How I Tamed My Wolfish Husband Back in 80s
Chapter 274 - 276: Impulse_1

Chapter 274: Chapter 276: Impulse_1

While they were talking, Xue Sufen burst into the room.

With a cold glance at Li Qiao, she hinted, "Some people seem innocent on the surface but are actually very scheming. And they love to use despicable means to achieve their goals."

Li Qiao knew Xue Sufen was targeting her. She retorted without courtesy, "Some people not only love to show off, they also love to think too highly of themselves, and must be very sensitive and insecure on the inside, otherwise, they wouldn’t repeatedly stress their family background, abilities, or even belittle others’ hard-earned achievements to highlight themselves." Since Monday, Xue Sufen had been making snide remarks at her.

She even confidently said her program wouldn’t make it on air.

Did she feel her defenses crumble today after seeing her performance?

Xue Sufen, fuming with shame and anger, yelled, "You’re the sensitive one, you’re the one with an inferiority complex, I’m stating the facts! Dare you deny that you didn’t schmooze your way onto the program by hooking up with the head of the Literature and Arts Department? Huh!..."

Li Qiao stepped forward and slapped her.

Xue Sufen screamed, her eyes full of disbelief, "You...you dare to hit me? Even my parents have never hit me. How dare you?!"

Li Qiao felt a bit of regret too. Why hadn’t she been able to hold back?

Now she was done for!

Would Professor Xue retaliate against her?

Would he ask Professor Dai not to accept her?

But she still didn’t want to admit defeat out loud, "You got slapped because you besmirched my reputation. You deserved it!"

Xue Sufen ran off, determined to tell her uncle!

If he didn’t deal with Li Qiao, she would surely tell Sir Xue and Madam Xue and even file a complaint against her.

Ma Hongxiang expressed her concerns, "Li Qiao, Professor Xue is her uncle. Are you going to be in trouble?" Professor Xue was young and promising, with significant influence in the school. If he wanted to make things difficult for Li Qiao, he probably only needed to drop a word to the other teachers.

From then on, Li Qiao would have endless problems.

Lv Qian gloated over the misfortune. Li Qiao had only one year left until graduation, and job assignments were approaching. Could crossing Xue Sufen possibly end well?

Li Qiao’s heart was in turmoil, but within two seconds, she let it go.

The deed was done.

If it came down to it, she wouldn’t study anymore.

She’d go into business with Qin Jin and strive to be a rich second generation.

With money and status, just donate some to the university.

What kind of academic degree couldn’t be bought?

....

After the school celebration, Cao Liwan found Xue Lingqing, "Professor Xue, there’s something I’ve been wanting to ask you. Why did you say you had seen Li Qiao’s partner before? He’s clearly not from our school. He’s Li Qiao’s husband."

The word "husband" hit a nerve with Xue Lingqing, who responded with a cold face, "You asked me if I’d seen him, and I had. It’s the truth. What’s wrong with that?"

Cao Liwan was at a loss for words, "How could someone from outside the school participate in our school celebration?"

"What does that have to do with me?" Xue Lingqing said before slamming the door.

Cao Liwan was left feeling embarrassed and frustrated.

The dormitory supervisor, thinking Cao Liwan was a female student chasing after Xue Lingqing, advised her to take it easy and avoid getting reported to the school—for minor offenses there could be a public reprimand, and for major ones, expulsion.

Cao Liwan denied it, "I was just here to ask a question." She quickly left.

After Cao Liwan left, Xue Sufen went upstairs and began frantically knocking on Xue Lingqing’s dormitory door.

Xue Lingqing, already annoyed, thought it was Cao Liwan and was about to scold her as he opened the door.

Xue Sufen threw herself into his arms crying, "Uncle, I’ve been hit, by Li Qiao. Look."

Xue Lingqing pushed her away, scolding lightly, "You’re a grown-up, why are you acting like this?"

Xue Sufen tilted her head, "Just look, Li Qiao hit me and turned my face red. Even my parents have never hit me, but she did."

Xue Lingqing asked calmly, "Why did she hit you?"

