Xia XiaoXi also had no intention of lingering. She glanced back at Han ShuYi briefly and then left without so much as a greeting.
This left Han ShuYi feeling incredibly awkward.
Originally, he had come to witness HuMing make a fool of himself. But to his surprise, Xia XiaoXi appeared out of nowhere and even spoke up in HuMing’s defense.
This turn of events filled Han ShuYi with envy and resentment. However, as the student council president, he had no choice but to address the situation himself. As for HuMing, he will figure out how to deal with him when he gets home tonight.
"HuMing? HuMing!" Xia XiaoXi quickly caught up to him in a few strides.
HuMing, however, was scanning his surroundings, clearly searching for something.
When he mentioned that Wu Qing might not take things well, it wasn’t a joke.
Given the immense academic pressure students face these days, combined with being ridiculed and ostracized by her peers, HuMing genuinely feared that Wu Qing might crumble under the stress and do something regrettable.
Standing before him now, Xia XiaoXi noticed the grim look in his eyes. She asked, "HuMing, what’s going on? Did something happen to that girl?"
"I don’t know, but I can’t find her right now. I’m afraid she might do something drastic."
"Then let’s split up and search for her?"
Time ticked by as HuMing checked his phone. Wu Qing hadn’t left the school premises. He began combing through the campus for any sign of her.
When he finally found Wu Qing, it was at a familiar spot—one where he used to study with Ye QiuXue during lunch breaks.
Now, in the golden hues of the setting sun, Xia XiaoXi stood beside Wu Qing, her arm draped gently over the girl’s shoulders, offering comfort.
HuMing stood silently at the stairwell, watching them without interrupting.
Xia XiaoXi is better suited to consoling Wu Qing. Her status alone gives her words more weight among peers.
Quietly, he sat down on the steps and waited for them to come down.
Outside the corridor, the sun gradually set, giving way to a bright full moon.
“It’s you? Have you seen miss?”
Hearing this voice, HuMing looked up to find Xia XiaoXi’s driver standing there.
From their previous encounter in the car, HuMing sensed hostility from this driver, though he hadn’t paid much attention to it.
Hearing this, the driver made to brush past HuMing to head up the stairs.
However, HuMing stood and blocked his path.
The two locked eyes—HuMing’s gaze calm, while the driver’s expression grew increasingly severe.
“What are you doing? Move aside!”
“She’s upstairs consoling a classmate. There’s nothing to worry about.”
HuMing explained patiently. As Xia XiaoXi’s driver, the man likely bore responsibility for her safety.
However, the environment upstairs required tranquility, and Wu Qing likely wouldn’t want anyone else to see her in such a vulnerable state.
The driver, though, seemed unwilling to listen.
He reached out to shove HuMing aside, only for his wrist to be firmly grabbed and pushed back by HuMing.
"I already told you—Xia XiaoXi and that girl are perfectly safe upstairs. They wouldn’t want to be disturbed."
Already harboring a dislike for HuMing, the driver felt as though he was being ordered around, which only fueled his irritation.
He lunged forward, aiming to grab HuMing by the shoulder.
But HuMing deftly countered, twisting the driver’s arm and pinning him to the ground.
Kneeling on one knee, the driver glared at HuMing with a mix of pain and disbelief.
He hadn’t expected HuMing to be so skilled. The movement had been so fast he didn’t even register what had happened until he was immobilized.
HuMing obliged, releasing him without protest.
Yet as soon as he did, the driver swung a fist toward HuMing’s face. The punch was so swift it seemed to slice through the air.
HuMing’s eyes narrowed. To others, the strike might appear fast, but to him, it was excruciatingly slow.
Initially, HuMing had planned to show the driver some leniency. But it seemed the man had no intention of recognizing the gap between them.
Catching the driver’s fist mid-air, HuMing remained steady as a rock.
The driver’s punch landed squarely in his palm, but HuMing didn’t budge an inch.
Realizing his predicament, the driver attempted to pull his hand back, only to have HuMing’s knee slam into his stomach.
Eyes wide, mouth agape, the driver crumpled to the ground, unable to make a sound.
Clutching his abdomen with one hand while supporting himself with the other, his face contorted in pain.
HuMing stared coldly at the driver.
"I already explained the situation to you, but it seems you had no intention of listening."
“You… You’ll regret this!” the driver spat out with difficulty.
HuMing, however, was unfazed.
He glanced at his phone to check the time. It was getting late.
He considered sending Xia XiaoXi a message to let her know to come down after consoling Wu Qing.
Just then, an unexpected visitor appeared.
Han ShuYi walked toward them, his expression grim and his demeanor charged with purpose.
Noticing this, HuMing raised an eyebrow and glanced at the driver.
The man’s face twisted into a malicious grin, as if anticipating a good show.
’This is what he meant that I’ll regret?’
HuMing found the idea amusing. He had been waiting for an opportunity to deal with Han ShuYi, and now, one had practically delivered itself to him.
"HuMing, what are you doing?!"
Han ShuYi helped the driver to his feet, his brows furrowed, his eyes boring into HuMing as if trying to pierce through him.
“Just doing what I had to.”
“At the broadcast station earlier, you embarrassed the teachers. And now, you’re resorting to violence? Do you think you can act with impunity just because you have good grades?”
Han ShuYi’s accusatory tone was designed to place him on the moral high ground.
But HuMing had never been one to play by those rules.
"Respect is earned. If those teachers hadn’t done anything wrong, they wouldn’t have been embarrassed in the first place."
HuMing’s confidence only enraged the driver further, cementing his belief that HuMing was unfit to be around Xia XiaoXi.
“And what about this? What’s your excuse for assaulting someone?”
“I didn’t hit him for no reason. I told him Xia XiaoXi was upstairs consoling a classmate, but he insisted on barging in. I had no choice but to stop him.”
“He’s someone close to Xia XiaoXi. Of course, he’s worried about her!”
“Close? He’s just her driver, isn’t he?”
HuMing emphasized the word “driver”, his tone dripping with disdain, leaving the man’s face beet-red with humiliation and fury.
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