Chapter 153
Damn, it’s like he doesn’t even see the dark side of himself!
Covering his face, he said, “Don’t think I don’t know what you’re up to. I’m here to stop you!”
“Even if you hit me, I won’t back down. It’s well known that I have a righteous heart.” At this point, he turned his gaze to Li Qingxue and Lin Wanning. “You two, come over here.”
“With me around, no one can hurt you.”
Lin Wanning shot him a cold glance. “Are you out of your mind? Do we know each other? Are we close? And which of your eyes saw us getting hurt?”
Li Qingxue let out a slow breath. Back at A University’s playground, she thought she had made herself clear, but it seemed he hadn’t listened at all. He still insisted on projecting his thoughts onto her.
“Ye Liangchen, enough is enough. What happened to you? You’ve become so strange and annoying.”
Hearing their words, Ye Liangchen clutched his heart, feeling a sharp pain. He came to save them, yet they didn’t appreciate it and instead criticized him.
He was the one who had been hurt, the real victim. Why were they all standing with Long Aotian instead of him?
Inside, he felt a wave of disbelief—no, it was outright rejection.
“Can’t you see who Long Aotian really is?”
“He... oh no...” Ye Liangchen gasped, stumbling back two steps.
Not just Ye Liangchen, but Long Aotian and the other two were also in disbelief as they looked at Hu Yuying.
Hu Yuying retracted her delicate hand. For the first time, she pushed him out of fear, but this time, she felt no fear at all.
She couldn’t always rely on Long Ge for protection; she wanted him to see that she was strong too, that sometimes she could protect him.
Besides, this guy dared to interrupt her and Long Ge—how despicable! It was truly infuriating!
Ye Liangchen looked at Hu Yuying with a pitiful expression, heartbroken. “Why? Why?”
“There’s no why. If you must ask, it should be us asking you: why are you stalking us? Why did you kick down our door? Why do you always act like you’re doing this for our own good?”
“We barely know you. Why do you keep bothering us?”
This struck a chord with Li Qingxue and Lin Wanning.
Indeed, Lin Wanning found it strange why he always acted like he was so familiar with her, as if he was trying to save her.
But she didn’t need saving—not at all.
Seeing Ye Liangchen like this, Li Qingxue didn’t want to say anything more.
They had known each other for nine years, but Ye Liangchen had changed beyond recognition. He lied to teachers, claiming that his relationship affected his studies, and even tried to convince her to give up on the college entrance exam.
If this was his idea of redemption, then she didn’t need it.
He smiled—Ye Liangchen really smiled.
He had gone through so much to save them, yet instead of understanding, he received blame.
How ridiculous.
Did they really have to wait until Long Aotian hurt them badly before they would wake up to reality?
“It seems all of this was just my one-sided wishful thinking,” Ye Liangchen murmured with a bitter smile.
His passionate efforts had turned into something unfamiliar and unrecognized in their eyes.
This hurt more than a slap from Long Aotian.
Suddenly, he looked up at Long Aotian. “You’re feeling pretty proud of yourself, huh?”
Long Aotian slapped him back, having wanted to do that for a while. He couldn’t understand how someone could be so annoying.
It was as if everyone was wrong, and he was the only one who was right.
Following his little minions and Qingxue, barging in like it was his right.
He shouldn’t resist; he should just watch him prance around.
But when he did resist, in Long Aotian’s eyes, he became the villain, while Long Aotian was the poor, wronged one.
Even though Long Aotian had a good temper, at that moment—at least at that moment—he couldn’t help but want to hit him.
“Wuwuwu... Why are you hitting me? What gives you the right?”
“Clearly, all of this is your fault. Why are you treating me like this?” If he could endure one slap, he was starting to falter after two.
Long Aotian stepped forward, grabbing Ye Liangchen and pulling him up from the ground. “As long as they still call me ‘bro,’ I have a responsibility to protect them.”
“If you dare to do this again, I swear I’ll do everything in my power to send you away.”
“Look at me! I want you to look at me!”
Being lifted, Ye Liangchen heard Long Aotian’s commanding voice and shivered, instinctively looking at him.
His gaze was terrifying. At that moment, Long Aotian’s eyes began to resemble those of the madman from his dreams.
It was a fear that came from deep within, a terror that gripped his bones.
“Tell me you heard that.”
“I... I heard it.”
Watching Ye Liangchen flee, Long Aotian sighed. If he could, he wouldn’t want it to be this way, but for now, it seemed like the best solution...
**[The spirit of a knight, never resting!]**
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Chapter 185: This isn’t a vow, yet it feels so heavy.
The three little ones stared blankly at Long Aotian’s tall figure.
His words seemed to echo in their ears: **[As long as they still call me ‘bro,’ I have a responsibility to protect them.]**
**[If you dare to do this again, I swear I’ll do everything in my power to send you away...]**
The voice wasn’t loud, yet it brought an inexplicable sense of reassurance.
As if as long as he was there, no one would ever hurt them.
As if as long as he was there, even if the sky fell, he would stand in front of them.
This wasn’t a vow, yet it felt as heavy as one, unexpectedly striking their hearts and sending ripples through their souls...
If anyone in this world, besides their parents, could give them more security, the three little ones would say without hesitation: it’s Long Aotian.
After closing the door, she turned to Hu Yuying beside her, gently placing her hand on her long hair. “In the future, if you encounter something like this, don’t take action. Just tell Long Ge, and he’ll handle it.”
Hu Yuying looked up at Long Aotian, her eyes sparkling, reflecting his figure, then nodded earnestly. “Mm, I’ll listen to Long Ge.”
She knew Long Ge was caring for her, afraid she would get hurt...
“You too. You’re girls, so don’t easily get into arguments. If anything happens, just tell me. I might not be able to solve everything, but at least I won’t let anyone bully you.”
Hearing Long Aotian’s words, Li Qingxue and Lin Wanning couldn’t help but smile gently, a hint of warmth in their expressions.
They had no doubt that Long Aotian could do it because, in their eyes, he could do anything. That was the security he provided.
Sometimes it was unintentional, and sometimes it was blatant!
“Let’s clean up. I’ll take you out to eat and forget about the unhappiness from earlier. Don’t let a crazy person ruin your mood.”
Hu Yuying added, “Long Ge said that when you encounter someone like that, the best way is to just walk away.”
Upon hearing this, Li Qingxue and Lin Wanning couldn’t help but chuckle. It was true; such rough yet sensible advice could only come from Long Aotian.
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Ye Liangchen’s face twisted into a pained grimace, as if he were wearing a mask of suffering. No one could understand how he felt at that moment.
“Chen Ge, what happened?”
Hearing Xue Shaohua’s question, the mask of pain on Ye Liangchen’s face vanished, replaced by a calm demeanor.
Strangely enough, after Long Aotian slapped him twice, aside from a bit of swelling on his face, there were no marks left!
Xue Shaohua was worried that Hu Yuying and the others would find out he had been stalking them and exposed their location. So when Ye Liangchen kicked open the courtyard door, he quickly hid away.
After all, he would be in the same class as Hu Yuying for the next four years. If this incident caused her to take her anger out on him, it would be too much of a loss.
Moreover, he had made a deal with Ye Liangchen: as long as he could get Hu Yuying to spend one night with him, he was confident that she would be captivated by him. So there was no need to leave her with a bad impression now.
“It’s nothing. I just had a little scuffle with Long Aotian,” Ye Liangchen said nonchalantly.
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