, but a strange seed of doubt in his heart refused to believe it, sprouting wildly.
Yan He’s mind was in chaos; he tended to panic when nervous, soā
He Ting’s golden vertical pupils stared intently at the panda opposite him, his body pressed extremely low, almost against the ground, every bulging muscle poised for action.
A hand touched the tiger’s butt.
The Siberian tiger’s aggressive posture vanished instantly, completely relaxing.
He Ting: ???
He Ting turned his head incredulously to look at Yan He. Yan He’s hand was still on the tiger’s butt, looking awkwardly into the big tiger’s eyes.
“Haha… haha, I, I just wanted to know if a tiger’s butt is touchable…”
Yan He gave the tiger’s butt a pinch, quickly withdrew his hand, and lowered his head.
Mm, a tiger’s butt is actually quite nice to touch. It has fur too, furry.
Yan He peeked at both sides, realizing they had lost their aggressive stance. He quickly tiptoed out of the Siberian tiger’s protective circle to pick up the uniforms on the ground. “Two young masters, how about transforming back and putting on some clothes first?”
Damn, thinking about it carefully, these two are streaking in front of me right now.
Yan He continued to persuade, “Look, all the students in the academy are outside. If someone barges in and sees your beast forms, it might not be good, right?”
The tiger and the bear silently accepted this suggestion, taking their clothes and transforming back into human form to dress.
Xu Xingchuan buttoned his shirt, chuckling softly. “Why so nervous, Ting-Ting? I was just scaring Little Sprout He.”
He Ting was shirtless, fastening his belt with both hands.
Yan He was wondering if he should go flatter the second boss by helping him with his belt when he heard He Ting finally speak:
“Don’t touch my person.”
Yan He abruptly looked up, his gaze meeting He Ting’s calm eyes, which reflected his shocked face.
Xu Xingchuan draped his uniform jacket over his shoulders, glanced at the fire exit door not far away, and chewed over that phrase meaningfully: “Your person?”
“Fine, your person.”
He Ting dressed meticulously, buttoning every button perfectly, then lowered his eyes to look at Yan He. “Let’s eat.”
Yan He nodded and followed He Ting back.
After they left, silence returned to the end of the corridor. Not long after, Bai Yuzhou’s figure emerged from behind the fire exit door.
His usually cold face was filled with shock.
President… President Wu was so enthusiastic about collecting dues, just to embezzle that money and live a lavish life like a rich kid.
All that talk about uniting specially-enrolled students and resisting powerful noblesāit was all fake, all bullshit!
Even the dues he had gritted his teeth to pay for the past two months might just be a glass of expensive red wine for Wu Saiqi.
Absurd, utterly absurd.
Bai Yuzhou thought of Yan He saying their association was like a pyramid scheme, even worse than Xu Xingchuan’s Beast God Cult. He hadn’t refuted it then, but he didn’t truly believe it.
It turned out Yan He was right.
He had been so eager to pull Yan He into the Specially-Enrolled Student Association, but he was actually dragging him into a pit?
President Wu was even asked to retrieve the ring representing the entire association.
Like a faith suddenly overturned, Bai Yuzhou squatted on the ground, unable to recover for a long time.
With a president like this, what right does he have to lead the association? What qualifications does he have?
But what qualifications do I, a lonely wolf from the countryside, have to contend with Wu Saiqi?
Bai Yuzhou thought for a long time before getting up to leave and re-entering the banquet.
The academy students were already eating happily. Bai Yuzhou sat down in his seat next to Xiao Tu, who excitedly said, “Just now the manager of Restaurant No. 10 was scolded for the portions being too small, so they’re starting a second round.”
“Bai Yuzhou, where were you just now? You can catch the second round now.”
Bai Yuzhou twitched the corner of his mouth and hummed in acknowledgment.
“Does Yan He have some kind of magic? His banquet is really super delicious; I want to eat at his banquet again in the future.”
Bai Yuzhou ate without tasting anything, but adhering to the virtue of not wasting food, he mechanically chewed and swallowed.
With the return of Xu Xingchuan and He Ting, the F4 table finally started their meal.
