The man strained his neck, his curses growing increasingly foul.
Quite a few idlers paused to watch him, while some stealthily took out their phones to record.
Seeing people filming, the man adopted a confrontational stance, "Are you secretly filming me? Are you trying to harm me! Did that slut Xia Qingyu send you! Huh?"
"Are you crazy! Who! Who's filming you!" Fearing the man might snatch his phone and vent his anger, the person filming quickly put it away and retreated.
"Xia Qingyu! Get out here for me!" The man started acting up again.
"What are you yelling about! If you keep this up, I'm calling the police! Get lost!" The security guard at the school gate pointed at the young man and warned, "Get lost!"
"What, you gonna hit me? Come on! Hit me on the head! Go on, hit me!" The young man, seemingly fearless, moved closer to the security guard.
The security guard was at a loss for what to do with such a drunkard, frowning at the stench of alcohol emanating from him.
"Who did Xia Qingyu upset this time?" some students whispered among themselves, seeing the commotion. "Did she find someone like this to cause trouble and seek revenge?"
"Yeah..." someone beside them chimed in.
If Xia Qingtian hadn't stepped in to defend Xia Qingyu and slapped Mo Jianing that afternoon, they might have believed it.
But with the entire incident spreading like wildfire through the city's No. 1 High School all afternoon, making it common knowledge, who would believe such nonsensical ravings from a madman?
Everyone knew Xia Qingtian's status and position. Would the Xia Qingyu, whom she cherished so dearly, fall for a poor boy who was already married?
This man's entire outfit probably cost less than 1000 yuan, while Xia Qingyu's shoes alone were worth three to five thousand. How could she possibly have scammed him for money?
It was utterly ridiculous, beyond belief.
"Who the hell are you calling trouble-maker! Who are you calling for revenge!" The young man's ears were sharp; upon hearing the voice, he immediately rushed over and pointed at the gossiping students, "That slut Xia Qingyu ruined my family! She seduced me! She tricked me out of money! She's a piece of scum!"
"Seduce you? And trick you out of money? Have some shame, won't you?" Shi Xingwu, upon arriving at the school gate and hearing the voice, found it hilarious. "How much money do you have at home? Go take a look in the mirror, what kind of character are you? Even a handsome, dashing, and sunny guy like me can't catch my goddess's eye, and you, a pale and skinny fellow, are worthy of my goddess seducing you? Pfft!"
Spit directly onto his face by Shi Xingwu, the young man was stunned for a moment, then in the next second, he pointed at Shi Xingwu and declared, "You're Xia Qingyu's lover, aren't you! You're that slut's mistress, aren't you!"
"Lov-lover?" Shi Xingwu's cheeks flushed at the words, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but curve upwards, grinning creepily. "You! Don't talk nonsense, haha, my goddess... haha... why would I be her lover? You also think I'm a good match for my goddess, don't you?"
Completely caught off guard by Shi Xingwu's unconventional response, the young man was dumbfounded.
He thought he was dealing with an impulsive hothead, but who knew it would be a brainless simp!
"Don't embarrass yourself!" Li Xiaozhong gave Shi Xingwu a shove and then turned to the young man, asking, "You keep saying Xia Qingyu seduced you and ruined your life. Then tell us, who is Xia Qingyu?"
The young man had already obtained a photo of Xia Qingyu earlier, so this request was naturally not difficult for him. He scanned the crowd and sneered, "Don't try to fool me! That slut isn't even here!"
"Not here? Take a closer look." Li Xiaozhong sneered. "You have a chance, don't waste it. She's right here. If you still can't point her out, you won't even be able to maintain your lie. You'll have made all this fuss for nothing and won't get paid."
"Who's making a fuss!" the young man said, but his gaze quickly swept across the crowd again, still unable to spot the beautiful high school girl in the photo.
However, there were a few good-looking girls looking in his direction.
He glanced sideways at Li Xiaozhong, seeing Li Xiaozhong's grim expression, which didn't seem like he was lying. The young man could only shift his gaze back and forth between those few prettier girls.
He couldn't help but wonder if the photo had been photoshopped... so the real person didn't look quite like it...
Thinking this, the young man pointed at those girls and said, "Xia Qingyu! You slut!"
The girls he pointed at immediately flinched. Seeing the young man seemingly about to approach them, they quickly waved their hands and said, "We are not Xia Qingyu!"
Hearing their denial, the young man frowned in annoyance.
He recognized them incorrectly?
Or was the photo too heavily photoshopped?
"Can you even recognize her or not?" Shi Xingwu frowned and said, "My goddess is so distinctive, even as ashes she's exceptionally gorgeous. Are you serious about not recognizing her?"
"Who praises someone like that?" Li Xiaozhong's mouth twitched slightly upon hearing Shi Xingwu's words.
What had he said earlier?
Being with Shi Xingwu meant you could always find new ways to be embarrassed.
"What's it to you! Get lost!" The young man, growing impatient, raised his hand to push Li Xiaozhong, but his hand was caught by Shi Xingwu midway.
Shi Xingwu, a sports specialist whose family ran a martial arts school, possessed strength beyond that of ordinary people.
Within a gasp, the young man's lips turned pale, and cold sweat beaded on his forehead from the pain.
"Shi Xingwu, that's enough." A female voice called out, and Shi Xingwu finally released his grip.
The young man gasped for air, feeling as though his hand was about to break.
Are high school students these days monsters?
Is this the strength a human possesses?
"Thank you for helping me stall for time." Xia Qingtian, with Xia Qingyu beside her, walked over. She looked at Li Xiaozhong and Shi Xingwu, gave a nod and a slight smile, then waved at the back of the young man, "It's him. Take him away and interrogate him thoroughly. Find out who is behind this."
"Yes!" Four deep male voices responded, earth-shattering.
The young man turned abruptly and saw four imposing men, each over 1.9 meters tall, looking at him with icy expressions, as if regarding a dead man.
"I said, if I find out anyone dares to bully my sister, I will let them know what 'oppression' means!" Xia Qingtian said coldly.
It seemed her verbal warning wasn't enough?
Fine, she would make an example of them, letting those people clearly understand that ignoring someone's warning was a very dangerous act.
"You! You guys!" The young man hadn't expected this situation. His legs trembled uncontrollably. He suddenly raised the bottle in his hand and shouted, "I have sulfuric acid here! Who dares to come closer!"
Hearing this, the surrounding onlookers immediately took a large step back, drawing in sharp breaths, and even the four burly men about to apprehend him looked at him with caution.
The atmosphere instantly became tense. The young man, while observing the terrain from the corner of his eye and contemplating an escape route, finally decided to go all out. He splashed the liquid from the bottle towards Xia Qingtian, intending to create chaos and flee.
Xia Qingyu, seeing this, was the first to sense the young man's motive. She immediately shielded Xia Qingtian with her body and tightly closed her eyes, awaiting the imminent corrosive pain.