Zhang Guo'er was a mess, blaming all her current embarrassment on Tang Xiaomin.
She could no longer bear anyone's mockery and, in a fit of rage, stormed off to Class 13 to find Tang Xiaomin.
Bang!
Zhang Guo'er kicked open the door to Class 13's classroom, her face contorted with anger, and shouted into the room.
"Tang Xiaomin, get out!"
At that moment, Tang Xiaomin was sitting in the last row by the window, diligently working on her problems.
Zhang Guo'er's aggressive arrival immediately drew the attention of the entire class.
Tang Xiaomin finished the problem in her hand before slowly lifting her head and glancing towards the doorway, unhurriedly.
Their eyes met, and she felt the rage in Zhang Guo'er's gaze.
Her heart, like everyone else's in the school, wanted to laugh.
"Tang Xiaomin, get out! Don't hide in there and stay silent!" Zhang Guo'er yelled arrogantly.
At this moment, she was filled with courage, and her presence seemed to grow stronger.
Since she had come all this way, there was no reason for Tang Xiaomin, with her temper, to tolerate her.
Moreover, she wanted to see what other joke Zhang Guo'er could possibly make.
She walked out of the classroom with neither humility nor arrogance, into the corridor, right beside Zhang Guo'er.
"Is there something you need?"
Her tone was calm, a stark contrast to Zhang Guo'er's frantic fury.
By now, a large crowd of onlookers had gathered.
Zhang Guo'er, having lost all reason, questioned Tang Xiaomin under everyone's gaze.
"Were you the one gossiping behind my back, making everyone laugh at me? How can your heart be so wicked!"
Hearing this, Tang Xiaomin felt only one thing: Zhang Guo'er had lost her mind.
"What did I say to you? I have no idea."
"You..."
Seeing Tang Xiaomin's defense only made Zhang Guo'er angrier.
"You knew from the beginning that Yan Jue set up the volcano flower sea, yet you never said anything. You just wanted to see me being laughed at like this."
"Now that I'm everyone's laughingstock, are you satisfied!"
Zhang Guo'er's words left Tang Xiaomin utterly speechless.
She had done all these things herself, and now, being exposed and ridiculed, she was blaming someone else.
It was truly unfair.
Tang Xiaomin would not take this blame.
"Zhang Guo'er, let me ask you. Did I tell you to fabricate the story about your boyfriend setting up the volcano flower sea for you?"
"And you used your lunch voucher to order food, then lied and said your boyfriend ordered it for you. Did I tell you to lie?"
"And the matter of your father cooperating with several companies, what does that have to do with me?"
"Now that you've been exposed and are being mocked, isn't that your own retribution?"
The surrounding people looked at Zhang Guo'er with contempt, shaking their heads repeatedly.
Zhang Guo'er's face flushed red with anger, her voice trembling as she spoke.
"You knew from the beginning, but you didn't expose it. Isn't that exactly what you wanted? Do you dare admit your original intention?"
The onlookers couldn't stand it anymore and began to condemn Zhang Guo'er.
"Just say less, you've done something so shameless, just keep your tail between your legs."
"Exactly, you're the one who lied, and when you got exposed, you have the nerve to blame Xiaomin. I've never seen anyone so shameless."
"I think Xiaomin is just too kind, that's why she didn't expose you earlier. Otherwise, how could you have pretended for so long."
"Indeed, you even managed to fool several companies into cooperating with your father. You're quite something."
"The whole family are liars."
Facing the accusations from everyone, their expressions filled with disgust, Zhang Guo'er's face turned pale.
"Tang Xiaomin, your objective is achieved. Are you happy now!"
Zhang Guo'er was beyond embarrassed, gasping for air, her emotions completely breaking down.
Not a single person spoke a word in her defense. Everyone looked at her with disgust, ostracizing and isolating her.
"Whatever happens to you has nothing to do with me," Tang Xiaomin said calmly.
"How can it have nothing to do with you? I just said the fact that you were abandoned by the Tang family and that your parents didn't want you. You've held a grudge against me for that, and that's why you're deliberately retaliating against me. Tang Xiaomin, do you dare admit it?"
Zhang Guo'er brought up the past again, revealing Tang Xiaomin's old wound in front of everyone.
The matter of being abandoned by the Tang family was like a knife, fiercely piercing her heart, even though she no longer cared about the Tang family.
Tang Xiaomin's anger ignited, and her gaze at Zhang Guo'er turned sharp.
"Zhang Guo'er, if you have the guts, say it again."
Zhang Guo'er, blinded by her own rage, didn't realize the severity of her words.
