"Caonima!"

A few people started cursing, then all at once, they clenched their fists and charged at Hao Jian. Except for Lin Dongyang and Li Yaqin, almost everyone thought Hao Jian was just humiliating himself. To gain some attention, he actually managed to offend so many people, wasn't he just asking for a beating?

However, just a second after they had this thought, Hao Jian struck. Initially, those five or six people were brandishing their fists, looking all imposing, but in the next moment, they were all lying on the ground. Yes, that's right, Hao Jian barely even hit them, yet they were all lying on the ground, taken down by him.

They didn't even understand how they ended up on the ground. It was only a split second after they charged at Hao Jian that they found themselves floored, followed by a wave of pain from different parts of their bodies — some on the face, some on the stomach, some on the back, and some on the thigh... Anyway, they were all down on the ground, clutching some part of their body with pained expressions on their faces.

Everyone who saw this scene was astonished, with expressions of surprise on their faces. Damn, they thought he was just showing off, humiliating himself, but damn it, his skills were incredible. He took down five or six people in an instant, really damn impressive.

The word "impressive" popped into everyone's mind at that moment. Even Lin Dongyang, who had seen Hao Jian's skills before, hadn't expected him to be this formidable, taking down five or six people in the blink of an eye. He was taken aback too.

The five or six people lying on the ground were not only in pain but also surprised. They clearly hadn't expected that so many of them could be taken down by just one person. At this moment, lying there while being watched by so many people was utterly humiliating. If they could, they'd dig a hole and bury themselves right there, utterly embarrassed.

Meanwhile, Hao Jian clapped his hands and smiled, asking, "Want to discuss it some more?"

That guy immediately scrambled to his feet. Gone was his arrogant demeanor, replaced entirely by fear. He said, "No more, no more discussions. We were wrong."

This was complete domination. To keep messing with him would be simply asking for humiliation. They understood this clearly after being so easily taken down. He was clearly an expert, and they definitely shouldn't keep fighting. If they did, at least one of their limbs would probably end up broken. 𝑓𝑟ℯ𝘦𝓌𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝑐ℴ𝓂

Hao Jian chuckled at this, then waved his hand grandly, saying, "Go on, scram."

As soon as they heard this, they scrambled to their feet and took off running without a word, disappearing from sight in no time. Originally, they might have thrown some harsh words as they left, but now, they ran faster than rabbits, clearly unwilling to stay a second longer.

"Haha..."

Some people, witnessing this scene, couldn't help but laugh out loud. Seeing those guys fleeing in panic was just too funny. Meanwhile, Hao Jian nonchalantly turned around, walked up to Lin Dongyang, patted his shoulder, and said, "You can't be too soft-hearted, or people will look down on you."

Lin Dongyang nodded, saying, "Brother Hao, I'll keep that in mind."

Hao Jian nodded as well, then turned and walked away, heading toward the teaching building for first-year students on his own.

He played the role of the hero perfectly. First, he stepped out amidst everyone's astonished gaze, taught those guys a lesson, and then walked away nonchalantly, like an ancient hero who had just completed his mission of punishing evil and promoting good.

Li Yaqin looked at Lin Dongyang, surprised that when something like this happened, no one budged to help her, and yet Lin Dongyang, whom she had always looked down upon, came forward to help. She looked at Lin Dongyang gratefully and said, "Thank you!"

It was Lin Dongyang's first time being thanked, so he was a bit taken aback, unsure of what to do. He awkwardly scratched his head and said, "It was nothing, really, no need to thank me."

"Pfft!" Li Yaqin couldn't help but laugh at Lin Dongyang's cute, bemused expression.

Lin Dongyang, puzzled by Li Yaqin's sudden laughter, looked at her in confusion and asked, "Why are you laughing?"

Li Yaqin hadn't expected Lin Dongyang to ask this, and it only made him seem even more genuine, so she said, "Nothing, it's nothing."

Lin Dongyang scratched his head again, still looking as if he had no idea what was going on. Li Yaqin looked at him seriously and said, "Anyway, thanks for today."

