After the soul swap, I became stronger (4): The four people who were beaten: fuc…

The child of the world sat in the chair, feeling so miserable he could die. Yet he still had to force himself to act gentle and refined, feeling nauseated inside and out.

In the past, he always received a C from the teacher for his drawings, whether his skills were poor or he made rapid progress later on, he never got higher than a B.

The child of the world always thought that the snobbish teacher looked down on him because he was a scholarship student, so he deliberately gave such a low score to his excellent work.

Therefore, after becoming Wang Jiu, he arrogantly took his masterpiece to the teacher for grading, thinking arrogantly, “Let’s see if you can still deliberately target me and give me such an unfair score this time.”

As a result, the teacher stared at his work in a daze, looking at him several times as if he were some kind of rare phenomenon, hesitantly gave him a B, and said, “Keep up the good work.”

It clearly showed a “This time you didn’t perform well, so the teacher won’t deduct too many points from you. You can’t do this again next time” accommodating attitude.

At that time, it completely confused the Son of the World.

What did this mean? Was the teacher planning to give him a B just because he was not Wang Jiu?

Feeling both wronged and unwilling to accept it, Wang Jiu attended a few more weeks of art classes. This time, the teacher didn’t give him any face, sighed directly, gave him a C, and comforted him, “Don’t be too disheartened. You still have a good foundation. Just take your time to regain your feeling.”

Wang Jiu was completely dumbfounded this time.

He repeatedly looked at his own work with indignation. The lines, colors, and meanings were all quite good. They weren’t like the masterpieces of those famous artists, just a bit more immature, right? He had learned by following the works of those great painters, and he had specifically chosen a few pieces that could fetch high prices at auctions. How could he not get a high score?

Thinking about the original owner of this body, and the teacher repeatedly saying, “You were quite good before,” the child of the world, out of jealousy, took out the original works from the locker, looking through them one by one, wanting to see just how excellent those so-called excellent works could be.

Then he couldn’t see anything at all.

What were these things in the painting?

Bland, uninteresting, all meaningless things like idle clouds and wild cranes, at a glance, you couldn’t find a single commendable aspect. It was the type of thing that even the Son of the World was too lazy to imitate.

How come this kind of stuff always got an A?

It seemed that the problem wasn’t with his painting, but with that teacher’s eyesight! That teacher just liked this kind of bland and insipid work, so they always deliberately deducted points from him, treating his excellent work as worthless!

Those classmates who surround him and say his works weren’t as good as before also had their issues. What kind of perspective did they have?

Ridiculous!

And that was not all. The guy who always looked like he had a nose that wasn’t a nose and eyes that weren’t eyes in the special class suddenly became very friendly with Wang Jiu after that guy came over, even taking the initiative to talk to Wang Jiu.

They used to look down on this poor person, always treating him with cold violence, pretending he didn’t exist. Why suddenly treat Wang Jiu differently?

Those girls were even more annoying, saying things like how they never noticed before how good-looking Si Qi was, saying Si Qi suddenly became so refined. What nonsense was this!

Wasn’t this clearly saying that he wasn’t good-looking before, that he didn’t have any charm back then? These guys had always thought of him this way! They were all a bunch of jerks!!

The Child of the World spent the entire class thinking about Si Qi, getting angrier and angrier as he imagined the scene of so many students surrounding and bullying Si Qi after he arrived.

Just as this class ended, it was the big lunch break, the time those guys had agreed to trouble Si Qi.

He organized his art supplies and walked from this teaching building to the classroom in another building. As he passed by the adjacent class, he deliberately took a glance inside and, sure enough, didn’t see Si Qi’s shadow. At that moment, he couldn’t help but curl his lips in delight, earning him astonished glances from many passing girls.

Who would have thought that just as he turned around, preparing to go to the bathroom to enjoy the sight of Si Qi being beaten up, a familiar voice suddenly came from beside him: “Is there someone named Si Qi in your class?”

The Child of the World turned around in shock, only to see Xie Man suddenly appear beside him, speaking to a student in the Special Class.

The student said, “Yeah.”

“Where is he?”

“Not sure…” 

Xie Man didn’t give up either and kept asking several people in a row. Finally, someone said, “I think I saw a few people from Class Four talking to Si Qi and heading that way together.”

After finishing, he curiously asked, “What do you need him for?”

Xie Man didn’t know how to respond for a moment, and after a while, with a complicated tone, said, “I have a few things to ask him.”

