In the eighties, with communication being inconvenient and few people well-read, they had not yet learned to protect their own rights and interests with knowledge of the law.
Fights and brawls, as long as no one was seriously injured, it didn’t occur to people to call the police.
If Xu Haiyang wasn’t taught a lesson, there was no telling what kind of trouble he might stir up next, it’s just...
Uncertain whether Lu Siyuan could handle Xu Haiyang.
"What are you doing?"
As Lu Siyuan let go of his bicycle and walked toward him, Xu Haiyang grew somewhat afraid.
Now Lu Siyuan, standing at one meter seventy-eight, loomed over him with his height.
Xu Haiyang wasn’t sure he could beat Lu Siyuan.
"You poked me pretty well just now, didn’t you?"
Lu Siyuan grabbed Xu Haiyang by the collar and hoisted him up.
He often did physical work and was stronger than Xu Haiyang.
Xu Haiyang was scared, but with Shen Mianmian there, he couldn’t show weakness.
"What if I poked you, so what?"
Shen Mianmian nearly laughed out loud watching this scene.
Xu Haiyang’s feet weren’t even touching the ground, yet he still dared to talk tough.
In a hurry to get to school, Lu Siyuan didn’t dawdle and punched Xu Haiyang in the face, swelling up half of his cheek.
Xu Haiyang tried to fight back, but after getting kicked by Lu Siyuan, he quickly behaved.
But he didn’t forget to deliver a tough line.
"Lu Siyuan, you’ll pay for this punch and kick," he snarled.
Upon hearing this, Lu Siyuan moved to hit him again, scaring Xu Haiyang into hurriedly protecting his head with his hands.
Seeing this, Shen Mianmian had an idea. She pointed at the bicycle behind Xu Haiyang and said, "That bike over there is his."
Lu Siyuan took the hint, immediately understanding Shen Mianmian’s intention. He strode over, picked up Xu Haiyang’s bicycle, and tossed it into a nearby ditch. Then, the two of them happily rode their bicycles to school.
Teaching Xu Haiyang a lesson made him feel extremely refreshed.
"Don’t go to school alone next time."
Although he had just taught Xu Haiyang a lesson, Lu Siyuan knew that Xu Haiyang definitely wouldn’t let it go.
For safety, it was better to have Shen Mianmian accompany him.
"Okay," Shen Mianmian nodded.
She kept her suspicions about Zhou Siyu colluding with Xu Haiyang to herself, as there was still no evidence.
A handkerchief didn’t prove anything.
After all, in her previous life, Zhou Siyu had no dealings with Xu Haiyang either.
... ɪꜰ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴀɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇᴀᴅ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs, ᴘʟᴇᴀsᴇ ᴠɪsɪᴛ 𝔫𝔬𝔳𝔢𝔩·𝔣𝔦𝔯𝔢·𝔫𝔢𝔱
Watching the two of them disappear, Xu Haiyang spat on the ground and wiped his swollen cheek with a handkerchief.
He vowed vengefully, "You dare to hit me, just wait until you’re kneeling and begging for mercy!"
Just as he was about to leave, he suddenly remembered he had come on a bicycle.
He ran to where Lu Siyuan dumped the bicycle and was almost so angry he could pass out.
The bicycle lay quietly in the water, with only its handlebars visible above the surface.
He took off his shoes to retrieve it; the water in January was chillingly cold, freezing his ankles as if they were broken.
He made a mental note of this grudge.
All the way to school, Lu Siyuan pedaled his bicycle as hard as he could, yet they were still late.
Their first class was Li Qiumei’s, and seizing the rare chance to catch them at fault, Li Qiumei had them stand for the entire period as punishment.
Those who disliked Shen Mianmian felt they had gotten their revenge.
Zhou Siyu, however, seemed contemplative, as if weighed down by thoughts.
What if Shen Mianmian should have been brought to school by Xu Haiyang, but why had she arrived with Lu Siyuan?
Could it be that Xu Haiyang hadn’t managed to find Shen Mianmian?