The Little Childhood Sweetheart's Counterattack - Chapter 34

Chapter 34: Consequences and Confrontation

 

Fu Guanxian stands in the head teacher's office.  After calming down, he realizes that he's been impulsive. But although he's a little regretful for failing to live up to his father's heartfelt words, he doesn't regret it at all.

 

Well, he's wanted to beat up Xing Zhaoyan for a long time.  How dare he be so arrogant today!

 

The head teacher calls Fu Guanxian's homeroom teacher. Poor Fu Guanxian's homeroom teacher has only eaten half of her lunch when she rushes back to the teaching building.

 

She loves and hates Fu Guanxian. His intelligence is truly remarkable, something that she hasn't encountered in her ten years of teaching.  She admires him, so she sometimes extends her affection to him, and she is obviously a little lenient and indulgent towards him.

 

But she knows that even though Fu Guanxian doesn't like doing homework, memorizing, or doing things normally, and despite his handsome face, he's often admired by the girls in other classes.  But she always feels that Fu Guanxian is a person who can distinguish right from wrong in important matters.

 

So, when she suddenly hears this news, she asks again with disbelief, “Head Teacher, you're talking about Fu Guanxian, right?”

 

The head teacher is still angry.  He shouts into the phone, “Who else would be so arrogant?  Get here now!”

 

Yes, Fu Guanxian is truly arrogant.  He says a lot of things to Fu Guanxian, including all sorts of harsh words.  Fu Guanxian just stands there, not saying a word, not even changing his expression.  It seems he's lost in thought.

 

The head teacher is frustrated, so his anger is even more difficult to calm.

 

“Fu Guanxian, do you think that this will just go away because you haven't said a word?  Don't even dream about it! Call your parents right now!”

 

Fu Guanxian looks at him and the coldness in his eyes is obvious.

 

“What is this attitude!”

 

When the homeroom teacher arrives, she sees this and quickly tries to persuade him, “Head Teacher, calm down. Fu Guanxian is a tough nut to crack.  Let me ask him, I'll ask him!”

 

The head teacher sits down, clearly still unsteady.

 

Fu Guanxian looks at his homeroom teacher and says directly, “Teacher, you don't need to ask me why I beat up Xing Zhaoyan.  I don't like him and have wanted to beat him up for a long time.  Anyway, I've already beaten him up.  You guys can just follow the process for compensation or call the parents. Or, do you want to suspend me or expel me?  Just say it!”

 

The head teacher is even angrier. “Fu Guanxian, do you think the school can't do anything?!”

 

“I know the school can't!”

 

He retorts with a single sentence, and the head teacher's face turns black.

 

Indeed, he can't.

 

Fu Guanxian is very clear about the interests involved.

 

He slowly says, “The school's construction was 85% paid for by the Fu family. Even next semester, the construction project of the new teacher dormitory building, the principal wants to talk to my dad about it.  It's just that my dad is busy with the company lately and doesn't want to see him.  So, Head Teacher, the principal wouldn't be stupid enough to expel me at this time.  You naturally don't have the right either.”

 

“Fu Guanxian, are you being so willful and arbitrary because of the Fu family?!”

 

“I don't want to be willful and arbitrary.  But some people just don't have eyes.  They show off their presence right in front of me. I, Fu Guanxian, have never been able to tolerate sand in my eyes.  It doesn't matter who he is, even if it's the emperor himself!”

 

“Guanxian, stop it!” The homeroom teacher sees the head teacher's face getting darker and darker.  She quickly stops him and asks, “What did Xing Zhaoyan say or do?  What made you so angry that you beat him up?”

 

“I don't want to say.  You guys figure out how to solve it.”  After saying this, he walks out of the office without looking back.

 

Later, the school leadership discusses it and personally goes to the hospital to check on Xing Zhaoyan's injuries.  Fortunately, they're not serious, he just needs to rest for a few days.

 

The school leadership are also shrewd people.  They think that this matter should be resolved peacefully, so they indirectly ask Xing Zhaoyan how he wants to settle this matter. The best solution is to avoid calling his parents and making them take a trip.

 

Xing Zhaoyan's parents work in a small town.  To earn money to support his studies, they work from dawn till dusk.  Naturally, Xing Zhaoyan doesn't want to make them take a long trip.  But he doesn't want to let it go quietly.  He suggests that all the expenses and compensation should be paid by Fu Guanxian.

 

The school leadership are a little embarrassed, so they ask Fu Guanxian to call his parents and want to talk to the Fu family elders.

 

Fu Guanxian coldly snorts, “So, he's trying to extort money? How much did he ask for?  There's no need for my parents to get involved. I, Fu Guanxian, can afford it!”

 

The school leadership are truly sweating.  Besides the hospital expenses, Xing Zhaoyan even arbitrarily demands an additional 100,000 yuan.

 

Fu Guanxian laughs, “Does he think he's made of gold?  He wants money, let him come and get it from me!”

 

In the end, Xing Zhaoyan still didn't go to him for that money.  Because before he went to find Fu Guanxian, Xiang Yang went to him.

 

Xiang Yang asks him, “Why did Fu Guanxian have a conflict with you?”

 

Xing Zhaoyan smiles and says, “Don't you know him best?  If he doesn't like someone, he'll beat them up!”

