novelraw Chapter 56
Chapter 56
Chapter 56 When the final exam results were released, the entire Yishi High School was filled with lamentations, and students were in despair. Even the upcoming winter break couldn’t lift their spirits.
There was still one hurdle before the winter break—parent-teacher conferences. After announcing the date, Niu Zhihuai declared the official end of the semester’s last day.
“I need to step out for a bit. Wait for me here,” Wen Yufeng instructed Qin Qing. After she nodded, he got up and left the classroom.
Qin Qing’s gaze followed him to the door, and she only looked away when he was out of sight.
…He’s probably going to request leave from the parent-teacher conference, she thought, letting out a small sigh.
“Qin Qing.”
As she was lost in thought, a voice suddenly interrupted her.
Qin Qing looked up.
Standing in front of her desk was a student from their class, who was also a classmate from the original Class 6 before the division.
After exchanging a glance with Qin Qing, the student nervously glanced toward the classroom door, ensuring there was no sign of Wen Yufeng before turning back to her with some relief.
“So, some of us from the original Class 6 discussed it and decided to pool some money to treat our homeroom teacher and a few of our previous subject teachers to a meal, to express our gratitude. The class president asked me to collect the opinions of the former Class 6 students in our humanities class. What do you think?”
Upon hearing this, Qin Qing’s first thought was of the encouragement and guidance she received from Mr. Shen when she had actively sought him out to discuss her decision to choose humanities.
She immediately nodded, “I’m in.”
“Okay, great.”
The student quickly nodded and asked for Qin Qing’s contact information.
After obtaining her phone number, he turned to leave but hesitated, seeming conflicted.
After a few seconds of awkwardness, he couldn’t help but turn back.
“Um… what about Yu-ge’s opinion?”
At this point, Qin Qing finally understood why he seemed so uneasy.
She couldn’t help but smile softly, “He’s not as scary as you think. You don’t need to be afraid of him.”
The student remained silent for two seconds, clearly unconvinced.
Qin Qing sighed, “How about I ask him for you?”
“That would be great! Thanks, Qin Qing!”
The student quickly agreed, almost as if he feared she might change her mind. “The class president will contact you later, so just let him know.”
With that, the student hurried off.
Qin Qing sighed as she watched him leave.
—Stereotypes are really hard to change.
Not long after, Wen Yufeng returned. He grabbed the remaining books that Qin Qing hadn’t had a chance to take home yet, and they left the classroom together.
As they walked down the main road of the school, Qin Qing casually mentioned the dinner plan to Wen Yufeng.
His reaction was indifferent, “I’m not going.”
Qin Qing was startled and paused in her steps, “Why not?”
Wen Yufeng smirked, “Do you really think they want to see me?”
Though he was smiling, there was no warmth in his eyes, just a cold, detached darkness.
It was a kind of aloofness that he didn’t even bother to hide.
Qin Qing couldn’t help but ask, “Are you refusing to go because they don’t want to see you, or because you don’t want to see them?”
“…”
Wen Yufeng fell silent.
After a couple of seconds, he looked up, his dark eyes glimmering with a complex light. “My little Tiantian… has gotten smarter.”
As he spoke, a wild and unrestrained smile spread across his face.
Qin Qing turned her face away, muttering softly.
“Who’s your…”
Despite her words, her ears turned a delicate shade of red.
The smile in Wen Yufeng’s eyes deepened.
But as they approached the school gate, he suddenly thought of something.
“Are you planning to go?”
Qin Qing nodded, “Yes. Mr. Shen is a very good teacher, and I want to go.”
“…”
Wen Yufeng was silent for a while before he sighed.
Qin Qing, noticing the boy’s handsome profile, blinked and then smiled playfully.
“So, will you go?”
Wen Yufeng: “What do you think?”
Hearing this, Qin Qing smiled so warmly that her eyes curved. She took her backpack from him and ran off—
“Then I’ll let you know the time and place later!”
Wen Yufeng watched her slim, graceful figure as she ran off, a playful and cute expression on her face, and he couldn’t help but narrow his eyes slightly.
After a moment, he nodded.
“Remember, we have morning runs and physical training tomorrow—
don’t forget.”
“…”
Qin Qing’s face, which had just been full of smiles, instantly fell.
Wen Yufeng stopped walking and stood at the school gate, watching as Qin Qing got into her cousin’s car.
It wasn’t until the car disappeared from view that he lowered his eyes and, with his hands in his pockets, walked away.
Amid the stream of students heading home, many eyes followed him, either discreetly or openly.
But unlike his earlier interactions with Qin Qing, the boy now had a cold, aloof expression, his demeanor radiating a clear sense of indifference.
