Chapter 069 【Harassment?】

Looking at Ling Wei's guilty expression, Gu Feng sighed and said, "This isn't your fault."

Hearing Gu Feng's words, Ling Wei's expression instantly changed. His pupils dilated sharply, and he opened his mouth to speak but couldn't utter a word. He stared blankly at Gu Feng, seemingly unable to believe what he had just heard.

In his memory, Gu Feng was a man who clearly distinguished between reward and punishment; he didn't think Gu Feng would show him favoritism.

"Ling Wei, if you had used your skills to seriously injure Xu Qiang today, I would have crippled your Kung Fu," Gu Feng said coldly. "Fortunately, you didn't. Although Xu Qiang was covered in blood, it was all from his nose and not seriously harmful. I can see you didn't go all out, so I say this isn't your fault."

In Gu Feng's view, the ages of sixteen or seventeen are when people are most prone to impulsiveness. It's not unusual for boys this age to fight, but trying to kill someone is a huge mistake. If Ling Wei had gone all out, Gu Feng wouldn't have spared him just because he was Ling Yongbing's son.

Gu Feng's explanation made Ling Wei heave a long sigh of relief. He had already prepared himself to face Gu Feng's punishment, which might have included a good beating or Gu Feng refusing to teach him Kung Fu. Hearing Gu Feng's words now, Ling Wei felt like he'd gone from hell to heaven. He tentatively asked, "Teacher Gu, will... will you still teach me Kung Fu?"

As he spoke, he looked at Gu Feng with hopeful eyes.

Gu Feng nodded gently, then thought for a moment and asked, "Ling Wei, what do you think of Xu Qiang as a person?"

Seeing Gu Feng nod, Ling Wei first felt a surge of joy, but then he was taken aback by Gu Feng's question. It seemed he didn't understand why Gu Feng would ask that.

"Even though we had a fight, I think he's a good guy," Ling Wei said almost without hesitation. As he spoke, he recalled Xu Qiang's desperate, fearless stance earlier, and a faint look of fear flashed in his dark eyes.

Ling Wei's straightforwardness earned a hint of appreciation from Gu Feng. He patted Ling Wei's shoulder and said, "You should be able to see that Xu Qiang has a rather aloof personality. He'll probably find it hard to fit in with the other classmates. So, I want you to spend more time with him, preferably become friends."

Compared to the fight itself, Gu Feng was more concerned about Xu Qiang's future situation in the class. Gu Feng understood that with Xu Qiang's personality, conflicts with other students were inevitable if nothing specific was arranged.

"Teacher Gu, I have no problem with that. I'm just afraid he might not be willing," Ling Wei replied readily.

"Don't worry, he will be willing," Gu Feng said, his tone relaxed a lot now that the matter seemed resolved. "Go wash your face. I'll head to the ward first."

Ling Wei nodded and quickly ran toward the school hospital's bathroom, while Gu Feng walked toward the ward.

In the ward, the blood on Xu Qiang's face had been cleaned. Due to excessive blood loss, his complexion was somewhat pale. At that moment, he was clutching his clothes tightly with both hands, a faint blush appearing on his originally pale face as he looked shyly at Andrea.

Andrea, holding Xu Qiang's clothes in her fair hands, said with a look of helplessness, "Hey, what are you so afraid of? I'm not going to eat you. Hurry up and take off your clothes so I can wipe the blood off you."

"I... I... I can do it myself," Xu Qiang stammered, his face growing even redder, perhaps from nervousness.

"Ugh!" Andrea said impatiently, "What are you so shy for? It's just me seeing your body. I don't mind, so why are you so embarrassed? Don't worry, I won't do anything to you."

However, to Andrea's frustration, her words only made Xu Qiang grip his clothes even tighter, as if fearing she had ulterior motives.

At the ward door, witnessing this scene, Gu Feng couldn't help but show a wry smile.

Last time when Xia Wei came to the school hospital, Gu Feng had already seen Andrea's bold and uninhibited side, but he hadn't expected her to be this forward. And Xu Qiang's shy demeanor made him feel like laughing. He never imagined that the fearless Xu Qiang could be so shy in front of a woman.

