The School Beauty from the Next Class Insisted I Confess - Chapter 38

Xu Qingfeng looked immediately at Xia Yiqiu, who was covering Qiqi’s ears.

The child pushed her hand away.

“Sister, I’m not scared, they’ve been here many times.”

Gu Qiqi then took the hand of the girl next to her, assuming a protective stance.

“Xiaoshu, don’t be afraid.”

Gu Wenshu’s expression was composed, though Xia Yiqiu didn’t know why she felt that way.

The girl in front of her was clearly not afraid; instead, she smiled and comforted Gu Qiqi.

“Qiqi, I’m fine.”

Xu Qingfeng withdrew her gaze. The door had already been kicked open, and Peng Lingxiang entered with seven or eight people who looked like thugs.

The man walking in front had a crew cut, a fierce face, and Peng Lingxiang called him “Brother Liu.”

“Brother Liu~, over there.”

Peng Lingxiang called out to the man like a lackey, pointing at Gu Wenshu.

The man waved his arm, spat out the cigarette butt in his mouth, and looked at the greasy Peng Lingxiang with disgust.

“Damn it! What a commotion just to grab a kid.”

“Brother Liu~, don’t be angry, I’ll send the money over as soon as the job is done.”

Her fawning, subservient manner was completely different from her usual haughtiness.

Brother Liu’s expression only changed when he heard the money, and he muttered impatiently.

“Chatty.”

What a strange person, thought Xu Qingfeng.

Lowliness and arrogance, stupidity and slipperiness, could actually coexist to shape a complete person.

So what was the situation now? It turned out that soft tactics didn’t work for Peng Lingxiang, and she decided to go for a hard approach.

Of course, this hard approach required strong deterrence, and she wasn’t enough herself, nor could she rely on her lazy husband. She thought of her former acquaintance, Brother Liu.

When Peng Lingxiang was in school, she was an uneducated person, relying on her looks to hang out and freeload with a group of hoodlums. She never thought of working to earn money; her hardworking and frugal sister would give her money. Later, when her sister earned more money, she dominated the uneducated crowd, acting as the big sister, enjoying herself immensely.

After being forced into independence, she didn’t do any decent work, found a similarly lazy husband, and gave birth to a conceited and stupid son.

As she aged and lost her looks, and had no money, the drinking buddies who used to obey her one by one drifted away. She was forced to do the hardest physical labor, but her inherent laziness meant she couldn’t stick to anything for long. This further deepened her hatred for her sister.

She tricked and promised Brother Liu fifty thousand yuan to help her seize Gu Wenshu, claiming she had already obtained a portion of the inheritance.

She never considered what would happen if she couldn’t get the money after the deed was done. Wouldn’t the tens of millions left by Gu Wenshu’s parents count as money? Fifty thousand was clearly a small figure.

However, this “seizing” was not an ordinary grab.

After getting a positive response from Brother Liu, Peng Lingxiang straightened her back and yelled at Director Liang.

“Liang Xincai, I advise you to be sensible and give up custody of the little ungrateful brat, or look at the people behind me.”

She was back to her arrogant self, disrespectfully calling the director by her full name, as if the person who had just been subservient wasn’t her.

Director Liang’s brow was so furrowed it looked like it was about to wrinkle off her face. Frightened, she maintained her outward composure, using her eyes to refuse Xu Qingfeng’s attempt to speak.

She was the director, and protecting the children at “Weicheng Sunshine” was her duty.

“Aunt of Gu Wenshu, this is regulated by law and cannot be changed. Gu Wenshu will live here until she comes of age.”

There was no weakness or retreat in her words, only a firm resolve conveyed through her official and businesslike tone.

She would absolutely not allow the plot of the person opposite her to succeed.

“Then you are asking for trouble.”

“Brother Liu~.” Peng Lingxiang switched back to that delicate voice, but she forgot her current age and appearance.

Brother Liu interrupted her, waving his hand, “Go, grab that kid.”

A big, clumsy man from behind walked towards Gu Wenshu. Xu Qingfeng moved her feet towards Xia Yiqiu and Gu Wenshu as the big man made his move.