This sentence instantly aroused the vigilance of the Son of the World who was eavesdropping nearby.

Was there something going on? What could it be? Did this guy discover something? Otherwise, why would he go and ask about “Si Qi,” someone he had no connection with?!

It was only the first day, and they had barely finished four classes! How did Xie Man find out so quickly?

Could it be that their friendship of over ten years was really this strong??

The child of the world was in a state of confusion, and seeing Xie Man heading towards the restroom as reminded, immediately chased after him and stopped him.

At the same time, Si Qi was pushed into the restroom. A group of guys who had always flattered and tried to get close to the original owner were now completely different, pushing Si Qi’s shoulders with smirks that were neither smiles nor sneers, looking like a bunch of thugs.

“Yo, still trying to hide!”

Seeing Si Qi’s “arrogant” attitude, he showed no signs of the expected submission. The previously feigned anger now genuinely flared up.

“Are you looking down on me, huh?”

One person tried to grab Si Qi’s hand, cursing as he spoke: “With your character, you still have the face to pester our president’s girlfriend. Don’t you think about what you are and whether you belong in the same league as those around you? Trash should be thrown in the trash can. Ugly people running around causing trouble, don’t you fear dirtying other people’s eyes!”

“Your parents are low-class people, and so are you! Don’t think that just because you got into the same school as us, you can turn your life around. Let me tell you, I just need to lift a finger and make a phone call to make your whole family miserable!”

“If you don’t want to die, then listen to me!”

After finishing his words, he kicked Si Qi in the abdomen with all his might.

Si Qi curled his lips, as if unlocking a long-restrained switch. One hand grabbed the boy’s ankle, using the momentum to pull him backward. The other hand reached back, grabbing the hair at the back of the boy’s head, yanking it backward painfully, making him cry out in agony.

Facing the other person’s eyes filled with a mix of shock and anger, Si Qi smiled brightly and forcibly pulled the person closer. With a heavy elbow strike, he hit the person’s abdomen, causing his body to curl up like a bent shrimp. The person lost all strength and involuntarily fell to the ground, lying there making sounds similar to vomiting.

Si Qi casually tossed the person aside, lifted his head, and looked at the other few who were still in shock and hadn’t had time to react. With the same bright and unclouded smile, this time he took the initiative to walk towards them. His confident and unhesitating strides were exceptionally intimidating, causing one person to even take two steps back in an attempt to escape.

Si Qi chuckled softly and said in a leisurely, lazy tone, “Where do you want to go?”

With that, a foot flew out, kicking the young man in front of him hard, sending him crashing into the bathroom door. Another hand grabbed the neck of the other person, dragging him towards the door. When the guy who tried to escape turned around, he grabbed him by the back of his neck and slammed him back hard.

He chuckled and said, “No one is leaving here unscathed today.”

The person lying on the ground was furious, his heart torn apart, and he shouted loudly in anger, “Si Qi! Do you know what you’re doing? How dare you!!”

Si Qi chuckled and said, “How could I not know? No matter what I do, you all will target me anyway, so I might as well get it over with first.”

“You!”

Si Qi: “What do you mean by ‘you’? Did I give you permission to speak?”

He stepped on the person’s head, pinning them to the ground, making them emit a humiliating groan. The people nearby could only hear the tragic sounds of Si Qi beating up the other friends, each scream making their hearts race with fear and regret.

The hellish sounds lasted for a few minutes before subsiding. Si Qi pulled these people up and they were shocked to see that the devil still had a spring-like smile on his face. He said to them, “By the way, who is the president’s girlfriend you mentioned?”

A group of people with bruised and swollen faces: “…………”

They were furious: “How dare you ask me!”

If he didn’t know them, why didn’t he just say so from the beginning? Why did he have to beat them up first and then slowly ask what was going on? Didn’t they get beaten up for nothing?

Si Qi shrugged his shoulders, looking innocent: “I had a car accident two months ago and haven’t been to school since. How would I know the student council president has a girlfriend?”

“It’s the vice class monitor of your class,” one person replied unwillingly. “Haven’t you always had a crush on her? I heard you even confessed to her, but she said she likes the president more, so she rejected you.”

Si Qi was momentarily taken aback, instantly impressed by the divine operation of the Child of the World.

This person used to like a girl, confessed his feelings, and was rejected. He then kept pestering her. Later, when he became the girl’s crush, he shamelessly got together with her. He even used the disgusting things he had done before to cause trouble for the girl’s real crush. This behavior was really quite outrageous.

