Cool
The rough ground tore at her skin, leaving thin, bloody welts on her arms and calves. Wen Yan forced herself to stand up despite the pain. "What do you want? I have money if you want it. I can transfer it to you first."
The dim moonlight illuminated the figures of five people. Wen Yan cursed inwardly; there were five of them, and she couldn't afford to confront them head-on.
Bathed in moonlight, their faces were blurred, like a clump of viscous ink. The leader walked over and sneered, "Who wants your stinking money, you bastard?"
"I never expected you to fall for such a weak and pathetic pretty boy." The man slowly walked to Liu Xirou's side, his tone mocking. "You'd be better off with my brother, then you'd be my second sister-in-law."
Second sister-in-law, are they [illegible]?
The thug reached out, seemingly wanting to touch Liu Xirou's face.
Wen Yan snapped in the head, grabbed the wooden stick beside her, rushed forward in three steps, and smashed it down on his head.
The man groaned, blood streaming down his forehead, and collapsed to his knees. Aside from the man holding Liu Xirou, the others surrounded him, pulling out small knives from their pockets; the gleaming blades were conspicuously visible in the moonlight.
Wen Yan gritted his teeth, swung his wooden stick, and struck the wrists of the two men. The knife fell to the ground with a crisp sound. One of them seized the opportunity to launch a sneak attack, slashing Wen Yan's shoulder and kicking him in the stomach.
A sharp pain shot through his abdomen, and Wen Yan curled up on the ground in agony. "You bitch, you dare hit our boss? You're asking for it!" The henchman raised his foot, ready to kick him.
Tears welled up in Liu Xirou's eyes, and a mournful cry escaped her throat. She quickly squatted down and then stood up forcefully, knocking the person holding her hostage to the ground. Freed from her restraints, she rushed towards the gang leader who was holding a wooden stick and ready to take revenge, and swung her fist to smash his head.
The henchman who was holding Liu Xirou hostage rammed into her, but she dodged and missed, his head hitting the wall with a loud bang.
The gang leader's head was struck repeatedly, and he fell to the ground, blood flowing freely. Several henchmen panicked and shouted, "Boss!" as they rushed over to check on him.
Taking advantage of the opportunity, Wen Yan launched a sneak attack from behind, giving each of them a blow to the head with a stick. The stick broke, and he clenched his fist and swung it forcefully at their heads and abdomens. After several blows, several of his underlings fell to the ground groaning.
During the fight, Wen Yan also suffered blows from their punches and kicks, his face and body covered in horribly bruises. Liu Xirou ran over to support him, "A Yan, how are you?"
His vision blurred, his chest ached, and he felt like he was about to vomit blood, but he forced himself to say, "I'm fine." The dark clouds dispersed, and the moonlight grew brighter. Wen Yan could see their faces clearly; they were the young men from the dessert shop.
The brightly lit alleyway darkened again, and several men crowded at the entrance, staring intently at them.
The wild goose's blood surged, would it come again?!
Unexpectedly, the men, though imposing in appearance, spoke with utmost respect: "Miss Xirou, are you alright?" They carefully examined Liu Xirou's condition and, seeing that she was only slightly dusty, breathed a sigh of relief.
"We were sent by Young Master Long Chen to protect you. We got separated from you because of the crowd, and we've only just found you. We're very sorry." The men bowed.
It turns out that when Liu Xirou said she felt like she was being followed, it was actually because she was being secretly protected by bodyguards sent by Long Chen.
Wenyan: ...Would you dare to come a little earlier?
Did you want to make Long Chen happy, so you beat me up like this?
Seeing that Liu Xirou still looked terrified, they took out their identification and showed it to her. The seal on it was indeed from the Long family.
A bodyguard drove them to the nearest hospital. The five thugs, who were seriously injured, were also taken to the hospital. The other two bodyguards would watch over them.
This is the Wen family's private hospital. The doctor quickly came over and gave them a thorough examination. Liu Xirou had hit someone too hard, and had some abrasions on her head and palms. Disinfection would be fine.
