As Xu Nianchu watched the man rush forward, a line suddenly surfaced in her mind.
My destined hero is a great man. One day, he’ll ride in on colorful clouds to marry me.
Even from behind, his broad shoulders and well-defined muscles were impossible to miss. His long, powerful legs moved with the speed and agility of a young leopard.
Now all that remained was to see whether his face was handsome.
If he was…
She wouldn’t mind repaying him by marrying him.
After the crazed man was beaten until he could no longer fight back, Xu Nianchu stomped hard on his face twice.
Just as she was about to grind her heel into his head again, a middle-aged woman rushed over.
“Oh, my poor son! How could you end up like this? My poor child!”
She threw herself over the fool’s body, shielding him from any more blows.
After crying for a few seconds, she finally noticed the others standing nearby.
She suddenly knelt before Xu Nianchu and banged her head against the ground.
“I’m sorry, Miss. Did he bully you? He’s been simple-minded since he was little. He didn’t mean any harm.”
Xu Nianchu was speechless.
Wasn’t that basically the same as saying, “My vicious dog doesn’t bite, so I don’t need a leash”?
Thankfully she hadn’t hidden inside her space just now.
If someone had witnessed her disappearing and reappearing out of thin air…
Would she have had to silence them forever?
She turned toward the man who had saved her.
“Could you help me—”
Before she could finish speaking, she finally got a good look at him.
He was someone she knew!
His hair was cut shorter than before, making his already sharp features stand out even more. Deep-set eyes, a high nose bridge…
He looked even more handsome now.
What kind of sorcery was this?
How could someone be this good-looking?
Her smile brightened immediately.
“Hey, Six-Six-Six! What are you doing here?”
A vein twitched on Lu Beichen’s forehead.
What kind of ridiculous nickname had this girl given him?
Keeping his voice calm, he asked,
“What do you need help with?”
“Help me take him to the Public Security Bureau! I want to report him!”
She was a law-abiding citizen.
When something like this happened, of course she would call the police and use the law to protect herself.
The middle-aged woman, who had been listening closely from the ground, immediately looked up.
Without hesitation, she slammed her head against the ground three more times.
This time she hit so hard that her forehead split open.
Blood streamed down her face, flowing from her forehead, over her nose, and dripping from her chin.
“I’ll kowtow to you! Please, for the sake of my poor son, spare him!”
Xu Nianchu glanced at the fool.
He looked to be well over twenty.
Older than she was.
Yet this woman kept calling him a child.
She grabbed Lu Beichen’s sleeve and hid behind him.
His broad shoulders gave her an incredible sense of security.
Standing this close, she could even feel the warmth radiating from his body.
It was the first time a girl had ever clung to him like this.
The light tug on his sleeve made his back itch strangely.
Knowing she was frightened, he didn’t pull away.
Peeking out from behind him, Xu Nianchu said pitifully,
“If my friend hadn’t arrived just now, I’d have ended up in a terrible state.”
“I’m sorry, but I can’t forgive your son on behalf of the version of me that almost got hurt.”
“He’s pitiful?”
“So am I.”
Annoyance flashed across the middle-aged woman’s face before she lowered her head and continued kowtowing.
“Please be magnanimous. Spare him this once. I’ve already apologized!”
Xu Nianchu almost laughed from sheer disbelief.
So someone else tried to harm her…
Yet somehow she was the unreasonable one?
“If an apology solved everything, then what would we need the Public Security Bureau for?”
Besides…
The fool was still lying on the ground, whining about the pain while mumbling, “Wifey…”
Judging from the woman’s practiced reactions, she clearly had experience handling situations like this.
Who knew how many times this had happened already?
Maybe one day an innocent girl really had fallen victim.
Some parents might actually force their daughters to marry a fool afterward.
The more Xu Nianchu thought about it, the more convinced she became.
This might not be an accident at all.
She tugged on Lu Beichen’s sleeve again.
“I want to report him.”
“What if someone taught him to do this on purpose?”
“Whether they’re guilty or not should be decided by the police.”
“Alright.”
Xu Nianchu watched in amazement as Lu Beichen somehow produced a rope from his pocket as if by magic.
He pulled the woman aside and expertly tied the fool up.
Even he had to admit that the fool possessed terrifying strength.
At least three or four times that of an average man.
Watching him secure the knots with neat, efficient movements, Xu Nianchu couldn’t help sighing.
This man is incredible.
After tying the fool up securely, Lu Beichen prepared to drag him to the nearest Public Security Bureau.
The middle-aged woman immediately grabbed his leg.
“Comrade! You can’t just believe a pretty young girl’s side of the story! Don’t do this!”
Xu Nianchu crossed her arms.
“What do you mean, my side of the story?”
“So now assaulting people is somehow justified?”
“I’d really like to find out whether your precious Yaozu has done this before.”
The woman froze.
“How… how do you know my son’s name is Yaoru?”
“Since you already know us, can’t you let him off this once?”
The argument had become loud enough to attract the surrounding neighbors.
“Isn’t that Cuihua’s son?”
“They let him out again?”
“Didn’t he almost ruin a girl’s reputation last time? Did he bully this young lady too?”
“Doesn’t look like it. Her clothes are still neat.”
…
Xu Nianchu shot the woman a cold glare.
“See?”
“That’s your wonderful son.”
“If he has mental problems, then keep him at home and teach him properly.”
“Don’t let him come out and ruin other people’s lives.”
The middle-aged woman exploded.
“Is it his fault that he’s sick?”
“Why does everyone look down on him?”
“Doesn’t he suffer from being locked up at home all day?”
Xu Nianchu waved dismissively.
“Talking to you is like playing music to a cow.”
She stopped wasting words with the woman.
Instead, she raised both hands and called out loudly to everyone watching.
“Sisters!”
“If you don’t want your daughters getting harassed by this fool one day…”
“Then stand up!”
“Hand him over to the police and let them deal with him!”
“This isn’t the first incident, and it won’t be the last!”
The spectators, who had merely been watching for entertainment moments ago, immediately became fired up.
Exactly.
Who didn’t have daughters?
Were young women supposed to be too afraid to go outside in broad daylight?
Especially these days.
If a girl’s clothes were torn off, her reputation would be ruined.
No one would marry her afterward.
Who could accept that?
Someone in the crowd raised an arm and shouted,
“Lock him up!”
“We can’t let someone like this stay in our neighborhood!”
“He’s a menace!”
The commotion quickly attracted officers from the Public Security Bureau.
That saved Lu Beichen the trouble of dragging the fool there himself.
After Xu Nianchu and Lu Beichen walked out of the station together, Xu Nianchu frowned.
“Well, well.”
“You actually lied to me.”
“Little liar.”
Lu Beichen stood there as straight as a pine tree.
“When did I lie to you?”
“You aren’t Six-Six-Six.”
“Your name is Lu Beichen.”
“It’s actually a pretty nice name.”
And…
It sounded strangely familiar.
Like she’d heard it somewhere before.
Lu Beichen pressed his lips together.
Hearing her say his name…
It sounded unexpectedly pleasant.
Still, he had never expected much from romance.
So he simply replied,
“I never told you that nickname was my name.”
Xu Nianchu pouted.
Well…
He had a point.
The nickname had come from those neighborhood aunties.
He had never actually admitted it himself.
Seeing that he was about to leave, she hurriedly stepped in front of him.
Looking at him with complete sincerity, she asked,
“Lu Beichen.”
“You’ve saved me twice now.”
“Is there anything you want?”
“…How about I repay you by marrying you?”