It's Sun Erniu.
Before Li Yue's hand could even touch Wang Xiaoya's clothes, her wrist was firmly gripped by a large, iron-like hand.
"ah--!"
A piercing scream tore through the air in the dormitory.
"Let...let me go! It hurts! It hurts so much!" She struggled desperately, but Sun Erniu's hand seemed to be welded to her wrist, not moving an inch.
"Want to fight?" Sun Erniu said in a gruff voice. "You dare to bully people in front of our Sister Yanzi? You've got some nerve."
"What...what do you want to do! Are you rebelling?!" Qiao Lin was both shocked and furious to see her henchman being restrained. She shouted, her voice trembling with fear, "Let her go! Or else I..."
"How are you?" Zhao Yan walked over slowly, arms crossed, a cold smile playing on her lips. "Going to Instructor Lei to complain? Saying we hit you? Miss Qiao, you'd better think this through. It was your lackey who started it; we acted in self-defense. Besides, you're under investigation now. If you cause any more trouble, do you think Instructor Lei will punish us, or just kick you out of here?"
Qiao Lin's throat felt blocked, and she couldn't utter a single word.
Yes, she's been punished with a three-day fast and is being closely watched by the instructors; she's a key person under observation. If she causes trouble now, especially since we started it, we're in the wrong. If things escalate, we'll definitely be the ones who suffer!
Just when she was in a dilemma, Zhang Man, who had been standing silently behind her wearing black-rimmed glasses, suddenly stepped forward and gently tugged at her sleeve.
"Qiao Lin, let it go." Zhang Man's voice was very low, only the two of them could hear it. "A wise man doesn't fight a losing battle. There are too many of them, and Sun Erniu looks incredibly strong. We can't beat them. Besides, Zhao Yan is right. Making a scene now won't do us any good. A gentleman takes revenge even after ten years. There will be plenty of time in the future to deal with them."
Zhang Man's words acted like a calming agent, gradually quelling Qiao Lin's boiling anger.
She glared venomously at Zhao Yan and Sun Erniu, then gave a fierce look to Wang Xiaoya, who was huddled on the bed, and Su Tang, who stood expressionless to the side, as if she wanted to carve those faces into her very bones.
"Let's go!" Qiao Lin squeezed out the three words through gritted teeth.
Seeing this, Zhao Yan gave Sun Erniu a wink.
Sun Erniu snorted, flicked her wrist, and threw Li Yue away like trash.
Li Yue felt as if she had been granted a pardon, and quickly shrank back behind Qiao Lin, hugging her wrist, which was red and purple and still trembling with pain, her eyes filled with lingering fear.
In the end, Qiao Lin and the other two sheepishly chose the three empty beds closest to the door, which were also the worst in the entire dormitory.
It's near the passageway, with people coming and going, and when the door is opened at night, a cold draft can blow right in.
The atmosphere in the dormitory eased for a moment.
Wang Xiaoya and Chen Xiaocao both breathed a long sigh of relief, their eyes filled with gratitude as they looked at Zhao Yan.
"Sister Yanzi, thank you so much!" Wang Xiaoya poked her head out from the top bunk, climbed down, and her voice trembled with lingering fear, "If...if it weren't for you, I..."
"No need to thank me, it's nothing." Zhao Yan waved her hand, revealing a hearty and generous smile. She walked to Wang Xiaoya's side and patted her shoulder affectionately. "From now on, with me here, no one will dare to bully you. I just can't stand those guys who think they're so important just because they have some family background."
Her words were so righteous that they instantly won over both Wang Xiaoya and Chen Xiaocao.
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