"Sister Yaoyao, Jianpai and Zhong Pinliang went up to the rooftop. Should we go take a look?"
The curious little Chen Yushu couldn't contain herself again.
"I'm not going."
As soon as Chu Mengyao heard Lin Yi's name, she was reminded of that blushing, awkward scene from this morning.
Frowning, she continued looking at the English textbook in her hands; she hadn't even finished memorizing today's vocabulary yet.
"Come on!"
Chen Yushu felt a bit restless. "It's not like we have anything else to do right now anyway."
"If you want to go, go by yourself. I'm definitely not going!"
Chu Mengyao huffed and said, "Xiaoshu, are you catching feelings? Have you taken a liking to that hillbilly?"
"Nonsense!"
Chen Yushu's face flushed red as she retorted, "Who would like him? I just want to go see the commotion."
"Then go by yourself. I'm certainly not going," Chu Mengyao said resolutely.
"Come on, Sister Yaoyao! He's your study partner, after all. Even when you beat a dog, you have to respect its master. If you accidentally beat Lin Yi too badly, it'll be embarrassing for you!"
Chen Yushu clearly had no intention of giving up and continued to persuade Chu Mengyao.
"Xiaoshu, why are you being so annoying?"
Chu Mengyao was so bothered that she couldn't even focus on her book. "Fine, fine. I'll go with you to take a look."
"Heehee... Let's go!"
Chen Yushu excitedly grabbed Chu Mengyao's hand, and the two of them ran toward the rooftop together. "I hope we don't miss the best part!"
On the rooftop, Zhong Pinliang, Zhang Naipao, and Gao Xiaofu were all grinning as they began to roll up their sleeves.
Zhong Pinliang arrogantly clamped a cigarette in his mouth. Gao Xiaofu was quick-handed, clicking a lighter to light it for him with a "snap."
Zhong Pinliang took a satisfying drag and then blew the smoke directly into Lin Yi's face. "Damn, think you're something special? Why don't you try pouring water on me again if you've got the guts?"
"If you're looking for trouble because of what happened yesterday, fine, I admit it was my fault," Lin Yi said with a calm expression. "But today's matter has nothing to do with me."
"Haha? Now you know how to admit your mistakes?"
Zhong Pinliang thoroughly enjoyed the feeling of his opponent bowing down, but he said cockily, "Too late! And today has nothing to do with you? Are you stupid? You're still acting tough at a time like this?"
"There are plenty of empty urinals. Why are you standing behind me? It's not like you need to wait in line," Lin Yi said earnestly.
"Stop with the useless talk. Even if you admit fault, it won't help. Xiaofu, show him what's what!" Zhong Pinliang waved his hand, commanding Gao Xiaofu.
"Hehe, coming!"
Gao Xiaofu grinned wickedly, pulled a chair leg from behind his back, and walked toward Lin Yi.
Lin Yi still felt a bit apologetic about inexplicably kicking Zhong Pinliang yesterday and had intended to find a chance to explain, but looking at the situation now, it seemed unnecessary!
To deal with people like this, one had to use violence to counter violence.
"Kid, of all people, why did you have to provoke Brother Liang? I think you really don't want to survive this!"
As Gao Xiaofu spoke, he raised the chair leg and swung it toward Lin Yi.
Zhong Pinliang stood to the side, smoking contentedly. He felt incredibly refreshed, thinking to himself: *You dared to provoke me? If I don't beat your head open today, my surname isn't Zhong.*
Zhong Pinliang seemed to already hallucinate the scene of blood spraying from Lin Yi's forehead, and he couldn't help but lick his lips in excitement.
*Smack!*
Gao Xiafu swung the chair leg, but Zhong Pinliang did not see the scene of blood spraying.
Looking closely, he realized that the chair leg had been caught firmly in Lin Yi's hand.
Gao Xiaofu frowned and pulled hard on the chair leg, only to find it wouldn't budge an inch. He grew anxious and had to exert even more strength.
"Xiaofu, what the hell are you doing!"
Zhong Pinliang, unaware of Gao Xiaofu's struggle, barked at him when he saw him locked in a tug-of-war with Lin Yi.
"Brother Liang, this kid has some brute strength!" Gao Xiafu said.
"Naipao, get him together!"
Zhong Pinliang was annoyed. He hadn't expected this kid to have some skill; usually, regular students would be paralyzed with fear the moment they stepped onto this rooftop before they could even move.
"Lin Yi, watch out!"
Seeing Lin Yi dealing with Gao Xiaofu while Zhang Naipao rushed in from the other side with a mop handle, Kang Xiaobo hurriedly shouted a warning.
Lin Yi had originally thought that when these students fought, they would just be intimidating each other, but he hadn't expected them to use weapons like chair legs and mop handles!
If these hit someone in the head, it would definitely cause serious injury.
Fearing Lin Yi wouldn't be able to handle it, Kang Xiaobo braced himself and charged toward Zhang Naipao.
Zhang Naipao hadn't expected the usually silent Kang Xiaobo from class to actually dare to oppose him, and he felt extremely irritated!
Consequently, Zhang Naipao stopped rushing Lin Yi and decided to take down Kang Xiaobo first.
Lin Yi had a general idea of Kang Xiaobo's capabilities. Looking at the way he faced the enemy, he didn't look like someone who fought often; his decision to come to the rooftop was purely out of brotherly loyalty, which Lin Yi found quite rare.
Kang Xiaobo was terrified. He had never been in a fight and didn't know what to do, so he could only close his eyes and charge forward, swinging his arms wildly.
Zhang Naipao had never seen such an idiot; charging forward with eyes closed was practically asking for death.
Zhang Naipao let out a cackle and swung the mop handle toward Kang Xiaobo.
Lin Yi didn't dare to be careless this time. If he didn't strike hard, Kang Xiaobo would likely end up dead here today.
Thinking this, Lin Yi stopped being polite. He suddenly spun around, pulled hard, and sent Gao Xiafu stumbling forward!
Then, he delivered a sudden kick. Before Gao Xiafu could even figure out what was happening, he let go of the chair leg and doubled over, clutching his stomach in pain.
Gao Xiafu's face turned the color of pig liver; he felt the barbecue he had eaten at lunch churning in his stomach as if he were about to vomit.
Kang Xiaobo, oblivious to everything, continued his charge, only to suddenly feel a sharp gust of wind sweep past his face!
Opening his eyes, he saw a mop handle falling rapidly from above his head. Kang Xiaobo's heart sank—it was over, he was finished!
He thought of his parents who ran a small business to raise him, and the girl he had a crush on...
If he died now, it would be such a waste...
*Thwack!*
With a loud bang, Kang Xiaobo felt the world spinning, and everything went dark...
"Aaaargh!"
A sharp howl startled Kang Xiaobo. He quickly felt the top of his head, only to find that nothing seemed to be wrong.
Confused, he opened his eyes and saw Zhang Naipao twitching on the ground in agony, clutching his head, which was covered in blood.
Lin Yi had been very precise with his strike. He had avoided the lethal spots like the back of the head and the temples, choosing instead the forehead!
The forehead is relatively hard; a strike with a chair leg wouldn't cause catastrophic damage, at most resulting in a bloody wound and a mild concussion.
Of course, Lin Yi had held back; otherwise, no matter where he hit, Zhang Naipao's brain would have been crushed.