Chapter 60: Leng Qing Qiu Still Didn’t Help Her
While Long Qinxin was engrossed in filling out the form, at the school gate, Qin An opened the taxi door, opened her umbrella, and jumped out.
“Tsk…”
The puddle on the ground splashed up because of her, wetting her pants.
Qin An frowned.
She was inexplicably annoyed. She disliked rainy days because it was easy to catch a cold.
Her judicial officer father didn’t particularly care about her in daily life. When she was sick, she was mostly alone at home.
Although she wasn’t afraid of loneliness like cowards, she did feel a bit strange.
So, Qin An avoided getting sick if she could.
She held the umbrella, with its black, white, and blue stripes, steadily in her hand. The umbrella was large, completely covering Qin An, preventing a single drop of rain from reaching her.
She walked slowly into the school gate, ignoring the students rushing past on the path and the greenery that looked even greener after being drenched by the rain. Qin An made her way to the stairwell.
“That guy, she should be here today, right?”
She looked up at the stairs in front of her.
Not long ago, she had maliciously pushed a disabled person down the stairs, causing that person to be absent from school for a long time.
Yes, this disabled person was indeed Lu Zhiyin.
“Haaah~”
Yawning, Qin An could tell Lu Zhiyin was definitely here today, because even a lazy person like herself knew it was exam day.
While the exam might not mean much to Qin An, it was very important to a lot of people with ordinary or difficult family backgrounds.
Qin An knew that Lu Zhiyin’s family was not well-off, so she figured that person wouldn’t miss such an important exam.
As she went up the stairs, Qin An recalled her plan from last Friday: to make that cripple feel like she was drowning.
Just beating her up was no longer enough to interest Qin An.
Touching her short golden hair, Qin An went upstairs and arrived at the classroom door.
Her two familiar lackeys seemed to have been waiting for a long time. As soon as she went upstairs, they immediately appeared in her sight.
“Big sis, good morning.”
One of them respectfully greeted Qin An.
“Haaah~”
Qin An ignored her and yawned again.
She put her umbrella away by the corridor outside the classroom and went into the classroom by herself.
She put down her schoolbag, then stood in front of her two followers again.
“How’s the stuff I asked you to prepare last week coming along?”
She asked, and soon, she got the answer she wanted.
“Don’t worry, Big Sis, we’ve definitely prepared what you asked for.”
Another follower said confidently. She took out a light green plastic basin from behind the classroom door. The basin had some dust in it.
“Hmm, you two are smart.”
Taking the basin from her follower’s hand, Qin An walked slowly to the door of Lu Zhiyin’s classroom.
She was quite late. There were already quite a few people in the classroom. No lights were on, so she couldn’t see the environment inside the classroom clearly through the window.
She pushed the door open and turned on the light.
The white light illuminated the dim classroom. Most of the students in the classroom turned their eyes towards her, then quickly lowered their heads.
“Heh…”
Qin An let out a light laugh, very satisfied with their reaction.
Her notorious reputation in this school was known to everyone. Most people were very afraid of her.
This was good, wasn’t it?
Her gaze swept through the crowd, and Qin An found the person she was looking for in the corner of the classroom.
“…Achoo…”
In the corner of the classroom, Lu Zhiyin sneezed.
Her school uniform was a bit thin. It was fine normally, but today was a rainy day, so it was a bit cold. It seemed like the temperature was about to drop, and she would have to spend money to buy thicker clothes when it got colder.
She put down the history book in her hand and rubbed her eyes.
Although she didn’t have high hopes for her exam results, Lu Zhiyin was still cramming before the exam.
“Sigh…”
She sighed. Why did she have to study those textbook stuffs even in the H game world?
Sighing and lamenting, she looked up and immediately noticed the blonde figure standing at the door.
“…Qin… Qin An…”
In her sight, that extremely malicious scoundrel was standing quietly at the classroom door, looking at her at her leisure.
Her voice trembled slightly. Lu Zhiyin inexplicably thought of the scene when she was pushed down the stairs last week, and fear slowly rose in her heart.
Hearing Lu Zhiyin’s words, Leng Qing Qiu beside her also looked up. Naturally, she also saw that notorious person in this school.
“…”
Silently, Leng Qing Qiu thought that her childhood friend would probably have to suffer again.
What should she do? Should she protect her? Should she offend the daughter of the city’s judicial officer for her?
She didn’t know.
