Red Hair (Blondie's Exhaustion Settlement Screen)

Noticing Lin Yu's glance, Gu Yue stood up. She also clapped her hands, brushing off some snack seasoning crumbs from her fingers, then obediently walked over to Lin Yu's side.

Lin Yu turned to leave, having just taken one step, his raised leg not yet lowered, when a man's angry shout suddenly came from behind.

"Don't you dare leave!"

Lin Yu turned around, tilting his head to look at him.

The bar supervisor wore a furious expression. He was using a clean tissue to staunch the red-haired woman's profusely bleeding nose. With his hands full, he could only glare at Lin Yu, loudly berating him:

"Do you have any idea who you hit today?"

Lin Yu thought for a moment, then replied with some uncertainty:

"A perverted homosexual?"

The supervisor was instantly rendered speechless.

Damn, this kid's judgment is spot on!

Pah!

As if to cover up the guilt of inwardly agreeing with the guy, the supervisor raised his voice even louder, roaring angrily:

"You dare hit Sister Xu? You're dead!"

"If you can walk out of this door upright today, I'll take your last name, damn it!"

While the supervisor was roaring, the security guards he had called for earlier arrived. They clearly recognized the red-haired woman, and seeing her face covered in blood, they were so shocked their eyeballs nearly popped out.

"Step back."

Seeing the newcomers were hostile, Lin Yu slightly turned his head and whispered to Gu Yue.

Gu Yue was no goody-two-shoes; she'd been involved in plenty of fights and scuffles growing up. But she had never seen a situation like today's, nor did she know who the person who got hit was. It seemed like the entire bar's security had gathered.

At a glance, there were probably no fewer than twenty people in security uniforms.

Each held a black rubber baton, their fierce eyes like seasoned veterans who had weathered storms in the underworld, looking thoroughly unapproachable.

Even though she was so scared she could barely breathe smoothly, Gu Yue still moved closer to Lin Yu. She swallowed lightly and said nervously,

"I... I'll help you!"

Upon hearing this, Lin Yu turned to look at her with an utterly shocked expression.

Gu Yue met his gaze with gentle yet firm eyes.

For some reason, Gu Yue suddenly felt like crying.

She was reminded of classic scenes from movies and TV dramas.

In moments of crisis, facing insurmountable enemies and danger, the male and female leads always stand together unwaveringly. Although the outcome is an unavoidable tragedy, they always look at each other with deep affection.

Silently vowing that if they survive this, they would be willing to accompany each other to see all the mountains and rivers, through every trial.

Lin Yu, I...

...

The deep affection in Gu Yue's eyes wavered, gradually turning into awkwardness.

Because in Lin Yu's pure black pupils, there was no affection at all, only shock. You could even discern different shades of shock within them.

Shock at the stupidity, shock at the betrayal...

...

"Miss!"

Lin Yu finally spoke, his tone heavy, carrying a kind of resigned helplessness:

"Dealing with them alone is already tough enough for me."

"I'm begging you, could you please step farther away?"

Gu Yue lowered her head, letting out a meek "Oh," picked up an unopened wine bottle from nearby, hid it behind her back just in case, and quietly retreated a few steps.

Fortunately, that mass of security guards were all gathered around the red-haired woman and didn't take the chance to sneak attack.

However, after Gu Yue moved away, the bar supervisor also regained his composure.

He looked left and right, scanning the circle, and glared at the gathered crowd, cursing:

"What are you all standing around for!"

He pointed a finger at Lin Yu a few meters away and shouted loudly:

"He's the one who hit Sister Xu!"

"Get him!"

"..."

...

"Pah!"

Xu Mingyao, her head somewhat clearer, spat a crimson gob of saliva to the side. She no longer needed the bar supervisor to hold the tissue for her; she raised her hand, took the tissue herself, and pressed it against her still-bleeding nose.

Xu Mingyao's reddened eyes glanced in Lin Yu's direction; he was still fighting with that group of security guards.

Tears welled in her eyes, whether from pain or grievance, or perhaps both.

Bastard!

Damn it!

Animal!

How dare you hit me!

I've never been hit like this in all my life!!!

She gnashed her blood-stained silver teeth hatefully, her resentful expression like that of a beautiful demon crawled out from hell, wishing she could devour Lin Yu alive.

Suppressing her emotions, trying hard not to cry from the pain, she stared fixedly at Lin Yu, took a few ragged breaths, and with her other hand pulled out her phone from her pocket, dialing a number.

The ringtone had only sounded once before the call was quickly answered on the other end. A soft voice spoke.

"Sister Xu."

Xu Mingyao swallowed a mouthful of bloody saliva, steadied her breathing, and said:

"SH Bar, come over now, help that damn blondie out of his mess."

Watching Lin Yu still holding his own under the group assault, Xu Mingyao gritted her teeth hatefully and amended:

"Forget it, just go wait at the city hospital."

"I'm going to make this bastard pay!"

...

...

Opening the car door and getting out, Tao Yaoyao didn't bother with her usual ever-present elegance. She ran quickly in her high heels towards the entrance of SH Bar.

As she reached the bar entrance, the piercing sound of police sirens rang out. Tao Yaoyao looked sideways; at the street corner, several police cars flashing red and blue lights appeared one after another.

After only a brief glance, Tao Yaoyao withdrew her gaze and hurried into SH Bar.

After walking through a corridor decorated in a dark theme, Tao Yaoyao lowered her head and entered the bar's main hall. Looking up, her steps suddenly halted.

A scene of chaos met her eyes. The usual colorful lights and deafening music had long vanished.

Replacing them were ordinary white lights bright as day, and a faint murmur composed of countless people's low whispers and sharp intakes of breath.

This faint sound didn't create noise; instead, it made the entire bar seem exceptionally quiet.

Tao Yaoyao turned her head slightly, her gaze shifting. A scene mixed with blood, more chaotic than mere chaos, came into view.

Countless bar security guards lay haphazardly on the floor and on fixed sofas.

Low groans escaped their mouths, barely audible, even fainter than the gasps of the onlookers hiding in the distance.

Amidst the low-lying items and the people lying every which way, only one tall, slender figure stood.

He held a black rubber baton in his hand, blood dripping bit by bit down the shaft, splattering onto the floor and blooming into tiny crimson flowers.

This horrifying scene made Tao Yaoyao's heart tremble.

Her legs went weak, and she subconsciously took half a step back, her sharp heel stepping on a piece of broken glass.

The crisp sound shattered the silence in the bar. The eyes of everyone present turned in this direction.

That tall, slender figure also moved. He slightly turned his head, then slowly turned around.

Seeing the person, Tao Yaoyao's pupils contracted violently. She instinctively raised a hand to cover her mouth, preventing herself from screaming.

How severe the injuries of those lying on the ground were, she didn't know. All she could see was the person standing before her.

The shock of yellow hair plastered to his face was almost entirely stained crimson with blood.