Xuan Yuzhai came from a good family background and he excelled in all aspects. Not only that, he was good-looking, and he used to be an infamous troublemaker in Yulan College. However, now that he had transferred to a new college and rich kids were not rare in a business college, he was considered as one of the slightly more notorious students; he was still rather superior but not as highly regarded as he was in Yulan College.
Lin Huai arrived at the entrance to his class and looked inside to see a few students talking non-stop around Xuan Yuzhai. Evidently, Xuan Yuzhai was the big boss of the group.
Lin Huai smiled and marched in. Wu Jun and the rest followed him inside, whereas the student who led them there had already quietly left.
“It’s been a while, Young Master Xuan. Did you miss me?” Lin Huai had a cheerful smile on his face, but to Xuan Yuzhai, he looked like the devil. As soon as he saw Lin Huai, Xuan Yuzhai’s face immediately contorted and there was a strange expression on his face. He was slightly horrified.
“You… why are you here?” The look on Xuan Yuzhai’s face changed drastically. The rest of the students looked at Lin Huai as they wondered who he was and why Xuan Yuzhai looked a little frightened.
Lin Huai walked over to stand in front of Xuan Yuzhai as he laughed and said, “Young Master Xuan, why is your expression as such when you see me?”
Xuan Yuzhai replied awkwardly, “Lin Huai, I think there’s a misunderstanding about what happened last time.”
“Oh.” Lin Huai nodded. Then, he looked at Wu Jun and said, “It’s not good to frighten the kids in class. Let’s bring him out, shall we?”
Wu Jun was just about to do so when seven to eight guys in the class stood up. Taking the few guys beside Xuan Yuzhai into account, there were about ten or so people in total and they were all fiercely looking at Lin Huai. One of the guys with a tattoo on his shoulder smirked, “My, oh my! There’s only a few of you, yet you dare to come over and cause trouble in our class? Are you looking down on us? Young Master Xuan, I don’t care who they are, but rest assured that I’ll keep you safe!”
It was then when Lin Huai found out that he was the actual Big Boss of the class. However, this was not uncommon. When Young Master Xuan was in Yulan College, he did not have a single follower, but he had a lot of connections and everyone gave him face. Now that he transferred to a new college, he probably had gone down a similar path.
If it was back then and they were surrounded by a group of more than ten people, at the very least, Fan Hanning, Zhuang Bifan, and Pu Chengji would have been scared out of their wits. However, all they felt now was a rush of adrenaline. As long as they were following Lin Huai, they would feel invigorated even if they were beaten up. In fact, it was because they had been through worse situations before with Lin Huai that such a spectacle did not scare them one bit.
Lin Huai heaved a sigh and smiled as he said, “Young Master Xuan, must we settle our score here?”
“Now you’re pretending to act cool?” The tattooed guy shoved Lin Huai and scolded, “Listen, kiddo, I don’t give a damn about which class you’re from. If you dare to lay a finger on my brother, I’ll beat you to death.”
Xuan Yuzhai recovered and became a little bolder. He taunted, “Lin Huai, I know you’re doing very well right now, but this is Tongcheng Business College, not the college you’re in. This is not a place you can cause trouble in. If you dare to lay even a finger on me, I can guarantee that you won’t be able to leave this college.”
“Oh, really?” Lin Huai suddenly turned to the tattooed guy and chuckled, “I’m Lin Huai.”
“Heck! I know you’re Lin Huai. Don’t try to act cool.” The tattooed guy seemed rather pissed.
“Lin Huai from Yulan College.” The tattooed guy froze for a moment and then, someone beside him muttered, “I remember that the new gang leader in Yulan College is called Lin Huai. I heard that he killed Zhou Minghu and is way stronger than him.”
The tattooed guy’s facial expression changed completely; he looked hideous and went slightly purple in the face. Then, his voice sounded timid as he said, “No matter what, you’re a student from Yulan College and I believe you couldn’t possibly start a fight in this college—”
Wu Jun suddenly took out his machete and held it against the tattooed guy’ neck. The tattooed guy and the students behind him had all chickened out at once. To them, fighting and brawling were not uncommon. However, to use a knife directly would be a little too frightening. This was a business college, not Yulan College. There were probably one or two troublemakers in each class, but they were total lambs compared to the people from Yulan College.
The atmosphere in the class changed to become extremely oppressive and nerve-racking. After Wu Jun placed his machete on the neck of the tattooed guy, Lin Huai asked with a laugh, “Do you still think that I can’t start a fight in a business college?”
“You can… of course you can!” The tattooed guy broke out in a cold sweat and gulped. The other students in the class lowered their heads, while some of the girls’ eyes were glistening. They were looking at Lin Huai—like how a hungry person would look at a table full of food—as though they wanted to devour him alive.
Lin Huai could not help but frown. These girls are too reserved. Come on and get me if you want. I just so happen to want to put my perseverance and willpower to the test. I guarantee that I won’t move an inch even if all of you strip naked and wrap yourselves around me. However, as the girls seemed to only be gawking at him without making any move, Lin Huai could only turn to look at Xuan Yuzhai once again. His voice was calm as he spoke. “Follow me outside.”
