The School Beauty from the Next Class Insisted I Confess - Chapter 13

Li Hua stood up, pushing away Xia Yiqiu’s attempt to help her, and endured the pain to pick up the scattered banknotes on the floor.

Her body was ramrod straight, and she finally cried, the sound of sobbing uncontrollably escaping her reason. She bowed deeply,

“Thank you, everyone.” Then, she walked to her mother, who had been knocked down and then helped up.

The soreness in Xia Yiqiu’s eyes finally turned into tears. Pearl-like tears fell from her large, glistening eyes. Her clenched fists relaxed only to attack each other again, leaving clear, concave nail marks.

Xu Qingfeng, unlike her usual emotional self, was exceptionally calm when danger struck.

This clarity wasn’t a lack of empathy; it was an instinctive resistance to danger, a helpless reaction to seek protection for everything she held dear.

Since entering the house, she had been intently watching the movements of the danger and the person she cared about most, wanting to prevent any connection between the two.

Now, she placed ninety-nine percent of her attention on Xia Yiqiu, with the remaining one percent just enough to maintain normal action.

No need to hesitate further, she took a step forward and grasped that person’s hand.

“Don’t worry, I’m here.”

“I’m here” meant “I will be with you,” and “We are together.”

The same phrase had the same effect.

Half an hour ago, this sentence had swept away her gloom, allowing her to feel the presence of sunshine.

At this moment, the hazy vision of the person in front of her became clear. She stopped crying and squeezed Xu Qingfeng’s hand back forcefully.

“Mhm.” Xia Yiqiu wiped her tears. She couldn’t be so embarrassing. She had her duties.

The two teachers this time firmly restrained the scumbag, who had already fallen into a deep slumber.

Everyone suddenly fell silent.

The arrival of the police broke the awkward silence that had lasted only a few seconds.

Liu Li stepped forward and explained the situation.

The neighbors who had gathered outside stood in neat rows at the doorway, each sentence accusing the sleeping scumbag.

Xu Qingfeng sneered,

“Hmph.”

What a cold world!

Now they were enthusiastic people full of justice.

She had just seen the bruises on Li Hua and her mother. They were obviously not from this incident alone. If they hadn’t come today, would this matter have ended?

Or perhaps one day they would be seen on the news, or maybe there would be no news at all.

“It’s someone else’s business.” This phrase shackled everyone. But was there ever a moment when they felt something was wrong, and were they being indifferent? They called it “playing it safe.”

Xia Yiqiu walked up to the police. She had a matter of great concern.

“Officer, kicking him in a moment of urgency should be considered legitimate self-defense, right?”

Xia Yiqiu had thought it through. If anything serious happened to Xu Qingfeng, she would beg her parents to hire the best defense lawyer, or she would claim she was the one who did the kicking.

No matter what, Xu Qingfeng couldn’t get into trouble.

The police officer laughed heartily, “Students, don’t worry. What she did was an act of bravery, a legitimate self-defense to prevent others from being harmed.”

Apparently, Liu Li had already mentioned this. He was protective of his cherished student.

He looked at Xu Qingfeng with a smile,

“When we get back, I’ll apply to the school to give you public commendation.”

This amiable officer was an old policeman who had encountered many vicious people. It was rare to meet such sincere teachers and students. “In this day and age, brave students are few and far between.”

He then complimented Liu Li, looking at him, “Responsible teachers like you are also rare and valuable.”

Xu Qingfeng only cared about the praise. She asked, “How many years can a person like him be sentenced?”

It would be best if he never came out again.

Pah, gambler.

Pah, scumbag.

“Don’t worry, little student. That’s a matter for the prosecution and the courts,” he consoled her.

“Bad people will eventually be punished.”

He thought of something else and changed the subject, looking at Li Hua and her mother,

“Aside from the gambling issue, for this kind of domestic violence, the most important thing is the attitude of the family.”

Li Hua’s father was an orphan and had no relatives.

Hearing this, Li Hua declared to everyone,

“We absolutely will not forgive him.”

The day she stopped President Xia and then ran away was the last chance she gave this father.

If that terrible situation showed any sign of materializing, for the sake of her mother and herself, she would rather perish together.

Her mother, whom she was supporting, said tearfully, “I… I don’t want him anymore either.”

Even though this man was so good to her before marriage, he said he would give her everything he could in the world. He stroked her belly, anticipating, and said he would give all the affection he never had to his child.

She felt sorry that he was an orphan, suffering so much without parents since childhood. Ignoring her parents’ wishes, she married into this rundown blockhouse with nothing to their name. Her parents stopped contacting her.

When he learned it was a daughter, he was a little unhappy, but he would also comfort her, saying the next one would be a son, and he could wait. But he gradually stopped caring about the family’s life.

She worked with her daughter who was not yet a month old, leaving her with a chronic illness. She suffered for many years and never conceived again. For some reason, this man did not divorce her. He said it was what she owed him, that she had let him down. She indulged him time and again, letting him take the family’s money.

Recently, her pulmonary heart disease worsened, and she couldn’t go out to work. He was pursued by creditors to their doorstep for money. The image of the handsome, gentle youth who used to smile at her finally shattered when she forbade her daughter from going to school. He said he was going to work, but she knew he wanted to use their daughter to pay off debts.

“Mom, ultimately, I was wrong.”

Seeing the firm resolve of Li Hua and her mother, Xia Yiqiu showed a relieved smile. “That makes things easier. Leave the rest to me.”

Xia Yiqiu called her mother and told her the whole story. The gentle Mrs. Xia comforted her,

“Xiao Qiu, I’ll have the lawyers contact them.”

Xia Yiqiu offered to use the money she had saved up for the lawyer’s fees.

Mrs. Xia teased, “Is our Xia’s Philanthropic Charity just for show?”

It was decided that the matter would be handled by the Xia Corporation’s legal team, and the students wouldn’t have to worry about it.

Liu Li stated that the school would not allow the student to drop out. They would arrange Li Hua’s studies and, if possible, organize a collection for her mother’s medical expenses.

The police had everyone write down their statements, and the matter could finally be considered concluded.

On the way back, Xia Yiqiu asked Xu Qingfeng, “That kick was so powerful, do you practice Taekwondo?”

Xu Qingfeng recalled her violent behavior, afraid of frightening the other person, and felt a bit shy. Her voice was barely a whisper,

“Yes.”

The person in the back seat’s eyes curved in a smile. She hugged Xu Qingfeng’s waist, leaned against her back, and said the words that made her heart flutter,

“Xu Qingfeng, you were so cool like that.”

Cool was a feeling, not limited to gender. Xia Yiqiu felt that she would never forget that moment for the rest of her life.

The girl’s eyes held only fierceness one moment, then transformed into tender care the next. She truly liked Xu Qingfeng so much, even if this was just a straight girl’s trick, a beautiful misconception born out of the other person’s kindness toward a friend.

She had said that since she had her eye on this person, they wouldn’t escape.

Patience was something she had plenty of.

“Was I? Haha.”

Xu Qingfeng responded calmly, but the speed of her pedaling betrayed the excitement in her heart.

The bicycle overtook a nearby electric scooter.

The person on the electric scooter muttered behind them,

“Amazing people!”

Seeing Xia Yiqiu on the back seat, the driver of the scooter was alone.

“Having a partner is great, isn’t it!” Wait, the one in front seems to be a girl.

“Having a pretty friend is great, isn’t it!”

Xu Qingfeng didn’t hear, but Xia Yiqiu definitely heard the second-to-last sentence.

Thank you for your kind words.

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