The morning sunlight is a bit dazzling. Chen Qizhen slowly opens her eyes, a faint smile lingering on her lips, thinking about the beautiful dream from last night involving a guy named Lei Feng. Her cheeks blush slightly.
She's dreamt of him for two consecutive days. Whenever he appears, the dreadful nightmares tormenting her for half a year vanish, turning into joyful dreams. The next day, her health and spirits improve significantly.
"Even though it's just a fantasy, I really wish he could appear every night."
The girl picks up the guitar from the corner, strumming the strings, murmuring to herself.
The quiet street from the night before starts to come alive.
As she leaves, Yan Yuchen is startled by Yan Xiaoxi's dark circles and jokes, "Little sis, what were you up to last night? Trying to make me accompany you all night long?"
Yan Xiaoxi rubs her sleepy eyes, glares at him, and says, "Ignorant. Who would think about such things? I was thinking about how to deal with those troublemakers today."
Yan Yuchen laughs, "Did you come up with a plan?"
Yan Xiaoxi shakes her head, "Other than telling my parents, having you take a day off to study at home, I can't think of any other way."
Yan Yuchen shrugs, pats the backseat, and says, "Come on, hop on. Some things aren't as complicated as you think. Maybe they're just playing a joke. What do you think?"
Yan Xiaoxi looks at him as if he's clueless, "Bro, do you really think they're joking with you? Are you out of your mind?"
Yan Yuchen rides the bike with her, starting to weave a convoluted story again.
After reaching school, Yan Xiaoxi gets off, looking worried, "Don't rush out after school. I'll check first. If those troublemakers aren't around, I'll come in and call you. Got it?"
Yan Yuchen smiles but doesn't say anything.
Entering the classroom, the classmates are surprised to see him, aware of the incident at the school gate last night. They expected him to stay home, but he boldly comes to school, much to their amazement.
"This guy has quite the courage. Isn't he scared, or did he go insane? Why would he come here?"
"Heh, maybe he's here to kneel and kowtow to our class monitor, begging for forgiveness. Anyway, he's used to losing face at school; he doesn't care about dignity."
"But there are other conditions; it seems he has to offer his sister to that troublemaker as a girlfriend."
"Tsk, he can't even protect himself, how can he protect his sister from that troublemaker? If he willingly hands her over, maybe he can even gain favor with the troublemaker and get some benefits in the future."
People look at Yan Yuchen with disdain, openly discussing the situation.
Ignoring them, Yan Yuchen sits down at his desk, takes out a book, and prepares to study.
Suddenly, at the front of the class, Cheng Hao stands up and looks at him with a triumphant expression. "Yan Yuchen, don't say I didn't warn you. I know my cousin's personality very well. He never goes back on his words! If you really want to continue going to school, continue with the high school entrance examination, I advise you to come over, kneel in front of me, apologize, let me slap you a few times to vent my anger, and maybe I'll have mercy and help your sister. Otherwise, given my cousin's character, he can do anything. You might regret it later!"
The class's reading abruptly stops, and all eyes turn to Yan Yuchen in the back, awaiting his reaction.
Yan Yuchen calmly flips a few pages of his book, then suddenly puts it down, stands up, and says, "You really want me to kneel and apologize to you?"
Cheng Hao sneers, mockery in his eyes. "Of course! If you're unwilling, that's fine too. But after school that night... hehe, just wait for my cousin to mess you up!"
Yan Yuchen pauses, nods, and says, "Okay."
He then walks over in front of everyone's pitying gazes.
Yuan Xiaofen opens her mouth, wanting to dissuade, but she doesn't know how to start, feeling a pang of heartache.
Cheng Hao tilts his chin up, smirking, and points to the ground in front of the desk. "Kneel there, self-slap a hundred times, make it loud so the whole class can hear."
Thinking about the humiliation he suffered that day in front of the entire school and the ear-slapping incident, Cheng Hao's eyes fill with resentment.
"Snap!"
A crisp sound, the whole class in astonishment.
Cheng Hao, still in high spirits, suddenly finds himself sprawled on the ground after being slapped. In an instant, he's dumbfounded.
As he curses and tries to get up, Yan Yuchen grabs his hair, and with a firm hand, delivers a series of slaps. The relentless "snap, snap, snap" echoes, and in no time, Cheng Hao's face is covered in blood, tears streaming down, unable to utter a word.
The entire class is in shock.
After delivering a hundred slaps, Yan Yuchen finally releases Cheng Hao, saying with a smirk, "Is the class monitor satisfied with the resonance level?"
Cheng Hao's cheeks are swollen, tears streaming down his face from the pain. He can hardly speak, shaking his head in fear. Then, realizing something is wrong, he hurriedly nods, stammering, "Yes... yes... yes..."
"As long as you're satisfied, I'm afraid you might not be."
Yan Yuchen rubs his sore hand, turns around, and goes back to his seat to continue reading, as if nothing happened.
Cheng Hao, with tears in his eyes, glances at him, eyes full of hatred. He mutters curses under his breath, "You bastard, just wait for me! After school, I'll have my cousin dismember you! I'll make the whole school watch you kneel in front of me, begging for mercy!"
Yuan Xiaofen also glances at Yan Yuchen, her eyes filled with worry, silently praying that the troublemakers won't come in the evening.
At this moment, except for the heavily made-up woman, no one knows that the troublemaker named Zhang Hui has been lying on the bed, suffering from splitting headaches and fainting several times.
Hu Guagua happily hums a tune as she enters the classroom. However, when she sees Yan Yuchen sitting unharmed in the back, she's infuriated.
"Yan Frog! You didn't go to the hospital again! This is unscientific!"
Hu Guagua rushes to her seat, looking frustrated.
A snake personally raised by Aunt Nuan, a venomous snake feared even by eagles, has failed again! The small Yan family couldn't possibly be a dangerous place, right?
This is impossible!
Hu Guagua pouts, her angry gaze fixed on him. She wishes she could turn into that snake and bite this incredibly lucky jerk to death!
Yan Yuchen flips through his book, not even bothering to look at her, treating her as if she were... well, air.
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