Chapter 67: Can’t Stand It
Just as Lin Muxi was still dazed in Mo Ziyang’s arms—
The school’s flag-raising broadcast suddenly started.
The sound of the music quickly pulled Lin Muxi back to her senses.
“Mo Ziyang… maybe I should go find a place to wait until the flag-raising is over before coming back?” Lin Muxi asked shyly, her cheeks red as she tugged at Mo Ziyang’s clothes with her small hand.
“Either way is fine. If you want, I can even ask them to add a chair for you.”
Mo Ziyang rubbed her little head, then pointed toward the leaders sitting on the stage.
But just as Lin Muxi followed his finger, she immediately noticed Gu Jiusheng standing there, staring at her with sharp eyes.
Oh wow? What a narrow road enemies always meet on!
You dare glare at me?
Hmph, just watch—I’ll definitely mock you properly today.
The moment Lin Muxi saw Gu Jiusheng, she instantly decided not to leave. Today, she had to watch this “criticism meeting” to the end.
Noticing that Gu Jiusheng was holding some draft papers, Lin Muxi turned to ask her good bro.
“Is Gu Jiusheng going to read her self-criticism out loud on stage later?”
“Yes. Why?” Mo Ziyang answered seriously, clearly not surprised that Lin Muxi would ask.
“Why else? Of course I want to see the person who once hurt me embarrass herself.”
Lin Muxi glanced at Gu Jiusheng with disdain, her expression full of contempt.
“To be honest, I don’t really agree with you doing this…” Mo Ziyang frowned slightly.
“Why not?”
“I’m just worried about your safety. What if Gu Jiusheng tries something crazy?”
Hearing his reply, Lin Muxi tilted her head in confusion.
With so many school leaders here, what could Gu Jiusheng possibly do?
Wasn’t Mo Ziyang worrying too much?
But when she looked at her good bro’s slightly troubled expression, it didn’t seem like he was joking.
“…Can’t I just sit next to you? You’ll protect me anyway, right?” Lin Muxi whispered, her eyes carrying a pleading look.
“You…”
“Sigh… I really can’t do anything about you.”
Mo Ziyang sighed helplessly. Unable to refuse the now playful and cutesy Lin Muxi, he waved for two classmates to bring over another chair and place it next to his seat.
After a bit of polite small talk—
Classes began entering the playground one after another.
Many students noticed Lin Muxi, who was standing on the stage in her maid outfit.
They were all curious about her background, was she from some class? Maybe the class beauty?
Some even guessed that maybe today’s flag-raising had a special performance.
As the crowd around them grew, Lin Muxi dropped her playful act with Mo Ziyang and suddenly became serious, standing upright beside him like a different person.
If the school leaders hadn’t already known from the hints in her actions and from Xiao Luyu’s words that she was Mo Ziyang’s girlfriend,
They might really have mistaken her for an actual maid right there on stage.
“It’s about time. Let’s take our seats.”
Seeing that all grades had entered the playground, a school leader walked over and spoke.
“Alright, let’s begin.”
Out of sight of the audience, Mo Ziyang lightly patted Lin Muxi’s butt.
“Aah! What are you doing…” Lin Muxi was about to scold him when she noticed Mo Ziyang winking at her repeatedly, signaling that it was time to sit down.
“Couldn’t you just tell me properly?”
“Nope. This way is more fun.”
“……” Lin Muxi was speechless. Her good bro was getting more and more childish.
Following his hint, she slowly sat down with him at a table covered in a red cloth.
Under the lead of Mo Ziyang and Lin Muxi, many school leaders, including the principal, also sat down. In the end, only Gu Jiusheng was left standing alone, holding her crumpled draft paper with a face full of anger.
Her hateful eyes looked as if she wanted to tear Lin Muxi apart.
As Mo Ziyang watched the students enter the playground in order, everything seemed to be going smoothly, and he finally felt relieved.
But Lin Muxi was different.
If someone lifted the red tablecloth, they would see a small leg trembling underneath.
