From humble beginnings to the pinnacle of life

Her rebuke ignited the arrogance of the group of thugs.

The blond-haired man took a large step forward and reached out to grab Su Qing's arm:

"This little girl has quite a temper. I like girls with strong personalities. Come on, let's go out and play for a while."

I immediately reached out and grabbed Su Qing's hand, ready to walk around them and move forward.

But those thugs wouldn't give up. They immediately chased after us and blocked our way again.

"Did I tell you to leave?" The blond-haired man stared at us arrogantly.

I slowly scanned the group of people in front of me, finally fixing my gaze on the blond-haired man's face. My tone turned serious: "Be smart and don't go looking for trouble."

The blond-haired guy sized me up and sneered, "So what if you're looking for trouble? What, is this woman your girlfriend?"

In this critical moment, all I could say was, "Yes."

But the blond-haired guy laughed and became even more frivolous: "So what if she's your girlfriend? It's not like we'll lose a piece of meat if she plays with us for a while."

I could no longer contain my anger at such blatant flirting with Su Qing in front of me, and I warned her sharply:

"I'm saying this one last time, get out of the way! Don't go looking for trouble!"

"I'm just looking for trouble, what can you do about it? There are four or five of us, are you afraid of one of us?" The blond-haired man became even more arrogant.

After saying that, she took two steps toward Su Qing and reached out to grab her.

I pulled Su Qing firmly behind me and shoved the blond-haired man hard on the shoulder, forcing him to stagger back two or three steps before he could regain his footing.

The grin on the blond-haired man's face vanished instantly, followed by a hand reaching behind his back.

When he raised his hand again, he had a switchblade gleaming coldly in his hand.

With a "click," the blade snapped open and aimed directly at my chest.

"Holy crap! You dare push me? Are you tired of living? Believe me or not, I'll bleed you right now."

I expected it; most of these teenage thugs were carrying weapons.

In an instant, my heart tightened.

There were five people on the other side. If they were unarmed, I was fully confident I could handle them.

But having a knife and not having a knife are two completely different things!

Su Qing, who was behind her, screamed in fright at the sight.

She hurriedly pulled out her phone and shouted angrily:

"Don't do anything rash! If you don't leave, I'll call the police!"

But as soon as she finished speaking, a short thug next to her reacted quickly, rushed forward, and snatched her phone away.

Su Qing exclaimed in surprise and reached out to snatch the phone back, but was firmly stopped by the skinny monkey next to her.

The five people quickly spread out, blocking us on the left and right in the narrow alley.

The blond-haired man, gripping a switchblade, approached step by step, cursing under his breath:

"Damn! You dare call the police? I'll give you two choices! Either this chick comes out with us for a bit, or we'll cripple you today and teach you a lesson!"

I swallowed hard, knowing full well that I couldn't avoid it today.

I calmed myself down, quietly pulled Su Qing behind me, and stared intently at the knife in his hand, my mind racing as I tried to figure out how to escape.

There were five of them, and they were armed.

I wouldn't gain any advantage in a head-on confrontation, but Su Qing is behind me, and I can't escape her.

In order not to completely enrage these lunatics, I suppressed my anger and softened my tone, saying:

"Brothers, I've been around this area for years, we're all in the same boat, there's no need to make things so tense. Here's all the cash I have on me, use it to buy cigarettes and drinks, let's make some friends, okay?"

The blond-haired man sized me up and down, then sneered, "Look at your shabby clothes, you obviously have no money. Do you think I want your money?"

After saying that, he turned to Su Qing, lecherously stroking his chin, his gaze brazenly taking in her body.

Su Qing was wearing a short skirt tonight, her legs were fair and long, making her stand out in the dilapidated alley, and Huang Mao's eyes lit up.

"I don't want the money, I want the person today!"

It seemed like I couldn't reason with her, so I didn't intend to say anything more. I immediately gave Su Qing a look, signaling her to run away when the opportunity arose.

I'm not going to hold back anymore. I said coldly, "Are you determined to push things to the extreme, refusing to stop until blood is drawn?"

The blond-haired guy glanced at me disdainfully and waved his hand arrogantly: "Want to fight? You think you're worthy? If you know what's good for you, get lost and don't get in my way!"

I couldn't be bothered to waste words with him, so I suddenly turned around and kicked away that skinny monkey who was staring at Su Qing.

These street thugs' fighting style is all show and no substance; when it comes to close combat, I wouldn't be afraid of two more of them.

Skinny Monkey let out a painful groan as I kicked him away, sending him crashing heavily into a trash can in the corner, scattering garbage all over the ground.

Before the others could react, I delivered a powerful punch to the face of the short thug next to me.

One punch, and the kid's nose gushed blood instantly, and he covered his face and screamed in pain.

I seized the opportunity, shoved Su Qing away forcefully, and yelled at her, "Run! Get out there and call the police!"

The blond-haired man tried to grab her, but I rushed forward and stopped him.

The blond-haired man's eyes flashed with malice, and he thrust the switchblade in his hand straight at my chest!

I quickly dodged to the side, grabbed his wrist holding the knife, and twisted it hard.

"ah!!"

The blond-haired man screamed, and the switchblade in his hand clattered to the ground.

Seeing their companion suffer a loss, the remaining three thugs instantly turned red with rage and swarmed forward.

Fists and feet rained down on me.

The alley was so narrow that there was no room to dodge or move around, so I could only endure the pulling.

His back and arms were hit hard several times in succession, and his bones felt numb and painful.

In the midst of the chaotic struggle, no one noticed that the blond-haired man had taken the opportunity to pick up the switchblade from the ground.

While I was distracting the other three, he gripped the knife and stabbed it viciously into my left side in the abdomen!

In that instant, because of the surge of adrenaline, I didn't feel any pain at all; I only felt a chill in my waist.

I suppressed my discomfort, turned around and kicked the blond-haired guy hard in the stomach, sending him staggering backward.

Just then, Su Qing, who had already run away, turned back!

She was holding a brick in her hand, and without saying a word, she raised it and smashed it hard on the head of one of the thugs who rushed at her!

"Thump!"

The brick broke in two.

The thug didn't even utter a sound, rolled his eyes, and fell straight to the ground.

Su Qing froze on the spot, trembling with fear, as she looked at the shattered bricks and the thug lying on the ground.

It was at this moment that I felt a sharp pain in my left abdomen.

I looked down and my gaze instantly darkened.

His chest and abdomen were already soaked in blood, and dark red blood dripped down his clothes.

All my strength was instantly drained away, my limbs stiffened, and I could no longer support my body.

Seeing my blood-covered appearance, the blond-haired man trembled with fear and stood frozen in place, completely panicked.

The remaining two thugs also stopped, their faces filled with terror as they looked at their fallen companion and me, who was bleeding profusely.

"You've...you've stabbed someone! Run, run!"

Someone shouted, and the group dared not linger for another second. They hurriedly dropped their switchblades and scrambled away into the depths of the alley.

In the blink of an eye, he disappeared around the corner, leaving only the empty alley and me lying on the ground.