Act 10

! Mild violence ahead!

I will write a long chapter tomorrow as these past chaps are flashbacks :/

Enjoy, and good night.

***

Chen XiaoDi gaped in disbelief as he quietly stared at the girl who stood in front of him, with her lips still perked up to a devilish grin.

She proceeded to beckon him whilst intertwining her fingers with each other.

The short yet imposing man stood still as he felt his heart palpitating uncontrollably. His relation with the underworld wasn't something anyone was supposed to know.

And yet, he was ironically caught by a highschool girl, his own student even. Juggling all the possibilities he had inside his mind, he finally arrived at a conclusion.

"Who sent you?" With glaring eyes, he asked with a dubious tone.

'Who else would want to blackmail him aside from rival gangs and his enemies?' Was his thought process at the time.

Yue XiFeng remained silent as she scrolled her phone, revealing their embarrassing selfie. Swinging it around with one hand, she taunted with a mischievous smirk.

"Guess." She said, causing the principal's face to darken.

He came up with all sorts of conclusions and couldn't find a single one of his rivals who would stoop so low as to send a mere highschool girl after him.

With a sullen expression, he raised his two hands in their air as he muttered, "I surrender." an indignant tone in his voice.

Knowing better than to pick a fight with the girl in front of him, he unwillingly complied.

What truly happened in the convenience store... would truly get people to gawk in silence, staring at the seemingly frail girl.

In actuality, all he did was threaten her a bit, no bad intentions with him.

And yet, he soon realized that she wasn't one he could intimidate, as what happened after nearly traumatized him. No, to be more precise, scar him for life.

***

In the dark of night, two figures could be seen under the dimly lit streetlight.

A young girl was seen, dragging another into a dark alleyway. In a time where there wasn't a witness in sight, tension rose for the man though all he saw was the blurry figure of the girl.

He wasn't able to shake off the firm grasp of the person dragging him as he was hit behind the neck, a concussion momentarily assaulting him.

Chen XiaoDi released the bag he brought with him as he fainted, before being forcibly shoved onto a wall. The impact caused him to abruptly regain his consciousness as he staggered, violently coughing from it.

His vision blurred as he gazed upwards to the small figure looming over him, helplessness reflected in his eyes.

"Who are you?" He muttered in a weak and haggard voice, ruffling his golden locks as he attempted to stand up.

Yue XiFeng looked upon the sorry figure of the man and a glint of coldness flashed in her eyes.

Soon after, a small black knee appeared in front oh his face before completely decimating it.

The man's body violently slammed back to the wall as his mouth spat out blood. His unsteady gaze strived to focus on the hooded girl who loomed over him, a lollipop now placed in her mouth.

With both her hands in her pockets, she swung her leg around from side to side, before cocking her head with her brows furrowed.

"You pushed me and didn't say sorry." The black hooded girl grumbled as she kicked the ghastly figure yet again, causing him to groan in pain.

Seeing him in such a pitiful state, she planned to leave after stepping on his head. But unfortunately for him, her crystal eyes twinkled upon properly seeing the man- no, victim she kicked. He may be tiny, but his net worth seemed to be not. From head to toe, he wore branded items that all looked legit.

Yue XiFeng instantly called Lian Ji to confirm whether they were real or not, as she didn't bother to learn to differentiate branded items. After confirming that it was all real, a strange smile beamed from Yue XiFeng's face. The dim light covered her dark features, but their close distance made it possible for Chen Xiao to discern it.

Even the poor man had to admit that the person who ruthlessly kicked him multiple times was beautiful. This caused him to be bewildered for a few moments before snapping back to reality upon seeing the girl with her eerie smile, this time with a wooden stick in hand.

Yue XiFeng thought of an idea before picking up a stick that was next to the bin close to her. Swinging it around for a few moments, she properly adjusted her slender fingers to properly fit the stick.

Turning towards her victim, she leisurely strode while a sadistic grin caused the surroundings to seemingly tremor.

Cold sweat trickled his forehead as Chen Xiao panicked, finally conscious enough to retaliate. With two fists tight clenched whilst his legs slowly stood, he unsteadily attacked the girl as his head ached.

But at this moment, he realized, he was f*cked as none of his heavy attacks landed on his nimble opponent. With every punch, she gracefully dodged, every kick she leisurely caught.

Experiencing this harsh reality, he saw that this frail girl could even beat a kungfu master if she wanted to!

But he couldn't just go down without a fight.

Attempting to punch her ribs one last time, he gritted her teeth in regret as it missed. This time, he had an opening to his left hat was as bright as day. Though instead of hitting that, Yue XiFeng chose to hit... that instead.

Chen Xiao began regretting how he didn't close his legs properly, but it was far too late. Indeed, his little brother was ruthlessly kicked. He scooted a few steps away before kneeling to the floor, holding it to relieve the throbbing pain.

Yue XiFeng laughed, watching the man in that situation.

She approached him before she ruthlessly swinging the wooden stick towards his face, creating a large purple bruise on his right cheek. She continued swinging the stick around, hitting nearly every part of his body with only enough force to bruise his skin, avoiding internal injuries.

Of course, Chen Xiao retaliated every step of the way but the little girl was too overwhelming, preventing him from succeeding.

Yue XiFeng was indeed ruthless, callous, and heartless. But her family shaped her to be that way and she lived thirty years of her life with that mindset.

So who is to be blamed?

Of course, the current her could only blame Li Nian for the miserable life she had to live inside the grandiose palace walls.

But a question remained in the depths of her heart... is it truly all her fault?

***

A whole round of beatings ensued, with Chen Xiao struggling every step of the way to no avail, as there wasn't a single bruise on the assailant.

His dire struggles resulted in his ankle being badly bruised, and his whole body being violetly apprehended.

Feeling annoyed, Yue XiFeng slipped her grin and brought out an outdated looking phone from her pocket.

Grinning from ear to ear, her eyes curved into crescents, though a smile wasn't one her at the moment, she soon recovered it as she stood beside her victim

With a sweet smile plastered on her, she pointed her camera upwards to the selfie position,

"Smile~"

CLICK!

Hearing the shutter of the camera, Chen Xiao widened his eyes in disbelief, an extremely pale complexion on him as he winced in pain.

'L-lttle brother!!!'

"Argh! H-How could you-!"

As expected, Yue XiFeng outrageously stepped on his brother with her sneakers. At the moment, the only thing he could think of is how he would tell his current girlfriend about this!

The poor man shuddered as his pale face turned blue alongside his little brother.

And yet, the girl merely beamed a thin smile when she done the deed, not a hint of remorse in her.

A few more shutters ensued before she silently left into the dark of night, leaving an angry, disheveled, and possibly infertile man to wonder what the hell just happened.

He truly felt like he was raped and assaulted, only to find that his clothes weren't even unbuttoned.