Hearing those words, Qin Yi immediately understood why Qin Huizhu had come looking for him at this time.
Heh…
“Qin Yi, why aren’t you saying anything? Sister really knows she was wrong. Please, answer me!” Qin Huizhu was frantic. “It’s all my fault these past years. I shouldn’t have ignored your feelings. I shouldn’t have deliberately kept my distance from you. I’m begging you now—can you forgive me?”
Seeing Qin Yi remain indifferent, her heart felt like it was being crushed by an invisible hand.
“You’ve got it wrong,” Qin Yi said coldly, his face showing clear impatience. “The one who played the piano was Qin Xiaofeng. It had nothing to do with me. And isn’t that what you’ve believed all along for the past six months?”
“No, it wasn’t Xiaofeng. It was you! Last night, Xiaofeng already admitted he took credit for what you did. Sister knows now—it’s been you helping me all this time!”
Qin Huizhu grew more agitated, nearly breaking down, “Qin Yi, please stop saying such hurtful things! Just tell me, why didn’t you say anything over these months? Was there a reason? Tell me everything. I’ll speak up for you at home!”
“Speak up? Speak up for what?” Qin Yi let out a mocking snort. “Are you going to kick Qin Xiaofeng out of the house?”
“Kick… kick Xiaofeng out of the house?” Qin Huizhu was stunned. Her emotions seemed to stabilize slightly. “Xiao Yi, I know Xiaofeng stole credit for what you did, but that’s no reason to treat him like this. I understand you’ve been holding resentment toward him. Let’s resolve this another way, alright?”
Qin Yi couldn’t help but laugh. “Hypocrite.”
He stared into Qin Huizhu’s eyes, not hiding the contempt in his expression at all.
“You… what did you just call your sister?” Qin Huizhu looked shaken, as if she couldn’t believe what she’d heard.
“Hypocrite,” Qin Yi repeated calmly.
“Why would you say that about your sister? Just because I won’t kick Xiaofeng out of the house like you want?” Qin Huizhu’s nose began to sting, and her heart felt so wronged she nearly choked on her breath.
She felt like she couldn’t win.
Yes, Qin Xiaofeng was in the wrong—but he was the little brother she had loved for over ten years. How could she be so cruel as to cast him out of the house?
But if she didn’t, then Qin Yi would never forgive her.
“You keep saying you want me to forgive you. That you’ll stand up for me in the Qin family. But you’re not even willing to make the person who did wrong pay the price. If that’s not hypocrisy, then what is?” Qin Yi demanded.
“I… I…” Qin Huizhu stammered for a while before murmuring, “Sister just thinks that punishment like that would be too harsh for Xiaofeng. He only made a small mistake.”
“A small mistake? Fine, then what about me?” Qin Yi sneered. “All these years, when you ignored me, isolated me, beat me, and blamed me for everything with no proof, did you ever once wonder if that was too harsh?”
“What false accusations?” Qin Huizhu asked, her face pale as she felt the searing hatred behind Qin Yi’s words. A terrible truth seemed to be taking shape in her mind.
“Qin Huizhu, you shouldn’t be called Huizhu. You should change your name to ‘Stupid Pig,’” Qin Yi said with open disdain.
“Xiao Yi, if you’re feeling wronged, just say it directly. Don’t insult your sister like that… please… it really hurts,” Qin Huizhu whispered, her lips tightly pressed together. Her eyes were red, as if tears could spill at any moment. Even the hands gripping Qin Yi’s shoulders were losing their strength.
“Why should I care how you feel? Get away from me!” Qin Yi finally found an opening, pulled free, and ran toward the school gate.
“Xiao Yi!!” Qin Huizhu shouted and chased after him in a panic.
But she barely took two steps before a few teachers stepped in to block her path.
“You again?” a balding middle-aged teacher frowned deeply as he recognized her face.
“Ma’am, I explained this very clearly to you yesterday, didn’t I? If students have any conflicts, come speak to us teachers first,” he said. “Look at yourself—standing at the school gate early in the morning blocking a student? What kind of behavior is that?”
“And didn’t you say yesterday that you mistook the student’s identity?”
“So why are you going after the same boy today?”
“What exactly are you trying to do?”
The teacher looked at her warily, clearly suspicious now.
“He’s my brother!” Qin Huizhu said anxiously.
“Enough!” the balding teacher snapped, clearly losing his patience. “Yesterday you told us he had issues with your brother, and now you’re saying he is your brother? Do you think we’re that easy to fool?” Get faster updates on novelping(.)com.
“He really is my brother! He’s from the Qin family! His name is Qin Yi!” Qin Huizhu could no longer care about hiding Qin Yi’s identity. She just desperately wanted to speak with him and get some answers.
But the teachers didn’t give her a chance.
“Let me through!” she cried, struggling like a madwoman.
“Call the police,” one of the teachers said quickly, pulling out a phone.
They didn’t know what ‘Qin family’ she was talking about. All they knew was that, as teachers, they had to protect their students.
As soon as Qin Huizhu heard the words “call the police,” she suddenly snapped out of it.
No—she couldn’t let them call the police.
She saw one of the teachers already raising the phone to their ear and immediately turned around and ran off.
She couldn’t afford to let this blow up.
If her parents found out—never mind getting scolded—the consequences for Xiaofeng would be worse.
With less than two months until the college entrance exams, she couldn’t become the person who ruined everything.
“Should we stop her?” one of the teachers asked as they watched Qin Huizhu flee.
The others looked at the balding teacher.
“Forget it,” he said, waving them off. “She doesn’t seem mentally stable. Let’s not provoke her. If she suddenly pulls out a knife or something, someone could get hurt.”
“What if she comes back again?” another teacher asked.
“I’ll contact the local police station later,” he said after a pause. “And let the security office know to keep an eye out. If she shows up again, report her immediately. We can’t risk a student getting hurt.”