Han Fei strained to fire the bullet from his gun, but no matter how hard he tried, it was all in vain.

Suddenly, Ye Xiao's finger flicked, and instantly, two cracking sounds were heard, Han Fei's fingers were broken.

"Ah—"

Han Fei screamed out in pain.

Ye Xiao forcibly took the handgun, toyed with it for a bit, chuckled, and then threw it to the ground without a word, stepping on it several times.

With just those few stomps, a steel handgun had now become a piece of scrap metal, its shape completely twisted.

At this moment, both Chen Ming and Han Fei were shocked, clearly, this was no joking matter, Ye Xiao had actually crushed the steel handgun with his foot.

"Since you've realized your mistake, I won't pursue it further. Alright, I'm leaving, someone wants to play with you guys," Ye Xiao laughed and turned to leave.

Chen Ming and Han Fei were momentarily stunned, originally thinking they were saved, but unexpectedly, there was a coldly beautiful woman by Ye Xiao's side!

Chen Ming had been with many women, so of course, he couldn't remember every single one of them, thus when he saw Huo Feng, he didn't recognize who this cold beauty was. However, he felt from the depths of his heart that this woman posed a considerable threat.

"Brother Xiao, what... what exactly do you want?" Chen Ming knelt on the ground, looked towards Ye Xiao who had turned around, and spoke weakly.

Ye Xiao chuckled without saying a word, instead, the coldly beautiful woman was staring at Chen Ming with icy eyes.

"Do you remember me?" Huo Feng's voice was colder than her gaze, chilling Chen Ming to the point he felt his blood freezing.

"You... who are you? I don't know you."

Huo Feng's attire and appearance had also changed significantly from the 'Huo Feng' Chen Ming had once bullied, so indeed, Chen Ming was unable to recognize the woman before him.

"You don't know me?" Huo Feng's anger flared upon hearing Chen Ming's words.

After Ye Xiao turned away, he walked straight outside. He believed in Huo Feng's strength to definitely finish off Chen Ming and Han Fei, so, he genuinely saw no need to stay.

The setting sun marked the end of the day.

Ye Xiao strolled outside, and whether coincidental or not, just when the gunfire sounded, it happened to coincide with the bell signaling the start of class at Third Academy, so coincidentally, no one heard that piercing gunshot.

Thus, as Ye Xiao exited Third Academy's backyard, no one took notice.

Ye Xiao crossed the playground, planning to leave Third Academy directly, but when he reached the playground, he saw a person standing at the edge—a girl of exceedingly beautiful appearance.

The girl saw Ye Xiao too, so she immediately walked swiftly towards him.

"Why are you here?" The speaker was none other than Qin Yulu.

Ye Xiao smiled softly and replied to Qin Yulu, "Of course, I missed you."

"You're lying, you came to Third Academy because you had business," Qin Yulu's pretty face blushed, not believing him.

She was indeed a clever girl, Ye Xiao inwardly smiled wryly, and then said, "You're right, I did have business."

Hearing Ye Xiao say he truly had business, that meant he didn't come specifically for her. Qin Yulu had been somewhat surprised and delighted when she first saw Ye Xiao, but at this moment, upon hearing his words, she instantly felt a sense of loss.

Qin Yulu's expression did not escape Ye Xiao's notice.

"What I had to do was to find a beauty named Qin Yulu and to ask her if she has missed me so much that she couldn't eat or drink!" Ye Xiao chuckled.

"I did not miss you at all," Qin Yulu hurriedly explained.

However, she forgot that to explain is to conceal, so surely, Qin Yulu did miss Ye Xiao.

Qin Yulu knew, she really missed Ye Xiao very, very much, yet Ye Xiao had not appeared all this while, which made her extremely anticipative.

"Hehe, alright, whether or not you missed me, but I've shamelessly come to tell you that I missed you. So will you drive this thick-skinned guy out of Third Academy?" Ye Xiao's eyes were fixed on Qin Yulu.

Qin Yulu's little heart thudded nervously as she lowered her head, staring at the ground but not daring to meet Ye Xiao's eyes.

Ye Xiao didn't speak again, but he grabbed Qin Yulu's hand and headed straight for the school's exit.

In Third Academy, Qin Yulu's status was absolutely on par with Ling Shuya, Zhou Yuyan, and others at Minghai Academy; she was a super school belle, a star surrounded by planets, an existence that everyone looked up to.

Therefore, when Ye Xiao and Qin Yulu walked together, many students noticed Ye Xiao.

