The Mad Beauty Professor Forced Me to Mark Her - Chapter 6

That kick avenged her phone, and it also made Qi Si famous at University A once again. She was slapped with the label of “hyper-aggressive,” and Omegas would take a detour whenever they saw her on the road.

The next evening, the counselor came to the female Alpha dormitory to talk to her. After learning that the fat guy had provoked her first, the slick old hand simply brushed it off with a light sentence: “He bumped into you and you weren’t injured, but you kicked him until he fractured a bone!”

Qi Si said nothing. Her roommate from the School of Physical Education could not stand it anymore. She slammed her fist heavily onto the table and snapped, “Did you even watch the surveillance footage?! That fat guy deliberately started trouble, deliberately knocked her down, made her phone smash to pieces, and threatened and intimidated her. Can’t you tell who’s right and who’s wrong?!”

As expected of a female Alpha from the School of Physical Education. The moment she opened her mouth, she stunned the counselor.

His name was Guo Mi. He was thirty-two this year. After graduating from University A as a postgraduate, he stayed at the school as a counselor. In his six years of working experience, he had learned one rule for handling student disputes: distribute support according to who made the most noise. Whoever caused the biggest fuss and had the loudest voices behind them, he would speak for that person.

Before becoming a jaded old hand, he had also once been a hot-blooded young man. Now, being scolded by the female Alpha from the School of Physical Education, his face flushed red. After a long while, he said, “I came here today to talk, not to argue over who’s right and who’s wrong, but to think about how to mediate this matter…”

“Mediation is simple. Make the fat guy apologize to Yuan Lü!” the sports student declared with imposing force, pronouncing Qi Si’s name wrong with great conviction.

Guo Mi: “…?”

This was already the Nth time today that he had heard someone mispronounce Qi Si’s name. After hearing the wrong version so many times, Guo Mi began to suspect that “Yuan Lü” was actually Qi Si’s real name.

“All right… Qi—no, Yuan Lü, can you describe what happened at the time?” Guo Mi took out a recording pen and began taking notes.

At that moment, the people from Dorm 601 also came over. Shen Yixuan led the group and stood at the dormitory doorway, arms crossed as she stated her stance. “We’re here to demand an explanation for Yuan Lü.”

Everyone was present. Guo Mi panicked a little. He pulled his chair closer and said to Qi Si, “Start talking. If what you say completely matches the surveillance footage, then there’s no dispute over this matter.”

Qi Si recounted the incident of being followed in the library exactly as it had happened. She even repeated every word of the fat guy’s threats.

Shen Yixuan’s expression turned cold. She suppressed her anger, her fists clenching until they cracked.

The sports student exploded with rage and cursed, “What the hell kind of sinister thing is this? Online violence is bad enough, but now they’re pulling this kind of stunt too? Do they really think University A belongs to them? And that Su Moxiao is also a damn headache…”

“It has nothing to do with Senior!” the pink-haired girl immediately retorted. “How could Senior possibly know they did something like this?”

The sports student sneered. “What kind of crooked habits have you underclassmen picked up? You don’t learn anything good, but you just had to learn fandom culture. The moment something happens, all you know to say is that it has nothing to do with the idol herself. If she had come out and said even one word, would things have become like this? Does my roommate have to be forced into dropping out before you people stop? What kind of atmosphere is this? Doesn’t the counselor care?”

Guo Mi: “Ah…”

The atmosphere grew increasingly stiff. Although Shen Yixuan and the others sincerely wanted to help Qi Si, they were still hardcore fans of Su Moxiao at heart. How could they accept being lumped in with fandom circles?

Just as they were about to strike back, they heard Qi Si say, “Actually, this is my fault. I’ve been working part-time off campus during this period and didn’t have the energy to deal with the rumors online. I also didn’t take them seriously. Su Moxiao probably wouldn’t instruct others to do something so boring. Besides, I really was impulsive at the time. I don’t know how badly that student is injured.”

Her attitude was sincere, her tone humble, and her emotions steady.

It was hard to imagine this was someone currently experiencing online violence.

For a moment, everyone in the room secretly admired this Alpha’s inner strength.

