The Demon Beside

The next day, during the lunch break.

The Chinese teacher kicked open the door of Class Nineteen. "Qingqing, get out!"

The entire class was shocked, and they mechanically turned their heads to look at the back row. Truly, they used to think that Master Chu was a troublemaker and hard to deal with, but compared to Gu Qingqing, he was like a well-behaved baby!

Gu Qingqing was catching up on sleep when she was rudely awakened. Emitting an aura of low pressure, none of the thirty-something students dared to speak.

Zhou Tong swallowed nervously and silently gave a thumbs up to the Chinese teacher: "Mr. Zhang, I admire your courage!"

Someone rolled three "incense sticks" out of paper and silently lit them for the Chinese teacher.

Dragging her chair and standing up, every movement Gu Qingqing made was observed by everyone else. Each step she took sent shivers down their spines.

Especially those who had spoken ill of her when she first transferred to the class. They were genuinely afraid that Gu Qingqing would suddenly remember this and settle scores with them.

Gu Qingqing walked up to the podium. "What's the matter?"

The Chinese teacher's beard was almost standing on end. "What's the matter? Take a look at this!"

Two exercise books were slammed onto the desk. Gu Qingqing glanced at them. One was hers, and the other belonged to Mu Yuyang.

"Exactly the same font, exactly the same handwriting! Gu Qingqing, do I look like a fool to you?"

Gu Qingqing raised an eyebrow impatiently. "It's also possible that I did both assignments."

The Chinese teacher laughed in anger. "Hmph, just to prevent students of Class Nineteen and Seventeen from copying each other's homework, I always assign different assignments separately. These two books contain the homework for Class Seventeen!"

Gu Qingqing: ...

"Get out and stand outside!"

"Mr. Zhang is really fearless, actually daring to punish this little demon!" The classmates were all amazed.

"What are you looking at? Your grades are poor, and you're still using these underhanded methods! Next time you make this mistake, I'll double the punishment!"

The Chinese teacher dragged Gu Qingqing out, and in the corridor, Mu Yuyang was already standing with a pile of Chinese books on his head for a while.

"You two reflect on your actions here!"

Mr. Zhang huffed away.

The classmates of Class Nineteen peeked their heads out, and a few sneaky ones followed behind the Chinese teacher, wanting to see what "retribution" he would face.

Mu Yuyang felt guilty. Seeing his little sister, who was shorter than him, with the same weight of books on her head, he reached out to take them. "You're already not tall, and you'll be shorter after this."

Gu Qingqing cast a faint glance at him, and Mu Yuyang's hand froze in mid-air, afraid to move.

Under his little sister's pressure, he could only admit his mistake. "I didn't know they would assign the same homework to both classes. Uh, no, I didn't even know that he's the common Chinese teacher for Classes Nineteen and Seventeen!"

The young man felt that his reasons were quite sufficient. "It's not my fault."

Though he said that, he didn't really have much confidence in himself.

Chu Wei passed by from this side and glanced at them. Then, he entered Class Nineteen through the back door.

Zhou Tong grabbed him. "Master Chu, Mr. Zhang is still alive!"

Chu Wei: ...

"What do you guys think of Gu Qingqing? She's just an ordinary high school student."

Well, maybe a bit of grudge-holding.

Zhou Tong widened his eyes. "Master Chu, have you forgotten about the pork chop you got robbed of?"

Chu Wei: ...

Damn it!

As it turned out, by the end of the afternoon, Mr. Zhang was still alive and kicking. After punishing Gu Qingqing and Mu Yuyang for their homework, he was still lively and energetic.

The fear of the students in Class Nineteen towards Gu Qingqing had visibly diminished.

"Maybe, if we don't mess with her, everything will be fine..."

A female classmate noticed, "Look, isn't Li Yi living well?"

"That's right, and I even think her scars have faded in the past few days."

If causing trouble for Gu Qingqing would backfire, then maybe being nice to her would bring benefits.

Several female classmates' eyes lit up, and they glanced at each other. However, the next moment...

"Quick, check the forum!"

"Ye Qingcheng's hand was really broken by Gu Qingqing! There's evidence!"

The video was clear. Gu Qingqing suddenly approached Ye Qingcheng. Although the hand movements couldn't be seen, Ye Qingcheng's expression turned to horror as she fell backward. The camera shifted, showing her at the bottom of the stairs, getting up from the ground with disheveled clothes and blood all over her body...

Some of the girls who were just about to befriend Gu Qingqing were frightened.

While the backlash from the demon was one thing, as long as they didn't actively cause trouble, they would be safe. But what if someone didn't like them and decided to cause trouble for them?

Ye Qingcheng was a prime example!

The video was leaked out, in such a manner, that even Ye Qingcheng was surprised. If this video had been given to her, she wouldn't have had the editing skills to make it seamless like this.

Heavens had eyes! Gu Qingqing was finally going to face divine retribution!

Ye Qingcheng almost burst out laughing.

"Qingcheng, so it really was her who pushed you down and broke your hand. Why didn't you say so earlier?"

Ye Qingcheng's girl friends were indignant.

Ye Qingcheng suppressed her inner laughter. Though she looked pitiful on the outside, she couldn't admit it, or else Gu Qingqing would definitely come after her.

"It's not what you think. I really fell down by myself!"

The more she denied it, the more convinced others were that Gu Qingqing did it and even threatened her.

Chen Rongrong's face turned pale with fear. She stood up and hurriedly ran to Class Nineteen.

Just as Gu Qingqing and Li Yi were returning from the restroom, Chen Rongrong grabbed her. "Gu Qingqing, it wasn't me! You destroyed my phone, and I don't have a backup of the video!"

Class Nineteen students: ...

They felt a chill down their spine!

What did it feel like to have a demon by your side?

It was exactly how they felt right now!

In the past, they dared to shout "Gu Qingqing, get out of the No. 1 High School" because they outnumbered her. But now, they didn't dare.

Shortly after the video was released, Ye Qingcheng clarified it on the forum. However, her denial came off more like a pitiful person who had been bullied for a long time, and she even portrayed herself as an innocent victim.

It was unclear what kind of means the Mu family used, but that evening, the post was deleted, and the school announced that discussing this matter was prohibited.

Han Xiangru almost smashed the old Mu mansion.

"Another million! Another million! How much money are you going to burn on that bastard?"

Mu Xueqing upstairs couldn't focus on her homework with all the commotion downstairs.

Mu Jishan was also irritated. "Who knew she could cause so much trouble?"

"I don't care, Mu Jishan, if you dare to spend money on that bastard again, I'll divorce you!"

The basic matters of the Shallow Bay project had been settled, and Mu Jishan didn't want to invest more in this bottomless pit.

"I'll discuss it with my elder brother and sister-in-law."

Mu Xueqing pursed her lips; she didn't expect to lose so much money. Although they lost a sum of money, Gu Qingqing should already be a nuisance to the Mu family. If the eldest uncle's family had any sense, they should quickly send away this troublemaker Gu Qingqing!

However, on the side of the eldest branch...

Tang Wei specially made a big meal to comfort Gu Qingqing and even brewed pomelo leaf water to dispel bad luck, making all the monsters who wanted to harm her son stay away.

Because of this incident, Gu Qingqing received an early notification of her promotion from the higher-ups.