Suyun wanted to live with Hong Jiaxin to take care of her.
Once Hong Jiaxin's parents returned, Suyun would move out.
Therefore, she didn't need to bring much, just two sets of clothes and some daily necessities would suffice.
"Luoyang, you don't even have a driver's license, yet you dare to drive?" Suyun laughed.
"It's okay, I'm really good at driving," Luoyang said.
"Teacher Su, you don't know how daring he is; he hardly knows how to drive," Hong Jiaxin laughed.
She then shared a few of her past experiences riding in Luoyang's car.
Suyun advised, "It's still better to wait until you have your license before driving; it's safer." She paused and then continued earnestly, "Luoyang, if the school decides to expel you, I can't help you."
Luoyang laughed, "Teacher Su, let's just go with the flow."
In fact, Luoyang knew whom to ask for help; he just hadn't told Hong Jiaxin and the others.
Hong Jiaxin was quite concerned about Luoyang and said, "They're talking about expelling you, and you're still happy?"
For the optimistic Luoyang, even being expelled wasn't the end of the world.
At that moment, he was confident he could resolve this issue, which made him even more composed.
Suyun also said, "Luoyang, you promised me you would do well on the mid-term exams. If you stop studying, wouldn't you be breaking your promise?"
Luoyang then shared his thoughts with Suyun.
After hearing this, Suyun said, "Then you should call the principal now to see what he has to say. It's better to resolve this sooner rather than later."
Under pressure from the homeroom teacher and the class president, Luoyang reluctantly dialed Principal Xiao Wangu's mobile number.
After getting through, Luoyang said, "Principal, is it convenient to talk now?"
"What's the matter?" Xiao Wangu said.
Luoyang then told him about the incident with Zhang Xinglong.
"I'm currently out; I will be at school in the afternoon to discuss this with you in detail," Xiao Wangu said.
"Okay, Principal, we'll talk when you return," Luoyang said.
From Xiao Wangu's words, Luoyang sensed there was hope.
Suyun and Hong Jiaxin also felt reassured that Xiao Wangu could help.
School was soon dismissed for lunch.
Suyun had to go home to pack some things to bring to Qin Piao's house.
She would buy a bed in the afternoon.
And in the afternoon, she also planned to take Suyun and An Yuying for an outing in the county town.
Luoyang, Hong Jiaxin, Xiao Daniu, and Dai Bao Jian went together to a restaurant just outside the school.
Not far from the school gate, they saw a familiar figure.
It was none other than Huang Maoqiang.
Luoyang had recently confronted Huang Maoqiang, warning him not to extort students near the school.
Because Luoyang hadn't been to school for several days, Huang Maoqiang thought he had dropped out and started his old tricks again.
Seeing Luoyang, Huang Maoqiang was surprised.
At that moment, Huang Maoqiang was at the roadside with a few others, including some students in uniform.
Without asking, it was clear that Huang Maoqiang was demanding money again.
Luoyang didn't take Huang Maoqiang seriously at all now.
He walked right up and asked one of the students, "Is he asking for money from you?"
The student nodded.
Luoyang raised his right hand and with a loud smack, punched Huang Maoqiang in the face.
Huang Maoqiang's nose began bleeding profusely.
"Damn, I haven't been feeling well today because I hadn't done any fighting yet!"
Xiao Daniu's fists were already itching, and he threw punches at Huang Maoqiang, knocking him down from his motorcycle with just a few blows.
Several of Huang Maoqiang's companions immediately rushed to attack Luoyang and others.
Naturally, it didn't take long for Luoyang to take down several of the thugs.
Passing students, seeing Luoyang disciplining Huang Maoqiang, were very happy.
Huang Maoqiang had been causing trouble near the school for years, always bullying the students.
"Do you know whose territory this is? You dare to demand money here?" Luoyang said as he kicked Huang Maoqiang.
"Big brother, I won't dare anymore. Please stop hitting me," Huang Maoqiang pleaded, covering his head with his hands.
