The Rebirth of the Socialite's Glory (GL) - Chapter 10

The leader was a boy who was taller than the others, looking to be about high school age. He was strongly built, his face covered in acne. His long hair covered his ears and eyes, but the hair in the center of his head stood up in individual strands, dyed the popular golden-yellow of the time.

From a distance, it looked like a golden bird’s nest perched on his head. By Feng Hua’s aesthetic standards, this hairstyle was so ugly she couldn’t bear to look.

Next to the leading boy stood a short boy, Ye Qiu’s classmate Shen Jun. He looked triumphantly at Feng Hua and the other person and said, “Let’s see if you two can escape today! Ye Qiu, you little bastard, how dare you resist and bring the teacher to trouble Jianing? I think you don’t want to live!”

After speaking, Shen Jun looked at Feng Hua. Faced with her expressionless, flawless, and delicate face, he swallowed hard, and his voice softened slightly, “Little sister, I’m telling you, this Ye Qiu is no good. Maybe you don’t know, but she’s a thief who often steals things from her classmates and neighbors, and she loves fighting and has a bad temper. Most importantly, she’s a jinx; her mother was cursed to death by her, and her former deskmate was also cursed by her, breaking their leg and having to transfer schools.”

Feng Hua allowed Shen Jun to finish this long speech without any change in expression, but her hand gripped Ye Qiu’s tightly, preventing Ye Qiu from impulsively confronting the other party.

Ye Qiu was trembling with anger, firmly held down by Feng Hua and unable to stand up, but she blurted out a defense, “You’re lying, I didn’t steal anything! And I’m not a jinx!”

Feng Hua pulled Ye Qiu to stand up and said to her in a voice only the two of them could hear, “Later, you run away quickly. There are too many of them.”

Ye Qiu immediately refused, “What about you then? I’m not running!”

“They don’t have a feud with me; they won’t do anything to me. You hurry up and go, don’t drag me down,” Feng Hua said indifferently.

“But…” Ye Qiu still argued anxiously.

Feng Hua interrupted her before she could finish her sentence, saying somewhat sternly, “No buts!”

The group opposite, especially Shen Jun, who had just finished speaking, saw the two whispering to each other, completely forgetting their group and ignoring him. He immediately became furious and questioned resentfully, “What are you two talking about?”

“None of your business?” Ye Qiu retorted without thinking.

“You…” The expression on Shen Jun’s small face changed like a magic trick, from anger to surprise, then to mockery, and finally back to a look of annoyance.

Such expressions on a child’s face were completely inconsistent with his age.

In fact, children who are innocent and cute in front of adults but have already developed adult ways of dealing with things behind the scenes are not uncommon. Adults can influence a child’s growth; the example they set carelessly in front of their children might be seen by the child, remembered in their heart, and manifested in their actions.

Prematurely mature children, some are like this, and some are like Ye Qiu, forced to mature early for survival.

“Why waste time talking to them? Jianing paid us to teach Ye Qiu a lesson, we’ll do it and leave.” The leading boy said impatiently to Shen Jun, then walked straight toward Feng Hua and the other person. His eyes were fierce, showing no mercy for the two children in front of him.

Feng Hua quickly tugged Ye Qiu’s sleeve. “Hurry up and go!”

Ye Qiu saw the group walking toward her fiercely. She heard Feng Hua’s words but didn’t comply.

It was too late. The boys were already half-grown youths and reached the two in a few steps. The leading boy lifted his foot and kicked Ye Qiu in the stomach, sending Ye Qiu tumbling to the ground.

Feng Hua stood rooted to the spot, her large, round eyes watching the crowd. For a moment, no one made a move against Feng Hua.

Feng Hua was not only a little girl but also a very beautiful and delicate one despite her age, and she looked very well-behaved and cute, like a little sister in the family. Because of this, these boys couldn’t help but feel a little protective of a delicate flower. As for the fact that Ye Qiu was also a little girl, apologies, they didn’t consider this thin, dark, and dirty-looking creature, who resembled a beggar, to be a girl.

A battle was about to break out… well, actually, it was a one-sided mob attack.

Ye Qiu was like a sandbag, kicked back and forth. She hugged her head, rolling at the feet of the crowd like a ball, looking quite ridiculous and entertaining the group. Whether it was genuinely funny or not, the group laughed loudly at Ye Qiu without reservation.

The scene in front of her was indeed comical, but Feng Hua couldn’t laugh at all. She thought she would be happy to see Ye Qiu suffer, but she wasn’t. Instead, the scene before her felt incredibly harsh.

No matter how much she disliked Ye Qiu, Ye Qiu was her rival. Who were these others to criticize the Ye Qiu who had defeated her?

Feng Hua shoved a hooligan aside and pulled up the curled-up, pain-ridden Ye Qiu.

This sudden change drew everyone’s attention to Feng Hua, and even Ye Qiu raised her head to look at Feng Hua in surprise.

“Are you looking for death?” Although he didn’t understand how Feng Hua had managed to shove his subordinate away with a single kick, he just assumed Feng Hua had launched a sneak attack. Mainly, Feng Hua didn’t look like she possessed any fighting ability.