When the big man was about to grab, a hand stopped him.

“Get lost, understood?”

The young girl’s pure heart remained, full of passion, how could she allow the bullying of the weak to happen?

Besides, this little girl was someone her Xiao Gao admired.

Pretty and well-behaved, how could she let others bully her? Gao Zhi looked directly at the man who was a head taller than her.

A smile of relief appeared on Xu Qingfeng’s face. Someone got there first, but this was Gao Zhi.

Perhaps Gao Zhi usually looked playful and unserious, but her childhood friend Xu Qingfeng knew that her friend was the kindest, and at least she would fight everything without considering any personal gain.

This was what Xu Qingfeng felt she couldn’t compare to Gao Zhi.

The reason she was a step slow just now was because she was watching Xia Yiqiu. She wasn’t a good person who would genuinely put the greater good first.

When danger arrived, what she cared about most was the safety of the person she cherished the most.

The big dummy didn’t have so many thoughts and swung his arm forcefully. Gao Zhi was about to be thrown to the ground.

“Ah—,” Gao Zhi closed her eyes, accepting her fate.

Nearby, Liang Hao and Han Feng, along with other club members, were comforting the children. Seeing the scene, they were worried but also impressed.

Gao Zhi’s righteous and heroic action just now was genuinely surprising.

But looking at her now, this was still the Gao Zhi they knew, someone with only brute force and no technique.

Xu Qingfeng seemed to see Gao Zhi cheating during martial arts practice when they were kids. The coach straight up said this kid was too lazy, and although she had good talent, he really couldn’t teach her.

Gao Zhi didn’t fall. Her friend held her steady with one hand and blocked the strong man’s movement with the other. Then, once stable, she performed a spinning kick, knocking him down.

“Aiya, trash.” Brother Liu’s temper flared up this time. “Come on, all of you, get him! Grab the kid and smash this place up while you’re at it.”

The small-time thugs behind him heard the command and charged forward with their boss, carrying wooden sticks. However, they didn’t think much of Xu Qingfeng and started smashing things indiscriminately.

“Stop! Stop it!”

Director Liang screamed heartbrokenly. No one paid attention to her completely unthreatening words, and in the chaos, she was pushed to the ground.

This was Peng Lingxiang’s plan. If they didn’t listen, she’d teach them a lesson, so they’d know what power felt like and meekly give up the little ungrateful brat. Who would want a child who always caused trouble?

As for calling the police, Brother Liu and his gang were least afraid of that. Getting the money was the most important thing, and they wouldn’t be locked up for long if they didn’t injure anyone.

Xu Qingfeng looked at the chaotic situation and felt relieved when she saw that Xia Yiqiu had already retreated with Qiqi and the others to the safe zone where the club members were.

The psychology club had a balanced gender ratio, all young and strong lads and girls who would be considered adults in ancient times.

So many of them, not resisting but just watching, did not align with their club’s spirit. They were not the timid “student cubs” that the thugs usually thought they were.

To uphold justice, their great Psychology Club had a duty!

The club members split into two teams: one team encircled the children, and the other team rushed out to stop the violence of those men.

Although the thugs had wooden sticks, the club members had chairs! Plus the existing teachers and staff of “Weicheng Sunshine,” four against one, how could they not win?

Han Feng held a stool and smashed it onto a thug’s head.

“Behold your Grandpa Han’s critical hit.”

“And your Sister Liang’s, too,” Liang Hao raised a stool from another direction.

“And your Brother Wang’s deadly continuous ball,” the class monitor, Wang, a member of the Summer-Winter Solstice (Qingxia Zhizi), held an iron ball, not to be outdone.

“Clatter, clatter, clatter.” The thugs fell to the ground.

The surrounding club members cooperated smoothly.

Gao Zhi saw this and was re-energized, joining the resistance. Gradually, the thugs were at a disadvantage.

In the main battle, the most ferocious Brother Liu, led by Peng Lingxiang, advanced toward Xia Yiqiu. Xia Yiqiu was holding Gu Qiqi and Gu Wenshu with both hands.

