My Arrogant Young Lady

Listening to their discussion, Zhang Xuan suddenly became flustered. She had said so many bad things about me before, making me sound incredibly filthy in front of our classmates. And now, she didn't dare admit to our relationship. Because admitting it would make her incredibly ashamed.

A sarcastic smile involuntarily appeared on my face.

"Brother Xun, something's not right here," a boy whispered when he saw that Zhang Xuan couldn't explain it clearly.

"Zhang Xuan, how did you get involved with this orphan? You didn't seem to invite him to your birthday party today, did you?" Chen Xun lit a cigarette, his face grim.

"Ah, he's a thief. Yes, he's a thief, he's the one who came to steal from my house!" Zhang Xuan suddenly exclaimed after thinking for a long time, her face flushed.

"What, a thief?" Chen Xun's friends all stared wide-eyed.

"Yes, he came to my house to steal things," Zhang Xuan said quickly.

After hearing Zhang Xuan's words, a boy immediately ran over and kicked me. Then he searched my pockets and pulled out a pair of stockings.

"Fuck you, you pervert!" the boy yelled dramatically when he saw what was in my pocket.

"Hahaha, you've come to steal Zhang Xuan's stockings, huh?" The other boys also laughed, and several girls covered their mouths and laughed as well.

My secret had been discovered, and I was mortified. My eyes darted around nervously; I wanted to disappear into the ground. I couldn't help but glance at Zhang Xuan, who was blushing and smiling along with everyone. It was as if we had no connection whatsoever.

I hate it, my heart is filled with such hatred. I never dreamed that she would use such an excuse to avoid our relationship.

Chapter Three: Zhang Xuan's Indifference

Seven pairs of eyes were looking at me with mockery. Three boys and four girls. The three boys were all troublemakers in our grade. And the four girls, including Zhang Xuan, were all very beautiful.

It won't be long before news of what happened today spreads throughout the school. I'm utterly ashamed.

This wasn't over yet; a brutal beating awaited me. Chen Xun coldly watched for a long time before finally kicking me hard in the face. "Trash!"

When Chen Xun kicked me in the face, I immediately felt a wave of dizziness. Being kicked by his bare foot felt like a huge insult to my dignity.

Then, Chen Xun's two friends came up and kicked me. They kicked me really hard, each kick deliberately aimed at my face.

I was sickly, and my frail body couldn't withstand their brutal beating. They kicked me relentlessly, and gradually, I couldn't take it anymore. I coughed up blood, and my eyes began to glaze over. Luckily, a kind girl stopped the three boys, saying, "Stop hitting him! You'll kill him if you keep going!"

"He's an orphan and a thief. Even if you beat someone like that to death, it wouldn't be illegal, right?" a boy said, kicking me again.

"Bullshit! Even killing a thief is a crime. Stop hitting him, just let it go," the girl said.

Even though I was almost beaten to death, Zhang Xuan still didn't say a single good word for me. My consciousness became even more hazy, and a desolate smile appeared on my face.

Just then, I heard Chen Xun say again, "Xuanxuan, how did he take advantage of you?"

"He, he..." Zhang Xuan stammered after hearing Chen Xun's words.

"Xuanxuan, you didn't get taken advantage of by him, did you?" Chen Xun's voice became strange.

"No, I didn't!" Zhang Xuan panicked and explained loudly.

"Heh, is that so?" Chen Xun's voice was even colder, sometimes near and sometimes far from my ear.

"Holy crap, I heard from our Xun-ge that he's going to sleep with you tonight. You mistook this orphan for Xun-ge just now, you didn't actually get slept with by him, did you...?" a boy said.

"I wasn't sexually assaulted by him, I was just kissed and touched a few times!"

"Holy crap! Who would believe that!?"

Faced with Chen Xun's questioning, Zhang Xuan was speechless. I lay on the ground, sneering. I thought to myself, is this karma? I told her long ago not to talk nonsense…

Laughing, I finally passed out completely.

I don't know how much time passed, but I vaguely heard voices. There was my uncle's angry roar, and Zhang Xuan's crying. Then I heard my aunt's shrill voice, yelling at my uncle, "He's just an orphan, so what if he's dead? Why are you yelling at Xuanxuan? Isn't it better that he's dead? The family is one less burden."

"Exactly, it's clearly his fault. It was my birthday, why did he sneak home in the middle of the night? He even made my classmates laugh at me and ruined my birthday. He deserves to die, why are you scolding me?" Zhang Xuan sobbed, feeling wronged.

"If he dies, you will pay with your life!"

