Chapter 9 The University Promise
"Smack smack"
Two slaps rang out, and Lv Guibo\'s left and right cheeks quickly bore the imprint of palm marks.
Before he could react, Qin Hao lifted his leg and kicked him to the ground, and Lv Guibo\'s flunkies rushed towards them.
Qin Hao turned and kicked one in the chest, then raised his hands to strike at the others.
His strength was three to four times theirs, and his fighting skills were at a Level 2, surpassing that of average professional players.
In less than a minute, he had knocked all six to the ground, unavoidably taking a few punches himself.
But it didn\'t affect him at all, as his physical condition was also three to four times stronger than theirs, with an extremely strong resistance to being hit.
The onlookers with widened eyes exclaimed, "Holy shit, that\'s freaking badass, those moves are damn suave."
"So cool."
This was the heartfelt admiration of the crowd, their eyes filled with envy as they watched Qin Hao, believing he possessed the ultimate tool for picking up girls.
Qin Hao walked over to Lv Guibo, who had managed to stagger to his feet, looking fearfully at Qin Hao: "Brother, this is a misunderstanding. I swear I won\'t mess with you again."
Qin Hao gave him another slap, "You think I\'d be afraid of your trouble? Take your revenge whenever you want, but you better check if you\'ve got the strength for it."
Lv Guibo\'s cheek stung painfully, and he quickly said, "I know I was wrong, Brother Hao. I won\'t dare to do it again."
Qin Hao nodded, satisfied, "As long as you know your mistake, that\'s good. And about Chen Shuna, since she doesn\'t like you, stop harassing her, got it?"
Chen Shuna had been good to Qin Hao before, so now that he could help her, of course, he would.
Lv Guibo nodded hastily, "Sure, Brother Hao. To be honest, I never really liked Chen Shuna—it was just a game to me. You go ahead and hook up with her."
...
Qin Hao couldn\'t be bothered to explain. These things only get more complicated the more you talk about them. He warned Lv Guibo and then left.
After Qin Hao had left, the onlookers dispersed too, leaving only Lv Guibo and his gang.
Liu Wei cautiously asked, "Bro, what should we do?"
Lv Guibo glared at him, "Let\'s never talk about this again. I won\'t provoke him anymore, and if you three overconfident fools want to, that\'s on you."
Liu Wei hurriedly said, "If even you don\'t dare to mess with him, there\'s no way we would. We\'ll just keep our heads down in class."
Lv Guibo said nothing more and led his group back to the classroom. Today, he was the biggest loser, and by the afternoon, the whole school would probably hear about it.
Qin Hao returned to his class and first glanced at Du Wanrou, who was studying with her head down.
He sat down in his seat and turned to Du Wanrou, "Class monitor, have you had lunch?"
Du Wanrou looked up at him, her expression unchanged, "I have. What about it?"
Qin Hao felt slightly embarrassed, "That... class monitor... did you see it?"
Du Wanrou looked surprised for a moment, and then said, "I saw it, so what?"
So what? Shouldn\'t you have something to say about this kind of thing?
Qin Hao mustered his courage and asked, "Class monitor, do you have anything you want to say to me?"
Du Wanrou replied, "I never planned on dating in high school. At least not until university. So, do you think we have a chance? Of course, if you manage to get into Jianghai University, then maybe it\'s possible."
That was her response—straightforward and simple. Only if Qin Hao could get into Jianghai University would there be a possibility between them, and even that was just a maybe, not a certainty, since there would be more outstanding people by then.
But Qin Hao was confident in himself, "Okay, class monitor. Then let\'s wait until I get into Jianghai University before we revisit this conversation."
Du Wanrou sized him up and down, "You\'re really planning to take the Jianghai University exam? You have no hope. You should apply for a decent Tier 3 or vocational university instead."
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Qin Hao, "Class president, you don\'t need to worry about me. I have a clear understanding of my own matters."
In the afternoon, Qin Hao was earnestly reviewing. He was doing this not just for Du Wanrou, but even more for his parents.
He wanted to give his parents a surprise, to make them hold their heads up high and be proud of him.
After the second period in the afternoon, one of Xu Liang\'s lackeys came to Class 2 and then told Qin Hao to meet at the school gate after class.
Qin Hao didn\'t expect Xu Liang would dare to find him, and he agreed to the kid, "After class, then at the school gates it is."
Xu Liang\'s lackey, upon hearing his response, quickly left the place, having personally experienced Qin Hao\'s prowess and fearing another beating.
Yuan Zhengxiang and Song Wei in the class exchanged glances and saw confusion in each other\'s eyes.
Song Wei whispered, "Xiang, is Xu Liang planning to take revenge on Qin Hao? I heard Xu Liang knows Li Bao from outside the school."
Yuan Zhengxiang, "Xu Liang is also a prominent figure in the school, how can he swallow his pride? He definitely found someone from society, ideally someone who could cripple Qin Hao."
Song Wei, flattering, "Why bother getting angry over this kind of person, Xiang? Qin Hao is all brawn and no brains. When it comes to money, you\'re streets ahead of him, academically, he can\'t even catch up if he flattered you two times over, and in terms of looks, he\'s not even as good as me. Du Wanrou couldn\'t possibly fancy him."
Upon hearing his words, Yuan Zhengxiang\'s face broke into a smile. Song Wei\'s words hit right at home, giving him great satisfaction.
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Out of curiosity, Du Wanrou asked, "Xu Liang is looking for you again?"
"Mhm." Qin Hao answered while continuing to read his book.
Seeing his unconcerned expression, Du Wanrou asked doubtfully, "You don\'t seem scared at all."
Qin Hao, "Why should I be scared? The one who should be scared is him."
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Afternoon after school.
Qin Hao walked out of the school by himself, carrying his backpack. At the school gate, he saw Xu Liang.
Xu Liang was followed by six lackeys, their presence formidable, drawing the sideways glances of many students.
Qin Hao walked over and said to Xu Liang, "Going to start something here?"
Xu Liang replied calmly, "It\'s Bao who wants to see you today."
Qin Hao, "Where? If it\'s too far, I don\'t have time."
Xu Liang, "Just at the Xinghui Pool Hall nearby."
"Lead the way."
The group headed toward Xinghui Pool Hall, and after about five minutes, they arrived outside Xinghui Pool Hall.
It was a dilapidated two-story building with numerous e-bikes and motorcycles parked outside, along with a few old Volkswagen cars.
Xu Liang and the others entered first, with Qin Hao following closely behind. As soon as he entered, the thick scent of smoke and sweat hit his nostrils.
Inside the pool hall, there were about five pool tables, not many people were playing, just around seven or eight groups.
Xu Liang approached a pool table where two individuals stood nearby—one a young man with neatly cropped hair, the other, a hefty youth.
The young man with cropped hair was playing pool, while Xu Liang stood beside him, not daring to speak.
"Ding, random mission initiated: Subdue Li Bao and Kang Youyi, reward 500 achievement points."