Chapter 58: The Bet is Made
Chapter Fifty-Eight: The Bet is On
Xia Yang’s breathing was heavy as he whispered into Qing Tian’s ear, “When I woke up and you weren’t there, I thought something had happened to you.”
Qing Tian remembered that after she was taken away by the man in black yesterday, Song Shishi and Xia Yang were together. It was only natural for him to worry about her.
She sighed, her voice gentle as she comforted him, “I’m fine, I’m fine now, everything’s fine…”
The two, oblivious to their surroundings, were unaware that the atmosphere had already reached a boiling point. Qin Hailan clenched her fists, her lips twitching. It was too much, too much! They were hugging in front of so many people, and not just hugging, but acting so intimately in front of everyone.
It was too much! She exhaled heavily through her nostrils, shouting inwardly, “Qing Tian, you will definitely get your retribution!”
Qin Hailan’s sister asked worriedly, “Sister Lan, are you okay?”
Qin Hailan didn’t hear her good sister’s greeting at all. Her eyes were fixed on the man and woman embracing in front of her.
Meanwhile, Ji Xiangyu’s mood wasn’t much better, but his face showed no emotion. The turmoil within him was perfectly hidden.
Ji Weiwei looked at Ji Xiangyu, then at Qing Tian and Xia Yang, and her anger flared. Without a word, she stepped forward, pulled them apart, raised her hand, and before anyone could react, her hand landed heavily on Qing Tian’s face. Qing Tian’s face stung, and she covered it with her hand.
Just as Ji Weiwei was about to slap Qing Tian again, Xia Yang immediately pulled Ji Weiwei away, roaring, “Ji Weiwei, are you crazy?”
Ji Weiwei didn’t answer Xia Yang’s question. Instead, she pointed at Qing Tian and accused, “This slap is to tell you that a bitch has to pay the price. Since you have the ability to juggle two men, be prepared to be slapped by others at any time.”
Qing Tian, expressionless, covered her face, her eyes colder than ever.
The moment Ji Weiwei slapped her, Ji Xiangyu had already rushed to Qing Tian’s side, his expression pained as he asked, “Qing Tian, are you alright?”
Qing Tian seemed not to hear him, her gaze fixed straight ahead.
Ji Xiangyu wished Qing Tian would voice her pain instead of bottling it up. Seeing her like this twisted his heart.
Xia Yang suddenly let out a cold laugh and grabbed Ji Weiwei’s hand, saying to her with disbelief, “Wei Wei, I think you’ve got it all wrong. Qing Tian isn’t with anyone right now, so she can’t be accused of playing both sides, can she?”
Ji Weiwei’s face fell, and she questioned, “Brother Xia, have you been charmed by this woman? She’s ambiguous with you, yet she’s laughing and talking with Brother Yu. Why do you both cherish a woman like her like a treasure?”
Xia Yang released her hand, saying displeased, “It’s none of your business!”
Ji Weiwei sneered at Xia Yang, then looked at Ji Xiangyu, who was wholeheartedly protecting Qing Tian. She suspected these two men had fallen under Qing Tian’s spell.
She said with a cold laugh, “Brother Xia, do you want to snatch everything Brother Yu has?”
Xia Yang leaned close to Ji Weiwei’s ear and whispered, “He snatched what should have been mine. What I’m doing now is far from enough compared to him!”
Ji Weiwei suppressed her anger, thinking, why should the grievances of the previous generation be borne by the descendants?
However, before she could ponder this further, Song Shishi forcefully shoved her, sending her tumbling to the ground. A commotion erupted again.
Today was truly full of drama. First, a fierce top student, then a delinquent top student appeared. What kind of sparks would these two vastly different individuals create?
Li Minghao saw Ji Weiwei pushed to the ground by Song Shishi and said with displeasure, “Shishi, let’s talk things out. Why did you push Wei Wei?”
Song Shishi was annoyed by Li Minghao’s question and pointed at Ji Weiwei, saying, “You should be asking her that. Why did you lay hands on my sister instead of talking things out properly?”
Li Minghao, seeing Song Shishi so agitated, didn’t respond. Instead, he asked Ji Weiwei with concern, “Wei Wei, are you alright?”
Ji Weiwei seized the opportunity, throwing herself into Li Minghao’s arms and tearfully complaining, “Haozi, how can she be so unreasonable?”
Song Shishi was furious and pointed at Ji Weiwei, saying, “You must apologize to Sister Qing today, or this matter won’t end so easily.”
Ji Weiwei ignored her. Instead, Ji Xiangyu said gently, “I apologize to Qing Tian on behalf of Wei Wei. This is all my fault. If it weren’t for me, none of this would have happened, and Qing Tian wouldn’t have…”
He looked at the red finger marks on Qing Tian’s face, and his heart ached.
Qing Tian finally showed some emotion. She knew Ji Weiwei had always held a prejudice against her, and the main reason wasn’t her, but Song Shishi. Ji Weiwei was just trying to get revenge on Song Shishi through her.
Song Shishi would never accept Ji Xiangyu’s apology. Instead, she said solemnly, “This has nothing to do with you. It’s Ji Weiwei’s own problem!”
Ji Weiwei’s current appearance was completely different from her fierce demeanor moments ago. She now clung to Li Minghao like a frightened chick, which infuriated Song Shishi.
Qing Tian finally spoke, saying with a helpless sigh, “Let’s just let today’s matter go.”
Song Shishi exclaimed loudly, “Sister Qing, how can we just let it go?”
Qing Tian’s face was cold, and her tone was extremely icy as she said, “Where you can forgive, forgive!”
With that, she prepared to leave the scene. Unexpectedly, Xia Yang and Ji Xiangyu simultaneously grabbed Qing Tian’s hands, stopping her from leaving.
Qing Tian looked at her hands being held, then turned to look at the two men with confusion.
Ji Xiangyu spoke first, “Qing Tian, let’s talk…”
Xia Yang said, “What’s there to talk about? Say it here!”
Qing Tian forcefully shook them off, but accidentally bumped Ji Xiangyu’s wound, which began to ooze blood again.
Qing Tian frowned, staring at his wound, finding it strangely familiar.
However, she desperately wanted to leave this place and chose to leave decisively.
Just as Ji Xiangyu was about to chase after her, Xia Yang grabbed his hand. He looked at Xia Yang with a frown.
Xia Yang snorted and said, “I accept Sister Lan’s proposal. Just wait and see how I win against you!”
Ji Xiangyu didn’t reply, but shook Xia Yang’s hand off and left.
Xia Yang shouted from behind, “So many people are witnessing this today. Just wait and see how I win against you!”
Ji Xiangyu continued to walk away without looking back. He would never lose, but if he won, Qing Tian would have to kiss Xia Yang. What would he do then?
