Hero saving the beauty.
This trope is old, but it's timeless.
Wang Hao had been waiting for a long time, just for these "big brothers" he called to beat Ling Yun black and blue, preferably until he begged for mercy on his knees, and then he would make his grand entrance.
Of course, after making his entrance, he had to pretend to be a humble hero, so that he could leave a deep impression on Xia Yuwei's heart, and then pursue her later.
Wang Hao sneered as he watched Ling Yun speak quickly into the phone. Even if he called the police now, by the time they arrived, it would be too late.
Bai Shuyao doted on Ling Yun immensely. Knowing he was going out with classmates for dinner and a movie tonight, she had Ma Xuan secretly follow him.
When Ma Xuan saw Ling Yun being surrounded, she was already prepared to step forward and help him.
Ling Yun, who was cornered, put his phone in his pocket and whispered to Xia Yuwei, "Yuwei, close your eyes."
Xia Yuwei sensed his extreme confidence and obediently hummed in agreement, truly closing her eyes.
The Fulong Heart Sutra is not only an excellent Cultivation Technique in the secular world, but it also records many lost martial arts from folklore. Though called a Mind-Cultivation Technique, it is actually more like a general outline.
It's a pity that, besides the Cultivation Technique, the other martial arts records are extremely vague. Although Ling Yun, with Little Xi's help, instantly comprehended the entire book, the martial arts he learned were quite limited. However, with a certain foundation in combat, it complemented his skills well.
His current combat power completely crushed a few small thugs. Does an adult need any Moves to beat a toddler who just learned to walk? A big slap would do the trick!
I'll make you fly if you act tough! ( ? Д ? ) σ
Those thuggish youths didn't care who Ling Yun was. The one closest to Ling Yun poked his chest with a collapsible baton.
"Hey, buddy, your girlfriend isn't..."
Before he could finish, Ling Yun slapped him so hard his head twisted.
"You motherf..."
Ling Yun interrupted his 'spell' again, kicking him to his knees on the ground.
Seeing their boss beaten, the thugs, who were paid to do the job, shouted and rushed forward with their weapons.
Wang Hao peeked around the corner of the wall, observing. In less than a minute, the thugs he had paid a lot of money to hire were sprawled on the ground, crying out for their parents while clutching broken legs and arms.
Xia Yuwei hid behind Ling Yun the whole time, covering her eyes with her small hands. Only when the surroundings became somewhat quiet did she slowly remove her hands.
Seeing the thugs lying all over the ground, she held her breath and tightly hugged Ling Yun's arm.
With that hug, her deep cleavage completely engulfed Ling Yun's arm. The young man secretly enjoyed it, waiting for the ambulance to arrive.
Wang Hao was scared out of his wits. Without a word, he turned and ran, fearing that Ling Yun would find him and beat him up too.
Before long, several ambulances arrived at the alley entrance. Seeing the delinquent youths sprawled on the ground, the paramedics were not surprised. Those who could walk were helped into the vehicles, while those with broken legs were carried on stretchers.
Police cars followed closely behind. The emergency center and the law enforcement bureau were interconnected. When Ling Yun called the emergency center, the operator realized something was wrong and forwarded the call to the law enforcement command center.
A relatively mature police officer walked up to Ling Yun and saluted.
"Comrade, were you two threatened?"
"Yes, Officer!" Xia Yuwei spoke first. "My boyfriend and I were going home after watching a movie when these people blocked us!"
The police officer nodded, motioning for the two to follow him back to the law enforcement bureau to make a statement.
Ling Yun also noticed that while Xia Yuwei seemed pure and timid, in reality, she was quite the opposite. Whether it was with Wang Hao or the police, she showed a more outgoing side. If he and Ye Hui had encountered such a situation, it would have been a miracle if Ye Hui could utter a complete sentence, but Xia Yuwei spoke clearly and logically. Although she was still a bit scared, she wasn't intimidated.
Inside the law enforcement bureau, after hearing their full description, the recording officer raised an eyebrow: "So, Student Ling, you're saying you single-handedly took down six thugs armed with weapons, and you weren't injured?"
"It's a family martial art. I've been practicing since I was young, so my skills are a bit stronger than average people's."
