Wang Yue and Li Jiale walked downstairs arm in arm. Song Xiany雅 watched their retreating figures, feeling something was off.
"Wang Yue, you're a clever one. I'll put in a good word for you later, tell them to go easy on you," Li Jiale said cheerfully beside Wang Yue.
Wei Qinghua held her tutoring class at her home, which was located within the school grounds.
If nothing went wrong, Gu Zhi and Wang Yucheng would be waiting for him on the sports field by now.
"Jiale, we were really friends in primary school, weren't we? I lost my bicycle back then, and you helped me find it, even offending that older kid. We played games together, ate together, went to and from school together…" Wang Yue said, his gaze intense as he looked at Li Jiale.
Li Jiale was silent for a long moment before interrupting Wang Yue, "Wang Yue, that's all in the past. If I don't bring you there, I'll be the one getting beaten. I don't want to get beaten anymore."
Wang Yue withdrew his gaze and replied, "I understand."
He didn't blame Li Jiale. Li Jiale was also an unfortunate soul. From the end of primary school through middle and high school, he was always bullied. That's why he eventually gave up, deciding that if he couldn't win, he'd join them, willingly becoming a lackey for the school bullies.
After graduating high school, Wang Yue lost contact with Li Jiale, or perhaps he deliberately chose to forget everything, as it wasn't a pleasant memory.
A few minutes later, the two arrived at a corner of the sports field. Gu Zhi and Wang Yucheng were sitting on the steps, smoking. Seeing Wang Yue being brought over, Wang Yucheng walked up.
Wang Yucheng had thick eyebrows and large eyes. Judging by his appearance, he should have been an honest person, but in reality, he had followed the class bully Gu Zhi and done his fair share of bad deeds.
"Wang Yue, do you know why we brought you here?" Wang Yucheng exhaled a puff of smoke, blowing it into Wang Yue's face.
The teenage boy was acting like a gangster. Wang Yue had been very scared back then, but now he found it ridiculous.
"Zhuo Yao sent you, right?" Wang Yue grinned.
Zhuo Yao was a decent-looking girl in Wang Yue's class. By today's standards, she was a "green tea" bitch. Wang Yue was so naive back then; how could he resist such a manipulative woman's advances? Before long, he became Zhuo Yao's devoted admirer. Later, Zhuo Yao got involved with some hoodlums outside of school. Zhuo Yao found Wang Yue annoying and told him to stay away from her. It was a pity that Wang Yue was so foolish then, believing his sincerity could move Zhuo Yao. Thus, the scene before him unfolded, intended to make Wang Yue understand his place and give up.
"Yo, looks like you're not completely stupid after all." Wang Yucheng sounded a little surprised, then chuckled, "I say, you're something else. Do you even know who Zhuo Yao's boyfriend is? Yuan Jian! He's the boss around this part of the school. You want to compete with him for a girl? Don't you want to live?"
"Wang Yucheng, don't talk so much to him." Gu Zhi walked over after finishing his cigarette. Unlike Wang Yucheng, Gu Zhi had the face of a natural troublemaker, a face that didn't look like it belonged to a high school student. When he scowled, you'd believe he had killed someone.
Gu Zhi was half a head taller than Wang Yue. He looked down at Wang Yue, and under the dim streetlights, his gaze was chilling. In his past life, Wang Yue hadn't dared to look at him and was kicked several meters away. Now, Wang Yue looked at Gu Zhi with great interest, suddenly realizing that his nickname "Shar Pei Dog" was fitting, as his brows furrowed and his facial skin stacked up like a Shar Pei's.
Seeing that Wang Yue didn't seem scared at all, Gu Zhi became displeased. His imposing glare couldn't intimidate him? Increasingly angered, Gu Zhi suddenly attacked, kicking towards Wang Yue. But Wang Yue dodged. Gu Zhi, too forceful, couldn't stop himself and ended up splitting his legs.
"Damn it!" Gu Zhi cried out, his groin throbbing, nearly tearing his pants.
"Are you okay? Why are you showing off your talent for no reason?" Wang Yue chuckled from the side.
"Damn it! Beat him up! Drag him to the toilet later and make him eat shit and drink piss!" Gu Zhi roared in fury.
Wang Yucheng rushed forward, while Li Jiale hesitated and did not step forward.
