The moment these words were spoken, the surrounding herd of beasts grew intensely excited. After all, this involved students from three different grades, and among them were beautiful girls and handsome boys. In any high school, the greatest object of desire for the male students was undoubtedly the beautiful girls, so how could they not be thrilled?

However, it seemed that only one person, Yang Yi—who was inherently a bit of a rogue but currently posturing with an air of false indifference—was not particularly excited. He simply turned his head away, as if something outside the window had captured his entire attention.

Yet, one person was extremely excited, though simultaneously disheartened. Squinting, this individual glanced at someone and thought bitterly, Damn it, how did this guy get out? Crap, did Sheba fool me? No, I watched him get into the police car with my own eyes. So why?

“And so, due to the opening of the year-end gala, our Senior Three grade has received an invitation from the organizers to select one student from every class to perform their proudest act during the celebration!” The female teacher spoke with impeccable clarity.

“Perform? Their proudest act?” The herd of beasts inevitably shouted in unison.

“Teacher, I’ll join!”

“Teacher, I’ll join too!”

“Teacher, Teacher, we all want to participate!”

This group of ruffians roared out their demands like an aggressive charge. What choice did they have but to shout? If the Student Union was organizing, they would definitely be performing too. For students of their age to participate meant a chance for zero-distance contact with the campus beauties and certain top-tier girls—a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

“I truly appreciate the enthusiastic response from all you classmates, but due to insufficient numbers from the organizers, we have been specially granted the privilege—and remember, only our class has this—to select two students, one boy and one girl, to represent us in the performance!” The female teacher suddenly smiled as she announced this.

“Tch… I thought this wouldn't involve any girls, but it turns out we need one boy and one girl after all,” Xu Ming, seated next to Yang Yi, grumbled sourly.

“Alright, to ensure fairness, we will decide by drawing lots. Now, in this box, there is a collection of white slips. The boys and girls will form two separate queues to draw. The student who draws a red slip will represent our class in the Student Gala performance.”

“I want to draw!”

“I want to draw too.”

In the blink of an eye, a line of rascals had formed, showing remarkable obedience and saving the female teacher considerable trouble. A moment later, the girls were lined up sparsely and began the drawing process.

“Boss, aren’t you drawing?” Xu Ming stood further back and noticed Yang Yi and Lin Fatty still sitting in their seats, looking at them with confusion.

“We aren't interested in performing, so there’s no need for the hassle,” Yang Yi stated coolly. He didn't care for these performances, and while he was a rogue, he certainly wasn't a lovesick fool.

Lin Fatty, however, was showing signs of temptation, but because his Brother Yi wasn’t participating, he felt reluctant too. Yang Yi glanced at Lin Fatty, shook his head with a wry smile, and said, “Fatty, if you want to draw, then go ahead. Don't worry about me.”

“Alright then, Brother Yi, I’m going to draw!” Upon hearing Yang Yi say this, Lin Fatty immediately grinned and agreed.

It was at this precise moment that the female teacher suddenly called out toward Yang Yi’s area, “Classmate Yang, this is an activity for the whole class. Everyone must draw lots. You walking away like that is inappropriate, you know.”

“Ugh!” Yang Yi stared at the teacher in stunned disbelief, thinking, Does this woman really take me for an elementary school kid with the way she talks? But a moment later, he realized the gravity of the situation. The entire class instantly snapped their gazes toward him. Heaven knew how thick Yang Yi’s skin was, but even he couldn't help but flush slightly.

“Haha, Boss, just draw already! If you really don’t want to perform, just let me have it! Cackle! If I steal the spotlight, won’t I get swamped with beauties?”

Xu Ming’s words immediately provoked a chorus of “Hiss! Hiss!” from the entire class of scoundrels.

“This…!” Xu Ming sheepishly rubbed the back of his head, but all the boys in the class were viciously scrutinized by the girls. It turned out that the beasts’ eagerness had a motive. In mere seconds, however, the rascals completely ignored the girls’ looks of contempt.

Seeing that refusing to draw was no longer an option, Yang Yi reluctantly stood up and joined the queue for the lot drawing.

Time flew by quickly. Before long, the drawing activity concluded. For the girls—whether by fate or something else—it was Li Qian who drew the qualification slip to perform.

The boys’ side, however, was quite depressed. Almost half the rascals had drawn, and they had almost all pulled white slips, leading to immense internal frustration. There were only five people left who hadn’t drawn: Chen Dong, Lin Fatty, Mo Ran, Xu Ming, and finally, Yang Yi.

“Damn it, why is my luck so terrible? I haven't drawn anything yet?” one student muttered dejectedly.

“Hehe, buddy, don't be discouraged. Looks like beautiful girls just aren't destined for us. I guess it’s down to those last five guys,” another student commented.

“Good, next is Classmate Chen,” the female teacher called out blandly.

Chen Dong, hearing that Li Qian had already been chosen on the girls’ side, felt nervous. He desperately wanted to draw the slip himself. He plunged his hand into the box opening and pulled out a slip—but alas, it was white. “Damn it, bad luck! I still didn't get it!” He walked away muttering in frustration, followed by Lin Fatty and the others…

Lin Fatty: White.

Mo Ran: White.

It was Xu Ming’s turn next. Before even pulling his hand out, he turned to Yang Yi and asked, “Boss, if I don’t draw it, can you just give yours to me?”

“Sure, I don’t care anyway.”

Yang Yi’s air of indifference instantly drew a prim, sharp reprimand from the female teacher: “Absolutely not! The person who draws the lot cannot substitute someone else. This is a rule of the game; it must be followed!”

“This…!” Both Yang Yi and Xu Ming froze momentarily, then shrugged helplessly.

“Oh my god, it’s white… Waaah, I’ve lost my chance, Boss…” Xu Ming looked gloomily back at Yang Yi.

The following moments were tense. The entire group, including the girls, hoped intensely that he wouldn't draw the right one, as subconsciously they all expected a miracle to occur.

A roguish smile flickered across Yang Yi’s lips as he reached into the box and pulled out a slip. "Clang!"

“It’s actually it!” The herd of beasts expressed their collective disappointment.

The slip Yang Yi drew was indeed red. The female teacher immediately announced, “The male representative is Yang Yi, and the female representative is Li Qian. Please both of you come to my office after class!”

“Yes!” Yang Yi and Li Qian exchanged a glance, both wearing wry, strained smiles.

It truly was a case of enemies being drawn together; the fate connecting Yang Yi and Li Qian was remarkably strange, pulling them out from among dozens of classmates.

“Damn it, that punk got the upper hand again. Looks like I have to take him out!” A dark shadow crossed Chen Dong’s eyes as he stared deeply at Yang Yi.

This time, Yang Yi felt it—perhaps because they were close. He frowned slightly and turned his head to glance at Chen Dong, but as Chen Dong quickly smoothed his expression back to normal, the tension around Yang Yi’s brow only deepened.

“It seems that sinister aura I sensed earlier came from him. Hmmph, interesting. This explains everything now.” The sharp-minded Yang Yi instinctively looked toward Li Qian and murmured, “Since ancient times, beautiful women have caused ruin!”

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