I Might Have Fallen in Love With My Childhood Sweetheart
Chapter 162 - 158: The Impulsiveness of Youth

Chapter 162: Chapter 158: The Impulsiveness of Youth

Until the evening before the rematch, the rumors deliberately instigated about "Liang Fan liking Li Qingran" finally reached Qingran’s ears.

At that time, Xie Ying’an was not in the classroom; he had just been called away by Old Wu after class.

It was Huang Qianyu who confronted Wen Shiyi; at that time, Qingran was about to leave the classroom to study in another room when Huang Qianyu timed it just right and raised the question before Qingran could leave.

"Wen Shiyi, why did the transfer student suddenly change his affection and start liking Li Qingran?" Huang Qianyu crossed her arms in front of her chest, her expression clearly reveling in schadenfreude: "What? He doesn’t want to be your lapdog anymore?"

Wen Shiyi was looking down, and from Qingran’s angle, her expression was not visible, probably not a pleasant one.

Qingran was also somewhat stunned, as she remembered from her memory and from a segment in the book that Liang Fan did indeed confess to Li Qingran, but it was clear to discerning eyes, even to Li Qingran herself, that Liang Fan seemed to be confessing, but was actually mocking her.

Mocking her for her presumptuous love for Xie Ying’an, attempting to compete with his favorite, Wen Shiyi.

However, the timing of Liang Fan’s confession was not now, nor was it known by so many people, and it even seemed humiliating for Liang Fan to confess to Li Qingran behind everyone’s back.

Seeing this, Ruan Ruan hurried over to Qingran’s side, and Zheng Chunming also stood up; the two who knew the inside story weren’t sure how to comfort Qingran at this moment.

Especially since Qingran appeared indifferent, seemingly waiting to see their drama unfold.

Wen Shiyi was generally popular in the class, and as Huang Qianyu kept targeting Wen Shiyi over and over again, her close friends couldn’t stand it any longer.

Hu Taohua was the first to stand up for Wen Shiyi, her words pointed as she spoke, "Huang Qianyu, who Liang Fan likes is Liang Fan’s own business, besides, Liang Fan never said he liked Shiyi before, and this is the first time he has said he likes someone else, not Shiyi, so why are you always targeting Shiyi?"

The small roles could be solved by the small roles themselves.

Huang Qianyu didn’t even bother to address Hu Taohua; Chen Xiweng naturally handled her.

"Shut your mouth, fatso!" Chen Xiweng went straight for the personal attack, "Did Qianyu speak to you? Who do you think you are?"

"Exactly," supported Zhang Ping, standing beside Chen Xiweng, her words even more venomous: "You’d better think about how you’re going to lose that fat body of yours instead of meddling in other people’s business."

Hu Taohua, who hated being called fat, immediately turned red and pointed at Chen Xiweng and co., unable to speak, and finally just laid down on the desk in humiliation and cried.

Wen Shiyi stood up, frowning, and looked toward Huang Qianyu and the others with an unusual hint of anger in her tone: "We’re all classmates, is it nice to attack people personally and hurt their self-esteem?"

Huang Qianyu wore a defiant look, raising her chin with a cold hum: "I’m too lazy to hurt her self-esteem, but it’s her own fault for provoking us to do so. We have to oblige her."

Wen Shiyi’s face turned a bit pale, but regardless of the circumstances, her eyes remained stubborn: "Huang Qianyu, I advise you to leave some room for maneuver."

"Leave room? Ha!" Huang Qianyu cared nothing for the looks from the classmates in the room, sitting on the desk with an air of superiority, "I was planning to leave you some room, but you, you’re so ungrateful!"

Qingran had no time to pay attention to their conflicts; she wasn’t very concerned about the rumors of Liang Fan liking her. Since it had spread this way, whether for Shiyi or otherwise, sooner or later Liang Fan would confess to her, and she would have her revenge then; there was no need to relish temporary verbal pleasures.

Worried that Qingran might be emotionally affected, Ruan Ruan softly comforted her: "They’re all lies, Ranran, don’t believe them, it definitely isn’t true, I would have heard if it were."

Qingran nodded, "It’s fine, I don’t mind."

Her demeanor was open and truly unaffected.

Ruan Ruan then finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Qingran told Ruan Ruan she was heading to the classroom over there and then, clutching her textbooks, prepared to leave.

"Hey hey!" Huang Qianyu called out from behind: "Li Qingran, Liang Fan has been blatantly announcing that he likes you, and you don’t have any reaction..."

Her words suddenly stopped as she stared wide-eyed towards the classroom door.

Everyone looked towards the classroom door unanimously, and silence fell over the room.

Xie Ying’an slowly entered amidst this quiet, his eyes fixed on Huang Qianyu, his face tensed tightly, and his lips pressed into a straight line.

Huang Qianyu hung her head, slowly moving from her desk to her seat, the earlier arrogance nowhere to be seen.

Xie Ying’an stopped three steps away from Huang Qianyu.

The changing expressions on Huang Qianyu’s face were indescribable - a mix of joy, nervousness, and unease...

In short, the thoughts of a young girl were completely exposed.

The emotions roiled in the youth’s dark eyes, yet his tone was cold and devoid of warmth. He asked Huang Qianyu, "What did you just say?"

After blinking several times, Huang Qianyu recalled her words: "Liang Fan has been openly declaring his affection for Li Qingran..."

"Heh..." Xie Ying’an seemed to sneer.

He clenched his fists and turned to walk out of the classroom.

His abrupt departure was so swift that the classmates hadn’t reacted as to why Xie Ying’an had suddenly left.

Qingran was the first to react; realizing something bad might happen, she threw her books onto the desk haphazardly and hurriedly ran out of the classroom.

But it was already too late.

Classroom 2B was in total chaos, many students from 2B were standing and peering through the glass at the scene inside the classroom, letting out exclamations from time to time.

Qingran pushed through the crowd, squeezing towards the front, and saw Xie Ying’an pinning Liang Fan against the wall, beating him.

Liang Fan’s mask was nowhere to be seen, and his nose was bleeding profusely under Xie Ying’an’s blows.

Qingran rushed to stop Xie Ying’an, but someone else had gotten there before her, running out to stand in front of Xie Ying’an.

Wen Shiyi spread her arms like a mother hen protecting her chick, keeping Liang Fan behind her. Her eyes mirrored deep disappointment as she looked at Xie Ying’an: "Xie Ying’an, what are you doing?"

Liang Fan, holding his bleeding nose, looked at Wen Shiyi with soft eyes.

But Xie Ying’an did not even glance at Wen Shiyi. His eyes red with fury, he said indifferently, "Move aside!"

Wen Shiyi shook her head furiously, "No, if you dare, hit me too."

Xie Ying’an did not even bother to sneer this time, his tone icy and dismissive: "You think I wouldn’t dare to hit you?"

Ah, the impulsiveness of youth.

Silently sighing, Qingran knew he was doing this to defend her honor, and she finally stepped forward to grab Xie Ying’an’s hand.

Xie Ying’an’s first reaction was to shake her off, but realizing it was Qingran, he held on tightly instead, and as he looked up at her, a glimmer of light finally appeared in his dark eyes.

"Let’s go." Qingran pulled him away.

She could no longer afford to look back at what expression Wen Shiyi might be wearing.

Led by Qingran, Xie Ying’an walked out of the 2B classroom, as the surrounding classmates unconsciously made way for them.

As they were leaving the classroom door, Xie Ying’an did not forget to turn back and warn Liang Fan: "To think you’re worthy of liking Li Qingran?"