Pampered by the School Bully-Chapter 45 - 44. Self-comfort and Harm

After the second half of the basketball game ended, Huo Feng hurried off to find Pu Sangzhi.

His ten brothers were sitting under the basketball hoop, resting, watching Huo Feng’s unsatisfactory silhouette from behind and shaking their heads in pity, feeling sorry for him.

Despite being a School Tyrant, he insisted on turning himself into something like a toad in front of the swan... both ugly and presumptuously affectionate.

It was painful for everyone to watch...

Soon, Huo Feng ran all the way to the playground, and with one glance, he found Pu Sangzhi, who was running laps, amidst the vast crowd!

He didn’t even know how much he longed to shout out Pu Sangzhi’s name loudly and get her to notice him.

But... the thought of how she had harshly rejected him made all his myriad thoughts of longing get stuck in his throat, unable to be voiced or swallowed.

Huo Feng had become fearful.

The him of now was afraid that his painstakingly patched-up fragile glass heart would be carefully offered up only to be shattered by Pu Sangzhi’s punch once more.

This is so-called fearlessness when you are loved.

Huo Feng had already seen it very clearly.

This heartless woman, Pu Sangzhi, simply didn’t care about hurting him...

"Sigh..."

In a corner of the playground, Huo Feng stood with his hands on his waist, longingly gazing at Pu Sangzhi in the distance and let out a deep sigh.

"Hey! Brother Feng!"

Just then, Zhu Dandan suddenly popped up on Huo Feng’s left, greeting him with a beaming smile.

Huo Feng glanced at her sideways, along with Wen Miao beside her, and responded with an indifferent "Mm."

Zhu Dandan took the initiative to ask him, "Brother Feng, are you watching Sangzhi?"

Huo Feng’s gaze remained distantly fixed on Pu Sangzhi and he replied, "Mm."

Zhu Dandan took in his ’stalker-like’ demeanor, feeling a great deal of envy. She asked, "Then why don’t you go and say hi to Sangzhi?"

Huo Feng responded directly, "I don’t dare."

These two words shocked Zhu Dandan so much that her mouth fell open. "No way! You... you don’t dare to talk to Sangzhi?"

Huo Feng shot Zhu Dandan a sideways look, "What? Want to make fun of me?"

"No no no... Absolutely not."

Zhu Dandan hurriedly shook her hand and then, with a sudden realization, she raised a finger and exclaimed, "Oh, I get it! You’re afraid of being rejected by Sangzhi, right?"

Huo Feng narrowed his phoenix eyes, giving her a look that said, "If you dare to speak another word of truth, I’ll thrash you."

Seeing the murderous look on his face, Zhu Dandan hastily laughed it off, saying, "Actually, I just wanted to say, Brother Feng, you were so cool playing basketball just now, I really admire you. Also, to report, Sangzhi signed up for the 1500 meters and shot put for the sports meet, so she’ll probably be coming to train on the playground during this period... haha..."

Huo Feng finally heard something he wanted to hear, a hint of surprise appeared on his face, "Really?"

Zhu Dandan nodded.

Now it was Huo Feng’s turn to smile.

His smile was sudden, his phoenix eyes slightly curved, the young man’s rugged features filled with a sunny disposition.

Zhu Dandan stared at Huo Feng’s infuriatingly handsome face with a somewhat dazed look, "Brother Feng, so you haven’t given up on pursuing Sangzhi, right?"

Huo Feng suddenly turned his head, looking seriously at Zhu Dandan, "Mind your words. Who gave up? I’m just temporarily withdrawing to rework my plan."

Zhu Dandan immediately clapped her hands, "Hey, I knew our Brother Feng wouldn’t give up so easily! But why did you disband the group?"

Huo Feng pushed Zhu Dandan’s head, looking disgusted as he said, "I told you to get her to come to a football game, and you can’t even manage that. What use are you?"

Zhu Dandan rubbed her head, which had just been pushed by him, and smiled sheepishly.

