You were being careless on purpose, right?

“Why can you guys just appear and disappear anywhere?” Wang Ning muttered under her breath.

Every time she saw them, she would hear their voices before seeing them, and they would always suddenly appear before her when she least expected it.

They were standing in the hallway next to the changing room, looking like they had just finished changing. They wore one-piece swimsuits of a dark, inky blue. Their ink-blue hair was tied up in buns, revealing their snow-white arms and long, slender legs. Their identical, exquisite faces wore similar expressions, like reflections in a mirror.

But it was easy to tell them apart. Just as Wang Ning knew that the one smiling at her was the younger sister, Rin Yue.

Before Wang Ning could reply, Xiali stepped in front of her. Her voice was devoid of warmth as she said to the person blocking their path, “Student Rin Yue, please be mindful of the occasion before you joke. Please do not casually refer to yourself as a ‘mother,’ and do not make such jokes with Ningning.”

There were many other students watching them. Even outside of their class, many students knew of Xiali—enthusiastic, generous, and extremely popular, the fourth-born of the Gelian family.

From the very beginning, she had been inseparable from the white-haired angel who had caused a sensation throughout the school. Their relationship was close, and because of this, she had quietly blocked many people who yearned to get close to Wang Ning, or even harbored malicious intent.

The angel, unaware, displayed her beauty and vulnerability, steeped in a peaceful atmosphere. How could she know that coveters lurked in the shadows, waiting for an opportunity, their eyes fixed on those pure white wings, planning to either possess them or defile them, dragging them into a deep abyss—but they hadn’t expected someone stronger to have already claimed… or rather, protected her.

Not just Xiali, but also that blue-haired, carefree yet surprisingly indifferent academic prodigy, or even further back, the mysterious Xiao…

On the surface, the noble academy, which revered the law of the jungle and the supremacy of power, was calm. But that was only because the turbulent undercurrents were being suppressed by those with the will to do so.

Could a school that openly promoted a “Criminal Behavior Club” really be so benevolent?

The expressions of the people present varied. Watching the standoff, a glimmer of eagerness appeared in some of their eyes.

—The arrival of the twin transfer students had broken the balance. Whether through their own strength or their authority, they had proven a possibility—the possibility of getting closer to the white-haired angel.

“Let’s put that aside for now and hurry up and change for class,” Wang Ning’s intuition keenly sensed the subtle shift in the air, and she almost immediately chose to change the subject.

The tightening atmosphere suddenly relaxed because of her words. Xiali turned to give Wang Ning a helpless look and could only say, “Are you physically okay now?”

Everyone else pricked up their ears. Those passing by, whether they were walking, about to change, or in the middle of beating up a classmate, all stopped what they were doing.

Wang Ning suppressed the feeling of her hair standing on end and quickly and discreetly scanned her surroundings—everyone was focused on their own business; no gazes were directed here. ‘Strange, then what was that feeling of being stared at by countless predators just now?’

‘It must be an illusion. I didn’t rest well last night. I’m probably just a bit sensitive because of that news article.’

Wang Ning shook her head, clearing away the messy thoughts. This time, she was the one who took the initiative to pull Xiali towards the changing room.

‘There shouldn’t be many people changing now… so I don’t have to be so guarded.’

But as she walked towards the changing room, the pair of twin sisters also slowly followed behind them.

Wang Ning was on the verge of a mental breakdown. “Haven’t you guys already changed? Why are you still following me?!”

Rin Yue beamed. “I suddenly feel like changing into a different color.”

Rin Dong said calmly, “I forgot to get my swim ring.”

Wang Ning opened her mouth, only to find she had no reason to refute them. Was she supposed to say that she couldn’t change in front of other girls?

She could only silently pull open the door to the changing room. Inside, the lockers for storing clothes were neatly arranged, and there were benches for resting and changing.

When Wang Ning took her swimsuit out of her locker and turned around, she discovered… why were there so many more people in the changing room!

Under Wang Ning’s incredulous gaze, the other girls who had already changed but had still followed them in nonchalantly started doing other things.

“This swimsuit seems a bit big. I’ll change into another one…”

“So beautiful… I mean, this swimsuit of mine…”

“Oops, I suddenly remembered I forgot to change my brain.”

The person who said the last line was slapped on the back by her friend next to her.

In any case, it seemed everyone had their own things to do and their own reasons, looking at the sky, looking at the ground, just not looking at Wang Ning.

Wang Ning believed them… yeah, right!

‘These people are acting way too weird!’