Lin Huai jumped down from the wall, Wei Qimian still in his arms, and ran until they reached a busy street.
"Hey, why are you so quiet? Have you fallen for me?"
The people chasing them were nowhere to be seen, but Lin Huai hadn't set Wei Qimian down yet. One arm was wrapped around Wei Qimian's hip, and the other arm was around Wei Qimian's slim waist. She felt so delicate and soft, Lin Huai couldn't help but to hold her tight.
Wei Qimian thumped Lin Huai's chest gently.
"Hey, they didn’t chase us here. Let me down?" she said with a pout.
Lin Huai grinned.
"What if they attack out of nowhere? I might not have time to pick you up."
"You- You're such a scoundrel."
Lin Huai's heart was melting.
"C'mon, set me down." Wei Qimian said playfully.
"Your foot's hurt. I need to help you with your ankle first."
Lin Huai began to carry her towards a hotel. Lin Huai could afford a luxury hotel, but that wouldn't match his current identity. Lin Huai looked at him in surprise.
"Hey, where are you taking me?"
Lin Huai smiled.
"Should I just go back to the dorms? They're probably waiting back at the school to jump me. I'll book two rooms. You can have the room to yourself after I've seen to your ankle."
Wei Qimian looked at Lin Huai seriously.
"I’m more worried about you!" she said quietly.
Lin Huai laughed out loud, holding Wei Qimian in his arms and walked towards the hotel. Women are hypocrites. When she says she’s worried, it actually means she’s not.
"Hey, if we really can't go back to the dorm, let's go to the hotel across the street. It’s cleaner... I don't mind paying."
She was clearly worried about hurting his ego, but Lin Huai didn't mind. He wasn't going to turn down a more comfortable room.
Lin Huai walked into the hotel's front desk, got two rooms, and carried Wei Qimian to the elevator.
“Can you put me down now?" Wei Qimian asked.
"Let's get you to the room."
Wei Qimian buried her face in Lin Huai's arms to avoid being seen, while Lin Huai strode straight into the elevator. There were two men and two women in the elevator with them, all around their age and well dressed.
One of the glamorous looking girls was nestled in the arms of a boy. She glanced at Wei Qimian in Lin Huai's arms, and then whispered to the
"Wan Zitao, look at the girl, isn’t it the Wei Qimian?"
Lin Huai felt Wei Qimian shudder. Lin Huai hugged tighter, expressionless, as if he hadn't heard anything.
Wan Zitao seemed to be the leader of the four. He had a noble and self-assured bearing. He looked over, trying to get a better look at Wei Qimian, but, when he couldn't get a clear look at her face, rolled his eyes.
"Miss Wei barely talks to men. Who do you think she would let actually hold her?"
Lin Huai could feel Wei Qimian trying not to laugh. Fortunately, Wan Zihao's was too arrogant to imagine somebody dressed like Lin Huai could get near Wei Qimian. Lin Huai got out of the elevator, leaving the other youths still inside. Lin Huai could hear the woman muttering.
"I really think she looked like Miss Wei."
Wan Zihao snorted.
"You're overthinking it. Wei Qimian will be mine, sooner or later. She can't resist me forever..."
The elevator closed and Lin Huai took Wei Qimian into her room, setting her gently on the bed. She sighed in relief.
"It's a good thing Wan Zihao is so self centered. If he'd looked at me carefully, he could have recognized me. "
Lin Huai laughed.
"You seem rather happy, and think of my poor self-esteem!"
"I doubt that. You seem pretty thick-skinned," Wei Qimian said with a smile.
Lin Huai pretended to sulk.
"Ah, I can't even talk to a girl without blushing, and you say that I'm thick-skinned? I'm hurt."
Wei Qimian chuckled.
"You hold me pretty boldly for a guy who says he can't even talk to girls."
Remembering the incident, she turned red and went silent, glaring at Lin Huai. His heart sunk. He thought she wouldn't notice how much he'd enjoyed holding her, but she clearly had.
Lin Huai coughed.
"About that... uh... let me look at your ankle."
Lin Huai squatted down and carefully removed Wei Qimian's shoes and socks.
"Really Lin Huai, I should be fine after I rest a bit."
He had trouble not staring at her leg. How could all of her be so beautiful? She didn't just have looks, she was kind and intelligence. God clearly played favorites.
Lin Huai touched Wei Qimian's ankle gently.
"It's very swollen. If you don't treat it now, you're going to be in bed for at least three days."
Wei Qimian's paled.
"I won't be able to walk for three days?"
"It's fine if you prefer that. I'd just have to take care of you, but I think people might gossip if we disappeared together for three days...”
"Then I will trouble you," Wei Qimian said quietly.
"Well, if you insist."
He pulled a bottle of green medicine out of his bag and poured two drops onto Wei Qimian's ankle, then began to gently massage it in. Wei Qimianfelt a pleasant warmth radiate from her ankle. She began to relax, closing her eyes and moaning softly. Lin Huai froze. Hearing her moan was so distracting, but Wei Qimian flushed and kicked him gently with her free leg.
