The petite figure was huddled on the cold, hard ground, her thin body trembling slightly, as fragile as a candle flickering in the wind.
Despite being beaten and scolded, her stubbornness compelled her to raise her head and try to defend herself.
Just then, Xiao Weiguo and Jiao Bai, who had just squeezed into the crowd, happened to look at the little girl.
In an instant, they recognized the person in front of them almost simultaneously—wasn't this Liu Ye's cousin, He Ye!
Two years ago, following Xiao Weiguo's advice, she resolutely left her hometown and embarked on her university life journey in the bustling metropolis of Shanghai.
However, the scene that unfolded before them was utterly perplexing:
Why is He Ye here? And why has he ended up in this situation?
A series of questions flooded my mind, but now was clearly not the time to think about them.
Without thinking, Xiao Weiguo quickly reached out and patted the old man's arm beside him, and whispered something.
"Grandpa, please wait here for me for a moment."
Before he finished speaking, he used all his strength to push through the crowd of onlookers and hurriedly ran towards He Ye's location.
Before long, Xiao Weiguo finally knelt down in front of He Ye and asked with concern.
"He Ye, what exactly happened?"
As he spoke, he took out a clean white handkerchief from his pocket and gently handed it to He Ye.
It was only then that He Ye, immersed in grief, suddenly realized that Xiao Weiguo had arrived.
As her swollen eyes gradually made out Xiao Weiguo's familiar face, an overwhelming sense of grievance surged forth like a burst dam.
"Wow!"
With this heart-wrenching cry, He Ye's suppressed sobs instantly turned into a deafening wail.
Tears streamed down her face like broken pearls, soaking her pale and haggard face.
What beautiful almond-shaped eyes they were! Their eyes were like a clear lake, but now they were filled with endless sorrow.
Tears streamed down her face like a burst dam, seemingly never-ending.
"Brother...I..."
After she managed to utter those two words, her throat felt as if something was blocking it, and she couldn't say anything more.
Instead, all that could be heard were heart-wrenching cries of pain.
Like a helpless child, she suddenly threw herself into Xiao Erguo's arms and buried her head tightly in his arm.
Her petite body trembled incessantly from extreme pain, like a flower swaying in the wind, ready to wither at any moment.
From her pitiful cries and trembling body, one could clearly feel the immense grievances this girl was enduring deep in her heart.
What kind of tragedy could have caused such a frail woman to be so heartbroken?
Xiao Weiguo was completely baffled and had no idea how to comfort He Ye, who was crying uncontrollably. He could only gently pat her back, trying to soothe her agitated emotions in this way.
However, at that very moment, the young man standing behind inadvertently caught sight of someone actually helping He Ye, and his originally arrogant brows instantly furrowed slightly.
The bald middle-aged man standing nearby saw all of this and immediately sprang up like a spring.
He strode toward Xiao Weiguo with a furious expression and roared at the top of his lungs.
"Hey! Who are you anyway? Don't you know where you are? You dare to meddle in other people's business? Are you tired of living?"
At this moment, Xiao Weiguo was completely bewildered and at a loss by He Ye's tearful and incoherent crying.
He was already anxious to find out what had happened, but He Ye just kept sobbing and couldn't say a word.
Just at this agonizing juncture, this arrogant middle-aged man, oblivious to the danger, suddenly appeared.
Upon hearing this, Xiao Weiguo slowly turned around. Then, his sharp, hawk-like eyes shot straight at the other person's face like two beams of cold light, while his brows furrowed tightly together.
In fact, even without asking about the details, just by looking at He Ye's current appearance, Xiao Weiguo knew perfectly well that this matter must be related to this arrogant and domineering guy in front of him.
He let out a heavy snort, then his face darkened as he growled in a low voice.
"Jiao Bai!" With this shout, a figure that rushed over like lightning instantly appeared in front of everyone.
The figure was Jiao Bai, and his speed was astonishing. Before anyone could even react, they felt a dark shadow flash before their eyes.
The next moment, there was a loud "bang", and the arrogant and domineering bald fat man was sent flying straight out like a kite with a broken string.
In the blink of an eye, he had flown four or five meters away before crashing heavily onto the hard ground, raising a cloud of dust.
Upon landing, the bald, fat man let out a bloodcurdling scream, like the howl of a pig being slaughtered, echoing throughout the space and sending chills down everyone's spines.
Then look at Jiao Bai, whose figure is not particularly tall or imposing, he is now standing firmly in the place where the bald fat man was just now.
He stood calmly with his arms crossed, looking completely relaxed, as if he had just done something insignificant.
However, the onlookers present were all astonished. They hadn't even seen how Jiao Bai had managed to knock the middle-aged man away. Such amazing skill was truly unbelievable.
A burst of exclamations erupted from the crowd.
Even He Ye, who had been sobbing with her head down, was drawn to this sudden turn of events. She slowly raised her head, looked at the scene before her, and temporarily forgot to cry.
However, Xiao Weiguo seemed completely unsurprised by this outcome.
After all, he knew Jiao Bai's prowess well; with Jiao Bai's superb skills, dealing with this fat and bloated guy would be a piece of cake.
At this moment, the outcome is already clear, and there is no suspense whatsoever.
Seeing that He Ye had finally stopped crying, Xiao Weiguo quickly seized the opportunity to step forward and asked with concern.
"He Ye, what happened? Why are you here? And who beat you up like this?"
Faced with Xiao Weiguo's repeated questions, He Ye was slightly taken aback at first, then tried to calm her excited feelings, took the handkerchief Xiao Weiguo handed her, and gently wiped away the tears remaining in the corners of her eyes.
"Brother, it's like this. I'm studying accounting, and my school assigned me to this shopping mall for an internship..."
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