"Stop!"
After taking two punches, the man with the long braid cried out.
Wang Yue acted as if he hadn't heard, delivering a few more blows.
The man with the long braid, beaten to a complete collapse, lay on the ground.
Wang Yue turned to Tu Jiao and said, "Sister Jiao, call the police."
Without hesitation, Tu Jiao took out her phone and reported the incident.
The men with the long braid and bandages had come for her, indicating someone had targeted her.
With this thought, she called Elder Tu.
"Xiao Yue, I might not be able to drive you back. I'll investigate who is targeting me from the shadows."
Tu Jiao apologized.
"It's fine, Sister Jiao. I can take a bus myself," Wang Yue replied with a smile.
A while later, the police arrived and took the man with the long braid away.
Members of the Tu family soon arrived. After confirming Tu Jiao was unharmed, Wang Yue took a taxi straight to the station.
Upon reaching the station, Wang Yue bought his ticket and sat in the waiting hall.
After a while, a young man sat down next to him.
This young man was dressed fashionably, wearing a black hat, earrings, and had his hair dyed red.
"Hi, handsome," the man suddenly said.
"What is it?" Wang Yue asked.
The young man chuckled and said, "Let's get acquainted. My name is Cai Wenqiang."
As he spoke, Cai Wenqiang extended his hand, intending to shake Wang Yue's.
"Mhm, hello."
Wang Yue did not extend his hand. He found the guy peculiar, and his voice was a bit effeminate, making him suspect Cai Wenqiang was gay.
While Wang Yue held no prejudice against the community, he had no desire to be a part of it.
"Are you alone? Are you also going to Rongcheng?" Cai Wenqiang asked with a smile.
"Mhm, alone," Wang Yue replied, nodding.
"Can we add each other on QQ?" Cai Wenqiang asked again.
"Perhaps not. I don't add strangers," Wang Yue said.
Cai Wenqiang leaned closer to Wang Yue, who instinctively shifted away.
"Heh heh, handsome, I'll be honest with you. The moment I saw you, I was a bit smitten." Cai Wenqiang smiled.
"Then you should find someone else. I'm not interested," Wang Yue felt a chill, goosebumps prickling his skin.
He shifted further away.
But Cai Wenqiang persistently moved closer again, saying, "Handsome, honestly, with your looks, you'd be very popular in our circle. You'd see a world you've never experienced before. It's really amazing!"
"Not interested, thank you." Wang Yue stood up and moved directly away from Cai Wenqiang.
However, Cai Wenqiang clearly had no intention of letting Wang Yue go and followed him.
"Handsome, I know it's hard for you to accept this right away, but many people discover that same-sex love is true love only after experiencing it. Heterosexual relationships are just for procreation. Really, just give me a chance." Cai Wenqiang pleaded earnestly.
"Brother, I've told you, I'm not interested. Please stop following me, can you? Flirting should be polite." Wang Yue raised his hand.
Cai Wenqiang, repeatedly rejected, sighed and said, "Alas, fine."
He then turned and left.
Wang Yue let out a sigh of relief, thinking that having maxed out his physique stat to 90 also brought its troubles.
Although his physique was becoming more perfect, he was easily targeted by some gay individuals. As the saying goes, moderate fitness attracts the opposite sex, excessive fitness attracts the same sex.
After sitting for a while, the bus was about to depart.
Wang Yue checked his ticket and boarded the bus.
Before long, the bus was full, all of them heading back to the small town.
Wang Yue closed his eyes to rest upon boarding. Fortunately, there were no further incidents on the way, and he smoothly returned to the small town.
After exiting the station, Wang Yue headed home.
In the afternoon, Zhou Dewen called: "Brother Yue, going to the driving school today?"
They had enrolled in driving school a few days prior, and Wang Yue was very keen on it, as obtaining a driver's license meant he could drive himself.
The desire to buy a car had been there for a long time.
"Let's go." Wang Yue replied.
In the afternoon, Zhou Dewen and Wang Yue arrived at the driving school.
Although the driving school in the small town wasn't as formal as those in big cities, it had everything required, including training grounds.
The first lesson was supposed to involve practicing with dummy steering wheels and pedals, but Wang Yue slipped the instructor a pack of cigarettes and got them both behind the wheel immediately.
Wang Yue intended to get his license as quickly as possible. He had driven for several years in his previous life, making him a passable veteran driver, so learning to drive now posed no difficulty.
However, Zhou Dewen, having never driven before, struggled, making jerky movements. The instructor occasionally scolded him, but given Wang Yue's bribe, he was relatively polite to both of them.
Finally, it was Wang Yue's turn.
To the instructor's surprise, he was incredibly proficient. Without needing much instruction, he executed turn signals, reverse parking, hill starts, and parallel parking with fluid grace, perfectly.
"Not bad, young man. Have you driven much before?" the instructor asked with a smile.
"Hahaha, yes," Wang Yue replied in agreement.
"Alright, I see no issues with your driving. I'll register you for the theory test as soon as possible, and then you can take the practical test. With your skill level, you'll graduate in no time." the instructor said.
"Okay, Coach," Wang Yue smiled.
Zhou Dewen, on the other hand, was dumbfounded. If Wang Yue got his license so quickly, he would be left to study alone miserably.
So, Zhou Dewen began practicing frantically, over and over, hoping to get his license along with Wang Yue.
Riding in Zhou Dewen's car made Wang Yue feel nauseous, so he got out. Since he didn't need to practice anymore, he found a chair and sat down, starting to play on his phone.
"Handsome, are you here to learn to drive too?" A female voice called out beside him as Wang Yue was engrossed in his phone.
Wang Yue turned and saw a girl in a very short skirt standing next to him.
Her legs, bathed in sunlight, seemed to glow. She wore a chiffon blouse, making her a very fair-skinned and pretty girl.
"Yes," Wang Yue replied, nodding. "Miss, aren't you afraid of getting tanned dressing like that?"
The girl smiled sweetly and said, "I've applied sunscreen. I just heard that learning to drive can make you tanned."
"Even with sunscreen, I wouldn't dare expose myself to the sun like that. Dressing so lightly, you're very prone to getting tanned," Wang Yue said with a smile.
Hearing Wang Yue's words, the girl raised her parasol: "If the sun gets too strong later, I'll use my parasol."
"You're well-prepared," Wang Yue said, giving her a thumbs-up.
"How about we add each other on QQ?" the girl then said.
Wang Yue thought to himself, 'Good heavens, being asked for contact information by both a man and a woman in one day. I really am attractive to both sexes.'