Chapter 20 The Bullied Sister Used as a Living Punch Bag
Chapter 20
The classroom fan whirred, and the teacher's lecture was dull and tedious.
A few students in the classroom, enduring the sweltering heat, alternated between attentively listening to the lesson and daydreaming.
Qin Yan clearly chose to drift off into her own thoughts.
The cool breeze from the fan slightly relieved the heat in the air, and the teacher's steady voice made people even more drowsy.
There are no mechanical systems, tedious tasks, or endless cycles.
In this classroom, she now feels tranquility, leisure, and comfort.
It was different from her imagined retirement life, but it was also close. All she wanted was the freedom to clear her mind and not think about any worries at any time.
That's all.
But the system is gone.
Unable to communicate with the system or with headquarters.
Her retirement application was not approved, and she was not sent back to headquarters, despite not having completed any missions in the last world.
Generally, if a mission fails, the person will be sent back to headquarters to receive punishment and wait for the system to reassign a mission to the next world.
But instead of being deported, she inexplicably entered the next world.
A world where she has successfully completed her mission and left.
Confused, puzzled.
But there was another thing that puzzled her.
That man.
Qin Yan rested her chin on her hand, trying hard to recall what had happened.
She didn't even know when he appeared.
Right after the movie ended?
Or are you on your way to watch a movie?
Or perhaps—when they met at the movie theater, he was no longer the same Qin Ye.
She had no recollection of knowing such a person.
Among countless fragments of memory, she found no one who resembled her.
But he seemed to know himself very well.
Not only were they familiar with each other, but at that time she tried to break free, but she couldn't.
Although she hadn't used all her strength, it was more than enough for her to break free from the grip of an ordinary person.
In a daze, it seemed as if someone was calling my name.
"Qin Yan, come out for a moment."
Qin Yan turned her head and saw her homeroom teacher standing at the front door of the classroom, waving at her.
She glanced at the teacher, who nodded at her, indicating that she should go out first.
Qin Yan left with her homeroom teacher under everyone's watchful eyes.
Before she even reached the office, she heard that unfamiliar yet familiar voice from afar.
The voice was cursing and swearing, cursing the school, cursing the teachers, cursing Qin Yan.
The insults directed at Qin Yan were the most vicious, using all sorts of vulgar and offensive language, revealing the depth of their hatred.
The homeroom teacher had obviously heard the extremely loud and foul language, and turned to look at Qin Yan with some concern.
Qin Yan remained calm and composed, seemingly oblivious to the filthy and abusive language.
"How does your school discipline its students? This is how you handle it when my son is beaten? You just let the person who did the beating get away with it? My son told me that although it wasn't Qin Yan who hit him, it was Qin Yan who instigated others to do it! You need to bring Qin Yan out here right now! She's really gone too far! She even beats her own brother, what kind of ill-mannered person is she?"
Qin Yan has excellent hearing and can hear every word clearly.
The hysterical cursing came from her stepfather, Qin Fu.
Qin Fu is not rich at all. He is idle and unemployed, relying entirely on his second wife to earn a living. He is addicted to smoking, drinking, and gambling. The reason he hasn't lost his family is because he still cares about his beloved son and doesn't gamble too much.
Qin Fu's beloved son, Qin Wu, is his everything, while Qin Yan, the burden brought by his second wife, is worse than an animal.
The closer the two got to the office, the louder Qin Fu's voice became.
He completely disregarded the occasion, acting as if he wouldn't stop until he caused a huge uproar throughout the school.
Qin Fu was still shouting, "Where's Qin Yan? Why haven't you brought her here yet? Does she think this matter is over so easily? She's messing around with shady guys at school, so young and so immoral, she's really shameless."
The teachers in the office were trying to calm him down.
Qin Fu wouldn't listen to any advice; no matter who said it, it wouldn't work. He just wanted to see Qin Yan.
The office was in complete chaos. Qin Fu kept rambling on, but he also kept an eye on what was happening outside.
So he spotted Qin Yan at the doorway immediately.
Qin Yan's expressionless face met Qin Fu's fierce gaze: "Looking for me?"
Qin Fu rushed up to Qin Yan in three strides, cursing loudly: "You little slut! Did you cheat on me with some shady guys at school? And then you even encouraged one of them to beat up Qin Wu for you?"
He had no intention of listening to Qin Yan's explanation, blindly believing everything Qin Wu told him, and only questioning Qin Yan: "You didn't go to a hotel with that guy, did you? Otherwise, why would that guy listen to you so much and beat someone up whenever you said you would?"
Qin Fu became angrier and angrier as he spoke, especially when he thought that Qin Yan had instigated others to beat up Qin Wu. He got so angry that he raised his hand to hit Qin Yan.
Before the slap landed on her, Qin Yan spoke indifferently: "Are you sure you want to fight here?"
Qin Fu glared at her: "So what if I hit you? I'm your father! What, I don't have the right to hit you?"
