Seeing this, Lin Chen's heart sank. He absolutely could not tolerate such a thing happening!

Just then, a clear and loud voice broke the chaos. To everyone's astonishment, the once aggressive proprietress collapsed to the ground as if struck by a heavy hammer, her left cheek instantly swelling and blood seeping from the corner of her mouth.

Her body spun around in place before collapsing to the ground, leaving five clear, blood-red finger marks on her face.

"Speak properly, don't use a knife!" Lin Chen said calmly, secretly amazed by his newly discovered ability. He had only used his power from a distance, yet he had left such a clear palm print on the landlady's face—it was simply incredible!

Even the proprietress herself was bewildered, completely unaware of what had just happened. She vaguely wondered, who had hit her? Had she seen a ghost?

Just then, Yang Meixi finally saw the true face of the man who had saved her. To her astonishment, she discovered that this guy was none other than her "man's" younger brother!

Yang Meixi admitted that she was indeed following Lin Chen, but she never expected to encounter such trouble during the process, and she never expected that Lin Chen would step in to help her out.

For everyone else, the commotion ended just like that, inexplicably. Although they didn't know how the fierce proprietress had been inexplicably knocked away, thankfully the outcome was good. Someone started clapping, and then those around joined in, creating a thunderous applause.

Amidst the whispers and envious glances of the crowd, Lin Chen led Ning Jiaqi and Yang Meixi away from the scene. Ning Jiaqi looked at Yang Meixi's hand with concern and asked, "Meixi, how are you? Does it still hurt?"

That's right, Ning Jiaqi was concerned about whether Yang Meixi's hand hurt after slapping that boss!

Yang Meixi smiled and shook her head, saying, "It's okay, it doesn't hurt anymore. Thank you, Jiaqi!" As she spoke, she made a move to kiss Ning Jiaqi's cheek!

However, when Ning Jiaqi saw Lin Chen right beside her, she quickly moved away.

At this moment, Lin Chen couldn't help but feel a pang of regret. He regretted saving this "Lace Witch" who was always causing trouble. However, since things had come to this, he could only shake his head helplessly and continue on his way with the two of them.

"Jiaqi, why are you still entangled with this guy? Don't you know he's annoying?" Yang Meixi's eyes were filled with dissatisfaction as she sharply scanned Lin Chen, as if trying to see right through him.

Ning Jiaqi sighed softly, a helpless smile appearing on her face, and said, "Oh, Meixi, didn't I already tell you last time? Lin Chen is my master now. He promised to teach me Qigong so that I can become stronger."

"Hahahaha!" Upon hearing this, Yang Meixi burst into laughter, as if she had heard the most absurd joke in the world. "Qigong? Jiaqi, how can you be so naive? You actually believe such nonsense?"

Ning Jiaqi nodded solemnly, her eyes revealing determination and trust. She firmly believed that her ability to block the fierce landlady's attack with her bare hands was due to the qigong she had learned from Lin Chen!

Seeing this, Yang Meixi was even more furious. She recalled her previous encounters with Lin Chen, each ending in defeat. This time, if Lin Chen hadn't intervened, she would likely have been disfigured and injured! Lin Chen had made her owe him a huge favor!

Thinking of this, she couldn't help but feel a burning hatred, wishing she could teach Lin Chen a lesson right away.

She suddenly raised her high-heeled foot, ready to stomp hard on Lin Chen. However, Lin Chen seemed to have seen through her intentions, and with a swift movement, easily dodged the attack.

"Hey Yang, you need to understand, you won't always be so lucky to run into Jiaqi and me." Lin Chen's voice was tinged with mockery, but his words carried a hint of seriousness. "Maybe next time you won't be so lucky. What if you're disfigured or break your arm? There won't be anyone to take you to the hospital!"

"You bastard! Who are you calling a jerk? Try cursing me again!" Yang Meixi was instantly enraged, her eyes seemingly spitting fire.

Seeing this, Ning Jiaqi quickly pinched Lin Chen's arm gently, signaling him to stop talking. Then, she pulled Yang Meixi's arm and quickened her pace.

Upon arriving at the dormitory, Yang Meixi went upstairs first, while Lin Chen whispered a final warning to Ning Jiaqi: "Jiaqi, you must be careful of Yang Meixi, especially don't let her get into your bed! Please!"

Lin Chen couldn't wait to introduce Jin Songzhu's "fully enclosed mosquito net" with a lock to Ning Jiaqi!

Upon hearing this, Ning Jiaqi's eyes widened immediately, and she glared at Lin Chen with annoyance. "Master, aren't you being a bit too nosy? Or have you been watching too many of those kinds of movies and started having all sorts of wild thoughts?"

"No, I really mean it..."

"Alright, alright, go to sleep early. I have to get up early tomorrow morning to continue teaching me Qigong! Bye-bye, Master! Goodnight~ Muah~"

After a soft kiss, Ning Jiaqi blushed and happily ran back to her dormitory. However, at the dormitory entrance, she unfortunately bumped into another woman wearing glasses.

"Are you trying to kill me?! Are you blind?!" the two women shouted in unison, their voices filled with surprise and dissatisfaction.

When they looked up and saw each other's faces clearly, they were so surprised they couldn't close their mouths.

"It's you?!" Ning Jiaqi's eyes widened in disbelief. The other person was none other than Lin Ruoyan, whom she knew all too well!

When Lin Ruoyan saw Ning Jiaqi, she pretended to be surprised and said with a smile, "Isn't this Ning? What a coincidence, you've also come to study at Haizhou University?"

Ning Jiaqi muttered to herself, "This Lin Ruoyan is like a persistent ghost; I run into her no matter where I go." She knew Lin Ruoyan's true identity perfectly well, and she also knew that Lin Ruoyan had deliberately gone to the county high school to get close to her younger brother, Lin Chen.

But to her utter surprise, not only did she accompany Lin Chen to high school, but Lin Ruoyan actually followed him all the way to university! She couldn't help but wonder if Lin Ruoyan was a "brother-obsessed demon" who was specifically targeting her younger brother?

Lin Chen had already spotted Lin Ruoyan and quickly hid in the shadows, truly wanting to have nothing more to do with her. However, fate seemed to enjoy playing tricks on them, entangled them in a series of unexpected encounters.

"You... how did you get here?" Ning Jiaqi finally couldn't help but ask the question that had been bothering her for a long time.