All Those Years - Chapter 20
Chapter 20: Sowing Discord
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
“What are you guys doing!?” I was shocked. However, there were too many of them. I was completely surrounded, in the middle of the small bamboo forest.
This place was rather quiet. In addition to that, most of the teachers and students in the school had gone for lunch at this time. No one had passed by this place, so there was no one to ask for help!
“What are we doing? Hehe, Zhang Lu, let’s settle the score properly.” A crisp female voice sounded.
I turned around and felt my entire body tremble.
Behind the few boys, Fang Qian and Zheng Yuxun were standing there. It was Zheng Yuxun who spoke just now!
“Settle… Settle what score?” I felt my scalp tingle.
“You lied to me the last time and said that I broke your ribs. Have you forgotten about this score so quickly?” Zheng Yuxun placed her left hand on her waist and pointed at me with her right hand, “Today, I’ll let you truly enjoy the feeling of having your ribs broken!”
“You’re crazy!” I looked at her in disbelief.
She wanted to break my ribs over such a small matter?!
In the past, I only thought that Zheng Yuxun was a hateful person. She was a powerful official and had a bad temper.
However, now, I realized that she had such a bad nature. She was so narrow-minded that she could hold a grudge for so many days!
Looking at the five people around her, they were all famous troublemakers in the school. Other than two in our class, three of them were from other classes. They usually hung out with Fang Qian.
Oh no. I’m finished.
Last time, it was just a superficial injury, so it was still okay. If they really broke my ribs, I would have to go to the hospital. I did not have money for the hospital!
“Hehe, don’t worry. I’m a kind-hearted person. I’ll only break one rib. One person has so many ribs, so one broken rib won’t kill you,” Zheng Yuxun giggled as she said. “You can resist as you like. No one will come to save you anyway.”
“You… you’re ruthless!” My face was pale. I was shocked and angry, but there was nothing I could do.
My forehead, palms, and back were covered in layers of cold sweat.
This is really troublesome!
“Wait, don’t do anything yet. Zheng Yuxun, I’ll help you this time. You promised to be my girlfriend. Don’t go back on your words.” Fang Qian smiled and put his arm around her shoulder.
“When did I promise to be your girlfriend?” Zheng Yuxun pushed his hand away and said unhappily, “I only said that you if you help me, I will go on a date with you once. I didn’t say that I wanted to be your girlfriend!”
“Hey, going on a date is the same as being my girlfriend, right? Are you kidding me?” Fang Qian stopped smiling and said unhappily, “I was willing to risk being expelled for you by hitting him. If you are not willing to be my girlfriend, what am I doing this for? Am I cheap to you?”
Zheng Yuxun was pretty and had a good figure. She usually had suitors in and out of class, and even from outside of school. However, she never agreed to any one of them.
Including myself, many boys had secretly fantasized about her. Fang Qian had also pursued her for some time, and many people knew about it.
I did not expect that he was willing to take such a risk to achieve his goal. After all, breaking a rib was different from a small fight. If I reported it to the police afterward, he would also be in trouble.
After I figured everything out, an idea struck me. I shouted at Zheng Yuxun, “Zheng Yuxun, I don’t care if you want to take revenge on Fang Qian. However, if you’re using me as a chess piece in your game, I can’t just ignore it!”
When I said this, the surrounding people were all stunned.
Fang Qian looked at me in shock. “What revenge?”
Zheng Yuxun was also stunned. “What nonsense are you talking about?”
I said loudly, “Fang Qian said that he wanted to f*ck you behind your back. He used you in so many of his dirty jokes. Well, that’s his business. Why are you involving me? If you’re angry, go settle the score with him yourself!”
Zheng Yuxun’s expression changed. “What!?”
Zheng Yuxun was a narrow-minded person and would be upset for a long time if someone were to just glare at her. Now that she knew that Fang Qian was using her in his dirty jokes behind her back, she would naturally be unhappy.
What I said was also the truth. Fang Qian did not specifically target her. Instead, he targeted all the beautiful girls. He often made dirty jokes. All the boys knew about his nasty behavior.
Therefore, when I said this, the surrounding boys all revealed awkward expressions, confirming that what I said was not a lie.
Fang Qian’s expression changed drastically. He did not deny it and only said angrily, “What’s with the revenge? How did you know?!”
I pushed on as I continued to shout, “You know better than I do how petty Zheng Yuxun is. She has a good relationship with my girlfriend, Liang Xue. She told Liang Xue in private that one day, she will tear that mouth of yours apart. Later, Liang Xue even told me that she had secretly come up with a plan and said that she had a way to deal with you. I didn’t take it to heart at first, but now I know that she is actually so vicious!”
At such a critical juncture, how could I hold back? The lies just flew off my tongue, and I said them all in one breath.
The key point was that Liang Xue was indeed my girlfriend, and she was on good terms with Zheng Yuxun. So logically speaking, I knew that the possibility of this happening was quite high.
Zheng Yuxun said angrily, “You’re talking nonsense! There’s no such thing!”
Fang Qian shouted furiously, “Shut up! Zhang Lu, continue talking. How does she want to take revenge on me?”
Zheng Yuxun trembled, but she did not dare to open her mouth again.
My mind was racing, I kept talking. “I didn’t know the specifics, but it seems that everything is clear now. She wants you to beat me up until I’m seriously injured. Then, she wants to turn on you by reporting you for illegal fighting. She even wants you to call the police.. Not only will you be expelled from school, but you might even go to jail!”