“Mo Ziyang… I-I’m nervous.” At this critical moment, Lin Muxi’s social anxiety kicked in. She lowered her head, quietly grabbing the corner of Mo Ziyang’s shirt under the table as she whispered.
“Just hold on. If you really want to leave in front of the whole school, I won’t stop you.” Mo Ziyang replied helplessly.
He really wanted to rub her little head to comfort her, but with so many people around…
If he touched her now, Lin Muxi would probably explode with embarrassment on the spot.
Of course, he knew about her social anxiety, they had been close friends for years.
So although he said she could go, in the end Mo Ziyang still placed his hand under the table and gently held the little hand that was clutching his clothes.
“Hold on. It’ll be over soon.” He softly comforted her, rubbing her hand.
“Mm…” she nodded lightly.
Soon, once all the classes had arrived, the flag-raising broadcast stopped.
“Cough, cough. I announce that today’s flag-raising ceremony officially begins! First, raising the national flag and singing the anthem!”
As the principal spoke, all the students on the playground turned toward the flagpole opposite the stage.
On stage, Mo Ziyang and Lin Muxi also stood up with the other leaders, humming along to the anthem while looking at the flag.
After that, the ceremony went through the usual speeches from the leaders. By then, Lin Muxi was starting to feel numb and bored, regretting deeply why she had stayed.
So basically… she just ended up raising the flag in a different spot.
Not only could she not play around, she had to keep a serious look the whole time.
If she had known, she would have just left earlier. Then she could have wandered freely around the school instead.
Finally, after a long while, the principal sitting nearby announced:
“Next, we will publicly criticize one student in front of the whole school and order her to attend as a day student only. Because of the violent incident she caused last week, we now ask her to apologize in front of all the teachers and students.”
The moment Lin Muxi heard this, her spirit returned. She sat up straight in her chair, her eyes shining brightly as she prepared to watch Gu Jiusheng embarrass herself.
“You’d better behave. Don’t cause more trouble.”
Seeing Lin Muxi’s excited look, Mo Ziyang suddenly had a bad feeling.
For safety, he held her little hand even tighter, afraid something unexpected might happen and he wouldn’t be able to protect her in time.
“Mm-hmm, I know.”
But Lin Muxi, who was focused completely on Gu Jiusheng, just brushed him off with a quick reply.
When Gu Jiusheng walked onto the stage with her draft, Lin Muxi’s expression changed, from slightly excited, to fully mocking, as if ready to enjoy the show.
Gu Jiusheng, oh Gu Jiusheng, look who’s miserable today.
But of course Gu Jiusheng wasn’t blind. At one glance she spotted the girl who had made her suffer so much.
That smug, mocking expression, plus the fact that she was sitting right next to Mo Ziyang—
In Gu Jiusheng’s eyes, it was like Lin Muxi was saying, ‘See? I not only took your boyfriend, but I’m sitting with him now to humiliate you.’
It was a direct hit to her pride. Gu Jiusheng’s anger exploded inside.
Even though she was furious, she had to hold back, since she was already in trouble.
If not for all the school leaders watching, she would have beaten Lin Muxi into the hospital right then.
But things didn’t go her way. Lin Muxi only pushed further, her whisper becoming the final straw.
“This little b*tch wants to fight me? Go train for another hundred years first.”
Lin Muxi whispered so softly that she thought no one would hear. Yet Gu Jiusheng, standing only a few steps away, caught every word.
Hearing it, Gu Jiusheng froze on the spot, draft in hand.
Stealing her man—fine, she could endure.
Being forced to read a self-criticism in front of the school—fine, she could endure.
Even the mocking face, she forced herself to ignore.
But now Lin Muxi had actually spoken out to provoke her? How dare she?!
Unbelievable! She couldn’t stand it one bit!
In the next moment, without warning—
Gu Jiusheng grabbed the microphone in front of her, spun around angrily toward Lin Muxi sitting beside “her boyfriend,” then threw the microphone aside and lunged straight at her…
Today! Between her and that little b*tch—only one would walk away!