Chapter 57: Qin Hailan’s Bet
Chapter Fifty-Seven: Qin Hailan’s Bet
Qing Tian arrived at Xia Yang’s classroom and stood at the doorway, scanning the people inside. She didn’t see any familiar faces and was wondering about it when she ran into the two girls who had gossiped about her on the bus that morning.
She hadn’t expected these two women to be in Xia Yang’s class. When the two women saw Qing Tian appear in their class, they were a little startled, thinking she had come to settle scores with them for what happened that morning, and they scurried away.
Qing Tian’s face was cold as she casually glanced at them before continuing to look into the classroom.
As she was lost in thought, someone patted her shoulder.
She turned around to look at the person who had patted her, her expression growing even worse.
The person who patted her was Qin Hailan. Qing Tian had overlooked something else: Qin Hailan was in the same class as Xia Yang. How had she never noticed such a coincidence before?
Qin Hailan chewed on her chewing gum, her arms crossed as she scrutinized Qing Tian. Several women followed behind her, also looking at Qing Tian with a scrutinizing gaze.
Qing Tian slightly raised her head and asked, “Where is Xia Yang?”
Qin Hailan shrugged her shoulders and said with a strange laugh, “Hehehe… Classmate Qing Tian, you’re asking me where Xia Yang is? Sisters, don’t you think this is hilarious?”
Her followers all burst into laughter. Qing Tian just found it boring; why were these people so easily amused?
Qing Tian’s face darkened as she stared at Qin Hailan, waiting for them to finish laughing without saying a word. Seeing Qing Tian’s indifference, Qin Hailan stopped laughing.
She continued to put on a show, saying, “Classmate Qing Tian, no matter how high and mighty you think you are, when you ask for a favor, you need to adopt a posture of asking for a favor. Don’t put on airs, okay?”
Qing Tian raised an eyebrow, a slight smile curving her lips as she looked at Qin Hailan, then frowned again and said, “What, you lost to me, and now your words are laced with sourness?”
Qin Hailan’s sisters, hearing Qing Tian so recklessly question their Big Sister, unhappily stepped forward and shoved Qing Tian.
Qing Tian was pushed back a step but managed to regain her balance.
Quite a few students had gathered around to watch the commotion.
Qing Tian extended her hand and patted the spot where the woman had touched her. Her expression was so cold it could freeze someone to death.
Qin Hailan stood still, observing Qing Tian’s reaction. Qing Tian knew that Qin Hailan was just trying to use provocation to deal with her. How could she easily get into an argument with someone so insignificant?
Qing Tian looked at Qin Hailan with ease and said with a rare, slight smile, “Since this question is about the level of asking for favors, I won’t delve into it with you. When you need to ask me for a favor someday, I’ll have a good seminar with you then!”
As soon as Qing Tian finished speaking, everyone present let out an uneasy sound, even more eager to see what would happen next.
Qin Hailan’s sisters couldn’t stand seeing their Big Sister being sarcastically belittled by a woman who couldn’t even lift a chicken. One of them forcefully pushed Qing Tian against the wall and then swore, “Damn it, we haven’t even settled the score with you for stealing Sister Lan’s man, and now you’re provoking our Sister Lan? Don’t you see the coffin before you shed tears? Then this young lady will let you taste what it’s like to lie in a coffin today.”
After saying that, she tried to approach Qing Tian. Unexpectedly, Qing Tian reached out and blocked the woman’s face, then forcefully pushed her face aside, saying unhurriedly, “You keep saying ‘Sister Lan, Sister Lan,’ but your Sister Lan hasn’t even spoken yet, and you’re already showing off? I think you want to take over the Boss’s position!”
The woman, provoked by Qing Tian’s words, gritted her teeth and pointed at Qing Tian, saying fiercely, “Pah! Don’t you dare slander me. Everyone knows how I treat Sister Lan. Don’t try to sow discord here!”
Qing Tian rolled her eyes at her and asked, “Oh? If that’s the case, why did you lay hands on me?”
The woman said excitedly, “Because I can’t stand you!”
Qing Tian smiled, a cold smile, and retorted, “I haven’t done anything bad to you, have I?”
The woman continued, “Because you offended our Sister Lan!”
Qing Tian raised her hands and clapped. “Well said. Since you admit that I offended your Sister Lan, then you have even less right to question me! Lest people say you are rebelling against your superior.”
The woman was instantly choked, speechless, and pointed at Qing Tian, stammering for a long time, “You… you…”
Qing Tian’s expression remained indifferent as she met Qin Hailan’s gaze. She wasn’t afraid of others being fierce; she was someone who yielded to gentleness but not to force. The worse others treated her, the less she would back down!
Qin Hailan suddenly let out a loud, cold laugh. “I say, Qing Tian, when did you become so sharp-tongued?”
Qing Tian returned a cold laugh. “Sometimes silence doesn’t mean weakness!”
Qin Hailan walked up to Qing Tian with ease, reached out, and held her shoulders, kindly patting the dust off her clothes.
She said in a falsely amiable tone, “Since you’re so capable, how about we make a bet?”
Qing Tian raised an eyebrow, signaling Qin Hailan to continue. Qin Hailan then smiled strangely and said, “Xia Yang and Ji Xiangyu are going to have a football match at the end of this month because of you, aren’t they? Next Monday is the end of the month. Classmate Qing Tian, who do you think will win?”
Qing Tian said with relief, “Oh… so that’s what this is about. I thought it was something big. It doesn’t matter who wins; the outcome is unimportant to me!”
Qin Hailan asked sharply, “Then, to make this match more interesting, why don’t we vote? Whoever votes for the pair that loses will have to kiss the loser of the match during the flag-raising ceremony? What do you think, isn’t this a good proposal?”
Qing Tian rolled her eyes and said helplessly, “I don’t have time to play these boring games with you!”
Qin Hailan said proudly, “Are you scared? Scared you’ll misjudge someone? Why are you so incapable? Where did the Qing Tian who was so aggressive just now go?”
Qing Tian didn’t answer and tried to walk away. Qin Hailan shouted at her retreating back, “Since you’ve defaulted, then I’ll bet on Ji Xiangyu winning!”
Hearing Qin Hailan say that, Qing Tian’s steps faltered. She was betting on Ji Xiangyu? Ji Xiangyu was on the school team and had won many honors through numerous matches.
However, Xia Yang was just being confident for the moment. Did she want to kiss Xia Yang during the flag-raising ceremony?
As she was agonizing over this, she saw Xia Yang standing in front of her. Just as she was about to say something, she saw Ji Xiangyu and Ji Weiwei standing behind Xia Yang.
Ji Weiwei was looking at her with disdain, while Ji Xiangyu looked confused.
Xia Yang walked up to her and immediately pulled her into a hug, holding her without a word.
She didn’t know where to put her hands. The students around them were in an uproar.
Qing Tian tilted her head up and asked anxiously, “Xia Yang, what’s wrong?”
