novelraw Chapter 427 : Am I That Old_
Chapter 427 : Am I That Old_
Chapter 427: Am I That Old?
Gao Xiaohu was dragged out of the shopping mall, his face full of unwillingness.
He forcefully broke free.
"Why are you stopping me? I want to kill him."
"Enough."
His sister Gao Xiaoxi reprimanded him.
"Haven't you caused enough trouble? Do you think you can beat them?"
Gao Xiaohu looked displeased but couldn't argue back. He could only stick out his neck and shout.
"That's still better than begging for mercy like a coward."
He turned his head to see his cousin Su Ruochu looking worriedly at the upper floor.
Gao Xiaohu suddenly gritted his teeth and turned to run back upstairs.
"Xiaohu..."
Su Ruochu called out anxiously, while Gao Xiaoxi quickly chased after him.
"Cousin, I'll go bring him back."
Running breathlessly up the stairs to the second floor of the mall, she saw Gao Xiaohu standing outside the cold drink shop, not daring to go in.
Gao Xiaoxi snorted coldly in her heart.
As expected, he still didn't have the guts to go in.
She quietly approached, originally planning to drag her brother away quickly.
But she found that Gao Xiaohu's expression was strange.
He was staring blankly into the cold drink shop, his eyes wide open.
Gao Xiaoxi looked into the shop with confusion, and her body trembled, instantly freezing in place.
Inside the cold drink shop, the five thugs who had bullied them were now lying on the floor in disarray.
Chen Fan and Guo Shuai stood back to back, holding chairs from the shop in their hands.
Their clothes were a bit messy, but they weren't injured.
Guo Shuai spat a mouthful of bloody saliva on the ground disdainfully.
"Bunch of useless trash."
"With this little skill, they dare to act like triad members?"
"Fucking worse with each generation."
Chen Fan tossed aside the broken chair in his hand, adjusted his torn T-shirt, and reached for an unopened bottle of soda from a nearby table.
Then he silently walked over to the long-haired youth and squatted down in front of him.
"What... what do you want?" The long-haired youth groaned in pain, no longer showing any of his previous arrogance.
Chen Fan looked down at him and spoke slowly.
"You shouldn't have mocked her."
"Big brother, I... I was wrong. Please let me go..."
"I'll never dare to do it again..."
This time the long-haired youth was truly crying. Tears and snot ran down his face, looking extremely pathetic.
Chen Fan shook his head.
"People should always be responsible for what they say and do."
"So I've decided to teach you a small lesson. Don't worry, it'll be quick."
Without waiting for the long-haired youth to speak, Chen Fan gripped the bottle and smashed it hard on the back of the long-haired youth's hand.
"Ah..."
The guy immediately let out a pig-like squeal.
Seeing this, his companions nearby immediately played dead on the ground, not daring to move at all.
Chen Fan stood up and tossed away the bottle in his hand.
He looked up and made eye contact with the dumbfounded Gao Xiaohu and Gao Xiaoxi outside the shop.
The siblings were so frightened that they shuddered, turned around without a word, and ran away.
Chen Fan paid no attention to them, walked to the counter, took out 500 yuan and placed it on the counter.
"This is compensation for the chairs we broke."
"Guo-zi, let's go."
Guo Shuai threw the chair in his hand onto a long-haired youth's head and spat on the ground again.
"Fuck. If you dare to cause trouble in No.4 High School's area again, I'll cripple you."
The two of them walked downstairs and out of the mall, finding Su Ruochu and Miaomiao anxiously waiting there.
"Are you okay?"
"You didn't get into a fight with them, did you?"
Su Ruochu looked at Chen Fan nervously.
"Your clothes..."
Chen Fan smiled and waved his hand. He glanced at the siblings nearby, confirming that they hadn't mentioned the fight upstairs.
"It's nothing. We didn't fight."
"That guy tried to threaten me, I paid some money, and the matter was settled."
Su Ruochu didn't quite believe it.
"Really no fight?"
"Really no fight."
Chen Fan smiled bitterly: "Don't you know me? I like to reason with people the most, I convince people with virtue. If you don't believe me, ask Guo-zi."
Guo Shuai grinned.
