n later found no major issues and only resulted in a minor disciplinary note for Uncle Zeng. Yet this affected how upper management viewed him.In those two years, Uncle Big was in a constant low mood....Chapter 101: The Sons-in-Law

The onlookers finally understood that the two were deliberately making a fuss to divert attention. This kind of tactic was usually employed by guys before, where they would pretend to mediate but actually take advantage of the situation. There had also been instances where someone appeared to support one side but suddenly switched sides.

It never occurred to Xue Lingzhu that such a scenario, which she had only heard about and seen on others in the past, would be directed at her today. Regardless of whether it was in Summer Sea or present-day Pine City, her reputation wasn't low. In her circle, even if she couldn’t say she was arrogant, she certainly had some clout, enabling her to publicly clear Su Zhan's name today.

She believed that humiliating this boy would be just like how she used to humiliate those boys before, easily stripping them of their dignity and hitting them where it hurts. Yet, unexpectedly, Su Zhan was impervious to her tactics while she suffered the consequences.

Su Zhan couldn't bear watching any longer; Xue Lingzhu was indeed quite beautiful. A confident girl like her, growing up in an environment filled with pampering and adoration, naturally would be brusque at times. Before today, she likely felt emboldened by Wang Haoran's support, only to find herself losing ground when facing Su Zhan and thus decided to step forward for Wang Haoran, not realizing it would backfire.

Su Zhan reached out and grabbed the wrists of Ran Yu and Li Lumei, pulling them back. Xue Lingzhu barely resisted, standing there dazed as if enduring humiliation; she was like a punching bag that didn't resist at all. The look in her eyes showed how shocked she was by today's unprecedented treatment.

The people inside the private room fell silent, shocked by this scene. While Ran Yu and Li Lumei continued to argue, Xue Lingzhu's silence created a stark contrast.

Xue Yiyang drank his liquor while staring at Xue Lingzhu with an expression similar to satisfaction. Su Zhan couldn't help but recall the maniacal scene when he joined the fray wielding bricks.

Liu Rui was squatting in a corner, and his quiet demeanor made people feel that something abnormal was brewing, as if he were preparing for some kind of storm.

Seeing Su Zhan pull back the girls, Wang Haoran also seemed at a loss. He stepped in front of Xue Lingzhu and said, "Forget it, this is just a misunderstanding."

Xue Lingzhu stared disbelievingly at Wang Haoran, her expression akin to that of an aggrieved woman in a horror film. She hadn't expected the man who always stood by her side, Wang Haoran, to say such words today. Although she hadn’t returned to Summer Sea for a long time, had things changed so dramatically upon her return Had it ceased being the city she knew What exactly was her standing now in the eyes of this group led by Wang Haoran!

Xue Lingzhu's eye sockets reddened as she suddenly shouted shrilly, tearing through the silence of the moment, "Wang Haoran, are you a man Are you just going to let them treat me this way"

"Senior Xue, do you know that I used to like you very much, even secretly," Xu Yi Yang spoke up, holding a bottle of beer and with an ominous expression. "But now it seems that you're far from the image I had in my mind; indeed, people can't be judged by their looks alone, especially for those who only have looks."

Xue Lingzhu obviously knew Xu Yi Yang; she used to sit in the audience seating and watch the team play soccer. At that time, the entire team revolved around her, and when she asked about Xu Yi Yang's name and heard he also had the surname Xu, she jokingly said they were from the same family, which made him blush. Xue Lingzhu even gave him a timely smile, likely leaving quite an impression on him. Now, it seemed as if the western sun setting in the audience seating and the group of boys who fought fiercely on the field because of her had faded.

"That's enough!" Su Cen slammed his beer bottle on the ground with a loud bang that sent water splashing everywhere, startling everyone. Xue Lingzhu’s tear-streaked face suddenly choked up; even Su Cen was startled.

However, he had to follow through and turned to Xu Yi Yang, as well as Ran Yu and Li Lumei, saying, "All of you go back and sit down! Today we still have things to do, and I don't need any of you to fight for me!"

The farewell party was getting so tense that he could see Wang Haoran had come today just to ease tensions. He had been a bit suspicious earlier, but Wang Haoran's group, though somewhat domineering in school, wasn’t solely about fighting and acting on impulse.

Now because of Xue Lingzhu’s disruption, Su Cen, with his two lifetimes’ experience, was far from being humiliated by such a modern female like Xue Lingzhu. But the interference of Ran Yu Mei and Li Lumei, along with others from their side poking fun at things, made the atmosphere stiff and awkward; if this continued, he feared that his send-off might become an unforgettable event—just not in a good way.

The crowd stopped their taunts and the imminent sharp conflict after Su Cen’s intervention, all looking somewhat disgruntled.

Xue Lingzhu looked at Su Cen in disbelief; even Wang Haoran, who was the most unruly student in the city's No. 1 High School, had given up on avenging her humiliation. She clenched her pearly white teeth tightly.

