Survival on the bus in class, I'm the only boy in the whole class.

Yan Xia, Han Qingxue, and several other girls had already arrived at the back row, surrounding Li Na and Zhang Qian.

The atmosphere in the carriage instantly plummeted to freezing point; they couldn't believe that someone would dare to hit someone.

Yan Xia grabbed Li Na's hand, which was reaching to grab Wen Ting's hair, and said, "If someone doesn't want to lend it, they don't have to. What's the meaning of you hitting them?"

"We're all on the same team, and you're resorting to violence to steal our things? Where's your shame? What are you trying to do?!"

Li Na abruptly shook off Yan Xia's hand: "What else can we do? Of course, we have to teach these two troublemakers a lesson!"

She pointed at Wang Zihan, who was huddled next to Wen Ting, her eyes full of disdain.

"If those two hadn't stupidly let Zhang Yan escape, would they have triggered that ghost's rules?"

"They almost killed everyone, so how about we get some food as compensation?"

Han Qingxue stood aside, her face cold. "The class monitor has already punished them according to the rules. A team is about mutual tolerance, not about using past mistakes as an excuse to bully others."

Chen Qing stopped the bus and walked to the back.

His gaze immediately fell on Wen Ting and Wang Zihan's faces, where the two clear five-finger marks were clearly visible.

Wen Ting's fair cheeks were badly swollen and red, and Wang Zihan still had tears in the corners of her eyes and her lips were trembling slightly, making her look particularly pitiful.

An unnamed anger instantly surged from the depths of Chen Qing's heart.

Wen Ting himself was reluctant to fight, but he was beaten by these two players who liked to form cliques and bully the weak. How could he not be angry?

Wang Zihan was timid and always behaved herself, yet she was slapped in public by these two bullies who preyed on the weak.

When Li Na and Zhang Qian saw Chen Qing coming, they were not afraid at all. Instead, they seemed to have found a backer, and their eyes lit up instantly.

Zhang Qian suddenly broke free from Han Qingxue's hand, rushed to Chen Qing's side, hugged his arm exaggeratedly, and put on a wronged expression.

"Class monitor, you're finally here! Look at these two, they're absolutely unruly!"

As she spoke, she glanced provocatively at Wen Ting out of the corner of her eye, adding fuel to the fire with her words.

"We kindly asked them to lend us some food. After all, if they hadn't let Zhang Yan escape, we wouldn't have suffered so much."

"Not only did they refuse to lend us the money, they also spoke rudely to us, saying we were being unreasonable!"

"Class monitor, you have to stand up for us!"

Li Na quickly chimed in, hands on her hips, accusing the villain of making false accusations first.

"That's right, class monitor, you be the judge! They made a mistake and won't admit it, they don't even have the sincerity to make amends. What's wrong with us teaching them a lesson? They deserve it!"

The two of them took turns singing, as if they had really suffered a great injustice.

The girls around couldn't stand it anymore and started to speak up in rebuttal.

"You were the ones who took the things first."

"You were the ones who started the fight, and you still have the nerve to complain!"

Yu Ranran, holding potato chips, nodded in agreement: "Exactly, exactly, that's too much, turning black into white, ugh."

Li Na and Zhang Qian didn't think they had done anything wrong at all.

In their view, Wen Ting and Wang Zihan's act of letting Zhang Yan escape was a heinous crime that almost killed everyone.

He was just trying to "get justice" for everyone, so he offered some snacks as compensation and slapped the other person a couple of times to set rules. These were all perfectly reasonable things.

They were even certain that Chen Qing would praise them for their courage and might even reward them with supplies, which is why they dared to be so confident in the face of everyone's criticism.

But the next second, Chen Qing shook off Zhang Qian's hand, and before Zhang Qian could react, a crisp and loud slap landed hard on her face.

Snapped--!

The slap was powerful, carrying Chen Qing's suppressed anger.

