Volume Two: Those Years When I Was the School Bully
Secretly Moved
Wen Nuan saw the situation in the alley growing increasingly tense and dangerous, pushed the male lead out with one palm, and said: “Quick, go play the hero saving the damsel!”1
The stuff back in school before were all minor squabbles; girls would only sling mud, talk badly behind backs, form cliques, and engage in collective ostracism.
Song Ci couldn’t be bothered to deal with it, so she didn’t care about Lu Yi sticking up for her. Besides, Lu Yi sticking up for her made it easier for Song Ci to suffer bullying from others, somewhat adding fuel to the fire.
But this time was different. Yellow Hair, after all, was someone who knocked about in society2, so naturally, he had his ways of dealing with people. This gang dared to do any sort of bad deed; if Song Ci were driven into a corner3 by them, she would definitely be trembling with fear4 and utterly disheartened5.
If Lu Yi came out to rescue Song Ci at such a critical moment, it would definitely give Song Ci a different, direct feeling.
Hero saving the damsel – from ancient times to the present, it never fails!
Except—
Wen Nuan cursed silently: Are you f%cking crazy!?
“…..” Lu Yi also just realized what he had shouted. He immediately waved his hands to explain, “That’s not what I meant, I meant let her go, or you’ll get what’s coming to you!”
Song Ci looked towards the back of the trash cans, her brow slightly furrowed.
Qiang-ge roared furiously: “Who the f%ck are you?”
“I’m her classmate! You dare to rob her, and even lay hands on her!” Lu Yi took out his phone, speaking sternly with righteousness, “If you don’t apologize to her, I’ll call the police to arrest you.”
Wen Nuan: “……”
This male lead really was a positive, upright, and righteous good kid.
System: 【……】
The spirit is commendable, but the actions are somewhat ill-timed.
Qiang-ge seemed to hear something amusing and laughed loudly: “Aiyo-yo, trying to scare me with the police? What’s a little brat6 whose hair hasn’t even fully grown doing playing hero saving the damsel? This is killing me.”
“Fine, since you’re unrepentant, don’t blame me for being ruthless.” Lu Yi’s eyes turned fierce, and he shouted, “Hey, Siri, dial 110….”
Seeing the call actually going through, Qiang-ge’s expression changed, and he roared angrily: “Quick, go smash his phone!”
The guys behind him immediately ran up to snatch Lu Yi’s phone.
Two fists are no match for four hands7. Lu Yi was beaten until he was covering his head and scurrying away like a mouse8, and his phone was also smashed.
Qiang-ge looked at Song Ci and delivered a harsh threat, “Hand over the stuff, otherwise neither of you think about leaving here alive today.”
Song Ci glared at Qiang-ge, clutching her zipper tightly, remaining silent.
An Qi rolled up her sleeves, looking fiercely menacingly at Song Ci, and sneered, “Qiang-ge, let me handle her. This little b%tch9 is just asking for a beating. Watch me beat her until she’s crying for her parents10, then she’ll know how tough we are.”
【Aren’t you going to step in?】 the System urged anxiously.
Wen Nuan saw the male lead being suppressed with absolutely no ability to resist and said speechlessly, “This Lu Yi is such trash. Are all those muscles just from eating protein powder11?”
【Hurry up, the female lead is about to get hit!】 the System shouted.
Wen Nuan pulled the electric baton from her schoolbag and fiercely banged it against the trash can, “Everyone f%cking stop right there!”
Everyone in the alley stopped and looked towards Wen Nuan at the alley entrance.
Qiang-ge looked over, “Who the f%ck are you?”
Wen Nuan switched on the electric baton. The powerful sound of the electric current seemed particularly clear in the silent alley. Everyone’s faces turned pale as they looked at the electric baton, nearly as thick as an arm.
Lu Yi wiped his bloody nose and said speechlessly, “Why the f%ck didn’t you give me the electric baton if you had it?”
Wen Nuan: “…..”
Who the f%ck knew a male lead like you would be so useless!?
Aren’t male leads supposed to be able to fight one against a hundred?!
Now he’s beaten with absolutely no power to fight back. Being this male lead is truly stifling.
An Qi recognized Wen Nuan. After all, she knew Song Ci, so naturally, she had looked into the famous figures at Third Experimental High School – Zhao Wen Nuan.
A bully-level figure.