Xue Sufen evaded the important and dwelt on the trivial in her explanation.

Xue Lingqing’s eyebrows twitched. "Is that so? I’ll ask her face to face for clarification!"

"I’ve already been slapped, what’s there left to ask? Shouldn’t you use your influence to have your friends ostracize her?" Xue Sufen said spitefully. Damn Li Qiao, consumed by reckless courage, she would make sure the other party would understand what regret meant!

"Ostracize her? She should be made well aware of the situation as well." Xue Lingqing stated without a doubt, "I’ll handle this; you go back first."

Xue Sufen stamped her foot in frustration.

Other families’ elders, upon learning their younger ones have been wronged, would unquestionably side with them to address the problem. Why must her elders split hairs? But "You deal with it now!"

"I got it, you go back first," Xue Lingqing repeated.

Only then did Xue Sufen leave. By the time she returned to her dormitory, Li Qiao had already left.

....

Li Qiao had spent the entire afternoon at the library translating documents.

As darkness fell and hunger struck, she remembered she hadn’t eaten.

She got a bowl of Zhajiang noodles at the canteen. After filling up, she prepared to return to the library to continue working. She didn’t know how much time had passed when she lifted her wrist, looked at her watch, and saw it was already 9:30 PM.

She started packing up to go home.

Midway, someone called out to her.

It was Xue Lingqing, pushing his bicycle, behind her. She stopped and waited for him:

"Good evening, Professor Xue. Heading home?"

Xue Lingqing: "Yeah." After a moment’s pause, he asked directly, "What’s the reason you and Sufen had a falling out and came to blows?"

Li Qiao felt a sinking in her heart as she recounted the incident in detail, "I was so mad at the time, my thinking couldn’t keep up with my hands, and I slapped her." She thought for a moment and added, "I can let her slap me back, but she must apologize." This was the most significant concession she was willing to make.

Who made her someone without a powerful background or support?

Xue Lingqing, recalling Xue Sufen’s somewhat evasive expression earlier, found Li Qiao’s words credible and said, "Why let her slap you? You’re not in the wrong."

Li Qiao was taken aback, then overjoyed. She knew Xue Lingqing was reasonable, but she didn’t expect him to also be impartial.

Xue Lingqing: "Shall I give you a ride home?"

They had just arrived at the school gate; there was still a distance to her home.

Li Qiao hesitated briefly and then, thanking him, she tentatively sat on the back of his bicycle.

"You’re very light," he suddenly said.

"Ah?" Li Qiao was confused for a moment, "I’ve been eating less recently for the show, I’ve lost a bit of weight."

Xue Lingqing changed the subject, "How’s your studying going? Are you still working part-time at the publishing house?"

"I think it’s going well, I’ve continued with the part-time work," Li Qiao said. Without it, would she have spent all her free time in the library writing her thesis? That would have been too dull. "Why did you go home today?"

Sir Xue had mentioned that this semester he often stayed on campus, sometimes not going home for a week at a time.

Madam Xue had tried to set him up with someone, which he also declined.

"Went home to get some things," Xue Lingqing replied.

As they chatted intermittently, they approached the entrance to the alley, and Xue Lingqing stopped the bicycle.

Li Qiao got off and said goodbye, heading home.

Xue Lingqing also went home, where Xue Sufen and Jiang Wanqiu were sitting in the living room waiting for him. "Uncle, didn’t you say you’d deal with Li Qiao? I’ve waited all afternoon and haven’t seen the school issue any criticism of her."

"Why would the school issue criticism against her?"

Jiang Wanqiu said, "Because of the slap print on your niece’s face. The Qin family has gone too far; I’m going to demand an explanation from Ruan Xiangjun tomorrow."

"The Qin family has gone too far? Has the Xue family not? You still have the gall to demand an explanation from Mrs. Qin; if she learns the true reason, she won’t spare Xue Sufen two slaps either. I never imagined Xue Sufen would accuse Li Qiao of seducing someone. Who did she learn that from? Instead of emulating the good, you pick up the bad habits. You should move back to your own home to prevent further bad influences here; your father can settle accounts with you in the autumn."