“If seeing it with my own eyes isn’t enough, then let’s ask the other students! What exactly happened?”

At Li Weiqiang’s excuses, Wu Gang frowned, then immediately called for witnesses.

Wu Gang could force Li Weiqiang to back down, but if he did, the kid would surely accuse him of abusing his authority as a teacher to twist right and wrong.

And if that brought in parents who were hard to deal with, it’d only cause even more trouble.

So Li Weiqiang had to admit it willingly. That was the only way to avoid further trouble.

But…

Li Weiqiang had a long history of throwing his weight around, and his reputation at school was awful. Now, as he deliberately looked around, student after student turned away, afraid to meet his gaze.

Not a single student dared to speak up as a witness.

Not unless they wanted to leave this high school.

After all, even if Li Weiqiang admitted to bullying someone, it wasn’t as if it would be treated as a major offense.

He was a minor, after all.

At most, he’d get a few scoldings, spend a few days reflecting at home, then come right back to school and throw his weight around again.

That was how cruel and merciless the school’s law of the jungle could be.

While everyone was avoiding Li Weiqiang’s gaze, Lin Qing had been searching everywhere for Su Yao. At last, he spotted her.

Unlike Lin Qing, who’d been under everyone’s gaze from the start, Su Yao had hidden herself among the crowd, quietly watching him without drawing attention.

Like a beast stalking its prey, she first needed to assess what it could do.

Observe.

Watch the prey’s basic movements and use them to judge how it might react.

The process wasn’t dull.

After all, careful observation was followed by the thrill of the hunt.

Every bit of preparation was for what came next. There was no need to rush.

As Su Yao quietly watched Lin Qing, she realized this man really did know how to surprise her.

The soccer ball had just come flying, but it hadn’t hit Lin Qing.

The other students thought he’d simply gotten lucky. But Su Yao, who’d kept her attention fixed on him the whole time, had seen the way his feet and body moved.

It wasn’t luck.

It was skill!

Without even turning to look, Lin Qing had sensed the ball’s trajectory and predicted where it would go. Then he’d dodged it with ease.

It hadn’t been difficult at all.

Honestly…

He said he didn’t want her getting close, yet everything he did kept drawing her attention.

Lin Qing, you bad man~

He really knew how to get to her!

Su Yao’s dark eyes sparkled, and the corners of her lips lifted ever so slightly.

Unable to resist, she raised an index finger and brushed it over her lips. She toyed with their rosy softness without a care, then slowly bit down on her fingertip, her gaze fixed on Lin Qing with an intense longing.

She wanted to know more about him!

So she couldn’t keep hiding. She needed to step forward now.

Observation complete.

Now she had to make Lin Qing look her way—and pay attention to her alone.

No one else was allowed to steal his attention.

But that alone wasn’t enough.

She wanted more.

“Does anyone know what happened?”

While Lin Qing and Su Yao exchanged glances from across the way, Wu Gang had run into a problem.

He’d known all along that Li Weiqiang was a tough guy at school, but he hadn’t expected that not one person would dare report him.

Now the whole situation had reached a dead end.

They couldn’t move forward or back.

What a mess.

Still, Wu Gang wasn’t about to give up.

If no student came forward in the end, he’d use his authority as a teacher.

No matter what, Li Weiqiang had to be punished severely. Wu Gang couldn’t let him keep swaggering around.

Otherwise, who knew how much more damage he’d do to the school…

“Teacher, I saw it. Li Weiqiang was bullying a classmate.”

Just as Wu Gang was thinking he’d have to step in himself, a voice like music to his ears suddenly rang out.

Wu Gang’s face lit up. He turned to see Su Yao smiling as she raised her hand.

The students around her heard her and instinctively took a few steps back, putting some distance between themselves and Su Yao.

Their gazes were filled with shock.

It seemed no one had expected Su Yao to be the one to speak up.

But then, Su Yao was exactly the one who had no need to fear Li Weiqiang’s revenge.

She dared to tell the truth.

Su Yao wasn’t just beautiful—she had an excellent character, too. The more you saw of her, the more impressive she seemed!

For a moment, the students who liked Su Yao praised her to the skies in their hearts.

Some of the girls who couldn’t stand Su Yao, meanwhile, thought she was just putting on a show.

She’d picked this moment to win people over.

What a sly, scheming woman!

If Su Yao really hated injustice, she could’ve spoken up and stopped Li Weiqiang before he bullied anyone…

After all, with Su Yao’s family background, most people wouldn’t dare mess with her.

She had the power to stop a school bully. Wasn’t that only natural?

And yet she’d waited until now.

If they had Su Yao’s advantages, they would’ve stopped the bullying from the very start.

The girls who envied Su Yao felt sour about it. They called her scheming, then piled on a little moral blackmail for good measure.

They might as well have tried to drag Su Yao through the dirt.

But that was all in their heads. There was no way they’d actually dare speak up.

In fact, they still had to pretend they were close to Su Yao. That was how they could get more out of her.

But Su Yao paid no attention to the many different gazes fixed on her.

There was only one person she cared about now.

As Lin Qing looked her way, Su Yao felt a rush of satisfaction surging higher and higher inside her.

That was it!

Just like that.

Look at her!

Don’t look away. Let your gaze burn as it falls on her, until those eyes hidden beneath your black hair hold nothing but her reflection.

With no room for anyone else.

Knowing Lin Qing was looking at her made Su Yao’s heart race, and her cheeks flushed.

Her eyes, like black gemstones, glimmered with a dazzling light.

But…

It still wasn’t quite enough.

This little thrill hadn’t brought things anywhere near the peak!

With that thought, Su Yao stopped standing in place and started walking toward Wu Gang.

Her long legs, covered in white knee-high socks, drew plenty of eyes.

Then there was her curvy figure, her skirt swaying from side to side as she walked.

It was as if she were teasing everyone’s nerves.

Making their hearts itch with desire.

Their gazes traveled higher, to Su Yao’s beautiful, peach-blossom face. Her smiling expression was so gentle and pleasant, it felt like a warm spring breeze.

No wonder Su Yao was the school’s number-one beauty.

She was beautiful and captivating at all times.

A woman that exquisite belonged in a glass display case. Just one look at her felt like a gift from heaven—enough to leave anyone satisfied.

As for the man who might actually win her heart?

Maybe in his next life!

A goddess would always be a goddess. No man should be allowed to defile her!

As Su Yao passed the boys who worshipped her as a goddess, her arm seemed to brush Lin Qing’s by accident—but her index finger gently hooked his pinky.

A touch, then gone.

The warmth left behind proved she’d done it on purpose.

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