After soaking at the bottom of the swimming pool for more than ten minutes, Lin Xiao finally emerged from the water. Thanks to his extraordinary cultivation, an ordinary person would have drowned long ago.

Shao Mei'er was no longer by the poolside.

Lin Xiao breathed a sigh of relief. If she were still here, Lin Xiao really would have had to keep hiding underwater. But even though Shao Mei'er was gone, the memory of what he had just seen left him short of breath.

Damn it, he had no idea if she was deliberately trying to seduce him or if it was unintentional.

Lin Xiao got out of the pool and was quickly changing his clothes when his phone suddenly rang. The call was from Pei Donglai. Pei Donglai wouldn't call him without a reason, which meant something must have happened, so Lin Xiao hurriedly answered.

"Captain, are you busy?" Pei Donglai's deep voice came from the other end.

Lin Xiao shook his head. "Not busy, what's up?"

"I hit someone."

Lin Xiao was taken aback. "What happened?"

"Some scumbag was harassing Yanzi. She called me, and I rushed over. He tried to grab her, so in a fit of anger, I hit him!"

"Does he have a powerful background?"

"He claims to be from a major family in Shengjing," Pei Donglai said, his voice heavy with frustration.

Lin Xiao instantly understood why Pei Donglai was calling. "Alright, I get it. Where are you now?"

"At Yanzi's school gate!"

"Wait for me."

Pei Donglai quickly affirmed, and Lin Xiao hung up. He was about to leave but suddenly remembered Chu Xiangxue's concert tickets. He had, after all, promised them to Pei Donglai.

Lin Xiao turned and entered Chu Xiangxue's room. There were indeed several concert tickets on the table, and a quick glance confirmed they were all VIP floor seats. He casually pocketed two and was about to leave when Shao Mei'er, now fully dressed, appeared before him.

The moment she saw Lin Xiao, her foxy, alluring face flushed. Lin Xiao wasn't faring much better. Pei Donglai's call had successfully distracted him from what he'd seen earlier, but Shao Mei'er's appearance brought the memory flooding back.

Their eyes met for a moment before Shao Mei'er quickly looked away, her cheeks burning.

"I'm heading out for a bit," Lin Xiao said hastily.

Shao Mei'er nodded, not daring to look at him.

Lin Xiao said nothing more and left the villa.

By the time he arrived at Pei Yanzi's school, a crowd had already gathered at the gate. Lin Xiao quickly parked and strode toward them. Before he even got close, he heard an arrogant voice shout, "Fuck, you think you can just hit me and walk away? Do you really think I, Huang Xinglong, am a pushover? I'm telling you, if you don't give me a satisfactory answer today, I'll fucking kill you!"

"And what kind of satisfactory answer do you want?" It was Pei Donglai. His voice was as cold as a blade, but Lin Xiao could hear the fury simmering just beneath the surface, barely suppressed.

"Fuck! First, you're going to get on your goddamn knees and apologize! Then, you're going to have Pei Yanzi keep me good company!"

"Are you looking for death?" Pei Donglai roared, his voice trembling with a terrifying, murderous intent.

Lin Xiao knew he was utterly enraged. Pei Donglai wasn't someone to get this angry otherwise. He was once the renowned War God of the Western Region. If he truly lost his temper, forget a minor scuffle; the other guy would end up crippled at the very least.

Lin Xiao quickened his pace. It wasn't that he was afraid Pei Donglai would kill someone, but doing it at a school gate in front of so many people would traumatize Pei Yanzi.

"Yo, looking for death? You fucking security guard, you've got a lot of nerve talking to me like that! Do you have any idea who I am? I'm from the Huang Family of Shengjing! Go ask around and see what that means in this city! You wanna act tough with me? I'll fucking kill you, and you'll have died for nothing!"

The arrogance was astounding. But Lin Xiao was slightly taken aback. The Huang Family of Shengjing? Huang Xingcheng's brother?

Lin Xiao pushed through the crowd. He immediately saw Pei Yanzi standing behind Pei Donglai, her face deathly pale, with heartbreaking tear streaks on her beautiful cheeks.

"What's going on?" Lin Xiao asked, walking up to Pei Donglai.

Hearing Lin Xiao's voice, Pei Donglai's seething emotions finally subsided a little. He said respectfully, "Captain, this piece of trash was trying to drag Yanzi to a hotel." As he spoke, he shot a hateful glare at Huang Xinglong.

When Pei Yanzi heard Lin Xiao's voice, she quickly looked up at him. Already feeling aggrieved, she now looked even more so, pouting her plump, rosy lips as fresh tears welled up in her beautiful eyes and streamed down her face.

Lin Xiao's heart ached seeing her like this, but now wasn't the time for comfort. He gave her a reassuring nod before turning his gaze to Huang Xinglong. This scumbag was unremarkable in appearance, but he was decked out in designer brands and carried himself with extreme arrogance.

"You're the one bullying my people?" Lin Xiao asked.

Huang Xinglong shot him a disdainful look. "Where did this stinking beggar crawl out from? Is it your place to speak?"

Lin Xiao smiled. "What is Huang Xingcheng to you?"

Huang Xinglong was startled for a moment, not expecting this beggar to know his older brother's name. "Fuck, that's my big brother! What about it?"

Lin Xiao nodded. Then, with a sudden leap, he unleashed a vicious spinning kick that slammed squarely into Huang Xinglong's body.

BAM!!!

The tremendous force sent the scumbag flying. Huang Xinglong crashed hard onto the ground and began screaming in agony. This sudden turn of events shocked everyone present, including Pei Donglai and Pei Yanzi.

Lin Xiao, however, wasn't finished. He ambled over to Huang Xinglong and looked down at him, his gaze as contemptuous as if he were observing a dog. Ignoring Huang Xinglong's murderous glare, Lin Xiao took out his phone and dialed Huang Xingcheng.

The call was answered instantly. Of course it was. This was the man who could annihilate the Huang Family with a single word. Huang Xingcheng wouldn't dare be slow.

"Boss, I was just about to call you," Huang Xingcheng said respectfully.

Ignoring the attempt to curry favor, Lin Xiao asked coldly, "Do you have a brother named Huang Xinglong?"

"Fuck, don't mention that piece of trash! He's just some bastard son— Ah, wait, no. Boss, what did that scum do to you?"

"Where are you?" Lin Xiao countered.

"I just landed in Jinling City. I'm on my way to Jinling University now to settle accounts with that bastard."

Lin Xiao couldn't be bothered with their family drama. "When will you get here?" he asked coldly.

"A few minutes!"

"Good. Hurry up," Lin Xiao said and hung up.

He then turned his gaze back to Huang Xinglong and asked tonelessly, "So, are you going to apologize to Yanzi now, or are you going to wait for Huang Xingcheng to get here and do it?"

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