Guo Mi coughed, adjusted his glasses, and said, “He actually… isn’t seriously injured. He just fractured his thumb.”

“Ha, that is quite serious.” The other gaming shut-in roommate stared at her screen, pinched her fingers, and mocked him mercilessly. “Only a little more serious than a fractured reproductive organ.”

Everyone burst into laughter. Qi Si corrected her. “Reproductive organs don’t have bones.”

After the joking eased the tension, Qi Si said to the counselor, “I can pay his medical expenses, but he has to compensate me for my phone.”

Guo Mi said, “Ah, this matter is hard to handle…”

The female Alpha sports student punched the handrail beside the dorm bed. The metal handrail immediately dented. She said, “What’s hard to handle?”

Guo Mi gave a dry laugh. “Classmate, I can only say I’ll do my best to mediate…”

Shen Yixuan had not spoken the entire time, nor had she laughed along with them at the fat guy. She had been serious and stern for a long while. Only now did she speak. “Can we ask Senior Moxiao to come forward and mediate?”

The pink-haired girl was startled and tugged Shen Yixuan’s arm. “What kind of joke is that? Senior doesn’t want to…”

Shen Yixuan said, “Why? Is Yuan Lü that frightening? She did nothing and still became the victim. If Senior Moxiao comes forward to mediate, this online violence storm will definitely calm down!”

The pink-haired girl hesitated, furious and frustrated, but Shen Yixuan had already decided to do it.

That was simply the kind of person she was. It was as if she only had one straight tendon in her brain. She clung stubbornly to reason and never cared about the complexity of human nature. She only cared about right and wrong. For the justice in her heart, she could charge through fire and water, but she would never kick someone when they were down. When others thought her ideas were naive, she was already on the road to carrying them out—and might even have achieved her goal.

The next day, Shen Yixuan announced in the class group chat: she had successfully invited Senior Su Moxiao to join their class’s autumn outing.

This news was unexpected and exciting. The moment it was posted, the group chat exploded.

: Oh my god, for real?

: Fuck, the goddess is going on an autumn outing with us?!

: Am I dreaming? This Sunday, we can climb a mountain together with the goddess?! Oh my god, she actually agreed?!

: Oh my god, if I’d known earlier, I would’ve voted for Universal Studios. How could we bear to make the goddess tire herself out mountain climbing with us?

: What an unexpected reversal. I thought Senior’s attitude was… sigh, how do I put it? Senior really is beautiful and kind!

: +1

: +1

: I’m so excited right now. I thought after what happened, Senior would look down on us completely. I never expected this, ahhhhh, oh my god, who understands how excited I am right now?!

: I understand, I understand. I’m excited too. Mountain climbing! What will Senior wear tomorrow? Even a windbreaker would look beautiful on her! [Heart] [Heart]

: Exactly. But my feelings are a bit complicated right now. I wonder if we have that person to thank for this. [covers face]

: I heard her phone broke. Even if we discuss her, she can’t see it. [snicker] Say whatever you want. No need to be shy. [snicker]

: Can we really say it?

: Is the ex thing true? I’m dying of curiosity!

: What is she even thinking? If it were me, I’d be so ashamed I wouldn’t have the face to see anyone.

…

Shen Yixuan: Please do not gossip about other people in the class group chat.

The moment she said that, the constantly refreshing chat suddenly came to a halt. After a while, someone tagged Shen Yixuan.

: Sister Xuan, how did you invite Senior? Why did she agree to go out with us?

Shen Yixuan: I invited her. She agreed. That’s all.

On Sunday, the weather was clear. The students of Class 1, Surgery Department, Medical School, Class of ’23, gathered at the University A gate. Shen Yixuan carried a flag and counted the people over and over again. She handed everyone armbands and sun hats while giving instructions. “When the bus comes later, everyone may need to squeeze in a little. Today’s situation is special. Many students who aren’t from our class are joining today’s autumn outing. Please be patient and look after one another. The weather is rather hot today, so during the climb, please take extra care of the Omegas around you…”

Someone interrupted, “We don’t need to be taken care of!”

Shen Yixuan said, “All right, then take extra care of me.”

Everyone: “Hahahaha.”

