TNIBFT -Chapter 140 What a Vicious Little Girl

“Hahaha…”

“Is this fat pig really your younger brother? Did all the good stuff in your family end up in his mouth?”

“Shi Xuan, you’d better watch out—what if your stepmother whispers in your dad’s ear? If he finds out, you’ll get beaten, won’t you?”

The group of cronies behind Shi Xuan jeered one after another, clearly enjoying the spectacle. Their mocking gazes only deepened the resentment in Shi Xuan’s heart.

“B-Brother…”

Shi Hao looked up timidly, his eyes filled with grievance. “I really didn’t tell on you. I swear I didn’t… I really didn’t do anything, brother.”

“Shut up!”

Shi Xuan roared angrily.

He kicked Shi Hao hard in the stomach. The chubby boy’s face instantly turned pale from the pain. Clutching his abdomen, he staggered backward and collapsed against the wall. Shi Xuan sneered proudly.

“I’ve already told Father—if you come to the city to study, I’ll drop out. Shi Hao, I just won’t let you study.”

“Brother…”

Shi Hao couldn’t understand why his own blood brother would treat him like this.

Tears shimmered in his eyes.

“Oh? Feeling wronged and crying now?”

“That kick looked satisfying. I hate bastards born to a stepmother the most—how about I give him a kick too?”

“Me too, let me try—let’s see how strong my kick is…”

“As expected of Young Master Shi Xuan—he really has status in the Shi family.”

Shi Xuan’s cronies stepped forward one by one, rolling up their sleeves, eager to join in.

Faced with several men a head taller than him, Shi Hao retreated in fear. His hands groped along the wall as he looked pleadingly at Shi Xuan.

“Brother, you’re my real brother… how can you let outsiders beat me?”

“Beat you?”

Shi Xuan’s eyes turned cold as he stared at him. “Actually… I’d rather kill you.”

Under Shi Hao’s shocked gaze, Shi Xuan grabbed his hair and yanked hard. Shi Hao lost control of his body and slammed face-first onto the ground.

Shi Xuan burst into laughter. “Stupid pig.”

“Beat him to death!”

“There’s no one here. Even if we kill him and bury him hastily, no one will know.”

“Even if my father finds out, I’ll just admit my fault with a rod on my back—he won’t pursue it.” Shi Xuan looked at Shi Hao smugly, as if flaunting his status.

His friends rushed forward. One stepped on Shi Hao’s fingers and ground them mercilessly; another stomped again and again on his back. Lying prone on the ground, Shi Hao cried out in pain and looked at Shi Xuan.

“From now on… you’re not my brother!”

“Let me go! Let me go!”

The alley was deep, crisscrossed with narrow paths.

Hearing Shi Hao’s screams, Ye Shuangxue rushed over in panic. By the time she arrived, Shi Hao was already pinned to the ground and being brutally beaten by several young men.

“Shi Hao!”

Ye Shuangxue shouted.

Shi Hao, lying on the ground with mud and tears smeared across his face, looked up at her.

When he saw it was Ye Shuangxue, his tears burst forth uncontrollably. “Waaah… don’t worry about me! Just go!”

“Let him go!”

Ye Shuangxue shouted as she stepped forward.

The youths looked up and saw only a delicate, doll-like little girl. None of them took her seriously.

“Where did this brat come from?”

“Get lost. If you don’t leave now, I’ll beat you too!”

With a pout on her face, Ye Shuangxue walked toward them step by step. As she moved, she slowly rolled up her sleeves, revealing her lotus-root-like fair little arms.

“Shuangxue…”

“Shut up!”

Shi Hao had just opened his mouth when she snapped at him, forcing him to swallow his words.

“So, it’s you again?”

Ye Shuangxue looked at Shi Xuan, a glint flashing in her eyes. Startled, Shi Xuan took a step back. The group of cronies behind him laughed as they shoved his back.