"Old Zhang, are you crazy? If you dare touch my precious thing, see if I don't scratch you?"

The room suddenly fell silent. Then a faint fragrance filled the air. After a long silence, the uncle sighed, "Sigh, if Wang Xi's mother knew Wang Xi had been beaten like this...we...sigh..."

"What, are you going to kill us?" Auntie shouted.

"You're a complete idiot!" Uncle suddenly cursed.

As they left the house, I gently opened my eyes. My face was already streaked with tears, and I told myself I couldn't cry. No one loves me, so I must love myself. I must be strong and wait for my mother to come back.

This time, I was beaten so badly that I spent a whole week in the hospital. They beat me very badly, causing my old ailments to flare up again. Just thinking about Chen Xun's yellowed soles fills me with rage. I secretly vowed to take revenge.

My uncle and aunt visited me during that time. My uncle looked at me with heartache in his eyes. But my aunt was disdainful and said coldly, "We raised such a useless child. He can't even lift a bag of rice. When he gets sick, we have to spend money to treat him."

My uncle was an honest man; he didn't say anything after hearing my aunt's words. He knew that if he spoke, she would argue with him endlessly. He just patted my head, his eyes filled with guilt. Once I felt better, he took me home.

I felt incredibly lonely during my recovery. No one visited me; I was left all alone in bed.

I stayed home for three more days, and the injuries on my face completely healed. But this beating left a shadow in my heart; the thought of Chen Xun and the others' twisted expressions terrified me. Going to school, at least I wouldn't be lonely. No one talks to me, and watching them talk is quite interesting. But I'm terrified of being beaten, especially when I think about the shameful things I've done. They'll definitely laugh at me and constantly insult me. The oppressive feeling in my heart is unbearable; I'm starting to feel like I don't want to live anymore.

But just then, my bedroom door suddenly opened. It was Zhang Xuan; she walked in, carrying a faint, pleasant fragrance.

She was still as beautiful as ever, exuding an indescribable air of elegance. She wore a white short-sleeved top and denim shorts. Her legs were long, slender, and alluringly white. However, her face held a disdainful expression, and her eyes gleamed with contempt when she looked at me.

As soon as she walked in, she picked up a book and threw it at me. She yelled at me, "Look what you've done! Chen Xun isn't treating me well anymore!"

Hearing Zhang Xuan's words, I felt a surge of disgust. She was the one who caused me to be beaten up like this, and instead of caring, she came to argue with me. I had already told her not to talk nonsense.

I gave a cold laugh and sat on the bed, looking at her coldly. "Zhang Xuan, what do you want?"

“Go explain to Chen Xun and tell him that you didn’t take advantage of me that day!” Zhang Xuan said angrily.

Upon hearing Zhang Xuan's words, my hatred intensified, and I couldn't help but glance at her beautiful legs.

Although I hated Zhang Xuan to death, this girl still deeply attracted me. Especially her slender figure, which made me want to possess her all the time.

I thought to myself, if I could become like Chen Xun, Zhang Xuan wouldn't look down on me so much.

"Did you hear that?" Zhang Xuan yelled at me angrily when she saw me glancing at her repeatedly.

"What the hell are you talking about! I'm not going!"

A sudden surge of irritation and pain welled up inside me, and I couldn't help but curse back.

When Zhang Xuan saw that I dared to talk back, she was immediately stunned. She raised her hand as if to hit me, but then seemed to think of something, hesitated for a few moments, and finally glared at me fiercely before pulling her hand back and slamming the bedroom door shut as she walked out.

I let out a sigh of relief.

Chapter Four: Hero Saves the Beauty

The next day, when I walked into the classroom, I was greeted with mocking looks from my classmates. The classroom erupted in chaos. They all yelled and shouted all sorts of strange things at me.

"Holy crap, it's the master thief, Brother Xi!"

"Brother Xi, I heard you went to Zhang Xuan's house to steal stockings?"

"How do you like Zhang Xuan's stockings? Do you have any more? Let us smell them together!"

Hearing their strange remarks, my face flushed instantly. For a moment, I almost had a suicidal urge. Watching their distorted faces flash before my eyes, my heart ached terribly. I lowered my head, unable to meet their gaze.

"Zhang Xuan is here!"

Just then, the classroom erupted in even more excitement. I looked up and saw Zhang Xuan, dressed in her school uniform, walk into the classroom. Her uniform was clean, and she exuded an indescribable purity. When our eyes met, she immediately looked away.

The students were much more polite to Zhang Xuan than before. However, their tone still carried a mocking undertone, as they laughed and said to her, "Xuanxuan, the thief who stole your stockings is here. Do you want to beat him up? We'll teach him a lesson for you!"

