Fortunately, the fellow who tied him up still had a bit of a conscience, leaving him with at least a pair of underwear to preserve his modesty.
However, this pair of underwear was obviously not the one he had originally worn, but rather a pair of children’s underwear printed with pink, adorable Peppa Pig patterns!
Si Jinnian instantly felt his face burn as if it were scorched by fire.
Yet his mind went completely blank at that moment. He had no recollection whatsoever of why he had been tied up here like a beast.
The crowd of people taking photos and videos with their phones was growing larger by the minute. Si Jinnian felt that he was suffering an unprecedented humiliation.
Overwhelmed by fury, Si Jinnian could no longer care about anything else. Raising his voice, he roared at the crowd, “Fuck! All of you, get the hell away from me! Whoever dares take another picture, I will finish him.”
Although Si Jinnian cursed fiercely, the onlookers around him showed no intention of leaving.
Si Jinnian twisted his body desperately, trying to break free from the ropes binding him. The frustrating part was that his back was almost chafed raw by the tree bark, yet he hadn’t managed to loosen the ropes by even a fraction.
“Someone, untie me!”
Just a moment ago he had been cursing at the surrounding people to get lost, and now he was shouting at the crowd to help untie him.
Unfortunately, no one around stepped forward to help him.
“Nian-ge, it really is you!”
When he checked his phone in the morning and saw the trending search, Gu Ming was so startled he almost threw his phone away.
After rubbing his eyes and looking closer, there seemed to be no mistake. The man who had been stripped bare, with “I am a hoodlum” written on his body in a marker, and wearing a pair of Peppa Pig underwear, was actually Si Jinnian.
At first, Gu Ming thought he was dreaming.
Immediately afterward, phone calls from his wild friends came in one after another. When everyone asked in disbelief whether something had happened to Si Jinnian, they all realized this matter might actually be true.
After repeated confirmation, they had no choice but to accept this terrifying and utterly ridiculous fact: the unlucky fellow dominating the trending headlines was truly the usually imposing young master of the Si family, Si Jinnian.
“Why aren’t you hurrying over to untie me!”
Seeing Gu Ming rush over with a group of brothers, Si Jinnian felt as though he had grabbed a life-saving straw, a spark of hope igniting in his eyes.
Gu Ming didn’t dare hesitate for a second, hurriedly directing his brothers to swarm forward.
Although they desperately wanted to laugh, looking at Si Jinnian’s face, which was as dark as the bottom of a pot, everyone could only suppress their laughter while stepping forward to rescue Si Jinnian.
Someone took charge of cutting the ropes, while others carefully supported Si Jinnian to keep him from falling.
Not long after, Si Jinnian finally regained his freedom and was rescued from the tree.
Seeing this, Gu Ming hurriedly took off his own jacket and draped it over Si Jinnian’s shoulders.
A nearby friend also promptly took off his jacket and wrapped it around Si Jinnian’s Peppa Pig underwear.
“Nian-ge, what’s going on with you? How did you end up tied to a tree? Who had the guts to do this to you?”
Looking at Si Jinnian, whose face was a mix of fury and humiliation, Gu Ming was filled with confusion.
He wanted to laugh, but didn’t dare. He just spoke a bit disjointedly, his shoulders twitching as he nearly gave himself internal injuries trying to hold it in.
“How the hell should I know who did it!”
Si Jinnian was furious beyond measure, veins bulging on his forehead.
Ever since he was a child, he had always gotten whatever he wanted; when had he ever suffered such unprecedented humiliation?
At this moment, he was so angry his lungs felt like they were about to explode, and he secretly vowed to track down the mastermind behind this and make the culprit pay a heavy price.
Seeing Si Jinnian rescued, Pei Shuchen, who had been hiding in the crowd, curled the corner of his lips. A moment later, he vanished down the street without looking back.
“Could it be that kid from last night?”
Gu Ming spoke up suddenly. Si Jinnian froze, and a moment later, he said through gritted teeth, “It must be him. The bastard! How dare he humiliate me? I will definitely make him pay dearly.”