She whispered Zhao Wen Nuan’s background to Qiang-ge.
Qiang-ge frowned: “You’re the daughter of Ningjiang City’s richest man?”
Wen Nuan smiled: “What? Got a problem?”
Greed showed in Qiang-ge’s eyes as he rubbed his chin: “Then you must be very rich?”
“Of course,” Wen Nuan took a credit card from her pocket, “There’s one million in this card. Want it? Come get it yourself?”
Everyone froze, all eyes fixed on the card in Wen Nuan’s hand.
Qiang-ge raised his hand, “Hand it over obediently yourself, don’t make me use force.”
“Not happening,” Wen Nuan cranked the electric current’s power to max, smiling with pure innocence, “Today, we really have to fight, settle the score properly.”
“Settle what?”
Wen Nuan pointed at Song Ci, “How much money did you rob from her?”
Song Ci’s expression darkened, and she said coldly: “Zhao Wen Nuan, I don’t need you to interfere.”
Wen Nuan: “……”
She really had to interfere today.
Qiang-ge figured it out; this young girl was sticking up for Song Ci. He sneered, “Yo, what’s up today? Everyone wants to play the hero and put on a show?”
His gaze was fierce and brutal as he stared at Wen Nuan, “Damn girl12, haven’t you asked around about Laozi13 Fang Qiang’s14 reputation? You dare settle scores with me? If I don’t f%cking teach you a lesson today, I see you really don’t know the immensity of heaven and earth15!”
“Brothers, get her!”
Seeing everyone about to rush Wen Nuan, Song Ci cried out in alarm: “Don’t—”
Hearing the female lead’s cry laced with worry, Wen Nuan momentarily lost focus and was almost hit on the head by the guy in front. Luckily, she reacted in time, leaning slightly, and the wooden stick hit her shoulder.
Song Ci shoved An Qi aside and ran over, saying in panic: “Wen Nuan—”
“Don’t f%cking come over here.”
The female lead is running over now to cause trouble!?
Wen Nuan kicked away the man lunging at her and looked at Lu Yi nearby, “Take Song Ci and go first, don’t worry about me.”
Lu Yi clutched his stomach, shaking his head: “No, I can’t leave you alone.”
“Tsk, hurry up and scram, don’t interfere with my fight,” Wen Nuan swung the electric baton directly; the man was electrocuted, his limbs trembling as he collapsed on the ground. “Don’t you know my strength!?”
Seeing the person on the ground electrocuted and foaming at the mouth, Lu Yi immediately pulled Song Ci, who wanted to go help Wen Nuan, and ran out. “I’ll go call the police, you hold on!”
Seeing someone about to block Lu Yi and Song Ci, Wen Nuan threw her backpack forcefully at them, “Mmhmm, go.”
“No, let me go, Lu Yi!” Song Ci didn’t want to leave and was hoisted onto Lu Yi’s shoulder as he ran out. “Wen Nuan, you can’t leave her alone, Lu Yi….”
Lu Yi reassured her: “Zhao Wen Nuan knows Sanda16 and fighting. Those few thugs are no match for her at all. We’d just be getting in the way if we stayed there.”
“My phone was smashed by them, use your phone and call the police quickly,” he put Song Ci down and turned to run back towards the alley. “I’ll go check on Zhao Wen Nuan, you just stay here and wait for the police.”
Song Ci knew she’d just be a hindrance if she went, but she was still scared. Her hands clenched tightly in panic as she looked anxiously in the direction Lu Yi ran off.
Wen Nuan saw both of them had run far off, but her electric baton was snatched and broken by someone.
Qiang-ge looked at Wen Nuan, now completely unarmed, and sneered mockingly: “B%tch, keep going? Weren’t you so badass? Let’s see how you f%cking run now?”
Wen Nuan cracked her fingers, making crisp bone-popping sounds, “Do you know what I’m best at?”
Qiang-ge frowned: “What?”
“Killing techniques~”
An icy, bloodthirsty gaze swept over everyone. Wen Nuan smiled faintly: “Today, I’ll let you broaden your horizons.”
Everyone suddenly felt suffocated.
The originally noisy alley became deathly silent.
Wen Nuan wiped the blood on her hands onto Qiang-ge’s body, looking at him as he gasped for breath, his eyes full of terror, mouth open but afraid to scream.
