GBP Chapter 2 The Knife in the Girl's Sleeve
Chapter 2 The Knife in the Girl's Sleeve
"Little sister, don't play dumb! You burned my brother's face last time, there needs to be an explanation for that, right?"
The young man with the buzz cut, wearing a boy shirt, capri pants, and loafers, grinned at Su Peixue.
Upon hearing this, the skinny, blond-haired man standing next to him felt a dull ache in the scars on his face.
A few days ago, I struck up a conversation with Su Peixue at an internet cafe. Seeing that this girl was quiet, I reached out and touched her face.
Instead of touching his face, she snatched the cigarette from his mouth and pressed it against his face.
His hand speed is ridiculously fast.
The scalded blond hair howled and screamed.
We finally managed to corner this girl today.
"I'll go to a bar with my buddies and have a few drinks, then we'll call it even!"
The blond-haired man winked at Su Peixue, and the thugs laughed along, their eyes sizing up the girl with ill intent.
"roll."
Su Peixue kept her fair face tense and her voice was cold.
A small, white hand was tightly gripping a utility knife inside her sleeve.
She glared at the buzz-cut youth approaching her, and pulled out the blade of the utility knife hidden in her sleeve.
"Su Peixue, are they your friends?"
Suddenly, a gentle voice sounded from behind.
Su Peixue turned her head and saw the clean-cut, sunny boy return.
Facing Lin Ran's clear eyes, she felt an inexplicable urgency to explain herself, shook her head, and said earnestly, "No, that's not it."
"Hey, little sister, is this your boyfriend?"
The man with the buzz cut blew smoke at Lin Ran and sneered, "She burned my brother with a cigarette butt. Here's what you do: you burn ten cigarette burns on your own face, and you can take her with you."
Su Peixue frowned, tugged at Lin Ran's sleeve, and her lips moved slightly:
"run."
Should I avoid his sharp edge?
Lin Ran took out his phone and made a call.
"Uncle, there are some thugs causing trouble at the entrance of Dalangchao Internet Cafe. They tried to burn my face with cigarette butts and bully my female classmate. Yes, okay, I'll wait for you here."
After Lin Ran finished speaking, he hung up the phone, pulled Su Peixue behind him, and looked at the buzz cut.
"My uncle will be there in five minutes. If you've got the guts, wait and see. Once everyone's here, we'll see who's stronger. Anyone who chickens out is a coward."
The crew-cut group were all stunned for a moment.
This kid looks so polite and well-behaved, like a good student, yet he knows how to call for backup?
However, he didn't take Lin Ran seriously.
"You little brat, I'll see just how awesome your uncle is. No one who dares to mess with Brother Ding in Sanjiaoping has ever been born yet!"
The buzz cut was very arrogant.
Su Peixue tilted her head back, looked at the boy's back that was blocking her way, and pursed her lips.
After a few minutes.
Just as the slackers were getting impatient.
"My uncle is here."
The police car turned the corner and sped towards us with its siren blaring.
"Holy shit!"
Officer!
The crew-cut group immediately deflated, glaring at Lin Ran but unable to utter a single curse, and turned to run away.
Uncle Hat was no slouch either, targeting the crew-cut guy alone.
"It's you again!"
The two uncles grabbed the crew-cut guy; they both recognized him, and he was clearly a regular at the detention center.
Lin Ran stood to the side, seemingly harmless, and accused them of their crimes.
"Forced molestation, sexual harassment, disorderly conduct, attempted intentional assault, threats to personal safety..."
Listening to Lin Ran's accusations one by one, the man with the buzz cut was completely numb.
He just said a few careless words, and before he even had a chance to do anything, it sounded like he was going to spend the rest of his life in jail!
However, the surveillance cameras outside the internet cafe recorded footage of them blocking Su Peixue's path, stopping her as she retreated, and surrounding her.
Given that the buzz cut already had a prior record, he was even more unable to defend himself.
The crew-cut guy was very pragmatic and didn't hesitate to give out the addresses of Huang Mao and the others.
Good brothers are loyal; if you catch one, you'll support the whole family.
"Isn't my uncle amazing?"
After everyone had left, Lin Ran smiled warmly and said.
"puff…"
Su Peixue chuckled, then quickly composed herself.
He immediately put the blade back into his sleeve.
Lin Ran heard a clicking sound coming from her sleeve.
"You were still hiding a knife? You weren't planning to kill me before, were you?"
I suddenly remembered the time in the internet cafe when I put my hand into her pocket and she stared at me after she woke up.
Su Peixue shook her head: "No, really, I'm not lying to you."
"It's definitely there!"
Lin Ran saw her evasive expression and remembered her tense arms under her school uniform. So she was pushing a knife!
The girl, whose lie had been exposed, thought for a moment and said, "It's normal to be stabbed if you're misunderstood as taking advantage of a girl while she's asleep."
It's very unusual for a girl to carry a knife with her...
"Lin Ran, thank you for earlier. Um... let me treat you to a late-night snack, is instant noodles okay?"
Su Peixue hesitated for a moment, then asked in a low voice.
Lin Ran had previously read some negative online information about Su Peixue, saying that she was very poor when she was young, which is why she had no bottom line in order to make money.
"Thank you, but I'm not hungry," Lin Ran politely declined.
Su Peixue looked somber, and a fleeting sense of inferiority crossed her eyes.
"Then I'm going online."
"Are you sure you want to continue using this internet cafe?"
Seeing Lin Ran frown slightly, she explained, "There's still some money left on my membership card, and I want to use it all up."
"as you like."
Lin Ran remained noncommittal and turned to leave.
He sees injustice and can help out of his conscience. But he won't act like a saint, taking on everything.
Ultimately, they are all adults and should be responsible for their own actions.
Upon hearing this, Su Peixue's expression darkened. She silently returned to the internet cafe, curled up on the sofa in the corner, and began streaming her game…
Lin Ran ordered a plate of fried noodles and a bowl of pork lung soup at a night market stall.
After a satisfying meal, I returned home to find the house pitch black.
No need to think twice, Dad goes fishing at night and Mom plays mahjong all night.
Lin Ran clearly remembers that for a full two weeks after her college entrance exam, her parents were so carefree that they seemed oblivious to the world around them.
Anyway, the small supermarket and barbecue restaurant at home are managed by staff.
Tomorrow is the first day back to school, and Lin Ran had already thought of a way to make some money without any investment on her way back.
The next morning.
Lin Ran was full of energy after getting up.
Damn, an 18-year-old's body is amazing!
In another ten years or so, every morning when you stretch, your bones will crack.
Sitting in front of the computer all day working overtime, I suffer from back pain, neck pain, and cervical spondylosis...
I must at least achieve financial freedom in this lifetime!
Lin Ran finished washing up just as her parents came home.
Seeing her parents, who looked more than ten years younger, Lin Ran was filled with emotion.
"Son, how did you know I caught a ten-pound grass carp?!"
Old Man Lin Yuefeng opened the door and called out.
"Who asked you?"
Xu Wanru rolled her eyes at her husband, then turned to Lin Ran and said, "Son, how did you know I won with a hand of Pure Double Dragons and Seven Pairs?"
Lin Ran sighed and rubbed his forehead.
They look so much like a married couple; I feel a bit superfluous here.
Returning to school, receiving graduation certificates and materials, filling out college application guides, taking group photos... none of these things mattered to Lin Ran.
What Lin Ran wanted was the study materials of top students!
If you organize it and resell it to high school sophomores, you'll make a fortune.
As Lin Ran passed by a breakfast shop, she was about to buy a basket of shumai when she saw Su Peixue standing in front of the stall, staring at the steamer basket and licking her lips.