After she finished speaking, she tossed her ponytail, which whipped across my face, then walked away haughtily.
I was absolutely furious. It didn't matter how much she insulted me, but she had no right to insult Gu Yuan.
For no other reason than for Yan Lin and Gu Yuan, I had to teach her a lesson.
Seeing that I didn't move, she thought I was scared. She swayed her hips and left arrogantly.
I had lost all sense of reason. I dashed forward and kicked her right on the butt, sending her sprawling to the ground.
Just as Han Mengyao was about to get up, I straddled her and slapped her across the face.
You really think I'm a Hello Kitty just because I don't show my claws!
"Where is Gu Yuan?"
She let out a series of screams as I slapped her, and I had no intention of stopping.
"That slap was for Yan Lin."
"Smack~" Another slap: "This one is for Gu Yuan."
"Smack~"
"This one is to pay you back for the slap you gave me just now."
"Are you convinced?" I was so angry at her that I had completely lost my mind.
At this moment, she covered her face and had no ability to fight back. She sobbed non - stop.
Seeing her like this, I finally didn't land the raised slap.
"What are you two doing? Get off that girl right now."
I couldn't believe that there was someone walking around in this god - forsaken place.
I heaved a heavy sigh and got off Han Mengyao.
She covered her face and kept crying. She was clearly trying to gain sympathy.
"It's you again, girl. You're really getting good at fighting. Last time you got yourself all banged up, and this time you're even sitting on someone to beat them. Alright, alright, come with me to the teaching office. The teachers must discipline you."
Wasn't this Uncle Zhang, the school guard? Why wasn't he guarding the gate but wandering around here?
"Uncle, I didn't want to do this. She went too far."
If I were to see the instructor, I was afraid I'd have to clean all the school toilets.
I drooped my eyebrows and looked extremely aggrieved, hoping that Uncle Zhang would take pity on me and let me off the hook.
"No, I want to see the teacher." Now that there was someone around, Han Mengyao knew I wouldn't dare to hit her again, so she insisted on seeing the teacher.
"Fine, then let's see the teacher. I'll call Yan Lin and Wei Fan right now, and we'll go to the teacher's place for a confrontation." I stared directly into her eyes. Although I looked fearless on the surface, I was actually extremely nervous inside.
"Alright, alright. Let's just call it quits today. Come with me to the guard room and stand there as punishment. This matter ends here."
I stood in Uncle Zhang's guard room for an entire afternoon, and my calves were about to cramp.
It wasn't until He Bi called me and said that Gu Yuan had returned safely.
The stone in my heart finally dropped. Why should I still stand there as punishment? Taking advantage of Uncle Zhang's momentary inattention, I slipped out.
After leaving the school gate, I rushed home in a hurry.
I didn't even have time to respond to He Bi's greeting. I directly pushed open the living - room door.
At this moment, Gu Yuan was standing on the balcony, looking out of the window. When he turned around, his deep eyes met mine.
I was so excited that I rushed forward and hugged his waist. "You scared me to death. I thought I'd never see you again."
My voice was trembling, and I was on the verge of crying.
Gu Yuan lowered his eyes and said softly, "There's someone else here. Pay attention."
I turned my head and saw Hu Qingluan sitting beside me. Seeing my actions, her eyes narrowed slightly, as if she was feeling smug.
"Why are you here?" I let go of Gu Yuan's waist and asked.
"I saved Third Master. Is this how you treat your benefactor?" Her voice was full of contempt.
"It's true that you saved him, but it was also you who framed him. What's your connection with that demon king? Why did you frame us?" I didn't want to be polite to her. A fox was a fox; it could never shed its sly nature.
"What are you talking about? I don't understand." She was still pretending to be innocent.
"Han Mengyao is your disciple, right? I know exactly what she did. If you really cared about Third Master, how could you tolerate your disciple calling Third Master a disgusting snake demon?"
Hu Qingluan's eyes flickered for a moment, but I caught it. Having her conspiracy exposed, she looked a bit embarrassed.
"Really? It seems I've failed to discipline my disciple properly. Third Master, I'll definitely teach my disciple a good lesson when I get back."
"Gu Yuan, don't believe her. She really had a pre - meditated plan. Otherwise, ask her to bring Han Mengyao here, and we can confront each other face to face."
Gu Yuan gave me a cold look and scolded, "Lan Lan, stop making a scene."
It was obvious that he didn't believe me. I took a step forward and continued, "I'm not making a scene. This is the absolute truth. If you keep having anything to do with her, I'm afraid she'll hurt you again."
"I know what I'm doing. You go out first." Gu Yuan didn't seem to believe what I said.
"But..." His face had darkened. I knew that if I said any more, I'd just be making a fool of myself.
I bit my lips, turned around, and walked to the door. A cold wind blew past me, and I heard Hu Qingluan's voice in my ear.
"You're really brave to beat my disciple. If Third Master weren't here, I'd make you suffer."
I suddenly turned around. Hu Qingluan was still sitting on the chair, raising her eyebrows and smiling smugly at me.
Holding back my anger, I opened the door and left.
He Bi stepped forward and said, "Sis, I was just about to tell you there was someone inside when you rushed in."
"As long as he's okay. Keep an eye on his health these days, and don't let that woman hurt Third Master."
"What do you mean? Third Master is back. Aren't you going home?"
"Hahaha, Third Master, since you've given the order, I'll follow it. Given our relationship, I'd do it even without your order." Hu Qingluan's charming laughter came from the living room. It made me so angry.
I picked up a large cup of tea from He Bi's table and gulped it down.
"Sis, this is my bitter tea... It's really bitter."
He Bi's face was contorted. Watching me drink it, his expression was even uglier than mine after drinking the bitter tea.
I put down the cup and said aggressively, "I'm so angry. Can't I drink some of your bitter tea to cool off?"
"Sure, of course you can. I didn't say you couldn't."
"I'm leaving. Take good care of him."
I picked up my backpack, got on my electric bike, and headed back to school.
All the way, just thinking about that fox - spirit made me angry. Since Gu Yuan didn't want me to interfere, I'd just stop caring.
...
I didn't go home for a whole week, and Gu Yuan didn't come to find me either. It was actually quite peaceful.
I was lying on my desk, looking out of the window. I didn't listen to a single word in the two morning classes. My mind was full of thoughts about whether I was going through a breakup. It was so painful, like my heart was being scratched.
I didn't even hear the bell ring when class was over. If it weren't for Yan Lin calling me, I'd still be in a daze.
"Let's go, Lan Lan. There are still two classes. After class, I'll take you to eat spicy hot pot to cool you off. How about it?"
I forced a smile and said, "It's the first time I've heard that eating spicy hot pot can cool you off."
"Come on, it's like fighting poison with poison. Look at how listless you are."
I listlessly packed my books and followed Yan Lin downstairs.
Why were there so many girls gathered downstairs? I wondered what they were looking at.
From time to time, there were girls screaming. Had another heart - throb come to our school?