"What are you doing? What are you doing? Little Xu, this is really not right of you. How can you treat such a pretty girl like this? Come on, little sister, tell your brother, how did you end up here?"
Upon seeing Tang Ning's appearance clearly, the bald man quickly suppressed all the hostility in his eyes, his eyes shining as he scanned her from head to toe again and again, and said with a grin.
Upon hearing his words, Tang Ning instinctively gripped her purse tightly, as if startled, and took a small step back. Before she could speak, Xu Xingbo, who was being pinned to the ground, immediately shouted angrily, "What's wrong with you, girl? I've already told you I don't like you, I don't accept you, how can you be so shameless and keep pestering me? I told you to get lost, didn't you hear me? Get lost... cough cough cough!"
Before Xu Xingbo could finish speaking, the bald man standing next to him immediately stepped on his back and ground his foot into it. Then the bald man gently bent down.
Did I give you permission to speak?
"Hmm!"
The boy let out another muffled groan.
"Xu Xingbai!"
Tang Ning hurriedly called out to him, "What's wrong with you people? Do you even know that this is illegal?"
"Huh? Hahahaha..."
Upon hearing Tang Ning's words, the group was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter, stomping on Xu Xingbai's back as they laughed.
Tang Ning's expression grew even more anxious.
After they finally finished laughing, they slowly withdrew their feet from Xu Xingbai's back and looked at Tang Ning with a mocking expression. "Little sister, it's only right to pay back debts. This little bastard owes us money and can't pay it back. According to the rules of the underworld, it's not unreasonable for us to take one of his arms!"
"Owe money?"
A look of confusion flashed across Tang Ning's face, then she looked at Xu Xingbai on the ground and quickly said, "How much does he owe you? I... I'll pay it back for you!"
"Tang Ning!"
Xu Xingbo immediately called out to her, and the next second his head was pressed into the mud on his face.
The bald leader looked over with amusement. "You're going to pay it for him? Do you know how much money this kid owes us? You're going to pay it for him? He owes us a full two million. Sister, can you afford to pay that? Of course, I'm not against other ways of paying off the debt..."
As he spoke, his eyes roamed brazenly over Tang Ning's body.
Just then, Tang Ning pulled a card out of her purse and looked seriously at the group of people in front of her. "Two million is nothing, not a lot. As long as you agree to release Xu Xingbai, I'll make one phone call, and soon this card will have two million more in it..."
Upon hearing this, the bald man narrowed his eyes and smiled, "Anyone can brag..."
"I'm not bragging, it's true! You may not know me, but you definitely know my stepfather. He's Ye Zhen, the president of Ye's Enterprises. Ye's Enterprises is a huge real estate company, you should know how big it is without me having to explain. My stepfather and my mother have a very good relationship. As long as I ask, he'll definitely transfer the money to me very quickly!"
Fearing they wouldn't be up to par, Tang Ning looked anxious.
Upon hearing her words, everyone present immediately exchanged glances, all of them seeing the greed gleaming in each other's eyes.
The bald man squatted down first, and had someone lift Xu Xingbai's head up. He reached out and gently patted the other's face. "I didn't realize, Xu Xingbai, that your little girlfriend has such a powerful background, such a rich family. It seems we underestimated you before! We didn't expect you to have the ability to be a gigolo..."
The man said in a sarcastic tone.
"She's not my girlfriend... I don't know her at all, don't be fooled by her..."
Xu Xingbo said this, emphasizing each word.
"Ha, still pretending with me!" The man slapped Xu Xingbai's cheek again.
He then gestured to the person next to him to pull him up from the ground, and looked at Tang Ning in front of him with a smile, "Little girl, make a call!"
Upon hearing this, Tang Ning quickly hung up the 110 call from her purse, then took out her mobile phone and was about to dial a number.
The next second, the bald man lazily spoke up, "Hey, wait a minute..."
Tang Ning looked at him, puzzled.
The man opened his right hand to her, smiling, and said, "Five million! I want five million!"
"Five million? Didn't you just say Xu Xingbo only owes you two million?"
Tang Ning's eyes widened in surprise.
"Yes, he only owes us two million. Isn't the remaining three million for poverty alleviation? I believe your stepfather is so rich and values you so much, he wouldn't be so stingy with us poor people, right? Hit him!"
