Chapter 28: The power of a brick
Not far from this vacant lot was a route students took home from City First Middle School, but even those who knew a confrontation was taking place hurried past. At City First Middle School, especially when people like Wang Haoran were involved, many deliberately took a detour rather than invite trouble. After all, few people would actually step forward, and even if there were any, they might not happen to come across the scene and get fired up. Outside Hollywood, any act of hot-blooded courage came at a price.
Su Can happened to be walking down this way with his schoolbag on his back, accompanied by Xue Yiyang. When Xue Yiyang had no basketball game, they usually went home together after school. Who knew they would run into something like this today? Xue Yiyang had clearly spotted the group of Senior Year Two students and unconsciously quickened his pace as he pulled Su Can along. It was already a blessing amid misfortune that this group had not come after Su Can over Tang Wu. Running into them today made his heart jolt.
Chen Lingshan spotted Su Can at once. She paused briefly, then turned her attention back to Wang Haoran and the others.
Gao Fan merely glanced at him before looking away. He had long since stopped seeing a loser like Su Can as any kind of rival. Holding Chen Lingshan's arm like this, feeling the astonishing softness of her pale wrist, already left him thoroughly pleased and smug.
Quite a few people were still making their way down the street, all unobtrusively skirting around the scene. Keeping a low profile, Xue Yiyang steeled himself and tried to hurry Su Can away, only for Su Can to stop short.
"They're Wang Haoran's gang.