Chapter 17
“Willing, willing, there’s no unwillingness,” Hu Yuying said, pulling her neck in slightly.
“You, you!” Long Aotian tapped her head with his finger.
This girl, compared to her previous gloominess, seemed much more lively now.
Indeed, after leaving behind the bullying and humiliation, her personality had begun to change.
The tap didn’t hurt much.
However, Long Aotian’s gesture suddenly gave Hu Yuying a strange illusion.
It felt as if she wasn’t facing a peer, but rather an elder.
Only older relatives would act like that when encountering younger ones.
Moreover, the way Long Aotian casually tapped her head, with such familiarity and the smile on his face, didn’t quite resemble that of a peer.
Shaking her head, she looked at Long Aotian’s youthful figure and his slightly mischievous, boyish face. Perhaps she was just misinterpreting things, Hu Yuying thought.
There were no evening classes on Fridays.
After the afternoon lessons, they were free to go.
She watched as some classmates packed their things and left.
Some were still chatting and laughing in the classroom.
Others chose to stay behind and work on exercises.
Hu Yuying took out her notebook, where she had written down some basic problems.
These problems weren’t difficult, but Long Aotian’s foundation was too weak, so they had to start with simple exercises and gradually increase the difficulty.
After handing the problems to Long Aotian, she took out her own exercises to work on.
Glancing at the clock in the classroom, it was now 5:20 PM.
She stretched a bit and then focused her gaze on the exercises she had given Long Aotian.
“Is it okay for you to go home a bit later on Friday?”
Hu Yuying looked up at Long Aotian. “It’s fine.”
Although she felt grateful to Long Aotian, she didn’t elaborate too much.
In truth, she lived alone; her grandparents were in the countryside.
“Then that’s good.”
Hu Yuying didn’t understand why Long Aotian asked her that, but seeing that he didn’t say anything more, she resumed her work, occasionally checking on Long Aotian’s progress.
...
“Chen Ge, what are you doing?” Gao Quan was increasingly puzzled by Ye Liangchen.
At that moment, Ye Liangchen stuffed a book into his clothes, tightened his belt, and wedged the book against his stomach.
After that, he even wanted to let himself punch his own belly.
“Stop talking nonsense, just do it,” Ye Liangchen said, patting his belly.
“Alright, I’ll do it,” Gao Quan replied, clenching his fist.
“Come on, it’s fine. Remember, Quan, whatever I do has its purpose. Don’t worry, this time I’ll definitely take you to new heights!”
Though Gao Quan couldn’t fully grasp Ye Liangchen’s words, he could feel the sincerity behind them.
So, he punched Ye Liangchen’s belly.
“Ugh!” Ye Liangchen grunted, baring his teeth as he exhaled. Although there was still some impact, the book cushioned the blow, making the damage negligible.
“Are you okay?” Gao Quan asked, concerned.
“I’m fine.” Ye Liangchen straightened up and smiled, patting Gao Quan on the shoulder.
“But Chen Ge, what exactly are you planning? Are you looking for a fight?”
Ye Liangchen just smiled and remained silent.
Gao Quan was only half right.
He wasn’t looking for a fight; he was preparing to be the one getting hit.
This was also to verify something.
If his dream wasn’t mistaken, Hu Yuying’s former classmates from Er Gao would come to the school gate today to confront her.
They would insult Hu Yuying and might even hit her.
What he needed to do was to stir up a conflict with those people before Hu Yuying arrived, to put himself in the middle of it.
He wanted Hu Yuying to see him getting beaten by that group!
Afterward, he would surely receive her concern, and she would ask him why he had a dispute with those people.
“Little Master, there’s more in this chapter, please click the next page to continue reading; it gets even more exciting!”
At that moment, he would say it was because he overheard them planning to bully her and their insults were just too harsh to bear.
So, he couldn’t help but get into a conflict with them.
