Chapter 10

"Woo..." A piercing siren blared in the distance.

"Quick, let's go! The police are coming." Long Hair saw the police approaching and hurriedly called his brothers into the car. As he was leaving, Long Hair glared fiercely at Chen Tianming and said, "Kid, remember this. We won't let you off."

"Were you hurt anywhere just now?" He Tao asked Chen Tianming with concern.

"No, I'm fine," Chen Tianming smiled and wiped away the fresh blood trickling from his nose.

"You call this fine? You're bleeding from your nose." He Tao quickly took out a tissue from her bag.

"Oh dear!" Chen Tianming suddenly felt unwell again. But he didn't dare clench his legs in front of his goddess—it would be too embarrassing.

"What's wrong?" He Tao asked urgently.

"Nothing, it's nothing now." Chen Tianming was telling the truth; it seemed the pain had suddenly disappeared, and the place where he was hit didn't hurt anymore. "I think my nose stopped bleeding?"

"Seems like it," He Tao carefully checked and confirmed.

"I'm fine now."

"Really? Should we still go to the hospital?"

"No need, I'm really fine. We are poor teachers; we can't afford it!" Chen Tianming shook his head.

He Tao thought Chen Tianming was upset and said, "These guys were probably sent by Ye Dawei. He's so petty and good at doing such things."

Thinking it over, Chen Tianming realized she might be right. Long Hair did specifically mention targeting him.

"I'm sorry, I dragged you into this because of me. I was afraid of his revenge, so I went back to the city with you today. But I'll handle this matter," He Tao blamed herself as she thought this trouble started because of her. However, she was determined to resolve it.

"It's alright," Chen Tianming felt a pang of pity seeing He Tao blame herself, cursing in his heart, "Ye Dawei, you bastard."

"Are you sure you're okay?" He Tao asked.

"I think I only got injured in one spot." Chen Tianming thought and said.

"Where?" He Tao asked anxiously upon hearing that he was hurt.

"While driving earlier, my back hit something hard. At first, it was soft but then turned hard suddenly, and that's what hurt me," Chen Tianming said with a sly smile.

"You, you're so improper." He Tao realized he was talking about her fist and knew what he was hinting at.

Just then, a police car drove up, and two officers got out.

"Did you call the police?" asked an officer around forty years old.

"Yes, Chief, we did," He Tao seemed to recognize the officer, who was the chief.

"Miss He, it's you. What happened?" the chief asked with concern.

"We encountered a robbery. Thankfully, you arrived in time, or something bad could have happened." Although He Tao suspected Ye Dawei was behind it, she had no evidence, so there was no point in mentioning him.

"Are you heading back to the city now?"

"Yes."

"Alright, we'll drive you back." The chief returned to the police car.

Seeing this, Chen Tianming realized the chief knew He Tao and said, "You can ride in the police car. I'll follow behind in my car."

He Tao nodded and got into the police car at Chen Tianming's suggestion.

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"Bastard, you couldn't even teach one person a lesson," Ye Dawei slapped Long Hair harshly in his office.

"I brought a few men, but as we were about to act, the police arrived." Long Hair was surprised He Tao and Chen Tianming were together. He knew better than to touch He Tao, whom his boss specially fancied.

"If you don't give that kid a lesson, you can't tag along with me. I've wasted my time raising you," Ye Dawei fumed as he thought of the intimate way Chen Tianming and He Tao were earlier. "He Tao, one day I'll have you begging under me. I'll fuck you for two hours and see if you can still act all high and mighty." Ye Dawei couldn't wait to take He Tao now.

"Boss, I'll bring more men this time, and we'll all be armed. Even if that kid were Bruce Lee reincarnated, he wouldn't get away," Long Hair decided to come better prepared this time.

"And remember, you can't touch the woman named He Tao by his side, got it?" Ye Dawei barked.

Seeing the look on Ye Dawei's face, Long Hair understood and flattered, "Boss, why don't I bring people to capture that chick?"

"Idiot, He Tao is different. If it were that easy, I would have done it long ago."

"Boss, how about Xiaoli from our nightclub?" Long Hair saw an opportunity to curry favor.

"Hurry up, stop dawdling!" Ye Dawei couldn't wait any longer.

Long Hair scrambled out hurriedly.

"Kid, just wait. I'll show you the consequences of messing with me, Grandpa Ye." Ye Dawei said venomously.

"He Tao, I gave you face, and yet you rejected me. Don't blame me then. We'll see if you won't listen to me."

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Upon returning to the city, Chen Tianming parted ways with He Tao and her group. Initially, He Tao offered to accompany him to the hospital, but Chen Tianming insisted he would go alone.

As soon as He Tao left, Chen Tianming headed home. It wasn't that he didn't want to see a doctor, but he had little money left. Besides, he needed to hurry home.

Turning a corner on his way, Chen Tianming spotted an exceptionally beautiful girl walking ahead. With her slim figure and fairy-like face, she was truly a stunning beauty.

"Hey, where are you going? Can I give you a lift?" Chen Tianming kindly offered. From his years of observing pretty girls, he guessed she was around 18-20 years old. Did she have a boyfriend? With security so poor nowadays, it wasn't safe for a beauty like her to walk alone. This was his chance to be the hero.

"I'm not taking a ride," the girl shook her head, mistaking Chen Tianming for a taxi driver.

"I'll take you for free, how about that?" Chen Tianming remembered how He Tao had looked sitting in his car earlier and wondered if the same trick would work on this pretty girl.

"You're not charging?" The girl looked at Chen Tianming suspiciously. He didn't seem like a bad person, but one shouldn't judge a book by its cover these days. He must not be a taxi driver but a lecher.

"I don't want a ride," the fairy-like girl shook her head again, eyeing Chen Tianming warily, fearing he bore some ill intent.

"Don't be afraid, I'm not a bad person, and it's really free," Chen Tianming checked himself in the motorcycle's rearview mirror. Aside from a few pimples, he didn't look like a bad guy. A free ride—where else could you find such a bargain?

"No," the fairy-like girl shook her head again, keeping a cautious eye on him for any suspicious moves.

"Come on, don't be scared. I'll take you home. There are too many perverts around these days. Just the other day, a pretty girl was molested by a pervert. I heard it was quite serious," Chen Tianming started using scare tactics to educate the girl, getting off his bike as he spoke.

"What are you doing?" Seeing him approach, the girl panicked.

"I, I'm not doing anything!" Chen Tianming looked puzzled. He only wanted to persuade her.

"If you come any closer, I'll scream," the girl warned, eyes full of vigilance.

"Alright, alright, I'll leave, okay?" Flustered, Chen Tianming quickly hopped back on his motorcycle and prepared to ride away.