Chapter 21: His Dad Is Li Gang!

Qin Jiang didn’t resume a normal stride until his back vanished around the corner. Only then did he quietly press against the wall and peek around.

He made sure Yan Liang had already left.

Qin Jiang finally let out a long sigh of relief. Although Yan Liang’s cold, enchanting beauty and graceful figure were hard to resist, his ammo was depleted, so he had to fight guerrilla-style to resupply before doing anything else.

He’d taken only a couple of steps when someone recognized him.

It was little wonder—yesterday someone had filmed him driving a top supercar and supposedly “insulting” campus beauty Bai Chuchu, then posted it on the school’s online forum.

After all, rumors about “luxury cars” and “a beauty”—especially on campus—spread fast.

The post naturally trended the whole day.

Bai Chuchu, recognized as Huajing University’s campus beauty, was undoubtedly gorgeous—delicate and pitiable-looking.

Her suitors were countless.

And the competition was fierce.

Now that Qin Jiang was walking about without a supercar, it seemed to confirm that yesterday’s car and the alleged beauty were rented props.

On top of that, Huajing University was about to announce his expulsion. Qin Jiang really had become a rat everyone wanted to kick.

“Oh my! Isn’t this the ‘Young Master Qin’ who drove a top supercar to school and showed off yesterday?”

“What’s the matter? All that pathetic money you made went to the car rental—now you’re slinking back to school like a drowned dog to get punished?”

“Tsk tsk, you humiliated our campus beauty Bai Chuchu just to get her attention—who gave you the nerve?”

“All you did was to change your outfit, but inside, you’re still a dirt poor loser.“

Li Yunxiang and a few classmates deliberately blocked Qin Jiang’s way.

Since the expulsion notice was about to be issued, Qin Jiang would have to take the shortest route from the gate to the administrative building.

They’d been waiting here for him since early morning.

Qin Jiang knew them—they were third and fourth year students, and they were also Li Hao’s cronies.

Li Hao was one of Bai Chuchu’s suitors—and one of the most persistent and passionate too.

He had deep backing—he was the only son of a high-ranking figure at the school and always acted like he owned the place. Bai Chuchu’s title as campus beauty owed a lot to his aggressive campaigning.

Li Hao was a fourth year student. The research he had done in order to get into the post-grad program had been destroyed, and Qin Jiang had previously been willing to take the blame on behalf of his sister, the real culprit.

Because of Bai Chuchu, he’d long looked down on Qin Jiang. To him, this guy was a disgusting, filthy, sycophant.

This time he had a chance to get rid of this pain in the ass, so he wasn’t going to let go of it.

“Is that really Qin Jiang? Did he get plastic surgery recently? With those brows and eyes, even a simple white shirt makes him look so handsome!

“He even has that noble, breezy gentleman vibe—now with an upgrade in looks and body, he actually does seem compatible with campus beauty Bai Chuchu.“

“Ugh, a poor loser like Qin Jiang deserves to latch onto our Chuchu? I heard he’s been fawning over her for years—he should take a piss and use that as a mirror to see what a toad he is.”

“What a waste—someone blew all their savings to show off once and only earned a lifetime of humiliation~”

Many students watched the spectacle—most had seen the forum update about Qin Jiang and came specifically to gawk.

Qin Jiang couldn’t be bothered with these idiots and strode past Li Yunxiang and the others.

He didn’t even give them a glance.

In his previous life, to escape Yan Liang’s control, he’d trained in martial arts, kickboxing, boxing, Krav Maga, and so on at Liangyue Manor.

When Yan Liang saw his interest, she had the Yan family’s trained bodyguards put him through drills.

In the end, he could handle one against four with no problem.

If he kept training, he’d probably…

But no matter how well he trained, he’d only be a stronger, fitter plaything to satisfy Yan Liang’s private desires.

So he broke down.

He couldn’t bear to continue training at all.

Still, what he had learned was enough for now.

His physical condition hadn’t reached his previous peak, but with technique, these few guys weren’t a threat.

Seeing Qin Jiang glide past them nonchalantly, Li Yunxiang wasn’t about to let him get away. He was ready to start trouble.