…
On the third official day of winter break, at around eleven o’clock in the morning, Wen Yufeng left his house and walked straight across the street, ringing the doorbell.
Half a minute later, the door opened, revealing Qin Qing’s grandmother.
Seeing Wen Yufeng, she wasn’t surprised at all. Instead, she smiled kindly, “Ah, Xiao Yu, you’re here? You’re going to see the teacher, right? Tiantian is inside getting dressed. I’ll hurry her up for you.”
Wen Yufeng said, “No need to rush, Grandma. I’ll wait for her at the door.”
Despite his response, Grandma Qin walked over to Qin Qing’s bedroom door and called out, “Tiantian, Xiao Yu is at the door. Don’t keep him waiting too long!”
“All right, I know…”
Qin Qing’s muffled voice came from behind the closed bedroom door.
Not long after, the door opened, and the girl walked out, wearing a white turtleneck sweater and matching leggings. Her waist was slender, and her legs were long and slim.
As she walked toward the door, putting on a light pink coat, she glanced at the entrance and immediately froze.
—Standing at the door was a boy dressed in a navy blue fitted coat, with a black turtleneck sweater and black pants underneath, and black sneakers on his feet.
Coincidentally, their coats and inner layers were both minimalist designs without any embellishments or patterns. When paired together…
They looked just like a couple wearing matching outfits.
“…”
Qin Qing’s expression stiffened as she slowly put on her coat. She stood silently at the door for three seconds before finally putting on the white ankle boots she had already picked out.
After that, she remained silent, keeping her head down as they left the house and entered the elevator.
Once inside the elevator, Qin Qing reached out to press the button for the first floor but was stopped by the boy behind her.
“Let’s go straight to the underground parking lot.”
“…Huh?”
Qin Qing turned back, puzzled.
At that moment, Wen Yufeng leaned in close, making Qin Qing instinctively retreat to the corner of the elevator.
As soon as her back touched the elevator wall, Wen Yufeng stopped.
Qin Qing looked up at him, confused.
He chuckled softly above her head, and then, leaning over, he pressed the button for the basement floor beside her.
Afterward, he didn’t immediately back away. Instead, he stayed in that position, looking down at her with a playful smile as he trapped her in the corner of the elevator.
“What are you hiding from?”
“…”
Qin Qing’s eyes were filled with nervousness. “Why… why are we going to the underground parking lot?”
Wen Yufeng glanced at the elevator display, which was quickly approaching the target floor.
He clicked his tongue in slight disappointment, his eyes darkening as he looked at her before finally stepping back.
“I’m driving you there.”
Qin Qing, who had just sighed in relief as the pressure left, suddenly froze before the breath fully entered her lungs.
After a couple of seconds, she stared at Wen Yufeng with wide eyes, “You can drive?”
Wen Yufeng took out a car key from his coat pocket and shook it.
Qin Qing was still in a daze, “How do you have a driver’s license?”
“…” Wen Yufeng paused, raised an eyebrow, and smiled meaningfully, “I’m already an adult—I thought you knew that.”
Qin Qing’s expression became conflicted.
Now that she thought about it, she did hear someone mention at the fight arena that he was 18 years old, but after being in the same class with him for so long, she had completely forgotten about it…
It wasn’t until she got into a dark blue SUV, and Wen Yufeng leaned over to buckle her seatbelt, that Qin Qing suddenly came to her senses.
Her expression was hesitant, and her voice was uncertain as she turned to the driver’s seat.
“So, why did you… repeat a year?”
Seeing the way she carefully avoided touching a sensitive topic, Wen Yufeng couldn’t help but chuckle.
“No, I didn’t.”
He fastened his own seatbelt and started the car.
“Before I came to Qingcheng, I stayed abroad with my uncle for two years. After that, I transferred directly to Yishi High.”
Qin Qing’s pupils slightly dilated.
His uncle… that man who could climb down twelve floors with his bare hands?
And this seemingly casual “stay,” clearly wasn’t just for leisure or studying…
Qin Qing’s thoughts spun, and she seemed to realize something.
“So, you’re really good at fighting because of those two years?”
“You could say that.”
Wen Yufeng turned the steering wheel, driving out of the parking lot. “Those two years were the foundation.”
When he said this, his tone was calm, but a flicker of emotion flashed in his dark eyes.
It was indeed the foundation.
But it wasn’t just the foundation of fighting… it was the foundation of survival according to the law of the jungle.
“…”
Qin Qing didn’t ask any more questions.
Even though Wen Yufeng didn’t say much, she had a feeling—
During those two years, which were completely different from a normal child’s growth, there must have been many experiences that were extremely heavy and difficult for Wen Yufeng to talk about.