"Exactly! Demanding ten times the compensation is utterly outrageous. How could someone cheat and then demand money back from their ex-boyfriend? Zhao Ruyan from Business Administration Class 1A, how could you do such a thing?!"
Ye Chuan stood behind Luo Xi, his hands resting on her shoulders, raising his voice deliberately high—so loud that even the neighboring classrooms could probably hear.
To be precise, the entire hallway could likely hear him.
"You—?!" Zhao Ruyan glared, completely taken aback by Ye Chuan’s shamelessness, shouting such things for everyone to hear. Her fists clenched, her face flushed red, and her curly hair trembled with anger.
She was boiling, clearly furious.
"Ye Chuan! This isn’t cheating—I’m pursuing a better happiness! Who are you to block my path to a better life?"
"And you’re the one who lied, claiming your family owns a whole building for rent! You fraud!"
Ye Chuan shrugged innocently. "But my family does own one."
Though only one tenant had moved in so far.
Among the group of guys standing behind Zhao Ruyan, one finally stepped forward. His gaze first lingered on Luo Xi’s long, straight legs before settling on Ye Chuan, his expression dripping with disdain.
"Hmph. I’m Huang Haotian. I assume you’ve heard of me?"
Ye Chuan sized up Huang Haotian’s muscular frame and shook his head. "Oh? Never heard of you. Are you the janitor around here?"
Huang Haotian’s expression stiffened for a moment before his eyes narrowed dangerously. "Such a foul mouth. Seems no one ever taught you how to speak properly."
Luo Xi whispered to Ye Chuan,
"He’s the president of the Taekwondo Club. He won a city championship recently and is pretty famous in our department."
"Oh, that flashy performance art where they kick fake wooden boards?" Ye Chuan sounded surprised, then turned to Huang Haotian.
"You planning to put on a show for me? Sorry, I don’t have any performance fees to spare."
Huang Haotian’s eyelid twitched, his chest tightening with irritation. After taking a deep breath to steady himself, he sneered. "You’ll find out soon enough whether it’s just for show, you coward hiding behind a girl. You really think I can’t deal with you?"
"Meet me on the rooftop now, or after school, neither you nor that girl will be leaving this place unharmed."
"My dozen or so brothers will give you both a proper ‘welcome.’" As he spoke, Huang Haotian shamelessly scanned Luo Xi’s face, as if surprised by her beauty. "Hah, didn’t know our department had such a pretty girl."
Luo Xi frowned. "What are you trying to do? I’ll call the police."
"You think you can avoid us forever?" Huang Haotian exchanged glances with the guys behind him before bursting into loud, unrestrained laughter.
Just as Luo Xi was about to retort, a hand rested on her shoulder from behind. She turned to see Ye Chuan smiling. "If you’ve got something to say, sure, let’s take it to the rooftop."
"Chuan, don’t be reckless. We’re outnumbered," Luo Xi immediately grabbed his arm, shaking her head.
"Relax, don’t you trust me?" Ye Chuan said.
"But—"
"Keep holding me back, and I’ll spank you right here in front of everyone." The moment he said it, Luo Xi instinctively covered her rear, and Ye Chuan stepped forward, facing Huang Haotian and his gang. "Alright, let’s go, boys."
"Ho, didn’t think you’d actually step up," Huang Haotian scoffed, clearly not expecting Ye Chuan to walk out so boldly.
"Honestly, I do enjoy freeloading off others."
Luo Xi, held back, watched as Ye Chuan left with the group before rushing to An Shiyu. "Come on, Shiyu, let’s go find a teacher. Chuan’s going to get beaten up—he’s so skinny!"
Unlike Luo Xi’s panic, An Shiyu remained completely calm, her eyes half-lidded. "Eh—what’re you worried about? When has Ye Chuan ever lost out? If things go south, he’ll bolt faster than anyone."
"No!" Luo Xi dragged An Shiyu along as she ran.
"Ahhh—slow down! You’re gonna rip my collar!" An Shiyu whined as she was hauled away.
...
The wind on the rooftop was strong.
Clothes flapped loudly in the gusts.
After leading Ye Chuan to the rooftop, Huang Haotian pulled out a lighter from his pocket. With a click, he lit a cigarette for himself.
"Go on, lock the door."
Before his lackeys could move, Ye Chuan turned and slammed the door shut himself, locking it with a loud clang.
"?" The guys all froze—since when was he so cooperative?
Even Huang Haotian was momentarily stunned before taking a drag and grinning. "Are you actually stupid, or just pretending? Locking yourself in with us?"
"Just makes it easier to talk privately," Ye Chuan replied with a smile.
