On his way to the Literature and Arts Department, Chang Hao was lost in indecision, truly unsure of what to do.
He wanted to blurt out everything he knew to Zheng Yanyan, he wanted to expose Zhou Yuwen's scumbag behavior.
But the moment he thought of Zheng Yanyan's heartbroken expression...
Chang Hao was struck with an inexplicable pain in his heart.
Why did Zhou Yuwen treat Yanyan ?!
So, Chang Hao's pace quickened for a while, then slowed down again, and before he knew it, he had reached the door of the Literature and Arts Department, but as he was about to enter, he still couldn't make up his mind.
Just like that, keep letting Yanyan be deceived by that jerk?
A short pain is better than a long one, Chang Hao gritted his teeth! He thought, might as well just do it!
But just as he was about to step in, he stepped back again.
He didn't know what he was hesitating about, but he definitely hesitated.
Just as Chang Hao was turning around, he suddenly noticed Liu Shuo with two underlings, standing not far off.
Were they observing him all this time?
What are they up to!?
Chang Hao was a bit angry.
The Literature and Arts Department's activity room was on the second floor of the gymnasium.
Now, Chang Hao was standing in the lobby of the gymnasium, while Liu Shuo stood with two underlings near the pillars outside the gymnasium.
Students who hung out with Liu Shuo did not perform well academically, mostly coming from rural areas, and after joining Liu Shuo, they really got benefits from him, so they followed him loyally.
Though they said they came out to study at a university, they still carried a hint of their rustic roots, with Liu Shuo being the most swaggering of them all.
With hands in his pockets, Liu Shuo stood gossiping and laughing with two classmates.
But his gaze kept flitting toward Chang Hao from time to time.
"Bro Shuo, it looks like he's noticed us?" someone reminded him.
Liu Shuo turned to look and saw that Chang Hao had indeed noticed him, just watching him intently.
Liu Shuo, always fearless and dismissive, said, "So what if he's noticed? Let's go, over there."
So, with his hands still in his pockets, Liu Shuo swaggered over, and the three men soon formed a surrounding stance around Chang Hao.
Chang Hao had just been slapped twice by Liu Shuo, and now felt somewhat afraid of him, seeing Liu Shuo pressuring him to come over, he involuntarily stepped back, retreating until he was against the wall. Gritting his teeth and glaring at Liu Shuo, he asked coldly, "What's the matter!? Did Zhou Yuwen send you to beat me up?!"
"Ha!" Liu Shuo snorted with laughter at these words, saying, "Don't talk nonsense. My brother's a civilized person, he never fights. If anyone's going to hit you, it's because I find you annoying, you little brat deserve it!"
"You!" Chang Hao was nearly choking with anger.
Just as he was about to retort, Liu Shuo suddenly raised his hand.
The memory of the slaps still fresh, Chang Hao instinctively tried to dodge.
But Liu Shuo said, "Don't be nervous, I'm here to apologize."
Watching Chang Hao's panicked reaction, Liu Shuo was speechless. When he raised his hand, it was to take out five hundred yuan.
When Chang Hao had left the express station earlier.
Liu Shuo had been staring at Chang Hao's departing figure with annoyance, thinking his brother's handling was too lenient. Had he figured out that this guy wanted to encroach on his boss's territory?
Right then, Liu Shuo had mentioned to Zhou Yuwen, watching Chang Hao's back, "Bro, let me find some guys to beat him up, see if he dares to talk nonsense."
Zhou Yuwen was somewhat displeased when he heard this, hadn't he told him more than once? It's always about fighting, isn't it?
Never been detained so you don't know fear?
Liu Shuo just chuckled and said nothing.
Zhou Yuwen picked up five hundred yuan from the ground and handed it to Liu Shuo, telling him to give the money to Chang Hao as an apology.
"Why should I apologize to him?"
"If I say apologize, you apologize!"
Zhou Yuwen was still against solving the problem with violence, and although Liu Shuo was unhappy, he listened to Zhou Yuwen and finally sullenly followed Chang Hao with his men.
In fact, not only Liu Shuo, but even Lu Lin thought that giving five hundred was perhaps too much.
Zhou Yuwen said, you don't understand.
"You must make him understand, violence comes with a price. For the two slaps he got, five hundred is gone. If we don't make him pay a price, who knows what he'll do next?"
Lu Lin thought about it carefully and it seemed to make sense.
Lu Lin asked again, "Aren't you afraid he'll tell Yanyan?"
Zhou Yuwen glanced at Lu Lin.
At that moment, Lu Lin felt ashamed but also a bit moved.
After all, Zhou Yuwen's stance had been very clear just now.
Zhou Yuwen sighed, "If he tells her, he tells her. These things can't be hidden forever."
In front of Chang Hao, Liu Shuo counted out the money one bill at a time, finishing with five bills of five hundred yuan each, and then stuffed them into Chang Hao's pocket.
"Here, this five hundred is for your medicine. Go get checked out at the hospital. If something really happens, I'm responsible. Just now, I was too impulsive, and here, I want to say to you, sorry. It doesn't seem like I hit you that hard anyway, your face isn't even swollen. Hey, look, right?"
Liu Shuo reached out to lift Chang Hao's face for his underlings to see. Follow current ɴᴏᴠᴇʟs on novelFɪre.net
Chang Hao, proud as he was, grunted and jerked his face away, "Don't put on this act of feigned kindness, I know what you're thinking! You think that just because of a few slaps, I would go tell a teacher?"
"Wow," that actually impressed Liu Shuo, who couldn't help but say, "Really a man! I like your spirit!"
Liu Shuo patted Chang Hao on the shoulder, his face full of smiles initially, but as he spoke, his tone changed, "However, it's a pity we're on different sides, destined not to get along."