Dozens of punks attacked at the same time, but for Yang Xiao, they posed no threat whatsoever.
In the blink of an eye, all of them lay scattered across the corridor.
Ma Hua hadn't even grasped what had happened when Yang Xiao was already standing in front of him, less than half a meter away.
"Take your men and scram! If you bother Wang Peng again, you're dead!"
Yang Xiao had no inclination to waste time with such trifling hoodlums, so he spoke quite directly.
At this moment, Ma Hua, confronted with Yang Xiao's fierce gaze, felt his legs go weak with fear.
His voice trembling, he said, "Who, who, who are you exactly?"
"Annoying."
Yang Xiao obviously wouldn't bother explaining and simply kicked Ma Hua away.
The woman who had been following Ma Hua, seeing this, got scared and quickly scuttled away.
The thugs lying on the ground, after struggling to their feet, all ran downstairs as well, not daring to linger any longer.
Wang Peng, however, was still standing there, stunned. In his memory, although Yang Xiao was stronger than the average person, he had never imagined him to be this formidable.
"Yang Xiao, what, what have you gone through all these years?" Wang Peng couldn't help but ask.
Yang Xiao just smiled faintly, "What could I have gone through, just toughened up a bit. You don't understand how, in there, if you're not a bit stronger, it's very troublesome. Being bullied by others is nothing. The worst is when someone takes a liking to you. If you don't have the power to resist, then you're screwed!"
After hearing Yang Xiao's explanation, Wang Peng thought for a moment before nodding, "I see! That makes sense. But you're really amazing. More than a dozen guys couldn't last even a minute against you."
"Enough about that. Those punks needed to be taught a lesson. With that show of strength, they won't come looking for trouble with you anymore."
"Mm, I hope that's the case," Wang Peng agreed, opening the door to his room.
Once they were inside, Yang Xiao couldn't wait for Wang Peng to bring out the luggage he had left behind all those years ago.
Actually, it was just a small suitcase containing a few old clothes, several photos, and some other trinkets.
Most of them were keepsakes from Yang Xiao's parents.
Yang Xiao had lost his parents when he was very young. Therefore, he treasured anything related to them, taking great care to preserve it.
However, among those old photographs, there was one that was quite special.
In the photo, Yang Xiao and a girl were together. Both were about eighteen or nineteen, with a hint of youthful awkwardness on their faces.
The girl was beautiful, and although not celestial, she had a lively and captivating charm.
Upon seeing that photo, Yang Xiao started dazing out, his mind seemingly drifting into memories.
"What's up, thinking about her again?" Wang Peng asked upon seeing Yang Xiao like this.
"No, what are you talking about? How could I possibly be thinking about her," Yang Xiao quickly covered up.
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But his eyes couldn't lie, he truly hadn't forgotten that girl.
After all, she was his first love, and to this day, the only woman he had ever loved.
Just that after graduating from college, she abandoned Yang Xiao.
After all, Yang Xiao was an orphan with no background to speak of. As for money, he had none. Why would a girl bet her happiness on a young man who had nothing?
However, their parting back then was relatively peaceful. There were no arguments or bitter disputes, they just realistically chose to break up.
After that, Yang Xiao lost his ambition, and it wasn't until later that he ended up working as a security guard at Chen Yufei's company.
But looking back now, that decision turned out to be very good. If he hadn't become a security guard, he wouldn't have had the incidents with Chen Yufei.
Without those incidents, Yang Xiao could never have entered that world. Without entering, he wouldn't have the skills he has now. Without these skills, Yang Xiao was destined to be a nobody from the lower echelons for life.
So all of this, it's all a cycle of cause and effect!
"Actually, if you want to know about her current situation, I can tell you. I've met her recently," Wang Peng said casually.
"Are you serious?" Yang Xiao asked, staring at Wang Peng intently.
Seeing this, Wang Peng laughed with a hint of smugness, "Still say you don't care about her, you can't fool me now! I knew it, you couldn't possibly forget her."
"Cut it out, if you don't know then don't blather on here, wasting time." Yang Xiao said dejectedly, thinking that Wang Peng was just joking with him.
However, Yang Xiao himself really wanted to know how she was doing.
If she was happy, it would be good news for Yang Xiao as well.
"Who said I don't know? What I told you just now is all true. I really have seen her recently. But her current state isn't very good. Even though she married a rich man, deep waters run in wealthy families! She now looks pallid and has gained weight, totally like a yellow-faced woman," after finishing his words, Wang Peng even heaved a sigh.
Listening to this, Yang Xiao felt a twinge in his heart. If her circumstances were really this bad, then agreeing to separate from her back then was a mistake.
But after giving it some thought, Yang Xiao calmed down. Five years had passed; everything that should be over was over. What was the use of caring so much?
"Forget it, what does it matter how she is! What people are bound to miss, they will inevitably miss. Her situation is her own fate, her own life," Yang Xiao said calmly.
"You've let go? That's good! After all, there's no shortage of women," Wang Peng said, patting Yang Xiao's shoulder lightly.
"No shortage? Do you think women are so easy to find? If they were, would you have been framed and trapped?" Yang Xiao retorted.
Wang Peng seemed a bit embarrassed upon hearing this; clearly, Yang Xiao was using the recent event to mock him!
"Why bring that up? As a man, if a woman throws herself at you, especially if she's beautiful, can you just refuse?" Wang Peng still argued defiantly, "But, speaking of which, beautiful women indeed need to be guarded against. It's said the prettier the woman, the more deceptive she can be."
"It's good you understand, so in the future when looking for a woman, don't go for the pretty ones!" Yang Xiao spoke, and for some reason, Chen Yufei suddenly came to mind.
Considering he now had a child with Chen Yufei, it was possible they might end up together in the future. But Yang Xiao quickly dismissed the thought; Chen Yufei was stunningly talented and wealthy, how could she be with someone like him!
"Why keep talking about women? It's getting late, let's go eat! The usual place, let's have a good time."
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