Among these thirteen people, I was the most well-read, so I gave this plan a badass name: the Flour Plan.

The plan to grind Maizi (Brick) into flour.

At first, when they heard this name, they thought it was lame, but after I explained it to them, they all gave thumbs up.

We had thirteen people, but we couldn't always gather together, otherwise, it would be too conspicuous and our plans could easily be discovered. So most of the time, it was just me and Ye Zhan contacting each other directly, and then contacting our respective people. Our plan became more and more mature and perfect, with almost no flaws. Now, everything was ready, we just needed the right moment.

During the time before we implemented the plan, I still kept a certain distance from Xia Xue. Although we still sat together in class and occasionally passed cheesy notes to each other, during breaks, especially on campus, we never stuck together to avoid being noticed by Brick. After all, Brick temporarily wouldn't dare to touch me because of Hongli.

In addition to this, I would occasionally go and find Taotao (Peach), not to talk about love, but mainly to show Brick. After all, at this critical moment, I couldn't let Brick come looking for trouble again, otherwise, my newly established small force would immediately fall apart. I also tactfully mentioned to Taotao, "If your brother asks..."

Taotao glanced at me, "Wang Hao, don't worry, I won't let my brother lay a hand on you again."

I was deeply moved by Taotao's kindness.

I secretly communicated with Taotao while keeping it hidden from Xia Xue. Xia Xue agreed to keep our distance for the time being, but she didn't agree to me going to find Taotao. So every time after Xia Xue left for self-study in the evening, I immediately went to Taotao's class. Since Taotao was experiencing some stomach pain that night, she asked me to take her back to the dormitory first. As we were walking downstairs, we had to pass by our class. I thought to myself, "What if Xia Xue forgets something..." and sure enough, Xia Xue came out of our class, staring blankly at me and Taotao.

It was extremely cliché, but it happened. My mouth moved, not knowing what to say. Taotao, on the other hand, was in pain, frowning from time to time, which Xia Xue interpreted as provocative, as if saying, "I'm so annoyed to see her." Xia Xue was a girl who dared to love and hate, so she glared at me and turned away.

I glanced at Taotao, whose face had turned pale, but she waved her hand and said weakly, "It's okay, go after her." I nervously looked at her, "Are you really okay?" Taotao said with difficulty, "I'm really okay..." Now that I think about it, I was quite a jerk. I knew Taotao was in pain, but I always thought she could go back to the dormitory by herself, so I ran off.

After running a few steps, I looked back anxiously, only to see Taotao leaning against the wall, slowly squatting down.

At that time, I didn't know Taotao was having her period, let alone that some girls could be in so much pain during their period. I was scared out of my wits, immediately ran back, and picked her up again, anxiously asking, "What's going on? Should I take you to the hospital?" "No need to go to the hospital," Taotao said, jumping out of my arms word by word, "Just take me back to the dormitory."

I wanted to say something else, but Taotao was very stubborn, "Hurry up!" Without a second thought, I rushed her downstairs, comforting her along the way, and headed towards the girls' dormitory. At the entrance of the girls' dormitory, a boy holding a girl immediately caught the attention of many girls. The dormitory auntie also rushed out, trying to stop me. I said anxiously, "She's having stomach pain! I'm taking her back to the dorm!" The dormitory auntie looked at Taotao in my arms, nodded, and said, "Go up, but come down quickly."

I rushed into the building with Taotao in my arms, following her directions to one of the floors. Inside the girls' dormitory, many girls were walking around in their pajamas, and seeing a boy coming in, they all screamed. I ignored them, rushed to the door of Taotao's dormitory, and shouted, "I'm Wang Hao, I'm coming in, those who aren't dressed yet, hurry up!"

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Then I pushed open the door and rushed in, but I didn't see the scene I wanted to see. The girls were all well-dressed, and at worst, they were hiding under their blankets. I put Taotao on the bed, and the other girls crowded around and asked, "What's wrong, what's wrong?" I often went to Taotao's class, so the girls in Taotao's dormitory also knew me and didn't seem unfamiliar.

"Taotao suddenly had stomach pain," I said, at a loss.

