Chapter 43 Poor Boy Xu Xu (1)
The next day, Zhao Meimei went to school, causing an immediate stir in the classroom. She was always popular, and classmates who saw her had to come over and ask, "Meimei, what’s with the handprint on your face? Did you get a spanking from your dad for being naughty?"
Zhao Meimei raised her little neck defiantly and retorted boastfully, "My dad never hits me! This mark happened when I was protecting Brother Chaozi."
The incident of Zhao Meimei participating in a fight had already spread throughout the school. In the eyes of her peers, getting into a fight with high schoolers was considered a monumental event, and Zhao Meimei accomplished this feat. Her classmates immediately regarded her differently, practically seeing her as the coolest representative of both her grade and the entire school year.
Zhao Meimei was proudly bragging about the fight, when Xu Xu entered the classroom carrying his backpack. He immediately saw Zhao Meimei surrounded by people, hurried over, squeezed to the front of the group, and stood closest to Zhao Meimei, feeling this was the only way to show he was unique and had a closer connection to Zhao Meimei than anyone else.
Xu Xu was about to speak but froze.
Zhao Meimei didn’t have Shi Yang’s scar-prone skin, but she did have delicate skin. Now the handprint from earlier was beginning to disperse as the blood flowed, and the injury had spread across half her face, making it look bruised and shocking.
Xu Xu blinked his large, watery eyes, and his long, thick eyelashes fluttered twice as he pursed his lips and asked Zhao Meimei, "Who hit you?"
Zhao Meimei casually replied, "Even if I told you, you wouldn’t know them."
Xu Xu moved closer, reaching out a trembling hand, wanting to touch Zhao Meimei’s face. Zhao Meimei quickly dodged, "You can’t touch it. It hurts like crazy. I didn’t even dare wash my face this morning."
Xu Xu stared fixedly at Zhao Meimei’s injury for a long time, then, with a trembling voice, asked, "Does it hurt badly?"