"What do you mean?" Li Yang asked without looking up as he ate.
"You've never been this generous before. What else could it be but a particularly good mood?" Gao Cheng was very direct.
"Damn it. If you don't want to eat, then pack your things and leave!" Li Yang was annoyed that he'd been exposed.
"Of course I want to. How about I tell you a joke, boss?" Gao Cheng said while eating.
"Say it. If you stop laughing, you're paying!" Li Yang said.
"Damn, anyone who's not a pig would laugh. Hehe... You tell me why men tend to gain weight after marriage, while women don't." Gao Cheng's eyes narrowed, looking lewd and shameless.
"Getting married is great, huh?" Li Yang chuckled.
"Damn, boss, you're such a jerk! You'll only stay thin and never get fat if you're always having fun," Gao Cheng said disdainfully.
"Then you tell me."
"Hehe, I thought that after marriage, men would have two bags of fresh milk, two slices of abalone, and a bowl of bird's nest every night. Women would only have a sausage and two quail eggs." Gao Cheng finished speaking and chuckled lewdly, then stopped eating, afraid of bursting out laughing.
Li Yang was stunned for a moment, then spat out his drink and pointed at Gao Cheng's nose, cursing, "You son of a bitch, you're so cheap!"
"He's not as shameless as you, is he? You don't go home after school, you just lurk here!" a sinister voice said.
Chapter 32: Spied on by a Beautiful Woman
Li Yang and his companion hurriedly stood up. Li Yang turned around and saw, to his horror, a dozen or so thugs surrounding them with hostile looks.
"That's right, you made our Brother Wen wait for ages! He had to come all the way here to find you!" one of the thugs cursed.
"Thank you for your trouble. Gao Cheng, you can go now. There's nothing for you to do here." Li Yang wanted to get Gao Cheng out of the way so he could make his move later. Otherwise, it wouldn't be good for him to show his skills here.
"Boss, they outnumber us, I'd better help you," Gao Cheng said, his voice trembling with fear.
"You can go now. I won't say you're not loyal to your brothers. It's pointless to have you around," Li Yang said seriously as he turned around.
"Alright. Take care, boss." Gao Cheng gritted his teeth, turned around and left, not forgetting to look back once more on the way.
Brother, just use your words. The thugs didn't stop them; their target was only Li Yang. In their eyes, he was just a high school student, easily dealt with in a minute. What was there to be afraid of?
"Kid! If you're smart, kneel down and beg for mercy, slap yourself a hundred times, and then give our boss a good pat on the back, and we'll let you go!" a thug said lewdly.
"Screw you, let him blow it!" the leader of the thugs yelled as he turned around.
"Hehe, no, no, I wouldn't dare."
"Kid, don't make me do it, or you'll be in trouble!" Brother Wen urged.
"I just like having you guys do the dirty work..." Li Yang chuckled, but before he could finish speaking, he suddenly darted forward and headed straight for Brother Wen. Brother Wen was stunned for a moment, then reacted and hurriedly retreated.
Damn, I misjudged him. This kid's a tough one. Damn it.
Brother Wen shouted and hurriedly retreated, but he was a step too slow. Li Yang rushed up and punched him in the eye, followed by a whip kick, and he rolled to the ground like a gourd, stunned.
It's not that Brother Wen was bad, but rather that he was cowardly. He was caught off guard by Li Yang. Even if you were a top martial arts master, before you could even unleash your power, Li Yang would unleash a storm of attacks and take you down without giving you a chance to perform. Even if you cried your eyes out, you still lost.
Li Yang was about to finish off Wen Ge when he heard a startled cry from nearby. It sounded like a woman, but given the critical situation, he didn't bother to find out who it was. Maybe it was just someone passing by. The food vendor, however, remained calm, pushing his cart and running off, abandoning his tables and chairs.
"Anyone else want to come up and try?" Li Yang sneered as he scanned the group. The thugs immediately froze. Their leader had been taken down; who would dare to step forward?
"A bunch of trash! Get lost, I'm not in the mood to play with you!" As soon as Li Yang spoke, a dozen thugs immediately picked up their leader and ran away.
"Brother, you're awesome! My name is Zhang Wen. Let's have a drink sometime!" Wen, who had been unconscious, suddenly woke up, gave a thumbs-up, and chuckled.
Holy crap, is this guy crazy? He got beaten up and still wants to buy me drinks?
Li Yang was unaware that after Wen Ge and his dozen or so men ran to a corner, Wen Ge landed, took out his phone, dialed a number, and then said in a very respectful and obsequious tone, "Hello, Miss, I've messed up the task you assigned me."
"What? Are you guys eating shit? You can't even handle a high school student... Is he that good at fighting, or are you deliberately holding back?"
"How could we dare? We wouldn't dare go easy on the task you assigned, Miss. He's really good at fighting, he's got the style of Bruce Lee, yes, Bruce Lee, his moves are so fast, we're no match for him at all. Besides, you said it was just a small punishment to teach him a lesson, I was careless for a moment and he took me down." Zhang Wen said embarrassedly.
"Oh, I didn't expect that kid to have this trick up his sleeve. He's been hiding his true abilities. Hmm, I got it. You guys better get lost, and don't let him know I sent you, or I'll castrate you!"
"Yes, yes, yes... Miss, take care." Brother Wen nodded and bowed.
Wen Ge hung up the phone and let out a long sigh, muttering to himself, "Has the young lady taken a fancy to this guy? But wait, the young lady has been away at university, and this guy is just a high school student. She hasn't had a chance to meet him. What's going on?"
"Boss, should we go back and give him another beating?" one of the henchmen asked.
"Screw you! You don't even understand what Miss Song means? You're really an idiot. Does Miss Song really want to cripple his mother? She's obviously just sulking. This kid is worth Miss Song putting in so much effort, and you're still sulking with him? Hehe, he's going to be rich. If he can win Miss Song's favor, hehe, he'll be rolling in money in Jiangdong City." Brother Wen said with great envy.
"Will Master Song agree?" one of the thugs asked uncertainly.
"Nonsense! Don't let that kid's pathetic appearance fool you! He's a master of disguise! You wouldn't understand even if I told you. Someone who can make the young lady and him strive for improvement, hehe, he's not simple, not simple at all..."
They walked away.
Li Yang picked up his school uniform, sat down, and continued eating the squid he hadn't eaten yet. It was still warm, not bad. It was a pity that Gao Cheng had nothing to eat.
"Why are you still here? Aren't you afraid they'll call people back to retaliate against you? These people are thugs and hooligans!" a clear, cold voice said, tinged with surprise.
Li Yang slowly raised his head, stunned for a moment. Damn, it was Zhao Lihua! This young lady stood gracefully before Li Yang, her slender figure... ugh, drooling...
"What are you doing here?" Li Yang was puzzled. Did she see his imposing figure just now?
"I...why can't I be here?" Zhao Lihua blushed, but tried to justify herself. Of course, she was too embarrassed to say that she had suddenly remembered that her bra with the broken clasp was still in Li Yang's pocket, and she had come back to ask him for it. After searching around and not finding him, she happened to witness the fight.
"Of course you can. You can go anywhere. Uh, if there's nothing else, I'll be going now." Li Yang had lost his appetite for squid. Damn it, if he ate any more, his secret would be exposed.