Chapter 2185 - 2386: Times Have Changed

Returning to the room alone felt empty, suddenly giving him a feeling of melancholic loss. Not long ago, it was lively here, but in the blink of an eye, only he was left. Feeling restless and having not rested well the previous night, he decided to go back to his room to sleep.

When he opened his eyes, he found it was already evening. Checking the time, it was half-past eight at night. Then he checked his phone, and to his surprise, he found himself a bit dumbfounded. He hadn't expected to sleep so deeply; Li Weiwei had called him over thirty times, and he hadn't answered any of them.

He looked through it and saw messages from Li Weiwei, probably thinking that since he wasn't answering calls, she should just send messages instead. Hao Jian nervously opened the messages and started reading.

"What's this? Got bold again, dare not come to class today!" was the first message from Li Weiwei.

Following this were countless messages, all from Li Weiwei, making Hao Jian's scalp tingle. It seemed Li Weiwei was really angry this time. Scrolling through, he got to the last message, which had a commanding tone from Li Weiwei: "When you come to school, don't go to class, come straight to my office, I'll give you a good service."

With a "snap," after reading the messages, Hao Jian closed his phone and threw it on the bed, then went to wash up. Don't say not going today; he wouldn't go in the future if he didn't want to. Why care so much? He wasn't really a student; he was only there to accompany Liang Xiaohan, no need to suffer at school every day.

After washing up, he made a little supper, and after eating, he lay on the sofa watching TV. Not long after, it was nearly nine to ten o'clock when the door opened with a "screech," and Liang Xiaohan entered with a tired face.

He pointed at the supper on the table and said, "Hey, I made you something, eat if you're hungry."

"Oh." Liang Xiaohan's tone was indifferent, and then asked, "Cousin left, right?"

Hao Jian nodded and said honestly, "She left around ten in the morning."

Liang Xiaohan walked to the dining table, picked up the supper, and started eating, but looked over at Hao Jian with a casual glance and said, "Oh, by the way, today Li Weiwei found out you skipped class and got pretty angry. Be careful next time you see her; she might deal with you."

Hao Jian had already sensed Li Weiwei's anger from the numerous missed calls and messages, so he wasn't surprised by Liang Xiaohan's report. He just hummed in response: "Don't worry, she can't really do anything to me."

Liang Xiaohan rolled her eyes and said, "Then why were you punished last time, standing in the hallway for nearly a day?"

Hao Jian knew Liang Xiaohan was trying to expose him, so he just smiled and said, "I had nothing to do, didn't want her to lose face, otherwise who's going to listen to her."

Liang Xiaohan said, "Alright, alright, stop pretending to be tough. I'm tired, I'm going to sleep. Get up early tomorrow to go to school with me, I'll take you somewhere after school."

Hao Jian didn't expect Liang Xiaohan to say that, finding it a bit interesting, suddenly looking forward to tomorrow, curious about where Liang Xiaohan would take him and what they would do, so he said, "Okay, sleep early."

Liang Xiaohan then went to wash up, and after washing up, she returned to the bedroom to sleep. Having slept all day, Hao Jian couldn't sleep, so he lay on the sofa watching TV. It wasn't until midnight when he felt a bit sleepy and then went to bed to sleep.

Early the next morning, the two of them woke up. Strangely, it wasn't Hao Jian waking Liang Xiaohan up, but Liang Xiaohan who woke up early and knocked on Hao Jian's door to wake him. After they both washed up and had breakfast, they set off for school.

It was alright initially, but once they entered the school gate, Hao Jian felt a strange gaze on him. Something was off; it felt like everyone was looking at him weirdly.

"What's up with them?" Hao Jian asked in confusion.

Being an outsider, Liang Xiaohan naturally knew why and said nonchalantly, "You didn't come yesterday, the school basically talked about you all day. The thing you did last Friday caused a stir, now almost everyone at the school knows your name. Originally, Gu Peng was supposed to teach you a lesson, but didn't expect Brother Baldy, the man with the biggest say around here, to step in and surprise Gu Peng. Who else would they look at now besides you?"

