Chapter 31: Coming to the rescue
Wang Weiwei glanced at Wang Haoran and nodded.
Wang Haoran fell silent for a moment, then turned to the others. "Forget about today. Let's go!" He usually threw his weight around at school, but it was not because he relied on his uncle's position as deputy secretary of the Municipal Party Committee to bully others.
Rather, no matter how far out of line he went, someone would always smooth things over for him, and his parents would inevitably give him a thorough scolding. He liked seeing them lose their temper. It gave him a rebellious thrill, the satisfaction of taking revenge on them for spending all their time pursuing power and influence while treating him, Wang Haoran, with indifference and neglect.
But he knew that if he insisted on having his way today, things might not be so easy to smooth over.
The people around Wang Haoran might have realized something, but they were used to throwing their weight around and could not help making a few threats before leaving resentfully.
Wang Weiwei stood up then, walked straight over, and patted Su Can on the shoulder. "You all right?"
Xiao Wu stood up too and pointed at their table. "Hey, expert, want to come have a beer? Loosen up after that fight. Can't you see there's a beautiful girl to keep you company, too? Didn't you two hit it off last time?"
He had always been straightforward, and probably had neither the inclination nor the calculating mind to draw class distinctions between himself and Su Can, so he thought nothing of joking about his younger sister, Lin Luoran.
Instead, Lin Luoran gave him a reproachful smack on the shoulder. It hurt enough to make him bare his teeth and grimace.
At the outermost edge