As Le Yao watched Zhu Yibai approach, she slowly stood up, then suddenly raised her hand and slapped him across the face.

Zhu Yibai's face immediately became red and swollen.

Everyone was stunned.

"Han Binglan, you..." Zhu Yibai raised his hand to cover his face, his expression turning gloomy.

However, Qiao Qiao stood protectively by Le Yao's side, her posture suggesting that if Le Yao dared to fight back, she would cripple her.

The others also watched him warily.

Zhu Yibai knew he had no grounds for arrogance, so he could only take a deep breath to calm his anger: "Miss Han, what do you mean by this?"

"Zhu Yibai," Le Yao chuckled, "You really don't know why you got beaten up?"

When Zhu Yibai met Le Yao's gaze, he felt a little guilty.

"Because from the very beginning, you deliberately approached me, didn't you? Or to put it another way, you intentionally used Hao Kai and Yang Jinhan to approach me, right?"

Upon hearing this, Hao Kai immediately frowned and looked at the other person. If it hadn't been mentioned, he might not have thought much of it, but after Le Yao spoke up, he also sensed that something was wrong.

They are now seniors. I hadn't gotten close to them for the past two years. Half a year ago, I was suddenly transferred to a dormitory next to theirs, and we naturally became familiar with each other.

"No." Zhu Yibai didn't dare to meet Hao Kai's gaze, but instead looked at Le Yao. "I didn't deliberately get close to you, really. I got close to them because they are indeed very outstanding, and I also hoped to pave the way for my future and build connections..."

"Heh." Le Yao chuckled coldly. "I know you won't admit it, but what does it matter? You and I both know the truth, don't we? So your Zhu family had better keep your tails hidden."

Zhu Yibai's face turned even uglier.

Le Yao ignored him and turned to sit on the bench.

Qiaoqiao came over and hugged her: "You can cry for a bit."

“He’s not dead, and he’s not even disfigured, so why am I crying?” Le Yao laughed. “At worst, if he goes swimming in public places in the future, he can just wear a women’s one-piece swimsuit.”

Qiao Qiao's lips twitched, then she smiled: "That would definitely be beautiful." If Lord Duke wore a pink floral one-piece swimsuit... I can't even imagine the scene.

"I will definitely tell Brother Jue what you said," Wu Ya teased as he leaned closer.

“No, you can’t tell him.” Le Yao shook her head. “But you can give him a swimsuit, the pink kind.”

"Then I'd probably get beaten to death," Wu Ya hurriedly shook his head.

The atmosphere eased considerably as a result.

Hao Kai suddenly turned and left. Wu Ya tried to pull him away, but Hao Kai pushed him away, saying, "I'll be back soon."

Zhu Yibai didn't leave; he sat down on another bench, but kept his head down, seemingly lost in thought.

Time passed second by second, and the operating room lights remained on.

After an unknown amount of time, Hao Kai returned, carrying a laptop. He sat down and began typing away.

No one took it seriously, since it was common knowledge that he liked computers; perhaps he just found the waiting time too boring.

After a long while, two more criminal police officers arrived to investigate the situation. Nangong Jue was still in the process of giving a statement and could not be taken into account. He only asked Le Yao about the situation before leaving in a hurry.