Zhang Qian was slapped so hard she was dizzy and disoriented, her body falling uncontrollably onto the carriage floor. Blood instantly seeped from the corner of her mouth, and she was completely stunned.

"Class monitor? What...what do you mean by this?"

Zhang Qian stared wide-eyed at Chen Qing, as if she had witnessed something unbelievable.

"We're helping you! We're helping you teach those two troublemakers a lesson and uphold team rules!"

Chen Qing ignored Zhang Qian, turned to look at Li Na, and slapped her again.

Snapped--!

This slap was equally merciless; a clearer five-finger mark instantly appeared on Li Na's fair face than on Wen Ting's.

Li Na covered her cheek and took two steps back, her eyes filled with astonishment and grievance.

"Help me?" Chen Qing sneered, his voice low and dangerous. "I set the rules for this team. When did you get the right to bully people under the guise of disciplining them?"

He looked around at everyone in the carriage and said, "I know everyone is trying to survive, under a lot of pressure, and facing many conflicts, but if you have any problems or conflicts, you can come to me for help."

"Insulting or bullying classmates without permission is a serious crime in my eyes."

"If you make a mistake, I can punish you, or I can give you a chance to correct your mistakes."

"When Liu Man made sarcastic remarks about Yan Xia last time, I punished her with 20 sets of supplies, but I didn't pursue the matter further."

Chen Qing's gaze returned to Li Na and Zhang Qian, filled with deep disappointment.

"But you are different. Not only did you verbally insult Wen Ting and Wang Zihan, pushing all the blame onto them, but you also physically assaulted them. I absolutely cannot tolerate this bullying behavior!"

After speaking, he turned to look at Wen Ting and Wang Zihan, his tone softening slightly.

"Wen Ting, Wang Zihan, they slapped you, so you should pay them back double."

"This is not to encourage violence, but to let them know that there will be consequences for bullying others, and to let you understand that you don't need to be afraid of anyone, the team will always be on your side."

Wen Ting looked at Li Na, who was still covering her face and groaning, and a hint of crimson flashed in her eyes.

Normally, she is seen as a well-behaved girl and a top student, quiet and reserved, but that doesn't mean she has no temper.

The slap she received earlier, along with the harsh words from Li Na and the others, had already left her seething with anger.

With Chen Qing's permission, she stepped forward without hesitation, raised her hand, and slapped Li Na hard across the face twice.

The two slaps were quick and hard, no less forceful than Chen Qing's earlier slap, causing Li Na to stagger and be completely stunned.

The girls in the carriage were also stunned. No one expected that the usually gentle and quiet class monitor would be so ruthless when she got angry and would slap people without any mercy.

"Wen Ting, you...you dare to hit me?" Li Na reacted, covering her swollen face, her eyes filled with anger and disbelief.

She turned to Chen Qing and roared, "Chen Qing, this isn't fair! You're deliberately favoring Wen Ting! Are you having an affair with her to protect her like this?!"

The moment these words were spoken, the carriage fell silent. Everyone held their breath, never expecting Li Na to dare to say such a thing.

At a time like this, to say such stupid things is just asking for a beating.

Wen Ting's eyes turned cold, and before Chen Qing could speak, she slapped him hard across the face again.

Snapped--!

This slap was even harder, sending Li Na sprawling to the ground, her eyes filled with terror. "You...you..."

Chen Qing looked at Wen Ting and nodded in satisfaction.

Then, he turned to look at Wang Zihan, who was still crying, and softened his tone.

"Wang Zihan, it was Zhang Qian who hit you. She slapped you, so you should slap her back twice as hard. Don't be afraid."

"Yes, Zihan, we'll all stand up for you," Yan Xia said, patting her chest. "With us here, she won't dare do anything."

The girls around them chimed in.

"Zihan, be bold! Let her know how powerful you are!"

"Exactly, we can't let them think we're easy to bully!"

"Don't they always bully you? Now's your chance for revenge."