No, how dare he!

Xu Qingfeng believed that anyone who wanted to hurt Xia Yiqiu was a fool, and she would never allow such a person to exist.

Xu Qingfeng began to fight with Brother Liu. During the struggle, she thought she heard a police siren, though it was still blurry and uncertain.

Brother Liu panicked; he was most familiar with this sound.

“Brothers, let’s go.”

If the mountain remains, there will always be wood to chop. [1]

Why risk himself for this matter? The money hadn’t arrived, and he was the one going in first. It was just like how he originally planned to grab the person, take the money, and quickly escape, not realizing the police would arrive so fast.

“Brother Liu, you can’t leave!” Peng Lingxiang had spent a great deal of effort to trick Brother Liu into coming. If it didn’t work this time, she didn’t know when the next chance would be.

“B*tch, let go!”

Brother Liu didn’t want to deal with this crazy woman.

“Hurry up and grab them!” Peng Lingxiang went crazy. She pulled a dagger from somewhere on her body and pointed it at Brother Liu, ordering him to grab the person.

She herself was plump and strong enough, but her flexibility was clearly insufficient. She obviously couldn’t manage to grab the children on her own. As for her husband, that lazy bum only knew how to drink at home and managed to get drunk on the eve of such an important matter.

“I’ll go then, just put down the thing in your hand first.”

Brother Liu naturally valued his life, otherwise he wouldn’t be trying to escape.

Peng Lingxiang pretended to put it down, but her dagger was secretly ready at any moment.

Xu Qingfeng knew that victory was close if they held on a little longer. Brother Liu was experienced in fighting, and his build was taller and stronger than hers. It was not easy for her to sustain the fight for this long.

Now, Brother Liu wasn’t truly intending to grab anyone; he wasn’t as foolish as this crazy woman. If he didn’t climb over the wall and run away soon, he wouldn’t have a chance.

He feigned a forward charge, then tried to escape, crashing into the prepared Xu Qingfeng, and Peng Lingxiang’s dagger came straight for them.

“Be careful, Qingfeng—.”

Xia Yiqiu let go of the children and ran over. In that instant, she thought of many things.

What if Xu Qingfeng was hurt? What if she left her? Her consciousness was thrown into instant disorder. Can’t think like that, I can’t.

But that dagger was aimed right at Qingfeng. Her eyes were filled with sorrow and despair, and she stretched one hand forward, wishing time could stop.

When the sound of “Ah…” rang out, she closed her eyes.

Something seems wrong?

It was a man’s voice.

Xu Qingfeng quickly dodged, and the dagger plunged into the hunched-over body of Brother Liu, striking the chest slightly to the left, exactly where the heart was.

She opened her eyes, and Xu Qingfeng was standing completely intact in front of her.

The situation was already under control by the police who had rushed in.

“I’m fine, don’t worry.”

Xu Qingfeng gently reassured the girl who was worried about her.

Xia Yiqiu couldn’t believe it and dove into Xu Qingfeng’s embrace, hugging her tightly, wanting to mold her into her own body, to stop this person from recklessly charging around and making her worry.

They stayed like that for over ten seconds, thankfully the situation had just calmed down, and not many people noticed them.

“Idiot, you’re really okay, right?”

Xia Yiqiu’s voice was choked with sobs; she was still scared.

“Perfectly fine. I have to be Young Miss Xia’s chauffeur forever, so how could I get hurt? Can’t let anyone take my spot,” Xu Qingfeng joked.

Xia Yiqiu patted her shoulder, speaking in the unique, soft voice she had after crying.

“What time is it, and you’re still talking nonsense.” This time, she truly hated the idiot’s unique humor.

“Alright, alright, come and see for yourself.”

Xu Qingfeng released Xia Yiqiu, opened her arms, and spun around for her Young Miss’s inspection.

“Am I okay?” Xu Qingfeng asked, holding Xia Yiqiu’s hand.

“Hmph.”

Support The School Beauty from the Next Class Insisted I Confess