“I don’t have any relationship with the vice monitor beyond being classmates,” Si Qi said seriously. “Even if we did, weren’t the vice monitor and the president a couple two months ago? What business is it of mine? Did I steal his girlfriend? And yet you come here to lecture me, to lecture someone who just got out of a coma, do you even feel justified?”

A group of people were huffing and puffing in silence, but couldn’t help but follow up on what Si Qi had just said. The more they thought about it, the more they felt that the president seemed to be completely different from the gentle and generous character described in the rumors; he was a particularly petty person.

Whoever got a girlfriend had to investigate her past life experiences thoroughly, and then call people to beat up anyone who had ever shown interest in her in the bathroom. Even these school bullies, who were consistently unreasonable, wouldn’t go this far.

It’s just that even though they thought this way in their hearts, Ithey absolutely could not admit defeat on the surface. Even if they had no grudge against Si Qi before, after being beaten by Si Qi now, they should have a grudge.

Just at that moment, Si Qi was sitting on someone’s back, casually patting the heads of a few people in front of him, and said to them, “Don’t think that just because Wang Jiu caused the trouble, you can get away with it, okay?”

“Your name is Zhou Xuan, right? Your dad is the manager of the foreign trade department at Qi Bai Group, and your mom was his mistress outside. She was only recognized two years ago.”

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone present was taken aback, including those who usually got along well with Zhou Xuan. They all looked at Zhou Xuan with incredulous eyes, clearly unaware of this matter.

Zhou Xuan’s face turned pale, and with a look of terror and despair, he looked at Si Qi and pleaded, “No, no…”

Si Qi: “And you, Mayor Li’s nephew, how does it feel to have your dad wielding a feather as if it were an order? Who gave you this hundred-thousand-dollar watch? Do you want someone to come to your house for an investigation in a few days? Let’s see if your uncle, whom you are so proud of, will be so furious that he might just bite you to death.”

That person’s pupils suddenly constricted, and he desperately shook his head, clearly very frightened.

Si Qi, still grinning, turned to the third person, “Mu Wanqing, right? Your sister—”

“Stop talking, please!” The person who was seen by Si Qi turned pale as soon as they heard the beginning and shouted loudly, “I was wrong, I was wrong, please let me go. I won’t trouble you again!”

Si Qi chuckled and said, “You don’t want to trouble me, but I just want to trouble you. If you want me to forgive you, then you’ll have to figure it out yourselves.”

A group of people looked at each other, and after a while, someone said, “I still have some pocket money on hand. If you want it, I’ll give it all to you.”

“I’m going to go give that Wang Jiu some trouble.”

“In the future, if you want to do anything, just let me know, and I’ll take care of it for you.”

A group of people were chattering away, cautiously watching Si Qi’s expression.

Seeing Si Qi finally show a hint of satisfaction, they dared to slowly get up from the ground, bowing and scraping as they hurriedly fled from the restroom. Their bruised and battered appearance coincidentally collided with Xie Man, who was walking this way.

Muttering indistinctly, “This Si Qi is really too sinister…”

“Where did he get such great strength?”

“Isn’t he an ordinary person? Where did he hear about our family’s matters…”

Xie Man heard that this group of people had a conflict with someone named Si Qi, and for some reason, he felt particularly anxious. He hurriedly walked forward, looking for Si Qi’s whereabouts.

Afterwards, he ran into Si Qi, who was completely clean from head to toe.

Just a single glance, and all the words Xie Man originally wanted to say vanished. The unbelievable “impossible, no way” in his heart all disappeared without a trace, leaving only a firm certainty that everything was understood without words.

Si Qi smiled, his crescent-shaped eyes filled with joy, as if a sea of flowers were blooming behind him.

“Xiao Man”

Just two simple words made the cold-faced boy in front of him tear up instantly. The boy rushed forward without a second thought, hugging Si Qi tightly, his voice choked with emotion: “Where have you been? How did you end up like this?!!”

Si Qi gently patted his good friend’s back and said to him, “Don’t cry, I’m back.”

“I-I didn’t cry,” the boy sobbed, rubbing his eyes with the back of his hand. He took a step back and scrutinized Si Qi carefully.

The appearance had completely changed; compared to before, there was almost nothing the same.

But his demeanor hasn’t changed, the curve of his brows and eyes hadn’t changed, and even the tone of his speech hadn’t changed at all.

