Pampered by the School Bully
Chapter 424 - 414, I want to be good and steady, and apply to Tsinghua together! (1)

Chapter 424: 414, I want to be good and steady, and apply to Tsinghua together! (1)

"Did you see the group chat?" Huo Feng lifted his chin, his eyebrows locked in a frown as he asked her.

"No..."

Pu Sangzhi pouted slightly, "Didn’t I come to find you as soon as it ended? I was worried you’d be angry. My phone is still in my backpack, and my backpack is still backstage..."

"You knew I would be angry, so couldn’t you have considered my feelings a bit more?"

Huo Feng’s dissatisfaction was written all over his face, his mood awkward and sullen at the moment, "Originally, you and Zhao Jiajie were already drawing too much attention, and people in the group have been discussing whether I was being cheated on. I went backstage to find you, and you ignored me..." And you were whispering with Zhao Jiajie!

The last sentence he thought in his mind, Huo Feng was too embarrassed to say out loud, because he felt ashamed!

But to Pu Sangzhi, all these complaints actually amounted to nothing.

Pu Sangzhi felt these were all unfounded scenarios.

She was the host that evening; there was nothing wrong with her and Zhao Jiajie going out for the program together. Those idle gossips, even if she saw them, she wouldn’t bother about them. Who knew Huo Feng would care so much?

However...

Huo Feng seemed to really care about what others said.

Repeated incidents in the past proved that when rumors against Pu Sangzhi arose within the school, she remained as unshakeable as Mount Tai, unconcerned. Yet, Huo Feng would be busy trying to clear her name, using all kinds of methods he could think of.

Forget it, that’s just the kind of person Huo Feng is. It’s normal for him to care...

Pu Sangzhi sighed and didn’t argue with Huo Feng, instead, she directly apologized to him, "If you are angry because of these things, I apologize to you. I was too busy tonight, I really didn’t have time to consider your feelings, I’m sorry."

"Why are you apologizing so quickly?"

Huo Feng was startled by Pu Sangzhi’s immediate concession, he initially wanted to vent a bit, wanted her to coddle him a bit, but she apologized right away!

Really...

Apologetic so suddenly, he didn’t even get a chance to be upset!

"You haven’t truly realized your mistake, and this kind of apology doesn’t count!"

Huo Feng said, "My anger from tonight can’t be taken away by a simple ’sorry’!"

Pu Sangzhi was speechlessly choked up, looking at him with a resigned expression.

Huo Feng continued, "Give you a chance, tell me where exactly you went wrong."

Pu Sangzhi pursed her lips, "Haven’t you already said it? Hosting with senior, ignoring you backstage, is that all?"

"Is that all?"

Huo Feng twisted his eyebrows and glared, "Isn’t that enough? You..."

"Huo Feng."

Pu Sangzhi interrupted him, letting out a sigh, "The mistakes you listed, in reality, aren’t comparable to the confession someone made to you earlier, right?"

Suddenly, it was Huo Feng’s turn to be speechlessly choked up.

"My relationship with senior is purely professional. Senior has rich hosting experience, and it was him guiding me throughout. Tonight, amidst my panic, he stabilized the situation and directed me in the right direction. I am only grateful to him, nothing more. As for ignoring you, as for the comments in the group chat, none of those things were my focus tonight. Tonight, during my first hosting experience, the only thing I could do was to try my best to perform well. I couldn’t attend to so much else..."

Pu Sangzhi spoke calmly yet with a tinge of helplessness in her eyes, "All I’ve said concerns me. As for your concerns, as for Han Feiyi..."

At this point, Pu Sangzhi paused for a moment, took a deep breath, then slowly said, "As for Han Feiyi, I believe you know in your heart how to respond to her. Perhaps you could even choose her because she’s not wrong; you two are well-matched. If you two could be together, the future would likely be smooth without any obstacles. And you, you wouldn’t need to work so hard to get into Tsinghua, you wouldn’t need to struggle so much to change yourself."

Finally, Pu Sangzhi had said everything she wanted to say.

Deep down, she felt very inferior.

She knew she couldn’t compare to Han Feiyi from many realistic perspectives...

And knew she wasn’t worthy of Huo Feng, from various aspects...

Huo Feng was so good, so outstanding, nearly perfect, and even came from a wealthy family with a carefree life.

It seemed like they were not on the same path, as if Han Feiyi was the one who best matched him.

All in all, Pu Sangzhi’s mood at the moment was also not good.

She remembered every word Han Feiyi said to Huo Feng during her confession, likely to remember them for a long time.

This mental hurdle might be insurmountable.

"We are only in the first year of high school, and there are two more years of high school left. If you no longer want to pursue me, if you are tired of it, if you feel like you don’t want to try anymore, then you can let go. I won’t cling to you, and I won’t blame you. Take some time to think about it..."

