Become a Knight Across the World

Chapter 325

On the way back, Yunyi's mood was still heavy, but his anxiety and unease seemed to have subsided a lot.

Seeing that Xu Yun was still alive and in slightly better condition than he had imagined, and that she seemed to have found some comfort in his words, he felt a strange sense of responsibility.

When he dragged his slightly tired steps home, it was already evening. Lin Yue was sitting cross-legged on the sofa, hugging a cushion, with several exercise books spread out in front of her. An anime was playing on the TV, but she was obviously not watching it much, her attention was more focused on the exercises.

Hearing the door open, she looked up and her gaze fell on Yun Yi, taking in the complex emotions that had not yet completely faded from his face.

"came back?"

"Hmm." Yun Yi changed his shoes, walked to the sofa, sat down feeling a bit weak, and let out a long sigh.

Lin Yue put down her pen, picked up the remote, and turned down the TV volume. She didn't ask any further questions, but simply looked at him quietly, waiting for him to speak.

This silent companionship and understanding eased Yun Yi's tense nerves slightly. He needed to talk to someone.

"I...I'm going to see Xu Yun," he said softly, his fingers unconsciously picking at the edge of the sofa.

"Mmm," Lin Yue responded, indicating that she was listening.

"She...had short hair, was wearing those clothes...looked quite thin, and didn't look well..." Yun Yi described haltingly, trying to recreate the scene, "She saw me, was very surprised...and kept saying sorry..."

His voice trembled slightly: "I told her it wasn't her fault..."

"She cried... but later she seemed... seemed a little better. I told her I could visit her again... and she agreed..."

He recounted the visit in fits and starts, as if simply speaking it aloud could ease the heavy weight of his emotions.

Lin Yue listened quietly the whole time, without interrupting or commenting.

After a long while, Lin Yue slowly spoke: "Living with guilt and regret is more painful than facing high walls and rules. By going, you gave her a chance to apologize and be forgiven, and you also gave yourself a chance to let go and look forward."

She turned to look at Yun Yi: "This is not the end. Not for her, not for you."

Yun stared blankly at Lin Yue, pondering her words. He didn't fully understand, but the calmness and clarity in Lin Yue's words strangely dispelled the last trace of confusion and heaviness in his heart.

Yes, this is not the end. Xu Yun is still trying to live her life, and he will continue to move forward.

"I understand, Sister Lin Yue." Yun Yi's voice became firm. He took a deep breath, as if exhaling all the pent-up emotions. "I will... I will study hard, and I will... I will try my best to get along peacefully with that Li Yuetian guy..."

He said the last sentence a little awkwardly, but it was truly from the bottom of his heart.

Lin Yue's lips seemed to curve upwards almost imperceptibly before returning to their usual expression.

"Yes. Good to know."

Yun Yi sat quietly for a while, then stood up: "Sister Lin Yue, I'll go cook. What would you like to eat?"

"Whatever," Lin Yue replied without looking up.

"Oh," Yun Yi replied, and headed towards the kitchen...

Monday afternoon sunlight streamed through the classroom windows, casting warm, dappled patterns on the open pages of books.

Lin Yue was quite satisfied with this state. She rested her chin on one hand, unconsciously twirling a pen with the other, but her mind had already flown to the fantasy novel she had been following last night—the male protagonist had just fallen off a cliff, and she wondered whether he had obtained a secret manual or met an old man.

"Hey, if some people could put half the effort they put into reading leisure books into their regular classes, they wouldn't always be hovering around the passing mark in math." A woman's voice, neither too loud nor too soft, but clear enough and tinged with obvious sarcasm, rang out.

The speaker was Zhang Wei, the girl sitting diagonally in front of Lin Yue. She had above-average grades, seemed to come from a well-off family, and usually formed her own clique. She always liked to assert her presence in various ways, especially by being sarcastic and sarcastic towards Lin Yue, who seemed "easy to manipulate."

She seemed particularly concerned about Li Yuetian, who was sitting directly in front of Lin Yue. Whenever Li Yuetian turned around to discuss issues with Lin Yue, Zhang Wei's gaze always made Lin Yue feel a little uncomfortable.

Lin Yue's pen stopped, and she didn't even lift her eyelids, as if she hadn't heard anything. "It's better to avoid trouble"—that's her current philosophy.

However, silence is often misinterpreted as cowardice. Seeing that Lin Yue had no reaction, Zhang Wei seemed encouraged and raised her voice even higher: "Oh, so this is tacit agreement? Well, the brain only has so much space. If it's filled with useless things, it naturally can't hold knowledge. How pathetic."

Several girls next to her also chimed in with giggles.

Lin Yue took a deep breath, closed the novel in front of her, stuffed it into the drawer, and replaced it with a math workbook. Her movements were unhurried and deliberate.

She didn't want to cause trouble, but some people seemed to not know when to stop.

As the school bell rang, students poured out of the classrooms like a flood. Lin Yue packed her things and stood up when Zhang Wei, arms crossed, deliberately blocked the aisle, chatting and laughing with her friends, showing no intention of making way.

Lin Yue stopped and looked at her.

Zhang Wei seemed to only just notice her, and exclaimed exaggeratedly, "Oh dear! I'm sorry, I was blocking your way. But shouldn't good students stay and ask the teacher a few more questions? Why are you in such a hurry to leave?" She deliberately emphasized the words "good student".

Lin Yue didn't want to argue with her, so she turned to the side to go past her.

Zhang Wei deliberately took another step, blocking the way again, with a fake smile on her face: "What, can't you say anything? So thin-skinned?"

The continuous unreasonable behavior ignited a spark of anger in Lin Yue's heart. She raised her eyes and calmly looked at Zhang Wei: "Move aside."

Her gaze was calm, yet it possessed a strange penetrating power, causing Zhang Wei's smile to freeze for a moment. A sense of unease crept into her heart, and she subconsciously stepped aside to make way for her.

Lin Yue walked past without looking to the side.

Looking at her straight back, Zhang Wei realized what was happening and felt a surge of shame and anger. She whispered to Lin Yue's back, "Stop pretending to be so high and mighty!"

Lin Yue didn't stop walking, as if she hadn't heard anything at all.

After leaving the school gate, Lin Yue planned to sit in a coffee shop for a while. She was just about to walk towards the coffee shop.

Just then, a series of chaotic footsteps and undisguised laughter and shouts came from behind.

"Hey, isn't this our class's 'silent type'?"

Why are you walking so fast? Wait for us!

Lin Yue turned around, her brows furrowed slightly. The person behind her was Zhang Wei, along with three other boys dressed in other school uniforms who looked like hooligans; she didn't recognize them.

One of the tall, muscular men had his arm around Zhang Wei's shoulder affectionately; he was clearly her boyfriend.

The four men took a few quick steps with ill intentions, blocking Lin Yue's path in front and behind.

"So it's you? You didn't give Weiwei any face during the day?" The tall, muscular boy, with a cigarette dangling from his lips, sized up Lin Yue with a slanted gaze and a flippant tone.

Lin Yue instantly understood. This was a case of someone failing to cause trouble on campus, so they resorted to waiting outside. Her initial impatience finally transformed into clear annoyance.

"I don't know her well, I have no face to give her." Lin Yue's voice turned cold. "Please move aside, I want to go home."

"Go home? What's the rush?" The man exhaled a smoke ring, took a step forward with a grin, and reached out to slap Lin Yue's face. "You're quite pretty, but you don't know how to handle things. Apologize to Weiwei, then come with us guys for a drink, and we'll call it even, how about that?"

Before his hand could even touch Lin Yue, Lin Yue slapped it away.

"Don't you understand human language?"