t cry. People who don’t understand us might think that I bullied you."Wang Ming’s laughter turned to tears again; it was somewhat absurd for a little kid who looked like his younger brother to say he...Chapter 100 Counterattack

Nashuan quickly led Gui Haoran to a private room, planning to bring some people along. As he was accustomed to such situations, Wang Haoran's expression didn't show the slightest discomfort under so many disapproving glances.

Those accompanying him were indeed not ordinary individuals. They ranged from seniors of Grade 2 to current seniors of Grade 3. Some even displayed more brazen behavior. Among them were people who had once been involved in the brick-throwing incident with Su Can and Xue Yiyang, as well as Chen Chong's close friends. When Chen Chong was violently confronted by Su Can earlier, he ended up expelled from school and transferred to another county due to his family connections.

Wang Haoran maintained a smiling facade, but the hostility of those behind him was evident.

In the history of Shiyan High School, it wasn't uncommon for students who had graduated to gather people to settle old scores with someone they despised. Although not frequent, these incidents usually involved high-profile figures like Wang Haoran.

Just before Wang Haoran's arrival, Zhang Xi whispered to Su Can, "Don’t worry; we’ll take care of anything that happens!" At this moment, such words could be seen as overstepping, but Su Can nodded in acknowledgment.

Mao Xiaoshi and others unconsciously positioned themselves behind Su Can. Combined, their group's combat capability wasn't inferior to Wang Haoran’s side, though they lacked the intimidating aura.

Behind Wang Haoran stood an exceptionally prominent woman wearing a tweed skirt, an academic-style shirt paired with a sleeveless pure cotton vest. She was tall, at least 170 centimeters, and standing beside the 180-centimeter-tall Wang Haoran, she only fell short by half a head. Her towering presence exerted an oppressive force that made other boys hesitant to look directly at her. It seemed everyone had just recognized her as Senior Xue Lingzhu, who had transferred out of Grade 2. Currently, she was reportedly studying in the provincial art school, with her father having been a forestry bureau leader and her mother a hospital doctor. Later, when her father was promoted to work in the province, their family relocated, but they still retained connections here. Many students whose parents worked under Wang Haoran's father recognized Xue Lingzhu as a notable figure among Shiyan High School’s former students.

She had reportedly been one of the school beauties with several admirers back then and was now a well-known graduate. There were even rumors that Wang Haoran harbored feelings for her, which explained their ongoing ambiguous relationship.

This woman carried an air of arrogance utterly incongruous with the current setting, arms crossed as she surveyed everyone around her with a mocking expression, seemingly waiting to see how things would unfold.

Li Aigong smiled and said, "Brother Wang Haoran, how did you come here We were just talking about you. Today Zhang Xi and I are having a meal here, and we wanted to go over for a drink."

Wang Haoran reached out his hand, pressing against Li Aigong's chest before pushing him aside; clearly, Li Aigong didn’t have the qualifications to converse with him yet. Standing in front of Zhang Xi and Su Can, just as Zhang Xi was about to speak, Wang Haoran smiled and said, "Alright, you’re leaving without inviting me My dad even asked me to learn from you! Afraid I’ll cause trouble"

Upon hearing this tone, everyone’s tense hearts relaxed somewhat. However, they still couldn’t help but be wary; with Wang Haoran appearing like this, it obviously wasn’t coincidental. His tone sounded rather strange as well, as if he had been acquainted with Su Can for a long time. Apart from the gang of his close friends behind him, his relationship with Su Can could be described as constantly clashing and colliding, so it was only reasonable that they would eventually come to blows.

Su Can said, "Your dad asked you to learn from me Inviting you wouldn’t have been enough; I’d have had to scold you a bit too. Don’t you find that annoying It saves me from being criticized."

The senior three students standing behind Wang Haoran immediately stirred up reactions due to Su Can’s words.

Xue Lingzhu snorted and said, "You’re quite full of yourself." She exchanged glances with Su Can before smiling. "You’ve been dealing with him for some time now; you should know his character."

Judging from this girl's demeanor and behavior, she appeared to be well-versed in such situations, never lacking experience in contention. To put it simply, she was extremely confident. Her appearance, her figure, even those slightly slanted eyes, had a somewhat beguiling quality. If Su Can knew of her past at No. 1 High School and how popular she currently was within her circle, he might be able to deduce the source of her confidence.

Su Can openly described Wang Haoran’s actions as "character," which carried a somewhat derogatory connotation, hinting at verbal aggression that made all the men behind him eager for conflict.

“I said I hate talking this nonsense with you. No matter what we talk about, it always comes back to me. Can’t we have a decent conversation” Wang Haoran showed an extremely impatient attitude and frowned at Su Can.

Xue Lingzhu probably felt that since the start, Su Can had been neither servile nor arrogant in front of her; this was different from the usual results she got when she appeared. She thus found this man somewhat interesting and asked Wang Haoran, "Is this the person you mentioned He’s quite different from what I imagined. Why is Chen Cong so foolish, getting expelled for messing with someone like him It's just over a woman—throw some money at him and tell him to go far away. What's the point of being indecisive"

The phrase about using money to solve jealousy was basically a joke, something that rarely happened in real life.

However, Xue Lingzhu deliberately said it with an air of superiority, clearly intending to belittle Su Can. Her eyes never left him from the start, as if she saw him as someone who hadn’t seen much of the world and was a child of laid-off workers.

Ding! Li Simei and Ran Yu successively placed their glasses down on the table with a sound that didn't match this quiet atmosphere at all.

Suck! Xue Yiyang gulped down half a bottle of beer in one go, tightening his grip on the bottle’s mouth.