They looked at Taotao, all showing an understanding expression. One of them pushed me and said, "Alright, alright. Mouse, just leave Taotao to us, you go back first." Then someone went to get a cup, someone went to get brown sugar, someone went to get a thermos, someone went to get a hot water bottle, everything was methodical and orderly.

But I was at a loss and worried, "How can I leave when Taotao is in so much pain? Let's take her to the hospital." I rubbed my hands and prepared to pick up Taotao again.

"Forget it, forget it," the girls all pushed me, "Even if we tell you, you won't understand. Just be nicer to our Taotao in the future!" With these few words, they pushed me out of the door. I became anxious, grabbed one of the girls and said, "Tell me what's going on!" The girl said mysteriously, "No, I can't tell you, this is something we can't tell boys."

With a "bang", the door was closed. I had no choice but to leave the girls' dormitory. Then I remembered Xia Xue, my brain heated up, and I ran to the school gate without stopping. I ran all the way to Xia Xue's house downstairs. Seeing that her house was still lit, I stood there for a long time, but after standing for a long time, I didn't have the courage to ring the doorbell. I sat on the stone bench downstairs, feeling confused, not knowing what I was thinking. I took out a cigarette and smoked one after another. In no time, I finished the whole pack, and the ground was littered with cigarette butts.

I feel like Xia Xue must have known I was downstairs; all she had to do was glance down to see me. But she remained indifferent, not caring about me anymore. It was getting colder and colder, and I finished a pack of cigarettes without knowing what to do next. Silly me, staring at the brightly lit bedroom upstairs, desperately hoping Xia Xue would poke her head out. Then the lights went out, and my hope faded.

I planned to wait overnight to show Xia Xue my determination. I sat on the stone bench, gradually falling asleep, only to be awakened several times by the cold in the middle of the night. When it was just getting light, the cleaning staff came and swept away the pile of cigarette butts under my feet. The dormitory auntie was kind enough to ask me a few questions. Just as I was chatting with her, the anti-theft door of Xia Xue's unit rang. I jolted awake and saw Xia Xue coming out. Excitedly, I rushed up to her, "Xia Xue, listen to my explanation."

Xia Xue stopped and looked me up and down, "Alright, explain, I'm listening."

I was speechless again, not knowing what to explain. Should I say I was just discussing Shakespeare with Taotao? "It's not what you think," was the only sentence I kept repeating.

"You ask for an explanation, but you don't explain," Xia Xue ignored me and walked on.

I followed her, scratching my head, not knowing what to say. I tried to hold her hand secretly, but she avoided me. We reached the classroom like this, ready for morning self-study. Xia Xue didn't sit next to me but returned to her original seat. I quickly asked the student next to her if we could swap seats, but Xia Xue said, "You're not allowed to switch, if you do, I'll tell the teacher." The student dared not switch anymore, only apologizing apologetically, "Brother Hao, I'm sorry, I also want to switch..."

Seeing Xia Xue's cold attitude, I knew she was still angry, so I thought I'd wait for her to cool down before saying anything. I returned to my seat, exhausted from the sleepless night, so I rested my head on the desk. After a while, someone nudged me, and when I looked up, a note landed in my lap. I opened it to find Xia Xue's handwriting: "Wang Hao, let's break up."

Tears immediately welled up in my eyes, and my nose felt sour. I quickly clutched the note in my hand and buried my head, afraid that tears would fall and others would see. Liu Zihong beside me nudged me, "Brother Hao, what's wrong?" "Don't worry about it," I said impatiently, taking deep breaths. I didn't know what to do; should I rush over and beg Xia Xue? But what could I say? I couldn't explain anything. After thinking for a while, my mind cleared up. I made up my mind to go with the flow, deal with Maizi first, and then worry about everything else. Once Maizi was dealt with, there would be no more worries, no need to worry about Brick. If he wanted to beat me up, so be it; I must win Xia Xue's heart back.

Thinking like this, I felt much better. After class, I did whatever I needed to do, tagging along with Liu Zihong and the others to eat and play, as if Xia Xue's influence didn't affect me at all. Xia Xue was also ruthless enough, acting as if she wasn't affected at all, playing around with other boys, deliberately challenging me. The more I watched, the angrier I got, but I held back and didn't react.

So, I decided to accelerate the "Flour Plan" and resolve Maizi as soon as possible. Once we dealt with Maizi, all the troubles would be solved.