Is it hard to chase the school beauty?It doesn't matter, she still has roommates

Fu Yichen chuckled, picked up a beer bottle, and clinked it against Situ Rui's.

“Rui Zi, it’s not that I don’t want to take you, but with your mediocre skills, what’s the point of taking you? To be a punching bag? Brother Luo will have to go through the trouble of protecting you, which would be too much of a burden.”

"Who's a novice?!"

Situ Rui, like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, stubbornly retorted.

"Let me tell you, Fu Yichen, you should be looked at with new eyes after three days of separation! Ever since that brawl with Brother Luo at Panlong Mountain in Jiufeng, I have realized my own lack of strength! After returning, I spent a lot of money to hire two real boxing masters and trained like crazy every day! Now I'm telling you, I can easily take on two people at once!"

Qin Luo and Fu Yichen exchanged a glance, neither of them speaking, but the meaning in their eyes was clear—they didn't believe it.

Xu Ruizhe smiled and shook his head, silently drinking his wine.

When Situ Rui saw that no one believed him, he was greatly discouraged. He turned to look at Chen Mengyao, who was eating roasted corn with a slightly flushed face, as if he had found a savior.

"Mengyao, you be the judge! Don't you think I, Situ Rui, am much more capable than before? Am I qualified enough to go out and see the world with Brother Luo?"

Chen Mengyao never expected the conflict to involve her. Her pretty face turned even redder, like a ripe apple. She quickly waved her hand, her voice barely audible.

"Brother Situ...I...I don't know...I...I'm not..."

She wanted to say, "I'm not your sister-in-law," but how could she say it? Especially in front of Qin Luo, she was so embarrassed that the second half of the sentence got stuck in her throat, and she lowered her head, not daring to look at him.

Seeing this, Xie Yuting smiled and smoothed things over, putting her arm around Chen Mengyao's shoulder and saying to Situ Rui.

"Alright, Ruizi, stop making things difficult for Mengyao. Mengyao is such a reasonable girl, unlike you, who only knows how to fight and kill."

As she spoke, she deliberately glanced at Fu Yichen, who immediately puffed out his chest, put his arm around Xie Yuting, and looked smug, as if to say, "My wife is so sensible."

Situ Rui choked for a moment, then sat down sullenly, took a big gulp of beer, and sighed.

"Sigh, Yuting is still the best. My husband... he only cares about looks, he always says I've lost my brain from building up my muscles. It's much better to have someone like Qin Luo who's both handsome and good at fighting..."

"Pfft—" Xu Ruizhe almost spat out the wine in his mouth.

Qin Luo, Fu Yichen, and Xu Ruizhe exchanged glances and simultaneously raised their middle fingers at Situ Rui, their movements perfectly synchronized.

Situ Rui wasn't annoyed. Instead, he stroked his chin and said narcissistically.

"But to be honest, I have become a bit more handsome recently. It seems that working out really can change one's aura..."

No one bothered to pay him any attention.

After the joke, Situ Rui spoke seriously to Qin Luo.

"Brother Luo, seriously, are you free tomorrow? Come to the new boxing gym I found and give me some pointers? Let me see just how big the gap is between me and a real master."

Qin Luo thought for a moment; he did indeed have something to do during the day tomorrow. The two veteran traditional Chinese medicine doctors, Zhong Yixian and Qi Huangrui, had arranged to meet him at a large hospital in the city the next day. They had several patients with extremely complex and critical conditions there, and the two doctors felt it was a difficult case and wanted him to take a look, hoping his unique theory of "qi" might have a miraculous effect.

"I have things to do during the day, so let's do it tonight."

Qin Luo said.

"If I'm free tonight, I'll go take a look."

"Alright! It's a deal, Brother Luo!"

Situ Rui immediately beamed with joy.

Just then, the noise from a nearby table caught their attention.

At that table sat four young men who looked to be in their early twenties, dressed in flashy clothes and with brightly colored hair.

Their table was completely empty; they hadn't ordered any food, clearly not there to eat. At that moment, they were squinting at Qin Luo and his group, their gazes lingering particularly on the pure and beautiful Chen Mengyao, while muttering something filthy.

"Wow, that girl is really hot, she's got a real vibe!"

"This looks familiar... Isn't it that 'Yao Yao who never gains weight' thing that's been all the rage lately? The one who does mukbang?"

"It seems so! I heard she hooked up with a big boss, and the top fan is sending her rockets every day. No wonder her followers have been growing so fast lately, haha."

"She's really good-looking, I wonder what she's like in private... hehe, how much is a night? How about we chip in?"

"Maybe the boss is right here. Look at that pretty boy over there, doesn't he look like him?"

