My brilliant plan had to be postponed.

The next morning, in a daze, I received a phone call from my best buddy, Da Xiong.

"Hey, Ming Zi! Where are you?"

"Uh...why are you asking?"

"Didn't we agree to meet at the school gate?"

"…?"

"You didn't...forget, did you?"

"???"

"You have twenty minutes left. I'll hang up now!"

"…"

My mind went blank, and I had to lie in bed, taking several minutes to gather my thoughts.

It turns out...summer vacation is over?

Does that mean I'm going to... miss the opening ceremony?

No way...

Absolutely not!

How could my brand-new campus life start off on the wrong foot!?

I jumped out of bed as if I had been electrocuted and rushed out of my bedroom.

I prepared breakfast at the fastest speed of my life and put it on the shelf in the corner of the second floor.

"Xiao Sheng, big brother is going to school, the food is ready and placed at the usual place, remember to get up early!"

As expected, there was no response.

Xiao Sheng was probably still fast asleep, right?

When was the last time I saw Xiao Sheng sleeping? It's been so long that I can't remember.

I only remember that her bed was very big, but every time she slept, she would hug her knees and curl up into a tiny ball.

It doesn't look very secure, and I don't know if it's still like this.

Becoming a popular player with so many supporters should make her feel much more at ease, right?

With these thoughts, I quickly finished washing up and rushed out of the house.

I, Lu Ming, an ordinary high school student, was scheduled to be late for my first day of transfer.

Originally, I attended No. 18 Middle School, but after my careful planning during the summer vacation, I successfully transferred myself to the private Cherry Blossom Middle School, spending quite a sum of money.

This was not because I disliked the modest public schools, nor because I envied the environment of private middle schools.

On the contrary, I actually really liked the approachable atmosphere of No. 18 Middle School.

The real reason that prompted me to transfer occurred long ago.

There was a terrifying existence born during my elementary school years. She was a despicable and evil person, yet she targeted me.

After tormenting me for six years, when I thought I could escape her by entering junior high school, I found out that she had followed me.

I then went through three years of junior high school life in fear, and even though the school had a high school department, I specifically went to No. 18 Middle School.

Just when I thought I no longer had to live in constant fear every day, that person appeared in front of me again.

She even said things like, "I specifically transferred here to be with Ming~"

If I had to describe her with one word, I think it would be "bone-devouring maggot," yes, that's right, the kind of thing that only appears in fantasy novels, very terrifying and sticky.

Are you kidding me?! Is she sticking to me on purpose to torment me?!

I have grown up, and I am no longer the child who only knew how to escape in junior high school. So, after the first year of high school, I transferred myself to a private middle school during the summer vacation.

I thought that this way, even that frightening person wouldn't be able to find me again, right?

Unfortunately, looking back, my decision to transfer was more like a lamb entering a tiger's mouth...

…

Cherry Blossom Middle School was not far from my home, and it was only a ten-minute journey by rail.

I soon arrived at the school gate, and perhaps because I was late, there were no students nearby at the moment.

As I walked towards the student entrance, I took out the campus card that the school had sent me earlier. I should have to swipe the card to enter the school.

As I approached, I noticed that besides me, there was another student standing in front of the entrance, a girl.

She was wearing the grey and blue Cherry Blossom Middle School uniform, with an uncommon side ponytail.

As a private school, the uniforms of Cherry Blossom Middle School were much nicer than those of No. 18 Middle School, and the girls' bottoms had also changed from long skirts to pleated miniskirts just above the knee.The girl's slender legs were wrapped in white knee-high socks, looking very delicate.

Beside the passage, there was also a young man in uniform standing there, apparently a security guard, and the two were talking about something.

"Brother security guard, please let me in. Look, I am wearing my school uniform..."

"No! The leader said, only cardholders are allowed, no exceptions." The security guard was firm in his stance.

"I really just forgot to bring it, and I have to go on stage to give a speech. Please let me in, it's about to start..."

Just by the sound of her voice, I could imagine the girl was about to cry, looking pitiful.

The security guard seemed to be struggling with his decision.

"Well... how about this, you wait and see if there's anyone you know, and when they swipe their card, you can go in with them."

"But... but it's already very late, and everyone else has already gone in..."

The security guard was also troubled. He looked up and his gaze fell on me.

"Is that boy there your classmate?" He pointed at me.

The girl turned her head, indeed looking soft and vulnerable, with tears already swirling in her eyes.

She looked at me, pressed her lips together, and turned back.

"No... Brother security guard, actually I am a freshman, and I don't know any other students..."

I was shocked at the time because she was just too honest. The security guard was obviously trying to find an excuse to let her in, but she actually gave such an answer.

As expected, the rumor was true, the students of Yinghua Middle School are indeed the naive, rich type.

The security guard didn't know what to do with her, looking both amused and frustrated.

Just as the situation reached an impasse, I quickly walked forward, took out my campus card, swiped it, and the fence raised with a "ding" sound.

"She didn't look carefully just now, I am her classmate."

I finished speaking to the security guard, turned around and took the girl's hand, who still had a puzzled look on her face.

"Hurry up! The opening ceremony is about to start!"

"Ah...? Ah?! Ah!"

The girl emitted a surprised, dumbfounded cry and was half-forced by me to go through the student passage.