In Huang Yuanzhi’s memory—

his little brother Huang Yuanba was really stupid, like he’d never grown up at all.

Because of that bad fever when he was seven, his IQ seemed to have stayed stuck at that age.

That age is basically the peak bear-kid phase.

And when a kid that age throws a tantrum—

it’s terrifying as hell. Calling it "making a scene for no reason" is putting it mildly.

So every time Huang Yuanba lost his temper, he’d turn the whole house upside down.

Problem was, his fighting power was insane, nobody could stop him.

So the Huang Family had a saying.

"When Huang Yuanba gets mad, it hits like an earthquake."

Right now, the look on Huang Yuanba’s face made Huang Yuanzhi’s heart start to race.

But very quickly, he had a flash of insight: "Didn’t I just complain I had no chance to get my brother to save me? Now he’s taking the initiative to go after that Qin guy... doesn’t that mean I’ve got a shot at getting rescued?"

Instantly, Huang Yuanzhi was delighted inside and settled in to enjoy the show.

"Say it then! Why were you laughing at me!" Huang Yuanba seemed to slip into some manic state, mouth wide open, spit spraying everywhere.

"Say it? What’s there to say." Qin Hao’s smile only grew wider. "I just think you’re stupid as hell, that’s all."

"Stupid? You dare call me stupid?" Huang Yuanba’s face went blank for a second, then flushed red as he roared, burning with rage, "You wanna turn into meat paste?!"

The onlookers all backed off fast.

It’s over, Huang Yuanba’s mad. This is gonna blow up!

Who the hell is that young guy anyway?!

Does he not know Huang Yuanba’s reverse scale is that you can’t call him "stupid"?!

Why would he do that?

Is he not afraid Huang Yuanba will kill him?!

Huang Yuanzhi also shuffled backward with the crowd, inching toward the outside.

To his pleasant surprise, Qin Hao seemed too busy facing off with Huang Yuanba to spare him a glance.

Sure enough, he slipped away smoothly and merged into the ring of onlookers.

Only then did he let out a huge sigh of relief, then twisted his face ferociously and shouted, "Yuanba, that little bastard Qin bullied me and even called you stupid. Smash him into a meat patty for me!"

"You really bullied my big brother?" Hearing this, Huang Yuanba clenched his teeth and glared at Qin Hao.

"Can’t really call it bullying." Qin Hao said calmly, "I just had him help me lick my shoe, that’s all. Look, see if the tip is clean. That’s thanks to your brother’s hard work."

The others all felt their hearts jolt when they heard that, and stared at Huang Yuanzhi in disbelief.

No way.

Isn’t this Huang Yuanzhi supposed to be some "badass rich kid"?

How could he possibly lick someone’s shoe?

But when they saw the guilty look on Huang Yuanzhi’s face, everyone’s minds basically had an earthquake.

Fuck, that guilty expression.

Looks like Huang Yuanzhi really did lick someone’s shoe!

Who the hell is this Qin guy?

How can he be this fucking badass!

Their thoughts were totally different from one person’s, though.

Huang Yuanba stared at Qin Hao’s shoe with pure, childlike seriousness, scrutinized it closely, then nodded. "It really is very clean. Big brother worked very hard, wow."

"Pffft!"

In the crowd, Huang Yuanzhi practically coughed up a mouthful of blood. If someone hadn’t grabbed him from behind, he might’ve just collapsed right there.

"Huang Yuanba, you idiot! He bullied me and you’re still wasting breath with him!"

Huang Yuanzhi was truly about to explode, shouting in utter hysteria.

Right now he honestly wanted to die.

Being forced to lick someone’s shoe was bad enough.

But now it felt like literally everyone around knew about it.

Fine, everyone knows—whatever.

But his idiot little brother was still stabbing him in the heart like it was a hobby.

What the hell is this!

"I’m sorry, big brother! I’ll clean him up right now!"

Huang Yuanba finished, then glared viciously at Qin Hao. "I’m gonna beat you to death!"

With that, he raised his fist, ready to strike.

Seeing this, Huang Yuanzhi barely held himself upright, a look of "justice finally served" on his face as he roared, "Go for it, little bro! Kill that Qin bastard for me! No—don’t kill him yet! I want him kneeling in front of me begging for mercy, then you can kill him!"

"Okay, big brother!"

As he spoke, Huang Yuanba swung his fist.

That huge fist came flying like a cannonball, brutal enough to make anyone feel completely hopeless.

The punch was about to land right on Qin Hao’s face.

Everyone’s nerves pulled taut.

The bystanders couldn’t bear to watch, Huang Yuanzhi was laughing like a maniac, while Huang Long and Huang Li’s faces twisted with worry.

But the next second, what they imagined didn’t happen.

Huang Yuanba’s hand stopped midair, that massive fist only two inches from Qin Hao’s cheek.

And the reason it stopped like that was—

Qin Hao had raised his hand.

In his hand was a lollipop.

It was huge, with seven different colors, probably priced at a few dozen yuan in the market.

Logically speaking, a normal adult wouldn’t give that kind of thing a second look.

But Huang Yuanba’s eyes just couldn’t move away from that lollipop.

He stood there frozen, staring at the thing, drool somehow already spilling from the corner of his mouth.

Everyone stared at Huang Yuanba in utter disbelief.

No way, right?

Could it be that he wants to eat...

"Wanna eat it?" Qin Hao asked, smiling.

Huang Yuanba swallowed, just about to speak, when not far away, Huang Yuanzhi twisted his face and roared, "Huang Yuanba, are you fucking insane! Hit him! Ignore that crap!"

Struggle flickered across Huang Yuanba’s face.

Qin Hao kept smiling. "If you want to eat it, come take it. Just don’t hit me, okay?"

"But you called me stupid, and you bullied my big brother!" Huang Yuanba clung to his last bit of stubbornness.

Qin Hao put on an exaggeratedly apologetic face. "Then let me apologize, okay? I’m sorry. I won’t do that again next time."

"Ahhh! Huang Yuanba, you pig-headed idiot! Hurry up and kill him!"

Huang Yuanzhi was so mad he was clutching his hair.

Half of that rage was at Huang Yuanba.

The other half was at Qin Hao’s shamelessness.

You call that an apology?

No sincerity at all, you’re obviously just coaxing a little kid!

The worst part was, Huang Yuanba really was a big, rough-looking little kid!

Under Huang Yuanzhi’s burning gaze, Huang Yuanba took the lollipop, tore off the wrapper, licked it once and said, "So good... Since you’re apologizing so sincerely, I forgive you."

Fuck.

In that moment, Huang Yuanzhi’s heart just died; he couldn’t even cry.

Next to him, the other onlookers stood there, stunned.

This works too?

A crisis this huge got defused by a single lollipop?

But many people quickly came to and muttered, "Impressive, this Qin guy is impressive!"

"Yeah! Huang Yuanba’s mind is like a kid’s. And what do kids like most? Lollipops, right? So..."

"Oh my god. I’ve been beaten up by Huang Yuanba before, why did I never think of this?"

"Then next time Huang Yuanba goes berserk, can we just hand him a lollipop?"

"Not just that. If you wanna get revenge on someone, maybe just give Huang Yuanba a lollipop and he’ll help?"

The bystanders’ chatter nearly drove Huang Yuanzhi insane.

Why the hell do I have such a stupid little brother!