“Stepfather,” Qin Yan corrected calmly.
"With so many people watching and surveillance cameras, are you sure you want to do it here?" Qin Yan looked directly at him, her tone as calm as if she were discussing the weather.
Qin Fu's anger burned even brighter, and his face turned fierce: "You think you're so tough? I'm really going to beat you up in front of all these people today."
"Well, it's not a big problem. I'll call the police if you lay a hand on me."
Qin Yan gave a slight smile: "I will resist."
Qin Fu was furious; Qin Yan was acting strangely all day.
In the past, she would never have dared to speak to herself like that, or be so sharp-tongued. She would have just choked back tears and begged herself not to hit her.
He's her father, a father recognized by law. He's the one who disciplines his daughter. What's wrong with disciplining her when she's disobedient?
Can the law really punish him?
The more Qin Fu thought about it, the more convinced he was right. He was so angry that he raised his hand and slapped Qin Yan across the face.
A crisp "snap" sound reached the ears of everyone present.
Everyone was clearly surprised that Qin Fu actually hit someone on the spot, and no one had time to stop him.
Qin Fu felt that one slap wasn't enough to vent his anger, and was about to slap her a second time when he saw Qin Yan smiling strangely at him: "You started it."
Qin Fu didn't bother to consider the deeper meaning of Qin Yan's words, and said arrogantly, "Yes, I hit you, so what? You're my daughter, can't I hit you?"
The result of his series of questions was that Qin Yan slapped him hard across the face with the back of her hand.
Instead of feeling the burning sensation of a slap on his face, Qin Fu felt as if he had been struck hard, and was thrown to the ground by the back of his hand.
If it weren't for the workstations nearby blocking his way, Qin Fu probably would have been thrown several meters away.
Everyone stared in disbelief, except for Qin Yan, who patted the back of her hand that had just touched Qin Fu's face with slight disgust.
It looked as if something dirty had gotten on it.
Qin Fu lay on his side on the ground, feeling that half of his face was swollen. He looked at Qin Yan in disbelief, his words slurred: "How dare you hit me?"
Qin Yan slowly stroked her slapped face, her expression inscrutable: "The surveillance footage proves that you struck first."
Qin Fu rubbed his swollen face with one hand and his aching buttocks with the other, grimacing as he looked at Qin Yan.
“I told you,” Qin Yan didn’t seem to feel much pain, and a faint smile could even be seen on her lips, “I will fight back.”
"You!" Qin Fu grimaced, but the slap had left him somewhat dazed and his head was throbbing with pain, so he couldn't stop himself from launching a verbal attack.
He could barely stand up.
He was still lying on the ground, looking disheveled.
Gu Rong, the person involved in the beating of Qin Wu, was also summoned.
Although Qin Fu didn't really care who the real person who hit Qin Wu was, since he intended to shift the blame onto his daughter who wasn't related to him by blood, the teacher, who roughly knew the cause and effect of the incident, still brought Gu Rong, the person involved, to the scene.
Qin Fu blamed Qin Yan entirely for Qin Wu being beaten, completely ignoring the instigator, Gu Rong.
It was rare for Gu Rong to be in the classroom, and the teacher breathed a sigh of relief when he found him there.
He was given a lecture before being brought over.
They arrived late.
Gu Rong was initially reluctant, but when he saw Qin Yan in the office, his eyes lit up. He completely ignored the subtle and tense atmosphere in the office and his eyes curved into crescents: "Ayan."
He stepped forward and finally noticed Qin Fu lying on his side on the ground. He raised an eyebrow and asked, "Who is this?"
Before anyone else could speak, Gu Rong added, "Did you think the floor was too dirty, so you rubbed it with your body?"
The homeroom teacher, who was following closely behind Gu Rong, saw that Gu Rong was still acting nonchalantly and had no remorse. He rubbed his forehead in exasperation and muttered to himself, "That's Qin Wu's father, the one you beat up."
"Ah," Gu Rong suddenly realized, then squatted down, grinning at Qin Fu, "It was you who abused Qin Yan?"
Everyone in the office was shocked when Gu Rong said this.
Apart from Qin Yan and Qin Fu.
Qin Yan looked at Gu Rong, slightly surprised.
Qin Fu immediately retorted, "Who do you think you are? Do you know that spreading rumors is illegal? I can report you for spreading rumors at such a young age."
His face was still sore and he could barely speak, but in order to defend himself, Qin Fu instinctively retorted, and his speech became much more fluent: "Do you know me? What makes you think I abused Qin Yan? You're just making things up, I can sue you! Don't think you can escape legal responsibility just because you're a minor."
Qin Wu bullied Qin Yan, and their conflict on campus was known not only to the entire school but also to all the teachers.
However, no one knew that Qin Yan was being abused at home.
