Chapter 58: Ghosts howling and being beaten
Cheng's mother was rendered speechless by Cheng Ye's retort. The whispering of classmates in the class made it even more difficult for her to face her own son. She left the classroom in a panic.
Amid the discussions of the people around him, Cheng Fenghao wished he could find a hole to crawl into.
Chu Xiyan, who was standing next to her, felt mixed emotions. She had thought it was nothing before, but now, after hearing Cheng's mother repeatedly emphasize that Feng Hao was still young, she inexplicably developed a strange feeling.
Just as everyone discussed, Cheng Fenghao is already an adult!
Some people complained about Cheng Fenghao, while others were sarcastic towards Cheng Ye.
They seemed to be deliberately speaking in low voices, but their gossip still fell into the ears of Cheng Ye and Jiang Mian.
"What an ungrateful person! Mother Cheng is his biological mother after all. Her words are so vicious!"
"That's right. Cheng Ye made the other party cry several times. The Cheng family members frequently come to question Cheng Ye. There must be something wrong with Cheng Ye. What elder doesn't want his or her children to become better?!"
"I can't bear to see Master Feng Hao being wronged. Cheng Ye has bullied Master Feng Hao to such an extent."
Facing the gossip, Cheng Ye didn't take it to heart.
Jiang Mian took out a small notebook, glanced at the girls, and wrote down all their names in the notebook...
At noon.
These girls each received a love letter written by Cheng Fenghao in their desks.
They secretly rejoiced and came to a small woods outside the school according to the address on the love letter.
But he did not see Cheng Fenghao, but saw Jiang Mian standing in front of him with his back against a tree trunk.
They looked at each other and realized that they had been deceived by Jiang Mian.
"Jiang Mian, what do you mean? Do you think it's fun to lie to us?" The girl with pigtails roared angrily.
The little girl bit her lollipop with an innocent look on her face, "It's fun."
"You——!" The girls were immediately furious.
The girl yelled, "Jiang Mian, don't think we'll let you go just because you're a new transfer student!"
"Haha, there's only one of her and we have seven. Since she lied to us, she can't have come here for nothing, right?" One of the fat girls began to instigate everyone evilly.
"Yes, we can't let her get away with it!" the tall and thin girl was extremely indignant, "We have to make her pay the price!!"
The rest of the girls were successfully instigated by them, and they all rushed towards Jiang Mian, vowing to beat him up severely.
However, after running only a few steps, the ground suddenly sank.
They all fell into the deep hole that had been dug in advance.
The girls let out miserable screams one after another because the room was filled with thorny vines.
Countless sharp thorns pierced into their skin exposed to the air.
This was not the end yet. They were horrified to find that mud was falling from above their heads. Jiang Mian took a shovel and buried the mud while pouring water to make the mud sticky and moist.
“Ahhhhhh, Jiang Mian, what are you doing?!”
"Jiang Mian, don't go too far! This is immoral behavior!!"
"Ouch, the thorns are pricking my beautiful face and making it bleed!"
Jiang Mian ignored their screams and howls, and after a while, he finally got the heads of these seven people out of the mud.
She slapped each one and ruthlessly crushed them with her shoe several times...
Math class in the afternoon.
Teacher Li noticed that there were seven empty seats. He frowned and asked, "Did these students oversleep during their nap? Why didn't they come to class?"
Chu Xiyan, as the class monitor, stood up and said, "Teacher, they didn't ask me for leave, so I don't know."
Just as Teacher Li was wondering whether he should tell the homeroom teacher Su Jiao, seven female students stood at the door one after another.
Their clothes were ragged, and not only were they soaked from head to toe, they were also covered in dirty mud, and their skin had pinhole-like wounds that oozed blood.
The face is without exception, redness, swelling and bruises can be seen everywhere, and there are even obvious shoe prints...
Their faces were filled with fear. They instinctively shrank their necks and stood in a group, their eyes darting around randomly, as if there was something scary in the classroom...
Teacher Li looked worried, "Are you being bullied?"
"No! Absolutely not!" The girls shook their heads one after another, their heads shaking like rattles.
“That is—” Teacher Li hadn’t finished speaking yet.
The tall and thin girl interrupted him and said, "We accidentally fell into the Water Curtain Cave."
Teacher Li was surprised. "Is there a Water Curtain Cave near the capital?"
"Yes, teacher!" the chubby girl quickly explained, "It's a tourist attraction. We went there together and accidentally fell in."
Teacher Li frowned. He had lived in Beijing for decades, but had never heard of it. Which tourist attraction had the Water Curtain Cave?
The girls were afraid that the teacher would become suspicious, so they all wanted to flee the scene.
"Teacher, can we go back to the dormitory to change clothes before coming to class?"
Teacher Li had no objection, "Go ahead."
The classmates didn’t believe them. Hahahaha, they were so amused. Water Curtain Cave?!
This outrageous reason may be enough to fool the teacher.
It's obvious that someone has given him a beating!!
Cheng Ye moved his confused gaze away and turned his head to look at the innocent Jiang Mian.
Jiang Mian caught Cheng Ye's gaze and blinked her curled eyelashes, "They are so unlucky, how could they fall into the Water Curtain Cave?"
"It must be someone's prank." Cheng Ye smiled.
Jiang Mian was stunned. "Being teased?"
"Ah."
"Cheng Ye, I'm so scared. Will that person bully me too?" Jiang Mian looked pitifully with his clear and innocent eyes, his voice soft and trembling.
Jiang Mian reached under the desk and tried to pull at the corner of Cheng Ye's clothes. She was very scared. "Cheng Ye, you said you would protect me. Don't go back on your word."
Cheng Ye felt her pulling at the corner of his clothes, "No regrets."
I promised to protect you, and I will protect you forever.
He will become stronger soon.
Jiang Mian had a big smile on his face, and his ears were noticeably red.
Chu Xiyan looked back and saw Cheng Ye and Jiang Mian whispering to each other. She felt as if her heart was blocked by a stone and became extremely uncomfortable.
When the class was over, Chu Xiyan came over with a math workbook, "Cheng Ye, I want to ask you a function calculation question."
"Captain Chu, Cheng Ye only helps me answer questions and resolve doubts. You seem to be late." Jiang Mian hugged Cheng Ye's arm, and the corners of his eyes instantly turned red. He looked pitiful, with tears welling up in his eyes.
Her voice was as small as an ant, soft and timid, and it took a lot of courage for her to say this.
Chu Xiyan pursed her lips and said nothing, but looked at Cheng Ye quietly.
Chu Xiyan felt even more uncomfortable when her eyes swept over Jiang Mian hugging Cheng Ye's arm and Cheng Ye showed no resistance.
Cheng Ye felt the soft touch of his arm, and smelled the fresh scent of lavender. He smiled gently, "Your little hands are restless."
Jiang Mian said seriously, "It's okay."
I just touched his arm, not anywhere he shouldn't be touched.
Why are you so restless?
Chu Xiyan clenched her hands holding the exercise book into fists.
She was ignored by Cheng Ye.
I didn't even want to say a word to her.
Is it because of Jiang Mian?
In the adult world, silence means rejection.
She returned to her seat feeling bored.
When Chu Xiyan left, Jiang Mian lowered his head, and the joy hidden in his eyes gradually blossomed...