Qi Si stood behind Dorm 601’s group. Her long hair was tied into a low ponytail, and she had her head lowered as she studied the scenic area map. Suddenly, Ji Min beside her nudged her arm.

“Su Moxiao is here,” Ji Min reminded her quietly.

Su Moxiao got out of a pink Audi. She wore a fitted athletic top, a baseball cap, and a high ponytail, with sunglasses perched above the brim of her cap. Her entire outfit looked youthful and energetic, and she greeted the juniors with a bright, generous smile.

The scene instantly turned into a celebrity fan meeting. The order Shen Yixuan had spent so long maintaining immediately collapsed. The students swarmed forward, cries of “wow” ringing everywhere.

“Senior, you look so pretty today!”

“I’m so happy! Thank you for climbing with us today, Senior!”

Su Moxiao smiled and brushed the hair by her ear. “Thank you all for inviting me to join the autumn outing.”

Her fanboys and fangirls screamed, “Ahhh!” Su Moxiao looked toward the corner away from the crowd. Qi Si was also looking at her, and the atmosphere became subtle for a moment.

Under everyone’s stunned, silent gaze, Su Moxiao walked toward Qi Si. Beneath her delicate makeup, her smile was extremely even and steady. The curve of both corners of her lips was perfectly balanced, and when she spoke, her voice was also very flat, like a machine without much emotion.

“How have you been recently?”

Qi Si: “?”

She lifted her eyelids slightly and saw the charity thrown lightly at her by her former deskmate and ex-girlfriend.

One insignificant word of concern was equivalent to announcing to everyone: their relationship before was not as terrible as the rumors online claimed. She, Su Moxiao, had never instructed anyone to cyberbully her ex. Everyone could judge for themselves.

Qi Si was silent for a few seconds, but the other party’s kindness was, after all, charity, and her patience was limited. Without waiting for Qi Si’s answer, Su Moxiao turned away and said to Shen Yixuan, “Junior, there are quite a lot of people on your class outing. The bus probably won’t fit everyone, right?”

Shen Yixuan said, “Uh…”

Su Moxiao said, “It just so happens that my younger brother drove here. I’ll ride in his car, and we can meet directly at the entrance of the scenic area later. How does that sound?”

Some people immediately became dejected when they heard this. Shen Yixuan said, “All right. Be careful on the road. We’ll meet at the scenic area later. If you can’t find us, call me.”

Su Moxiao smiled sweetly and agreed. She put on her sunglasses, returned to the passenger seat, and left in style.

After she left, the pink-haired girl said anxiously, “Yuan Lü, Senior greeted you. Why didn’t you answer her?!”

“Exactly. She came over specifically to greet you. What a nice person!”

Shen Yixuan blew her whistle to restore order. “Everyone line up properly. The bus will be here soon!”

When the last student boarded the bus, the driver was preparing to set off. From the rearview mirror, he saw a fat guy in a black T-shirt, one finger in a cast, chasing after them from behind.

The fat guy waved desperately. “Wait for me! I haven’t gotten on yet!”

He reached the front of the bus, panting heavily, while Qi Si was standing at the door. The upgraded stench of sweat hit her face-on, making her gag. She held her breath and blocked him. “Don’t get on. The bus is full.”

The fat guy saw that it was her, and anger surged up at once. “Oh? It’s full just because you say it is? Who are you?”

Qi Si stepped back, turned her face away, and could not help suspecting that this fat guy had not showered since his finger broke. He disgusted her so much she almost threw up her breakfast.

Several girls in the front row frowned deeply and covered their mouths as if about to retch. Because of social etiquette, they did not point out the problem on the spot.

Qi Si exhaled and said to the fat guy, “If you want to get on, that’s fine. First, go take a shower and change clothes. With this smell, I don’t know how you can stand it yourself, but I don’t think anyone in this bus can. Think it over yourself. Ask everyone in this bus whether they’re willing to wait for you, or ask whether they’re willing to stay in the same bus with you.”

The fat guy sniffed and lowered his head to smell under his own arm. The action immediately made a group of people shout, “Holy shit!”

A male Alpha stood up in the back row and shouted, “Damn it, you fat bastard! I thought that was the smell of your pheromones!”