Firstly, Qin Yan has no one to talk to. Secondly, Qin Wu has created a terrible image of Qin Yan at home for others. He would never easily reveal such a family scandal as Qin Fu's unprovoked domestic violence against Qin Yan.
The reason why Qin Wu bullied his sister so readily was because he learned it from his own father. Parents are excellent role models, so naturally, one should imitate them.
The teachers present were unaware of Qin Yan's domestic violence, but judging from Qin Fu's behavior at the school and his seemingly non-normal approach to educating Qin Yan, what Gu Rong said was very likely true.
The teachers began to whisper among themselves and started asking Qin Yan's homeroom teacher questions.
"Domestic violence? Have you heard Qin Yan mention it?"
"Not at all. Qin Yan is usually quite quiet. She doesn't tell anyone about her problems, and she doesn't have many friends."
"Sigh, there aren't many girls in our school to begin with, and with Qin Wu bullying and isolating them, Qin Yan's life at school can be described as painful and agonizing."
"No wonder she couldn't resolve the situation even though her younger brother was hitting her; it turns out it's because of her father."
"Even if it's just favoring boys over girls, isn't this going too far? And to resort to such unreasonable violence?"
"Qin Yan is not his biological daughter; she was born to his wife and her ex-husband. Qin Wu is his biological son."
"Sigh... I never imagined Qin Yan would have such a hard time. Before, I just thought this girl was very pretty but had a bad personality. It turns out it's because of her family background."
"It's a pity. Her grades are also very poor, and her martial arts skills are only average. It's questionable whether she can even get into university."
"With such a tense mental state every day, how can I concentrate on studying?"
"I heard before that they called her parents to report that she and her brother did not get along well. I only heard that her parents were not easy to communicate with. Now it seems that it's not that they are not easy to communicate with, but that they simply do not treat Qin Yan as their own child."
Gu Rong wasn't surprised that Qin Fu would question him so shamelessly. He smiled crookedly, stood up, and looked down at Qin Fu, who was still in too much pain to get up.
His homeroom teacher leaned closer and whispered, "What is domestic violence? Do you know anything about it?"
Gu Rong shrugged: "I don't know, I just heard it from others."
“But judging from the looks of it,” Gu Rong grinned, “it’s pretty much a done deal.”
Qin Yan's homeroom teacher also walked up to her and said with a complicated expression, "Does your father treat you like this when he's at home?"
Qin Yan didn't deny it: "This kind is considered gentle."
Qin Fu stood up, leaning on the table for support—no one came forward to help. He glared at Qin Yan with fierce eyes: "Qin Yan, I've raised you for over ten years, and yet you spread rumors and slander outside. How can you face the debt of gratitude I owe you for raising you?"
Qin Yan pondered: "For example?"
Her eyes were smiling, but there was no real smile in them: "I'll do the housework, but I'll have to endure being beaten and scolded?"
Qin Yan's voice was very soft and indifferent: "Is it because of these acts of kindness in raising me?"
The boy next to her turned his head and looked at Qin Yan with raised eyebrows, his expression revealing some unclear emotions.
"You're slandering me! Qin Yan, you ungrateful little beast, you instigated people to beat up your brother, and now you're defaming your father in front of so many people?"
Qin Yan corrected again: "It's my stepfather."
Gu Rong laughed out loud.
Qin Fu finally turned his attention to Gu Rong: "Who exactly are you? Why are you meddling in this none of your business?"
He continued cursing, pointing at the whispering teachers around him: "You teachers just let an unrelated student cause trouble here? Is this how teachers handle things?"
Gu Rong's homeroom teacher stepped forward, preparing to comfort him: "No..."
Gu Rong looked at Qin Fu with a cold gaze, a smile playing on his lips, and interrupted the homeroom teacher: "Me? You still don't understand, the one who beat your precious son like that was me?"
Qin Fu's eyes widened, his buttocks didn't hurt so much anymore, and he straightened his posture a bit: "It's you?"
His fierce gaze swept back and forth between Gu Rong and Qin Yan, then he understood: "...It was you two, you two scoundrels, who beat Qin Wu up like that?"
Upon hearing Qin Fu's vulgar words, those around him showed their disapproval.
However, given Qin Fu's current somewhat insane state, he has been rude to all the teachers who tried to communicate with him gently since he entered the school, resulting in no teacher wanting to communicate with him anymore.
Gu Rong narrowed his eyes: "A pair of adulterers?"
A deep laugh escaped his lips: "So, are you implying that you're a dog daddy?"
"you!"
Qin Fu stretched out his hand and angrily pointed at Gu Rong with his wrinkled index finger.
"You orphan, you've learned to swear so well at such a young age. Call your parents over and let them know what kind of son they've raised."
Gu Rong lowered his eyes, his expression indifferent: "Didn't you say you had no father or mother to raise you? If you want to see them, why don't you choose an auspicious day to go to the Yellow Springs?"
