「The next morning.」

Su Xiao woke from her sleep. The soft touch of the bed and wafts of fresh, natural scent made her reluctant to open her eyes.

She had slept so comfortably last night.

She felt she had never slept so soundly. She was completely rejuvenated, all her fatigue swept away, her Internal Force incredibly abundant!

However, she quickly felt that something was off.

I should have been supervising Qin Heng with his papers. Why don't I remember if he finished them? No, how did I end up in bed? I should be on the couch. Could it be...

Su Xiao suddenly felt as if a bucket of cold water had been poured over her. She sat up abruptly, subconsciously touching her clothes and under her skirt.

She found her underwear had shifted a bit, but that must have happened accidentally while she was sleeping. Everything else was normal.

And she knew her own situation.

If anything had really happened, there would definitely be pain. It couldn't be without any feeling...

Thinking this, Su Xiao let out a long sigh of relief.

She was very aware of her own charm. And she had slept so deeply last night.

If Qin Heng really hadn't controlled himself, then... the consequences would have been unthinkable!

I slept so deeply last night. It seems there are even some gaps in my memory; I don't even know how I got into bed, Su Xiao thought, somewhat mortified, her pretty face blushing. Sleeping over at her student's place was embarrassing enough. Especially since it was a male student, in the male student's room, on the male student's bed. It was too embarrassing!

KNOCK KNOCK!

There was a knock on the door.

Su Xiao hastily adjusted her underwear and called out, "Who is it?"

Qin Heng's voice came through, tinged with a smile. "It's me, Qin Heng. Ms. Su, after you get up, you can use the washroom to freshen up. There are brand new toiletries there; you don't need to worry."

Then, from the sound of footsteps, Su Xiao confirmed Qin Heng had left.

She murmured in a daze, "What exactly happened last night, or did really nothing happen?"

Her pretty eyebrows furrowed.

Su Xiao's heart felt tangled; her feelings for Qin Heng had become somewhat complicated after this night.

Finally, after freshening up and tasting Song Ningran's excellent cooking, she couldn't stop praising it.

Suddenly, she envied Qin Heng's life a bit.

"Let's go, Ms. Su," Qin Heng suggested with a smile once Su Xiao had finished her meal. "Let's go to school together."

"Ah?" Su Xiao was startled, saying in surprise, "Together? That's... that's not very appropriate."

She knew Qin Heng owned a luxury car.

A teacher going to school in a student's luxury car? What kind of situation was that? It would definitely lead to misunderstandings.

"We'll take a taxi," Qin Heng said with a light chuckle. "I don't want to be the center of attention by driving a luxury car to school."

Taking a taxi should be fine then. A teacher and a student happening to share a ride was a perfectly normal thing. It was nothing to fuss about.

Qin Heng and Su Xiao arrived at Tianhai No.1 Middle School by taxi.

It was seven o'clock in the morning, the usual time for students to head to school. The school entrance was usually quite congested, with many cars parked or stopping by.

However, today seemed even more congested than usual.

A large crowd had gathered at the entrance of the school. They seemed very agitated. Cries of anger and curses were nonstop!

"Damn it! Who did this?! It's too arrogant!!"

"Screw that 'Sick Man of East Asia'! Who the hell did it?!"

Su Xiao's eyebrows knitted together in confusion. "What's going on?"

The situation was obviously not normal!

"Something's happened!" Qin Heng said, his expression grave and his demeanor icy. With his Divine Sense, he already knew what had transpired.

They squeezed through the crowd.

They saw a person kneeling on the ground, head bowed, covered in wounds. Both arms were bent at unnatural angles, and his clothes were torn to shreds, revealing mangled, bloody flesh underneath. His breathing was faint! His life hung in the balance.

Around the person's neck was a chain as thick as an infant's arm. The other end of the chain was connected to a huge metal plaque. It was three meters long, one meter wide, and about ten centimeters thick. The plaque was just lying there on the ground.

Four large characters were written on it:

"Sick Man of East Asia!"

Below them, a smaller line of text read:

"Trash Chinese Kung Fu, a circus act, daring to be shown off in combat exchanges, embarrassing!"

Qin Heng walked over slowly, looked at the person kneeling on the ground, and said in a deep voice, "This is Zhou Hong, president of the school's Hua Wu Club. He's still alive but seriously injured. I'm afraid his martial arts skills are completely ruined!"

"Why, why did this happen!?" Su Xiao covered her mouth.

She recognized Zhou Hong too. She knew he was a very healthy and positive young man. She could never have imagined he would be beaten to such a state, chained, and forced to kneel here.

How could this happen?

"When we came here this morning, we saw this young man like this, kneeling right here."

"We don't know who did it. Heard a large group of ruffians ganged up on him. We also have no idea where this big plaque came from!"

The people around explained what they knew.

NEE-NAW! NEE-NAW!

The ambulance had arrived. Someone must have dialed 120.

But when the medical staff got out, they faced a problem.

They just couldn't remove the chain! If they couldn't remove the chain, they wouldn't be able to get Zhou Hong onto the ambulance.

"Call the fire department! The fire department!" someone shouted.

"It's too late! The patient's condition is critical; we must get him to the hospital immediately!" The medical staff were panicking, sweating profusely, unsure what to do.

"I'll do it." Qin Heng crouched down, his hands grasping the chain, and said to the anxious nurse, "I'll break this chain."

"You?" The nurse was astonished and said incredulously, "How are you going to break it? This chain is so thick; even a steel saw might not cut through it!"

"Young man, please don't cause more trouble!" The other medical staff members were also skeptical, shaking their heads. "If you really want to help, go into the school and see if you can find any tools to open the chain."

CLANG! CLANG! CLANG!

Suddenly, the sound of metal clashing rang out, and the chain broke in response.

With his two hands, Qin Heng had actually pulled the chain apart!

With his bare hands, he had torn apart a chain as thick as an infant's arm!

Everyone present was dumbfounded! They stared incredulously at Qin Heng and the broken chain.

What kind of power was this!?

Was this even human?

It was inconceivable!

How could human strength possibly tear apart such a thick chain with bare hands!?

"Don't just stand there, hurry and take him to the hospital!" Qin Heng told the medical staff.

"Yes, yes!" The nurse nodded repeatedly. The other medical personnel also quickly sprang into action, placing Zhou Hong on a stretcher and carrying him to the ambulance.

「After the ambulance had left...」

BOOM!

Qin Heng stomped on the metal plaque that read "Sick Man of East Asia!"

He crushed it to pieces on the spot!

"Americans! You're looking for death!!"

If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know < report chapter > so we can fix it as soon as possible.