Pei Yanzi was so happy she wanted to sing. The food she liked was right in front of her, and she had been starving, but after hearing Lin Xiao's definitive answer, her hunger vanished completely.

Her face beaming with joy, she gazed at Lin Xiao. To her, he was unbelievably handsome; even the simple act of picking up food with his chopsticks was a pleasing sight.

"Yanzi, is there something on my face?" Lin Xiao asked quizzically.

Pei Yanzi was startled for a moment. "No, not at all!"

"Then why are you staring at me so strangely?"

A blush exploded across Pei Yanzi's pretty face. The girl was so mortified she wished she could find a hole to crawl into. It wasn't just embarrassment; her heart also began to pound wildly in her chest.

Luckily, Lin Xiao didn't say anything more. Otherwise, Pei Yanzi really didn't know what she would do.

As the two of them were joyfully eating, a sinister voice suddenly rang in Lin Xiao's ear.

"Heaven really does have eyes, letting me run into a stinking beggar like you here."

Lin Xiao didn't even need to look to know the voice belonged to Du Shaojie. He had just dealt with this piece of trash yesterday and hadn't expected to run into him again so soon. To Lin Xiao, Du Shaojie was nothing but low-level trash, not even worth his attention.

For Du Shaojie, however, this was a fortunate encounter—the perfect opportunity for revenge. Ever since he and Xue Jingdong had gone looking for trouble with Lin Xiao yesterday, only to be dealt with by Pei Donglai, Du Shaojie had been harboring a grudge. He was determined to find a chance to get even. He might not be able to defeat Pei Donglai, but handling that stinking beggar would be more than easy enough. He never expected the opportunity to present itself so quickly.

"What, you didn't get beaten enough yesterday?" Lin Xiao asked contemptuously.

Du Shaojie was about to retort when his gaze suddenly fell upon Pei Yanzi's face. When he got a clear look at her features, he was instantly stupefied, as if his pressure points had been struck. He was completely stunned by her incomparable beauty.

How can a girl this beautiful exist in the mortal world?

People said the greatest beauty in Jinling City was Su Qingning, and Du Shaojie didn't disagree, but he had never been particularly impressed by her looks. The girl before him now, however, made him hear the sound of his own heart pounding.

"Beauty, what's your name?" Du Shaojie asked excitedly.

Pei Yanzi's delicate brows furrowed slightly, but she remained silent.

Seeing this, Du Shaojie quickly added, "Beauty, I mean no harm. I just want to get to know you. Oh, right, my name is Du Shaojie!"

Pei Yanzi still didn't say a word.

Lin Xiao's expression soured. "Du Shaojie, can you stop standing there like a dog in heat?"

Du Shaojie was instantly enraged. He, the esteemed young master of Jinling City's Du Family, was being called a dog in heat by a stinking beggar. And in front of so many people! He couldn't possibly swallow such an insult.

"You stinking beggar, are you looking for death? I'll have you know, Pei Donglai isn't here today!"

Lin Xiao looked at Du Shaojie as if he were an idiot. "So? You think Pei Donglai is the one protecting me?"

"Who else?" Du Shaojie shot back, his voice simmering with killing intent.

Amused, Lin Xiao was about to reply when several well-dressed second-generation dandies walked over. One of them threw an arm around Du Shaojie's neck and laughed, "Young Master Du, didn't you want to see Pei Yanzi? That's her!"

Du Shaojie stared at Pei Yanzi, his mind clicking into place. It was true; he had come today specifically for her. While hanging out with his friends that afternoon, he'd heard about a top-tier campus belle at Jinling University. Intrigued, Du Shaojie had insisted his friends bring him to see her for himself.

Looking at Pei Yanzi's lowered head, Du Shaojie smiled. "So, you're Pei Yanzi. Truly beautiful, and so pure-looking too."

"Are you smitten, Young Master Du?" the dandy with his arm around Du Shaojie's neck teased.

Du Shaojie chuckled. "Pei Yanzi, I've set my sights on you. From this moment on, I will be pursuing you. I'll give you three days to fall in love with me. I hope you know what's good for you!"

The group of dandies around him burst into laughter.

"Young Master Du is so mighty!"

"So domineering!"

"Young Master Du is the man!"

Listening to his cronies' flattery, Du Shaojie grew even more pleased with himself. Meanwhile, Pei Yanzi's eyes began to turn red, and her fair cheeks became deathly pale. It was clear she was furious but dared not lash out.

Lin Xiao stood up, his gaze casually sweeping over the dandies. Faced with Lin Xiao's razor-sharp gaze, they were genuinely startled. After all, they had all grown up sheltered and had never encountered such a frightening look. But then they remembered that this piece of trash was just a beggar, while every single one of them had money and power.

What was there to fear from him?

Once that thought took root, their expressions grew even more scornful.

"Yo, stinking beggar, you got a problem with that?" Du Shaojie asked mockingly.

Lin Xiao smiled. "Yes, I do."

Du Shaojie scoffed. "So what if you have a problem? You'd better damn well swallow it!"

"And what if I don't want to?" Lin Xiao was still smiling, but the killing intent in his eyes was becoming impossible to suppress.

As soon as the words left his mouth, the surrounding dandies all laughed scornfully.

"Stinking beggar, what can you do if you don't want to? You probably don't know that Young Master Du's family is the second most powerful in Jinling City. Killing trash like you is easier than crushing an ant!"

"Exactly! You're just a beggar. Who gave you the balls to challenge Young Master Du? Why don't you take a piss and look at your own reflection to see if you're even worthy!"

"Young Master Du, I say, why waste words on trash like him? Just give him a couple of hard slaps and see if he still dares to act tough!"

The dandies chimed in one after another, completely dismissing Lin Xiao.

Hearing their words, Du Shaojie's smirk turned sinister. "Stinking beggar, did you hear that? Even if you have a problem, you'd better swallow it! Otherwise, I'll beat you to a pulp!"

Lin Xiao glanced at the growing crowd of students, smiled, and said, "Let's take this outside."

The dandies burst out laughing.

"Yo, is the stinking beggar chickening out?"

"Yeah, backing down already? And here I thought you really didn't give a damn about Young Master Du."

"What a piece of trash. He knows he's making a fool of himself, so now he wants to go outside to kneel and beg Young Master Du for mercy?"

At this, the group of dandies erupted in another round of boisterous laughter.

Du Shaojie laughed along, looking at Lin Xiao with utter contempt. "Stinking beggar, I'm not going anywhere. I'm going to make you lose face right here, in front of everyone!"

Lin Xiao smiled.

The next second, a powerful slap shot out, whistling fiercely toward Du Shaojie's head

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