"I've loosened my grip..."

Lin Feng smiled coldly, and the pressure from his foot instantly increased.

"Ow... no, no, no... it's the foot, loosen your foot... Brother, please show mercy, I'm begging you! Isn't it enough that I'm kowtowing and begging for mercy? If you press any harder, my hand will be ruined... I'm begging you!" The tall Yellow Hair pleaded, kowtowing to Lin Feng.

He was the type who bullied the weak and feared the strong. He had never imagined a high school student could be so formidable in a fight. Running into Lin Feng was undoubtedly the worst luck of his life.

"It's no use begging me; you didn't offend me," Lin Feng responded coolly.

Hearing this, Yellow Hair immediately turned to Tang Rou, pleading, "Beauty... no, Sister-in-law! Sister-in-law, please spare me! I was wrong! Just let me go, and I'll disappear immediately..."

Blushing at being called "Sister-in-law," Tang Rou felt a flicker of sympathy. She saw the three hooligans: one had been kicked over ten meters away by Lin Feng and lay motionless; another's face was covered in blood from Lin Feng's punch, and he was screaming that his face was ruined; and the third, whose hand Lin Feng had crippled, was crying bitterly.

"Lin Feng, let it go. Let them leave..." Tang Rou suggested.

"Did you hear that? Now scram!" Lin Feng looked at Tang Rou and said, "You're just too soft-hearted." He smiled and gently pinched Tang Rou's delicate nose.

Tang Rou froze, stunned, her face instantly turning crimson.

"Hey, pay the bill before you leave!"

Seeing the Yellow Hairs scramble to escape, Lin Feng quickly reminded them.

The three Yellow Hairs threw down a few hundred yuan and fled in a panic, practically wetting themselves.

"Why are you looking at me like that? Don't tell me you've fallen for me?"

Once things calmed down, Lin Feng saw Tang Rou gazing at him, her face still flushed, and he teased her.

"I... Who likes you..." Tang Rou blushed and said shyly.

The two sat down and continued eating.

Previously, when Lin Feng had fought Meng Zelong on the school rooftop, Tang Rou had thought Lin Feng was just lucky. Now, after seeing him effortlessly deal with these street thugs, she finally understood just how formidable he truly was.

Lin Feng is a guy who makes you feel safe, Tang Rou thought.

As they were about to finish eating, two boys approached from the direction of Jiangzhou No. 1 Middle School.

They were Li Jie and Zhang Kai, Zeng Yuhu's underlings.

"Lin Feng, come here a moment."

Walking up to Lin Feng, Li Jie didn't waste words, arrogantly commanding.

"Hey, who are you? Do I know you?"

Lin Feng was puzzled. Who the hell is this guy, trying to show off? I don't even know him, yet he's bossing me around?

Tang Rou whispered, "This guy seems to be Li Jie, one of Zeng Yuhu's followers."

"You know him?" Lin Feng asked.

"He... He gave me a love letter once..." Tang Rou lowered her head, her cheeks blushing as she explained.

"Oh... Zeng Yuhu. Wait, why does that name sound so familiar?"

Lin Feng processed this. Then, muttering "Zeng Yuhu," he felt the name was familiar, as if he'd heard it somewhere before.

"Zeng Yuhu is the foremost of the Four Campus Tyrants," Tang Rou said.

No wonder... Fatty mentioned him before, Lin Feng recalled.

But then he began to wonder. He and Zeng Yuhu had never crossed paths, nor had they even met. So why would Zeng Yuhu's follower, Li Jie, come looking for him?

Damn, could it be that he saw me on a date with Tang Rou, and this Li Jie fellow is jealous? Thinking about how Li Jie had once given Tang Rou a love letter, Lin Feng immediately made the connection.

No wonder Li Jie summoned me to the side. It's highly likely Tang Rou harshly rejected him back then, so now he feels inferior in front of her and doesn't dare show his face.

"Wait for me here, I'll be right back."

After a moment's hesitation, Lin Feng decided to go and see what this Li Jie wanted.

Over ten meters away, under the traffic light at the corner of the snack street, Lin Feng walked up behind Li Jie and Zhang Kai and asked, "Brothers, what did you need me for?"

"Are you... on a date with Tang Rou?"

Li Jie had originally come to carry out Zeng Yuhu's order to warn Lin Feng. But seeing Lin Feng and Tang Rou eating a late-night snack together, he felt a pang of bitterness and couldn't stop the words from tumbling out.

"You came looking for me just for this?" Lin Feng laughed. Just as I thought, he mused, then said, "And what if I am?"

Upon hearing this, Li Jie's displeasure was evident on his face. He raised his voice, "It's nothing!"

Having said that, Li Jie took out two cigarettes, handed one to Zhang Kai, and then lit one for himself. He looked at Lin Feng and said, "Kid, don't think you're so tough. Sooner or later, someone will take care of you."

Blowing out a smoke ring, Li Jie continued, "I came looking for you tonight to give you a heads-up: from now on, you're not to be seen with Tang Rou again. Also, your dealings with Ning Aoxue have also made Brother Tiger very angry. If you know what's good for you, you'll sever all ties with Ning Aoxue. Otherwise, we'll break your legs!"

Initially, Li Jie was only supposed to warn Lin Feng not to get close to Ning Aoxue. However, upon reflection, he decided to add a warning about Tang Rou as well.

Despite Tang Rou constantly rejecting him, Li Jie still fantasized about her, treating her as his goddess. Moreover, his personality was such that if he couldn't have something, nobody else could either—especially not someone like Lin Feng, whom he looked down upon.

"Heh. Brother, are you threatening me?" Lin Feng frowned at Li Jie's arrogant tone.

Furthermore, the content of Li Jie's words greatly displeased Lin Feng. Who I associate with is my freedom. What right do you have to interfere? Besides, my relationship with Tang Rou has already become quite intimate; how could I possibly keep my distance from her now!

As for Ning Aoxue... if I were to keep my distance, it would be because I myself don't want to get involved with that cold Ice Beauty, not because someone told me to. Knowing my temperament, the more you tell me not to approach, the more I'll want to. So what!

"Hehe, Lin Feng, you seem to be pretty worked up," Zhang Kai chimed in from the side.

"I *am* threatening you! So what?"

As soon as Zhang Kai finished speaking, Li Jie ground out his cigarette butt underfoot, strode up to Lin Feng, and said viciously.

Seeing Lin Feng with Tang Rou had already annoyed him. Now, Lin Feng's attitude gave him the perfect excuse to erupt and, along with Zhang Kai, beat Lin Feng up first. Perhaps, when they reported back later, Zeng Yuhu would even reward them.

Noticing Li Jie pressing his forehead against Lin Feng's, looking like he was about to start a fight, Zhang Kai quickly rushed up as well.

"So, you two want to fight me?" Lin Feng observed their actions and said calmly.

"You have two choices. One: leave Tang Rou and apologize to me, and I'll let you go now. Two: refuse my suggestion and insist on learning the hard way. In that case, I'm going to beat the crap out of you tonight! Make your choice!"

Staring at Lin Feng, Li Jie spoke with malice.

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