In the eyes of a woman like Xue Lingzhu, it was reasonable that she didn’t think much of him. However, there was no need to argue with her; a girl like her had undoubtedly seen countless boys cowering and feeling inferior in front of her. Su Can smirked, “While I was hospitalized, his mother gave me money—hundreds of thousands, but I shredded it.”

Xue Lingzhu’s expression changed slightly as she looked at Su Can properly for the first time, impressed by his composure and feeling that perhaps she had been too harsh just now.

"If a man I like can just leave after throwing some money around, I guarantee to throw ten times as much at him and kick him out," Dan Yu suddenly said from the other end of the sofa.

Xue Lingzhu glanced coolly in their direction but didn’t pay them any mind. Naturally, she also didn't notice that many people around started looking at her with cold eyes.

Back then, there were quite a few people who admired Xue Lingzhu. After all, it had only been a year since she left, and occasionally they could glimpse her figure when she came back to ride the school bus. Some of them even shared meals with her at their desks, coming from families in government compounds. However, upon hearing what she said about Su Can, everyone felt extremely uncomfortable.

Wang Haoran turned around and tugged Xue Lingzhu's sleeve; his face was stiff to an unusual degree. The current atmosphere and situation seemed to go against his intentions. Today, he had come back on the school bus not to cause trouble in the first place. Initially, when he met Su Can, he subconsciously hoped to get close to him. Yet, Su Can took a dismissive attitude toward him, which made him furious. Several times he wanted to approach Su Can, only for the latter to treat him like an entirely different world's playboy who had nothing in common with him. Later on, when he saw Su Can openly confront them with bricks and help Mao Xiaoshi block Chen Chong’s knife, it stirred a sense of mutual respect within him that was unprecedented among Wang Haoran's circle.

Of course, the various events surrounding Su Can made him want to get closer even more. However, he found no way to do so, sometimes hating Su Can intensely but also feeling strangely pleased with his actions.

Wang Haoran wanted to integrate Su Can into their group through his means but didn’t expect that this hadn't happened yet and now Su Can was leaving. Even today coming here to sing at Zhenai Year, wasn’t accidental; he had booked a private room specifically upon learning about Su Can's departure, intending to bid farewell to someone whom he both hated and wished to be brothers with. However, Xue Lingzhu misunderstood the situation from the start and launched an intense offensive towards Su Can, clearly escalating the tension.

Wang Haoran, who had originally planned to put on airs, saw that it might turn into a fight if things continued this way. So, he pulled Su Can's sleeve and squatted in front of the table, filling ten cups with drinks neatly arranged like a tower—four at the bottom, three above them, two more above those, then one at the top. It was clear that he often did such tricks, being very proficient; even when stacking the cups they stood steady as if during his homework.

"You’re leaving, and I don’t want to cause any unpleasantness. How about this: I’ll drink these ten cups. We can forget all our past grievances" Everyone thought Wang Haoran was talking like a gangster at first but then the sentence took an unexpected turn.

The eyes of the senior high school students behind Wang Haoran went wide in disbelief. Usually, when someone had to apologize to Wang Haoran with this "four-three-two-one array" that left them nearly choking from overdrinking, it was now being used on him It made people wonder if they had heard wrong.

"I’ll take that as a yes," seeing Su Can hesitate slightly, Wang Haoran reached out to grab the top cup and downed it in one gulp. He showed an empty glass gesture to Su Can before going through each layer of cups until he finished all ten. An ordinary person would likely be done for after drinking three or four; however, Wang Haoran still looked like he was brimming with vigor even as he gulped down the last sip almost forcing it into his stomach, slamming the cup back on the table “Here! What I say goes, from now on all past grievances are forgotten!” Su Can began to look at this playboy with new respect. He patted Wang Haoran’s back and asked, "Are you alright

Wang Haoran felt internally like a plain ravaged by Nazi Germany's tank集群, but he was comforted by Su Cen’s benevolent treatment, which catered to his masochistic tendencies. He found drinking these ten cups of alcohol exhilarating and manly.

Wang Haoran downed nine consecutive cups before Xue Lingzhu finally couldn't believe what she saw when he swallowed the last one.

Suddenly, Li Sui Mei stood up and pointed at Ran Yu, exclaiming, "Ran Yu, I've had enough of your high-and-mighty attitude. What’s so great about spending ten times more money to bring a man back only to kick him out again You think you're some kind of goddess" The tension from earlier had now exploded.

Ran Yu abruptly stood up in response, her face aflame with anger. "Li Sui Mei, listen here. I have plenty of men, and losing one or two doesn’t matter to me. Do you think you’re special enough to speak on behalf of a man If you want to talk this out, we can do it outside!" With that, she led the way towards the door.

"I’d like to see what you do about it!" Li Sui Mei wasn’t backing down either. She ignored the two girls trying to mediate and followed Ran Yu to the door.

Xue Lingzhu watched coldly as these women quarreled, seemingly rather interested in the spectacle. "I’ll show you what I’m made of!" Upon seeing Li Sui Mei approach her, Ran Yu swung a punch at her—*slap!*

The entire room fell silent.

Xue Lingzhu’s head turned to one side; clearly visible on her face were five finger marks. Her disheveled hair framed her pale and dazed expression as she had yet to process this sudden turn of events that was entirely unrelated to her.

Not only Wang Haoran, but even his batch of senior three classmates and everyone else in the room, including Su Cen, were stunned into silence.

"You dare hit me No one has ever dared to hit me before! You must be asking for it!" Li Sui Mei grabbed a bottle from the table and poured its contents over Xue Lingzhu's tied-up hair.n everything in another dimension before, but now his return made everything possible once more.Thus, what was previously impossible to change would now be changed.Tang Wu wrote her letter with awe an...