"Now can you tell me? How do you know me?" Chen Xiaobei asked seriously.
"You're so silly! A while ago, you saved an old man surnamed Wen—he's my grandfather." Wen Yuan blinked, smiling coquettishly.
"Hmm? Old Man Wen is your grandfather?" Chen Xiaobei froze.
"Yeah. Because you saved my grandfather, I like you. Otherwise, I wouldn't have kissed you," Wen Yuan said, her eyes soft and seductive.
"You just said... you like me?" Chen Xiaobei couldn't help swallowing.
He was being confessed to! By the campus beauty Wen Yuan!
This happiness came too suddenly!
"Right."
Wen Yuan nodded, then asked earnestly: "Will you be my boyfriend?"
"Uh..."
Hearing this, Chen Xiaobei's heart thumped wildly, feeling so elated he could almost fly.
Wen Yuan was one of the Four Campus Beauties!
High looks! Amazing figure! Good family background! And an excellent reputation—known for being pure and innocent at school, with countless male fans revering her as a goddess!
Being her boyfriend would be absolutely thrilling!
Wait!
A thought jolted Chen Xiaobei.
How could a pure "goddess sister" take the initiative to kiss a man she'd just met, even confess to him?
It made no sense at all!
Chen Xiaobei composed himself and carefully observed Wen Yuan's facial features.
She was indeed beautiful, a rare stunner among thousands. But some details of her face were not good.
Her eyes, in particular, always held a seductive glint, with sharp, upward-slanting corners—a fox-like face that signified sinister cunning.
People with such faces were best at seducing men and using them.
It seemed her innocent image at school was all an act!
Chen Xiaobei's heart tightened. His initial guess was correct! Wen Yuan's initiative to approach him definitely had an ulterior motive!
"Hey! What are you spacing out for? Will you or not?"
Wen Yuan leaned forward slightly, intentionally or unintentionally bending down to let her cleavage face Chen Xiaobei directly.
Damn!
This was tempting him to commit a crime!
With a stunning beauty right in front of him, her fiery figure in sight and her refreshing fragrance in his nose, the primal urge in Chen Xiaobei was about to erupt!
He thought: Since Wen Yuan was here to scheme against him, there was no need to play by moral rules. He might as well play along, accept her offer, and take a bite before returning the favor to society.
Chen Xiaobei was already in a bad mood tonight, and an evil thought emerged.
Don't call him scheming —this was fighting fire with fire!
"Ah! No! A fight..."
"Oh no! Why is Shi Dabiao bringing people to trash the place?"
"What? 'Bear Man' Shi Dabiao is here in person?"
"Yeah! Brother Huoji is bleeding! It looks like something big is gonna happen tonight!"
"..."
At that moment, a commotion suddenly erupted at the bar's entrance.
"My friend is in trouble. I need to check."
Chen Xiaobei frowned, left Wen Yuan behind, and ran out quickly.
By then.
The bar entrance was already a mess from the destruction.
Dozens of thugs in black T-shirts blocked the way.
Leading them was a burly man, almost two meters tall, with muscles like rocks—obviously a tough guy.
Huoji had been kicked once by him and lay on the ground, unable to get up, clutching his stomach with both hands while blood oozed from his mouth.
"Shi Dabiao! I, Huoji, have no past grudges or recent conflicts with you! Why the hell are you trashing my place for no reason?"
Huoji gritted his teeth, his face full of frustration.
Shi Dabiao sneered: "We have no enmity, but you offended someone you shouldn't have! Young Master Feng ordered me to sweep your place. Just accept your fate."
"Young Master Feng? Which Young Master Feng?" Huoji froze, unable to recall knowing such a person.
"Heh, you don't even know Young Master Feng? Ignorance truly is courage!"
Shi Dabiao scoffed, then said: "I'll let you die knowing why. Young Master Feng is the heir of the Wen family—Master Wen Feng! A while ago, you led people to surround him, making him get slapped by a loser!"
"It's him!"
Huoji suddenly realized.
That night, he'd led people to surround Wen Feng, letting Chen Xiaobei slap him.
He never dreamed he'd offended the heir of the Wen family!
"Now you have nothing to say, right?"
Shi Dabiao sneered: "Master Wen Feng has spoken—he wants me to drive you out of West City. From now on, these three streets you control will be under me!"
"Who do you think you are? My territory belongs to the Black Tiger Gang! I pay tribute to them every month! If you want a piece of the pie, you'll have to ask Master Tiger first!" Huoji raged.
"Hmph, I'll tell you—Young Master Feng already talked to Master Tiger! The Black Tiger Gang won't lift a finger for you!" Shi Dabiao declared arrogantly.
"This..."
Huoji froze, panicking completely.
He'd worked hard for ten years to get where he was, but offending Wen Feng meant losing everything.
It was simply cruel.
"Your choice: either you leave on your own, or I cripple you first and then throw you out of West City?" Shi Dabiao laughed wildly.
"Huoji isn't going anywhere today. The one who should leave is you!"
At that moment, Chen Xiaobei stepped out and stood beside Huoji.
"Who are you?"
Shi Dabiao's eyes narrowed as he sized Chen Xiaobei up and down.
Chen Xiaobei had changed his look today, looking like a rich young master at first glance.
Unsure of his background, Shi Dabiao didn't dare act rashly for the moment.
"Who am I?"
Chen Xiaobei sneered: "I'm the one who slapped Wen Feng! That matter had nothing to do with Huoji. If you want revenge, come at me!"
As soon as these words were spoken, exclamations erupted around them.
"Unbelievable! This kid actually dared to hit Wen Feng! So bold!"
"And he's standing up to admit it! What a real man! I respect that!"
Truly a man! Loyal to the core!"
Most people in the crowd gave Chen Xiaobei a thumbs-up.
But Shi Dabiao mocked him sarcastically: "Heh, so you're the one who hit Young Master Feng? Truly, when you search for something with great difficulty, it falls into your lap without effort! Young Master Feng offered a million to buy your right hand! I was just worrying about finding you, but here you are, delivering yourself!"
"Damn! This Young Master Feng is too cruel! He wants the kid's hand!"
"The kid is finished. With Bear Man Shi Dabiao here, his hand is as good as gone."
"Sigh, as the saying goes, the arm can't twist the thigh. Offending Young Master Feng and provoking the Bear Man—this kid has no way out..."
The crowd sighed, all feeling sorry for Chen Xiaobei.
"Send two men to cripple that kid!" Shi Dabiao waved his hand, his eyes filled with greed.
"Master Chen! Run! I'll hold them off for you!" In this crisis, Huoji gritted his teeth and stood up.
As the saying goes, adversity reveals true friendship!
Chen Xiaobei was deeply moved. With a determined gaze, he said: "From today on, call me Brother Bei! No matter how big the trouble, Brother will fix it for you!"