"Xie Sifeng, you are being unreasonable!" frowning, An Jiaxin spoke up. She could never stand these girls for bullying Ye Jian, and she had criticized them several times. She didn't stop interfering until she realized that Ye Jian tolerated their mistreatment.
Irritated, Xie Sifeng glared at An Jiaxin and shoved her violently for blocking her way, "None of your own business. Get out of my way!"
Xie Sifeng pushed her a bit too hard. Caught off guard, An Jiaxin fell backward.
As she was about to bump into the desk, a pair of slim hands supported her steadily.
"Go back to your seat. I will take care of this," said Ye Jian while holding An Jiaxin. Ye Jian's face was completely frosty. Standing in front of the furious Xie Sifeng, she said in a cold voice, "You haven't learned from the lesson last night, have you? Do you think the school is your home?"
Xie Sifeng's dad was a labor contractor. Just because she came from a wealthy family, she looked down on others. She could do anything to make herself happy, regardless of the consequences.
Now that Ye Jian had come forward, Xie Sifeng withdrew by a step automatically.
An eye for an eye. When Xie Sifeng was about to draw back again, Ye Jian raised her hands to give her a shove, just as the way Xie Sifeng had pushed An Jiaxin.
Splash! Bang!
Xie Sifeng staggered and tried to grab onto a desk and a chair to balance herself. Even so, she fell to the ground while her classmates watched on.
…
Stupefied, Xie Sifeng stared at Ye Jian incredulously. S… she even dared to shove her in front of their classmates!
"Ye Jian!" screamed Xie Sifeng, embarrassed. She got on her feet and lunged at Ye Jian insanely.
But what kind of job had Ye Jian done before? She worked at a security company for several years. Xie Sifeng was just embarrassing herself by trying to clash against her.
Xie Sifeng had lost her mind, but Ye Jian would not.
Ye Jian moved sideways and helped An Jiaxin, who was behind her, get on her feet. Smiling, she watched Xie Sifeng fall forward.
Ye Jian couldn't bear to look at her anymore…
She closed her eyes. Bam! She didn't open her eyes until she heard a loud crashing sound. An extremely cold glint flickered in her pitch-black eyes.
Xie Sifeng, who was humiliated repeatedly, buried her face under her arms on the desk and cried non-stop until the class was over.
"That was awesome! I didn't expect you to shove her," An Jiaxin said cheerfully. She put her arms around Ye Jian's shoulders as if they were good friends. "To be honest, if you had not pushed her, I would have got up and pushed her myself."
She was candid. No wonder she didn't like Ye Ying.
Pursing her lips, Ye Jian smiled, "There's no reason for us to tolerate her. We should stand up for ourselves when it is necessary."
"Is that why you upset your sister?" a hostile and cold voice of a boy interrupted their conversation, "She's still being hospitalized at the public health center while you are having your moment."
This boy, as well as his voice, was strange to Ye Jian.
Ye Jian squinted and observed him. His hands were placed in the pockets of his pants. The look in his eyes was cold. And his clothes were different from other students. Oh! Ye Jian thought to herself and remembered who he was.
Gao Yiyang, the number one student from Class One Grade Nine, who was transferred to this middle school last semester. It was said that a special vehicle dropped him off on the first day of school.
Ye Jian was not aware if he came from a wealthy background. But she knew that the boy had a crush on Ye Ying.
Unlike the boys in town, Gao Yiyang, who was from the provincial capital, looked extremely handsome, with a tinge of arrogance on his face.
He liked wearing T-shirts or sports jackets with jeans in all kinds of colors, issuing a haughty and indifferent vibe which other boys didn't have.
Usually, he had a cold facial expression. Even when he encountered teachers, he would at most nod at them as a greeting.
"Are you numb?" he frowned impatiently. A hint of disgust flashed in his eyes as he looked at Ye Jian. He turned his head away and said coldly, "I'm going to visit Ye Ying. And you are coming with me."
"If the school had not forbidden puppy love among students, I would have thought that you have considered yourself as her boyfriend." Ye Jian raised her eyebrows and said with a faint smile on her face.
"Stop it. Aren't you afraid that you might get yourself into trouble?" said An Jiaxin, terrified. She was shocked by Ye Jian's boldness. How dare she speak out loud the words 'puppy love' and 'boyfriend'?
To put An Jiaxin's mind at ease, Ye Jian smiled at her and said gently, "Relax. Just listen to me."
"You are in no position to judge my relationship with Ye Ying," said Gao Yiyang in a higher pitch with his lips pursed. He did not conceal his disgust against Ye Jian in his eyes anymore. Since he was experiencing the period of sound change, his voice became a bit hoarse as he increased his volume.
Realizing such a change, he lowered his voice immediately, "She has been crying. You are her elder sister. Aren't you supposed to visit her?"
"You are Gao Yiyang, right? Why do you care whether I visit her or not? And you are in no position to judge me if I don't visit her." Ye Jian retorted him, smiling. She had no interest in Gao Yiyang.
But anyway, Ye Ying did have a myriad of admirers at school, and Gao Yiyang was one of them.
Perhaps Gao Yiyang was not accustomed to Ye Jian's transformation, his handsome face became gloomy due to her retort. He reached out his hand to stop Ye Jian from leaving, "Stop!"
"If you stand in my way, believe it or not, I will scream, saying that you are molesting me!" said Ye Jian coldly. She raised her head and glared at him fiercely, "Gao Yiyang, you are from the provincial capital, then you should know what molestation is!"
An Jiaxin shuddered from head to toe out of fear…
Having noticed the terrifyingly gloomy face of the boy, An Jiaxin grabbed the hand of the audacious Ye Jian, and moved away from the boy hastily, leaning her back against the wall.
"You scared the hell out of me." said the pale-faced An Jiaxin, patting her chest and staring blankly at Ye Jian. She was normally a brave girl. But now, her heart was racing because such taboo words as 'boyfriend', 'puppy love' and 'molestation' were shooting out from Ye Jian's mouth.
She was nothing more than a middle school student who could hide her secrets quite well. In private, she usually just gossipped with her friends about others' appearances and scores.
She was different from Ye Jian, who dared to say 'molestation' out loud!
"He's not going to molest you. Gao Yiyang is essentially still a boy," said Ye Jian while patting An Jiaxin's shoulders. Her smile was as comforting as breezes stroking the leaves, and her picturesque brows and eyes seemed peaceful.
Shocked by Ye Jian's appalling speech, the girl, who had barely recovered from her astonishment, coughed loudly, "Ye Jian, stop talking. Let me take a break."
If she couldn't take a break, An Jiaxin feared that she might die from fright.
"What are you afraid of if you understood what I meant?" the smiles in Ye Jian's eyes were as transparent as water. "You know pretty well the distinction between a boy and a man."
An Jiaxin rolled her eyes at Ye Jian. "I do, but don't say it out loud!" And then, she burst into laughter.
Establishing friendships were as simple as that.