Chapter 4

How much strength did I use? I don't know. I just know that I used all the strength I had, and the brick shattered with one hit. I just know that Changmao didn't even move before he fell down.

"Damn it!" Even so, I didn't let him off and kicked him hard again.

But in the next second, Changmao's few brothers pounced over, flipping me over again and starting to punch and kick me. Their actions were even more brutal than the previous three times, and they cursed while beating me: "Damn it, you dare to hit our Brother Kun? We'll kill you today!"

Lin Ke'er was shouting, "Stop, stop!" but no one listened to her.

"Damn it..." A voice sounded, and Changmao staggered to his feet.

Everyone stopped: "Brother Kun, are you okay?" "Brother Kun, come and kill him!"

"Get out of the way, I'll kill him." Changmao picked up the broken brick from the ground.

"Zhou Kun, stop!" Lin Ke'er tried to pull his arm.

"Get out of my way!" Changmao shoved her away, and Lin Ke'er fell on her butt.

I wanted to help Lin Ke'er, but after being beaten for the fourth time today, I really had no strength left.

"Shit!" Changmao smashed the brick on my face. My vision went black, and I almost passed out, but my consciousness was already blurry. "Your mother!" Changmao hit me again, and my head buzzed.

"Damn it!" Just as Changmao was about to hit me a third time, his whole body flew out.

My consciousness was hazy, and I only saw a thin, dark shadow jump over me and pounce on the fallen Changmao, punching him rapidly like Donnie Yen. Changmao howled, and the others surrounded him, but no one dared to stop them, just shouting, "Brother Hou, stop!" "Brother Hou, Brother Kun didn't provoke you, right?"

"Get out of my way, I'm going to kill him today. How dare he hit my brother?!"

It was Houzi's voice. Houzi finally came, and he was so fierce?

I was dazed, but someone hugged me. I looked up and saw Lin Ke'er. She was crying softly, and her tears fell onto my face. I panted and said, "See, I could protect you before, and I can protect you now."

"Don't talk, don't talk, I'll take you to the hospital..." Lin Ke'er cried and tried to help me up, but she couldn't.

At this moment, Houzi also came over, rubbing his hands and said, "Sorry, brother, I forgot while playing games. I remembered just now and rushed over..."

The others took the opportunity to carry Changmao and ran away.

"Brother Hou, don't talk, let's take Zuo Fei to the hospital."

"Okay." Houzi went to the roadside to hail a taxi.

"Lin Ke'er, what happened? We waited at the restaurant for a long time." Another man and woman ran over. The man was handsome, and the woman was beautiful, quite a good match.

"This is my classmate. He just hit Zhou Kun. I'll explain later. Let's take him to the hospital first."

Lin Ke'er held me in her arms, and I rested my head on her soft chest. A faint fragrance came from her. I suddenly felt that even dying like this would be worth it.

Houzi called a taxi, and the man and woman hurriedly called him, "Brother Hou."

Houzi looked at them and pointed to the man, "That Zhou Kun from the Nine Princes is a fool. I didn't kill him today, which is his luck."

The man's face was particularly awkward, "Zhou Kun is a bit crazy, and I, as his brother, can't really say anything. Lin Ke'er was supposed to have dinner with him tonight. Zhang Xuan called me over to try to persuade Zhou Kun."

"Right, Brother Hou." The woman also said, "Lin Ke'er is my good friend. How could I not care for her? I called Xing Qiu to persuade Zhou Kun, but this happened."

Houzi didn't say anything more and silently helped me into the car.

Lin Ke'er also got in and said to the window, "Xing Qiu, Zhang Xuan, go back first. I'll thank you later."

The car stopped in front of a clinic. Houzi helped me out and into the clinic, and Lin Ke'er paid the taxi fare and followed in.

Actually, I wasn't seriously injured. It was just some superficial wounds. The most serious was the hit on my head with the broken brick, which only required three stitches.

While stitching, Houzi was scratching his head, looking very anxious.

I said, "Houzi, I'm fine. You don't have to be like this."

"No, I haven't finished my game. Can I go first?"

I was speechless and said, "You go ahead."

"Okay, get stitched. Call me if anything happens."

Lin Ke'er went outside to see Houzi off and came back after a while. I asked her, "So long?"

Lin Ke'er said, "Yeah, Brother Hou said he hadn't eaten dinner and borrowed five yuan from me. I didn't have five yuan, so I gave him ten, but he only wanted five and went to the nearby shop to break it."

"..." I was speechless. Why did Houzi borrow money from everyone?