"What's so great about pretty boys? We're strong and healthy, aren't we better than those pretty boys?"

"Hey sis, wanna come over and have a drink with your brothers? I guarantee it'll be more fun than hanging out with your number one bill guy!"

"After we finish our drinks, I'll take you to a great place that I guarantee will help you gain more followers even faster, haha!"

The language became increasingly foul and offensive, filled with obscene innuendo and provocation.

They were clearly looking for trouble and teasing Chen Mengyao because she was young and pretty and they recognized her as a live streamer.

Chen Mengyao felt both ashamed and angry. Her eyes instantly reddened, and she lowered her head, her fingers tightly gripping the hem of her clothes, her body trembling slightly.

Situ Rui and Xu Ruizhe's tempers flared up instantly! Situ Rui even stood up abruptly, grabbed a beer bottle, and was about to rush over.

"Damn it! Where did this scum come from! Watch your mouth!"

Xu Ruizhe also stood up with a gloomy face.

However, Xie Yuting reached out to stop her. She glanced at Qin Luo with a hidden look, gave Situ Rui and Xu Ruizhe a wink, and whispered.

"Don't worry."

Situ Rui and Xu Ruizhe were taken aback, but then they understood.

In this situation, it goes without saying who should step up.

The two men exchanged a glance. Although their anger had not subsided, they held back and sat down again, their eyes fixed fiercely on the four thugs.

Qin Luo continued eating his skewers leisurely, seemingly oblivious to the profanities and his companions' anger. Only after putting down his bamboo skewers, wiping his mouth with a tissue, did he turn and, without turning back, utter a single, indifferent sentence towards the other table.

"Get out before I lose my temper."

His voice was soft and even flat, yet it carried an invisible chill that traveled clearly through the room.

The four energetic young men were taken aback at first, then burst into laughter, as if they had heard the biggest joke in the world.

"Oh my! The pretty boy has spoken!"

"Get out of here? Who the hell do you think you are? Do you know whose territory this is?"

"Kid, trying to be a hero and save the damsel in distress? Don't you know your own limitations!"

"We're not leaving today! Not only are we not leaving, we're taking this chick with us! What are you going to do about it?"

The young man at the head of the group, with dyed yellow hair and a lip piercing, stood up arrogantly, tilting his head and glancing sideways at Qin Luo's back.

Qin Luo didn't say anything more. He slowly stood up, turned around, and faced the four thugs.

His movements were slow, yet they possessed a chilling, oppressive quality.

The blond-haired man felt inexplicably uneasy under Qin Luo's calm and unwavering gaze, but relying on his superior numbers, he continued to be sarcastic and verbally aggressive.

"What are you looking at? You want something? I'll..."

He hadn't finished speaking!
Qin Luo moved! As fast as lightning!
Before everyone could see anything, Qin Luo's figure had already appeared in front of the blond-haired man! His right foot, like a cannonball, kicked the blond-haired man hard in the chest with a sharp gust of wind!
"boom--!!"

A deafeningly loud bang! Before the blond-haired man could even react, he was struck as if by a speeding truck, his feet leaving the ground, his body arched like a shrimp, and he was sent flying backward!

"Crash—Bang!!"

His body crashed through the empty table, slid several meters, and slammed heavily into an electric scooter parked on the side of the road, knocking it over. He then collapsed limply to the ground, unconscious without uttering a sound, his chest noticeably caved in.
quiet!
Deathly silence!

The arrogant smiles on the faces of the remaining three young men froze instantly. Like ducks with their necks being choked, their mouths gaped open, their eyes filled with disbelief and terror! They looked at the blond-haired man lying motionless on the ground, then at Qin Luo standing there as if he had only kicked away a piece of trash. A chill ran from the soles of their feet straight to the top of their heads!

Is...is this guy a monster?!

“Run…run!”

Someone shouted, and the three of them snapped out of their daze. They scrambled to their feet, helped the unconscious blond-haired man up, and fled the barbecue stall like stray dogs, disappearing into the night without a word of threat.

The barbecue stall owner and the few customers were also stunned, their gazes towards Qin Luo filled with awe.

Qin Luo acted as if he had done something insignificant, patting off non-existent dust from his trousers, walking back to his seat, and picking up another skewer of grilled squid.

"Brother Luo is awesome!"

Situ Rui and Xu Ruizhe praised in unison, their earlier frustration completely gone.

Chen Mengyao also raised her head, looking at Qin Luo with teary eyes, her eyes filled with gratitude and an indescribable emotion, and whispered something.

"Thank you... thank you, Brother Qin."