“Don’t be afraid, this is a society ruled by law, I won’t kill anyone.” Wen Nuan smiled gently.
Qiang-ge’s eyes widened; he couldn’t catch his breath and passed out directly.
Wen Nuan gave him a disgusted eye-roll, looked at An Qi, trembling nonstop by the wall, pinched her chin, and smiled, full of malice: “Next time I see you deliberately causing trouble for Song Ci, I’ll kill you, believe it or not?”
An Qi didn’t dare to cry out loud, her tear-filled eyes brimming with terror. She nodded frantically, “Mm-hmm…”
“Take your man and get lost.”17
She guessed Lu Yi definitely called the police. It wouldn’t be good if the police found out she beat people up like this.
An Qi and the others trembling with fear carried the unconscious Fang Qiang away. The other guys were all limping heavily, covered in blood as they hastily fled.
Wen Nuan took a cigarette from her pocket and started smoking, looking at the bloodstains on the wall.
【You were a bit scary just now.】 the System said with lingering fear.
Wen Nuan, when she was hitting people just now—the bloodlust in her eyes and the sinister expression on her face were almost tangible, making one feel chilled to the bone at a glance. Completely different from the usual Wen Nuan who laughed and joked around with it.
“Was I?” Wen Nuan exhaled a puff of smoke, suppressed the emotion in her eyes, and turned to walk out.
【I almost thought you were going to kill someone.】
“Wouldn’t happen, I held back my strength.”
【The original host only knew fighting and Sanda, where did you learn this?】 the System asked curiously.
Wen Nuan stubbed out the cigarette butt and threw it in the trash can, “Learned it from a woman who loved to fight and used lethal force.”
The System thought about the people Wen Nuan had contact with and asked tentatively: 【Lord… Master?】18
“Yo, your insight is pretty good?” Wen Nuan didn’t expect the System would guess it right away.
【I just deduced it. Besides Lord Master, I have some understanding of the other people you’ve contacted.】 the System said.
“Mmhmm, Yan Hui19 taught me. That person might be useless otherwise, but in this aspect, she really has genuine skills.”
These killing techniques were actually learned when Wen Nuan finished her fiftieth mission and was resting in the Three Realms Space. She used surplus points to draw a prize from the Main System and got a wish scroll.
Wen Nuan wanted to learn some self-protection skills. After all, when doing missions, some relied on brains, which she could handle, but some relied on force, which she found a bit difficult to deal with.
So she used this wish scroll to exchange for self-protection ability.
She originally thought it would be like in wuxia20 novels, directly transmitting power to her, letting her instantly become god-like. But when she saw Yan Hui appear before her, Wen Nuan felt a bit awkward and helpless.
Seeing her face showing speechlessness and displeasure, Yan Hui scoffed, “Be content. Back in the day, Laozi was the number one expert on the mission rankings. I’m teaching you self-protection, you should be secretly rejoicing.”
Wen Nuan forced a smile, “Hahaha.”
“…..” Yan Hui rolled her eyes, “Learning or not? If not, it’s no loss to me anyway, just someone wasted a wish scroll.”
“……” Wen Nuan said through gritted teeth, “I’ll learn!”
Then Yan Hui created a small world/dimension21. Wen Nuan’s identity there was a vampire, possessing immortality, while Yan Hui was just an ordinary person.
Wen Nuan was a bit puzzled why Yan Hui set up such character conditions, until Yan Hui killed her again and again, using different methods, different techniques, different means, allowing her to experience different ways of dying.
Wen Nuan was fiercely kicked into the wall by Yan Hui, spitting out a mouthful of blood with a ‘wah’, “You f%cking… did that on purpose…”
“How could I?” Yan Hui said aggrievedly, “Aren’t I teaching you? One-on-one teaching, learning efficiency is top-notch!”
“You—” Before Wen Nuan could finish speaking, there was a flash before her eyes, and Yan Hui directly twisted her neck, making her kick the bucket.
But Yan Hui was right, some things yield more precise and efficient results through practice.
Wen Nuan learned Yan Hui’s so-called “killing techniques.” No flashy or fancy moves; all attack techniques were one-hit takedowns, effortlessly taking human lives!
【So you mean you were killed nearly hundreds of times by Lord Master just to learn these moves?】 the System asked in surprise.
Wen Nuan rubbed her head and neck, “Mmhmm, and that person especially liked crushing my skull and twisting my neck. I suspect she did it on purpose.”