Then, the door suddenly opened. The floor manager, who initially wore a stiff smile but now looked displeased because of the commotion from the two rooms, came in. Seeing the high school students and seeing Su Cen's broken beer bottle on the ground made his face turn stern: "There are guests downstairs complaining already. If you continue like this, any consequences will be your own responsibility."

Everyone’s gaze immediately turned to him. The two private rooms were connected; when Wang Haoran wanted to come in earlier, news spread to the other room, and many people came in, right at the moment when resentment was building up inside the room. Now the floor manager opened the door because of Su Cen's action earlier to scold them.

Wang Haoran, who had previously looked like he was about to explode from the tension between Xu Lingzhu and Su Cen, now smiled at the manager warning him at the door. This smile gave the manager an inexplicable sense of unease.

He then bent down to pick up a glass coffee table and raised it high before smashing it violently on the ground. The thick coffee table shattered into countless pieces that were very clear, like nitrate crystals formed by underwater volcanic eruptions being washed by sea waves.

"If anyone below has any opinions or consequences, tell them to come talk to me!" Having found an outlet for his pent-up emotions, Wang Haoran returned to his usual rebellious and arrogant demeanor.

At this moment, several women passing by the door were startled by the commotion. They looked inside past a few security guards rushing over, saying, "Oh, they've really run into someone big-time. I've never seen anyone dare to break things in True Love Year."

Before they could finish speaking, some people in the room started smashing their wine bottles on the ground and stood up extremely arrogantly, saying, "So what if we do smash it Are you trying to say that you don't want your store to open anymore"

The manager, who apparently had some level of recognition, was infuriated by losing face in front of several shocked women. He shouted at the security guards beside him, "What are you standing there for, idiots There's someone inside acting like a big shot!"

When the security guards charged in, two rooms became as agitated as boiling water; conflict was about to erupt.

Su Cen saw that even Wang Xuebing, the vice-class monitor, had joined the fray and was stepping on the manager's head repeatedly when he tried to leave the conflict zone.

Su Cen was at a loss. Among this group of either ruffians or officials' sons, led by Wang Haoran, they certainly had the credentials to destroy True Love Year Club. Now it seemed that police cars were rushing over here as well. Even if the police arrived, however, it wouldn't make any difference; the club's boss would probably have to suffer in silence. This group was entirely made up of children from various officials and systems in Xiahai City, and the more they were involved with, the worse their situation would become.

In the chaos, a girl who belonged to Li Lumei’s circle hurriedly approached Su Cen and said, "Chen Lingshan called me back! She just saw my pager from her bag. Using her dad's phone, she tried calling me, but the signal isn't good there, and it's too noisy here; I couldn't hear clearly what she was saying. But I vaguely heard that she’s on her way home after returning from the lake!"

Li Lumei and Zhang Xi also emerged from the crowd of fighting people. Li Lumei obviously knew immediately that Chen Lingshan had contacted them, and said, "Why did this little girl wait until now to head back home I’ll give her a call and tell her to come over quickly!"

"It's too chaotic here, I can't stay. Forget it, no point in calling her." Su Cen shook his head and dodged a cup that was thrown from somewhere, which smashed into the wall.

Zhang Xi suddenly remembered something and quickly pulled out a key to give to Su Cen, "This is my racing car key; it's on the blue Giant ATX9 bike below. Why don't you go find her You're leaving anyway, so at least say goodbye!" By then, the noise was already deafening, and Zhang Xi shouted over it, "Don’t regret not saying goodbye when you think back later!"

Due to its lack of scientific reasoning, the policy of reassigning classes during sophomore year had been canceled. As a result, each grade's original class remained intact. For Class 5 of Grade 10 (sophomore), Chen Lingshan turning around on stage and hugging Su Cen would become an eternal moment in their legendary story; even many years later, it would still be fresh in people’s memories, evoking nostalgia for those flamboyant youth days.

The girl who had brought out her Ericsson phone simply shoved the phone into Su Cen's hand, "Here! I'll ask Xue Yiyang for it tomorrow. The incoming call on my phone is from Chen Lingshan’s dad; their home number is in the dialed calls section."

"Let's go, let's go. It's been ages since I've had such a satisfying fight! Even if my dad skins me alive afterward, it was worth it today!" Zhang Xi pushed Su Cen toward the exit and rolled up his sleeves to rejoin the fray.

Outside True Love Years Club, police cars were everywhere; red and blue lights flashed into the nearby bicycle garage. With a soft click, Su Cen opened Zhang Xi's gear-shift bike lock under the car canopy.

Stepping out from the originally noisy club, he was suddenly greeted by swaying trees, lying grass, and the dazzling starry sky above; it felt as if time had jumped forward to another world.

Thinking back on what happened in the KTV earlier, he couldn't help but chuckle softly.

This beautiful summer sea deserves a proper farewell.

(To be continued)tball online game in his previous life.Lin Luoran was speechless but thought it reasonable. He couldn't run before learning to walk—this would take time. She had laid a solid foundation from childhood...