Her gaze flickered between the slightly trembling shoulder of the girl beside her and the figure standing straight at the classroom door.
Leng Qing Qiu closed her eyes. It seemed there was no need for her to interfere in the matters between Qin An and her childhood friend.
After all, their conflict didn’t start because of her, did it?
Finding excuses for herself in her heart, Leng Qing Qiu ultimately decided to remain an onlooker.
She wasn’t exactly brave. She hadn’t always been flawless when hunting prey in the past. The reason she hadn’t been arrested yet was simply because the city’s authorities didn’t care about the lives of ordinary people at all.
If the authorities truly decided to crack down on criminals, they could do it. Although she considered herself to have killed only bad people, murder was still a crime.
Leng Qing Qiu couldn’t remember how many people she had killed. If she were caught, she would probably die.
She didn’t want to die early. She still wanted to continue purifying the city’s environment, so it was best to avoid interacting with people like Qin An who had a powerful background.
Thinking this, Leng Qing Qiu slowly came back to her senses. Beside her, Lu Zhiyin was holding onto her sleeve with one hand, looking at her with pleading eyes.
The girl’s pleading gaze, and the way she clutched her sleeve but dared not use force, was indeed enough to soften one’s heart, especially since the girl beside her had been bullied by her not long ago, making her feel even more guilty.
But, Leng Qing Qiu ultimately stuck to her original decision. She would not stand up for Lu Zhiyin.
Turning her head, Leng Qing Qiu touched Lu Zhiyin’s hand that was holding her sleeve.
The girl’s hand was cool and soft, with a very nice feel. After a brief pause, Leng Qing Qiu gently pried open the girl’s fingers.
“…Ah…”
Lu Zhiyin stared blankly at her hand being pulled away from Leng Qing Qiu’s sleeve, and at Leng Qing Qiu’s heartless appearance with her back turned. She let out a sound of surprise, somewhat unable to react.
When she came to her senses, she lowered her head, her shoulders trembling even more.
She should have known long ago. She shouldn’t have pinned her hopes on Leng Qing Qiu, because she had said on the first day that she wouldn’t oppose Qin An.
If she had known, she shouldn’t have tried to ask Leng Qing Qiu for help. Not only was it useless, but it might have also lowered the already low favorability?
Her mood was complicated, with various emotions mixed in Lu Zhiyin’s mind: regret, disappointment, and of course, more than anything, fear of Qin An.
Touching the two hundred yuan in her pocket, she could only place her hopes on Qin An letting her go after taking the money.
In the distance, Qin An reached out and beckoned her with her finger.
“Come here.”
After her cold voice, the other classmates in the class cast their eyes on Lu Zhiyin, whispering among themselves.
Were they gloating? Who knew.
“…Gulp…”
Swallowing hard, Lu Zhiyin slowly maneuvered her wheelchair away from her seat, moving slowly towards the classroom door.
It wasn’t that she couldn’t move faster, but that she didn’t want to.
By the time she reached the classroom door, several minutes had passed, and Qin An’s face was already filled with impatience.
Looking up at the scoundrel in front of her, Lu Zhiyin’s already pale face turned even paler.
“Hah… Uh, you’re here for money, right? Here you go.”
Tremblingly, she took out two hundred yuan from her pocket. Lu Zhiyin thought she was no longer so timid, but the truth was, she was still that useless. She hadn’t transformed through the experiences of the past few days.
“…”
Without a word, Qin An took the money Lu Zhiyin handed her with one hand.
The banknotes were a bit crumpled and warm. Qin An felt no joy; two hundred yuan was nothing to her.
She casually put the money into her pocket, and the plastic basin in her other hand peeked out from behind her.
Lu Zhiyin didn’t know what the basin was for, but she felt inexplicably uneasy.
Seeing that Qin An had accepted the money, she quickly maneuvered her wheelchair to turn around, wanting to return to her seat. However, before she could start spinning the tires, Qin An grabbed her hair from behind.
“Hiss…”
Lu Zhiyin gasped and was forced to stop her hands from trying to spin the tires.
“I don’t think I said you could leave.”
Pulling Lu Zhiyin’s hair, forcing her to turn around, and looking into the girl’s red eyes, Qin An yanked Lu Zhiyin out of the wheelchair.
She had done this kind of thing countless times; she was very familiar with it.
“Ugh… You, you wanted money, right? I gave you the money, what do you want now?”
