Chapter 14 : Bullying
14: Bullying
Zhang Biaoyang was, no matter how you put it, a prominent figure at school. Who didn't know he'd taken a corner kick to the face from Yuyin? If he retaliated immediately, his pride couldn't take it. But his girlfriend was another matter; this was between girls, so it had nothing to do with him.
Friday morning was for cultural classes, the afternoon for club activities, but these were canceled due to the approaching Source Martial College Entrance Exam. For first and second years, the afternoon was a holiday, and after a grueling week, most third-year students went out to relax. Apparently, all the PE teachers in the school had also gone to receive training from some master today.
Yuyin didn't have much money and didn't want to freeload off others, so she declined Yingluo's invitation to go karaoke and came to the court alone to work out, starting with some squash.
Rarely, the campus was very quiet today.
Yuyin wore a white tennis T-shirt and miniskirt. Since no one was around, she didn't need to worry about accidental exposure and was doing push-ups on the court by herself.
Beneath the pleated, pure-white miniskirt, in the warm, dark shadows, her taut legs were sheathed in black silk, accentuating the full, lustrous curves; a narrow sliver of white peeked through from deep within, appearing and disappearing with the rise and fall of her body.
Water dripped from her body onto the court, like drizzle beneath a small cloud; naturally, it was her sweat.
The weather was muggy, but she gave off an intoxicating, youthful feminine aura. This aura spurred Yuyin on, making her push up and down with even more effort.
“Hah…” she panted intensely. She couldn't cultivate Primordial Energy yet, but she still had to work hard. Her circumstances were anything but ordinary. She had never forgotten this.
She walked to the entrance of the tennis club's women's restroom. Although it wasn't her first time here, she still felt somewhat uncomfortable. Usually, she would choose to go when no one else was around.
Locking herself in a stall, she sat down, feeling a sense of relief and ease.
Click. The door to the women's restroom was pushed open, followed by a flurry of footsteps and noise.
Who could this be? Sounds like a lot of people? Yuyin grew alert.
Though many people came in, neither washed their hands nor entered a stall. Judging by the footsteps, they seemed to be girls? After all, a group of male students bursting into the women's restroom in broad daylight was unlikely.
Yuyin stood up, smoothed her clothes, and calmly pushed open the stall door.
She saw seven or eight girls standing in the women's restroom, all looking at her with strange eyes.
Yuyin was tall and stunningly beautiful, standing out like a crane among chickens among them, even though there were two or three tall girls in the back as well.
And standing among these girls was none other than Zhang Biaoyang's girlfriend, Chen Yan.
“Xia Yuyin.” Chen Yan stepped forward. She was nearly 1.7 meters tall but still shorter than Yuyin. She swept her eyes over Yuyin, her gaze filled with jealousy and hatred.
“What is it?” Yuyin asked, looking down calmly at Chen Yan. She noticed that two or three girls in the back had taken out their phones and started filming.
Filming in the women's restroom? What are they trying to do?
“What is it? Xia Yuyin, the great Student Council President, you're so smart, do you really need me to remind you?” Chen Yan tossed her hair and said, looking up at her with sarcasm. In the past, she wouldn't have dared to touch Yuyin even if you gave her ten guts; she was the daughter of the Investment Empress of Lingdu. But now, even her own mother had run off, so what was Yuyin? Just a pretty vase from a fallen family.
This tone was clearly hostile.
Yuyin replied without a smile: “I don't know what you're talking about.”
As she spoke, Yuyin tried to walk out, but the girls blocked her way, cornering Yuyin against the stall door.
“Xia Yuyin, who are you trying to fool? You don't know what you've done?” Chen Yan demanded aggressively.
“What exactly have I done?” Yuyin asked.
“Still playing dumb, are you? …Do you think you can walk out that door today by pretending to be stupid? Hmm? Do you know how much you've damaged my boyfriend's reputation at school?” Chen Yan's body trembled slightly, seeming even more shrewish when she mentioned her boyfriend.
“Heh, so that's what this is about…” Yuyin crossed her arms, smiled helplessly, and tilted her head. “You're here to get revenge for your boyfriend today, aren't you? What do you want? Just say it.”
Yuyin's nonchalant attitude made Chen Yan grind her teeth. Hmph, acting so high and mighty. Let's see if you're still smiling in a bit!
In terms of figure, looks, temperament, grades, or family background, what could Chen Yan compare to Yuyin? She had been annoyed by Yuyin for a long, long time.
“Let me tell you, Xia Yuyin, I'm giving you a chance today. The only chance.” Chen Yan stretched out her hand, her fingers gesturing in front of Yuyin's eyes, almost poking her on the forehead.
“Today, you will take off your top, kneel in this restroom, and apologize to my boyfriend on camera! Then, this matter ends here. I, Chen Yan, will forgive you.” Chen Yan jerked a thumb backward, pointing at the phone held by the girl behind her who was filming.
“Are you insane?” Yuyin thought. Even if she hadn't expected a smooth resolution, Chen Yan's demand was completely unhinged. Did she really think there was no law in Magic City?
“Let me through. I'm going to practice.” Yuyin's tone turned cold and sharp, containing a warning.
“Practice? Look at you, tsk tsk…” Chen Yan deliberately leaned close to Yuyin and craned her neck to look. “Wearing such a small-sized T-shirt, deliberately pushing out your chest like that? What are you trying to do? Are you really here to practice?”
However, Chen Yan's words were deliberately provocative, clearly contradicting objective facts. Yuyin's shoulders weren't broad and her waist was slim; what size should she wear if not a fitting one? It wasn't that she was deliberately wearing a small size; her chest was just naturally large. Was having a large chest a crime?
“Then look at your skirt, so short, and you're wearing black silk? I think you're deliberately trying to seduce the boys at our school, aren't you? No wonder you got elected President. You really know how to win votes!”
Chen Yan's words were ugly, but Yuyin truly didn't want to bicker with a woman like this. She lowered her head and simply sidestepped, trying to squeeze through them and leave.
Chen Yan swung a hand toward Yuyin's face to slap her.
But Yuyin's peripheral vision caught Chen Yan's movement with lightning speed.
Smack.
Yuyin's movements were too fast for the girls to see clearly. By the time they reacted, Yuyin had already grabbed Chen Yan's wrist.
Yuyin's dynamic vision was already good. With the recent enhancement of her Primordial Energy, she could see high-speed objects even more clearly. A slap from a petty delinquent like Chen Yan seemed like slow motion to Yuyin, and the force was almost negligible.
For a moment, Chen Yan was stunned, as if she only reacted when her wrist was caught. The other girls were also momentarily shocked.
Yuyin applied a little pressure.
“Aiyo… aiyo, aiyo!” Chen Yan cried out in pain, doubling over.
As Chen Yan wailed, an ancient consciousness echoed in Yuyin's mind. “Ding. You have successfully stunned several bullies. Gained 1 Soul Charm Point.”