215 Provocation
And that was why Qiao Yue had asked him if he would protect her.
Qiao Jing nodded. “I’ll look into it.”
Qiao Yue looked at Qiao Jing. She didn’t know why, but she felt a sense of calm that she had never felt before.
Since she came to the Qiao family, she felt a sense of security that she had never experienced before. There were people here who treated her as family.
But her feelings for Qiao Jing seemed to be a little different.
Lately, she had been asking him questions that she thought she would never ask.
The two of them chatted for a while more before they returned to their respective rooms.
After Lu Ying’s treatment, Qiao Yue felt more alert. She turned on her laptop and began to study the code that St. Faustina’s used to invade their school forum.
If she guessed right, St. Faustina’s would cause more trouble before the hackathon. She must think of a way to deal with them beforehand.
Harvey had been celebrating its 100th anniversary for the past two days and Friday would be the anniversary party.
Every class would perform at the anniversary party and after that, friendly competitions with students from invited schools would take place. The winning class would be rewarded.
So, lessons were completely optional in the past two days. Students who would be taking part in the hackathon were busy studying. Students who would be performing were busy rehearsing.
Hong Ning and Xu Hao were responsible for Qiao Yue’s class performance. They have chosen a few girls to dance on stage.
Hong Ning had been studying dance for many years and was good at various types of dance. She was also a good choreographer and teacher.
On the way to the library, Qiao Yue passed by a few rehearsal studios, which were all used by students for their rehearsals. Qiao Xin was standing at the door of the studio at the end, blocking Qiao Yue’s classmates from entering.
Hong Ning was standing at the door and arguing with Qiao Xin.
“We have reserved this studio online in advance a few days ago. What right do you have to use it now?”
As Hong Ning said this, she shielded her classmates behind her like a mother hen protecting her chicks.
Qiao Xin stood on the door sill with her arms crossed. Upon closer inspection, there were a few burly men standing in the studio behind her. They were all wearing t-shirts with the logo of AT Company.
“So what if you’ve reserved it online? I’m in a hurry to rehearse my performance. Don’t you know who I am?” Qiao Xin rolled her eyes so hard that she could see her brain.
“I don’t care who you are. Do you understand the first come, first served principle?”
Hong Ning pushed Qiao Xin away and walk into the studio.
“Let me tell you. I’ve already signed a contract with AT Company from D-Country. I’ll be a big star in future. If you provoke me now, I’ll make sure you’ll bear the consequences!”
Qiao Xin then shoved Hong Ning so hard that she lost her balance and fell to the ground.
“So what if you’ve signed a contract? You haven’t even made your debut yet. There are so many others who have signed contracts to become trainees but never made their debuts.” Hong Ning mocked as he stood up and patted the dust off her body.
“You’re a nobody. Why are you fighting with me?” Qiao Xin cursed in exasperation.
Hong Ning’s words weren’t unreasonable. Nowadays, there were many shady entertainment companies that signed artistes but never let them make their debuts. The companies would keep delaying their debuts just so that the artistes would proactively terminate their contracts and pay the penalty.
When Qiao Yue was in the entertainment industry, she had paid special attention to such a phenomenon, so she had specifically asked the entertainment companies under KA to avoid such unscrupulous means to make money.
With Qiao Xin’s talent, she might not make her debut even if she had signed with a talent agency. As for AT Company, they had other motives. Even if Qiao Xin eventually made her debut, their motives weren’t pure.
“Even if you come from a prominent family, you shouldn’t bully people like this.” Hong Ning put her hands on her waist and was about to push Qiao Xin again.
Qiao Yue knew a little about Hong Ning.
Hong Ning came from an ordinary family. She was a dancer, and because she was good at dancing and had good grades, she was accepted by Harvey as an exception.
Although many children from prominent families attended Harvey, not many were like Qiao Xin. Most people respected people like Hong Ning who had real talent and ability.
“If you continue to make trouble for me, be careful that I’ll get the Qiao family to find trouble with you!” Qiao Xin shouted and pushed Hong Ning away.
Qiao Yue walked over and supported Hong Ning.
She looked at Qiao Xin and said with a frown, “If you take pleasure in bullying your classmates, the Qiao family will not back you up.”