Just as Lin Dongyang was about to say "you're welcome," Li Yaqin extended her hand to stop him from speaking. She smiled and said, "You're not allowed to say 'you're welcome.' Anyway, thank you for this, thank you so much."

Lin Dongyang scratched his head upon hearing this, besides saying "you're welcome," he really didn't know what else to say at that moment, so he just smiled foolishly at Li Yaqin.

At this moment, the bell for class rang. Those who were watching the commotion dispersed quickly after Hao Jian scared those few people away and left. So, as soon as the bell rang, most students returned to their classrooms.

Li Yaqin, upon hearing the bell, said to Lin Dongyang, "Alright, it's class time, let's go back to the classroom."

Lin Dongyang responded with a "hmm" and then followed Li Yaqin back to the classroom. Once back in the classroom, he suddenly realized that many people's gazes had changed when looking at him. If the changes before were subtle, now they were quite obvious.

Many boys were looking at him with hatred, probably because he just stood up for Li Yaqin and made a good impression in front of her, whereas none of them did anything when Li Yaqin was in trouble. Now Lin Dongyang's image has improved significantly in Li Yaqin's eyes, and they saw Li Yaqin smile at Lin Dongyang.

Instantly, many boys who secretly had feelings for Li Yaqin began to hate Lin Dongyang. However, they just glared at him with hatred; no one dared approach him after witnessing his actions earlier.

As for the girls, many initially looked down on Lin Dongyang, considering his previous introverted and timid demeanor, where he wouldn't dare speak out against bullies, allowing them to mistreat him. But his recent actions surprised them, and their view of him changed significantly as they looked at him with increased fondness.

Lin Dongyang silently noticed these changes, deeply moved. He felt grateful to Hao Jian, who made all this possible, who helped him change and become stronger. Especially the words Hao Jian said to him earlier, he still remembered them in his heart and would keep them there, that one shouldn't be too soft-hearted, or else they'd be looked down upon. Yes, he certainly wouldn't be like that in the future.

...

Hao Jian returned to the classroom, and basically, no one knew what had just happened. After all, it was just a small incident, in a big school like Yawen, such things happened nearly every day, so unless it was a huge disturbance, like his previous encounters, generally, no one would pay attention.

With this in mind, he listlessly attended the final evening self-study class, and finally, it was time for dismissal. As class ended, he sent a message to Liang Xiaohan, telling her to go home alone tonight as he had something to do. Liang Xiaohan asked if he was going to escort Zhang Danlin home again, to which he quickly replied no. Liang Xiaohan warned if she found out it was true, he shouldn't expect a good weekend.

This weekend, Liang Yuwei would be visiting, and Hao Jian understood the implication in Liang Xiaohan's words. He quickly replied, "I won't, I won't." After that, Liang Xiaohan didn't send any more messages.

Subsequently, when class ended, Liang Xiaohan left, Hu Lai and Fatty chatted with him a bit before leaving too. As for Zhang Danlin, she came over to say a few words to Hao Jian, but once Hao Jian clearly stated he had something to do later, she left alone.

Hao Jian sat in the classroom, and before long, Lin Dongyang arrived.

"Let's go," Hao Jian said.

Subsequently, the two stood up, caught a taxi at the school gate, and headed to the place where they had arranged to meet Baldy.

However, as they passed by the usual late-night snack shop on the way home, Hao Jian unintentionally saw Li Weiwei sitting there having a drink. He felt a bit surprised and puzzled, as he often saw Li Weiwei drinking there at night. A woman drinking so late made no sense to him. Deciding to let it go, he thought of possibly asking her directly one day when he had the chance.

So, the car sped past the snack shop, and Hao Jian didn't ask the driver to stop to check on Li Weiwei; he continued on.

About ten minutes later, the car stopped in front of a restaurant. After Hao Jian paid the fare, he and Lin Dongyang got out of the car and walked into the restaurant.

At the restaurant entrance, they saw a bald young man standing there, clearly sent by Baldy to bring them in.

As soon as this young man saw Hao Jian, he saluted and said, "The boss is waiting inside, please."

In fact, this young man was definitely older than Hao Jian, but he addressed Hao Jian formally, which indicated Hao Jian's status and position.