Qin Luo nodded to her without saying anything.

Xie Yuting looked at Qin Luo, a strange glint flashing in her eyes, but she quickly concealed it and smiled, urging everyone to continue eating.

No one noticed that an inconspicuous silver minivan had stopped in the shadows not far across the street. The minivan's window slowly rolled down a crack, and a dark camera lens protruded from the crack, pointing directly at Qin Luo and his group at the barbecue stall.

Inside the car, someone was operating a high-definition camera, clearly recording everything that had just happened, especially the scene of Qin Luo kicking the blond-haired man away.

Xie Yuting's gaze seemed to casually sweep over the direction where the van was parked, and the corners of her mouth curled up very slightly, revealing a fleeting, eerie, and cold smile, so quick that no one noticed it.

The commotion subsided, but the atmosphere was noticeably different. After eating, drinking, and chatting for a while, everyone prepared to leave.

Chen Mengyao stood up and said to Qin Luo somewhat shyly.

"Brother Qin, I... I'll head back now. I have a live stream assignment tomorrow, so I need to go back and prepare."

She paused, took out her car key and pressed it. A brand-new white BYD Han new energy vehicle in the distance flashed its headlights.

"I...I drove here, I can get back by myself, no need to trouble you to take me."

Qin Luo glanced at the car and nodded.

"Be careful on the road."

"Ok!"

Chen Mengyao responded, said goodbye to the others, and then walked to her car alone and drove away.

Fu Yichen and Xie Yuting also got up to say goodbye, while Situ Rui and Xu Ruizhe put their arms around each other's shoulders, saying they were going to the next event. Soon, only Qin Luo was left in front of the barbecue stall.

He paid the bill and strolled back to Mindu Yipin. Opening the door, he stepped into the spacious, luxurious yet cold penthouse, and an unprecedented sense of loneliness washed over him. A faint trace of Yang Mimi's presence lingered in the room, but she had already returned to Yanjing for work. The vast space now held only him.

He walked to the floor-to-ceiling window, gazing at the dazzling city lights outside, and suddenly felt a pang of loneliness. He picked up his phone, scrolled to Xiang Siyi's name in his contacts, and hesitated, wondering whether to make a call…

at this time.

"Ding-dong—" The doorbell rang.

Qin Luo was somewhat surprised. Who could it be so late? Fu Yichen and the others had just left; they shouldn't be returning. Could it be the property management?

He walked to the door and looked out through the peephole.

There stood a woman outside the door, a woman who was dressed up carefully.

She was wearing a high-quality black fitted dress, the hem of which just passed her knees, with sheer black stockings covering her legs and a pair of elegant black high heels.

Her face was adorned with exquisite makeup, making her already beautiful features even more radiant and captivating, her red lips like fire. Time seemed to have left few traces on her; instead, it had added to her the unique charm and allure of a mature woman. This was Zhang Huizhen.

Qin Luo frowned and opened the door.

"Mr. Qin... good evening."

When Zhang Huizhen saw Qin Luo, she forced a smile, but the tension, determination, and a hint of sadness in her eyes were clearly visible.

She exuded a faint, alluring fragrance.

"Ms. Zhang? It's so late, is there something you need?"

Qin Luo stood at the door, showing no intention of letting her in, his tone indifferent.

Zhang Huizhen bit her lower lip, her voice low and trembling with a hint of pleading.

“Mr. Qin, I…I have something very important to discuss with you. Could you…let me in to talk? It’s just a few words, it won’t take up too much of your time.”

Qin Luo looked at her, remained silent for a few seconds, and then stepped aside to open the door.

"come in."

Zhang Huizhen felt as if she had been granted a pardon and quickly went inside, gently closing the door behind her.

She stood in the center of the spacious living room, looking somewhat lost and unable to look Qin Luo in the eye.

Qin Luo walked to the sofa and sat down. He picked up the cigarette case on the coffee table, took out a cigarette, lit it, took a deep drag, and then looked up at Zhang Huizhen, who was still standing there. His tone was unreadable.

"Tell me what's going on."

Zhang Huizhen took a deep breath, as if she had made a huge decision. She raised her head, bravely met Qin Luo's gaze, and walked step by step toward the sofa.

As she drew closer, the scent—a mixture of perfume, the fragrance of a mature woman, and a hint of despair—became increasingly clear.

She walked up to Qin Luo, not sitting down, but leaning slightly forward. Just as Qin Luo thought she was about to speak, a well-maintained, slender, fair hand, painted with dark red nail polish, gently rested on his shoulder, which was dressed in casual clothes. The fingertips were slightly cool, with a barely perceptible tremor. (End of Chapter)