Luo Chao looked at the panicked Li Dacheng and felt a warmth in his heart. He countered, "Why are you helping me? Aren't you afraid that if they beat me to death today, they'll bully you later?"

Li Dacheng took a couple of deep breaths to steady himself, tightened his grip on Luo Chao's arm, and said, "My good friend was bullied by Li Junling and had to transfer schools, going blind in one eye. He wanted to apply to a military academy, but now he can only sell sweet potatoes back home. They often bully me too. I overheard you dealing with them in the restroom, and it felt so good, so I want to follow you, is that okay?"

Luo Chao pondered for a moment and said, "I'm not a saint, nor a savior. I don't take on underlings, but we can be brothers."

"Bro... brothers?!" Li Dacheng was overjoyed as he stared at Luo Chao.

Luo Chao grinned, patted Li Dacheng on the shoulder, and said, "Being my brother is quite dangerous. Think it over, and eat more. You look so frail, like a girl. No wonder you get bullied!"

Hearing Luo Chao willing to be his brother, Li Dacheng ignored the taunt about looking like a "girl," nodded excitedly, and said, "I'm not afraid of danger, I'm not. But are you really going? It could be dangerous."

Luo Chao looked amusedly at the still concerned Li Dacheng and raised an eyebrow, asking, "Wanna see something impressive today?"

Feeling assured by Luo Chao's confidence, Li Dacheng's eyes shone with excitement as he followed Luo Chao out of the classroom.

When they got downstairs, they ran into Jiang Yuanyuan and Chen Xiaoqi, who were coming in from outside for the next class. Because of what happened in the morning, Jiang Yuanyuan glared at Luo Chao without speaking.

Chen Xiaoqi, however, cheerfully asked, "Where are you going? Class is about to start."

Li Dacheng had only admired Jiang Yuanyuan and Chen Xiaoqi from a distance before, never getting the chance to observe the school beauties up close. His eyes beamed with excitement. Everyone obeyed these two beauties, but when he glanced at the unchanging expression of Luo Chao beside him, Li Dacheng admired Luo Chao even more. The boss truly is the boss, not even showing deference to the school beauties!

Luo Chao, somewhat troubled, glanced at the meddlesome Chen Xiaoqi and said, "Just handling some stuff."

Jiang Yuanyuan snorted, looking at Luo Chao with disdain, "You've been at this school for less than a day. What could possibly need your attention?"

Chen Xiaoqi ignored Luo Chao's annoyance, recalling that she saw Li Haili and his group heading to the boy's bathroom earlier. Suddenly, she grabbed Luo Chao's arm excitedly and asked, "Are you going to the boy's bathroom?"

Luo Chao was taken aback, looking at Chen Xiaoqi, who was clinging to him. Being so close, she almost pressed against him. Her chest, wrapped in her uniform, brushed against his arm, making him slightly uncomfortable. He pulled back his arm and said, "Yeah."

Chen Xiaoqi immediately put on a serious face and said, "You can't go; some things are better left alone."

Luo Chao chuckled at Chen Xiaoqi's bossy demeanor and thought humorously, Damn it, I don't want to deal with it, but these hot-headed kids are just asking for it. Can you blame me? Beating people up is tiring, okay!

Standing by, Jiang Yuanyuan heard Chen Xiaoqi and Luo Chao's conversation and understood that Luo Chao was planning to fight in the bathroom again. She frowned unhappily and asked, "Are you here to... protect me or to fight?"

Initially, Jiang Yuanyuan intended to say "protect," but seeing Li Dacheng beside Luo Chao, she changed her words, making them more ambiguous. Luo Chao, not missing the chance, humorously retorted, "Protect you? Don't worry, you're my girlfriend; of course I'll protect you. I don't want to fight, but there are always people trying to fight me. As your boyfriend, I can't lose face for you, can I?"

Jiang Yuanyuan got increasingly furious as Luo Chao's words became more outrageous. Her face turned bright red, and she pointed at Luo Chao, saying, "Say one more word and I'll tear your mouth apart!"

Chen Xiaoqi quickly grabbed Jiang Yuanyuan's hand to prevent her from going off and coaxed, "Sister Yuanyuan, remember, you already agreed to be Luo Chao's 'girlfriend' this morning? Luo Chao isn't wrong. The issue now isn't your relationship, but that someone is looking for trouble with Luo Chao."

Jiang Yuanyuan huffed, glaring at Luo Chao, "You just look like trouble, no wonder Dad is puzzled!"

Li Dacheng was stunned; Jiang Yuanyuan agreed to be Luo Chao's girlfriend?

No wonder Li Junling is giving Luo Chao trouble—it turns out Luo Chao embarrassed him. But just now, Jiang Yuanyuan mentioned her dad again? Li Dacheng turned to scrutinize Luo Chao. What kind of background does this brother have?

He boldly stepped in and snatched love with a sword, took down Gao Zihan, and then injured Li Junling. No wonder he seems so at ease; he has support. Alas, I thought Luo Chao was, like me, a grassroots hero who came in on a scholarship, but he's actually a rich kid.

Luo Chao, unaware of Li Dacheng's thoughts, heard Jiang Yuanyuan's words and only touched his nose, saying to Jiang Yuanyuan and Chen Xiaoqi, "You should go back to class. I'll try to return before school ends."

It's probably the last class now. Handling Li Haili wouldn't take long anyway, but it's better to settle things all at once, so they don't keep coming separately. Damn it, it's such a bother.

If this were overseas, I'd just twist someone's neck and leave them in the wilderness, and that'd be the end of it. Only now does Luo Chao realize the old man gave him such a troublesome task.

Jiang Yuanyuan glared at Luo Chao and said, "Like I care if you live or die!"

Chen Xiaoqi, however, held Jiang Yuanyuan back, looked at Luo Chao, and asked, "Are you really going? Do you want us to go with you?"

Luo Chao was momentarily stunned. What could these two little girls do by coming along? Cheer me on? After seriously looking at Chen Xiaoqi and seeing the mischief in her eyes, Luo Chao was sure she just wanted to watch the drama unfold, definitely not to support him.

Considering that the scene could get too bloody, he didn't want to scar their young and fragile minds, so he shook his head and said, "No need, you should go back to class."

With that, he headed downstairs. Li Dacheng nodded at Jiang Yuanyuan and Chen Xiaoqi and followed Luo Chao down.

Chen Xiaoqi watched Li Dacheng, turned, and asked, "Sister Yuanyuan, Luo Chao's only been at school for a day, and he already has a little brother following him. Not bad, huh?"

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