Xu Qiang was worried sick inside. Seeing Gu Feng at the door was like seeing a savior. He immediately cried for help, "Teacher Gu, help me out. She wants to take my clothes off." By the end of his sentence, Xu Qiang looked even more embarrassed, even lowering his head.

"Teacher Gu, you came just in time," Andrea immediately chimed in. "I want to wipe the blood off him and then get him some blood, but he's refusing flat out. Please tell him to stop fighting me."

As she spoke, Andrea tugged at Xu Qiang's clothes again, causing him to blanch again.

"Miss Andrea, you go prepare the blood. Let him do it himself," Gu Feng said, glancing at the "pitiful" Xu Qiang.

"How can that be? He's a patient, and he's lost so much blood. He shouldn't move around recklessly," Andrea said, sounding perfectly reasonable.

"Miss Andrea, I think the effort he's using to fight you over his clothes is more than what he'd use to wipe off the blood," Gu Feng said with a bitter smile.

Andrea was slightly taken aback, then somewhat frustratedly let go, saying, "I just don't get it why you Chinese men are so conservative. You know, in America, men his age already know dozens of sexual positions."

Andrea's words made Xu Qiang's face change color again; he looked like he wanted the ground to swallow him up.

Even Gu Feng thought that was going too far. He deliberately coughed twice. After Andrea left the ward, he closed the door and said, "Alright, now take off your clothes and wipe the blood off yourself."

Xu Qiang gave Gu Feng a somewhat troubled look and said, "Teacher Gu, can I not take it off?"

"You're a grown man. What are you afraid of when taking off your clothes?" Gu Feng felt somewhat helpless at Xu Qiang's shy behavior. He sighed and said, "Fine, I'll step out now. You take off your clothes yourself, wipe yourself clean, and get under the covers."

Gu Feng's words made Xu Qiang heave a sigh of relief, and he nodded quickly.

About a minute later, Xu Qiang's voice came from inside the ward: "Teacher Gu, you can come in now."

Hearing this, Gu Feng pushed the door open and entered, only to see Xu Qiang already under the covers, bundled up in the blanket as if afraid of being seen.

Beside the bed, the basin of clear water was now stained red. Clearly, Xu Qiang had lost quite a bit of blood earlier. If he weren't used to losing blood and tougher than most, he probably would have fainted long ago.

At that moment, Ling Wei, having washed the blood off his face and hands, walked into the ward.

Seeing Ling Wei enter, Xu Qiang immediately fixed his gaze on him, his dark eyes flashing with an unyielding light. It seemed as if he wanted to get up right then and have another fight with Ling Wei.

"Xu Qiang, what do you think of Ling Wei's skills?" Gu Feng, seeing the two in a staring contest, couldn't help but speak up to break the strange atmosphere.

"Very good," Xu Qiang replied, lowering his head. Although his tone carried a hint of disappointment, he didn't deny the fact.

"You wanted to learn how to fight from me, right?" Gu Feng said seriously. "Ling Wei has been practicing martial arts since he was young and has some martial arts foundation. You can learn from him for a while first. Once your basics are solid, I'll teach you how to fight. How does that sound?"

Gu Feng's words greatly appealed to Xu Qiang, but his solitary and aloof nature made him unsure how to respond. Deep down, he really wanted to learn combat skills from Ling Wei, but asking for help and lowering his head was something he couldn't bring himself to do.

Gu Feng understood Xu Qiang very well and naturally guessed what he was thinking. He said seriously, "Ling Wei just told me that he's willing to teach you anytime, as long as you're willing."

"Yeah, Xu Qiang, today's incident was my fault," Ling Wei, much more quick-witted than Xu Qiang, chimed in as soon as Gu Feng finished speaking. "I hope you don't blame me. If possible, we can practice martial arts together in the future and seek advice from Teacher Gu together. Teacher Gu is a real master!"

As he spoke, Ling Wei walked over to Xu Qiang and extended his right hand.

Looking at Ling Wei's sincere expression, Xu Qiang nodded, reached out his hand, and the two shook hands firmly.

Seeing this, Gu Feng let out a long sigh of relief and showed a genuine smile.