"You—you bastard—"
Qin Fu was speechless for a moment, and didn't know how to respond after being rebuked by Gu Rong.
Seeing his embarrassed expression, Gu Rong noticed the slight sadness he had shown earlier vanish, as if it had never been there, and his face returned to its usual nonchalant demeanor: "What, you don't want to?"
Qin Fu kept saying "you" for a long time, but couldn't come up with anything particularly out of the ordinary.
It was probably Gu Rong's subtle suggestion that he should die on the spot that overturned his various perceptions, to the point that he didn't know how to respond more fiercely.
Instead of getting any further information about Qin Fu, the police arrived.
Who called the police just now?
The people in the office looked at each other, and they all saw varying degrees of confusion in each other's eyes.
Then a slender hand was raised from the crowd: "Me."
Everyone turned to look.
Qin Yan calmly faced the police officer's gaze and said, "I called the police."
All parties involved were taken to the police station to give statements.
With the police mediating, since neither party sustained injuries exceeding the level of minor injury, and given that the parties involved were father and daughter, the matter was ultimately resolved through mediation.
Under the police's firm demands, Qin Fu was forbidden from causing trouble at the school again, and was repeatedly educated to abandon the idea of favoring sons over daughters, and that family education should not only involve beatings but also care and love.
On the surface, Qin Fu nodded repeatedly, showing utmost respect and a hint of fear towards the police, but in his heart, he cursed Qin Yan thoroughly.
She actually dared to call the police!
Let's see how he disciplines her when she gets home!
She's really gone too far; she dared to hit me and then call the police.
We shouldn't have let this burden into our home in the first place.
Qin Fu thought fiercely, and even Qin Yan's biological mother was scolded a few times.
If he doesn't give her a good scolding when she gets home, he's not a true Qin!
*
Qin Wu was beaten quite badly and needs to be hospitalized for treatment.
With a broken left leg, a broken nose, and a face swollen several times its normal size, Qin Wu was terrified when her school teachers notified them to go to the hospital and saw her appearance.
She asked a few questions nervously, but Qin Wu, without the slightest hesitation, shifted the blame onto Qin Yan.
Qin's mother remained silent.
After listening to the doctor's advice, we completed the hospitalization procedures for him.
However, she couldn't leave her post for too long, so after giving Qin Wu a few instructions, she hurriedly left.
The surgery was scheduled for two days later. Lying in bed, Qin Wu cursed Gu Rong and his ancestors for eighteen generations over a hundred times.
Qin Yan didn't have a cell phone, but Qin Wu used the money her mother had worked hard to earn to buy the most expensive cell phone on the market.
She hadn't checked her phone for a short while when she saw dozens of messages from Lin Yang.
Lin Yang and Qin Wu are not in the same major. He studies judo, but he is in the same class as Qin Wu for academic subjects.
Are you alright? Are you feeling okay?
- Let me tell you! You won't believe it! During the actual sparring session this afternoon, Lei Jun was actually—knocked out!
You'll never guess who knocked him out. I bet you a dollar you'd never figure it out, no matter how hard you try.
Lei Jun was not only knocked unconscious, but his face was also lacerated. He had to go to the hospital and get more than a dozen stitches. It was terrifying. He is still lying in the hospital now.
- You don't need to guess anymore, I'll just tell you directly.
-Yes! Qin! Yan!
The whole playground exploded!
Lei Jun was kicked away by Qin Yan! He fell off the stage.
-If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I would never have believed that the person who kicked that person was actually Qin Yan.
-Isn't she usually someone who never fights back or talks back when hit or insulted?
Qin Wu, could she have been acting against us all along? Does she have masochistic tendencies?
-Or is it that she actually trained and got stronger behind the scenes?
-I'm a little scared now. Is she going to seek revenge on us?
-Hey, are you still there?
Qin Wu frowned after reading Lin Yang's message.
He went through all the messages from other people and group messages, and they were all verbal, without any photos or videos to corroborate them.
To be honest, Qin Wu didn't believe it at first and read through all the messages Lin Yang sent him with a skeptical attitude.
The content is entirely based on Lin Yang's retelling, and its authenticity remains to be verified.
But if so many people are discussing this, he has no choice but to believe it.
Lei Jun woke up and posted a selfie in the group chat.
He was lying on a hospital bed with his face wrapped in gauze, looking quite miserable.
After posting the photos, he condemned and cursed Qin Yan hundreds of times.
Lei Jun even asked Qin Wu's room number. The two were sent to the same hospital, and as new patients, they needed comfort from their seniors.
Qin Wu replied, "Get lost."
He continued to watch the constant stream of group messages, the news of Qin Yan's overwhelming strength in the actual battle still escalating.
The excitement hasn't faded yet.
As Qin Wu watched, her gaze gradually turned cold.
He knew what Qin Yan was like. Having spent over a decade with her since childhood, he knew his sister's personality very well.
