freenovelworld Chapter 44 Ugly Duckling's Rise to Power: She Squeezes Out the School Beauty and Becomes a Coup
Chapter 44 Ugly Duckling's Rise to Power: She Squeezes Out the School Beauty and Becomes a Coup
Ye Xingchen reacted quickly and wrapped his arms around her slender waist.
And just like that, she flew straight into Ye Xingchen's warm embrace like a butterfly.
"Master, you're amazing! You hugged me the moment we met, how embarrassing!"
Mu Wanwan's face instantly turned bright red, like a ripe apple, and her ears also turned pink as if they had been dyed. She nervously and helplessly pushed Ye Xingchen away, as if she were pushing away a blazing volcano.
"Yes, I'm sorry, I really didn't mean to!" Mu Wanwan quickly apologized.
His face, however, showed a calm and indifferent expression. Upon closer inspection, he recognized the person as an acquaintance.
"Mu Wanwan? It's you!"
His tone had been gentle just moments before, but upon seeing that it was Mu Wanwan, it instantly changed, becoming even more disdainful. Mu Wanwan lowered her head, not daring to look at him.
"Master, he hates you from the bottom of his heart!" Piggy bluntly revealed the truth.
Mu Wanwan's heart skipped a beat. His favorability rating was negative, and he even disliked her. Would he just abandon her and run away?
"Stand still!" Ye Xingchen's tone was very unpleasant.
Then, as if nothing had happened, he turned around and faced the group of female classmates who had come to rob him aggressively.
The girl with dyed blonde hair standing at the front scoffed, her tone full of disdain and mockery: "Oh, School Heartthrob Ye, are you putting on a hero-saves-the-damsel-in-distress act? But..."
As she spoke, the blonde woman's gaze began to sweep over Mu Wanwan from head to toe, and that undisguised look made Mu Wanwan feel extremely uncomfortable.
Mu Wanwan subconsciously took half a step to the side, trying to avoid the yellow-haired girl's annoying gaze.
Ye Xingchen seemed to notice her actions and moved his body slightly, blocking the eye contact between Mu Wanwan and the blond woman.
Upon hearing what the blond-haired woman said next, Mu Wanwan's anger was instantly ignited.
The blond woman smirked, a contemptuous smile playing on her lips, and said, "Besides, this so-called 'beauty' you're trying to save actually looks like this... Hahaha..."
The blond-haired gang echoed his sentiments, then clutched their stomachs and pointed at Mu Wanwan, laughing loudly.
Mu Wanwan was indignant and muttered to herself, "What's wrong with me? I'm a triple crown actress who can be both sweet and sassy and has superb acting skills! How can you say that about me!"
Just as she was about to retort, a pig's voice suddenly rang in her mind: "Master, don't be angry yet. You really can't be called a beauty right now."
In an instant, a huge and bright mirror suddenly appeared in front of her.
When she stared at herself in the mirror, she was speechless with astonishment, and even felt a rush of blood to her head, almost causing her to vomit blood and die on the spot.
Her once smooth and lustrous long hair was now a mess, and her thick bangs covered her eyes like a curtain, making her look completely listless.
Even worse, her face, which should have been fair and delicate, was covered with a pair of thick, black-rimmed glasses that were askew. Not only that, her face was also covered with dense black spots, as if splattered with ink. Her school uniform was wrinkled and tattered, and even the hem of her skirt was covered with dirty muddy footprints.
If it weren't for her school uniform, anyone who saw her would probably assume without hesitation that she was a beggar on the street.
"Oh my God! My goodness! What kind of look is this?!" she cried out in her heart in grief and indignation.
Just moments ago she was all brazen and ready to charge out and challenge others, but now she was like a deflated balloon, all her arrogance and temper vanishing in an instant.
The bursts of laughter from the surroundings did not affect Ye Xingchen in the slightest.
Today, no matter what, he was determined to bring Mu Wanwan home safely. He used his broad body to tightly protect Mu Wanwan behind him.
Facing those who wantonly mocked others, he said with disdain: "You are college students who have received higher education. Don't you know that beauty and ugliness cannot be judged by appearance? Even elementary school students understand that inner beauty is true beauty. Didn't your elementary school teachers teach you principles of being a good person?"
Mu Wanwan couldn't help but want to clap and cheer in her heart.
Ye Xingchen faced those arrogant and domineering people without fear, and retorted sharply to them. It was so satisfying and so beautiful!
However, Ye Xingchen showed no fear at all towards this group of female hooligans; on the contrary, she remained calm and composed.
He turned around, looking disdainfully at Mu Wanwan, who was standing behind him trembling slightly, but finally whispered to comfort her, "Don't be afraid, I'm here, they won't dare to do anything to you!"
Hearing this, Mu Wanwan felt a warmth in her heart, but more than that, she felt worried.
She instinctively reached out and grabbed Ye Xingchen's clothes tightly, saying anxiously, "You'd better leave quickly. I'll call home right away and have them transfer money to me. It's better to avoid trouble. They're not people to be trifled with. I don't want you to get hurt because of me!" As she spoke, her voice grew softer and softer, as if she was afraid of being overheard.
Ye Xingchen sensed Mu Wanwan's tension and unease, and knowing her timid and fearful nature, he reached his right hand behind him and gently patted the hand that was clutching his clothes, signaling her to relax.
Then, he looked at the group of ill-intentioned people opposite him again, and replied with a firm and provocative gaze: "If you want to use force, then bring it on! I want to see who can do anything to me! I, Ye Xingchen, will protect her!"
In that instant, the girl with the dazzling yellow hair was already burning with anger because she was being looked down upon, and her emotions were instantly ignited to the extreme.
She stood with her hands firmly on her hips, slightly raised her chin, and arrogantly puffed out her already flat chest, shouting at the top of her lungs, "Damn it!"
No one knew when the blonde woman had quietly taken a thick iron rod into her hand.
"With me here, let's see who dares to touch you today!" If Mu Wanwan wants to bully someone, it's him who will. When did it become the turn of these people to oppress her?
Taking advantage of Ye Xingchen's slight distraction, she did not hesitate to raise the iron rod and swing it directly at Ye Xingchen.
Seeing the critical situation, Mu Wanwan's heart was in her throat. Without thinking, she shouted at the top of her lungs, "Watch out!"
He then leaped forward and turned to stand in front of Ye Xingchen.
Time seemed to freeze. Ye Xingchen heard a muffled thud as the iron rod slammed solidly into Mu Wanwan's delicate shoulder, causing her body to tilt forward and collide directly with his chest.