The two of them walked out of the bookstore side by side. Before parting ways, Xia Qing reminded again, “Next Monday is the school anniversary. I’ve saved a seat for you, make sure to come.”
“Alright.”
The autumn sunlight was warm and pleasant. After parting from Xia Qing, Chen Luo carried his books and walked back alone. Suddenly, he heard a burst of laughter.
Not far away, a bald man with a group of thugs had surrounded a girl, laughing lewdly with bad intentions.
Chen Luo didn’t want to get involved and was about to ignore it and walk past, but he realized that the girl looked familiar. After a closer look, he thought, how come this girl looks a bit like…
“Panyue!”
It was Su Panyue!
Chen Luo’s heart instantly tightened. He rushed over, pushed away a few thugs, and stood in front of Su Panyue, glaring coldly at the bald man, “What do you think you’re doing?”
The bald man looked Chen Luo up and down a few times, then suddenly sneered, “Do you even know who I am? Just you? You think you’re qualified to meddle in my business?”
Seeing Chen Luo’s confused face, obviously not recognizing him, the bald man rolled up his sleeves, revealing a tattoo—this Guanyu tattoo was something only he in all of Jiangcheng dared to wear.
He was a small-time gang leader with some local influence in Jiangcheng, named Zhu Wenwu. Later, he got lucky when a bunch of factories under his control were demolished, and he received over 100 million yuan in compensation. From then on, he turned his life around.
By the current timeline, those factories of Zhu Wenwu’s probably hadn’t been sold yet…
Chen Luo had already formed an idea. However, Su Panyue looked a little worried, “You should go first. I can handle this.”
“Handle what?” Chen Luo firmly grabbed Su Panyue’s wrist.
Su Panyue pursed her lips and stayed silent behind Chen Luo.
She understood him. In a situation like this, even if Zhu Wenwu had more people, Chen Luo would never back down.
But… if Zhu Wenwu really crossed the line, she would make sure he paid the price a hundredfold.
Zhu Wenwu gave his men a look. The group slowly began to close in.
“Kid, get lost now! The farther the better. Go hide somewhere and don’t let me find you.”
“The one who should be hiding is you,” Chen Luo sneered, “I calculated that you’re about to have a serious misfortune. You’d better find a place to lay low.”
Su Panyue was so anxious her palms were sweating, but the warmth from Chen Luo’s hand calmed her unexpectedly.
Chen Luo carefully observed Zhu Wenwu’s movements. In his past life, he had practiced Taekwondo specifically to protect Jiang Kewei. These guys might look intimidating, but they were all bark and no bite.
He was confident he could handle them, even if he got a little injured.
Just as Zhu Wenwu moved in close and raised his fist to strike, a young man suddenly shouted.
“Don’t move yet.”
“F*ck, why are there so many busybodies today?” Zhu Wenwu cursed and turned around furiously, ready to teach this person a lesson too. But when he saw who it was, he immediately froze, and his expression changed in an instant, “Brother Qin? Oh man, why didn’t you let me know you were coming? I would’ve sent someone to pick you up!”
“Panyue is my sister. You better watch yourself,” Qin Xu glanced at Chen Luo with a complicated look.
Zhu Wenwu immediately smiled flatteringly, “So campus belle Su is your sister, Brother Qin? What a misunderstanding! I’ve really offended the wrong person. How about this, dinner’s on me today to make it up to you and Miss Su.”