Wen Yan had bruises of varying degrees all over her body, bluish-purple, which was quite frightening. The doctor conducted further examinations.
Liu Xirou sobbed uncontrollably. If it weren't for her, Wen Yan wouldn't have suffered such serious injuries tonight.
Two security guards stood behind her in a panic, heads down, trying their best to minimize their presence.
The doctor gently rubbed away the swollen bump with his hand, which was covered in medicated oil, and comforted her, "Don't worry, young lady, his injury only looks serious. It will be fine in a few days."
Wen Yan winced in pain, but after trying her best to control her expression, she laughed and said, "It doesn't hurt that much, haha."
The ward door was suddenly flung open, and Wen Ling rushed in. Looking at Wen Yan, who lay on the bed with bruises and swelling around her eyes, her brows furrowed, and the aura emanating from her sent chills down one's spine. "Who did this?"
“I’ve already beaten those thugs back,” Wen Yan said with a grin. “They were beaten so badly they were running around like rats.”
Wen Ling's expression didn't soften because of his joke; he listened to the doctor's words with a icy gaze. He noticed Liu Xirou beside him, who was crying her eyes out. "And who is this?"
"My classmate just brought me to the hospital." Wen Yan saw that Wen Ling looked like a storm was brewing and was afraid that he would blame Liu Xirou, so she deliberately put her aside.
Wen Ling nodded slightly, "Thank you for your help."
Liu Xirou opened her mouth to talk about what happened tonight, but Wen Yan stopped her in time, saying, "It's already ten o'clock, Xirou, you should go home and rest."
The two bodyguards broke out in a cold sweat under Wen Ling's gaze. They were veterans of countless battles, but they were intimidated by the stern aura emanating from her brother and hurriedly tried to persuade her to go back.
After Liu Xirou left, Wen Ling pulled open Wen Yan's hospital gown and, after examining his injuries, his expression grew even more grim. "Those people ran away?"
"She was also at this hospital, being watched by two bodyguards." Wen Yan asked weakly, "Brother, how did you know I was injured? And how did you manage to get to the hospital in such a short time?"
Wen Ling asked, "This is our family's hospital."
"Huh?" Wen Yan was dumbfounded. The "Wen" in "Wen Xin" was actually the "Wen" in "Wen Jia".
Ling looked at his wounds with heartache, "Does it still hurt?"
"It doesn't hurt much anymore, it's a little numb." He felt much better after applying the medicine, and he wasn't lying to Wen Ling.
Wenling didn't ask Yan what had happened that night. She just sat by his bedside and chatted with him until he fell asleep. Only then did Wenling leave quietly.
Several bodyguards were guarding the ward. Wen Ling took one last look at Wen Yan's sleeping face, then turned and went to the ward of the thugs.
A tall, burly bodyguard in black stood before their bed. The thugs, their arrogance gone, huddled together in fear, their voices trembling, "You... what do you want..."
In his dream, Wen Yan dreamt that he had arrived in another world and awakened his superpowers. He was fighting a life-or-death battle with the boss when suddenly the whole world seemed to be paused. Everything except him was frozen in place, and a pair of cold mechanical hands grabbed him and lifted him into the air.
He opened his eyes again and found himself in a chaotic space.
System: "Congratulations, host, for triggering and completing the hidden mission. Your score is increased by 10, and your current score is 35."
"Heh." Wen Yan stared with dead fish eyes. "Dare you give me a few more points?"
System: "I dare not."
Wen Yan was furious. "Then don't disturb me while I'm dreaming!" He had finally had a bizarre and wonderful dream, and before he could enjoy his superpowers for long, it was snatched away.
The system, deeply aware of the principle that "a wise person adapts to circumstances," said, "I'm sorry, but as compensation, I can tell you in advance that the next surprise is unlocking the entire book's plot."
"Wasn't this book supposed to have no sequel?"
System: "Okay, this is the next part of the book's plot."