Although she knew Huo Feng’s action was rough, Zhu Dandan couldn’t help but blush.

Thinking of how Huo Feng’s hand had touched her head just now, she felt a shyness from the contact with the opposite sex, which made her behavior more reserved.

Huo Feng clicked his tongue and said, "But Sangzhi, she’s really hard to chase! So right now, I still haven’t figured out the right way to pursue her. Look, I’m handsome, rich, and nice to her. With such superior qualities, she still isn’t interested."

Beside him, Zhu Dandan nodded in agreement, "Yeah! Brother Feng, you’re so great!"

"See, your taste is perfectly normal."

Huo Feng pointed at Zhu Dandan, "That Sangzhi, her heart is all about the grades. According to her, seems like she’ll only fancy a man who’s top in the province or the country."

Zhu Dandan nodded in agreement again: "Right, right, Sangzhi is so clueless."

Huo Feng stroked his chin and said, "So, I think I need a new plan to see if I can get her to change her mate selection criteria. First of all, she’s got to realize that scores can’t be eaten!"

For the third time, Zhu Dandan mindlessly agreed: "Brother Feng, you’re so handsome, whatever you say is right..."

Huo Feng lifted his head a bit smugly, "Not to brag, but I, Huo Feng, am definitely a stock with potential! Whoever dates me, Huo Feng, is picking up a treasure. If I, Huo Feng, set my sights on someone, they’re bound to be happy for life! That Sangzhi, she has this honor but she just doesn’t know it. I don’t know if her eyes are on the top of her head."

Zhu Dandan nodded: "Sangzhi really doesn’t recognize a great thing when she sees it. Brother Feng, you’re so outstanding!"

"Right?"

Huo Feng smiled, "You can see the sense that even you, who’s not the sharpest tool in the shed, can grasp; how come Sangzhi can’t understand it? I really want to pry open her eyes to take a good look, to see that I, Huo Feng, am a gem!"

Huo Feng went on praising himself, basking in self-satisfaction...

However, he didn’t know that right behind him, Pu Sangzhi stood with a calm face, her expression full of dark clouds as she watched him.

Zhu Dandan, who was engaged in the excitement of the conversation with Huo Feng, also failed to notice Pu Sangzhi...

It was only Wen Miao, who remained quiet on the sideline, occasionally sharing eye contact with Pu Sangzhi.

Pu Sangzhi had never actually heard Huo Feng’s true thoughts.

Now that she had, Pu Sangzhi found it utterly laughable!

"I’m telling you, if Sangzhi really leaves me in the dust one day, it will definitely be her loss! I wouldn’t be at a loss at all; I’m still outstanding, but she would have lost the most excellent man..." Huo Feng boasted.

"Really?"

Unable to hold back any longer, Pu Sangzhi retorted.

"Isn’t that stating the obvious? She’s just being ’the beloved who acts without fear’ and that’s why she disdains me so. Wait until the day she loses me then, she..."

Just as he turned around, preparing to let loose a wave of ’self-praise’, Huo Feng suddenly lost his voice.

That swell of pride, which Zhu Dandan had puffed up to the skies just moments ago... now crashed down like dog shit. frёewebnoѵel.ƈo๓

Confronted with Pu Sangzhi suddenly appearing before him, Huo Feng’s face turned pale, his heart drumming with trepidation.

In that instant, he could feel his blood boiling, nervousness and awkwardness seizing every nerve, making him feel so guilty that even his toes curled up.

Pu Sangzhi looked him straight in the eye, her gaze so direct, yet so frightening!

"Huo Feng, do you really think you’re outstanding?"

Pu Sangzhi crossed her arms and stared at him unblinkingly, "Let me tell you, to me, you, Huo Feng, are just a person with poor grades, a bad attitude, not serious about your studies, a bully relying on your power, lawless, and moreover, presumptuous, arrogant, and full of your own bluster—a despicable person from the marketplace! I will never, ever fancy someone of your caliber!"

The moment her words ended, Huo Feng’s heart suddenly ached!