"Hahaha, you think this’ll make me let that girl go? I’ve got my eyes on her now." Huang Haotian stepped forward, swinging a slap at Ye Chuan’s face. "Dumbass."
But the next second, his wrist was caught—gripped like a vice. Huang Haotian tried to pull free, but the strength in that hand was terrifying. He stared at Ye Chuan in shock.
"You—let go!"
Before he could finish, a sharp pain exploded in his gut as Ye Chuan drove a fist into his stomach, followed by an uppercut to his chin.
With a grunt, Huang Haotian crumpled to the ground, twitching.
It happened so fast that the other guys barely registered their leader being taken down.
"Get him!"
They charged, but Ye Chuan didn’t flinch, effortlessly knocking them all out in seconds.
Looking down at Huang Haotian and his gang writhing in pain, Ye Chuan remarked coolly, "All flash, no substance. Told you it was just for show."
Even without relying on that "pill," Ye Chuan could’ve handled them—just not as effortlessly.
He walked over to Huang Haotian, bending down to pick up the fallen cigarette.
"Phew." Blowing on it, the ember glowed brighter.
Instead of smoking it, Ye Chuan pressed the lit end against Huang Haotian’s crotch, burning a hole through the fabric. Ignoring the howls of pain, he flipped the cigarette around and stuffed it into Huang Haotian’s mouth. "Here, buddy, have a smoke."
After finishing, Ye Chuan suddenly felt his throat itch, coughing violently. "Cough, cough, cough—!"
"Cough, cough, cough—!"
As he opened the door to leave, rapid footsteps approached. Luo Xi had returned—with a teacher in tow.
"Chuan! Are you okay?!" Luo Xi rushed to support him as he doubled over coughing.
"What’s going on here?!" the teacher demanded, though his confusion only grew at the sight of Huang Haotian and his gang sprawled on the ground—especially with the cigarette sticking straight up from Huang Haotian’s pants.
The scene was bizarre beyond words.
"Cough, cough, cough—" Ye Chuan’s face was pale. "H-Huang Haotian insisted on demonstrating his ‘little brother’s’ smoking skills. We refused to watch, so he attacked us."
lities. One day, Qi Yuan was buying groceries when he unfortunately came face-to-face with a monster. Just when he thought he was going to die on the spot, he suddenly heard the monster's thoughts... "This aura, he's definitely not an ordinary master!" "So terrifying, so terrifying." "A fight with my back against the wall, I can't take it anymore." Qi Yuan: Ah, no one told me that my awakened ability isn't telepathy, but rather the stronger my enemies imagine me to be, the stronger I truly become. PS: Zhou Hai in the first chapter is not the protagonist.
+【Epic Battles!】 "Your Highness, they say Linxi Temple is miraculous. Won’t you make a wish?" "A wish? It should be making wishes to me." "That may be so, but since you’re already here..." "..." "Fine. Then grant this princess a consort to play with." "He must be obedient, devoted, and utterly infatuated with my body—so much so that he’d kneel and kiss my feet." "Your Highness, that’s not a consort. That’s a dog." "Then add clever, witty, heroic, ambitious yet pragmatic..." "Hmm, that’s enough for now. I’ll add more later." After tossing out these words half in jest, Princess Anle departed the temple—only to catch a fleeting glimpse of the Bodhisattva statue smiling at her. Meanwhile, Yang An, fresh out of university, was having a very bad day. Good news: He’d transmigrated into another world with a cheat granting tenfold combat power. Bad news: He’d immediately fallen into the clutches of a certain villainess. Good news: Said villainess possessed peerless beauty and royal status. Bad news: She was absolutely monstrous!!! In the frozen wilderness, Yang An knelt beneath Qin Guo’er’s feet, drenched in sweat despite the cold. Desperately clutching her porcelain-perfect foot—the very one poised to crush his throat—he could only think: How do I survive this?! Need answers NOW!
u Chenyuan transmigrated into a female-oriented novel about a real and fake heiress, becoming the CEO elder brother of both. Unfortunately, the entire Lu family—including himself, the CEO—were mere cannon fodder in the story. Determined to save himself, Lu Chenyuan took action. The spoiled, attention-seeking fake heiress? Thrown into the harsh realities of the working class to learn humility. The love-struck real heiress? Pushed toward academic excellence, so lofty goals would blind her to trivial romances. As for the betrayed, vengeful arranged marriage wife… the plot hadn’t even begun yet. There was still time—if he couldn’t handle her, he could at least avoid her. "CEO Lu, are you avoiding me?" Mo Qingli fixed her gaze on Lu Chenyuan. For the first time, the shrewd and calculating Lu Chenyuan felt a flicker of unease.
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