Xie Man immediately confirmed that the person in front of him was his friend. He was both incredulous and overjoyed to the point of tears. Unable to contain himself, he pounded Si Qi’s shoulder twice and said angrily, “Why did you come back now?”

Do you know how conflicted he has been these days? He thought he had really lost this brother!

Si Qi said helplessly, “I don’t know either. I had a car accident and just woke up yesterday. As soon as I woke up, I found out that I had become someone else, and then that person took over my body…”

Xie Man’s eyes widened in anger, unable to contain himself: “That guy really isn’t you! I told you, how could you possibly have become like that! Bastard, bastard!!”

He repeatedly cursed the Son of the World countless times, constantly telling Si Qi how much trouble that impostor had caused while pretending to be Si Qi. Turning to Si Qi, he said, “Let’s go! We’re going to confront that guy!! Today, I’m definitely going to skin him alive!!”

“Wait, Xiao Man.” Si Qi was pulled by the boy by the wrist, his tone still as calm and unhurried as ever: “What’s the use of going back? He won’t admit it, and we have no way to go back.”

Xie Man angrily said, “We can’t just let him continue to be so brazen and deceitful! And Uncle and Aunt are also very innocent! Their precious son was actually replaced by someone else!”

Si Qi pressed his lips together, looked at Xie Man, and slowly said, “Do you think… my parents wouldn’t notice?”

Xie Man, who had been forcefully dragging Si Qi forward, suddenly stopped in disbelief, turned around, and looked at Si Qi in astonishment.

Si Qi still had that same smile, though it was slightly less bright than before. He shook his head and said, “The first time you saw me, you knew it was me, but my parents… it’s been over two months now, Xiao Man.”

Xie Man’s expression was one of astonishment and suspicion. He carefully pondered the meaning behind Si Qi’s words, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt a creeping sense of dread.

“Why?” Xie Man said, unable to understand: “Why??”

Si Qi smiled and said, “They have to have a son to inherit the family business. They can’t just abandon the current son and go searching for the real son who might already be lost to the world.”

Xie Man said incredulously, “What is your reason for this…?”

Although he said that, Xie Man was actually somewhat persuaded by Si Qi in his heart.

After all, it’s been over ten years of friendship. Could Xie Man really not see what kind of people the Wang couple were? Whether they truly cared for Wang Jiu or were just putting on a show, Xie Man wasn’t blind; he could always pick up on the details.

Not to mention anything else, just the fact that they forced Wang Jiu to get engaged to a fiancée he had no feelings forwas enough to make Xie Man feel disgusted for a long time.

Si Qi smiled and said, “Actually, I’m doing quite well now. I don’t have to bear such a huge amount of pressure, and I don’t have to learn so many things I’m not interested in. Although I regret not being able to see my grandfather, I feel that this identity suits me better.”

Xie Man was taken aback and looked at Si Qi with a bitter expression. Reflecting on his friend’s past life, it was indeed too oppressive, with no freedom at all.

Although he had lost such a significant background and what others would absolutely hate to lose, as long as his friend could be happy, it seemed like it wouldn’t be too hard to accept…

Xie Man lowered his eyes and thought for a moment, then suddenly remembered something, raised his head and said, “What about that imposter? Are you really going to let him take advantage of you and use your name to swindle people?”

Si Qi: “I have other plans for his matters. Don’t interfere, so as not to drag your family down.”

Xie Man expressed great doubt about this statement. Did he not know what kind of person his friend was? He was a gentle and polite gentleman who avoided conflict, the kind of person who couldn’t win an argument even if he tried.

Si Qi retorted, “Didn’t you just see those people with dirty faces walking out?”

Xie Man was taken aback.

Then, looking at Si Qi in disbelief, the corners of his mouth began to rise uncontrollably.

Si Qi looked at him with a grin, and that attitude was equivalent to an admission.

Xie Man instantly perked up and excitedly said, “Good job, kid! You’re finally showing some backbone!”

Si Qi had actually learned to hit people! If this were in the past, it would definitely be something worth celebrating with firecrackers!

The group that got beaten up: fuck…

Xie Man carefully looked over Si Qi and nodded in satisfaction: “As long as you’re not injured!”

Si Qi: “What harm could come to me? I’m free as a bird right now, feeling quite at ease.”

Xie Man nodded, then suddenly remembered something and asked him, “What was going on with those people just now? Why did they come to cause you trouble?”

Si Qi said slowly and deliberately, “That person and I swapped bodies. Afraid that I would spill the beans, he wanted to silence me…”

Xie Man immediately exploded in anger: “Damn, he dares! That shameless bastard, he’s simply brazen!”

