"Phew..."
A gale howled, sending the trees and flowers in the greenbelt swaying violently.
Some branches could not withstand the ravages of the gale. They snapped off and fell from the trees, landing on the concrete road.
The dim yellow streetlights on both sides of the street illuminated the scene on the road with perfect clarity.
On the second floor of the villa, Zhang Xiaohao stood before the floor-to-ceiling window, staring at the fallen branches in the street. He looked somewhat dazed.
Obviously, although Zhang Xiaohao was looking outside, his mind was occupied with something else.
"If you dare pester my girlfriend again, you'll bear the consequences."
Lin Li had wrapped an arm around Su Yue's slender waist, his face brimming with smugness as he said those words. That scene kept replaying in Zhang Xiaohao's mind.
Since that day, Zhang Xiaohao's spirit and vitality had changed drastically. He looked utterly dejected.
"Knock, knock, knock."
Someone knocked on the bedroom door, and Zhang Xiaohao, who had been lost in thought, came back to himself.
He glanced toward the door and immediately guessed who was knocking outside.
"Xiaohao, open the door."
Zhang Xiaohao did not go to open it. Instead, he turned back toward the window.
Seeing that her son did not respond, Wu Guilan raised her hand and knocked on the door again.
One side refused to open the door, while the other continued knocking. The two sides remained locked in a stalemate.
After quite some time, Zhang Xiaohao was so annoyed that he finally opened the door.
"Click."
The moment the door opened and Wu Guilan saw her son, she was greatly startled.
"How did you end up looking like this?"
The deep dark circles beneath Zhang Xiaohao's eyes showed that his sleep quality these past few days had definitely