Chapter 17: This Mouth Needs Treatment!

“Su Mo, what did the auntie just say to you?”

On the way to school, Su Mo asked proactively, her face thick with shamelessness.

“Nothing.” Su Yan was in a good mood; it seemed she was about to secure that business deal from the county town.

Su Mo’s face slumped to the floor. “Liar, I clearly saw that the auntie’s expression was bad.”

“If you want to know so badly, just go ask her yourself.” Su Yan replied perfunctorily, completely ignoring her existence.

“Su Yan!”

“Something else?”

Facing the emotionally unstable Su Mo, Su Yan only felt boredom.

With such obvious hostility, the girl's IQ was definitely not high.

Su Mo’s chest heaved violently beneath her clothes, clearly infuriated by Su Yan's contemptuous attitude, but Li Qiuhua’s instructions kept surfacing in her mind.

So, for now, she could only endure it.

Su Yan let out a cold laugh and resumed her stride.

As they passed the alleyway outside the school, the sound of an argument suddenly drifted out.

Su Yan recognized the owner of the voice immediately.

Sun Mang!

There were seven or eight men in the alley who didn't look like students of Xinghua, but rather like people from the streets, and Sun Mang was surrounded by them.

“What I said is true! There really are unclean things in that building! Ordinary people like you can't see them!” Sun Mang explained anxiously.

However, his words were met with a burst of loud laughter.

Su Yan was somewhat speechless, becoming even more certain that this kid had something wrong with his head.

Su Mo, who had been paying close attention to her every move, naturally heard the conversation in the alley as well.

Hearing Sun Mang say there were "unclean things" in the abandoned building, she snorted in disdain.

Everyone in the entire county viewed that place as a taboo, and she did too. But Su Yan’s appearance had completely shattered that rumor.

A blind girl could be locked inside and still walk out perfectly fine; what danger could there possibly be?

“Su Yan, do you know Sun Mang? I’m telling you out of kindness—Sun Mang is a superstitious weirdo. You’d better stay far away from him.”

Su Yan, of course, would not thank her for her "kindness," and continued walking toward the school.

Xinghua High School was exceptionally lively today because the results of the exams from a few days ago had been announced.

As soon as the bell for the end of class rang, all the students rushed toward the bulletin board.

Su Yan, who had been sleeping with her head on her desk, sensed someone approaching her desk and slowly straightened her back.

“Su Yan, Su Mo ranked seventh in the entire grade again!”

The speaker was Song Xue, who had come specifically to "deliver good news."

If she could see the bright eyes beneath Su Yan's black cloth, she would certainly feel the way Su Yan was looking at her right now—it was no different from looking at an idiot.

“Aren't you happy for Su Mo? Su Mo is our Xinghua-recognized talented girl. Even the principal personally praised her and holds high expectations for her.”

Song Xue took her indifference for jealousy and continued to add fuel to the fire.

“Where did you study before? I heard you were raised in some mountain ravine. Do they even have schools there?”

Li Hu immediately crowded closer, joining Song Xue in his mockery.

“Su Yan is blind. Even if she can sit in the classroom and hear the teacher's lecture, she has no way to write. How can she compare to Senior Su Mo?”

Though the words were harsh, they were facts.

Today was already Su Yan's fifth day of attending classes, and they had never seen her pick up a pen to write.

Laughter erupted all around.

“Is it funny?” Su Yan spoke with a straight face.

There was no embarrassment, nor was there anger.

This reaction was beyond everyone's expectations.

Song Xue actually felt a bit wary of her, but since they were in the classroom and everything she said was true, she felt she had nothing to fear.

“Song Xue, I am quite curious about one thing. Are you targeting me because Su Mo instructed you to, or are you taking it upon yourself, thinking that doing this will please Su Mo?” Su Yan crossed her arms. Even though she was sitting and Song Xue was standing, the one looking down on the other was still Su Yan.

Song Xue, who had been acting high and mighty just a second ago, instantly changed expression.

“Stop talking nonsense! When did I ever target you?”

“From the very first day I arrived here, you conspired with several other girls to trick me into that abandoned building outside. Is that not targeting me?”

Su Yan wouldn't even give Su Mo face, so naturally, she wouldn't give Song Xue any either.

As her voice fell, someone let out a sharp gasp of terror.

Everyone knew that the building was haunted; people didn't even dare to go near it. Had Song Xue actually taken Su Yan there?

The participants, Wang Lan and the others, didn't even dare to breathe heavily, completely failing to realize that Su Yan would settle the score later.

Song Xue’s breathing became rapid. Sensing the change in the atmosphere, her heart sank.

“Stop talking nonsense! Don't think that just because you slander me like this, I'll be afraid of you. I never did such a thing!”

As long as they refused to admit it, this blind girl would absolutely be unable to do anything.

Su Yan seemed to have anticipated her denial. “You dare to do it but refuse to admit it?”

Song Xue straightened her back and retorted at the top of her lungs, “You blind girl, your heart is truly wicked! And are you a dog? Just biting people at random?”

Seeing her so self-righteous, the scales in everyone's hearts tipped once again.

“Exactly! Su Yan, don't think that just because you got into this school through the back door, we'll be afraid of you. What evidence do you have to prove Song Xue did such a thing?” Seeing his goddess being slandered, Li Hu even clenched his fists, glaring fiercely at Su Yan.

Song Xue felt secretly triumphant; this blind girl was clearly lifting a stone only to drop it on her own feet.

How satisfying!

The classroom was filled with voices of agreement, and even students from other classes were stirred by the commotion and ran over to watch the fun.

Su Yan narrowed her eyes, an invisible pressure radiating from her entire being.

This mouth... needs to be dealt with!

“Fine. Since you want evidence, I'll give it to you.”

Song Xue froze slightly, her heart skipping a beat.

How could there be evidence?

At that time, it was just her, Wang Lan, and a few others. Could Wang Lan and the others bite themselves?

Not only did she think so, but Wang Lan and the others thought the same.

They even felt that Su Yan was merely bluffing to save face.

But at that moment, Su Yan looked toward the back door of the classroom.

“Sun Mang, why don't you come out and say something?”

Everyone wore expressions of astonishment, their eyes searching in unison for Sun Mang's figure.

What did this have to do with him?

Sun Mang, who was suddenly called upon, was also completely caught off guard. He froze for four or five seconds before he understood Su Yan's meaning.

His face immediately crumpled into a wail. If he had known, he wouldn't have said those things to her yesterday. He really didn't want to get involved in the disputes between girls!

“That... Su Yan, maybe I shouldn't say anything? Besides, we're all classmates, and you're doing just fine now, so let's just drop it, okay?”

(End of Chapter)