“C'mon. Get back to helping me with my ankle."
"Alright, but try not to seduce me. I'm not looking for a casual relationship."
Wei Qimian's face became even redder.
"It would probably take some sort of goddess to seduce you."
"Are you a goddess, miss?"
"Screw you!" Wei Qimian watched as Lin Huai. He was so focused, and her ankle was beginning to feel better. "But it's strange, I didn't expect to become friends with you on the first day."
"That either means we're a good match, or you're weak to good looking men.”
"I haven't seen anyone as narcissistic as you,” she said with a smile, “but I won't lie and say you aren't handsome. You've got such a strange way of acting though. You don't feel like a normal student."
Lin Huai's heart skipped a beat. Wei Qimian's instincts were too sharp. He had to change the topic.
"Wan Zihao said you don't talk to men that often?"
"Uhm, I don't really have many male friends." Wei Qimian sighed. "Most boys seem to have trouble... seeing me platonically."
Lin Huai lowered Wei Qimian's feet and went to sit down.
"That's true. I imagine not many men can handle being around somebody as beautiful as you." Not to mention she was Wei Sihai’s daughter.
Wei Qimian looked at Lin Hua.
"Do you have other ideas too?"
Lin Huai’s heart was racing again. He didn't understand. He'd spent plenty of time around beautiful women on his missions, but his heart had never been thrown into such chaos.
Was this what falling in love felt like.
The silence was awkward, and Wei Qimian was turning red again. She sometimes helped her father with business, so she knew how to keep a straight face. Around Lin Huai, however, she was constantly blushing. Was it because of how much time they'd spent alone together?
It was Lin Huai that broke the silence.
"Wan Zihao seems to think he can win your heart. When I was carrying you out of the elevator just now, it sounded a bit suspicious, like he had some sort of plan."
Wei Qimian frowned.
"Even if he wants to, I doubt he has the guts!"
For the first time, Lin Huai could see the fierceness that came from being the daughter of a business tycoon! Lin Huai relaxed. He was probably overthinking it. Wan Zitao was probably just boasting to his friends.
They chatted for a bit, but it was starting to get late. Lin Huai was about to leave when his phone started to ring.
Not many people knew Lin Huai’s current cellphone number. The phone was only meant to be used for this mission. Wei Sihai, Wei Qimian, Pu Chengji, and the school were the only people with the number. If Lin Huai’s brother needed anything, he would call his other number. Was the school calling to ask why he wasn't back in the dorms?
Looking at the screen, he recognized Pu Chengji's number. When he picked it up, the voice was cold.
"Lin Huai, I've slashed Pu Chengji open. I'm leaving him at the door your dorm now. No one except you can take him away. Either you come back now, or he'll bleed out in the doorway!"
"Who are you?" Lin Huai said slowly, voice cold.
"Zhang Chunlei."
"Wait for me!" he growled. “I'm coming.”
Lin Huai hung up and went to the door. Wei Qimian wanted to stop him, but he forced himself to calm down.
"I'll pick you up tomorrow!"
He closed the door and hurried away.
His calmness chilled her. She looked through her contacts and hit call.
"Hello, is this Mian Mian?" a gentle male voice responded.
Wei Qimian hesitated.
"I need a favor."
Pu Chengji was lying at the door of dormitory 101 at this moment. He seemed miserable with his clothes covered with footprints. There was a bloody rip on his forehead, and his face was covered with blood.There were more than a dozen underlings standing around Zhang Chunlei, each holding a weapon in their hand. He stepped on Pu Chengji's face and crushed it hard. He said ruthlessly, "Stupid fatty, let’s see if your bro will come to save you. "Pu Chengji's eyes were so swollen that they couldn't open, and his voice was shaking, "Second Lei ... he ... he's not my bro."Zhang Chunyu kicked Pu Chengji and scolded, "F*ck you, isn’t it you who told Lin Huai?"Pu Chengji stopped talking. Many people around him had witnessed, and he knew it was useless to say anything.Zhang Chunlei cruelly kicked Pu Chengji's face again and smirked, "If Lin Huai doesn't come, I'll kick your head, and then you will be no different from a pig.
