The sight of the gleaming knife made the old woman tremble as if she were about to faint.
As an old woman, she had never witnessed such a thing. She pleaded urgently, "Please, don't do this! Don't do this!"
"You can talk things through properly. He's my only grandson. If you have any issues, take them out on me, but please, don't hurt my grandson!"
The leader of the thugs sneered, "Old hag, do you think I'm here to hurt your grandson?"
"Look at your grandson's pathetic state. It's obvious he has a problem with us!"
"Since he has a problem with us, then naturally I have to have a good talk with him."
"Otherwise, wouldn't we seem like unreasonable people?"
The old woman was extremely anxious and said again, "No, no, we don't have any problems."
"Considering it's the New Year, please let this matter go. Don't come back again!"
The old woman's state made even Zhou Qian feel uneasy.
She supported the old woman and frowned, saying, "Grandma, don't be like this. These guys are just bullies who prey on the weak. If you act like this, they'll only push their luck!"
Up until this point, the thugs hadn't paid attention to Zhou Qian. Now that their focus shifted to her, all their eyes widened in stunned silence.
These guys, who usually stayed in the countryside, had never seen such a beautiful woman like Zhou Qian!
To them, Zhou Qian was even more beautiful than the actresses on television!
Today, Zhou Qian had dressed up meticulously to visit the old woman.
She was already a beauty, and after dressing up, she was utterly captivating, so beautiful it could make flowers feel ashamed.
If nothing else, her exquisite long legs, clad in sheer stockings, were enough to make these unsophisticated fellows drool uncontrollably.
The leader of the thugs couldn't help but take a couple of steps forward.
He said, mesmerized, "Who… who is this beautiful woman? I've never seen her before?"
Seeing the thug leader's gaze, Zhou Qian instinctively felt disgusted.
It was because that kind of look was identical to the gaze of the hooligans on the street, filled with possessive desire.
She couldn't help but take two steps back, while the thug leader grinned and stepped forward, saying, "Beautiful lady, you are truly stunning, like a fairy from heaven."
"I've fallen in love with you. How about you be my girlfriend?"
Zhou Qian said with great disdain, "You'd better watch what you say. You're not worthy of speaking to me like that."
The thug leader wasn't angered and continued to smile, "Haha, beautiful lady, I like your personality."
"You're like a wild horse, and we men love the feeling of conquering a wild horse!"
"What's the point of a beautiful woman like you staying here? Come with us, and we'll show you a good time."
Zhou Qian felt deeply insulted.
No matter what, she was a woman worth tens of millions. How could she be insulted by these hooligans here?
She said angrily, "I warn you, don't push your luck. You low-life thugs are not someone you can aspire to!"
Actually, Zhou Qian was never one to look down on others. It was just that she was too angry at the moment, which is why she said such things to the thug leader.
The thug leader was clearly displeased with Zhou Qian's attitude.
He frowned and said, "What do you mean? Are you looking down on me? Do you really think you're so precious?"
"Let me tell you, I'm the boss around here. Everything here belongs to me."
"Since you've come today, then you belong to me too."
"You'd better behave yourself and don't force me to take action. Otherwise, my methods are quite brutal!"
Zhou Qian felt a searing pain in her chest from anger.
She was about to speak when Wu Tian's cold voice rang out, "You are truly courting death."
"First you bully my grandmother, and now you say such things to my woman. You won't be getting away with this today—though I never intended for you to get away with anything."
"Your woman?" The thug leader was slightly stunned, then felt a deep sense of jealousy.
"No way, this beauty is your woman? That's hilarious!"
"What kind of person are you? How can you have such a good woman? Let me tell you, you're not worthy, do you understand that you're not worthy!"
He took a couple of steps forward, brandishing his knife, and said, "Kid, I'm not going to waste any more words with you. Just give this beauty to me."
"As long as you give her to me, I won't cause any more trouble for your family. What do you think?"
Wu Tian looked at him coldly and said, "Do you think I would agree to something you say like that?"
The thug leader chuckled, "Don't get me wrong, I'm not asking you, I'm just telling you."
"I'm in charge of this situation today, and you can't make any decisions!"
"It's the New Year, and no one wants trouble. So, it's better for you to step aside, lest you need a doctor when blood is shed!"
Wu Tian's expression was blank, and he said, "I won't step aside. But if you want to force the issue, you can try. However, I don't think you have the ability."
"You son of a bitch, you're asking for death!" The thug leader was instantly enraged and lunged at Wu Tian with the knife.
These thugs were uneducated and ignorant of the law.
Coupled with their youthful recklessness, they had been to detention centers more times than they could count. Therefore, they were truly capable of committing acts of violence with weapons.
Seeing this, the old woman panicked and shouted, "Wait! Wait a moment!"
The thug leader had no intention of stopping.
Soon, they charged at Wu Tian, and the small knife was aimed at Wu Tian's shoulder.
But Wu Tian raised his hand and grabbed his wrist.
He struggled fiercely but couldn't break free, and shouted, "Let go of me!"
Wu Tian said coldly, "Is that all the strength you have? You don't even have the strength to hit someone, and you call yourself a gangster?"
The thug leader struggled a couple more times.
But even with all his might, his face turning red, he still couldn't escape Wu Tian's grip.
Enraged, he tried to kick Wu Tian.
But at that moment, Wu Tian suddenly pushed him, causing him to lose his balance and fall to the ground.
"Damn it, that hurt like hell..."
The thug leader touched his backside, then glared at Wu Tian through gritted teeth, saying, "You dare to lay a hand on me? Do you believe I'll kill you!"
Wu Tian looked down at him and said, "Kill me? I'm afraid I don't believe that."
The thug leader's lungs were about to explode from anger.
This time, they were the ones who came to bully others, but in the end, they were the ones being bullied.
The thug leader couldn't accept this turn of events, so he roared at the other thugs, "What are you all standing around for? Get him, damn it!"
Upon hearing this, the thugs all put on fierce expressions and charged at Wu Tian.