A commotion came from not far off—Bai Chuchu pushed through the crowd with people surrounding her.

Li Hao stood beside her, head held high like a knight.

But when he saw Qin Jiang’s face, Li Hao’s expression soured—how dare this unwanted little bastard be better-looking than him, the department’s heartthrob!!

“Qin Jiang, you’re going to the administrative building to pick up your expulsion notice, right?”

“Here, I’ve kindly brought it to you.”

Qin Jiang glanced at him—he could tell at a glance that this asshole had ill intent.

Sure enough, before Qin Jiang made a move, Li Hao flung the papers to the ground and smirked arrogantly.

“Almost forgot… Qin Jiang, you destroyed my research and sabotaged my post-grad plans—just expulsion is way too lenient for you.”

“So I’ll award you by making you kowtow with your head to the ground thirty times, then shout ‘I’m an idiot’ and streak ten laps around the school—how about that?“

Those words were drenched in humiliation.

Qin Qianyun had just arrived at school and saw Qin Jiang surrounded. She hurried to pull him away, pushing through the crowd to grab his arm.

“Qin Jiang, come with me now—Qin Yun is…”

But this time, Qin Jiang seemed to have expected it. He stepped aside and avoided her touch, nearly causing her to fall and make a scene.

Qin Jiang wasn’t surprised by Qin Qianyun’s appearance.

In his previous life, he took the blame for her and was expelled and humiliated. And the first thing she did was to drag him into donating blood to Qin Yun.

He wanted to break free and tell his fifth sister he wouldn’t take the blame anymore. He didn’t want to be expelled.

But Qin Qianyun suddenly called him, “Jiang, my little brother.”

“Please, your fifth sister begs you—Qin Yun and mom are waiting for us, okay?”

At that moment he softened again—back at the Qin family, the five sisters called Qin Yun ‘Yun’, but they always used his full name.

They wouldn’t even call him ‘little brother.’

Not to mention a single ‘please.’

Because of that, he willingly let Qin Qianyun take him away and completely lost the chance to explain about the destroyed research item.

But this time, he wouldn’t be that stupid!

Seeing Qin Jiang dodge her touch, Qin Qianyun was furious, but remembered Qin Yun still needed him. Wanting to coax him, she clenched her teeth and whispered again, “Jiang… please, your fifth sister…”

Qin Jiang calmly stared at the woman. So this was how she had tricked him into donating blood before. It was with that teasing look.

He took a step back and coldly set the boundary, “Miss, have some decency.”

“I have nothing to do with you, and I’m not your brother—do not simply come to me and make such false claims.”

He had completely broken with the Qin family, so his words were true.

Qin Qianyun frowned—she was displeased Qin Jiang had contradicted her in front of so many people.

She habitually scolded him in annoyance, “Qin Jiang, don’t force me to slap you in front of everyone—I’m your fifth sister; if I tell you to head east, you better not go west!”

Saying that, she reached to grab his arm again.

Qin Jiang sidestepped and coldly avoided her again.

This time he aimed just right—when Qin Qianyun lunged, he put out a foot and tripped her, sending her sprawling onto the expulsion papers.

The document hadn’t been signed—so it wasn’t in effect.

He knew Li Hao was lying.

The expulsion notice was only a photocopy. Although the committee had unanimously decided to expel him, the principal hadn’t signed yet.

In his last life, Qin Qianyun had dragged him away successfully. After giving blood, he fainted and stayed home for a week before returning to school.

By then everything had been decided.

“Ahh!”

Qin Qianyun lay on the ground and looked up to see Qin Jiang slowly withdraw his foot.

He actually… dared to trip her?

The audacity!

“Qin Jiang!!” Qin Qianyun, pushed past her tolerance, shouted at him.

But the instigator scratched his ear indifferently and smiled with no warmth in his eyes.

“You little shrew, what do you want?”

The students were stunned—was Qin Jiang mentally okay? Had the expulsion notice driven him crazy?

“That’s quite enough—I don’t have time for your theatrics. Li Hao’s research item was destroyed by you, not me. I won’t take the blame this time.”

“Qin Qianyun, the one who should be expelled is you!”

The ugly truth of scapegoating was publicly exposed.