After saying that, Lin Huai turned to walk out of the classroom. Wu Jun and the rest of them followed suit. With the machete finally away from his neck, the tattooed guy was relieved. He looked defeated as he sat in a chair, sweating profusely as he muttered awkwardly, “Young Master Xuan, it’s not easy to go against the gang leader of Yulan College. I don’t think I’ll be able to help you this time.”
Xuan Yuzhai did not say a word. His face was pale as he followed them and walked out of the class. Lin Huai was walking in front and he trailed behind. When all the students in the corridor saw this, they started chattering about.
Xuan Yuzhai mustered up courage to take two quick steps and quietly uttered, “Lin Huai, I admit that I went overboard with some of the things that I did in the past. However, as long as you let me go, I can give you one hundred thousand. What do you think?”
Wu Jun and the other guys’ eyes lit up when they heard the word ‘one hundred thousand.’ They were all normal students from poor family backgrounds and one hundred thousand was an amount their parents could never have earned even after two years of hard work.
Why not just take the money from Xuan Yuzhai rather than beat him up? They looked at Lin Huai and held back their urge to say what they had in mind when they saw him staying silent.
Xuan Yuzhai panicked and continued, “I can give you two hundred thousand. What about that? As long as you let me go, I promise that I won’t mess with you anymore. I wouldn’t dare to do that. I can give you two hundred thousand as compensation. Is that fine with you?”
Fan Hanning gulped as he quietly asked, “Brother Huai, shall we just accept the two hundred thousand and let him go instead?”
Lin Huai plainly stated, “I’m a good person.”
Xuan Yuzhai heaved a sigh of relief.
Lin Huai continued, “I don’t need two hundred thousand, fifty thousand is enough and you’ll have to transfer the money to my bank account right now. However, I’ll still proceed with hitting you, but I can guarantee that I’ll not embarrass you as much by hitting you in your class. After the beating ends, there’ll be nothing between the both of us from today onward.”
Xuan Yuzhai’s face took on a ghastly expression. He’s demanding fifty thousand from me, yet he still wants to give me a beating? Even Zhou Minghu wasn’t as overbearing as him.
Nevertheless, beggars couldn’t be choosers. It would be better to get beaten in one corner than in class, in front of all his classmates whom he was familiar with. He was after all Young Master Xuan and needed to pay attention to his reputation.
Xuan Yuzhai gritted his teeth and said, “All right! It’s a deal then. I’ll transfer fifty thousand to you and you’re not allowed to beat me up in class.”
“Don’t worry. I promise. I don’t want to lose face either. Since I’ve made the promise, I will keep my word.” Lin Huai laughed.
“Fine, I’ll transfer the money now.” Xuan Yuzhai took out his phone and Lin Huai gave him his bank account number. Xuan Yuzhai was feeling mortified inside as he was transferring the money. Was there anything more humiliating than giving money to people to ask them to beat you up in a corner?
Ding! The money was finally transferred. Lin Huai looked at the notification message from the bank and smiled. “Very well! I will keep my promise. I said that I’ll not beat you up in front of all your classmates in class, so I shall not do that. Follow me.”
Xuan Yuzhai resigned to his fate as he followed them out of the teaching block. He was secretly comforting himself inside. If I am to be beaten outside the college compound, I might as well ask for a leave of absence for a while and come back only after I’ve recovered. Then, it’ll be slightly less embarrassing.
The group arrived at the sports field. Xuan Yuzhai thought that they would continue walking towards the main entrance, but to his surprise, Lin Huai stopped. Then, he looked around and cupped both of his hands around his mouth to form the shape of a trumpet and shouted, “Everybody, take a good look! This is Xuan Yuzhai. Young Master Xuan from the second year!”
“???” Xuan Yuzhai was bewildered and his mind was filled with questions. What in the world is Lin Huai doing?
Lin Huai suddenly pointed at Xuan Yuzhai and shouted, “Beat him up!”
Wu Jun and the others were also dumbfounded as they thought that they would be beating Xuan Yuzhai up somewhere secluded. They did not expect to start striking on the sports field, right in front of all the teachers and students from the college. However, they knew how to obey. As soon as Lin Huai issued his command, all of them immediately attacked Xuan Yuzhai like a pack of wolves. They knocked him down to the ground and started kicking him.
Xuan Yuzhai was rolling on the ground in pain. He wailed, “Lin Huai, you bastard! You lied to me!”
“When did I lie to you?” Lin Huai sniggered. “I thought I was being clear just now. After accepting your money, I’ll not beat you up in class. That’s why I brought you out of class and only started hitting you when we arrived at the sports field… I told you that I’d like to save face. What I meant was that you are not the only one who’d like to save face. Likewise, I’d like to save face too… Before this, you schemed against me and Wei Qimian. If I don’t teach you a lesson by humiliating you, how’ll you expect me to vent my anger?”