After the stitches, the doctor asked me to get an IV. Lin Ke'er asked how long it would take, and the doctor said two or three hours. Lin Ke'er looked worried and said that the dormitory would be locked by then. The doctor smiled and said it was fine to stay there. Lin Ke'er blushed, and I quickly said, "It's okay, you go back. I can stay here alone."

Lin Ke'er looked at her watch and said, "I can stay with you a bit longer."

To be honest, I was a bit disappointed. If she could stay with me overnight, that would be great.

I lay in bed, and the doctor inserted the needle. Lin Ke'er brought a blanket and covered me.

After the doctor left, Lin Ke'er sat by the bed and said, "Thank you."

"For what? I heard your friends could have helped you. I just made things worse."

Thinking about this, I felt a bit regretful. Lin Ke'er had a backup plan, but I messed it up.

"That's different. They could only persuade him, and whether Zhou Kun would listen was another matter. But with what you did and what Houzi did, Zhou Kun won't dare to bother me again." Lin Ke'er tucked the blanket around me.

I was happy inside but didn't show it too much and said, "That Changmao guy was too arrogant. He deserved it."

"Yeah, the Nine Princes are all like that, one more arrogant than the other. They look really annoying."

"Not all of them. I think Xing Qiu is nice."

"He... Zhang Xuan really helped me, but as for Xing Qiu..." Lin Ke'er hesitated.

I understood, "Maybe not sincere? That's normal, Xing Qiu and Changmao are brothers." Then I continued, "But from now on, I'll protect you, no one will bully you again!"

Lin Ke'er was stunned for a moment, and her eyes clearly reddened, with tears welling up.

"Hey, why are you crying?" I was worried and tried to wipe her tears, but I forgot about the needle in my hand, and blood came out, causing me to hiss in pain and quickly put my hand down.

"Don't move." Lin Ke'er rubbed her eyes, "I'm just touched. You helped me before, and you're helping me now."

Hearing this, I felt even more ashamed. I said, "I'm really sorry, two years ago..."

"Don't say it..." Lin Ke'er put her finger on my lips, "I know, you were really troubled back then."

I moved her finger away, "Even if I was troubled, I shouldn't have done that."

Lin Ke'er was silent for a moment and then said, "Actually, I was also at fault. I spread the rumor about us dating."

"What? Why?" I was surprised.

"Because..." Lin Ke'er lowered her head and said softly, "If I was your girlfriend, others wouldn't bully me. So I deliberately spread the rumor about us. For a while, others treated me differently, and some even called me 'Fei's wife,' showing respect. I was very happy every day. But I ignored your feelings, and I'm the one who should apologize."

"Is that so..." I smiled bitterly, "Forget it, let's not talk about the past. Let's talk about the future. I, Zuo Fei, swear that no one will bully you at Dongcheng No. 1 High School!"

Lin Ke'er looked at me for a long time, and I smiled, "Are you so touched that you want to cry?"

Lin Ke'er said, "I don't dare to cry. Once I start, I can't stop. By the way, how do you know Houzi?"

"Um, Binzi introduced us."

"Ah, so you still rely on Binzi..."

On the first day at this school, I was most afraid of being called that. I said anxiously, "I can protect you on my own!"

"Okay, I'll wait and see."

Lin Ke'er smiled, and I was momentarily captivated.

"Hey, what are you looking at?" Lin Ke'er waved her hand, "It's getting late, I have to go. See you tomorrow."

I was still dazed when Lin Ke'er left. She really left without any hesitation.

After the IV, it was already past 12, so I slept at the clinic. The next day, I went back to school, washed up, and went to the military training. Because of the bandage on my head, the instructor didn't let me train and had me sit under a tree to cool off, which was a blessing in disguise.

While they were training, I took out my phone and played games, living a life more leisurely than a god. During breaks, my classmates gathered to chat, and some pointed at me and whispered. I was used to it and didn't care. After a while, Liu Yina swayed over, "Handsome, can I add your WeChat?" Her tone was very flirtatious.

I was stunned. She was cursing me yesterday, but today she changed her attitude. Still, I gave her my WeChat.

Later, I found out that the rumor of me hitting Changmao with a brick had spread.

It was said that Changmao was in bad shape. First, I hit him with a brick, and then Houzi beat him with dozens of punches, swelling his face like a pig's head, and he was rushed to the hospital. Speaking of Houzi, I couldn't really figure him out. I had only been here for two days and heard about many gangsters, like the Nine Princes and the Twelve Roses, but I had never heard of Houzi. He looked thin and frail but was very agile in a fight, and Changmao didn't dare to fight back.

The Nine Princes were so powerful and collected protection fees, but how could they be beaten so badly by Houzi? I thought I should ask an upperclassman.