Chapter 184: Psychological Issues
“You’re saying Xia He is the current president?” Wei Yan was somewhat surprised upon receiving Wei Xiao’s call.
“Yes. The vice president is Bai Hanshan—it looks like he’s someone Xia He personally cultivated,” Wei Xiao replied.
Wei Yan fell into thought.
It was within his expectations that Xia He would recruit talent within the school, but he hadn’t expected Xia He to personally take on the role of president.
With so many matters in the Xia family, he still had time to manage student council affairs?
Bai Hanshan: Why don’t you guess who’s actually doing all the work?
Wei Xiao continued, “Also, I think we don’t need to pay attention to that girl named Gu Qinghuan anymore. She only got into the student council because of Xia He’s favoritism.”
“Oh?” Wei Yan raised a brow. “Xia He likes that type of girl?”
He had watched With the Light, and although he could sense Gu Qinghuan’s emotional intelligence, it held no practical value in his eyes.
Family background, ability, or even appearance—at least from his perspective, she didn’t excel in any of these.
But considering Xia He’s past, it wasn’t strange if he wanted someone who could provide emotional comfort.
“He probably does like her—but not in that way,” Wei Xiao said.
Having dated quite a bit abroad, he considered himself experienced in distinguishing types of affection.
Romantic liking meant wanting to be closer to someone. But between Xia He and Gu Qinghuan, there was a clear sense of distance.
Compared to romance, it felt more like protection.
He paused, then added, “Dad, do you think it’s possible to control Xia He through Gu Qinghuan—”
“Drop that idea immediately!” Wei Yan snapped.
He might not fully understand Xia He’s temperament yet, but given the Xia family’s power, if they discovered such intentions, the Wei family would be treated as enemies.
At that point, they could forget about establishing themselves domestically—being left with enough money to flee abroad would already be considered fortunate.
Wei Xiao felt somewhat embarrassed after being scolded, but also unconvinced.
Since childhood, he had believed women were easy to manipulate.
Take Yu Yuan for example—he had bullied her countless times when they were young, yet now, as long as he acted gentle and friendly, she had completely forgotten the past and continued interacting with him.
As for someone like Gu Qinghuan, with no background at all—it would be even easier.
Show her a bit of luxury and prosperity, and she would understand what “real value” meant.
Just imagining Xia He’s treasured person becoming vain and greedy because of him—falling from pure and beautiful into something corrupted—filled Wei Xiao with a strange sense of satisfaction.
He narrowed his eyes, looking at Gu Qinghuan in the distance as she walked toward the teaching building with her friends, a faint smile tugging at his lips.
Gu Qinghuan suddenly shivered.
She shrank her neck and looked around.
Yu Xin asked curiously, “What’s wrong?”
“I don’t know, I suddenly felt a bit cold,” Gu Qinghuan said.
Yu Xin helped adjust her collar. “But it’s actually quite warm today… how about now?”
Although nothing had really changed, being cared for by a good friend still warmed her heart.
Gu Qinghuan smiled brightly. “Better! Maybe it’s because we were just inside—it feels colder after coming out.”
Since lunch had taken longer than usual, they didn’t have much time to rest and went straight back to class.
The moment Bao Qingsong saw Gu Qinghuan, he rushed over.
“Class monitor!”
“What is it?” Gu Qinghuan was startled.
Bao Qingsong put on a serious face. “I’ve already gathered some information about Wei Xiao. I think you need to hear it immediately.”
Gu Qinghuan was impressed—his intelligence-gathering ability was truly strong.
She greeted the nearby classmates, borrowed a chair, and sat beside Bao Qingsong. “Alright, I’m listening.”
The classmates also quietly gathered behind her.
Let’s hear what kind of person this guy really is.
Bao Qingsong cleared his throat.
“First, I asked the capybara—uh, Class 2 students. During his self-introduction, Wei Xiao said he was a local, but went abroad in primary school and only recently returned.”