Feng Hua walked up to the completely unprepared boy and lifted her foot, using all her strength to kick him in the groin. “Useless.”

Kicked in the groin, the leading boy let out a pig-slaughtering scream, “Aaaah… It hurts so much… Get… Get this little b1tch… Ow ow… Kill her for me!”

Hearing the word ‘b1tch,’ Feng Hua raised her eyelids. Seeing that the boy was still lively and jumping around, she couldn’t help but lament that this body was truly only ten years old; the strength was too little. If it were before, she would have directly shattered his eggs, leaving him unable to even scream!

She had learned self-defense for several years while studying abroad. The general environment overseas was quite dangerous. Not only did every citizen have the legal right to carry a gun, but also because foreigners had impulsive and warlike personalities; they could start a fight at the slightest disagreement, unlike in China, where people played mind games and strategies. After being beaten up once, she had found a coach and started practicing martial arts. She was naturally talented. Even though her body was no longer as pliable as a three or four-year-old child’s, she still mastered a decent set of martial arts.

Now, though her physical strength hadn’t caught up, her real-life experience, fighting techniques, and psychological fortitude were still there.

The group surrounded them again. Under the chaotic assault, Feng Hua had already received quite a few punches. Her tender skin felt a burning pain, and her movements were getting slower. At this moment, Ye Qiu stopped curling up and instead pressed Feng Hua underneath her.

Ye Qiu shielded Feng Hua from the punches, but she was struck even more herself. In just a moment, her face turned paper-white, completely drained of color, making Feng Hua terrified.

She was afraid Ye Qiu would die.

This was not the first time. Ye Qiu was very frail. Her dark skin was not her original complexion. The Feng Ya of her previous life had very fair skin, bearing no resemblance to the current Ye Qiu. The darkness was clearly due to malnutrition. Feng Hua had seen her without clothes; she was all bones, like a skeleton, which was shocking to behold. Furthermore, she had many scars on her body, crisscrossing everywhere, both new and old injuries.

With this level of beating, given Ye Qiu’s body, surviving it would be sheer luck and blessing.

Feng Hua suddenly felt an urge to cry… She didn’t want Ye Qiu to die.

Less than a month after her rebirth, her mindset had changed again.

Upon seeing this group, Feng Hua had secretly messaged Wang Mu. Now, she only hoped Wang Mu could arrive quickly.

Ye Qiu held Feng Hua tightly in her arms. Feng Hua’s face was buried in Ye Qiu’s chest. She didn’t know how much time passed until Wang Mu rushed in and rescued them. Feng Hua pushed Ye Qiu away, and looking at Ye Qiu again, she realized Ye Qiu had fainted.

“Uncle Wang, send all of them to the police station. Let them get a good education.” As soon as Feng Hua spoke, a chill went through the bodies of the few people who had been knocked down by Wang Mu and were now howling on the ground.

Wang Mu saw his Miss frowning while holding Ye Qiu. He looked at Ye Qiu and realized that Ye Qiu’s condition was not good.

Wang Mu said, “Miss, I’ll have people come over to deal with this. Right now, we should take Ye Qiu to the hospital first.”

Feng Hua nodded, glancing at the people lying on the ground. She said, “Have people remember them all for me. Don’t miss a single one.” The grievances she suffered today, and the beatings Ye Qiu took, would not be dismissed simply because they were minors.

In her previous life, anyone who dared to lay a hand on her was thrown to the dogs.

Wang Mu obviously thought the same as Feng Hua. Having bullied the Feng family’s heir, these people could not be easily let off. Even if they were minors, there were ways to make them pay the price.

People arrived quickly, and Wang Mu and Feng Hua swiftly took Ye Qiu to the hospital.

After waiting for a few hours, Feng Hua, who had been resting and applying medicine, finally saw the doctor. The doctor’s expression was subtle. “Her external skin injuries are severe, but her internal injuries are even worse. Several bones are broken. She won’t be able to move for a short period. This injury will also have some impact on her development. After a comprehensive examination, her ears and eyes also have some minor damage.”

“…Is that all?” Feng Hua was stunned, listening to the doctor list Ye Qiu’s ailments.

The doctor picked up the case file and said stiffly, “She also has a minor stomach hemorrhage. That’s all. If she had been brought in any later, it wouldn’t have been as simple as just lying in bed for a while; it would have been highly unlikely for her to ever get up again.”

Although he didn’t know what connection the child inside had with the two people in front of him, because the little girl was so miserable, he had no good feelings toward anyone who had been in contact with her. He even said sarcastically to the two, “The child’s parents are really careless, letting a perfectly fine child be bullied like an animal.” Then he left.

In the doctor’s eyes, Ye Qiu’s parents and the people who beat her were both bad news. The former failed to protect Ye Qiu, and the latter could lay such heavy hands on a ten-year-old girl, which was utterly inhuman.

Feng Hua lowered her head, looking at her bandaged wrist, feeling very uneasy in her heart.