Honestly, if an average person got their head smashed by a chair so many times, they'd have fainted long ago, but at this moment Baldy was still standing awake, although needing someone to support him. His head was already covered in blood, and even pressing on it with his hand was futile; the blood flow wasn't heavy, but dripping continuously like this for a long time would be too much for anyone.

At this moment, it was obvious that Baldy was about to faint.

Zhang Danlin turned to stand beside Hao Jian, as Baldy and his followers looked gratefully at Hao Jian. They didn't know why Hao Jian was helping them, but since he had already stepped in to rescue them and chased away Yellow Hair and the others, it was a big help to them. Naturally, for someone who has helped them, they had to treat him well.

The late-night diner owner, seeing Yellow Hair leave, timidly walked out, trembling with fear, clearly still not recovered from the shock. His face showed pain as he looked at the tables, chairs, and dishes that were smashed, and the customers who fled during the chaos without paying.

He walked over to Baldy with a pained look, and when he approached, he said in a very small voice, "Brother Guang..."

When he got to the name, he didn't dare to continue. But Baldy knew what he wanted to say, so he waved his hand and said, "You don't need to pay this month's protection fee. Consider it compensation for the damaged items."

The owner nodded immediately, not daring to say more. Although the monthly protection fee was hardly comparable to the damaged items, he understood the situation clearly at this point. Getting it waived was already very good. If he asked for more, he might end up getting nothing and might suffer a beating, leading to even more damage.

So, the owner wasn't stupid, and upon hearing Baldy's words, he immediately nodded and went to the side. The staff employed at the diner came out as well to help him clean up the mess.

At this time, Baldy turned to Hao Jian, expressing his respect in the manner of the gang and said, "Thank you, brother..."

However, before he could finish, his followers let go of him to perform the gesture, and as he bent down, he suddenly felt dizzy and lost consciousness, his body going limp. With a loud "bang!" he collapsed to the ground.

"Boss..." The followers, seeing him fall, immediately rushed over to support him.

At this moment, everyone was panicked and at a loss, with two or three of them already trying to help Baldy.

Hao Jian frowned immediately and rushed over, saying, "He's lost too much blood. Do you have a car? Quick, get the car and take him to the hospital."

One of the followers said immediately, "The car is parked nearby, I'll go get it right away."

And he ran off to get the car, while the others helped lift Baldy up. Hao Jian got closer to check his breathing and pulse, then calmly told the worried followers, "Don't worry, your boss is alright. He got hit in the head too hard and fainted from blood loss. Once he gets to the hospital and receives some treatment, he'll be fine."

With Hao Jian's assurance, their anxious expressions finally relaxed a bit, but they couldn't completely remove the concern from their faces at the sight of their boss still unconscious.

Soon, the follower who went to get the car drove it over. Hao Jian had them load Baldy into the car, then turned to Zhang Danlin and said, "There's something here, I can't take you home. You should get a taxi yourself and be safe on the way." 𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚

Zhang Danlin, hearing this, didn't get angry; she merely nodded understandingly. Although she didn't know why Hao Jian was helping Baldy and his gang, she was certain that as long as it wasn't illegal, immoral, or deceitful, she would support Hao Jian.

Today, Hao Jian stepped in bravely to rescue, so she was a sensible girl who understood Hao Jian had matters to attend to, so she just nodded and said, "Alright, take care and come back soon."

Hao Jian nodded, hailed a taxi for Zhang Danlin safely, watched it drive away, then turned back, got into Baldy's car, asked the follower to step aside so he could drive, and then hit the gas, rushing everyone towards the hospital.

The people were surprised at Hao Jian's driving speed, but despite driving fast, he was very stable, astonishing them even more. However, with their boss still sitting there unconscious, they only had the expression of concern on their faces.

Soon, Hao Jian arrived at the hospital with everyone. He parked the car, had Baldy carried inside, and quickly handled the procedures and payment. Despite it being late and few doctors on duty, thankfully there weren't many patients so everything was completed swiftly.

After finishing everything, Hao Jian handed over the documents to Baldy's followers and discreetly left without notice, grabbing a taxi back home. When he got home, Liang Xiaohan was already asleep; he was covered in Baldy's blood, so he changed his clothes, threw away the stained ones, and after everything was settled, laid on the bed and went to sleep.

Hospital. About three hours later, Baldy, lying on the bed, finally opened his eyes and slowly sat up.

Hao Jian had booked a VIP room, so he was the only patient in there, while his followers were standing or sitting around, looking worried. But upon seeing Baldy wake up, their faces were filled with excitement as they rushed to him.

At this time, a follower sitting beside the bed said, "Boss, you're awake, how do you feel?"

Baldy touched his head, feeling a bit of pain. Considering he was hit hard with the chair, the pain was normal. He was puzzled though, how he moved from the diner to the hospital, and the hospital room didn't look cheap.

He didn't answer the follower's question but instead asked, "How did I end up in the hospital? And who booked this room? You all don't have much money, why book such a nice one?"

The followers all bowed their heads. A follower explained, "Boss, you were talking and then fainted, we were very worried, then that brother who helped us drove us to the hospital, paid all the fees, including for this room."

Listening to this, Baldy frowned and scanned the room, noticing Hao Jian was not there, he asked puzzledly, "Where is he?"

Another follower answered, "He left after taking care of everything."

Baldy hurriedly asked, "Just left? Did you thank him for doing so much for us?"

A follower replied, "I saw him leave and said to thank him, but he refused. Despite my insistence, he left a phone number before leaving, saying he doesn't need any gratitude."

As Baldy listened, he frowned again. Putting everything else aside, Hao Jian didn't just speak up for them, he chased off Yellow Hair and helped them escape trouble, then, after Baldy fainted, he took him to the hospital, paid for the medical bills, and even for a VIP room, gratitude welled up in his heart.

He looked at the followers and told the one with the phone number to save it. "We must properly thank him for doing so much for us."

"Yes!" The followers nodded.

Baldy then removed the IV needle from his hand. The followers wanted him to stay until he was fully recovered, but Baldy glared at them, saying that although Yellow Hair ran away this time, they fought back and clashed, surely Axe Gang wouldn't just let them be.

So, before Axe Gang takes any action, they had to plan well, or else when Axe Gang comes back, they'll have no way out.

The followers initially wanted to persuade him, but upon hearing this, they fell silent. Leading Baldy with bandages still on his head, he hadn't fully recovered, but he insisted on leaving the hospital to make some arrangements, moving his followers with his persistence and gaining their admiration.

......

The night passed, and the next day began like any other—washing up, having breakfast, and going to school.

About last night, Liang Xiaohan didn't ask Hao Jian where he went or why he returned so late; instead, she asked about how his preparations with Gu Peng were going.

Hao Jian smiled and replied, "Everything is ready, just waiting for the right moment."