As Bai Xi was contemplating how to deal with Wu Li without violating Blackgold Academy’s rules, a clear voice rang out, "Wu Li was the one who threw the fork at Bai Xi first."
As the words fell, a girl with thick glasses squeezed through, shielding Bai Xi behind her with a furious expression, and looked at Wu Li and the crowd.
Bai Xi looked at the girl in front of her, raising an eyebrow slightly.
She remembered this person – the AI enthusiast she had rescued from the hallway earlier – Ai Qing!
In fact, she had planned to approach Bai Xi as soon as she saw her enter, but her seat was too far. Before she could get there, Wu Li had already sought Bai Xi out.
Seeing Wu Li, she felt a bit scared.
It wasn't that she feared Wu Li would harm her, but she was afraid Wu Li would cause even more trouble for Bai Xi because of her.
Later, she realized that Wu Li was indeed causing trouble for Bai Xi over her matters and those of her brother, Wu Yu. For the past two days, she had been focused on her artificial intelligence and had made further breakthroughs.
But now, Wu Li was deliberately inciting everyone to attack Bai Xi. How could she allow this girl who guarded her dreams to be provoked, or even humiliated, by Wu Li!
Because of Ai Qing's words, the surrounding people exchanged glances.
Everyone understood the principle of "he who strikes first is the aggressor."
If Wu Li had intentionally thrown a potentially lethal weapon like a fork at Bai Xi first, Bai Xi’s retaliation would have been within reasonable bounds. Even if she had injured Wu Li, as long as it wasn't severe, it would have been understandable.
Therefore, for a moment, no one knew what to say. They all wanted to wait and see how the situation unfolded.
Wu Li was clearly taken aback by Ai Qing's sudden appearance, but quickly turned to disdain and arrogance. "Ha, so it's you. You two really are birds of a feather."
As soon as she said this, those beside Wu Li understood her meaning. "This Ai Qing, she’s always stealing other people’s men, without even looking at herself. And this Bai Xi, she directly used a fork to injure someone today. These two knew each other before. I didn't expect bad people to be so united now."
"Yes, yes, before, this Ai Qing deliberately approached the man our Lili liked, showing off her charms, without even looking at herself."
"Haha, yes, that's exactly what happened. I was there at the time too."
Upon hearing this, the onlookers who were unsure of who was right or wrong seemed to have found a new target.
"A woman who doesn't respect herself is like rotten cabbage, simply disgusting."
"Yes, yes, it's too disgusting."
"Her glasses are thicker than beer bottles, and she still wants to seduce someone. Do you think that guy would be scared to death?"
"The friend of a slut who hooks up with other people's boyfriends is a poisonous woman who kills others. A perfect match, a perfect match."
"Instead of making them apologize, why don't we jointly write a letter of complaint and ask the principal to expel these two black sheep of Blackgold Academy?"
"Good, good, that's a great idea!"
"..."
As Ai Qing listened to the insults, Bai Xi’s cheeks blushed like the clouds in the sky. She shouted, "You've gone too far! I didn't do those things, I didn't seduce anyone. Xi’er sister also didn't intentionally harm Wu Li. Wu Li attacked first!"
Unfortunately, no one heard her explanation. Instead, they became more animated.
Her large eyes instantly turned red, filled with grievance and sadness.
She felt wronged because she had done nothing, yet she became the target of everyone's criticism.
She felt sad because she had clearly wanted to protect Bai Xi, but ended up causing her to be attacked and condemned even more fiercely.
Indeed, she couldn't do anything right.
Just then, an arm suddenly reached out, passing through her field of vision, covering her left ear with its right hand, blocking her eyes and right ear, making the entire world irrelevant to her.
The arm carried a pleasant fragrance and moved gently. The recent embarrassment and pain vanished in an instant.
"Don't punish yourself for the mistakes of others. It's not worth it."
Those who wanted to protect her, Bai Xi would definitely protect them well.
These were… Xi’er sister’s words.
So, this fragrant and soft arm must belong to her.
Thinking of this, she felt her face heat up slightly.
But at that moment, there was a loud "boom." It sounded like an explosion, but with Bai Xi blocking her view, she wasn't that scared, only immersed in her gentleness.
Everyone who had been vehemently criticizing Bai Xi and Ai Qing instinctively clutched their heads at the loud noise. Their incessant chatter naturally came to a complete halt.
This incident happened suddenly, but they were still aware of it.
Because they had personally witnessed Bai Xi casually pick up a coffee cup and smash it at the coffee machine not far away. And it was the coffee machine that had just exploded.
Bai Xi looked at the people in front of her and said calmly, "At Blackgold Academy, spreading rumors that cause psychological trauma to others is equivalent to maliciously harming a classmate. Students in the Martial Arts department have an obligation to protect the physical and mental health of every student at Blackgold Academy."
Upon hearing Bai Xi's words, everyone instinctively shrank their necks, not daring to speak further.
The fact that Bai Xi’s smash of the coffee machine with a cup had directly caused it to explode was a display of power far beyond ordinary capabilities. Moreover, they clearly felt that Bai Xi had intended to smash their heads with the coffee cup, not the coffee machine.
But how could Wu Li be willing to let it go? "Bai Xi, are you trying to forcibly quibble? What evidence do you have to say they are slandering? What they said is the truth, so how can it be called slander!"
Wu Li's "Four Heavenly Kings", suppressing their fear, said tremblingly, "Yes, yes… ah!"
"Yes, yes, yes."
Bai Xi said indifferently, "You want evidence?"
Wu Li raised her eyebrows, wearing a look of extreme pride. "Yes, can you produce it?"
Bai Xi looked at the staff member who was originally behind the counter making coffee and asked, "Miss, did you see the whole incident clearly?"
The female staff member making coffee finally came back to her senses and said, "Yes, I saw it. When the little sister was about to order, it was that woman who threw the fork first."
When she saw Bai Xi gently protect the girl with glasses, she almost forgot the sound of the explosion and her fear, only wanting to ship the couple.
Moreover, the coffee machine Bai Xi smashed was the one furthest from her, indicating she deliberately tried not to involve her. Such a cool and gentle girl, if she liked her, she would definitely give up on men.
Unfortunately, they already had a couple.
Hearing this, Wu Li instantly became furious, her eyes wide. "I warn you, speak properly and tell the truth. I am from the Wu family!"
With the Wu family's significant investments and donations to Blackgold Academy, it should be easy to get a coffee maker fired from Blackgold Academy.
The female staff member making coffee completely ignored her threat. With a smiling face and a kind tone, she said to Wu Li, "Miss Wu, I am afraid of the Wu family, after all, I am just a small employee. However, I can lie, but the camera cannot. Everything you did just now has been captured by that camera."
After speaking, she slightly raised her hand, displaying the three thousand monitoring devices that the dean had newly installed in the school as an emergency measure after the incident of a supervisor stealing from the premises the previous night.
However, Bai Xi felt that her expression held a hint of schadenfreude.
She had known about the camera there for a long time. She thought the camera was managed by the staff, but she didn't expect it to be installed by Wei Changhe last night, which explained why Wu Li was completely unaware of its existence.