Cowardly and afraid of trouble, a beautiful but useless person.
They don't talk back when insulted, and they don't talk back when hit.
At first, she would cry and beg Qin Fu not to hit her, naively seeking her mother's help.
After being ignored countless times by her mother, Qin Yan stopped seeking help from her blood-related mother and silently endured all kinds of beatings and scoldings.
What kind of threat could such a person pose?
So when he first saw Lin Yang say that Qin Yan crushed Lei Jun in actual combat, he scoffed at the joke, thinking it was too fake.
Even after reading the group chat history, he still couldn't quite believe it.
It's okay. When his dad heard that he had been beaten, he stopped playing cards and went straight to the school.
No matter how miraculous the rumors about Qin Yan were, Qin Wu really didn't know the truth of the matter.
But he knew that the person she feared most was undoubtedly Qin Fu.
As I was thinking this, I caught a glimpse of a familiar figure walking into the ward.
"Qin Wu, are you feeling alright?" Qin Fu walked in, slipping on his slippers and reeking of cigarette smoke.
Upon receiving Qin Wu's message, Qin Wu immediately rushed to the school to confront Qin Yan and demand an explanation. Qin Wu had his mother watching over him, so it didn't matter if he came later.
Qin Wu looked up and asked, "Dad?"
Qin Fu walked over with a gloomy face, casually pulled up a stool, and sat down heavily.
Qin Fu noticed his father's displeasure: "What's wrong?"
Qin Fu was furious, shouting, "That little bitch! How dare she hit me in front of so many people!"
Upon hearing the words "little bitch," Qin Wu subconsciously associated them with Qin Yan.
But after hearing the rest, he excluded Qin Yan from that scope.
How could Qin Yan possibly defy her father? She must have a death wish.
He asked curiously, "Who?"
"Who else could it be?" Qin Fu's nostrils flared with anger. "It's your worthless sister!"
Qin Wu was stunned for a moment, clearly not understanding: "Qin Yan?"
"Who else could it be but her?"
Qin Fu grumbled at Qin Wu, "I never realized she was so capable! So many people—an entire office of teachers—just watched her slap me in the face, and not a single one of them stopped her!"
Qin Wu, who had just been gloating that Qin Yan would definitely be beaten and scolded by Qin Fu, now looked ashen-faced as if he had swallowed something hard to swallow.
"You mean she hit you?"
"Exactly," Qin Fu spat, "and that bastard, the one who's been having an affair with Qin Yan, I don't know where he heard it from, saying I'm abusive. Does he even know what domestic violence means? I was just properly disciplining my own child, what does he know?"
Qin Fu turned to Qin Wu: "You didn't say at school that Qin Yan was done something to us at home, did you?"
Qin Wu frowned impatiently: "How could that be?"
Qin Fu didn't care much about that and continued, "She slapped me, and I don't even know when she secretly called the police. She's really something. I even had to go to the police station and get a lecture for a while."
Qin Wu's expression grew increasingly gloomy as he listened to Qin Wu's words.
Qin Fu crossed his arms and said fiercely, "Wait until she comes back from her next holiday, then I'll see how I deal with her!"
At this moment, he had completely forgotten that the slap had made it difficult for him to even get up.
They didn't realize that Qin Yan's behavior had gone beyond the scope of a normal personality change.
Unlike Qin Fu, who was brainless, Qin Wu said coldly, "Dad, tell me in detail, what exactly happened today?"
*
After Qin Yan finished giving her statement, she told the teacher waiting outside that she was going home first.
The teacher looked at her, hesitated, then sighed heavily and told her to be careful on her way home.
Qin Yan didn't actually plan to go home; she was just looking for an excuse to go out for a stroll.
Since she's not allowed to retire, she'll just take a break for herself.
Previously, I had been diligently completing various tasks and had no leisure to appreciate the beauty of the world.
The sun was shining brightly, accompanied by a gentle breeze.
Under the tree-lined path, cicadas chirped incessantly.
If it weren't for the argument coming from the depths of the alley, Qin Yan's good mood could have continued all the way.
Gu Rong finished giving her statement earlier than her, so naturally she left the police station earlier as well.
At this moment, he was surrounded by three thugs and forced against the wall.
"You brats, do you think we can't do anything to you just because you're hiding at school?"
"Three hundred thousand, when do you plan to pay it back?"
Gu Rong looked at the person in front of him expressionlessly: "Didn't you say 100,000 last time?"
"Tsk, your deadbeat dad borrowed money from loan sharks, don't you understand the concept of compound interest, you brat?" The person who spoke was arrogant.
"The sins of the father must be paid by the son. Even if he dies, you can't escape. Otherwise, I can't guarantee the lives of your two old geezers."
Unlike his arrogant and domineering demeanor at school, Gu Rong was surprisingly calm and mature when facing these people, which was completely out of character for his age.
On the contrary, he was more youthful and energetic at school, even though he had a bad temper.