Hearing this, the officer put down his pen and paper. There was also a martial arts successor in their team who was always the first to act when something happened and was particularly good at fighting.
However, these thugs were just uneducated ruffians, not the kind of genuine gangsters who dared to wield knives. Their courage and strength were far too different.
As for where those gangsters went... After several years of crackdowns, most of those who should have been locked up were already in jail.
After leaving the law enforcement bureau, Xia Yuwei opened her phone and realized she had more than 10 missed calls.
She had silenced her phone to maintain quiet during the movie. By the time they finished making the statement, it was almost 11 o'clock, and her mother was naturally frantic.
"Oh no, oh no!"
Xia Yuwei was annoyed. She didn't dare tell her mother the truth, lest she worry even more.
After some thought, she called back.
"Hello, Mom."
"Yuwei, why aren't you home so late? You're making Mom so anxious!"
Ling Yun took her phone and pressed the speaker button.
"I'm sorry, Auntie, Yuwei and I were having a late-night snack. She had her phone on silent, so she probably didn't hear it."
The other side was silent for a moment, then her tone shifted from urgent to gentle: "Ah, you must be Xiao Ling, right?"
"Yes, Auntie. I'll take a taxi to send Yuwei home in a bit. I'm really sorry."
"Okay, then tell Yuwei to come home early, alright?"
"Mm-hmm, okay."
Ling Yun returned the phone to Xia Yuwei and sent a message to Ma Xuan.
Xia Yuwei had her back to Ling Yun. After hanging up, she chatted with her mother on QQ for a few more minutes.
Especially when she saw her mother's last message, "Be safe," her face flushed crimson.
"Yuwei, who are you chatting with?"
Xia Yuwei quickly put her phone in her pocket, covering it with her hand: "No one. When will the car arrive?"
"Soon." He stepped forward and held Xia Yuwei in his arms, lightly sniffing the fragrance of her hair. "I suspect someone orchestrated tonight's incident."
"I actually guessed that too. You mean Wang Hao, right?"
"Mm."
Xia Yuwei remained silent, taking Ling Yun's hand and looking at the scraped skin on his knuckles. She rubbed it with her hand, a little pained: "Doesn't it hurt?"
"Scrapes are fine. But those bastards, they'll probably be in the hospital for a while."
He revealed a hint of coldness at an angle Xia Yuwei couldn't see.
I originally wanted to play with you slowly, but since you've directly challenged me, don't blame me for being ruthless.
Kill him? That's too easy for him. At the very least, I'll make his family fall apart, and then he'll kneel before me, powerless to change anything, dying like a stray dog.
He had already sentenced Wang Hao to death in his heart.
On the other end, the police also took statements from the thugs lying in the hospital beds.
These uneducated drifters had no other skills but were very loyal to their so-called "brotherhood." They took all the blame, not mentioning Wang Hao at all, only saying they had nothing to do at night and wanted to find some fun.
The police had no better way to deal with them. They could only wait until their injuries were mostly healed before taking them back for ten days to half a month of detention.
Half an hour later, a black commercial vehicle stopped at Xia Yuwei's doorstep.
Xia Yuwei looked at the low-lying bungalow, secretly observing Ling Yun's reaction.
The young man showed no unpleasant expression, which slightly put Xia Yuwei at ease.
The lights inside were still on, and a beautiful woman, seven parts similar to Xia Yuwei, walked out. She wore a plain black short-sleeved top and a beige knee-length skirt, but this simple outfit accentuated her mature demeanor and somewhat stunning beauty.
She looked to be around 30, and her figure was fuller than Xia Yuwei's.
[Name: Xia Hui]
[Stats: 168, E+, ?]
[Affection: 92]
[Combat Power: 6]
[Special: None]
[Identity: Supporting Female Character in "Second generation of the capital"]
[Luck: 200]
Ling Yun rubbed his eyes, making sure he wasn't seeing things.
What's going on? What does this "?" mean?
"Little Xi, is the query function displaying an error?"
[Hmm, Gege, perhaps the relationship between Xia Hui and Xia Yuwei is like that of Gege's grandmother and mother? Xia Yuwei was also born through surgery, so it shows as a question mark?]
"Little Xi, even you don't know?"
[Well... because I'm just the System guide, and the query function isn't something I made, so... so it's up to Gege to discover it himself!]