"Last time you asked me for money, how do we settle this account?" Luo Yang said coldly.
Back then, Luo Yang had beaten Huang Maoqiang and let it go.
But now Huang Maoqiang was extorting students again, and Luo Yang wanted to settle the account with him anew.
Huang Maoqiang lamented, "Big brother, I didn't mean to ask you for money on purpose. It was Wei Jialong who told me to do it."
Upon asking, they finally knew the truth.
After hearing this, Hong Jiaxin looked at Luo Yang awkwardly, as the matter was directly related to her.
Wei Jialong was jealous of the favor Hong Jiaxin showed Luo Yang, which is why he had Huang Maoqiang hit Luo Yang.
"Class monitor, I want to beat up Wei Jialong," Luo Yang said.
"What does Sister Guan have to do with this?" Hong Jiaxin asked indifferently.
Then Luo Yang had Huang Maoqiang call Wei Jialong to come outside the school.
Huang Maoqiang had no choice but to do so.
About 5 minutes later, Wei Jialong arrived and saw Luo Yang from afar, stopping in his tracks.
"Come here!" Luo Yang gestured.
Wei Jialong, guessing what it was about, turned pale.
Slowly approaching Luo Yang, Wei Jialong tried to appease him with a smile, "Niu Zai, what's up?"
Luo Yang kicked Wei Jialong down and said, "You had someone hit me?"
With the cat out of the bag, Wei Jialong trembled, "Niu Zai, I was wrong. I apologize. Please let me go."
Two months ago, Wei Jialong would have never spoken so submissively in front of Luo Yang.
Luo Yang had changed.
With Wei Jialong's abilities, he was far from being Luo Yang's match.
"Wrong? You know you can be wrong?"
Bang!
One punch later, Wei Jialong's three front teeth were gone.
Seeing Luo Yang's fierce beating, Hong Jiaxin feared he might kill someone and urged, "Enough, you've already beaten him."
As she said this, she went to pull Luo Yang away.
"Let's stop here for today, but we'll continue later. I'm going to settle this account with you slowly," Luo Yang said.
Hearing this, Hong Jiaxin couldn't help but laugh.
"Wei Jialong, you really went too far. I'll let you go this time, but get out of here fast," Hong Jiaxin said coldly.
Dazed from the beating, Wei Jialong staggered back to school.
After finishing with Wei Jialong, Luo Yang then pummeled Huang Maoqiang.
After giving Huang Maoqiang and his gang a good thrashing, Luo Yang declared, "This area is my turf. If you dare ask anyone for money around here again, I'll kill you! Get lost!"
Huang Maoqiang and his gang scattered.
Arriving at the restaurant, they chose a seat and sat down.
Hong Jiaxin said, "Wei Jialong's uncle Bai Guangwei is the head of the discipline office, you're in trouble."
Not beating Wei Jialong was unsettling.
Luo Yang scoffed, "We'll know the outcome this afternoon. Let's eat, why be afraid of him?"
If he hadn't met Principal Xiao Wangu, Luo Yang felt he would no longer be able to study at Dongfeng Middle School.
Xiao Wangu still didn't know about the incident with Wei Jialong.
"If Teacher Su finds out, she'll be worried sick," Hong Jiaxin said.
Luo Yang could feel his homeroom teacher's concern.
It's not that Luo Yang didn't want to be a well-behaved, obedient student, but he was forced to act otherwise.
If Dai Bao Jian was beaten, not dealing with Zhang Xinglong would be unreasonable.
As for Wei Jialong, he definitely needed to be taught a lesson, as it was a matter of male pride.
If Luo Yang were to tolerate both matters, he really didn't know what kind of person could endure like that.
"Don't tell Teacher Su," Luo Yang cautioned.
"You think she won't find out if you don't say anything?" Hong Jiaxin scoffed.
She was worried that Luo Yang might be expelled from school.
Having been around Luo Yang, she knew he wasn't a bad person.
Both incidents were initially others' faults, and Luo Yang indeed had been forced to fight back.