Chapter 17: The Gentle Teacher Xia

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Whoosh!

The person closest to me threw a punch at me!

I heaved a sigh of relief, knowing that they would definitely not kill me. I immediately hugged my head and curled my body into a ball, leaning against the side of the bed.

By leaning against the bed, the bed was helping me to protect one side of my body. They could only hit some non-fatal parts of my body. At most, I would only be slightly injured.

As expected, they attacked me one after another. They kept punching and kicking me.

These people were different from people like Fang Qian. No matter how scary Fang Qian was, he was just a student. His lackeys were the same. They did not have much experience. After hitting me for more than ten minutes, the damage they could do to me was still quite limited.

However, these people were experienced hooligans. When they attacked, they were accurate and ruthless. Even though I tried my best to protect my vital parts, I was still badly injured.

Five minutes later, they stopped. The yellow-haired man shouted, “Are you going to quit school or not?!”

Ptui!

I spat at the foot of the person beside me. There was actually blood in it!

However, I still said, “I’m not going to quit!”

The yellow-haired man flew into a rage. He jumped off the bed and pulled out the knives that were still embedded on the side of the bed. He was glaring at my left leg!

My entire body stiffened!

Could it be that he wanted to cripple my leg?!

This fellow was already so angry that he was dizzy. If he was impulsive, it was hard to guarantee that he would not really stab me!

Fortunately, at this moment, two people beside him hurriedly stopped the yellow-haired man. “Brother, don’t be impulsive! If you cripple him, we will be implicated, and we won’t be able to escape!”

The yellow-haired man angrily threw the knife away and glared at me for quite a while before he said furiously, “If you dare to spread this matter around, next time, I won’t just give you a beating!”

He turned around and smashed everything in my room before he left with his men.

Actually, I did not have much furniture here. There was a bed, a table, two plastic stools, and a simple portable wardrobe. It was not worth much anyway.

I endured the pain as if my entire body had been dismantled. I went over and closed the door. I turned around and fell onto the bed, panting like an ox.

I had finally survived this ordeal.

After this, Yang Gang would know that just beating me up would not be enough to get me to quit school. He would most likely not send anyone to beat me up again.

If he sent someone to again, it would not just be a beating!

Blood seeped out from the side of my mouth, dyeing the bedsheets red.

My hands were clenched into fists, and the flames of anger burned my body continuously.

One day, I would make them all pay!

Unknowingly, I fell into a deep sleep.

The next morning, I knew what real pain was.

People who had been beaten up a lot might have this experience. No matter how intense the pain at that time was, it was only for a moment. The pain that would come the next day was like the devil himself had descended upon me. I felt like the pain had multiplied several times overnight! 

I was completely woken up by the pain!

However, I still could not go to the hospital because I did not have the money to go for a check-up!

Just going for a CT scan would cost hundreds of yuan. The few hundred yuan I had now were all for my future living expenses. Once I went to the hospital, I would not even be able to afford to eat!

Just like that, after suffering in bed for quite a while, I got up, washed up with difficulty, and went to school.

The journey from home to the classroom was the most difficult one I had ever experienced in my life. Every step set my muscles and tendons aflame.

Sweat poured out from my body, and my clothes were soaked. Of course, I was sweating not out of tiredness, but out of unbearable pain!

When I finally reached the classroom, I found a seat in the back row and slumped down. I did not want to stand up anymore, so I leaned against the table and panted.

After an unknown amount of time, a voice suddenly sounded in my ear. “Hey! Wake up! Wake up!”

I was shocked and raised my head.

I realized that I had unknowingly fallen asleep again!

When I turned around, I saw a beautiful face with a hint of worry.

“Teacher… Teacher Xia?” I was stunned.

Xia Qingrou was standing beside me!

Strange, she was not our teacher, so why would she appear in the classroom?

“Hmph, see, I told you that he is fine. He just loves to sleep because he is lazy.” Another voice sounded from the side.

I turned around and saw Yang Gang standing beside Xia Qingrou with a straight face.

There were quite a few students around who were also looking at us curiously.

“I still feel that something isn’t right. Look at his face and hands, there are so many bruises, “Xia Qingrou said with a frown.

“I’m… I’m fine, Teacher Xia.” My heart warmed.

To be honest, even though she went to that kind of place, she was really a good person. I was not very close to her, yet she still cared about me so much.

“He already said that he’s fine, why do you care about him! I say, it’s not like you have nothing to do, why are you wasting time on him?” Yang Gang said impatiently.

“Teacher Yang, how about this, I’ll bring him to the infirmary to have a look first. I really can’t be at ease with him in this state,” Xia Qingrou said gently.

“Alright, alright, if you want to bring him, bring him. You have to be careful, remember what I told you about this guy.” Yang Gang frowned a little helplessly..