 

Xiang Yang stares at him and says, “Since high school, I haven't heard of him fighting with anyone.  Although he's a bit domineering sometimes, he's not the kind of person who would attack someone without cause.”

 

Xing Zhaoyan hears this and says sadly, “Xiang Yang, do you mean that I'm wronging him?”

 

“That's not what I mean.  I just think you asking him for 100,000 yuan is a bit excessive.”

 

“If I don't ask him for this 100,000 yuan, will he easily escape punishment from the school?  Xiang Yang, can you stop being so hurtful? I got into this argument with him for you.  I just felt sorry for you, so I gave him some advice. But he punched me.  Xiang Yang, I'm doing this for your sake.  I didn't fight back with him.  But did he show any consideration for you and let me go?”

 

Xiang Yang looks at him and doesn't know how to respond.  She stares blankly at Xing Zhaoyan's slightly red eyes and thin figure as he walks away, reflecting on whether she's been too excessive this time?

 

Sometimes, the pain isn't caused by the fists, but by these few short words.  Xing Zhaoyan realizes that even though he's been by Xiang Yang's side for over a year, showering her with care and help, the person she's currently focused on is still Fu Guanxian!

 

Doesn't Fu Guanxian always take his money for granted?!  Is it excessive for him to ask him for 100,000 yuan?

 

Xing Zhaoyan grits his teeth and thinks: One day, he will make himself climb to a position that everyone admires!

 

When Ding Wanjun meets him in the parking lot, she hesitates for a moment before speaking, “Isn't this Xing Zhaoyan from Class 2?”

 

Xing Zhaoyan straightens up and turns to look at her.  “Who are you?”

 

“I'm Xiang Yang's former junior high classmate.” Ding Wanjun smiles and says, “I was there in the cafeteria that day.”

 

Xing Zhaoyan scans her with sharp eyes.  “What do you want to say?”

 

“I just want to tell you kindly that if you like Xiang Yang, you have to be careful.  She's a thorny rose. There was a boy who was close to her, and Fu Guanxian beat him up until he was black and blue.  Later, the school just let it go quietly.  I advise you, don't hit a rock with an egg.  It's your own flesh and blood that hurts, and you're the one who loses out.”

 

Xing Zhaoyan thinks for a few seconds and laughs, “You say you're a classmate of Xiang Yang's.  I guess you're the kind of person who doesn't greet each other when you meet.  I hate girls who talk badly about her behind her back the most.”

 

Ding Wanjun doesn't need his approval.  She smiles and says, “Whatever.  If you don't hit your head against a wall and turn around, I have nothing to say.  I can tell you, Xiang Yang and Fu Guanxian's relationship has been ambiguous since junior high.  For so many years, do you think you can definitely break them up?  Don't be so arrogant.”

 

“Same to you.”  Xing Zhaoyan smiles back.

 

Ding Wanjun also smiles back, then puts away her smile and leaves without looking back.

 

Although the school authorities couldn't punish Fu Guanxian severely for the incident with Xing Zhaoyan, because there were many students who witnessed it firsthand, they still couldn't avoid punishment altogether.

 

At the Monday flag-raising ceremony, the principal asks Fu Guanxian to give a 400-word self-criticism on stage.

 

Before going on stage, Zheng Jie and Fu Guanxian talk in whispers, “Did you bring the 600-word self-criticism paper I prepared for you?”

 

Fu Guanxian asks him, “When did you prepare it for me?”

 

“On Friday! I put it in your textbook!”

 

Fu Guanxian asks, “Why didn't you say so sooner?”

 

“Hey, I forgot! I put it in your textbook, then the math teacher called me to the office the next second, and I forgot about it as soon as the weekend came. I just remembered now.”

 

Fu Guanxian looks at him speechlessly.

 

Zheng Jie is helpless. “Did you bring it? I spent half an hour copying and pasting from the internet!”

 

Fu Guanxian spreads his hands. “I didn't bring it.”

 

“Then can you handle it when you go on stage?”

 

“Cut it out!” Fu Guanxian scoffs. “They're dreaming if they think they can get me to do a self-criticism!”

 

Zheng Jie is anxious, “Don't get any crazy ideas!”

 

“What's there to be afraid of? I'm going abroad for a few days to take care of some things, and I'll take a vacation.”

 

“Hey!” Zheng Jie wants to stop him, to tell him not to be impulsive. 

But Fu Guanxian puts his hands in his pockets, walks on stage with an air of arrogance, and says in a clear voice, “Regarding last week's fight in the cafeteria, I apologize for interrupting the students' dining pleasure.  At the same time, I apologize for causing inconvenience to all the leaders by affecting their eating and sleeping habits these days. But as for doing a self-criticism, let's not waste time.  I don't think I did anything wrong.  If you don't provoke me, I won't provoke you. If you provoke me, I'll definitely give it back tenfold or a hundredfold!  Xing Zhaoyan, you're not the first person I've beaten up, and I bet you won't be the last. Be careful!”

 

“Fu Guanxian!”

 

Fu Guanxian turns and looks at the principal and the various head teachers, their faces as black as coal.  He curves his lips slightly. “I'm finished. Do what you want.”

 

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Author's Note: 

If I were the school leadership, I'd probably want to strangle him~

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