Qin Qianyun gaped in shock—she couldn’t believe Qin Jiang would be so heartless to her.

She was his biological sister.

But her attention fell on the papers beneath her. She picked them up and read the accusation that Qin Jiang had maliciously destroyed the research item.

Though she often got into trouble at school and made Qin Jiang take the blame, those were minor offenses.

At worst it meant being punished to sweep the corridors, stand in the sun, or clean an entire lab.

Those were things Qin Jiang willingly took the fall for.

But this accusation… Qin Qianyun froze. She remembered a week ago, Qin Yun and Bai Chuchu had taken her to Huajing University’s labs and gave her a tour, and she had indeed accidentally knocked over some instrument of sorts.

At the time Qin Yun had comforted her, saying it was an unimportant instrument and he’d explain to the teacher.

She hadn’t given it a second thought afterwards.

So why was it now leading to such a grave punishment as expulsion?

Qin Qianyun suddenly looked at Bai Chuchu and Li Hao. Her gaze turned a shade darker and conflicted…

No matter how much she disliked Qin Jiang, she wouldn’t stoop to ruining his future like this.

But Qin Jiang’s cold, hostile stance made it hard for Qin Qianyun to save face by explaining.

The atmosphere froze.

Seeing this, Bai Chuchu hurried forward to help Qin Qianyun up. “Fifth Sister… are you okay?”

“Qin Jiang, I know you’ve had setbacks—you can’t return to the Qin family, can’t find work, and now you face expulsion—so your stress has made you lash out at people.”

“But you can’t just frame Fifth Sister without evidence.”

“With moral character like that, I can’t accept your courtship—I’m sorry…”

Bai Chuchu’s gentle condemnation led everyone to misinterpret and twist Qin Jiang’s actions.

The crowd realized: so Qin Jiang was so traumatized, he had become mentally unstable!!

Then again, serves him right!

How dare a lunatic even try to court the campus belle?!

There was a reason Bai Chuchu could toy with Qin Jiang like a pet in the previous life.

She was skilled at manipulating people.

However, Bai Chuchu didn’t notice that Qin Qianyun’s expression was growing increasingly ugly.

Qin Qianyun stared at Bai Chuchu in disbelief.

Her gaze was murky and cold.

She turned to Qin Jiang, guilt spreading across her face. “Qin Jiang, I didn’t…”

With so many onlookers, the school committee soon took notice.

A rotund man in a suit pushed through the crowd and shouted, “What is going on here?”

“Who stole the school committee’s document? Where is Qin Jiang—tell him to come to the committee immediately!”

“I’ve been teaching for decades, and this is the first time I’ve seen such a bad student—destroying a senior’s research item is one thing, but he even stole others’ results and claimed the Huajing University research competition’s gold prize!!”

“We originally considered letting him stay on probation because he entered Huajing University as the city’s top scorer, but now we must expel him!”

“He’s like a malignant tumor, and he cannot be tolerated in our Huajing University.“

The man was the committee director—Xu Rongguang.

He wore gold-rimmed glasses, was round and plump with fair skin and an affable face—now glaring angrily, he was clearly furious.

Instantly the gawkers parted neatly to make a path.

Qin Jiang stood in place, slowly raised his hand to wave at Director Xu with a harmless look on his face. “Hehe, Director Xu, are you looking for me?”

Director Xu felt that this young man definitely had more than one screw loose. His world was on the verge of collapse and he could still smile?

Either he’s mad or he’s stupid!

“You are Qin Jiang?”

Director Xu sized him up, thinking: so handsome, yet so black-hearted!

“I am.”

“Director Xu, I want to report someone!”

“The school committee’s document was stolen by Li Hao—he even bragged that his dad is Li Gang, so he can do whatever he wants on campus!!“ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Li_Gang_incident)

“Director Xu, you don’t want to mess with him, so don’t investigate further…”

The onlookers gaped.

Qin Jiang, you really are something else.

You’ve completely turned the tables and played them at their own game!

Clearly you’re the one who was about to be reported and erased!

And now you’re reporting someone else?

Li Hao’s face went pale—Qin Jiang nearly made him spit blood with rage.