"Slap!" The crisp sound of a slap echoed through the night sky. With a physique of 80 points, Wang Yue's hand strength was terrifying. He instantly sent Wang Yucheng flying. Wang Yue's gaze was cold. Without pause, he approached Gu Zhi and slapped him again. Gu Zhi, who had just gotten up, was also sent flying.
In his previous life, Wang Yue was beaten by these two and then dragged to the toilet, doused with urine, and threatened that if he dared to report them to his parents or teachers, the next time it wouldn't be just urine. Because of that incident, Wang Yue felt extremely insecure for a long time and even had suicidal thoughts. Though many years had passed, this incident remained a knot in Wang Yue's heart, a stubborn ailment! Returning from rebirth, Wang Yue was determined to untie this knot today!
Under the two slaps, their faces swelled like pigs' heads, their heads buzzing, leaving them stunned for a moment! Li Jiale watched from the side, dumbfounded. He never expected the usually weak and easily bullied Wang Yue to suddenly become so fierce!
"You can go." Wang Yue glanced at Li Jiale. His cold gaze made the latter tremble all over, and he scrambled away. Wang Yue walked up to Gu Zhi and Wang Yucheng, grabbed them by the collar, and dragged them like dead dogs towards the toilets in the corner.
"What are you doing, let go of me! My big brother is Yuan Jian!" Gu Zhi struggled and roared. Wang Yucheng, however, was quiet. He was still in a daze. The burning pain on his face gave him no desire to resist.
"Slap!" Wang Yue dropped Wang Yucheng and slapped Gu Zhi on the other side of his face, nearly making him foam at the mouth and pass out. Wang Yucheng trembled with fear. Although he looked imposing on the outside, he was actually very timid. Wang Yue soon dragged them to the toilet.
Wang Yucheng stammered in fear, "Wang... Wang Yue, what are you going to do?"
"Didn't Gu Zhi just say he wanted me to eat shit and drink piss? So, what do you think I'm going to do?" Wang Yue grinned. The dim light in the toilet made him look particularly terrifying.
"You dare! My big brother won't let you off." Gu Zhi roared again, laced with deep fear. If he were truly treated like that, he would never be able to show his face again. Wang Yue squatted down, looking at Gu Zhi, and brought up his system panel. To Gu Zhi, Wang Yue's gaze seemed to look through him, and his increasingly vacant eyes intensified Gu Zhi's fear.
"Is... is this guy mentally unstable? I never noticed before!" Gu Zhi was very scared. He had heard that mentally ill people don't get punished for murder. Wang Yue smiled, a chilling smile. "The brave fight against the stronger when angry; the cowardly fight against the weaker. You're used to bullying others. How does it feel to be bullied?"
Wang Yucheng was the first to yield, "Brother, I was wrong, brother! I'll never bully anyone again, please let me go, brother." As he spoke, Wang Yucheng's tears began to flow. The sight of this tough guy crying was somewhat comical. Gu Zhi felt his scalp tingle under Wang Yue's stare, goosebumps erupting all over his body. He also gave in, "I was wrong too! Wang Yue, please let me go. I'll never trouble you again."
"Wang Yucheng." Wang Yue looked up at Wang Yucheng.
"Yes!" Wang Yucheng trembled when he saw Wang Yue's vacant eyes and responded quickly.
"Take off your pants and piss all over him." In his past life, Gu Zhi had made Wang Yucheng piss all over Wang Yue. Today, Wang Yue would return the favor.
"Wang Yucheng, how dare you!" Gu Zhi didn't dare to argue with Wang Yue, so he turned to threaten Wang Yucheng. Wang Yucheng started crying again, "Brother, you're making this difficult for me."
"Difficult? Then don't do it," Wang Yue stood up. "Then you two can go find something to eat in the pit together." Wang Yucheng, terrified, leaped up from the ground, quickly took off his pants, and walked up to Gu Zhi. Ignoring Gu Zhi's roars, he said, "Brother Gu, don't blame me. I don't want to eat shit." Soon, the foul-smelling urine poured all over Gu Zhi's head. Gu Zhi was like a soul-less being, lying motionless on the ground.
"I don't want anyone else to know about this," Wang Yue said softly as he left. As he walked out of the toilet door, the bright moonlight shone down. "The one who tied the bell must untie it." The illusory feeling of rebirth completely dissipated at this moment, and the knot that had plagued Wang Yue for years was finally untied. When he opened his eyes again, it seemed as if stars were twinkling within them. "I, Wang Yue, have been reborn!"