Startled by his stern shout, Tang Ning lowered her head and began dialing her home phone.
The call was answered immediately after only two rings.
"Hello."
A man's voice suddenly rang out.
Upon hearing this sound, the group led by the bald man instinctively held their breath.
Just then, Xu Xingbo, who had been hanging his head as if he had completely resigned himself to his fate, suddenly broke free from the restraints of the two people beside him, fiercely rammed the bald man, and escaped from the group's encirclement.
He ran, knocking over everything around him. When he reached Tang Ning, who was still somewhat disoriented by the sudden turn of events, he immediately grabbed her hand, whispered "Run," and pulled her away.
There's no reasoning with these bastards. Even if Tang Ning really got five million from her stepfather, who knows how many more five million are waiting for them. Not only that, what he fears most is that if Tang Ning is hurt because of him, he will never forgive himself for the rest of his life!
"You little bastard, you're asking for it! Chase him!"
Xu Xingbo had just pulled Tang Ning out of the rusty iron gate when the men behind them immediately chased after them.
“Xu Xingbai…”
As they ran, Tang Ning called out to him.
Xu Xingbo's hand tightened instantly, "Don't speak..."
The boy's voice was terribly hoarse, and coupled with the beating he had just received, his vision was blurry as he ran.
He gasped for breath, but the intense pain spreading through his chest still couldn't be relieved. As he ran, whether it was the pain or something else, his vision blurred and he became dizzy. He lost control of his feet and stumbled, falling to the ground. In that instant, he let go of Tang Ning's hand.
"Run!"
“Xu Xingbai…”
If we really leave him here alone, those people will definitely beat him to death!
Just as Tang Ning was about to help him up, the people behind them caught up. The leader, a blond-haired youth, raised a steel pipe and smashed it down on Xu Xingbai without hesitation.
In a panic, Tang Ning immediately hugged the boy beneath her, intending to shield him from the attack.
Unexpectedly, before he could even hold her tightly, the boy, who had seemed exhausted and whose eyes were starting to glaze over, suddenly found a strange strength and flipped Tang Ning over on top of him the moment the steel pipe fell, tightly protecting her beneath him.
There was a loud bang.
Tang Ning, momentarily stunned, saw Xu Xingbai's pupils suddenly shrink, his face turn deathly pale, and his arms around her begin to spasm involuntarily.
Pat, pat.
Thick, bright red blood dripped from his forehead and landed on Tang Ning's face. His hand trembled as he instinctively tried to wipe the blood off her face, but his hand fell limply to the ground halfway up, and he collapsed onto Tang Ning, his face pressed against her ear.
Even so, Tang Ning still heard him murmur.
"run……"
Tang Ning's eyes widened immediately.
“Xu Xingbai…”
She called out to him in a hoarse voice.
Just then, a noisy sound suddenly came from afar.
"Police, stop! I'm going to shoot if you don't stop! Everyone put your hands behind your heads, squat down, quick!"
After a series of such sounds, another anxious and familiar voice rang in Tang Ning's ears.
"Tang Ning..."
It's Mu Sheng.
Tang Ning suddenly turned her head, and the moment she saw Mu Sheng, her eyes quickly reddened, and tears began to fall uncontrollably.
"School doctor, please, save Xu Xingbo, there's so much blood..."
Tang Ning's tears, mixed with Xu Xingbai's blood on her face, made her look even more disheveled.
Hospital.
Covered in blood, Tang Ning stared blankly at the light on in the emergency room, her mind preoccupied with how Xu Xingbo had managed to turn her over. Hadn't 54088 already measured his physical characteristics? He shouldn't have had that much strength left, so why…
According to her plan, she shielded Xu Xingbai from the attack. With the system around, she wouldn't be seriously injured, which would also allow Xu Xingbai's favorability to rise to another level.
Now, all the plans are in chaos...
Xu Xingbai's behavior was completely unexpected, leaving her no time to ask the system to provide him with a layer of protection. She had been doing so well with Jiang Yao before, hadn't she?
Even if things don't go smoothly...
The system also displays—
Xu Xingbo's current favorability rating: 92.
After looking at the favorability rating for a while, Tang Ning chuckled softly to herself.
interesting……
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