QTMWSFC Chapter 7

Bang!

“Ah—”

Bang, bang, bang!

The muffled sounds of fists hitting flesh echoed through the entire silent alley with miserable screams.

Xia Qingmeng immediately felt the force restraining her arms being removed in an instant.

The reversal happened too quickly. It was over in an instant.

Xia Qingmeng was still immersed in the despair she had just felt. She didn’t dare open her eyes right away. She instinctively hugged herself and covered her ears.

“Damn it, you dare touch my girl?” Xu Xinghe’s anger had reached its peak.

So close, so close!

If he had been just a moment slower, this scumbag would have touched Xia Qingmeng!

After System 0250 located Xia Qingmeng, Xu Xinghe took a taxi all the way there. After getting out of the car, he even ran non-stop without pausing.

He had good eyesight. Both Xia Qingmeng’s disheveled clothes and her half-reddened cheek filled him with anger and heartache.

In broad daylight, they dared to do such a thing. Were they really riding on the Chu family’s fake tiger power like that? Had they been in the detention center too often, or did they not want their manhood anymore?

Xu Xinghe glanced coldly at the lower body of the four men, and all four instantly felt a chill between their legs. Two of them, who had already pulled their pants halfway down, felt it even more keenly.

Before they could fasten their waistbands, the early summer morning inexplicably stirred up a cold breeze.

“Ahhh!”

The one called “Big Brother,” who had first spoken rudely, was already curled up on the ground clutching his unspeakable area, wailing and rolling in pain.

Damn it, no honor!

They were all men, how could he play such a dirty trick?

The other three turned to escape.

“Trying to run?” Xu Xinghe let out a cold snort.

In just a few steps, he jumped in front of the three, grabbed one by the scruff of the neck, raised his foot, and kicked him flying with tremendous force. That kick almost made him die in pain.

The weight of a grown man, plus the acceleration from the kick, crashed into the two people behind him, knocking them over hard. They couldn’t recover for a long time.

In less than half a minute, the four were scattered on the ground and groaning in pain.

“The hands are not clean, the feet are not clean, and some places are even less clean. I think the unclean parts would be better off removed.”

Xu Xinghe had no intention of letting them off easily. He stepped on one of their palms and ground it back and forth.

“Ah!”

“Big… Big Brother, I was wrong! I’ll never dare do it again!” The one being stepped on grimaced in agony as he begged for mercy.

“Ah! I’ll fucking kill you!” The “Big Brother,” who had barely recovered after a while, tried to fight back. He picked up a piece of red brick from the corner and charged awkwardly at Xu Xinghe. The brick in his hand flew out.

“Watch out!” A frantic voice came from behind Xu Xinghe.

Xu Xinghe instinctively dodged the red brick, and the man attacking him also collapsed to the ground.

Behind the man stood a disheveled girl holding a brick, her arms still raised in a swinging motion, and her body was trembling slightly and uncontrollably.

Seeing the man in front of her fall to the ground, Xia Qingmeng sat down weakly, gasping for air.

Xu Xinghe’s expression was cold. He grabbed the man by the collar, dragged him like a dead dog, and threw him together with the other three.

Xu Xinghe seemed to transform into a different person. He cracked his knuckles and threw a punch without hesitation.

One after another, like punching a sandbag, countless iron fists landed on the four men. The alley echoed with miserable cries and flying specks of blood.

But Xu Xinghe paid no attention, like a ruthless beast, like an emotionless reaper of death. Anything less wouldn’t quell the hatred in his heart.

Xia Qingmeng was shocked by Xu Xinghe.

Ignoring her still-trembling body, she rushed up and grabbed his arm. “Xu Xinghe! That’s enough! They will die!”

If they died, Xu Xinghe would be in trouble. After all, this was a society ruled by law. These scumbags would face legal justice.

Xu Xinghe’s eyes were bloodshot as he gritted his teeth. “Scum not worth regretting if they die.”

But he hadn’t lost his reason. He stopped. Still, his clenched fists betrayed the anger inside him.

If he had come just a moment later, Xia Qingmeng would have been harmed. Xia Qingmeng was a weak girl. If she had begged for mercy, would these four scumbags have let her go?

