novelraw Chapter 11
Chapter 11
Chapter 11 Say It AgainQin Qing’s vision indeed blacked out for a few seconds. In that brief moment, the accumulated fatigue reached a breaking point, and she lost control of her body, collapsing onto the track.
But in an instant, the pain from her scraped palms and knees brought her back to consciousness.
By the time her classmates had surrounded her in layers, Qin Qing had already slowly sat up on her own.
…
How embarrassing.
Qin Qing, still feeling lightheaded, thought with a mixture of helplessness and embarrassment.
“Are you okay?”
Zhuo Anke was the first to crouch down beside her, reaching out to support her.
“…”
Qin Qing gave her a grateful look and shook her head.
But the moment she shook her head, the world around her started spinning, and her already pale face turned even whiter.
“You must have heatstroke,” Zhuo Anke said worriedly. “You need to go to the infirmary. I’ll help you—”
Before Zhuo Anke could finish her sentence, there were sudden screams from the girls at the outer edge of the circle.
A commotion quickly spread across the entire field.
Qin Qing, surrounded on all sides, couldn’t see what was happening outside.
She could only guess based on the initial direction of the screams…
Before Qin Qing could piece together her thoughts, she heard murmurs around her narrating the scene—
“Oh my god, it’s no wonder he’s Yu Feng—he actually dared to go up against the instructors!”
“And it’s two against one… How come it looks like the two instructors can’t handle him on their own?”
“Wow, that was some impressive takedown. He must have trained for this, right?”
“…How long has it been? Did those two instructors really lose?? I must be seeing things!”
It didn’t take long for the murmuring to die down. When Qin Qing looked up, she saw the boy with cold eyes and a stern expression walking through the parted circle of students toward her.
Qin Qing froze as their eyes met.
She had never seen him like this before. His eyes seemed to be covered with a thin layer of ice, and an invisible sign that read “Don’t mess with me” seemed to be pasted all over him. The delicate fingers she remembered were clenched into fists, with red marks on his knuckles that were impossible to hide against his fair skin.
Even though his unsmiling face was still as handsome as ever, the sharpness in his eyes and the tightly pressed lips carried an air of danger that kept people at a distance.
Only now did the image of the “Wen Yufeng” in front of her overlap with the school bully that Lin Manxue had described.
Perhaps… this was his true face all along.
Qin Qing lowered her gaze, avoiding eye contact.
As for before, it might have all been just a misunderstanding on her part and a facade on his.
However, what Qin Qing didn’t see was that the moment Wen Yufeng realized she was conscious, the icy chill in his eyes melted away, and the oppressive aura around him dissipated.
Wen Yufeng quickly stepped forward, crouched down in front of Qin Qing, and without warning, his cool fingertips touched her forehead. Qin Qing was startled, her eyes widening slightly. By the time she processed what had happened, his hand had already been withdrawn.
“You have heatstroke.”
His voice, low and hoarse, carried a chilling undertone that made one shiver even in the sweltering heat.
“I’ll take you to the infirmary.”
As he spoke, he turned slightly to the side and said concisely, “Get on my back.”
“…”
Qin Qing paused, her gaze complex as she slowly looked at Wen Yufeng.
With so many eager eyes watching them, she should just climb onto his back?
…That would only happen if she had lost her mind.
Thinking this, Qin Qing struggled to stand up on her own.
“Thank you, senior, but there’s no need to trouble you.”
“…”
Out of the corner of his eye, Wen Yufeng noticed the pale look on the girl’s face and the sweat on her forehead, and his eyes grew colder. However, his lips curled up into a smile, though there was no warmth in his dark eyes.
“It seems you don’t like this position, huh?”
Qin Qing froze, alarm bells ringing in her mind.
Unfortunately, her physical condition was already weak, and in her current state, her body’s movements couldn’t keep up with her brain’s reactions.
By the time she heard a low gasp from the people around her, everything spun, and the world turned upside down.
—Wen Yufeng had directly lifted her onto his shoulder.
The height difference, which was already noticeable, suddenly became glaringly obvious.
Qin Qing felt like she was at least two meters off the ground—very high, too high. One wrong move and she’d fall, hitting the ground hard.
All the resistance she had been ready to put up died instantly. Her face went as white as a sheet as she clung tightly to his shirt, her soft voice trembling with fear.
“Wen… Wen Yufeng… please put me down…”
This was the first time Wen Yufeng heard Qin Qing call his full name. Her voice carried a hint of sobbing, each word soft and tender.
It made him want to pull her into his very bones.
But in the end, he simply picked up his uniform jacket, which he had placed to the side, and placed it on his shoulder to cushion her before heading toward the infirmary.
It was several seconds before he spoke, his voice still hoarse.
“Not putting you down.”
His dark eyes were deep, like pools of ink.
…
Qin Qing was indeed carried all the way to the infirmary on Wen Yufeng’s shoulder.
Luckily, the school had wisely placed the infirmary across from the sports field, knowing it was a high-risk area. The distance between the two was not far.
But even so, the stunned looks they received along the way nearly made Qin Qing die of embarrassment.
When they entered the infirmary, even the school doctor, who was used to seeing all sorts of situations, was taken aback by their entrance.
“This, this…” The doctor pointed at Qin Qing, speechless for a moment before finally finding his voice. “What happened?”
Wen Yufeng supported the girl’s waist and carefully set her down.
His handsome brows furrowed slightly.
“Heatstroke.”
“…”
Qin Qing puffed up her cheeks in anger, glaring at him with her pretty little face flushed red, even her earlobes tinged with a lovely pink.
“Heatstroke? Is it serious?”
The doctor didn’t dare take it lightly and quickly moved over to examine her while grumbling at Wen Yufeng, “If she wasn’t feeling well, why would you carry her over like that? And such a delicate little girl too. Are you her classmate? Next time, be more gentle!”
“Next time?”
Wen Yufeng raised an eyebrow, a flash of displeasure crossing his dark eyes.
But after a few seconds, as if something had just occurred to him, a thin smile spread across his lips.
He turned his gaze back to Qin Qing, his eyes shimmering with amusement.
“All right. Next time, I’ll handle you with care.”
The meaningful look in his eyes and tone left Qin Qing speechless with embarrassment, the shame and anger she’d been bottling up now struggling to find an outlet.
If it had been someone else, they might have already started arguing with Wen Yufeng, but just as Qin Qing wasn’t good at expressing kindness to her classmates, she was even less familiar with how to express her displeasure.
So in the end, even though she was fuming, she lowered her eyes and said nothing.
Seeing that Qin Qing didn’t push back, Wen Yufeng’s eyes deepened, and the spark of emotion that had been stirred within him inexplicably flared up even more.
After a moment, he looked down at Qin Qing and let out a hoarse laugh.
“Why are you so easy to bully, hmm?”
“…!”
Qin Qing looked up, utterly exasperated, her beautiful almond-shaped eyes wide with anger.
“Wen Yufeng.”
She called his name with a touch of irritation, her voice still soft and tender.
“—Say it again.”
Wen Yufeng spoke instinctively, without thinking.
When he met the stunned gazes of both Qin Qing and the school doctor, he suddenly came to his senses.
…Damn.
A rare flash of embarrassment flickered through Wen Yufeng’s dark eyes. He cleared his throat and looked away.
If this continued… he was afraid he’d really become a creep.