"Stinky girl, mind your own business," Wang Siqi snarled and gave me a hard shove.
Unexpectedly, I didn't budge an inch, while she was bounced back as if I had pushed her with great force. She staggered backward. Bai Qi put his foot in front of her knee, and she plopped down on her knees.
This was a concrete ground with gravel on it. Kneeling on it was no different from kneeling on a washboard.
Girls are naturally delicate and tender, and she was wearing very little. With this fall, the tight - fitting pants on her knees were immediately torn.
Both knees scraped on the ground, and bright red blood oozed out.
"Guys, beat her up for me," Wang Enqi pointed at me menacingly and loudly ordered the boys beside her.
At the order, the boys nearby got angry and swung their fists at me.
In the blink of an eye, Bai Qi whirled around and slipped into my body. I sidestepped nimbly, avoiding the boys' fists. Then, following the boys' momentum, I grabbed their arms and gave them a shoulder throw.
The boy's back hit the ground hard, and he couldn't even straighten his back.
That wasn't all. The remaining boys were extremely surprised to see their friend injured. Knowing they couldn't beat me one - on - one, they all rushed at me together.
Bai Qi, controlling my body, quickly crouched down and swept his feet. Those boys were tripped and plopped down on the ground one by one.
One by one, they either covered their knees or their butts and groaned in pain.
Wang Enqi stood opposite me, her face full of surprise. She couldn't believe that such a thin me could take down five or six boys who were a head taller than me.
Seeing that these people on the ground could hardly get up, Bai Qi separated from my body.
But I wasn't calm yet. My face was clouded with anger, and I walked step by step towards Wang Enqi.
All her previous arrogance was gone. She hugged her shoulders and stammered, "Wh - what do you want?"
"Apologize to her."
The girl was still huddled on the ground, shivering.
"She's a jinx. Why should I apologize to her?"
"Does your knee not hurt anymore?" I took a few more steps towards her.
Wang Enqi was panicking now. Her eyes were evasive, and she didn't dare to look me in the eye.
But it was obvious that she was not convinced and didn't plan to apologize.
"What are you guys doing here?" The voice of a security guard came from outside the playground.
I recognized from afar that it was Uncle Zhang, the security guard. That old man was extremely difficult to deal with. If caught by him, we would at least be punished to stand in the security room.
I quickly covered half of my face with my hand, turned around, grabbed the girl on the ground, and ran out of the playground.
I didn't know how far I had run. I stopped only when I couldn't see Uncle Zhang anymore.
Gasping for breath, I let go of the girl's hand and asked, "Are you okay?"
The girl didn't dare to look up. She kept her head down and didn't dare to meet my eyes.
From my angle, I could just see her injured forehead.
"You don't need to lower your head. I've already recognized you. I'm sorry about what my friend said to you in the teaching building just now. I'll apologize to you on her behalf."
The girl should have an impression of me. After a while, she dared to look up at me.
Actually, this girl was quite good - looking except for her somewhat strange eyes.
She was of short stature, the kind of petite girl. She had thick eyebrows, big eyes, an oval face, and she looked very nice when she smiled. Two little dimples would appear and disappear around her mouth when she talked, and her voice was very sweet.
"No, I should thank you."
I looked at the bench beside us and pulled her to sit down.
I quickly took out some disinfectant cotton and band - aids from my backpack.
These things had become necessities in my life because I always got injured, so I always carried them with me.
"Bear with it. It might hurt a bit."
The girl was very obedient and didn't move at all. She didn't even frown when I was treating her wound.
"All done," I said as I stuck the band - aid on her forehead and smiled in satisfaction.
The girl gave a shy smile. But her stomach seemed not so shy. Through her thick cotton - padded clothes, I could hear it growling.
I looked at the time. It was already past two o'clock in the afternoon. Lunchtime was over.
"Are you hungry?" I asked.
The girl bit her lip and lowered her head without saying a word. It was obvious that she hadn't eaten.
"Come on. Sister will take you to eat."
"No, no, senior. I can just go to the cafeteria," she quickly refused, with embarrassment written all over her face.
"Actually, I'm hungry too. It'll be nice to have you as a companion. Let's go," I said as I grabbed her hand and led her out of the school gate.
People on the playground looked at me in disbelief when they saw me leading this girl.
The girl kept her head down and didn't dare to look around, for fear of people gossiping.
I took her to the restaurant that Yan Lin and I often went to.
Since I was quite familiar with this place and had tasted most of the special dishes here, it was easier for me to order.
"Girl, what would you like to eat?"
The girl rubbed her hands shyly and said, "I'm not picky. I'll eat anything."
I was amused by her cute look. I ordered a few signature dishes here and handed the menu to the waiter.
"What's your name?"
The girl said timidly, "My name is Yang Leyin. You can just call me Ayin."
"Yang Leyin. Who named you that? It's such a nice name, much nicer than mine."
Ayin lowered her eyes slightly and replied weakly, "My mother named me that before she passed away."
I almost forgot that she seemed to have never seen her mother.
"I'm sorry. I didn't mean it."
Ayin waved her hand and didn't mind at all. "Then what's your name?"
"My name is Lan Chiyu. You can call me Lanlan from now on," I replied straightforwardly.
Ayin moved her lips and silently repeated my name. She looked very serious.
After a while, the waiter served the dishes. Ayin's eyes lit up.
Her Adam's apple bobbed. It felt like she hadn't eaten meat dishes for a long time.
I pushed the dishes towards her and said, "Eat. Help yourself to whatever you like. Don't be polite."
Ayin held the chopsticks in her hand, swallowed her saliva, but still didn't dare to pick up the food.
Actually, it was obvious that she was a very well - behaved girl.
I picked up a piece of beef with my chopsticks and put it in her bowl.
I also picked up a piece and put it in my mouth.
Immediately, I said with enjoyment, "Their beef is really amazing. Try it quickly."
Seeing me enjoying the food, Ayin looked down at the square piece of beef. Finally, she picked up her chopsticks and started to eat.
After just one bite, she couldn't stop. She ate one piece after another.
Just as she was enjoying her meal, the door of the restaurant was pushed open.
From afar, I saw Yan Lin and Li Xue come in.
Of course, they also saw me. When Yan Lin saw me, her smiling face suddenly turned cold and gloomy.
I didn't pay attention to her and continued to pick up food for Ayin.
I didn't know which of my actions had offended Yan Lin.
Ignoring Li Xue's attempt to stop her, she strode towards me menacingly.
"Lan Chiyu, are you deliberately trying to disgust me?"
I was completely bewildered. I came here to eat. How could I have disgusted her?