"Sister-in-law, I actually wanted to fight, if it wasn't for Fan holding me back, I would've ripped out their tonsils."
Chen Fan was speechless: "Idiot. That's called the prostate."
"Right. Rip out their prostates."
The two joked around, managing to gloss over the matter.
Only Gao Xiaohu and Gao Xiaoxi standing nearby had strange expressions, looking at Chen Fan with uncertainty.
Especially Gao Xiaohu, who seemed to have been greatly shocked.
Could this boyfriend his cousin found... really be involved in the underworld?
Su Ruochu took out the newly bought clothes from the shopping bag.
"Your shirt is in this state, how can you wear it? Wear this one."
Chen Fan didn't refuse, grinning as he took off his T-shirt in front of everyone.
Gao Xiaoxi's little face immediately turned red, and she quickly turned her head away, her heart still pounding.
"We can't have ice cream now. Where should we go next?"
Chen Fan put on the new clothes and asked with a smile.
Su Ruochu thought for a moment, "I... I want to go see the school."
"Huh? The school is on vacation now, shouldn't it be locked?"
"There's a gatekeeper there."
Gao Xiaoxi suddenly spoke up, approaching shyly.
Su Ruochu took the opportunity to introduce them.
"This is Gao Xiaoxi, Xiaohu's twin sister."
"Xiaoxi, this is Chen Fan, my... boyfriend."
Gao Xiaoxi was very polite, feeling a bit embarrassed to look at Chen Fan.
"Nice to meet you, Brother Chen Fan. Thank you for just now."
"It was nothing."
Chen Fan smiled and then asked: "Are you also a student at No.4 High School?"
"Yes. I just got into No.4 High School the year you graduated."
"Can we still get into the campus now?"
Gao Xiaoxi explained: "Actually, the school has summer classes. But I'm not sure if the gatekeeper will let us in."
Chen Fan made the decision. "Then let's go and see."
At this time, Gao Xiaoxi's friend said quietly: "Xiaoxi, I want to go home first."
"Okay. We'll keep in touch by phone if anything comes up."
"Alright."
After seeing her friend off in a taxi, the group returned to where they had parked.
Guo Shuai suggested that Gao Xiaoxi ride in his car, making it three people per car.
But the girl refused adamantly, insisting on riding in Chen Fan's car.
Sitting in the back seat with her brother, Gao Xiaohu remained silent, lost in thought.
Gao Xiaoxi, however, was chattering away, seemingly full of curiosity about Chen Fan.
"You're my cousin's boyfriend? Were you two high school classmates?"
Chen Fan smiled as he drove and answered: "Not just classmates, we were even deskmates."
"Ah?" Gao Xiaoxi was surprised: "I heard that many people pursued my cousin in school, you must be really amazing to have won her over."
Chen Fan laughed: "Your cousin was the school beauty back then, there were indeed many people pursuing her."
Gao Xiaoxi's eyes immediately filled with gossip.
"So how did you manage to win my cousin's heart?"
Chen Fan smiled modestly: "I just had the advantage of being close to her. And maybe I was a bit thicker-skinned."
Gao Xiaoxi pouted: "Tch. That's so unoriginal."
"So should I call you brother-in-law in the future?"
Chen Fan laughed.
"This girl has been smart since she was little, much smarter than her brother."
Gao Xiaohu snorted coldly, expressing his dissatisfaction.
Gao Xiaoxi wouldn't give up, turning to look at her cousin.
"Cousin, how did he really win you over? Tell us!"
Su Ruochu looked at Chen Fan, just smiling without saying anything.
Unable to get an answer, Gao Xiaoxi pouted, feeling a bit dejected.
The two cars drove to the school gate, with Guo Shuai getting out first.
He put his hands on his hips and struck an arrogant pose.
"Haha, I, Hu Hansan, have returned!"
But the security guard in the nearby booth poked his head out.
"It's not time for classes to end yet, wait outside if you're picking up kids."
Guo Shuai: "..."
He turned to look at the others behind him with a depressed face.
"Do I look that old?"
Miaomiao, supporting Su Ruochu, was laughing so hard she could barely stand straight.
Chen Fan teased with a smile.
"Be grateful the old man didn't think you were here to pick up your grandson."