"Speak," Gu Rong said, his eyes lowered, looking listless and unwilling to say anything more. "What do you want?"
The man chuckled, revealing a row of large, yellow teeth: "I love how quick-witted you are. I have a big job tonight, and I was wondering who to send, when I received news that you've left school."
"You were even taken to the police station. Looks like you're just like your deadbeat father, not exactly a pushover either."
Despite being provoked repeatedly, Gu Rong remained indifferent.
Seeing his attitude, the three men lost interest in teasing him and took him away.
Qin Yan watched the four figures disappear into the distance, thought for a moment, and then quietly followed them.
To be honest, she didn't know much about the background of each character in each world.
As a newbie, I would indeed do detailed walkthroughs, such as the world background, character settings, and the main and side storylines.
However, after gradually becoming familiar with the routine, I was able to complete various tasks with ease and skill, so I stopped thinking about these details.
As a top-tier, gold-medal special-grade shuttle operator, Qin Yan can even complete missions in different worlds simultaneously.
She took on all the roles and missions except for the female lead.
The advantage of not playing the female lead is that she doesn't need to follow the plot all the time, which creates gaps between her missions.
To improve work efficiency, model worker Qin Yan began traveling between different worlds.
For example, after throwing a tantrum at the male protagonist in world A, she immediately travels to world B to poison and murder the female protagonist. After poisoning her, she travels to world C and is diligently bitten to death by zombies. After dying, she travels back to world A and cries that she was framed.
It's already quite impressive that she can still remember the general plot and main characters of this world.
As for what stories each person has to tell, she really doesn't know.
Since she had nothing better to do, Qin Yan didn't want to go back to school so soon, so she simply followed them.
Three thugs led Gu Rong through a maze of left and right turns, weaving through pedestrians, until they arrived at a KTV that looked impressive and legitimate.
The receptionist clearly recognized the three people, neither asking nor stopping them, and let them walk towards the private room as if she couldn't see them.
After Qin Yan and the others disappeared, she walked to the front desk and said, "Three older brothers asked me to come here."
The receptionist glanced at her, seemed unfazed by her school uniform, gave her a room number, and then went back to playing on her phone.
Everything went so smoothly that it didn't seem like a clandestine surveillance operation.
The soundproofing in the private rooms was clearly poor, and a cacophony of howls and screams echoed down the corridor, a heart-wrenching roar that seemed to be a lament for a love that had never existed.
It's clear that the soundproofing in the VIP rooms isn't very good either.
If Qin Yan wasn't mistaken, Gu Rong had been brought to this room.
Before she even reached the door, she heard the sound of glass shattering against a hard object coming from inside.
The "splashing" sound continued, and it seemed unlikely to stop anytime soon.
The curses were incessant, and the profanities uttered were unbearable.
Whatever happened inside, dragging it out doesn't seem right.
Qin Yan looked up at the smoke detector on the ceiling.
"Fire! Fire! Fire!"
"Fire? Where?"
"Don't worry about where the fire is, get out of there! The fire might come over here!"
The room doors opened one after another, and staff members were urgently evacuating all personnel.
The sharp sound of breaking glass and the muffled thud of being hit came to an abrupt end.
The heavy door was pulled open, and the person who opened it poked their head out, their eyes blinded by the billowing smoke. The thick smoke in the corridor made them cough.
"Brother, it looks like there's a fire." He turned and shouted to the people inside the house.
Before long, people started to come out one after another.
Qin Yan hid in the shadows, watching the people leave one by one, but Gu Rong was nowhere to be seen.
Once she was sure no one else was coming out of the room, she slipped inside.
The room was a mess, with glass bottles smashed everywhere and alcohol mixed with blood spilled all over the floor.
Gu Rong lay unconscious on the ground, blood streaming down his forehead, his face covered in blood.
His body was covered in bruises and cuts from broken glass, one after another, stained with blood.
Qin Yan bent down and reached out to touch his carotid artery.
Yes, he's still alive.
She vaguely remembered that Gu Rong would sometimes suddenly not come to school for ten days or half a month, and she thought it was just ordinary truancy.
But unexpectedly, he was beaten so badly that he ended up in the hospital unable to move.
After dialing 119 (the emergency number in China), she also dialed 120 (the ambulance service) and 110 (the police emergency number).
"Hey, there's a drunken riot here. A minor boy is covered in bruises and unconscious..."
*
Qin Yan was taken to the police station again.
As the person who called the police, Qin Yan was very cooperative.
Besides concealing the truth about the fire.
Generally speaking, places where shady dealings are done will not install cameras.
She quickly searched the area around the VIP room and found that none of the cameras were on.
The right time, the right place, and the right people.
The small flame flickered silently.
The police officer asked sternly, "Tell me how you discovered it."
Qin Yan straightened her posture: "When I see injustice on the road, I follow it all the way."
"..."