Hearing what my classmates said made me feel terrible. But, surprisingly, Zhang Xuan didn't lead the other classmates to ostracize me. "Why bother with him? Don't you have anything better to do?"

"Xuanxuan, this person stole your stockings."

"Are you ever going to stop? Are you sick in the head?" Zhang Xuan suddenly yelled at her classmate.

The classmate looked extremely embarrassed after being called out by Zhang Xuan. Then he glanced at me, and everyone, finding it pointless, dispersed. I sat in the back, silently watching this scene. Looking at Zhang Xuan's retreating figure, I felt a strange, indescribable feeling.

At noon, my aunt drove to pick Zhang Xuan up to go home. She never picks me up; I have to walk home to eat by myself. But I rarely go home; I don't want to see my aunt's disapproving look. So I just sit in class, hungry and lost in thought.

"Hey little stocking thief, are you going to eat or not?" Suddenly, a girl sat down in front of me. She stretched out her snow-white hand and placed a boxed lunch on my table.

The boxed lunch smelled delicious. She smelled even better, clean and fresh.

Surprised, I couldn't help but look up at her. When I saw her smiling eyes, I couldn't help but feel a little nervous.

This girl was very cute, with double eyelids and eyes that curved like crescent moons. She was petite, with pretty wispy bangs framing her forehead. She wore a pink short-sleeved shirt, and a white ribbon peeked out from beside her collarbone. I recognized this girl; she was the one who pleaded for me when I was being beaten.

"Tang Ning?" I couldn't help but call out her name.

"Hmm?" Tang Ning smiled and her eyes crinkled again.

"Why did you bring me a boxed lunch?" I asked her in surprise.

"Let's eat first, and chat while we eat," Tang Ning said to me gently.

Hearing Tang Ning's words, I couldn't help but swallow hard as I looked at the lunchbox on the table. I stopped being polite and started eating. The lunchbox was full of delicious food—chicken legs and sweet and sour pork! I thought to myself that Zhang Xuan's friends were quite accomplished, both beautiful and kind.

"Thank you." After taking a few big bites, my stomach felt a little better, and I gave him a grateful look.

"Don't be shy, I can't finish it anyway. It would be such a waste to throw it away," Tang Ning said with a smile.

I was still thinking about gnawing on that chicken leg, but after hearing Tang Ning's words, my expression changed. Taking a closer look, I noticed that a small piece of meat was indeed missing from the chicken leg.

But before I could even speak, Tang Ning immediately got angry, "What, you're looking down on me? So many people want to eat my leftovers, but I won't let them eat them!"

"..." I felt a little awkward and didn't dare to say anything. But in my heart, I thought, "Eating your leftovers is practically the same as kissing you, isn't it?"

Looking at Tang Ning again, I realized she was just as beautiful as Zhang Xuan. They were different types, though; Tang Ning's petite frame had a particularly captivating charm.

Thinking to myself, "You're the one who took advantage of me, so you can't blame me." Then I took a bite of the chicken leg that Tang Ning had bitten, and it felt pretty good.

"Do you know why I contacted you?" Tang Ning didn't seem to think much of it and looked at me with a smile again.

I shook my head, puzzled.

Tang Ning pouted and glanced at me, then continued, "Zhang Xuan wants you to explain to Chen Xun that you didn't sleep with her. You, whatever you do, don't explain to Chen Xun!"

"Why?" I asked, looking at her in surprise as she finished the chicken leg in a few bites.

"Because Chen Xun is a scumbag. He has a girlfriend outside of school. He's also slept with several girls in our school. He only wants Zhang Xuan's body; he doesn't genuinely like her. Zhang Xuan is on her period these past few days, but Chen Xun still wants her to give him sex. Tell me, isn't Chen Xun a scumbag?" Tang Ning asked.

I'm not in their circle, but after listening to Tang Ning's words, I felt that their circle was a bit chaotic. Then, after thinking about it for a moment, I understood what was going on.

Chen Xun must think I slept with Zhang Xuan, which is why he's so cold towards her, but still wants to take advantage of her. Zhang Xuan is quite smart and self-respecting. She knows that giving her body to Chen Xun now won't treat her well, so she wants me to help her explain things first.

"What a beast, but I like him!" I couldn't help but curse.

"Pfft!" Tang Ning couldn't help but laugh after hearing what I said. Then she stood up and said to me with a smile, "You're quite humorous. Anyway, just remember not to explain for Zhang Xuan. I'm going back now. If you need anything, just let me know."