This is good news. It's easy to dodge a spear in the open, but hard to guard against an arrow in the dark. The unknown plot has already caused Wen Yan too much suffering. Knowing the plot can turn the passive situation into an active one. He urged the system to send him the next task as soon as possible.
Grandparents were enjoying their retirement in their old house in the suburbs, and parents were away on business. Wenling didn't want them to worry, so she didn't tell them about Wenyan's injury and asked Wenyan for a week off to rest at home.
The next day, Wenling told Wenyan that the thugs beat him up because they thought Wenyan had stolen his brother's girlfriend.
Wen Yan almost spat out her water at that moment. "Girlfriend? It can't be Liu Xirou, can it? But Liu Xirou is Long Chen's girlfriend. Don't assume that just because a guy is chatting with her, he's her boyfriend."
"But who's his brother? Could he be one of those thugs?" Wen Yan wrinkled her nose. "A narcissist."
Wen Ling: "He's a classmate of yours, named Jiang Yu."
Wen Yan's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets. He never expected that Jiang Yu had a delinquent brother. No wonder that group of people kept staring at Jiang Yu yesterday.
In the end, all those delinquents ended up in a juvenile detention center. The Wen family intervened, and they wouldn't be out for at least five years. Jiang Yu felt guilty towards Wen Yan, so he secretly sent her a lot of supplements and an apology letter. By the time Wen Yan returned to school, he had already transferred schools.
The content is:
I like Xirou and often work at the place where she does part-time work, but I never thought about being with her. I just wanted to see her more often.
My brother secretly read my diary and brought a friend to where I work. I thought he was just there for fun, so I ignored him. I didn't expect him to see you and Xirou together and assume you're her boyfriend.
I'm so sorry, Wenyan. I really didn't expect my brother to cause trouble for you. I wish you a speedy recovery, and we will never appear in front of you again.
After reading the letter, Wenyan sat on the bed sighing. The older brother and younger brother were so different; the older brother had really ruined the younger brother's life.
A few days later, Wenling brought another shocking piece of news.
"Police investigations revealed that those people frequently loitered around your school and already knew that Liu Xirou's boyfriend was Long Chen. During interrogation, they admitted that they were acting on Jiang Yuzhi's orders to take revenge on you."
"Take revenge on me?" Wen Yan asked incredulously.
"Yes, because you used to bully Liu Xirou a lot." Wen Ling's gaze was deep.
Wen Yan lowered her head, "I was wrong." (Original owner, look at the mess you've made!)
"Jiang Yu?!" Wen Yan suddenly looked up. "Is he also involved in this matter?"
Wen Ling: "You could say he's the mastermind behind this. He even admitted in the interrogation room that he took your handkerchief and gave it to Kim Jung-ting. The police have now detained him according to the law, and he will be sent to a juvenile detention center for education."
Wen Yan's eyes widened; it seemed he had been too naive.
During her recovery, Wen Yan enjoyed a life of luxury where everything was done for her. She spent her days lying in bed playing on her phone, and when she was hungry, she would have the servants bring her food. If she wanted to go out for a stroll, she would sit in her wheelchair and have the housekeeper push her around.
Such a life can be summed up in one word.
Cool!
Liu Xirou often came to visit him, bringing him delicious food every day. Since he couldn't eat greasy food, Liu Xirou would make him some small porridges and side dishes, which tasted great and made him very happy.
Mosa and the other two came every day, but they would feel awkward whenever they saw Liu Xirou, so they avoided coming during her hours.
Su Jibai often came to visit him, and even Long Chen brought him gifts. This unusual behavior almost made Wen Yan's jaw drop. After they left, Wen Yan even checked the contents to see if there were any [illegible characters].
Unable to attend boxing class, Lin Jiapeng played video games with him. After a few days, he asked Yan suspiciously, "Are you only playing games with me because you're afraid I'll ask you for a refund?"
Lin Chia-peng was both angry and amused, "I'll give you another month of free lessons."
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