Chapter 99: You Should Stop Fighting
Long Qinxin hit Leng Qing Qiu’s hand with her chopsticks.
The iron chopsticks struck her knuckles with a dull thud. Leng Qing Qiu cried out in pain and withdrew her hand.
Lu Zhiyin carefully observed Leng Qing Qiu’s expression from the corner of her eye.
She seemed surprised that Long Qinxin would do something like that.
Her gaze shifted down, and Lu Zhiyin looked at Leng Qing Qiu’s hand.
The hand that had just been struck was trembling slightly, showing how much force Long Qinxin had used.
“…*Hoo*…”
After a long silence, Leng Qing Qiu let out a sigh, her eyes turning completely cold.
She usually didn’t pick fights or bother others, but if someone bothered her, she didn’t mind showing off her skills.
“Don’t bully fellow student Zhiyin.”
Seeing Leng Qing Qiu’s subtly changed demeanor, Long Qinxin was a little scared, but she still resolutely stood in front of Lu Zhiyin and Leng Qing Qiu.
She tightly gripped the iron chopsticks, as if intending to use them as weapons.
“Hmph… I’m bullying her?”
With a cold snort, Leng Qing Qiu didn’t want to argue with the annoying person in front of her.
She grabbed Long Qinxin’s hand, which was holding the chopsticks. The next moment, Long Qinxin swung her other hand towards Leng Qing Qiu, but Leng Qing Qiu easily caught it.
Leng Qing Qiu was significantly taller and heavier than Long Qinxin. Her height and weight advantage gave her an undeniable edge in strength.
She held Long Qinxin’s hand effortlessly and lightly flipped her over.
With a heavy thud, Long Qinxin landed on the ground, face up.
Not bothering to engage with Long Qinxin any further, Leng Qing Qiu reached out to Lu Zhiyin, intending to grab her collar.
Before she could touch Lu Zhiyin, Long Qinxin stubbornly stood up again.
She remembered the finger marks she had seen on Lu Zhiyin’s neck that day.
“I will absolutely, absolutely not let you hurt her.”
Whatever her thoughts, Long Qinxin stood in front of Lu Zhiyin.
Perhaps because Lu Zhiyin had helped her before, she wanted to protect Lu Zhiyin too?
“…Tsk…”
Looking at Long Qinxin in front of her, Leng Qing Qiu became even more annoyed.
She kicked Long Qinxin’s knee, forcing the black-haired girl to kneel on one leg.
But in an instant, Long Qinxin stood up again.
She spread her arms, pursed her lips tightly, and her eyes held an inexplicable determination.
“…”
Silently, Lu Zhiyin stopped eating and looked at Long Qinxin’s back.
Her heart clenched tighter and tighter, and the sense of guilt grew stronger.
Should she have agreed to eat with Long Qinxin in the first place?
In front of her, Long Qinxin was repeatedly knocked down by Leng Qing Qiu in various ways, but she always got up immediately and tried to counterattack.
Unfortunately, the physical difference was evident. Long Qinxin’s efforts were all in vain, and her counterattacks were completely ineffective.
This might not even be considered a fight, but rather Long Qinxin being beaten unilaterally.
Lu Zhiyin couldn’t watch anymore and closed her eyes.
The cafeteria was still noisy, and other students gradually noticed Leng Qing Qiu and Long Qinxin.
They stopped eating and gathered around, forming a circle that enclosed the table where Lu Zhiyin and the other two were.
No one tried to break up the fight; they were just watching the spectacle.
Those who knew Long Qinxin and Leng Qing Qiu were somewhat confused. They couldn’t understand why Leng Qing Qiu, who was usually kind to others, would repeatedly beat Long Qinxin, who was usually gloomy, withdrawn, and rarely communicated with anyone.
They also couldn’t understand why Long Qinxin kept getting up. Wasn’t she afraid of pain?
“…”
Opening her eyes, Lu Zhiyin looked around at the surrounding crowd.
The growing number of people made her feel somewhat oppressed. In a daze, she felt like she was still the boy she used to be, not the disabled girl.
As a male, watching a delicate girl get beaten repeatedly for his protection made him feel ashamed.
When Long Qinxin stood up again, Lu Zhiyin grabbed a corner of her clothes.
Anyway, Leng Qing Qiu wouldn’t do anything to her, right? At most, she would have a few more scars on her body afterward.
Thinking this, Lu Zhiyin cleared her throat.
“You, don’t fight anymore…”
Hugging Long Qinxin from behind, Lu Zhiyin suddenly didn’t seem to fear becoming famous anymore.
“…Fellow student Zhiyin?”
Upon hearing Lu Zhiyin’s words, Long Qinxin was a little confused, but feeling the warmth from behind, she slowly relaxed.
As her mind relaxed, the pain in her body erupted – her arms, knees, abdomen, everywhere.
Long Qinxin slightly hunched over. She was used to being beaten. Long Qinxin wiped the corner of her mouth and looked at Leng Qing Qiu opposite her.
Because of Lu Zhiyin’s words, Leng Qing Qiu also stopped. She looked at the surprisingly resilient person in front of her and rubbed her fists impatiently.
But Leng Qing Qiu’s attention was mostly on Lu Zhiyin. Seeing Lu Zhiyin hugging Long Qinxin, she didn’t know why she felt so agitated.
Her anger intensified. Looking at Lu Zhiyin’s white hair, Leng Qing Qiu narrowed her eyes.
Possessiveness flared up. Leng Qing Qiu couldn’t stand her own things being so close to someone else.
“Fellow student Qinxin, please move aside… I’m asking you.”
Her tone was gentle but carried an undeniable weight. Lu Zhiyin’s grip on Long Qinxin tightened.
“But… forget it…”
Long Qinxin was stunned. She wanted to say something, but as if sensing Lu Zhiyin’s determination, she lowered her head and moved aside.
“…”
Letting go, Lu Zhiyin looked at Leng Qing Qiu, who was now facing her after Long Qinxin moved.
The girl’s face was as calm as ever, but Lu Zhiyin could tell that this calmness was the prelude to a volcanic eruption.
“…”
Walking closer without a word, Leng Qing Qiu reached out and stroked Lu Zhiyin’s white hair.
Lu Zhiyin felt a sense of unease.
“You… uhhh…”
She wanted to say something, but the next moment, Leng Qing Qiu grabbed Lu Zhiyin by the neck.
Lu Zhiyin felt like her neck was about to break.
Beside her, Leng Qing Qiu reached out, intending to rescue Lu Zhiyin, but remembering Lu Zhiyin’s recent request, she withdrew her hand.
Leng Qing Qiu continued to stroke Lu Zhiyin’s hair with one hand and choke her neck with the other, not letting go for a long time. Only when the girl’s fair cheeks turned red and tears welled up in the corners of her eyes, sliding down her cheeks onto Leng Qing Qiu’s hand, did she finally release her.
“She said I was bullying you. Zhiyin, tell me, have I ever bullied you?”
Leng Qing Qiu asked with a smile, her finger lightly tracing across Lu Zhiyin’s chest.
“Cough… *Hoo*… *Hoo*…”
Coughing violently, Lu Zhiyin took a deep breath.
After a long time, when she recovered from the daze of suffocation, she heard Leng Qing Qiu’s menacing question.
