"Hui Lan, you and Chen He have a weird expression. Come on, spill it, is there a history there?" Huang Meijuan chuckled.
Li Hui Lan's cheeks flushed. "Well, I just have a slight good impression. Who knows about the future? We'll see if fate allows!"
"What about you? I saw you and that Liu Dehui exchanging glances. Have you two taken a liking to each other?" Li Hui Lan teased.
"Yeah, I saw it too, hehe!" Zhang Gui Fang chimed in.
"Hmph, and you're talking about me? Didn't you have a good conversation with that fatty too!" Huang Meijuan retorted playfully, a hint of embarrassment in her voice.
"Yue Yue, what about you? Aren't you hitting it off with 'Gu Tianle'?"
"I'd rather be practical. Although he looks quite good, his attire is too plain. I'll pass!"
Li Hui Lan and the other two didn't find Chen Yue Yue's sentiment strange. If it were them, they'd probably think the same. After all, life wasn't easy, and who would choose to suffer together?
...
"Beep, beep, beep...!"
That night, the 615 dormitory was filled with excited sounds. The three sleepless "scoundrels" were aggressively pursuing their respective targets.
Ring, ring, ring~!
"Oh no, I need to keep sleeping, too tired!"
Chen He, half-asleep from the phone's ringing, mumbled, "Third Brother, cover for me with attendance later."
Li Hao Chen looked at the three who were still sleeping like pigs and scoffed, "Serves you right for showing off last night...!"
In the early autumn morning, the sun was already high, but the campus paths, though bright and colorful, were sparsely populated. Perhaps like Chen He and the others, they were indulging in a late sleep, or perhaps they had stayed out, or...
"I've never really taken a good look at the school before. It's actually quite beautiful!"
Li Hao Chen strolled alone on the wide and vibrant campus path, savoring his own moment of tranquility!
"I remember this shortcut leads to the teaching building much faster."
Li Hao Chen arrived at a fork in the road. He glanced at the small path beside him, hesitated for a moment, and then turned onto the shortcut, heading towards the teaching building.
"Boss, the target has taken the shortcut towards the teaching building." A thin, frail figure emerged from not too far away and spoke into his phone.
Li Hao Chen was leisurely admiring the Jia Sang flowers blooming vibrantly like the sun along both sides of the path, completely unaware that he had been targeted.
"So fragrant." Li Hao Chen lowered his head and sniffed the floral scent wafting through the air.
"Rustle, rustle~"
Suddenly, from a flowerbed not far in front of Li Hao Chen, three figures emerged, roughly trampling the flowers. Li Hao Chen frowned at such uncouth behavior and muttered, "So uncivilized!"
Although the behavior was unpleasant, Li Hao Chen didn't want trouble and didn't intervene.
Li Hao Chen checked the time and walked on. He sidestepped, intending to pass the three boys who looked older than their age, but they intentionally blocked his path.
Li Hao Chen felt a hint of displeasure. He looked at the tall, sturdy boy leading the group and said, "Please, move aside."
"Are you Li Hao Chen?"
"?......What do you want?" Li Hao Chen frowned, looking at the leading man who had spoken with a hint of confusion.
"Bang~"
"Ah...!" Li Hao Chen was suddenly attacked by the tall, sturdy boy. He clutched his stomach in pain and fell to the ground, cold sweat breaking out. Gritting his teeth, he glared at the three of them.
"Some people are not meant for a poor loser like you to covet. Don't have any naive thoughts about a toad wanting to eat swan meat. This is just a warning today. If I find you hovering around our eldest sister-in-law again, it won't just be a punch. Our Young Master Yang's influence in Binhai is immense. If you don't want to lose your limbs, remember not to be foolish."
The tall, sturdy boy had taken a couple of steps before pausing and turning back to look coldly at Li Hao Chen, still lying on the ground clutching his stomach in pain. "Oh, I forgot to tell you, if you want revenge, you're welcome. I am the president of the Judo club, Qing Long, hahaha!"
A few minutes later, Li Hao Chen pushed himself up, his gaze cold as he watched the figures gradually disappear. He spat out a mouthful of bloody saliva and brushed the dust off his clothes.
"Yan Ran?" Li Hao Chen suddenly understood, but then his gaze deepened as he looked into the distance of the small path. "Young Master Yang? And Qing Long, right."
After this incident, Li Hao Chen had no mood for classes. He spent the entire morning in thought. After class, he quickly grabbed something to eat at the cafeteria, packed meals for the three of them, and returned to the dormitory.
Seeing that the three had woken up, he placed the food on the table. "Don't lie there, get up and eat."
"Third Brother, did the 'Black-faced God' call attendance? Did you get caught?" Liang Min Feng asked with some concern.
"Don't worry, it's fine."
"Phew~" The three breathed a sigh of relief simultaneously and then began to eat heartily.
Liu De Hui, being observant, noticed a slight scratch on Li Hao Chen's face. "Third Brother, what happened to your face?"
Li Hao Chen touched his still-aching cheek. A flash of fierceness crossed his eyes, and then he smiled, saying, "Oh, this? I was so dazed by a beautiful woman that I accidentally bumped into a lamppost, haha."
"Disgraceful!" The three had a certain understanding of Li Hao Chen's character and knew he wouldn't be dazed by a beautiful woman. But since Li Hao Chen didn't say more, they didn't pry.
"Fourth Brother, do you know anyone called Young Master Yang?" Li Hao Chen asked casually.
Liang Min Feng looked at Li Hao Chen seriously. "Third Brother, did you offend him?"
"Ah, no. How could someone like me from the lower rungs interact with someone of his caliber? I just overheard some people talking behind me during class, so I was a bit curious." Li Hao Chen made up an excuse.
Liang Min Feng walked over and firmly closed the dormitory door. He lowered his voice and said sternly, "That guy is called Mu Shaoyang. You know the Mu family, right? In Binhai, they are ranked second openly, but in reality, they're already number one. The Murong family is now just a name. And they are said to have considerable influence in the provincial government, otherwise, how could they have climbed to first place in just a few years?"
Liang Min Feng took a sip of water and continued, "Ninety percent of the aquaculture areas in Binhai are contracted by their family. So, in this developed seafood capital of Binhai, almost all the seafood in the hotels and restaurants is supplied by them. They also have over a dozen large deep-sea fishing fleets, constantly transporting seafood in every day. Can you imagine how terrifying their wealth is? The Forbes rankings are just a joke. Mu Shaoyang isn't a good person. I heard he's narrow-minded, arrogant, has quite a few lackeys, and has harmed many students, even female teachers."
"Tsk~"
Chen He and Liu De Hui gasped, while Li Hao Chen's face darkened, his fists clenched tightly.
"Seafood, huh? Perhaps there's a chance to take down this aircraft carrier. It seems I need to make a long-term plan and think carefully about how to proceed." Li Hao Chen's deep gaze revealed a hint of frenzied conviction.
"Alright, let's not bother with them. We should just live our own little lives," Chen He said.
"Exactly, and I should think about my Little Fang Fang, hehe!" Liang Min Feng chuckled lewdly.
"Hehe...!"