Chapter 110: Stop Right There!

Shi Qingqing heard about the big news all the way there.

"Hey, Qingqing!" Someone tapped her on the shoulder.

It gave her a start. It was Zhang Xiaotu.

"If I’d known, I would have joined the calligraphy club too. I could have practiced and entered the National Calligraphy Competition!"

"It’s not too late to join now."

"It’s too late for me. Your club is going to be packed now. A once-obscure club is becoming the hottest one on campus. It’ll probably be hard to get in, so I won't bother switching."

That was likely true. With today’s announcement, the calligraphy club was destined to become the most bustling spot in the school.

By then... it would be a sea of people!

Hehe, but that meant even more red envelopes to grab. Shi Qingqing felt the future looked bright.

The two chatted as they walked toward their classroom.

When they reached the doorway, Yang Yini was blocking the entrance with malicious intent, stopping Shi Qingqing in her tracks.

"Shi Qingqing, you are so vicious. Just because Deng Hui said your handwriting was ugly, you sabotaged him behind his back and landed him in the hospital for days!"

Her voice was incredibly loud. Since class hadn't started yet, some students were playing on their phones while others were looking around, but everyone was drawn in by Yang Yini’s shouting.

Shi Qingqing was completely bewildered. Deng Hui? The president of the calligraphy club?

No wonder she was deliberately targeting her... So, this had to do with Yang Yini!

"Classmate Yang, you’ve got the wrong idea. Deng Hui fell down on his own; what does that have to do with me? Everyone in the calligraphy club can testify for me," Shi Qingqing said, neither servile nor overbearing.

"It’s still because of you! If you hadn't talked back to him, would he have gotten so angry that he tripped? He’s in the hospital now while you, the culprit, are running free. It’s infuriating!"

Yang Yini’s spit was almost hitting Shi Qingqing’s face.

Shi Qingqing said calmly, "I already said, it has nothing to do with me. Please move aside, thank you!"

"Move? You wish. You’re coming with me to the hospital to apologize to Deng Hui and pay for his medical expenses..."

Pay?

The two words Shi Qingqing hated to hear most were "pay money"!

"Are you overthinking things? I’m not an insurance company. Just because someone gets hurt, you want me to pay? Besides, even if I were an insurance company, you never bought a policy from me. Why on earth should you ask me for money?"

As soon as these words left her lips, the onlookers burst into laughter.

"I didn't realize Shi Qingqing was so funny..."

"Yang Yini is taking herself way too seriously. She’s clearly just bullying her!"

"I never realized Shi Qingqing was so adorable before..."

Yang Yini felt her face burning with humiliation. Just a transfer student—a pauper who couldn't even afford her own uniform—daring to talk to her like that!

She was a Silver Badge student at Qingming!

In a fit of rage, Yang Yini raised her arm, ready to slap Shi Qingqing across the face.

The crowd gasped, not expecting Yang Yini to try and hit someone in broad daylight.

Shi Qingqing frowned. She hadn't expected it either; Yang Yini usually prided herself on being the "class beauty" and maintained a refined, lady-like image. She never thought she would resort to violence!

Just as she prepared to dodge, a boy's voice rang out, "Yang Yini, stop! What do you think you're doing?"

Hearing that voice, Yang Yini froze, her hand still raised in mid-air.

She looked toward the source of the sound...

A tall figure emerged from the crowd, a gleaming gold school badge pinned to his chest.

Yang Yini cried out in surprise, "Senior Sheng Chao!"

Sheng Chao walked over and stopped in front of Shi Qingqing. He looked her up and down, his voice gentle, "Qingqing, are you alright?"