This would definitely touch Hu Yuying, as the whole situation stemmed from her, and he was only trying to protect her.
From what he knew about Hu Yuying from his dreams, she would surely feel guilty.
At that point, all he had to do was smile brightly and act as if he didn’t care.
That would make Hu Yuying feel even more guilty towards him.
In the end, he would say, “If you really feel bad about it, why not be my friend and help me with my studies? That way, my beating wouldn’t be in vain.”
Upon hearing this, Hu Yuying would definitely agree, as it wouldn’t require her to give anything up.
As for helping him with his studies, that was Hu Yuying’s strong suit, so she wouldn’t refuse.
Unknowingly, it would also bring them closer together.
And she could help him catch up on his studies ahead of time.
It was truly killing two birds with one stone.
“Quan, remember, no matter what happens, don’t come out. Even if I get hit, don’t come to help me, got it?”
Seeing the confusion in Gao Quan’s eyes, Ye Liangchen patted his shoulder. “Do you trust me?”
“If you trust me, don’t ask anything. I have my reasons for doing this, and you’ll understand everything later.”
“Okay.”
“Good brother, this time I’ll take you to enjoy the riches.”
After saying that, he glanced at the time. In his dream, those people insulted Hu Yuying and laid hands on her around 5:30 PM.
Since there had been a lot of talk about it at school on Monday, it was now 5:22 PM, so the timing was just right. Ye Liangchen headed towards the school gate...
**Chapter 21: Charging Forward for Love, Don’t Cry Too Hard**
Ye Liangchen hurried to the school gate.
He quickly looked around.
He didn’t see anyone in the uniforms of other schools or anyone not in uniform.
Their school had strict management.
Basically, everyone wore uniforms; it was all students from their own school.
“Could it be that my memory is wrong?”
“Impossible!”
“It was definitely today in the dream!”
Just as Ye Liangchen was feeling lost, he suddenly heard a few mocking voices: “Did she really think she could escape us just by transferring? How naive can she be?”
“Right? She dared to reject us, doesn’t she know why the flowers are so red?”
“With that seductive face, she thinks she can flirt with men everywhere. Women like that are the worst; who knows how many men have played with her.”
“Thinking she could find peace by transferring? I want her story to spread in this school, so everyone knows how much she loves to steal other people’s crushes.”
“...”
Among those speaking were both boys and girls.
A group of seven or eight people swaggered towards them.
Seeing them, Ye Liangchen smiled.
His memory hadn’t failed him.
They had indeed come!
He glanced at his phone.
It was now 5:31 PM.
That meant Hu Yuying would be out in a minute or two at the earliest, or four or five minutes at the latest.
With that thought, Ye Liangchen signaled to Gao Quan, then walked towards the group alone.
“Isn’t what you’re saying a bit too harsh?” Ye Liangchen frowned slightly as he looked at them.
To him, they were just a bunch of high school students who hadn’t even fully matured.
Compared to Long Aotian, that crazy guy who could kill, they were nothing to worry about.
The group paused for a moment, then turned to Ye Liangchen. “What’s it to you?”
“Yeah, we can say whatever we want. We’re not talking about you, so why are you acting like a goody two-shoes?”
These people were the troublemakers from Er Gao, and now with two girls added, they had a total of eight people. With numbers on their side, they didn’t take Ye Liangchen seriously at all.
“I won’t allow you to speak about her!”
Ye Liangchen stood tall, one hand behind his back, trying to appear as brave as possible.
Of course, these actions weren’t meant for them.
They were for Hu Yuying, who would come out at any moment.
Since Ye Liangchen had chosen to step into the fray, he had to show his most courageous side.
Why was he stuffing books in his belly? Because even if he got hit, he could still maintain a cool posture.
“Do you know Hu Yuying?” the leader, a boy with a “Shama Te” hairstyle, his bangs covering one eye, asked.
His name was Wang Tianlai, the top dog of the third year at Er Gao.
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