When Ye Xiao heard the young man's words, he chuckled and said, "Of course I know her, she's my girlfriend."

When Ye Xiao said this, his face didn't turn red, and his heartbeat remained steady, as if he were discussing a matter of fact.

The three hooligans looked Ye Xiao up and down. At the moment, Ye Xiao was wearing a crisp suit which, although not extremely handsome, at least had a dignified aura. However, what didn't earn him respect from these people was his rather skinny and weak appearance; in their eyes, Ye Xiao was just a little skinny monkey, and what could possibly be frightening about that?

"Kid, do you know who I am? We are from Hong Company. Scared yet? Haha, if you beat it now, I might let you off; otherwise, haha, do you still dare to say she's your girlfriend?" The lead thug initially wanted to use Hong Company's name to intimidate Ye Xiao, seizing the chance in the cover of night...

Yet, Ye Xiao was completely uncooperative, chuckling while facing the thugs, "I'm truly sorry, I didn't want to say it, but I'm telling the truth. My biggest flaw is that I love to tell the truth."

The hooligan initially thought that he could scare Ye Xiao away with a few words, but Ye Xiao was completely unfazed, maintaining a slight smile as if he was not afraid of them at all.

"Like to tell the truth?" The leader snorted coldly, glaring at Ye Xiao and said, "I haven't truly acted since I joined Hong Company, but today I'll make you learn that there is a price to pay for telling the truth."

As soon as the leader had finished speaking, he charged towards Ye Xiao with a swift step, rather quick, at least, that was what Ye Xiao thought.

This guy was clearly trained in some martial arts; thus, the speed and strength of his punches were much stronger than an average person's.

But Ye Xiao had no intention of messing around with them, so with a swift sidestep, he easily dodged the man's so-called fierce attack and directly moved next to Zheng Lingshan. He wore a gentle smile, like a soft spring breeze, and asked her, "Why are you still out so late?"

"I... watch out!" Zheng Lingshan began to speak but halfway through her sentence, she saw the lead thug charging towards Ye Xiao again with fierce momentum.

The leader swung and missed, feeling utterly embarrassed as he had been confident that he could knock down Ye Xiao with his skinny appearance. However, his punch had missed, almost making him stagger and fall, while Ye Xiao remained unscathed; to the thug, this felt like an insult.

"Damn it!" The leader swung another punch towards the back of Ye Xiao's head, this one even faster.

Although Ye Xiao was talking to Zheng Lingshan, he was keeping an eye on the three thugs the whole time. The other two seemed to be enjoying the show, clearly not realizing their own were at a disadvantage and placing their faith in their leader.

So when the leader's punch came, Ye Xiao turned swiftly, caught the man's fist easily, and still wore a smile.

The leading hooligan was taken aback; he had not expected that his substantial punch would have no effect on the man in front of him, as if nothing had happened at all.

Not only was the leading thug shocked, the other hooligans were also surprised. They hadn't expected Ye Xiao to catch their boss's fist, and he was still smiling as if nothing was wrong.

"You..." Ye Xiao was suddenly stricken with panic!

Ye Xiao chuckled and said, "What's wrong with me? I'm just fine!"

Meanwhile, Ye Xiao exerted a little force, and the leading hooligan was immediately pushed back, eventually falling on his backside in an embarrassing heap.

"What?" Now, the leader realized that the young man in front of him was no ordinary youth but surely someone who had undergone training. Helped up by his two comrades, he shouted, "Damn it, kill him."

At that point, all three thugs were fully alert, knowing that to take down Ye Xiao, they had to use knives.

So each of the thugs pulled out a knife from their clothes.

"Knives?" Zheng Lingshan was shocked to see the three thugs brandishing gleaming daggers. She had never imagined that these three would carry knives with them and, judging by their speech, they seemed to be associated with a company. She nervously looked at Ye Xiao and said, "This..."

Ye Xiao smiled lightly and replied, "Don't worry, I never lay a hand on those who don't bully me."

When the thugs heard Ye Xiao's remark, they became even more enraged; the guy was far too arrogant. Without further hesitation, they all charged straight towards Ye Xiao.

The blades glinted coldly, as if eager to claim Ye Xiao's life at any moment.

But when the men moved, Ye Xiao also took action. His speed was much faster than theirs, and in the blink of an eye, he was in front of them.

The closest thug to Ye Xiao swung his knife, but at that moment, Ye Xiao grabbed the thug's knife-wielding hand and delivered a punch to the man's head with his other hand.

