Chapter 21: Love’s Charge—Don’t Cry Because You’re Moved!
Ye Liang Chen hurriedly arrived at the school gate, panting for breath.
He looked around eagerly.
No sign of anyone dressed in other schools’ uniforms, or anyone not wearing a uniform at all.
Their school takes management pretty seriously!
Basically, everyone donned the school uniform. Glance over, and it’s a sea of familiar shirts and skirts—all from their own school.
“Did I remember it wrong?”
“No way.”
“And it’s definitely today in my dreams!”
Just when Ye Liang Chen was feeling utterly confused…
Suddenly, he heard a few sarcastic voices, sprinkled with sneers: “She thinks switching schools means she can escape us? That’s way too naive, huh?”
“Yeah, just because she refused us, she doesn’t realize how popular she is!”
“A fox-faced woman who dares to seduce men everywhere—disgusting! Probably played with more guys than she can count.”
“Think she can just transfer and be peaceful? I’ll spread her past deeds too, make sure everyone knows how she likes to snatch someone’s secret crush.”
“…”
Among these people, some males, some females.
A loud group of seven or eight strutted toward them.
Seeing these people, Ye Liang Chen grinned.
His memory was spot-on.
They really had arrived!
He glanced at his phone.
It was 17:31.
That meant, Hu Yu Ying would be out in one or two minutes at most, maybe four or five if she was slow.
With that thought, Ye Liang Chen signaled Gao Quan.
Then, he strode toward the group himself.
“Your words are a little too harsh, don’t you think?” Ye Liang Chen said with a slight frown, looking at the troublemakers.
In his eyes, they were just a gang of underdeveloped high school brats.
Compared to Dragon Brother—the madman who could k*ll—these guys are barely a blip. Not worth his worry.
The group froze for a moment, then turned to glare at Ye Liang Chen: “What’s it to you?”
“Yeah, we say what we want. We aren’t talking about you. Why are you pretending to be so righteous, huh?”
These troublemakers were bad classmates from No.2 High School. Besides, with two girls included, their group had grown to eight.
More people meant more courage—bottom line, they didn’t take Ye Liang Chen seriously, especially since he was just one guy.
“I won’t let you insult her!” Ye Liang Chen straightened up, one hand behind his back, trying to look heroic.
Of course, all these movements weren’t meant to impress them.
He was doing it for Hu Yu Ying—who could appear any second now.
Since he had chosen to step into this, he was gonna show off his bravest side.
Why stuff books in his stomach? Because even if he got punched, he’d look cool doing it.
“Do you know Hu Yu Ying?” the leader, a guy with a distinct spiky hairstyle covering one eye, asked.
His name was Wang Tian Lai—top dog at No.2 High.
After being rejected by Hu Yu Ying, he harbored a grudge and often targeted her at school.
Today, he even went to a barber to get a fresh hairstyle before coming.
Her obedient, cute personality pleased him. He already felt so strong, just needing a clingy girl by his side.
And Hu Yu Ying wasn’t just any pretty girl—her looks were special, different from other girls.
As soon as he saw her, he was hooked—couldn’t get her out of his mind. Not getting her made him feel like tiny claws were scratching his insides.
Today, he came prepared to give Hu Yu Ying one last chance.
If she agreed, fine. No hard feelings.
If she refused, he’d drag her name through the mud, ruin her reputation, and make sure everyone knew she liked to steal someone’s crush.
“Exactly. I do know Hu Yu Ying!” Ye Liang Chen said seriously. That girl was his treasure—a gem in his life. Of course he knew her.
“f*ck! I knew that vixen would attract men wherever she went—you see, she’s barely transferred here for three days, and she’s already seducing another one,” sneered a girl with earrings.
She often bullied Hu Yu Ying at No.2 High, especially when she saw her hair was shinier and darker than hers—she’d even yank on Hu Yu Ying’s hair sometimes.
Ye Liang Chen took a final glance at the time.
It was 17:36.
That meant Hu Yu Ying would be out any moment now.
Realizing this, Ye Liang Chen snorted coldly, eyes blazing with resolve: “I told you, you aren’t allowed to insult her!”
As if he were a brave knight charging in love’s name, he lunged at Wang Tian Lai!
These guys didn’t expect that Little Ye Liang Chen—the only one—would dare to actually hit them.
Wang Tian Lai was caught off guard and shoved to the ground by Ye Liang Chen.
“f*ck! You hit me? Get him!” someone yelled.
Soon, Ye Liang Chen was grabbed.
In that moment, Ye Liang Chen chuckled—giving it his all, looking like a hero.
Ha! Victory was his!
After a punch, Ye Liang Chen spun with the force, falling to the left.
As he hit the ground, he looked up toward the school gate.
Huh?
Where is she?
He had fallen hard onto the pavement.
But at that instant, Ye Liang Chen seemed to forget the pain.
Even sprawled on the ground, he stubbornly stared at the gate, hoping to see the figure he longed for.
But… no sign of her.
He had looked fully—no Hu Yu Ying.
Next, Wang Tian Lai and his crew dragged Ye Liang Chen up by the collar.
“d*mn, you were the first to throw punches,” they said.
Seeing Wang Tian Lai furious and ready to explode again, Ye Liang Chen hurriedly said, “It was all a misunderstanding.”
“Bullshit! You started the fight and now you talk about misunderstandings? You think I’ll believe that?” Wang Tian Lai snapped.
Gao Quan watched in disbelief as Ye Liang Chen was beaten on the ground. How could his brother have gone so far to provoke them?
He’d been watching all along—sure, it was true that Chen had been the one to start trouble. He had almost gone over to help, but in the end, he held himself back.
“Brother Chen said not to get involved, no matter what happens…” he remembered.
Soon, the security guard noticed the fight.
Immediately, he stepped in to break it up.
Wang Tian Lai and his friends saw the security approached and chose to scatter quickly, shouting, “They started it!”
Seeing the troublemakers run away, Gao Quan hurried over to help Ye Liang Chen up: “Brother Chen, you alright?”
“d*mn it! They punched two books into my stomach—I swear none hit the pages, f*ck!” Ye Liang Chen cursed, furious.
Even as he cursed, his eyes stubbornly fixed on the school gate.
Although many people had gathered, none among them could see Hu Yu Ying’s shadow.
“Why? Why? Did Hu Yu Ying see those guys and get scared, so she left?” he wondered.
Did she recognize him? Was it because he had blocked them?
Eventually, under repeated security inquiries, Ye Liang Chen insisted he was fine and just wanted to leave quickly.
The fight had attracted a crowd.
No doubt by Monday, rumors about this would spread all over school!
But it also meant, without saying it aloud, that Hu Yu Ying knew it was Ye Liang Chen who saved her…
Gao Quan helped steady him as they left, and Ye Liang Chen couldn’t help but laugh: “You better not cry because you’re touched when you find out the truth…”