Having said that, Pu Sangzhi picked up the hem of her dress and walked past Huo Feng with a cold expression.

But just as she had taken a few steps away, Huo Feng suddenly grabbed her hand and yanked her back with force...

Pu Sangzhi, wearing high heels, let out a sharp scream, unexpectedly falling into Huo Feng’s chest.

At that moment, Huo Feng’s mischievous hands were already encircling her slim waist. He lowered his head, his dark and lustrous eyes locking on her face.

"Are you also angry?" he asked.

After he asked, Pu Sangzhi pushed his chest, "I’m not angry, I’m very calm."

Huo Feng didn’t let her push him away but held her tightly around the waist. Suddenly, he lifted her up by the waist, picking her entirely off the ground.

"Hello..."

Pu Sangzhi, even more panicked, patted his shoulder, "Put me down, it’s not good to be seen."

Huo Feng, however, didn’t care and even dragged her buttocks, lifting her even higher, all of a sudden, Pu Sangzhi’s head was sticking out more than half above his.

Her body was completely hanging midair, forcing her to lower her head to face him, "Huo Feng, what are you doing..."

"I don’t know why, but seeing you angry suddenly made me lose all my anger."

Huo Feng’s thin lips slightly lifted, his mood suddenly brightened, sweeping away all the previous gloom and fury.

But at this moment, Pu Sangzhi became somewhat angry, her elegant eyebrows slightly furrowed, "What do you mean?"

"You are jealous of Han Feiyi," Huo Feng bluntly pointed out the reason, his smile growing even more rampant and proud.

Pu Sangzhi choked, and only after several seconds did she retort, "I am not."

Huo Feng: "You are."

Pu Sangzhi: "I am not."

Huo Feng: "You are."

Pu Sangzhi angrily raised her voice, "I said I’m not, means I’m not!"

Suddenly, Huo Feng concealed the smile at the corner of his lips, his eyes earnestly focusing on her, "No kidding, if I gave up on you, you would cry, wouldn’t you?"

Pu Sangzhi was startled by his sudden seriousness, at that moment, her heart skipped a beat, feeling as if he had hit the nail on the head.

"Don’t say things like retreating to advance in the future, I know what you are thinking. Instead of pushing me away with such words, say something nice, make me happy." Saying this, Huo Feng’s mouth corners once again gently curved upwards.

He really wasn’t giving Pu Sangzhi any way out, directly summing up the words she had used to push him away as ’retreating to advance.’

Pu Sangzhi, feeling somewhat ashamed by his words, couldn’t help but purse her lips...

"Say something nice."

Huo Feng even shook her body, pressing her, "Say one thing and I’ll calm down, consider tonight’s incident as passed, just one sentence."

Pu Sangzhi struggled for a while before seriously squeezing out two words, "Huo Feng..."

Huo Feng responded: "Hmm?"

His response was so gentle, his voice so deep.

Pu Sangzhi lowered her head to look at his face, more handsome with makeup, the streetlight beside the campus path casting his sharp features in a more three-dimensional light.

So handsome.

Pu Sangzhi silently exclaimed in her heart.

Suddenly, she leaned forward and hugged his neck, initiating an embrace that locked him in, her chin resting on his shoulder.

This was the first time Pu Sangzhi had hugged him willingly.

Definitely the first time.

Her action deeply shook Huo Feng’s heart, a feeling of comfort indescribable in words spreading from his head down to his toes!

"Huo Feng..." Pu Sangzhi called out softly, biting her lip.

Huo Feng hurriedly replied, "Hmm?"

Pu Sangzhi tightened her grip on the fabric over his shoulders, "I just want to be with you properly, steadily, both of us getting into Tsinghua."

Huo Feng smiled with satisfaction, "Mm."

Pu Sangzhi: "Do you feel better now?"

Huo Feng nodded, "Much more comfortable."

Pu Sangzhi: "Then put me down."

Huo Feng shook his head, "No, let’s hug a little longer."

Pu Sangzhi: "How long?"

Huo Feng: "As long as you hold on, I’ll hold on."

As soon as he said that, Pu Sangzhi let go immediately, creating some distance between them, "Okay, put me down."

Huo Feng suddenly became mischievous, "No, just count to 20, and then I’ll put you down."

Pu Sangzhi laughed lightly, but obediently began the countdown, "20, 19, 18, 17..."

After finishing, Huo Feng contentedly put her down, and simultaneously took her hand, squeezing it tightly, "I have another request."

Pu Sangzhi: "Hmm?"

Huo Feng: "Take me in front of Zhao Jiajie and show off our love."

Pu Sangzhi: "..."