[Go, Gege, go! Although the rewards for supporting female characters aren't as generous as for the main heroines, you might trigger some special easter eggs~ Oh no, I think I've revealed something important!]
Ling Yun looked at the mother and daughter chatting hand in hand, Little Xi's words echoing in his mind.
This mother-daughter pair... aren't they just luring him deeper into the abyss!
The two women's gazes gradually turned to Ling Yun. After Xia Hui carefully observed Ling Yun, her eyes lit up slightly, and she leaned into her daughter's ear, saying, "He looks much better in person than in the photos you secretly took on your phone."
"Mom, stop talking!"
Xia Yuwei quickly covered her mother's mouth. Xia Hui smiled, her eyes curving, completely satisfied with Ling Yun.
Ling Yun smiled and stepped forward to greet her.
"Hello, Auntie."
"Xiao Ling, thank you for bringing Yuwei home. But try not to stay out so late in the future; it's not very safe after dark."
"I will." Ling Yun glanced at the car behind him. "Then, Auntie, I'll head back now?"
"Okay, drive safely on your way."
The young man nodded, got into the passenger seat, and Ma Xuan drove steadily back to the Bai family's villa.
On the way, Ling Yun looked at the meticulous Ma Xuan and said, "Sister Xuan, about Xia Yuwei and me..."
"Ling Shao, please rest assured, I won't tell Chairwoman Bai."
"Thanks."
After they had driven away, Xia Hui tugged at her daughter's hand: "They've gone far, and you're still looking!"
"I'm just looking..." Xia Yuwei licked her lips and smoothed her hair.
"That wasn't your hired taxi, was it? Was it from Xiao Ling's family?"
"Huh?" Xia Yuwei was startled, then quickly shook her head, "No, it wasn't..."
"Oh, come on. Who drives such an expensive car to pick up fares?" Xia Hui teased. "You really think Mom doesn't know anything? I looked up those outfits you wore yesterday online. Even the replicas cost several hundred, and the real ones are probably over a thousand per set, right?"
"Well, he... his family's financial situation is quite good..."
Xia Hui led her daughter into the room. Although their family didn't have much money, they weren't destitute. It was just that the decor and furniture in the house were relatively simple.
The two sat on chairs in the living room. Xia Hui held her daughter's hand and said seriously, "Mom trusts your judgment. Xiao Ling is indeed an excellent child, and you can tell his family raised him well. But he's good to you, and you can't just accept it so brazenly. You're just dating; you can't take his things for free."
"I know, Mom." Xia Yuwei's tone was also very serious. "From now on, if he gives me something expensive, I won't take it. His birthday is coming up soon, and I'll give him a nice gift then, to repay some of the favor."
Xia Hui didn't continue. She didn't want her daughter to end up like her, giving herself away too early, and then having to decide whether to give birth or abort with a big belly.
She also didn't want her daughter to follow the same old path as her, waiting bitterly for twenty years, yet still not receiving the promised return from the other party.
Seeing her mother's somewhat melancholic expression, Xia Yuwei immediately squeezed her hand: "Mom, I'll be careful. I won't... I won't give myself away easily."
Xia Hui smiled faintly, but her disappointment was evident. She stood up: "It's almost 12 o'clock. You have school tomorrow, so go to bed early."
"Okay, Mom!"
Xia Yuwei turned and walked to her bedroom door. After seeing her mother return to her own room first, she hummed a tune as she went in and threw herself onto the bed.
Recalling every moment she spent with Ling Yun today, the girl's lips could no longer suppress her radiant smile.
In Xia Hui's room, she closed the door, drew the curtains, and walked to the cabinet.
She pulled open the bottom drawer and found a notebook wrapped in soft cloth. The cover of the notebook was already yellowed. It would have been quite exquisite 20 years ago, but now it was a bit out of date.
She gently stroked the notebook's cover. The figure in her memory was already blurred, so blurred that she couldn't even recall what the person looked like.
A tear fell onto the notebook. Xia Hui quickly tried to wipe away the tear stain, but as she wiped the already damp cover, a piece of it rubbed off.
Tears could no longer be controlled. Xia Hui knelt on the ground, tears streaming down, completely soaking the notebook.