Chapter 46 Top 2 (1/2)

“Ah!!!” Xu Nian closes her eyes and screams. The feeling of instant weightlessness overcomes her; her heart is full of despair. But as she feels certain she’s going to die, she winces at the pain on her wrist. She opens her eyes to realizes she’s suspended in the air.

As long as Xiao Mingluo holds onto her, it’s just a matter of time before she falls.

“Ah! Help! Help! Pull me up!” Xu Nian reaches out with her free hand to the railing to help reduce her weight on Mingluo’s grip.

It’s not like she is in love with Xiao Mingluo, but her survival instincts kick in. Tears roll down her cheek and she is regretful for her actions that led to this moment. If only she didn’t push An Chuxia.

This made her immediately hate Chuxia. At first, she hated her because everyone loves her. Now, her hatred stems from hate.

“Qilu, just say the word and I’ll let go.” Xiao Mingluo’s face looks unaffected, like he doesn’t care whether Xu Nian lives or dies.

This is a no-brainer. Han Qilu knows Xiao Mingluo is deliberately trying to stimulate him. He knows this has to remain quiet.

The school bell rings, and students pour out of classrooms and start looking up after gathering outside the building. Several teachers start pondering whether they should involve the police.

“Pull her up,” Han Qilu says, deflated.

Xu Nian is relieved the moment she hears this. As she waits to be pulled up, Han Qilu disappears. The only people left on that roof was her, Xiao Mingluo, and Ling Hanyu.

As soon as her feet touches ground, she realizes her legs are trembling so badly, she has no strength to hold herself up. In the end, she falls limp on the ground.

“It’s all right,” Xiao Mingluo says. He looks at Xu Nian’s sweaty forehead. He retrieves something out of his pocket for Nian’s wound.

Upon seeing the band-aid, she finally realizes what her cooperation with Mingluo was about. He really didn’t mean to dangle her; he was trying to help her.

He may have said he’s helping Han Qilu, but he was helping her, too.

A warmth flows from her heart. She used to be blindly in love with Han Qilu. But, she didn’t know what love was. Now, as she looks at Xiao Mingluo, his caring eyes on her, her heart thumps. The dusty balcony is like a rose, a sweet scent at the tip of one’s nose.

“Thank you.”

The roof door suddenly opens from what sounds like a kick. All three of them are suddenly startled. Their eyes turn toward the sound.

“Why did you pull her up?”

It is none other than Meng Xiaonan. She was emerging from the canteen restroom when she saw Xiao Mingluo round up the girls who bullied An Chuxia and march them out the door.

She ran up the stairs to ask the girl why she bullied An Chuxia. While bullying her friend is not necessarily bad. Seeing Han Qilu rescue her friend was beautiful. She was choked up!

But if it weren’t for the teacher walking in before the break, she would’ve gone to the music room.

“Don’t make a big deal out of this,” Xiao Mingluo tries to persuade Xiaonan. “We’re trying to put things back in order before this blows up.”

She knows this can’t go too far. But as she stands in front of Xu Nian, she notices she’s holding on to a bear band-aid.

She gave that band-aid to Xiao Mingluo to hold on to since she’s constantly getting hurt. This bear band-aid is very novel; so novel it’s rarely seen.

“You gave this band-aid to this woman?” Xiaonan reaches out to Xu Nian despite accusing Xiao Mingluo.

If he gave the band-aid to any other girl, she wouldn’t be bothered. But this girl bullied An Chuxia, and he gave Xu Nian her band-aid!

“She’s injured, and that was in my pocket,” Xiao Mingluo calmly says as he pulls Meng Xiaonan away from Xu Nian. Given Xu Nian’s temporary weakness, she looks pathetic squatting on the ground.

Xiao Mingluo is trying to be objective, [trying to convince Xiaonan] that Xu Nian is pitiful and is suffering. However, Xiaonan doesn’t see her as pitiful!

“Are you nuts? You can’t have her use it!” Xiaonan pushes Xiao Mingluo. She takes the few steps toward Xu Nian and snatches the band-aid from her hand. Xu Nian hasn’t even opened it yet, and the band-aid is tossed from the railing.

Xiao Mingluo’s eyebrows knit, looking at Xiaonan. “What are you doing?”

“I threw away the band-aid, didn’t you see it?” she says to Mingluo before turning to Xu Nian to say, “No one can bully An Chuxia. You can’t! Stand up and fight!”

“What are you doing? Let go!” Xu Nian really dislikes this Meng Xiaonan. Xiao Mingluo looks at her with stars in his eyes, and her heart can’t take it. Now would be a good time for them to quarrel.

“Let go? You want me to let you go?” Meng Xiaonan pulls Xu Nian up with all her strength and pushes her back toward the rail.

Xu Nian subconsciously clings to Xiaonan. Her slender fingers wrap around her so tightly, she bruises Xiaonan.

She winces in pain the same time Xiao Mingluo rushes to hold on to Xu Nian so she doesn’t fall.