Chapter 57: Taking Away

After threatening Zhong Yunxin again, Xia Yu let her go.

He knew that Zhong Yunxin was temporarily frightened and would cause trouble again after some time.

That couldn’t be helped. It had only been a warning, a relatively mild one, so it was natural that Zhong Yunxin wouldn’t learn her lesson properly.

Such warnings would need to be repeated several times.

After loafing around East Village, eating and drinking until four in the afternoon, Xia Yu returned to his own body.

The next morning, he woke from sleep and heard Yan Wei’s voice outside.

Stepping out, he saw You Xue and the others eating pastries.

“I made these,” Yan Wei told Xia Yu.

“Go wash up quickly; they’re delicious!” You Xue said.

After going to the bathroom, washing up, and coming to the table, Xia Yu saw that the pastries weren’t Western-style cakes popular nowadays, but traditional Chinese rice cakes.

He picked up a rice cake and took a bite. The sweetness and softness were perfectly balanced.

They were already no worse than the cakes made by East Village’s chefs. This girl must have a talent for cooking.

Unfortunately, culinary skills were of no use to Xia Yu.

After finishing the pastries at eight o’clock, Xia Yu went to An Siyao’s place again.

Today was October 1st, World Celebration Day, a seven-day holiday, and East Village Academy had entered the vacation period.

However, many students remained at the academy and hadn’t left school.

Many daughters of the upper class had nobody to keep them company at home, so they preferred to stay at school.

Among them, Zhong Yunxin had been placed on probation and couldn’t leave campus without parental explanation.

“Good morning,” An Siyao greeted Xia Yu.

“Morning,” Xia Yu replied.

Sitting on a chair, he considered how to continue interfering in Zhong Yunxin’s affairs.

Last time, Zhong Yunxin had run into him by chance. Now, having been warned, she would immediately detour upon seeing An Siyao and her group.

After thinking for a while, he decided to continue the plan interrupted yesterday. He asked, “What’s Zhong Yunxin’s background?”

“Zhong Yunxin? I don’t know much about her, but Jiajia must know.”

Xia Yu then messaged Feng Yujia, who didn’t answer directly but said she would arrive at the villa in half an hour.

“Do you like this type?” An Siyao asked cautiously.

“Just curious. Even such a harmonious academy as East Village can have someone like her,” Xia Yu positioned himself as someone curious about elite schools.

“Yes, I’ve never seen someone like her before,” An Siyao paused and asked again, “You really don’t like her?”

“…”

Xia Yu pondered: Would saying he liked her make it easier to get involved?

However, saying such words would inevitably have serious consequences.

“I prefer obedient girls,” he said.

“Okay,” the girl became happy.

Xia Yu didn’t want a romantic relationship, but he wasn’t a fake boy like in Japanese novels. He could sense the girl’s feelings.

It was normal for a girl who had barely interacted with peers to develop feelings after being repeatedly helped by a boy.

Especially since he knew everything about her.

“Which university are you planning to attend?” Xia Yu asked.

“Probably Hua University; Grandpa mentioned it before,” An Siyao answered.

“What major?”

The two began chatting casually.

Twenty-five minutes later, Feng Yujia and Feng Yumo arrived at the villa.

Feng Yujia originally wanted to come alone, but Feng Yumo discovered her when sneaking out.

Sitting in the pavilion of the front courtyard, Feng Yujia recalled and began answering Xia Yu’s question.

“As for Zhong Yunxin, it’s said that she had a delinquent appearance back in middle school and was expelled once.”

Taking a sip of tea, Feng Yujia continued, “She originally studied at Hana no Tsubomi Academy and transferred here recently, reportedly after causing trouble there.”

Xia Yu didn’t ask what trouble she had caused; he could learn that from Kong Hanyue.

“People like her, are there many in your circle?” Xia Yu asked.

He was pretending to be interested in delinquent girls among the rich girls, so he couldn’t focus only on Zhong Yunxin.

“There are some with bad tempers, but I haven’t seen anyone like her,” Feng Yujia shook her head.

At this moment, Feng Yumo interrupted, “Does Yaoyao like this delinquent style?”

Didn’t that sentence sound familiar?

“No, I just can’t imagine how she, coming from such a privileged background, could become like this,” Xia Yu replied.

“Why does Zhong Yunxin bully those classmates?” he asked again.

“Who knows what she’s thinking,” Feng Yujia also didn’t know.

He sighed inwardly. The reason he asked Feng Yujia was to find out why Zhong Yunxin was so aggressive, but it seemed Feng Yujia didn’t know.

Then, he would have to learn the situation from the students bullied by Feng Yujia.

Abandoning the inquiry, the three drank tea and ate pastries, killing time.

At two in the afternoon, Feng Yujia received a call.

“What? Zhong Yunxin hit someone again?… The on-duty teacher isn’t there?… The security guards don’t dare to act?”

After hanging up, Feng Yujia looked at Xia Yu.

The call had been made to seek her help, but she was too afraid to face Zhong Yunxin.

Xia Yu stood up: “Let’s go see.”

At half past two, the three arrived at East Village dormitory building.

In the first-floor lobby, a crowd had gathered.

In the center, Zhong Yunxin was hitting two security guards who were trying to restrain her, but the guards dared not use force and could only endure the blows.

In a money-driven society, ordinary security guards naturally feared these aristocratic girls.

“Make way,” Xia Yu stepped forward.

The girls around, upon seeing Xia Yu, let out surprised cheers.

Zhong Yunxin also hesitated a bit, and the guards seized the chance to escape.

“Miss An,” the two guards looked at him like a savior.

An Siyao and Feng Yujia were equally famous at the school, and the two guards knew both of them.

“I’ll handle it,” Xia Yu dismissed the two guards and walked toward Zhong Yunxin.

Zhong Yunxin barely maintained composure for two seconds before breaking down and running down the corridor when Xia Yu was still five steps away.

Xia Yu quickly stepped forward, grabbed Zhong Yunxin’s collar, and yanked.

Thud—

The sound of Zhong Yunxin falling was dull and loud.

The whispering girls around also fell silent. They were a bit scared too.

“What are you doing!” Zhong Yunxin stood up, ready to resist.

Xia Yu reached out again, pressing his hand against her stomach.

She immediately lost the strength to resist.

“Who did Zhong Yunxin hit?” Xia Yu looked at the surrounding girls.

The lobby fell silent for a moment. When Xia Yu grabbed Zhong Yunxin, he had activated intimidation, scaring all the girls.

After three seconds, one of An Siyao’s classmates finally answered, “They were scared and ran back to their dorm.”

“Are they seriously injured?” Xia Yu asked again.

“No, not really,” the girl was a bit nervous under Xia Yu’s gaze.

“Then please tell them I’m waiting for them at the student council,” Xia Yu said, then looked at the two guards, “I also need you two to come along.”

“Yes,” the two guards couldn’t help straightening their backs, almost saluting.

Following Xia Yu, who was dragging Zhong Yunxin behind him, the two guards exchanged glances.

No wonder she’s an aristocratic young lady; her aura was too intimidating.