She tried to free her hair from Qin An’s sinister grip, but without success.
“That little bit of money isn’t enough.”
Shaking her head, looking at the somewhat pitiful white-haired girl, Qin An only felt a desire to inflict pain.
She turned her head and saw her two followers standing at the door of her classroom.
Beckoning with her finger, those two followers trotted over to her, like two dogs.
Qin An had no friends, and she didn’t need friends.
“Go, get a basin of water, fill it up.”
Casually throwing the plastic basin to her two followers, Qin An continued to admire the girl’s pathetic state.
“…I don’t have any more money… Let me go, please…”
Her body facing down, arms pressed against the damp, footprint-covered ground, Lu Zhiyin was pinned down by Qin An and unable to get up.
She could see Qin An’s two lackeys carrying the basin of water away in the distance, and the ominous feeling in her heart grew stronger.
She tried hard to get up, but it was naturally impossible. Even if Qin An wasn’t pressing her down, she couldn’t stand without her legs.
Her hands clenched tighter and tighter, her nails digging into the bandages on her palms. Lu Zhiyin kept begging for mercy.
She was a coward, a true coward.
While begging for mercy, Lu Zhiyin cursed herself in her heart.
Would such consistent meekness and concession ever lead to success in gaining favor? Lu Zhiyin didn’t know…
“Hmm…? You don’t have money? So what does that have to do with me?”
Releasing Lu Zhiyin’s hair, Qin An stepped on the girl’s back, looking at the girl’s humiliated posture as she lay beneath her feet. Qin An felt pleasure both physically and mentally.
Bullying the weak was indeed a shameful thing, but at the same time, it felt very good.
If Lu Zhiyin had a judicial officer father, couldn’t she also bully Qin An? Unfortunately, she didn’t, so she could only blame her bad luck.
“Little cripple.”
While waiting for her followers to bring the water, Qin An didn’t forget to verbally attack the girl.
Qin An suddenly noticed that the girl’s school uniform looked a bit loose, not like her own clothes.
She was suddenly reminded of the interaction between the girl and Leng Qing Qiu in the classroom just now. Was she asking Leng Qing Qiu for help?
Qin An always speculated about others with malicious intent. She naturally assumed that Lu Zhiyin had given herself to Leng Qing Qiu in exchange for protection.
She found it inexplicably amusing. Although she didn’t really want to get involved with Leng Qing Qiu, that person wouldn’t want to offend her, right?
With no ulterior motives, Qin An always spoke her mind.
“I’m saying, you didn’t sleep with Leng Qing Qiu, did you? Trying to get her to protect you? Tsk, that’s hilarious. She doesn’t have the guts to go against me. If you ask me, you might as well let me * you, and I’ll be gentler with you.”
These words were of course not meant seriously. Qin An simply wanted to humiliate the person in front of her; she wasn’t that desperate.
Of course, if the person in front of her really lay down on her bed herself, she wouldn’t be opposed to it.
“…I didn’t… cough cough…”
Angered by Qin An’s words, Lu Zhiyin was eager to refute, and she successfully choked on her own saliva, coughing continuously.
She was still herself, clumsy.
“Haha… Tsk, so stupid.”
Qin An was amused by Lu Zhiyin’s foolishness, and then she stomped on Lu Zhiyin a couple more times.
“Mmmph…”
So, Lu Zhiyin groaned again in pain.
Her cries of pain were quite pleasant to hear, but Qin An didn’t plan to continue hitting or kicking her for the time being.
She just used her foot to pin Lu Zhiyin down, preventing her from moving.
Outside the corridor, the rain was getting heavier. The raindrops were blown into the corridor by the wind, and puddles of water were slowly accumulating on the ground.
Lu Zhiyin’s school uniform started to get soaked, and her body temperature was gradually being taken away by the cold rain.
“A… Achoo…”
She sneezed. She seemed to have caught a cold again.
After being pressed to the ground for a long time, until her clothes were almost completely soaked, Qin An’s two little followers finally returned with a basin of water.
“Why so slow?”
Qin An’s complaining voice reached Lu Zhiyin’s ears.
“Ah, sorry, Big Sis. The road was a bit slippery, so we walked a bit slower.”
As the followers apologized nervously, the basin of water was placed in front of Lu Zhiyin.
Looking at the basin of water in front of her, Lu Zhiyin became more and more uneasy.
Author’s note: This chapter is a combined 2-in-1 chapter.
