142 The Ran (2/2)

The radius around Zhou Lei and the girl became less and less lively as time went on. Soon enough, silence ensued, with only Zhou Lei's voice being heard by the bystanders.

”You see, I actually saw Lin Guiying in my dream once. She sang right in front of me, in the middle of the concert hall, where I was the only attendee. It was so romantic, if the dream continued, then...!”

Whether it was out of embarrassment, anger or something else entirely, the girl turned her head down, only letting her hat be visible to Zhou Lei. Still, the latter did not stop...

In the end, a person watching by the side could not handle it anymore and walked towards the two.

”Hey, you! What do you think you're doing?”

The sudden shout startled not only Zhou Lei, but many of the people around the area. Since it was silent, the shout echoed through the room.

Zhou Lei snapped out of the dangerous state he was in. As soon as he saw the limited edition hat that he could not afford show up in front of him so abruptly, he lost control of himself.

He analyzed the situation. Firstly, he glanced at the girl, who had been looking at the floor. She seemed to exude an aura of hatred and fear towards him, causing Zhou Lei to let go of her hands and take a step back.

After that, he looked around him, and numerous people looked at him with an indescribable expression, a mix of both pity and contempt.

Finally, he faced the man who raised his voice against him, and seeing his expression, Zhou Lei shuddered. 'Th- this man is so angry...'

Memories of his bullies relapsed in his mind, and the poor boy felt a weakness strike his knees, making his legs shake in a struggle to stay standing.

”Wh- what do you want...?” With a timid voice, Zhou Lei asked the man.

The complete change in tone from the handsome youth startled most of the bystanders, who had expected him to stand up for himself. From such a confident and self-assured voice, it degraded to an extent until they could barely hear him anymore.

The man, who had acted on impulse, saw the expression of absolute fear on the student's face, and he felt regret wash over him. However, he had his own pride to maintain, it was too late to back down now.

'Besides,' he thought, 'his pitiful face doesn't excuse him from the fact that he harassed the girl out of his own volition.'

Thinking this, the man became more confident in his actions and walked forward with a deepened desire to teach Zhou Lei a lesson he would never forget.