"Isn't what I said true? You were abandoned by the Tang family. Your parents didn't want you when you were born, they threw you away like trash. You're unwanted, you're superfluous!"
Zhang Guo'er's words were too vicious. Even the onlookers couldn't bear to listen and began to condemn her.
"Don't go too far. No one talks like that."
"Exactly. What she is or isn't is between her and her family. It's not your business. What are you anyway?"
Seeing Tang Xiaomin's grim expression, Zhang Guo'er thought she had hit a nerve and became even more emboldened.
"What's wrong? She was abandoned by her parents, that's a fact, and people aren't allowed to say it?"
"I'll say it. You were unwanted by your family since you were young, they threw you away like trash, so what!"
Zhang Guo'er spewed out a torrent of words, continuously hurting and provoking Tang Xiaomin.
Suddenly, a smile curved Tang Xiaomin's lips.
"Are you done talking?"
This question, however, made Zhang Guo'er's heart tremble, and a sense of inexplicable panic washed over her.
"What, you disagree? Do you want to hit me in front of all these people? To show you're ashamed and strong?" Su Dan Novel Network
Tang Xiaomin didn't reply. Suddenly, she delivered a fierce kick, sending Zhang indeed, flying backward.
The speed was so astonishing that no one could even properly register it. By the time everyone reacted,
Zhang Guo'er had already crashed into several boys, and a good number of them tumbled down together.
However, it wasn't over yet.
Tang Xiaomin suddenly rushed forward, straddled Zhang indeed, and without a single word, unleashed a barrage of rapid, vicious slaps, pounding Zhang indeed, across the face.
"This mouth always makes me unhappy, so why should I hold back? Let's smash it, since it can't say anything good anyway."
Slap slap slap
The crisp, sharp smacks, followed by the brutal scene, stunned the onlookers into silence.
In a blink of an eye, Tang Xiaomin had slapped Zhang indeed, more than a dozen times.
Soon, blood began
A faint wisp of smoke drifted leisurely from the cigarette.
The young man leisurely took a drag, the smoke curling and dissipating into the air like specters.
His unusually bright eyes darted around, as if seeking something.
"Wait!"
Suddenly, a sharp, clear cry pierced the oppressive silence.
A figure leaped gracefully from the shadows, landing noiselessly behind the young man.
The latter turned, a subtle hint of astonishment glinting in his otherwise impassive
A moment later, the young man vanished, swallowed by the encroaching darkness.
The corner of his lips twitched, a flicker of cruel amusement.
Without much thought, the young man who had been so cocky earlier, now seemed to have met his match.
His usual demeanor crumbled, replaced by sheer terror.
The young man, who exuded an aura antithetical to his appearance, simply smiled.
This smile, however, seemed to carry a profound chill, biting deeper
However, the young man's unusually bright eyes hinted at a depth beyond mere
The onlookers, momentarily stunned, watched as the
The surrounding crowd, initially apathetic, stirred with dawning comprehension.
The air crackled with unspoken tension, thick with the unspoken secrets simmering beneath the surface.
Faced with the undeniable evidence, the young man’s carefully constructed facade began to crack, revealing
The crowd, initially expecting a spectacle, found themselves instead a chilling tableau.
And with that, the desperate chase that had captivated the small town finally reached its
The sinister smile had finally ripened, ready to bear its gruesome
The onlookers, their faces etched with a mixture of horror and awe, could only
The air vibrated with a palpable
The unexpected turn of events left the usually boisterous crowd utterly
The sheer brutality of the act, unfolding
The abrupt shift in their demeanor
The tension, thick and suffocating,
The unexpected ferocity
The sheer malice
The young man, utterly enraged, retaliated fiercely.
His fists, like relentless storm, rained down upon his assailant.
Each blow carried the weight of pure fury, shattering the already fragile
However, his opponent, nimble and
The sudden shift in the tide, once again, left the audience
The swiftness of the counterattack
The sheer unexpectedness
The brutal efficiency
The sheer absurdity of the
He was clearly on the defensive, parrying each
Yet, beneath the veneer of strained defense,
A silent testament to his
The crowd watched, breathless,
The intensity heightened with each passing
The palpable sense of desperation
The sheer exhaustion
The young man, sensing the shift, seized the
It was a desperate gamble,
The outcome, however,
The unexpected ferocity
The subsequent onslaught left no room for doubt.
The sheer brutality
The relentless pummeling
The complete annihilation
The utter helplessness
The onlookers gasped,
The sheer barbarity
The sickening thuds
The utter devastation
The aftermath was a chilling tableau,
The silence that descended
The pervasive stench.