“Shi Xuan, what’s with that reaction? Don’t tell me you’re scared of a little kid?”

Before the mocking guy could even finish speaking, Ye Shuangxue moved like lightning and punched him straight in the stomach. The smile on his face hadn’t even faded yet.

With a loud thud, he fell stiffly to the ground, foaming at the mouth.

Huh?

The rest were completely stunned.

They stared at Ye Shuangxue, mouths agape, jaws practically dropping off.

“You were the one who brought people to beat your little brother, right?”

Ye Shuangxue turned around, hands on her hips, chin lifted as she looked at Shi Xuan. He shook his head frantically.

“No, no—it’s all a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding…”

“A misunderstanding?”

Ye Shuangxue frowned, clearly unconvinced. She blew on her small fist. Shi Xuan’s cronies screamed in fright and scattered, turning to run. Just as Shi Xuan turned around, Ye Shuangxue reacted instantly, sticking out her short leg.

Thud! Shi Xuan tripped and fell flat on the ground.

Ignoring the pain, he twisted his head back in terror. Seeing her walking toward him, he scrambled on the ground with both hands and feet. Ye Shuangxue rushed forward and stomped on his back.

“Did I say you could leave?”

“Weren’t you just talking about killing someone?”

“Go on—kill one for me to see.”

Shi Xuan was on the verge of tears. Last time at the hotpot restaurant, Ye Shuangxue had kicked and broken two of his ribs. Even now, just standing made his stomach ache. What was this living demon planning to do now?

He shot a pleading look at Shi Hao, who had just gotten up.

“Shi Hao, tell her to stop—make her let go of me! Otherwise, you won’t end well!”

“Tell her to let go! Shi Hao, don’t you want to follow me? From now on, when I go out to have fun, I’ll take you along, alright?”

Shi Hao hesitated.

After thinking for a long time, he looked at Shi Xuan lying on the ground, then at Ye Shuangxue.

“Maybe… maybe…”

“Maybe what?” Ye Shuangxue guessed what he wanted to say and snapped in frustration, “Get over here.”

“Doesn’t he bully you every day? I’ll hold him down—beat him! Beat him hard! Next time he won’t dare bully you again.”

Shi Xuan: …

Shi Hao looked terrified.

Ye Shuangxue was speechless. “He was about to kill you, and you won’t even hit him once? So he’s allowed to bully you, but you’re not allowed to fight back? Hurry up and hit him!”

Memories flooded Shi Hao’s mind—years of Shi Xuan’s contempt, the constant beatings, the insults toward his mother, the schemes, the twisting of truth. He clenched his fists tightly.

But he still couldn’t do it.

That was his own older brother!

Shi Xuan stared coldly at Shi Hao. He was sure this useless trash didn’t have the guts.

“Shi Hao, think about the consequences—”

“Shut up!”

Before Shi Xuan could finish, Ye Shuangxue stepped on his face. Her little lion shoes pressed him flat against the ground, leaving him unable to move.

“Hit him already!”

“If you won’t, fine—I’ll give you a dagger. Let him bleed a little.”

Ye Shuangxue said it seriously. Lying on the ground, Shi Xuan was so scared he almost wet himself—using a blade was far worse than just getting beaten.

Shi Hao steeled himself and stepped forward, his hand trembling as he held the dagger.

“Hurry up!” Ye Shuangxue urged.

Shi Hao grew more nervous.

Shi Xuan was terrified out of his wits, shouting and begging for mercy. Ye Shuangxue only wanted to teach him a lesson—just scare him a bit.

Just as the tension reached its peak—

Clang! A crisp sound rang out. The dagger in Shi Hao’s hand was knocked flying.

Ye Shuangxue immediately raised her head in alert. At the entrance of the alley stood a thin young man, dressed in a light-colored cotton robe, his features refined and clean.

He sized Ye Shuangxue up from head to toe, then curled his lips into a faint smile.

“What a vicious little girl!”