Ling Ye’s family background was so arrogant that he wasn’t reserved even sitting with unfamiliar young masters, immediately starting to eat.
Yun Xiao howled and fought with Ling Ye for food at the table.
A noisy sound came from the first floor. Yan He leaned on the windowsill looking out. “Hey, isn’t that a senior from the Nameplate Department?”
Every student’s nameplate was customized by a special department. Yan He saw their armbands reading “Nameplate Department.”
Someone changed their nameplate? But why deliver it at this time?
Xu Xingchuan smiled. “Yours.”
Yan He looked around and pointed at himself. “Mine? Didn’t I just apply online this morning?”
Pan Ze applied online for a new nameplate and it took three days to get it. How could his be so fast? Less than 24 hours.
Xu Xingchuan put down his chopsticks. “Did Little Sprout He forget I’m the Student Council President? I helped out a little.”
Xu Xingchuan just had to say a word, and things sped up over there.
Yan He looked at Xu Xingchuan’s smiling handsome face, then thought of how ruthlessly he had pinned his waist down as a giant panda at the end of the corridor, and quickly looked away. “I’ll go check.”
Yan He got up briskly to walk out, but Xu Xingchuan followed.
Seeing Yan He jump in fright, Xu Xingchuan laughed. “Why is Little Sprout He so scared? I have to say hello to the Nameplate Department head.”
Yan He felt even weirder. Wasn’t it the students who greeted the F4 in Bestia?
Yan He didn’t want to voice his doubts, but suddenly heard Xu Xingchuan drop a sentence lightly at the corner of the stairs:
“Little Sprout He, you’re not a husky, you’re human, right?”
Yan He froze on the spot, turning his head incredulously to look at Xu Xingchuan.
He… he…
Xu Xingchuan kept smiling, lowering his voice to a whisper. “You didn’t transform even when scared like that. Actually, your transformation rate isn’t 5%, butā0?”
Yan He’s scalp tingled.
Just then, the head of the Nameplate Department walked quickly to the corner of the stairs with a small box, smiling. “Hello, Young Master Xu.”
He handed the item over. “Junior Yan, this is your new nameplate.”
The vast majority of people at the banquet downstairs saw this scene.
Xiao Tu was slurping noodles. He bit them off and whispered to Bai Yuzhou, “Oh, why deliver a nameplate now? If those rich kids see that nameplate, who knows what they’ll think.”
Although everyone knew Yan He was a specially-enrolled student with a red bronze nameplate, seeing him receive a low-level nameplate in person might spark strange thoughts.
Seeing Bai Yuzhou’s cold face, Xiao Tu quickly added, “Our nameplates aren’t anything special either; everyone is equal.”
Bai Yuzhou watched the ingratiating attitude of the Nameplate Department head and had a guess. He unconsciously gripped his chopsticks tighter, not noticing the noodles slipping from them.
Yan He opened the small box under everyone’s witness. Inside lay a brand-new nameplate engraved with Yan He’s information.
Only…
Yan He took the nameplate out, astounded. “It’s pale gold?!”
As soon as these words came out, everyone’s eyes turned to the nameplate in Yan He’s hand.
The pale gold nameplate swayed under the soft light of the restaurant, exceptionally dazzling.
Bestia’s nameplate system wasn’t immutable. It could be upgraded or downgraded under various influences, although rare.
Just like Wu Saiqi, who achieved class mobility within the academy after becoming the Specially-Enrolled Student Association president and obtained a pale gold nameplate.
And Yan He became the first specially-enrolled student of this batch to cross classes.
Xiao Tu muttered to himself, “Since Yan He has a pale gold nameplate, does he have to move out of the specially-enrolled student apartment?”
Blood vessels suddenly appeared in Bai Yuzhou’s eyes. He stood up abruptly, hands clenched at his sides, gazing at the banquet protagonist at the corner of the stairs.
That distance became an unbridgeable chasm.
It also became the last straw that broke the camel’s back.
Bai Yuzhou looked back in Wu Saiqi’s direction, light and shadow intertwining in his eyes.
I’ll do it!
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