Chapter 21:

Begging

So What If I'm a Girl



Yuan Min searched the entire area, his eyes were grim and his heart was pounding.His daughter, his daughter is seriously injured, if he does not find her, what will happen?


'I can't let her wonder around, why does she refuse to see me?Her injuries are so severe yet she still chooses to run from me'


Yuan Min looked around, he saw a blood trail leading to a secluded looking area.


Lan Du noticed the sound of footsteps, she indicated for Xie Jing and Xie Ying to take out three masks.She preprepared it before she left in case she needs to do something dangerous.Lan Du has always been a very calculative person so she didn't dare let even a single incident pass her.


The four around her were confused but Lan Du had Xie jing and Xie Ying put on the mask and place the last one on her face.


"Leave this place now, don't let the man that walks in see you guys, he won't harm me, but I'm not sure about you guys"She said


The four was still worried but nodded, they quickly left from the back.


Yuan Min walked in to where she was, he looked around and saw no one other than her around.But here wounds were bandaged up nicely and is impossible to be done alone.


"Why are you avoiding me?"He asked


Lan Du sneered


"I do what I want, you are but a stranger, why would I talk to you?"Lan Du's voice was girly unlike usual, but it was still full of arrogance.


"I am your father"He said warmly and full of concern, he looked at her wounds and deep down, he became more tense.


"Oh?Father...that word has been lost for so long, I didn't think someone will actually say that to me"Lan Du chuckled and limped up.Yuan Min felt a throb, she was right, he didn't even know about her existence until now, his sudden statement will only make her hate him more.


"Leave this place and don't ever look for me again, I have my business and you have yours, colonel Yuan"Lan Du sneered and leaned against the wall behind her.


Yuan Min frowned, her words hurt his heart, every mockery that came from her was like a blade piercing his heart.The girl in front of him is his daughter, yet she hides from him.


"You injuries are so severe, leave with me, we need to get you treated"His words were full of concern


"shut up, come any closer and I will shout, I won't see you as a father, nor will I ever"Lan Du's words were cold and ruthless.


Yuan Min furrowed his brows, Lan Du was being very difficult.


"Show me your face at least"He said


Lan Du snorted


"You will know who I am at time, now isn't the time"She said and limped towards the back exit.


Yuan Min wanted to stop her, but he didn't dare to, she was willing to jump out a building to avoid him, if he stopped her, who knows what stunt she will pull off this time.He felt his heart being crushed seeing his own daughter limp away with severe injuries.


Her arms dangles by her side lifelessly, they were so clearly broken yet she is so calm.


'What sort of father am I?To watch my own daughter leave with injuries and can't even help...I am useless'


Suddenly Lan Du said again


"Don't ask a thing about me from mother either, I am the type to do some crazy things if things don't go my way"Lan Du laughed as she left.


Yuan Min wondered why she was so adamant in hiding her identity, but it was the first request his daughter has made to him.At least deep in his heart it was a request.


Lan Du huffed and let out a sigh.She limped away, the people she walked past would give her a strange look.Her back was still bloodied and her arms were dangling.She also wore a mask on her face.


Before she was able to get back to the academy, a siren was heard.Lan DU turned to see police heading her way, she thought it was just a coincidence so she continued to walk.But the siren got louder and stopped in front of her.


A man and woman walked out the car and stopped her.


"We were informed that a suspicious person was seen, but this clearly a patient"The woman said


But the man disregarded her and took out a pair of handcuffs


"Lad, you're coming with us, I don't care if you did nothing wrong, a order is a order"Her said and walked up to Lan Du


The woman tried to stop him


"He is clearly injured, how can you do this!"She shouted


The man sneered


"Who knows what he has done, he might have gotten injured from a fight, we need to take him back"He said


Lan Du's eyes glinted a sign of coldness


The man approached Lan Du and grabbed her by the arm, a sharp pain rushed through the moment he did so.Lan Du's body writhed in agony as her arms were clenched.


The woman gasped and pulled the man's arm


"He is so injured, we need to get him to a hospital!"She shouted


"Get lost, you're just a woman, if not for the supervisor, I would have threw you out already"He shouted and cuffed Lan Du's hands.


Lan Du's breath was now haggard


The man grabbed Lan Du's mask and removed it.It revealed a delicate face that surprised them both.


Lan Du's eyes were cold


"He is just a child, we need to uncuff him!"the woman said


The man shook her off


"Get lost woman, I am taking him back"He shouted


Lan Du spat out a drop of blood from her mouth, she raised her leg and kicked the man.The man's body shot back and hit the car.Lan Du's arm may be injured, but her legs are still strong enough to break bones.


She walked up and raised her leg again, this time, she struck the car, leaving a deep dent right next to the man's face.


"I am in a very...very bad mood, tell me, should I break your arms or should I break your legs?"She said coldly as she removed her leg fro the car.


