I Won't Go Easy on Women

"Let her go!" Seeing Xiao Wu about to be bullied by Xiao Muxue and the others, Li Yue could not allow them to continue. He stepped forward and shouted.

As he drew closer, he clearly saw the red handprints on Xiao Wu's face. Anger immediately rose within him. Though he had not known Xiao Wu for long, he already considered her one of his own.

Xiao Muxue and the others turned around and saw Li Yue approaching. The lackeys panicked. How could they have been seen by Li Yue at such an unfortunate time?

"Oh no, big sister, it's Li Yue."

"He's coming, he's coming! Ahh, he's so handsome even when he's angry."

"Quick, block Xiao Wu so he can't see her."

"It's already too late to block her now."

The lackeys were flustered, trying to use their bodies to hide Xiao Wu. However, Xiao Muxue remained calm. So what if he saw? Today, she would settle this matter and make Li Yue her boyfriend.

As Xiao Muxue watched Li Yue approach, a trace of amazement flashed through her eyes. Such a beautiful man was only worthy of being possessed by a strong person like her. It would be such a waste to leave him with that wild girl Xiao Wu. But today, he would definitely become her boyfriend.

She said softly, "You shouldn't have come."

Li Yue said coldly, "But I came anyway." He looked at the girl before him. Her delicate features were strikingly beautiful, while her arrogant expression kept others at arm's length, like a proud white swan.

Thinking back, aside from Xiao Wu, there did not seem to be any female characters from Nuoding Academy in the original work.

This little girl was probably not even a character who had appeared in the original story. In other words, she was not even a minor extra, yet she dared to bully his girlfriend. What nerve.

"Brother Yue." Xiao Wu rammed her body into the girl blocking her way, knocking her aside. The moment she saw Li Yue, all the grievance in her heart surged forth. Tears welled in her eyes. "Brother Yue, they bullied me!"

Even when she had been bullied so badly before, Xiao Wu had not cried. Apart from anger and unwillingness, she had felt nothing else. But upon seeing Li Yue, this sense of grievance became impossible to suppress, and tears flowed down her face.

"Xiao Wu, it's all right. Don't cry. I'll help you teach them a lesson." Li Yue reached out and touched the bright red handprint on Xiao Wu's face, using the soul skill Rapid Growth from his External Soul Bone, the Solitary Bamboo Staff.

Emerald life energy rippled from his left palm. In just a few seconds, Xiao Wu's cheek had returned to its original lovely appearance.

"Mm, I believe in you, Brother Yue!" Hearing Li Yue's comfort, Xiao Wu's tears would not stop flowing. She did not know why, but after seeing Li Yue, she simply could not stop crying.

Perhaps this was what it felt like to have someone to rely on, no longer needing to force herself to stay strong. She could cry boldly and shed tears without being afraid to show her weakness, letting others know that her heart was not actually as strong as it seemed.

Feeling Li Yue's touch, Xiao Wu's heart filled with reassurance.

As life energy rippled from Li Yue's palm, she seemed to return to the Lake of Life at the center of the Star Dou Forest, as though she had returned to her mother's embrace. She became even more attached to that gentleness she never wanted to let go of.

Xiao Muxue silently watched Li Yue heal Xiao Wu. Seeing the life energy rippling from his hand, her heart stirred. He had used a soul skill without even releasing his martial soul or soul rings, leaving her deeply shocked.

It was actually a legendary Self-Created Soul Skill.

This handsome boy's talent was truly astonishing. It only made her want him even more.

After healing the marks on Xiao Wu's face, Li Yue saw that she was still being held by several girls. He turned toward Xiao Muxue and said coldly, "If you have a problem, come at me. What kind of person bullies my girlfriend?"

A smile curved at Xiao Muxue's lips. "I've fallen for you. As long as you break up with her, I can let bygones be bygones and generously spare this little girl."

"Huh?" Li Yue blanked out for a moment.

You like me, so why did you hit Xiao Wu? He had thought Xiao Wu had offended these girls somehow, or that they simply disliked her and had cornered her. In the end, it was all his fault.

"Do I need to say it again? I've fallen for you. I want you to be my boyfriend." Xiao Muxue repeated herself. She had ample patience for Li Yue and was willing to confess to him again and again until he understood her feelings.

"Impossible. Xiao Wu is my girlfriend. I will never break up with her."

Li Yue frowned. Even if you like me, that is not a reason to force me to become your boyfriend. And you want me to break up with Xiao Wu? Wishful thinking. "You hit my girlfriend?"

"My subordinates hit her, but if you want to consider it my doing, I don't mind." Xiao Muxue shrugged, her expression playful, as though she were watching to see how Li Yue would react.

"Since you admit it, there's nothing more to say." Li Yue's expression relaxed. He could not be bothered to seek out the culprit. In any case, the true instigator was the girl before him. Were those lackeys not carrying out her orders?

Slap—

He directly slapped Xiao Muxue across the face. A crisp sound rang out, and Xiao Muxue froze. Covering the side of her face that had been struck, she did not react for a moment.

Slap—

The next slap landed on her other cheek, finally snapping her back to her senses. Someone had actually dared to slap her.

Ever since she was young, she had been cherished like a jewel in her parents' palms. Her father and mother had always doted on her, and she had never suffered so much as a scolding or beating. Yet today, she had been slapped by a boy, twice in a row.

Those crisp sounds seemed to continue echoing through the secluded corner.

The lackeys were dumbfounded as well. A boy had actually slapped Xiao Muxue's face. Xiao Muxue was the City Lord's daughter and Boss Xiao's younger sister. More importantly, how could he bear to strike her?

Two red handprints now stood out on that exquisite face.

While everyone was still stunned, Li Yue shoved aside the girls restraining Xiao Wu and pulled her behind him.

He calmly looked at Xiao Muxue and her lackeys. It was as though they were not the ones with the advantage in numbers, but him; as though he had surrounded them all by himself. One man stood like an army of thousands.

"Since you slapped my girlfriend twice, I'll return those two slaps. If you want to continue, I'll keep you company."

Xiao Muxue covered her pretty face and looked at Li Yue. There was no hatred in her eyes, only an indescribable strangeness.

A strange feeling she had never experienced before began to grow in her heart. This boy was so special. He was not afraid of her, did not hold back because of her, and had not gone easy on her because of her appearance.

He had actually slapped her twice for his girlfriend. He really loved his girlfriend.

She wanted him even more. It felt as if a cat were scratching at her heart. She truly wanted a boyfriend like this.