141: Chapter 141 Poor Qiu Xiaoyan
"No, I didn't touch you!"
The Athletic student was also bewildered. He even grabbed Zhang Xiaofu and demanded, "Come on, you tell me: was I not sparring with you the whole time? When did I ever touch him?"
Zhang Xiaofu's reaction was quick this time. He immediately put on a fearful expression, "Look at you, it's obvious you have violent tendencies. Coming here to shout and provoke us while Lin Xiao and I are both injured—isn't that just because you think we're easy targets?"
"Pfft!"
The Athletic student instinctively wanted to fling Zhang Xiaofu away, but he was afraid that Zhang Xiaofu would take the opportunity to fall over as well.
He had no choice but to awkwardly hold Zhang Xiaofu's arm and force him back into the wheelchair.
"Lin Xiao, don't think you can frame me in front of all these people. If I didn't touch you, I didn't touch you!"
The Athletic student tried to reason with Lin Xiao.
But Lin Xiao remained sitting on the ground and pointed to his foot, "Then how about we go to the School Infirmary for a check-up? If I really am injured, that means you pushed me, and you'll have to pay compensation!"
"That was because you already..."
The Athletic student started to say, but the rest of his words got stuck in his throat.
That's right; if he said Lin Xiao's leg was injured beforehand, wouldn't that mean he was spreading rumors?
But if he stubbornly insisted he wasn't spreading rumors, then he would really be getting framed by Lin Xiao!
At this moment, Lin Xiao's eerie voice drifted into his ears.
"You'd better think carefully. This leg of mine is meant to inherit the family fortune and carry on the family line. I am the future head of the Lin family, the business emperor of the capital... You get what I mean, right? For the leg of a business emperor, I won't be getting up without a million or so."
These words, mixed with the surrounding chatter, echoed in the Athletic student's mind like a demonic incantation.
It made him gradually break into a cold sweat.
Under such pressure, his psychological defenses finally collapsed.
"Fine, fine, fine! I admit it, I was making things up, okay? I apologize to you. I wronged you. I'll post a clarification post as soon as I get back!"
"That's more like it."
Seeing that his goal was achieved, Lin Xiao stopped sitting on the cold ground.
He got up unhurriedly, brushed off his clothes casually, and pushed Zhang Xiaofu away.
Before leaving, he didn't forget to remind him, "By the way, I recorded what you just said. If I don't see a clarification post within ten minutes, just wait for the Lin family's lawyer's letter."
After walking a distance away, Zhang Xiaofu tugged on Lin Xiao's sleeve.
"Brother Lin, you're truly amazing! But I get the feeling that guy definitely won't let this go. What if he tries to trip you up again during the competition?"
"Don't worry, he won't."
A smile was on Lin Xiao's face, and his eyes glimmered with intense calculation.
Zhang Xiaofu instinctively shrank his neck.
Recalling how Lin Xiao had just pulled off that scam, he believed that Lin Xiao was unlikely to come out on the losing end.
...
Using his leg injury as an excuse, Lin Xiao didn't want to continue training.
Unfortunately, when it came to such matters, no one in his family took his side.
Lin Baixuan personally took him to the Hospital for a check-up, and upon returning, she guaranteed in front of the whole family that Lin Xiao's injury would not affect his training at all.
Watching his scheme to slack off get exposed so quickly, Lin Xiao could practically cry without tears.
He could only continue to train obediently, submitting to Su Yu's tyranny.
Fortunately, such training was still effective; he finally managed to barely correct his posture somewhat, though his speed would be relatively slower.
"A-Xiao, I'm warning you: even if you lose the competition, you are not allowed to use that Doggy Paddle! The Lin family cannot afford to lose face like that!"
Su Yu warned him every single day.
Even so, she was still not very reassured about Lin Xiao.
One had to know that Lin Xiao's Doggy Paddle was at a master's level; he had practiced it to perfection, and it wasn't something that could be completely changed in a short amount of time.
Now that things had come to this, she could only hope that Lin Xiao would have at least a little bit of shame…
On the day of the competition, both Su Yu and Lin Baixuan arrived at the venue.
Lin Baixuan was worried that Lin Xiao would be reckless and accidentally get injured, while Su Yu was purely there to supervise.
Qiu Xiaoyan was also waiting at the venue early, there to cheer Lin Xiao on.
But from afar, she saw Lin Xiao walking in with two very beautiful women; the three of them were chatting and laughing together, seemingly having a very close relationship.
She had met Lin Baixuan before, but the other person was a complete stranger.
After a brief moment of thought, a thought suddenly popped up.
"So intimate… could it be, could it be…"
Qiu Xiaoyan had always been prone to overthinking, and she quickly imagined all sorts of negative scenarios.
At the same time, the jealousy in her heart grew stronger and stronger.
Especially when she saw that Lin Xiao seemed to listen to that strange woman very attentively, the jar of jealousy in her heart completely overturned.
She really couldn't understand why, when she was clearly also very pretty, Lin Xiao wouldn't even spare her another glance.
Could it be because…
Qiu Xiaoyan sniffled and looked down at her slightly flat chest.
No, even if she didn't have an advantage in terms of figure, she couldn't just sit and wait for death!
As the saying goes, happiness must be fought for by oneself!
She immediately got up and walked toward the direction where Lin Xiao and the other two were. No matter what, for the sake of the person she liked, she had to give it her all.
"Lin Xiao!"
"Qiu Xiaoyan?"
This time, Lin Xiao also saw Qiu Xiaoyan immediately.
Just as he wanted to go up to meet her, he was pressed down by Su Yu.
"It's time for the competition; focus your mind first. You can talk about girlfriends later."
Su Yu said sternly.
"Ah, she's not my girlfriend."
Lin Xiao didn't want to be misunderstood by his family and hurriedly explained.
This scene was just happened to be seen by Qiu Xiaoyan.
Because the distance was relatively far, she didn't hear what Lin Xiao and Su Yu were saying.
She only saw that after she appeared, that strange woman became very unhappy, and Lin Xiao was coaxing her with an anxious look on his face.
Qiu Xiaoyan felt like her heart was about to break.
But just when her heart and eyes were filled with Lin Xiao, she didn't notice a crack in the floor tile.
She walked right onto it and was tripped immediately.
If it were on the ground outside, she should have been able to stabilize herself quickly.
Unfortunately, with this stumble, her other foot happened to step onto a tile that didn't have a non-slip mat.
Just like that, she completely lost her center of gravity and looked as if she were about to fall backward.
If the back of her head hit the ground on such a surface, the consequences would be very serious.
"Qiu Xiaoyan! I'm coming to save you!"
Lin Xiao's reaction was fast; he immediately rushed toward Qiu Xiaoyan.
Qiu Xiaoyan also hurriedly reached out her hand, wanting to grab Lin Xiao's hand.
But the distance was clearly not enough.
In this split second, Lin Xiao made a choice.
He saw that after a rapid sprint, he suddenly jumped up, raised his foot, and kicked hard at Qiu Xiaoyan's butt!
With a "splash," Qiu Xiaoyan was actually kicked directly into the swimming pool!
[Good thing I reacted quickly. Otherwise, if she had fallen like that, she definitely would have hurt her head, and maybe even ended up brain-damaged.]
[I really am clever!]
[Hehe!]