The police officer gave Qin Yan a lecture, explaining the various serious consequences, and then repeatedly asked, "Do you understand?"
Qin Yan replied perfunctorily, "Mmm, I know."
After being questioned about some basic information, Qin Yan was reprimanded again, and she was only released after half an hour.
As soon as I stepped outside, I overheard people whispering, "Have you heard? A high school student is working as a punching bag to help his father pay off his loan sharks!"
"What kind of irresponsible parents are these? What kind of drama of children paying for their parents' debts are they putting on?"
"I heard that the high school student's parents died, leaving him an orphan at such a young age. Not only that, his father also has a huge debt, causing him to be constantly pursued by creditors."
"His father became addicted to drugs and would buy them from the triads. When he ran out of money, he would borrow from them. Later, he had a drug relapse and fell to his death."
Where is Mother?
She died during childbirth.
"No other relatives?"
"Yes, but we haven't been in contact for a long time, and I don't dare to adopt him."
Qin Yan refocused her attention and left the police station.
*
Qin Wu was beaten into the hospital by Gu Rong, and Lei Jun was beaten into the hospital by Qin Yan. His brothers were indignant.
Gu Rong was also reportedly sent to the hospital, and the group decided to take their anger out on Qin Yan.
Surely three grown men can't beat one woman.
When Qin Yan returned to school from the police station, she found herself blocked.
Liu Jiang, Ma Qi, and Zhou Ju ambushed Qin Yan on her way back to the dormitory.
Qin Yan glanced at the three of them and smiled: "Waiting for me?"
"Stop talking nonsense. You beat Lei Jun up like that, you don't think we'd let you off so easily, do you?"
Qin Yan pondered for a moment: "Indeed, we shouldn't have let them go like that."
She looked at the three people in front of her carefully, one by one: "I can't let any of them go."
She endured humiliation, hardship, and torment all for the sake of retirement.
But now, she is trapped in the mission world of the past, reliving those unbearable past experiences once again.
"Qin Yan, you've got some nerve!"
"Who gave you the audacity to speak to us like that?"
"I don't care what dirty tricks you used to beat Lei Jun like that, but you can't possibly beat the three of us."
Qin Yan's focus was somewhat blurry.
The pain from those punches, kicks, and cigarette burns has become somewhat blurred.
I really envy my colleagues who get the roles of female protagonists in wish-fulfillment novels.
"Hey, I'm talking to you."
The boy's hand was about to touch Qin Yan's cheek when she grabbed his wrist and easily twisted it outwards.
"ah--"
“I am very touched by your brotherly bond. Since that’s the case,” Qin Yan said forcefully, breaking the bone hidden under the skin, “then I will send you to see them.”
"hiss……"
"What are you standing there for! Help!"
"You damned woman... ah—"
The dormitory supervisor noticed something was wrong and went to find someone. Student fights were common, and she knew she couldn't stop them, so she directly called for backup.
When she rushed to the scene with her teacher and security guards to check the situation, she only saw three people lying on the ground, their faces contorted in pain, howling in pain.
The person responsible for beating the three of them like that has long since disappeared.
*
Q: What would it be like if the school bully weren't around?
A: A new leader will emerge.
Under the scorching sun, everyone in the class formed a circle, leaving an open space in the middle for the competitors to work up a good sweat.
Whether or not a player goes to the ring for a real fight depends entirely on the coach's mood.
A large group of people stood below, heads bowed, none daring to look at the coach.
Just like when a teacher calls roll in class, you're afraid of being called on next.
"Qin Yan, Liu Ju."
"Sister Yan, no, Brother Yan!" The boy whose name was called walked out dejectedly, looking at Qin Yan with a bitter expression, "Could you... maybe go a little bit easier?"
Liu Ju, who was chosen to spar with Qin Yan, bowed and scraped respectfully. Recalling Qin Yan's glorious fighting history, he didn't want to embarrass himself in front of so many people.
Making a fool of myself wasn't so bad, the main problem was the pain.
Moreover, there are recent rumors at the school that three more people have been beaten and hospitalized, unable to get up, and were towed away in ambulances.
The person who supposedly fought three against one was Qin Yan.
Because there were no surveillance cameras at the crime scene, the matter was dropped.
Upon hearing Liu Ju's words, Qin Yan gave a soft "hmm," her thoughts elsewhere.
Summer vacation is almost here, and she'll have to face her stepfather, whose heart and soul are only for his own son.
The coach yelled "start!", but Qin Yan was playing absentmindedly, while the boys pretended to punch and kick.
One side is lost in thought, while both sides are satisfied.
After all, the coach didn't want Qin Yan to beat someone so badly that they had to call an ambulance again.
The game ended, and the coach called a stop.
"Thanks for going easy on me, Brother Yan!" The boy scurried off, winking and gesturing to his friends.
Qin Yan sat down on the ground, and the coach started picking people to spar with again.