“So I looked up private primary schools in the city at that time, filtered by his age, and searched archived enrollment lists from those years. I successfully found the school he attended.”
(Some schools had already closed, so retrieving records required certain methods—but no need to mention that.)
“Whoa—” The crowd murmured in admiration.
Bao Qingsong continued:
“Then I cross-referenced the student lists and found current students who had attended the same primary school as Wei Xiao. There are only two so far, but I got some useful information.”
“One was in a different class of the same grade, and the other was one grade above him.”
“Based on their recollections… I can conclude that Wei Xiao has some issues.”
Ming Xiaolan raised her hand. “Are you serious with that conclusion?”
“I mean psychological issues!” Bao Qingsong emphasized. “He would throw paint on classmates wearing new clothes, smash handmade assignments that got praised by teachers, and feel happy when others were upset!”
Qin Yue blurted out, “That’s sick!”
Yu Xin immediately took out her phone to message Yu Yuan, asking if she had been bullied like this as a child.
Jiang Chuchu frowned and looked at Gu Qinghuan. “What do you think?”
Gu Qinghuan rubbed her chin.
“It’s true that children can have various behavioral issues due to immature values,” she said, then looked at Bao Qingsong. “But you must have a reason for being so certain, right?”
“Of course,” Bao Qingsong replied immediately. “He only targeted girls!”
All the girls present instantly showed expressions of disgust and anger.
Gu Qinghuan nodded.
“Then this can’t be explained by immature values. It means he selectively bullied others—he knew exactly what he was doing.”
“If he was like this in primary school, I don’t believe he’s changed. Most likely, he’s just learned to hide that side of himself.”
Jiang Chuchu and Qin Yue exchanged a glance and nodded in agreement.
As expected—Wei Xiao is definitely not a good person.
Lin Zhulu quietly moved closer to Gu Qinghuan, worried. She felt this matter needed to be discussed with her mother.
Gu Qinghuan folded her arms, thought for a moment, then said:
“At lunch, I already introduced him to the student council president and vice president. If his goal is just to join the student council, he shouldn’t have much reason to interact with me anymore.”
“But if he continues being overly enthusiastic toward me, then it means—”
Everyone chimed in at once:
“He definitely has a problem!”
“He has bad intentions!”
“He’s scheming something!”
“He’s up to no good!”
“Alright, alright,” Gu Qinghuan clapped her hands. “Now that we know he’s not a good person, I’ll be more careful—and I’ll ask for help if needed.”
Yao Shali quickly caught the implication. “So you’re going to pretend you don’t know and keep interacting with him?”
“There’s still something I need to do,” Gu Qinghuan said calmly. “Basically, I want to get some information from him.”
“Although I do want to interfere with one of his actions, for now it’s better not to have too much contact. I’ll try approaching it from another angle.”
Hearing this, everyone felt relieved.
They reminded her to report anything in the class group, then returned to their seats.
Gu Qinghuan turned to Bao Qingsong. “Keep investigating—especially the girls he bullied in primary school, and what happened to them afterward.”
Bao Qingsong patted his chest. “Leave it to me!”
She returned to her seat, and Jiang Chuchu sat beside her, lowering her voice.
“Should we investigate his time abroad too?”
“I want to know, but can Bao Qingsong even investigate overseas?” Gu Qinghuan looked troubled.
Jiang Chuchu said slowly, “You can ask your backer.”
Gu Qinghuan immediately understood and messaged Xia He.
Xia He: [Alright, I’ll handle it.]
Jiang Chuchu glanced at the reply, feeling a bit frustrated.
Was that just five simple words?
No—it was the calm confidence of someone who had everything under control.
Damn it… I want to be the one who can say that to Qinghuan.
If Qin Yue knew what Jiang Chuchu was thinking, he would definitely sigh—
It’s over. She’s really becoming a domineering CEO.