With such an explanation, Hao Jian recalled what happened last Friday, recalling having Lin Dongyang call Baldy with a large group to deal with Gu Peng. Over the weekend, with Liang Yuwei visiting and having fun, he had completely forgotten about this. It was only after Liang Xiaohan's reminder did he remember.

His original intention was to use Gu Peng to deliver a hard blow, so that Yawen would know his name, and no one would dare to bother him again or disturb Liang Xiaohan. Now, seeing the fearful looks from passersby, he knew he had achieved his goal.

He didn't come yesterday, but if he had, he would know how fervently the school was discussing him, not just the first-year students but also the second and third-year students were all talking about the heroic act he performed on Friday.

Even Brother Baldy, who is a big shot around here, was called upon, and Brother Baldy obeyed his every command. This made many people wonder who on earth he could be to have such powerful abilities. It wouldn't have been a big deal in the past, but now affluent families with some influence know that the dynamics in Yun City have changed slightly. Today's Brother Baldy is no longer the Brother Baldy of the past, yet in this situation, Hao Jian can still command Brother Baldy. What kind of terrifying power is this?

Therefore, many people started fearing Hao Jian. Those who had previously offended him felt deeply anxious, fearing that if Hao Jian decided to retaliate someday, their fate might be even worse than Gu Peng's; after all, Gu Peng had some support, but they had nothing. They used to look down on Hao Jian, but now they realize their influence is nothing.

Meanwhile, those who hadn't offended Hao Jian were secretly relieved they hadn't, otherwise, they would be living in fear now. Yesterday the campus was abuzz with talk about Hao Jian, yet he was absent, which led to numerous versions of stories circulating.

Liang Xiaohan didn't care much about it, though she had heard plenty. But she wasn't in the mood to tell Hao Jian everything, hoping he'd understand through a glance. Hao Jian saw this and didn't ask further, as seeing the looks from people passing by already gave him some clues.

At the classroom door, they suddenly encountered Liu Jie and his group. They were walking proud with their heads held high, but as soon as they reached the door and saw Hao Jian and Liang Xiaohan, they were instantly startled.

Normally, Liu Jie would give Hao Jian a disdainful look and stride inside with his group. But this time, seeing Hao Jian was like seeing a ghost, he shivered internally, didn't say a word, and quickly retreated several steps. The others did the same, stepping back several paces before stopping, staring at Hao Jian with fearful eyes.

"Tsk, tsk, tsk!" Liang Xiaohan clicked her tongue disdainfully at them, then swaggered into the classroom.

Hao Jian chuckled, surprised at their reaction—was he really that scary? If he intended to do something to them, wouldn't he have scared them long ago, rather than now? He gave Liu Jie and his group a "was it necessary" look before entering the classroom.

How was he supposed to know the terror Liu Jie and his group felt toward him? If there had been no prior enmity, it wouldn't matter, but they had a lot of grudges, very deep ones. Previously, Liu Jie relied on Gu Peng for support and, despite being repeatedly defeated by Hao Jian, he always stood proud when facing him. Now, he had witnessed Gu Peng's downfall firsthand, how could he dare act the same way, shivering terrified.

He definitely didn't want to become the next Gu Peng!

Only after Liang Xiaohan and Hao Jian had settled into their seats did they dare to bravely enter the classroom.

When Hao Jian entered, the entire classroom fell silent in an instant, eyes quickly focused on him, all gazing at him, but he pretended nothing had happened, looking indifferent.

Hu Lai and Fatty crowded over, just about to speak, but Hao Jian said, "Alright, don't talk, I know what you want to say."

The two backed off, holding back the words they wanted to say.

However, the originally quiet classroom was suddenly shaken by a loud call.

"Hao Jian!"

Li Weiwei strode into the classroom, looking over at Hao Jian's seat with a sinister expression, full of vigor as she called his name.

Instantly, Hao Jian's heart tightened.

Bad! This was the first word that popped into his mind.

Now, probably besides Liang Xiaohan, Li Weiwei was the only one who dared call Hao Jian's name like this; no one else in the school dared to yell at Hao Jian like that.