A boy next to her very politely handed Qin Yan her water cup: "Brother Yan, water."
Qin Yan accepted it naturally: "Thank you."
The boy waved his hand: "Of course, of course."
The students who had finished their practical training were whispering among themselves.
"I heard Gu Rong went back to school."
"Huh? Weren't you told he was seriously injured and hospitalized?"
"His whole body was bandaged, but I don't know why he still insisted on coming to school."
"You guys have probably forgotten that Gu Rong is a senior in high school, and he's going to take the college entrance exam, okay?"
"...Yes, the college entrance exam, I'd completely forgotten about it, it's not that I didn't pay attention during my senior year of high school."
"You're not just not paying attention, you're completely brainless."
"Hey, Gu Rong was already admitted to the top sports school in the country, why would he need to take the college entrance exam?"
"Could it be that you want to get another college entrance exam scholarship? After all, you've received it for two years already."
Qin Yan recalled her achievements and professional skills over the past year.
Scholarships seem to be out of reach for me this academic year.
Before the college entrance examination, Qin Yan had never run into Gu Rong at school.
It's probably because of mobility issues that it can't run around causing trouble.
It's also possible that they are genuinely preparing for the college entrance examination.
Qin Yan slung her light schoolbag over her shoulder and set off on her way home.
On her way, she browsed online for summer job postings; she still had to earn her own living expenses.
His original intention was to retire, but now he has to bow down for a meager living.
The main point is that I don't want to just sit at home staring at each other.
While scrolling through job postings, Qin Yan arrived home without even realizing it.
The Qin family lived in the village, one household per house.
As soon as she pushed open the door, she heard Qin Wu's energetic voice: "Mom, I'm hungry, why isn't dinner ready yet?"
Qin's mother hurriedly replied from the kitchen, "It'll be ready soon."
Qin Wu said impatiently, "Alright, hurry up and bring it over, I'm starving."
At this moment, Qin Wu was sitting on the sofa, half-immersed in watching the movie.
The reason it was semi-immersive was because hunger distracted him by half.
Because it was a semi-immersive experience, he noticed Qin Yan as she opened the door and came in.
Qin Wu cast a mocking glance at him: "Oh, so you know to go home after all."
Qin Yan didn't even look up, but said indifferently as she passed by him, "Yeah, I came back to check if your leg is broken."
"..."
Qin Wu felt that Qin Yan had indeed changed.
In the past, she would never have dared to treat me this way.
If he weren't physically disabled, he would definitely jump up and give her a good talking-to.
She's just a stepdaughter who took the Qin family name after marrying into the family because of her biological mother.
Hearing the commotion outside, Qin's mother peeked out from the kitchen and saw Qin Yan walking towards her bedroom door.
"Xiaoyan, Xiaowu is hungry. Why don't you take some dishes out first?"
Qin Wu looked at Qin Yan with a smug expression: "Did you hear that? Bring the dishes over."
Qin Yan glanced at Qin Wu, then went inside and put her schoolbag down.
After washing her hands, she went into the kitchen, brought the dishes to the coffee table in the living room, and thoughtfully served rice as well.
Qin Wu looked at Qin Yan, who was busy running around, and sneered.
No matter what kind of monsters and demons are spread about her at school, she still has to keep a low profile at home.
Her surname, Qin Yan, was stolen from the Qin family.
Qin Yan walked up to Qin Wu and bent down. "Do you want me to feed you?"
Qin Wu raised her chin with satisfaction, looking at Qin Yan with her head bowed obediently: "Of course..."
Suddenly, I felt a sharp pain in my leg.
Qin Yan's hand had somehow ended up on his leg, which was resting on the coffee table.
The leg, which was fixed in a splint, was pressed hard by Qin Yan onto the injured area.
Seeing Qin Wu's face contorted in pain, Qin Yan asked with concern, "What's wrong?"
Qin Yan's face twitched from the pain, and she stared at Qin Yan in disbelief.
She actually dared to ask him what was wrong?
Qin Wu was about to ask for her mother when Qin Yan beat her to it.
"Mom, Qin Wu seems to have pulled a muscle in his leg. It hurts a lot. I'm taking him to the hospital now."
Qin's mother rushed out, "What happened to Xiaowu?"
Qin Wu hurriedly said, "Mom, it's all because..."
Qin Yan immediately interrupted, "Mom, we need to borrow a car from the neighbor. It would be a waste of time for Dad to come back and drive us to the hospital now."
Qin's mother thought Qin Yan's words made sense, and hurriedly ran out the door.
Qin Wu couldn't even get his mother to come back.
He watched as Qin's mother ran out the door, then glared angrily at Qin Yan.
But then he saw her looking at him with a half-smile.
Qin Wu felt a chill run down her spine as an indescribable fear gradually seeped into every pore of her body.
"Little brother, you're injured like this, how dare you be so disobedient?"
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