### Chapter 4: When an Avalanche Happens, No Snowflake is Innocent
In a dream, Dragon Brother was jolted awake by a muffled sobbing sound.
With bleary eyes, he blinked to find Hu Yu Ying, tear-streaked, frantically trying to piece together her broken pencil case, hoping against hope that it could still be salvaged.
Seeing this, Dragon Brother reached into his pencil bag and pulled out a few pens, placing them in front of Hu Yu Ying. “Stop crying. Here are my pens.”
“Thank you.”
As Hu Yu Ying looked at the pens on the desk, she took a deep breath, fighting to hide her tear-stained face. But her red eyes and trembling shoulders were a giveaway.
After a moment’s hesitation, Dragon Brother decided to ask, “What’s wrong?”
Hu Yu Ying pursed her lips and shook her head. “Nothing, it’s fine.”
Crying and saying it’s fine? Does she think I’m that dumb?
He glanced around the classroom, eventually locking eyes with Wang Shuo, who wore a smug grin, clearly enjoying the spectacle.
In that moment, everything clicked.
In the original story, Dragon Brother was the instigator of bullying Hu Yu Ying.
Yet, because he had crossed over into this world, he was deviating from the original plot, and now it was someone else who was bullying her.
“Did I disturb you?” Hu Yu Ying asked quietly after regaining her composure.
“Nope, I just woke up.”
“Do you need this? I saw you sleeping during the last two classes. If you need it, I can lend it to you.” Hu Yu Ying, using Dragon Brother’s pen, hesitated to owe him a favor.
She carefully handed over her neatly organized notes.
Looking at the notebook she offered, Dragon Brother paused for a moment but ultimately accepted it.
With his current knowledge level, getting into college was hitting a bit too high. He didn’t want to suffer another embarrassing defeat after getting burned by his ignorance once!
In the original story, Hu Yu Ying was a super academic. Despite constant bullying, she always ranked at the top of her exams.
Her notes would definitely be a boon for him right now.
Taking the notebook, Dragon Brother stopped briefly and said, “You know, if someone’s bullying you, you could tell the teacher.”
“That won’t help,” Hu Yu Ying replied, her gaze lowered.
Her words left Dragon Brother momentarily stunned.
When reading the novel, he had only glossed over Hu Yu Ying’s past experiences.
He didn’t know about her life before transferring schools.
In the original tale, even when she was bullied by him, she never dared to speak up to the teacher—likely tied to what she’d been through before.
Dragon Brother fell silent for a moment.
When reading, he had seen the novel as a boredom-buster.
But being plopped down in this so-called novel world changed everything.
The people here were real, with flesh and bl**d.
They hurt, they cried, they laughed; they felt remorse for their mistakes…
Everyone was fighting hard for their lives.
If he hadn’t brought his memories along, this world was simply a genuine reality.
The narrative that the author brushed past was a real experience for Hu Yu Ying.
The ordeal was likely painful and bitter, shaping her present character of meekness and endurance.
He let out a quiet sigh.
Flipping open the notebook, he noticed it was filled with knowledge points and Hu Yu Ying’s own thought processes.
It was like she cooked up a gourmet meal just for him—now all he had to do was open his mouth and enjoy!
Recess ended.
Dragon Brother returned to the classroom just in time to see Wang Shuo, standing over Hu Yu Ying’s desk, gleefully knocking her pencil case and books onto the floor.
Dragon Brother frowned as he took his seat. Bullying usually escalated over time; Wang Shuo was starting small, but if Hu Yu Ying didn’t fight back, it would soon turn into a targeting of her directly.
Watching Wang Shuo crush the pen Dragon Brother had just lent Hu Yu Ying, he recalled her red eyes and forced smile, trying to pretend everything was fine.
He couldn’t help but remember the times he was bullied back in the orphanage.
But unlike Hu Yu Ying, he had learned to fight back, and eventually, no one dared to mess with him anymore.
Taking a deep breath, he thought, as a new-age youth, witnessing bullying right in front of him could not be an option.
Did he really have to sit idly by and watch Hu Yu Ying suffer again, just as in the original story, heading toward a pit of despair?
When an avalanche strikes, no snowflake is innocent.
How could he stand by and let Hu Yu Ying take another step deeper into that abyss of anguish right before his eyes?
No way, this situation was about to change!
“This is the third time, right?” Dragon Brother knocked his knuckles on the desk.
Turning to him, Wang Shuo frowned. “Doesn’t seem like this is your business, does it?”
In his past life, Dragon Brother had dropped out of school early to enter the workforce, crawling back up after years of plugging away, learning the ropes, and even getting into a few scrapes for paychecks…
Even now, back at eighteen, his demeanor had shed the rough edges of life’s grind, but the street Smart vibe in his gaze was something these school kids could never match!
“What if I insist on sticking my nose in?” Dragon Brother stood up, towering at 185 centimeters, broad shouldered and narrow waisted, demonstrating a man’s imposing presence and power.
Wang Shuo, facing Dragon Brother who was like a skyscraper compared to him, instinctively took a step back.
They’d had minor spats before, but now, seeing Dragon Brother’s unfazed readiness to fight was something they hadn’t anticipated.
Having been on the receiving end before, Wang Shuo knew all too well just how hard Dragon Brother could hit.
His eyes flickered, completely overshadowed by Dragon Brother’s intimidating aura.
“Dragon, Dragon Brother, the teacher said if you start hitting people, you’ll get punished.”
Seeing the fear on Wang Shuo’s face made Dragon Brother’s lips curl into a smirk.
Look at the bullies—they can be scared too!
“You think I care?”
With that, he slammed his hand on the desk.
The loud bang startled Wang Shuo, who stumbled back two steps, drawing the attention of every student in the room.
“School is a place for learning, not for bullying. If any of you think you’re tough enough to bully someone, why not try bullying me first?”
Though the words rang true, for some reason, everyone felt a bit weirded out coming from Dragon Brother’s mouth.
Outside the classroom door, Hu Yu Ying stood wide-eyed, taking in the surprising sight of Dragon Brother standing up for her.
The sunlight glimmered around him, making him appear almost radiant. A blush crept to her cheeks, and she hurriedly averted her gaze, pretending to be calm against the classroom wall, focusing her sights elsewhere…