The two of them had a personal grudge. She definitely used teaching as a cover, muddying the waters, deliberately getting revenge on her privately!
【Lord Master is amazing, she’s the record holder for number one on the Task-taker Ranking List, and also the only task-taker to escape the Main System’s control.】
“A task-taker who escaped the Main System’s control?” Wen Nuan asked curiously, “How did she escape?”
System: 【That’s a top-level secret, I don’t know.】
No authorization!
“Oh, okay.”
She wasn’t interested anyway.
Currently, Wen Nuan only wanted to unfreeze her points and return to You Jiayi’s side as soon as possible, to grow old together. As for other things, she couldn’t be bothered.
“Zhao Wen Nuan?!” Lu Yi ran over, seeing Zhao Wen Nuan walking over slowly. Besides her clothes being a bit messy, everything else was fine.
“Are you okay?” He looked behind her, “Where are those guys? I had Song Ci call the police, they should be here soon.”
Wen Nuan shrugged: “It’s nothing, they couldn’t beat me, and they knew you called the police, so they got scared and ran off immediately.”
“Ran off?” Lu Yi looked behind Wen Nuan; no one was chasing her out.
“Mmhmm, don’t you know my strength?” Wen Nuan stuffed her hands in her pockets and ambled off in another direction.
Lu Yi watched her leave, “Where are you going?”
“You didn’t manage to play the hero saving the damsel, so I can only arrange an opportunity for you to soothe the beauty’s wounded heart,” Wen Nuan waved her hand at Lu Yi, “Go on, Song Ci must be terrified. Go comfort her, maybe you two will get together.”
Lu Yi opened his mouth, but in the end, didn’t say anything, watching Wen Nuan disappear into the sunset.
Song Ci saw only Lu Yi return and asked in panic: “Where’s Wen Nuan?”
Lu Yi looked a bit embarrassed, rubbing the back of his head: “She went back first, asked me to take you home. Don’t worry about her, she’s fine, most people can’t beat her.”
Song Ci’s gaze dimmed, her thoughts unknown. She just quietly replied with an “Okay.”
The police arrived quickly too. Lu Yi explained the situation.
There were no surveillance cameras in the alley, and those thugs had also run off in time. The police took a statement and then let Lu Yi and Song Ci leave.
Lu Yi walked Song Ci to her apartment building entrance and asked worriedly: “Were you terrified today?”
Song Ci shook her head.
“Do those thugs often rob your money?” Lu Yi looked at the scene today; it felt like it wasn’t the first time.
Song Ci remained silent.
Lu Yi figured Song Ci must have been scared today and didn’t want to talk, so he understood.
He comforted her: “Don’t be afraid, I’ll walk you home after school from now on, then no one will bully you.”
“No need,” Song Ci raised her eyes, her gaze somewhat icy, “No need.”
Lu Yi thought he had been too forward, making Song Ci think he had ulterior motives, so he immediately explained: “I’m just the type of person who can’t stand…. seeing girls get bullied, that’s why I wanted…. to walk you home, I don’t have… don’t have any other intentions…”
“Lu Yi,” Song Ci interrupted him, saying plainly, “I don’t like you, it’s impossible between us.”
“…..” Lu Yi was startled and asked back, “Why?”
A ripple of emotion suddenly appeared in Song Ci’s ink-black eyes. She said lightly: “Because, I like Zhao Wen Nuan.”
Lu Yi looked at the pendant Song Ci took out. Jade22 with characters carved on it, reading “Wen Nuan”.
Lu Yi felt this jade pendant was very familiar. He remembered back in the first year of high school, there was a small stall at the school gate that specialized in selling this kind of engravable jade stone, five yuan each, attracting many girls to buy them.
He had received quite a few jade stones carved with his name back then and thought it was pretty boring.
He only found out after a friend told him: Gifting jade represents expressing feelings of admiration/love.
“Zhao Wen Nuan gave this to you?” Lu Yi felt it was impossible.
Song Ci smiled self-deprecatingly: “No, I stole it.”
Back then, Zhao Wen Nuan had followed the trend and carved her own name, but later felt it was childish and threw the carved jade stone away.
So she secretly stole it from the trash can.
The author has something to say:
Yan Hui: Eheh, long time no see.
Wen Nuan: Scram!
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