“Hahahaha, fuck, pheromone smell? Are you trying to kill me with laughter?”

A group of people laughed together. The pink-haired girl angrily shouted, “Shut up! If you’re going to curse, don’t drag people’s mothers into it!”

“Okay, okay!”

The fat guy’s face flushed red with embarrassment. The driver was in a hurry to leave and tried to negotiate. “How about you sit in the back? As long as you don’t affect my driving.”

The back row immediately exploded. “No!”

“I… I, I just got injured these two days and it’s inconvenient.” The fat guy was so anxious tears were forming. “You, you people… I, I, I worked so hard to catch up to the bus!”

“If it’s inconvenient, why are you climbing a mountain?”

“Go home and recover, Fat Bro!”

“Seriously, what if the smell reaches Senior? Have you thought about how Senior would see you?”

“I’ll leave, then! It’s all… it’s all your fault… Yuan Lü! I, I hate you!”

In his shame and anger, the fat guy finally said such a completely harmless line.

Qi Si: “.”

The bus started moving and drove for two hours to the scenic area. Su Moxiao had already been waiting for a long time. She was dressed in professional equipment: a hiking backpack with a hydration bladder, a pair of brand-new hiking shoes, and a carbon-fiber trekking pole in each hand. With sunglasses and a hiking hat on, her urban trendiness was at maximum. Even the uncles and aunties by the roadside stared at her, unable to look away.

The grand group began entering the mountain. From that point on, people stopped to rest every ten meters. The team stretched out loosely like a broken string of beads. Su Moxiao was in the middle, accompanied by her younger brother, with bootlickers following closely behind and asking from time to time:

“Senior, are you thirsty? I brought water.”

“Senior, do you want to stop and rest?”

“Senior, I brought watermelon. Do you want some?”

When Qi Si climbed to the top of a slope, she looked down and saw that the medical school team was exhausted halfway up the mountain, with a difference of several hundred meters between them.

After great difficulty, Shen Yixuan caught up to her. Supporting herself on her knees, she gasped for breath, drenched in sweat. She looked at Qi Si in disbelief and said in an exhausted tone, “You… you’re not tired?”

Qi Si said, “Not tired. Do you want a photo?”

“Okay. Let me wipe my sweat first. Help me take one.”

The scenery at the mountaintop was excellent. After Shen Yixuan finished taking pictures and admired the view for a while, she saw Qi Si moving forward again and immediately followed, unwilling to fall behind.

What was so good about being Su Moxiao’s bootlicker? Ever since getting to know Qi Si, Shen Yixuan felt that her horizons had broadened.

At five in the afternoon, the group with the worst stamina finally reached the summit, two hours later than Shen Yixuan had estimated.

The news was not optimistic. At exactly seven o’clock, when Shen Yixuan gathered the team at the foot of the mountain, two students were still missing and could not be contacted. After asking around, they finally learned that those two had taken a wild path halfway through in order to cut into the middle of the group. After that, no one had seen them again, and their phones could not be reached either.

It was already dark. Everyone was uneasy, feeling that something serious was about to happen.

Su Moxiao had long since gotten into her pink Audi and gone home. The remaining group of eighteen- and nineteen-year-old students had lost their backbone. One or two Omegas were crying while calling their families. Even Shen Yixuan was stunned for a long while and only remembered to call a rescue team after someone reminded her.

After climbing the mountain for a whole day, the students were physically and mentally exhausted, and they began shifting blame onto one another.

“You guys are Alphas, but all you knew was to circle around Senior! You didn’t care about the classmates beside you at all!”

“What about you? You saw them take a wild path and didn’t stop them. Don’t you know taking wild paths while climbing is courting death?”

Amid the noise, Qi Si found the person who had last seen the two students and asked a few questions. Then, without another word, she began turning back.

Under the night sky, the mountain looked even more towering and terrifying. Qi Si’s figure was as thin as a fallen leaf. Even if it drifted into the mountain gate, it would not create the slightest tremor.

Someone noticed her and exclaimed, “What is she doing?”

“She’s not going to look for them, is she?”

“Holy crap… She, she, she’s that responsible?”

“So handsome…”