“Xu Xinghe, let’s call the police,” Xia Qingmeng said, her body stiff as she searched the alley for her phone.

At that critical moment, she had thrown her phone away. If she were lucky, it might have recorded something.

The four scumbags lay on the ground and couldn’t get up. They never imagined that a student could be this good at fighting!

And wasn’t this supposed to be school time? Where did he come from?

“You sit down. I’ll look for it.” Xu Xinghe handed his own phone to Xia Qingmeng and began searching the alley.

Xia Qingmeng saw his bloody, mangled knuckles and felt a sting in her heart. “Your hand…”

Xu Xinghe wiped it carelessly. “It’s nothing. It’s not my blood.”

Fortunately, the police arrived quickly. Xia Qingmeng’s phone was also found, and the recording was intact. With such solid evidence, there was no escape for those men. The four were immediately handcuffed and taken away.

Xu Xinghe silently glanced at Xia Qingmeng. She had been clutching her collar the whole time. It seemed to have been torn.

“Wear this.” Xu Xinghe took off his shirt and handed it to her. “I won’t look.”

“Thank you.” Xia Qingmeng took the shirt he handed over and hid behind him to put it on.

He was very tall. The shadow he cast covered her whole body. For the first time, Xia Qingmeng realized the differences between boys and girls, such as height and shoulder width.

Underneath his shirt, he was still wearing a white short-sleeve with fitted shoulders. The hem was tucked into his pants, making his shoulders look broad and his waist narrow. He was clearly in good shape. This body, which didn’t look particularly burly, contained an incredibly formidable strength.

“Do you want to come to my place?” Xu Xinghe took Xia Qingmeng’s hand and started walking towards his apartment.

“Ah?” Xia Qingmeng was startled, then immediately understood. “Okay.”

In her current state, she couldn’t go to school nor could she go back to her grandmother’s house. If her grandmother saw her like this, it would only cause her to worry.

Xu Xinghe took a taxi back to his apartment. Xia Qingmeng wanted to split the taxi fare, but Xu Xinghe stared at her in silence for a long time until she dropped the idea.

“Sorry for the intrusion,” Xia Qingmeng said at the entrance. She carefully took off her shoes, placed them neatly, and then entered.

The furnishings in the apartment were all black, white, and gray. There were no other colors to be found. The coffee table in the living room was a bit messy, covered with gaming equipment. However, the kitchen and dining area were almost spotlessly clean.

Renting a place this size in this neighborhood, Xu Xinghe’s family was probably even wealthier than she had imagined.

Xia Qingmeng followed Xu Xinghe into the bedroom. He found a pair of sweatpants and a T-shirt. “Make do with these for now. The waistband is elastic.”

Xia Qingmeng took the clothes, and suddenly her eyes stung as if sand had gotten into them.

A few teardrops fell onto the black pants.

Xu Xinghe was startled and a little at a loss.

He wasn’t very good at comforting people. Even with all the vocabulary he knew, he still found himself at a loss for words.

Damn it. Sure enough, those punches just now were still too light!

“Hey… you… don’t cry.” Xu Xinghe wanted to wipe her tears but wasn’t sure if that would be too forward. His arm froze in place, uncertain. He was caught between wanting to move and not daring to.

As soon as Xia Qingmeng heard his words, she cried even harder.

In the alley just now, she needed to think quickly. Later, after seeing Xu Xinghe and the police, she wasn’t so scared. But now that she had relaxed, fear came flooding back, and emotion instantly overwhelmed her mind.

Xia Qingmeng sobbed uncontrollably, breath hitching, crying harder and harder as if she might pass out, pouring out all her fear and grievance.

Words felt utterly powerless at this moment.

Xu Xinghe steadied himself, wiped away her tears, then pulled her head against his chest and gently stroked her hair. “It’s okay now.”

He finally understood why Xia Qingmeng had changed so much in the original plot.

If he hadn’t arrived in time, the consequences would have been unimaginable. Once something like that happened, the psychological scar wouldn’t be so easy to overcome. Especially for someone as proud as Xia Qingmeng.

Chu Xi… is truly rotten to the core…

Xu Xinghe unilaterally sentenced Chu Xi to death in his heart.