Si Qi: “His matters aren’t urgent. Come on, do you have any money on you right now? My family’s still in debt, about three million or so.”

Xie Man thought for a moment and said, “Of course I have over three million, but if I move that much at once, my parents will ask questions, and it won’t be easy to explain. Wait for me for a few days, and I’ll get the money privately and give it to you.”

Si Qi: “Okay.”

Seeing Si Qi so straightforwardly ask him for help, Xie Man was overjoyed and said cheerfully, “If you ever run into any trouble in the future, just come to me. I’m afraid that bastard will come looking for trouble with you again.”

Although the foundation of the Xie family was not as strong as the Wang family, it was still quite solid. Protecting Si Qi from a junior member of the Wang family was not a problem.

Si Qi chuckled and said, “He doesn’t have the energy to bother me right now.”

The person causing trouble now was him.

When the group with bruised faces found the Child of the World, the Child had just come out of the cafeteria.

He was suddenly blocked by a few tall and burly guys and forcibly taken to an empty classroom nearby. Mistaking it for trouble, his past cautious nature, which had kept him from getting into conflicts, resurfaced, and his face unconsciously showed a fawning expression.

A few of the guys were taken aback by this expression, and then their eyes towards the Son of the World added a hint of disdain.

It seemed that the rumors were indeed just rumors, all based on the embellished image of the Wang family’s background. The so-called gentle and polite demeanor was nothing but the appearance of a petty person who couldn’t stand in the limelight and was extremely stingy.

Although they didn’t dare to truly oppose the young master of the Wang family, they were unwilling to just take a beating without a fight. They sarcastically said, “The tasks you assigned to us are beyond our capabilities. You handle it yourself.”

“Let us go teach Si Qi a lesson, huh…” It was already good luck if they didn’t get taught a lesson by him!

A group of people stood in front of the Child of the World, covering their faces or bodies. The Child of the World finally saw the disheveled appearance of the group, and after a moment of astonishment, asked in confusion, “What happened to you?”

It was better not to say this, but once it was said, they couldn’t contain their anger: “What’s wrong? Isn’t it Si Qi who hit us?”

The Child of the World was even more confused: “Weren’t you supposed to go beat him up? So many of you—”

“What’s the use of having more people?” The first guy to be grabbed by Si Qi and beaten up angrily said, “It’s not even enough for him to handle with one hand!”

Another person felt even more wronged: “What kind of person is that? That’s practically a monster!”

“I’ve never seen anyone like him, we didn’t even finish a sentence before he started hitting me. Who’s the bully here, him or me?! This is so unreasonable!”

A group of people were seething with indignation, and the Son of the World found it increasingly unbelievable. He thought to himself, never would he have imagined that the legendary gentleman with a jade-like demeanor was actually so ruthless behind the scenes. Perhaps he had been pretending all along due to his status, but now that he had nothing to lose, he was completely letting loose. Angrily, he said, “Is it true? With so many of you, your family’s influence could crush him with just a finger, and you’re still afraid he won’t listen to you?”

Just a poor kid from a destitute family, facing so many children from prominent families, yet he was often treated like dough, kneaded and shaped as people pleased, doing whatever they wanted with him.

Little did he know, this statement further enraged everyone, and one by one, they indignantly exclaimed, “Crush him? He hasn’t crushed us yet!”

“So what if my family has power? These days, the higher your status, the less you dare to act recklessly, fearing that a single wrong word could get you reported. That kid is as cunning as a fox; do we dare to provoke him?! We’re just grateful he doesn’t have his eye on us!”

The Child of the World looked at the group of people who were practically exploding with anger, and was utterly dumbfounded. The more he thought about it, the more unbelievable it seemed: “What are you all afraid of? He’s just a poor kid. What can he do to you? I know him well enough. His family is so poor he can’t even afford a refrigerator. What can he do to you?”

A group of people rolled their eyes in unison and said to the Child of the World, “You’re so great, why don’t you deal with him?”

Let’s see what you can do!

“Of course I have a way.” The Son of the World was dissatisfied with the uselessness of the people in front of him. Bound by Wang Jiu’s persona, he could only forcibly suppress his inner anger, leaving behind a harsh remark before turning to leave.

These past few years, the debt collectors had been causing trouble for his family. In the past, he was well protected by his parents, and those guys had no idea that the Si family had such a promising son. Now, well, haha…