Lin Huai crossed his legs while sitting on the chair, looked at Pu Chengji on the hospital bed and smiled. “You said before that you wanted to cut all ties with me, and yet you still got into this state because of me. From now onwards, you’ll surely be branded as “Lin Huai’s brother”. Tell me, how do you feel?”Pu Chengji held onto his pain and smiled. “Brother Huai. From now onwards, I’ll be able to follow you loyally.”Lin Huai asked, “Who is that Xuan Yuzhai?”Lin Huai didn’t care about Zhang Chunyu nor Zhang Chunlei. However, now that he found out about Xuan Yuzhai’s plans towards Xuan Yuzhai, he had to keep an eye out for him.As he mentioned about Xuan Yuzhai, Pu Chengji’s eyes glowed. His tone was filled with excitement. “His father opened up two clothing factories in our Tong City, so his family’s net worth would definitely be around tens of millions. He is also good in basketball, has good grades, and is the prince charmin
After that, they did not talk about any other serious matter. It was basically just Wan Zitao and the beautiful girl teasing each other. After a while, Wan Zitao’s phone rang. After what seemingly sounded like a conversation, he then said, “I have matters to attend to, so I’ll leave first. Huiyong, I’ll send you home.”Li Huiyong smiled, “Then let’s go. If it’s inconvenient for you, then there’s no need to send me back.”“There’s no problem. After all, your house is quite near here.”The sound of the door opening came out from the room. After that, it was only Li Huiyong and Wan Zitao’s sound. It seemed like Xuan Yuzhai was still in the next room, and hadn’t came out yet.The two had already left, so what is Xuan Yuzhai still doing there for?The tiny listening device was on Li Huiyong’s belt, so he could hear the movements of both Li Huiyong and Wan Zitan. However, it was a different case for Xuan Yuzhai. Lin Huai dec
Wei Qimian looked much more refreshed and beautiful after she came out of the bathroom. She picked up her shoulder bag from the bed, hooked her finger, and smiled, “Let’s go.”Lin Huai smiled and asked, “Has your leg fully recovered?”“Thank god you helped me massage it yesterday. I think that you can already start a massage service store with your skills alone.”"Hehe… Not everyone can enjoy my skills. But if you like it, I can force myself to help you massage in each spot one-by-one.”Wei Qimian glared at him, and Lin Huai immediately turned serious, “I mean I can massage your shoulders, your arms, and your legs. Could it be that you were thinking of something else? Let me tell you, while my massaging techniques can certainly make your chest and hips bigger, but I am a shy handsome boy. I would never do that, so don’t even think about it.”“Pfft, I have never encountered literary and artistic youth like you, acting s
The tall and muscular man exercised his neck, and cracked a smile, “No wonder Brother Lei said that you are a savage. You are indeed very crazy. Come, let’s fight!”“This guy is called Zhang Heng. He and Dao Zi are both the Enforcer [1] under Zhang Chunlei’s control.” Wei Qimian whispered to Lin Huai beside him.The term “Enforcer” is usually a title in a faction. He never expected them to also copy it. Typically, the leader of the faction would be called the Dragon Head, and everyone had to listen to his orders. In the faction, everyone had different kinds of specialities, which includes those that were good in either brains or brawns. The Enforcers would be the ones that are responsible for fighting, while the Administrators would be the military strategists. The Liaison Officers, however, were the bonding agents with a very broad personal connections. There would be an Elite Enforcer in each faction. The Elite Enforcer were the Enforcer among the Enforce
Zhang Heng was carried to the clinic, while Lin Huai was called to the classroom’s head teacher’s office. Lin Huai found a stool and sat on it while having a cigarette in his mouth.Hu Zhiqiang’s face turned unsightly. He said in a deep voice, “Lin Huai, that’s enough. I originally thought that you were a decent student, since quite a few subject teachers had praised you.”Lin Huai smiled and said, “I was originally still decent. However, the class is like a big tank of colour dye [1]. There’s too much colour inside. Since I had already fallen inside, do you still hope that I would be untainted?”Hu Zhiqiang opened his mouth, and was a little dumbfounded.Right now, there were two guys and one woman at the scene other than Lin Huai and Hu Zhiqiang. Lin Huai had met the woman teacher before when he came to register. It was her that helped Lin Huai to wake Hu Zhiqiang up from his dream.Even if there were still people in
Such a big guy like Zhang Chunyu was crying while squatting by the corner of the classroom. Lin Huai had already sat back on his seat, and said plainly, “You can continue finding your brother. If he comes and find me once, then I will beat you up once. After all, he can’t do anything to me at all. Oh, right. If he makes my finger painful, then I will cripple one of your hands. If he makes my toe pain, then I will kick one of your legs till it breaks. Now I’ll let you understand why you can’t always rely on your brother when there’s someone more powerful than you in front of you.”“Also, if anyone dares to mess up the class’s discipline, their aftermath would be like Zhang Chunyu.”Although Lin Huai’s tone was quite plain, it seemed like he would really do it judging by the things he had done for the past two days in school. During the first day of school, he had already beaten up Zhang Jindong from the sports major, and beaten up the class faction boss, Zh
Lin Huai lay on the bed while hearing the sound of the door knocking, and he asked, “Who caused this trouble?”Wang Hongwei's facial expression changed. He stuttered, "I ... I don't know."Although Wang Hongwei did not say it, everyone could tell that the people outside came here for him. Otherwise, he would not be so afraid.With a loud thump, the door was kicked open. Zhang Jindong and four other men rushed in. Their gazes were fixated onto Wang Hongwei. He said in a deep voice, “You brat, how dare you eavesdrop on our conversation. Brother Di asked me to bring you to him.”Zhang Jindong was the troublemaker of the sports major. The “Brother Di” he had mention should also be from the sports major, and his forces didn’t seem to be small.Wang Hongwei was trembling with fear. His face turned pale, and his lips turned purple. He said in a trembling voice, “I won’t go, I won’t go… Brother Dong, please let me go. I really