An Siyu chose a seat near the glass wall and observed the approaching Hu Lianglu.
Hu Lianglu wore pale makeup and had a big, frizzy hairstyle, walking down the street in a conspicuous manner.
She looked unhappy, seemingly still angry about being taken to the police station.
As she walked down the street, pedestrians cast glances at her. Most simply stared; after all, in modern society, whether it’s said that people are more tolerant or indifferent to others’ affairs, the result is the same. Generally speaking, even if a tough guy wearing a pink little dress walks on the street, nothing serious usually happens.
Here, the term “generally” is used because the world is vast, and there are always some unusual individuals.
Two men who looked like unemployed loafers standing in front of a supermarket pointed at Hu Lianglu and laughed loudly.
As a delinquent admired by Zhong Yunxin, Hu Lianglu naturally would not tolerate this silently. She approached the two men, and a quarrel broke out between the three.
Xia Yu drank his coffee and watched the scene unfold.
The expressions of the three gradually became more intense. Hu Lianglu struck first, kicking one of the men to the ground.
Xia Yu continued sipping his coffee. Since Hu Lianglu dared to take the first move, she must have been confident. Moreover, by taking out one opponent first, dealing with the remaining one would be easier.
However, the following events were unexpected for Xia Yu: in the fight against the remaining man, Hu Lianglu was clearly overpowered.
It wasn’t that the man was particularly strong, but rather that Hu Lianglu simply wasn’t good at fighting.
The first man who had been kicked down had already stood back up. Hu Lianglu couldn’t even handle one opponent, and against the two of them ganging up on her, she was in serious trouble.
Although Xia Yu didn’t like Hu Lianglu, the two hooligans were clearly the ones who had started the trouble. He couldn’t just ignore the situation and let her get beaten up.
Those ruffians didn’t know how to control their strength; if they were going to beat someone up, they should at least do it scientifically.
Standing up, An Siyu left the money on the table, took out a prepared mask from his pocket, put it on, and quickly walked toward the scene.
As the first man was about to get involved, Xia Yu tripped him from behind.
Seeing this, the other man hurried over for revenge. He assumed a boxing stance and threw rapid punches. However, before he could land a hit on Xia Yu, he was struck twice in the face.
If Xia Yu hadn’t held back his strength, he would have been on the ground after the first punch.
The man quickly recognized the skill gap between himself and the young woman in front of him and retreated in haste.
He waved at the supermarket beside him, and soon three more men came out.
The four of them surrounded An Siyu and Hu Lianglu.
They didn’t attack immediately because none of them knew who should make the first move.
When there are many people, it’s easy to become chaotic, especially without a clear leader.
Xia Yu noticed they were all looking at the man who had been knocked down on the ground. It seemed that man was their actual leader.
The four exchanged glances:
Our boss has been knocked down. What should we do?
Wait until the boss gets up?
Take revenge first? Who should attack first?
But they are just two girls!
As they hesitated, the twice-defeated leader stood up: “What are you waiting for? Attack!”
With the leader’s command, the four finally had a sense of direction. Three of them blocked An Siyu and Hu Lianglu’s escape route while one reached out first to grab An Siyu, who was wearing a mask.
An Siyu kicked the man’s shin, and as the man bent down to clutch his leg, An Siyu grabbed his clothes and pulled, knocking the other two men aside.
Then, with a straight punch, he took care of the remaining standing man.
The scene changed so quickly that bystanders filming with their phones were stunned.
At this moment, Hu Lianglu also rushed forward and kicked the leader.
The leader looked at An Siyu and didn’t dare to fight back.
As Hu Lianglu tried to attack again, Xia Yu stopped her and pulled her hand toward a nearby alley.
Since a passerby had already called the police, he didn’t want An Siyao’s body to end up in jail.
“Let go!” Once in the alley, Hu Lianglu pulled her hand away from Xia Yu.
She glared at An Siyu: “Mind your own business!”
“???”
Although Xia Yu hadn’t expected to rescue her like a hero and gain her obedience, he hadn’t anticipated Hu Lianglu would be so ungrateful.
“If it weren’t for me, you’d have been beaten badly,” he reminded her.
“How is it any of your business if I get beaten up!” Hu Lianglu coldly snorted, pushed An Siyu aside, and walked toward the mouth of the alley.
An Siyu, who was always the one bullying others, couldn’t tolerate this humiliation. He placed his hand on Hu Lianglu’s shoulder.
“Hey.”
Hu Lianglu turned her head, just about to speak, when an arm locked around her neck.
An Siyu pressed Hu Lianglu to the ground and punched her in places that hurt but weren’t serious. His mood felt much better.
Hu Lianglu was tough, not making a sound, just glaring at An Siyu with a stubborn gaze. If it had been Zhong Yunxin, she would have begged for mercy without any dignity.
“What? Not convinced? Want another chance?” Xia Yu asked.
Hu Lianglu avoided An Siyu’s gaze. She knew she was no match for him.
Releasing Hu Lianglu, Xia Yu asked, “Where do you live?”
Hu Lianglu didn’t answer. After Xia Yu clenched his fist again slightly, she started moving.
Following behind Hu Lianglu, Xia Yu arrived in front of an old building. Hu Lianglu’s home was on the second floor.
After entering the apartment, Xia Yu planned to first use the matter of Hu Lianglu’s parents’ company to try to threaten her.
If that didn’t work, he would use other methods.
He sat on the sofa, just about to start speaking, when he saw Hu Lianglu go into the kitchen.
Xia Yu’s first thought was that Hu Lianglu was getting him some water. However, a faint sense of danger from his telepathy told him the situation wasn’t that simple.
Hu Lianglu came out of the kitchen with a fruit knife and charged toward Xia Yu again.
Xia Yu used a pillow from the sofa to block the knife, grabbed Hu Lianglu’s frizzy hair, and pinned her to the ground.
She actually pulled out a knife?
Xia Yu frowned deeply and applied a bit more force with his hand.
“Ah!” Hu Lianglu finally couldn’t help but let out a soft cry.
Without letting go of Hu Lianglu, Xia Yu kept the young girl pinned down and got to the point: “Your parents…”
“There’s no one at home. The most valuable things are the phone and computer, and some loose change in my wallet in my pocket. You can take them all,” Hu Lianglu answered first.
However, her response left Xia Yu somewhat puzzled.
Was Hu Lianglu interpreting his actions as those of a robber trying to steal from her?
Xia Yu thought about his behavior from Hu Lianglu’s perspective.
A person wearing a mask suddenly subdued her, made her bring him home—he would probably think the same thing: robbery or assault.
As for rescuing her from the hooligans earlier, that must have been a trap.
So taking the fruit knife was for resisting the criminal?
After analyzing Hu Lianglu’s behavior, An Siyu released her and took off his mask.
“I just wanted to talk to you about something,” he said.
“That pair of guys’ company is about to go bankrupt. They can’t pay a ransom, and they won’t pay one either,” Hu Lianglu answered again first.
Xia Yu guessed that “that pair of guys” must refer to Hu Lianglu’s parents. So their relationship must be bad.
Therefore, threatening Hu Lianglu with her parents’ company wouldn’t work.
Then, what other methods could he use?
At this moment, Xia Yu noticed Hu Lianglu gently rubbing her abdomen.
That was the area he had hit earlier.
After realizing that Hu Lianglu had only taken the knife because of a misunderstanding, Xia Yu felt some guilt for his earlier roughness. He stood up, said “Don’t lock the door” to Hu Lianglu, and walked outside.
Twenty meters away was a small pharmacy. Xia Yu bought a bottle of red flower oil and a pack of cotton swabs.
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