The dent was so deep, it terrified the man as sweat began rolling down his face.Lan Du's kick was strong enough to leave such a deep dent, then breaking him should be no problem.The woman was shocked.


"Please stop"She called out


Lan Du turned over and turned back, ignoring her completely


She raised her leg and placed it on the man's legs.


"Since you didn't answer me, I will break this instead"She said as she lightly pressed down.


The man squealed out in pain under his breaking bone.Lan Du's actions were so vicious, the people around began wondering what is going on.


But someone came up and held Lan Du back, Lan Du urned to see Xue Hui and Xue Tan behind her.Xie Jing and Xie Ying was also there with a worried expression.


She sighed and removed her leg.


"Take me back, I need to rest"She said with a tired expression.


She walked to the female officer and said


"Uncuff me before I break his other leg"She said coldly


The woman nodded ad quickly uncuffed her, she made sure to be careful as Lan Du's arms were broken.Lan Du sighed and turned back to the man she kicked.


"Next time this happens, I will end you, let's go"She turned back and began walking towards the academy.Xue Tan and Xue Hui shook their heads and said to the police.


"You two made a big mistake in touching him, be glad his arms were broken or he would have given you extra beatings"They said and walked off.


The man shivered while the woman gazed at Lan Du in awe.Xie Jing and Xie Ying supported her body and was careful with her arms.


"You two must be tired of supporting me like this, not even a few weeks and I broke my arm already"She said wryly


The two shook their heads


"We will do it how many times it happens"they said resolutely


Lan Du chuckled


"So you two want me to get hurt?"


The two shook their heads again, this time they were more flustered


"N-no, we hope you get well soon"They said shyly


Lan Du smiled and enjoyed her time with them, she felt more secure with them than she ever was, her injury has made her feel wary of everything around her.


Lan Du's legs now felt weak, the previous outburst she had and kicking has left her with close to no energy to move.Adding on the blood on her back, if not for the bandages wrapped around her, it would have been much worse.


When she arrived at the academy, the students would give her a shocked and scared look.Her back was bloodied and her arms dangled on the side.


They took her to the infirmary to heal, the nurse stared at Lan Du in shock.


"It hasn't even been a few weeks since you last came and this time, you broke both arms!Goodness, what do you do everyday?"She said in shock


Lan Du chuckled


"My life is all about crazy things, this can be considered a small thing"She said with a smile


The nurse shook her head and had Lan Du lay down on her belly.


"You four may leave"Lan Du said


The four looked at her before leaving.Lan Du let out a sigh of relief and turned to the nurse.


"um, miss, may I ask for a favour?"She said shyly


The nurse gave a her an odd look and asked


"What is it?"She felt something was off when Lan Du said it, it was as if she was pleading.


"you will see when you treat my back, just...don't say anything, please"Lan Du said in a begging tone


The nurse felt Lan Du's desperation and began wondering what the 'boy' in front of her was iding that she was even begging her.


She seemed a bit worried as she removed Lan Du's shirt and saw her bloodied back.She then noticed a large amount of bandages wrapped around the chest area.


'why are there bandages...'


She slowly removed the bandages and the blood on her back has already began drying up.She turned her head down and stared at Lan Du.


"t-this...!"


Where she expected to be flat were mounts pressing on the bed.Her mind went blank for a bit as she stared at Lan Du.It was too much of a shock for her.


"Please...don't tell anyone about this, if I am caught...I-I"Lan Du looked down and said


The nurse snapped out and sighed


"What am I going to do with you, not only did you break both arms, you even hid your gender, do you know how big of a trouble you will cause!"She said


Lan Du frowned


"I have never begged anyone in my life...now I beg you, please..."She wanted to kneel but the nurse stopped her as her arms were still broken.


"Why should I do so?"She replied


Lan Du bit the bottom of her lips


"Then I must leave immediately"She bit her shirt to barely cover her chest and prepared to dash.


The nurse was surprised, she held Lan Du's shoulders and shook her.


"Stop, running out like this will ruin a girl's image"She said seriously


Lan Du scoffed


"I have never bothered about my image, why would I now?"


The nurse shook her head and sighed again, Lan Du is just so stubborn it hurts.If not for the fact that she too was a woman, she would have pinned Lan Du down while telling people about her gender.


But as a woman, she knows how tough the society is against female, so she understands Lan Du.


"I won't tell anyone, but why are you hiding it?"She asked


"This damn society has always been against woman, I will prove them wrong"Lan Du said coldly


The nurse nodded gently and had Lan Du lay down again, she began cleaning her would and bandaging it all up.The blood has already stopped seeping out so it meant that the back injury wasn't too bad.


She then took a look at her arms.


"What did you do to break them so badly?"She asks


"Jumped out a building from the second floor"She replied nonchalantly


The nurse was speechless, are kids these days all so wild?What in the world was she thinking when jumping out a building?!