Ye Xiao used very little strength, yet even so, he still managed to knock the thug back two or three meters, landing on the ground.

As for the other two thugs, they were even easier for Ye Xiao. He grabbed the dagger dropped by the previous thug, toyed with it in his hand, and sneered, "Still looking to die?"

The two thugs who were originally close to Ye Xiao with knives already drawn had unexpectedly retracted them again.

At this point, they truly understood that they had encountered a tough opponent today, and it seemed not so easy to take down Ye Xiao.

So, the two men made a very wise choice, quickly running over to their boss's side and, while shouting "Just you wait", they grabbed their boss and fled. Whatever dizziness from the alcohol they had before, they were now completely sober.

At this moment, the people eating at the street food stall across the road were all staring in stunned silence!

Especially the owner of the street food stall, Ye Xiao had left without paying, and he thought about chasing after him for the money, but then he realized Ye Xiao had been going to fight someone.

It was just a bowl of noodle's money, and really, it didn't matter whether he paid or not. Plus, this guy was actually playing the hero, so almost everyone wanted to see how Ye Xiao would end up disfigured from playing the hero.

To anyone, the skinny and frail-looking Ye Xiao didn't seem promising. After all, who could imagine a boy who barely weighed 120 pounds could defeat three knife-wielding thugs?

But in fact, it seemed like the slight Ye Xiao really did uphold justice.

Ye Xiao threw away the short knife in his hand, chuckled, and looked towards Zheng Lingshan, who was also slightly surprised by his side.

"What's the matter? Why do you look so surprised? Is this your first time seeing me fight?" Ye Xiao chuckled as he looked at Zheng Lingshan.

Blushing at what Ye Xiao said, Zheng Lingshan responded, "Thank you, you've saved me again."

"You're a beauty, and I'm a handsome guy. It's only natural for a handsome guy to save a beauty," Ye Xiao said matter-of-factly, clearly very self-absorbed and considering himself a match for Zheng Lingshan in terms of attractiveness.

Upon hearing Ye Xiao's words, Zheng Lingshan couldn't help but give a bitter smile. That's just like Ye Xiao.

The first time Zheng Lingshan saw Ye Xiao, she really didn't have a good impression of him, but as they interacted more and more, her attitude towards Ye Xiao gradually changed. She thought she was going to be in big trouble today, but unexpectedly, she was unharmed, all thanks to Ye Xiao's presence.

"You're so full of yourself!" Zheng Lingshan pouted.

Ye Xiao just smiled nonchalantly and said, "Really? I don't see it. Oh right, why are you here so late?"

"Just got off work!" Zheng Lingshan said.

Hearing Zheng Lingshan's words, Ye Xiao immediately became interested and said, "Oh? What kind of job do you have that lets you off so late? You must not be working at Hongxing Automobile City anymore, right?"

"Yeah, now I sell apartments in a building complex," said Zheng Lingshan. "I had a customer who wanted me to introduce a property to them, so it took a while, and in the end…"

Zheng Lingshan paused here, suddenly feeling even more annoyed. How could she be so unlucky?

Ye Xiao asked, "What happened?"

"Someone stole my battery!" Zheng Lingshan said, somewhat embarrassed.

Hearing this, Ye Xiao then took a closer look at the vehicle Ye Xiao was pushing, realizing it wasn't a bicycle.

Ye Xiao had been wondering why Zheng Lingshan was pushing such a clunky bicycle, but it turned out it wasn't a bicycle at all, but an electric scooter without its battery.

"What happened?"

"Ah, let's not talk about it," Zheng Lingshan said with a heavy heart.

Ye Xiao laughed and said, "Look at your hands, all red and swollen. It's so cold right now; you should buy a pair of gloves."

"I forgot to buy some," Zheng Lingshan replied.

"It must be really cold now, huh? I just finished eating too. Let's have something to eat together then make plans," Ye Xiao said with a smile to Zheng Lingshan, while unceremoniously taking the electric scooter from her hands.

"I need to get back early, or my dad will start worrying," Zheng Lingshan said.

Ye Xiao then cheerfully replied, "No problem, if your dad knows you're with me, a person of high moral character, he will be completely reassured. Come on, let's have a pot of hot noodle stew."

Saying this, Ye Xiao pushed Zheng Lingshan's electric scooter towards the street food stall, and at this moment, the people there eating were all looking at Ye Xiao with amazement, of course, and also at the stunning Zheng Lingshan!

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