Of course, their attention was mostly on Qin Yulu.

Originally, when Qin Yulu chatted with Ye Xiao, some students were already jealous. Qin Yulu wasn't the type who liked to joke around with boys, so within the entire school, there were very few boys who could talk to Qin Yulu often, let alone think about becoming boyfriends, which seemed even more impossible.

But now, Ye Xiao was holding their goddess and walking away without caring whether their goddess was willing.

"You stop right there!" A broad and burly student, who seemed to have borrowed some 'agility' from somewhere, quickly made his way in front of Ye Xiao and Qin Yulu and pointed at Ye Xiao, yelling loudly.

Inspired by this bold move, the other boys who had been uncertain of what to do now stood behind the brave student.

Originally, Ye Xiao was leading Qin Yulu forward; being in a school, and especially an unfamiliar school environment, made him quite uncomfortable, so he wanted to take a walk with Qin Yulu on the streets outside and chat.

But, someone just had to thwart Ye Xiao's wishes.

Ye Xiao looked up at the student, chuckled, and said, "I'm her cousin!"

When Ye Xiao said this, everyone was startled.

Then, a skinny student said to the broad and burly one, "Li Gang, you ask Qin Yulu if that's true. Qin Yulu is our goddess after all, she wouldn't lie."

This block-headed guy, hearing his classmate's words, immediately turned to Qin Yulu and asked, "Yulu, is this guy really your cousin?"

Qin Yulu was already an honest girl who basically didn't lie, so hearing Li Gang's question, and in front of so many classmates, she started to stammer and couldn't come up with an answer.

Seeing Qin Yulu's hesitation, Li Gang immediately concluded that Ye Xiao was lying.

"Do you have the damn nerve to kidnap a girl from Third Academy? I think you're tired of living," Li Gang said loudly, pointing at Ye Xiao, "I, Li Gang, am here today. You better let go of our classmate, or I won't let you leave Third Academy."

Seeing Ye Xiao's lean figure, Li Gang immediately assumed he wouldn't be able to hold his own in a fight, and with so many students watching, most importantly, Qin Yulu was there.

Showing off in front of his goddess would be excellent, he thought; perhaps she would be impressed enough to reward him with her affection.

"Hey, if you get beaten down today in front of your goddess, won't you lose face big time? After that, you'll have even less of a chance!" Ye Xiao chuckled at the block-headed Li Gang standing in front of him.

Hearing Ye Xiao's words, Li Gang became even more convinced that Ye Xiao was mocking him, which made him even angrier. Ye Xiao looked so thin and weak; how could he be so bold as to talk back?

"You dare talk to me like that?" Li Gang immediately stepped forward and grabbed Ye Xiao by the collar, ready to teach him a lesson at any moment.

"Li Gang, what are you doing? Why are you getting physical?" cried Qin Yulu when she saw what was happening, quickly speaking out to Li Gang.

When Li Gang heard Qin Yulu speaking like this, he immediately said, "Yulu, do you know this person?"

"He's my friend, of course, I know him. This is a school, not a place for fighting. Let go of him or don't blame me for going to the headteacher," Qin Yulu glared at Li Gang in disgust, one of her supposed protectors.

Qin Yulu was unmoved by Li Gang's attempt to play the protector. All she knew was that Li Gang wanted to ruin something precious to her.

"I… I…" Li Gang, usually burly and brash, now stood rooted to the spot, unsure of what to say.

Seeing Li Gang's dilemma, Ye Xiao chuckled and said, "Alright, let's not do this here. The goddess and I are going to have a chat and take a stroll. You do what you need to do; chasing a goddess is not done your way."

"What… what did you say? Dare you repeat that?" Li Gang was now a picture of utter defeat. Qin Yulu had made it quite clear to him, and virtually informed Li Gang that he was butting in where he wasn't needed.

Yet, now faced with Ye Xiao's mockery—at least, that's how it sounded to Li Gang—he was upset.

"Do you still want to hit me? Let me tell you, my patience has limits. If you provoke me, I could teach you a lesson," Ye Xiao said with a grin. His words were truthful and a warning to Li Gang, but to Li Gang's ears, they seemed sheer mockery.

"I'll wreck you!" Li Gang, unable to contain his rage, stepped straight up to Ye Xiao and raised his fist, ready to punch him.

Qin Yulu, watching from the side, was shocked and scared; she had not expected Li Gang would actually start a fight.

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