NOVEL NEXT Chapter 6:
Chapter 6:
After Lin Liang took her hand, Li Ruo was startled.
While the young master Lin had pursued her, he’d never crossed any physical boundaries before!
Suddenly having her hand held by Lin Liang, her first instinct was to slap him.
However, she realized that might be precisely what Lin Liang wanted.
So, she restrained herself and simply pulled her hand away.
“What do you think you’re doing…” She asked, a mix of embarrassment and anger on her face.
Before Lin Liang could respond, a loud shout came from behind her.
“Let go of that girl!”
Lin Liang looked up.
A man in a black jacket was charging toward him!
Although his appearance was plain, his demeanor was impossibly arrogant and imposing.
Even if the system hadn’t shown him a picture yesterday, Lin Liang would have recognized him immediately…
This was the protagonist of the novel!
Long Haotian!
With just two strides, Long Haotian bounded up the fifteen stone steps to the library entrance.
He positioned himself between Lin Liang and Li Ruo, blocking them.
He’s finally here!
Lin Liang’s face lit up with excitement.
This scene was finally coming to an end.
Now he just had to wait to be kicked away, and he’d be “off duty” for the day!
Filled with relief, Lin Liang was ready to celebrate in his heart.
But his facial expressions were much more controlled than Li Ruo’s.
Despite the excitement he felt inside, he maintained a look of shock and anger on the outside.
“Who are you?! Why are you interfering with me and Ruo Ruo?”
“Mind your own business!”
He immediately adopted the fierce look of a spoiled young master, making as if to shove Long Haotian.
Of course, Lin Liang made sure to suppress his strength significantly.
He even slowed his punch, worried that Long Haotian might not dodge it in time.
He didn’t want to accidentally crush him with the power of the Eight-Nine Mysterious Skill.
Seeing Lin Liang’s movements, Long Haotian sneered.
“Such a slow punch!”
Raising his heavy boot, he aimed a kick at Lin Liang’s chest.
Just as Long Haotian lifted his foot and launched his kick, before it even connected…
Lin Liang let out a pained cry and flew backward in a physically impossible arc.
This, of course, was part of Lin Liang’s act.
He remembered he was wearing a white suit today…
Having a dirty footprint on his chest would be unsightly.
So, Lin Liang exaggeratedly flung himself backward.
And because Long Haotian’s kick was fast enough…
Lin Liang was confident that no one watching would notice the discrepancy.
As for Long Haotian himself…
Lin Liang was even more certain.
This overly confident fool wouldn’t question it for a moment.
After all, he fully believed that Lin Liang was just a brainless rich kid.
Sure enough, Long Haotian briefly registered that his kick hadn’t actually connected.
But the shock only lasted a moment.
“Hmph, I didn’t realize my skills had improved so much!”
“Even I didn’t notice that now, just the force of my kick sends people flying!”
Long Haotian wore a self-assured smile, watching as Lin Liang crashed into the marble pillar by the library entrance.
“Whoa! He kicked Young Master Lin flying!”
“Such power!”
“Who is this guy to challenge Lin Liang?”
“Doesn’t he fear the Lin family’s wrath?!”
Amid the astonished gasps of the onlookers, Long Haotian reveled in the satisfaction of showing off.
The Lin family? They were probably just wealthy nobodies.
But did he care?
He was the ultimate assassin, king of the underworld, known as the “Shura”!
Overflowing with confidence, he pointed down at Lin Liang, who was clutching his chest.
“You want to know who I am? I’m this woman’s boyfriend!”
“You dare to harass Long Haotian’s girlfriend? You’re dead!”
Turning toward Li Ruo, Long Haotian flashed a wicked smile, thinking his impressive display had surely saved her from the clutches of this scoundrel.
She must be grateful, right?
Li Ruo glanced at him.
“So, he really did show up.”
This confirmed the video’s accuracy in her mind.
She looked at Lin Liang, who was leaning against the pillar, clutching his chest.
Though she hadn’t seen the exact details of their movements…
She noticed the spotless suit beneath his fingers and knew he was acting.
Then, she looked back at Long Haotian.
With an air of arrogance, he grinned at her, completely unaware that Lin Liang had been faking it.
Li Ruo had to admit…
The description “brainless violent brute” fit him perfectly.
She even found it amusing.
But then she remembered…
That scoundrel Lin Liang had called her brainless too!
Wasn’t he implying that she and Long Haotian were equally dumb?
And the nerve to suggest she would fall for Long Haotian!
What a joke!
Li Ruo felt a surge of anger once more.
She certainly wouldn’t direct it at Lin Liang.
So, she turned it on Long Haotian.
“Stop talking nonsense. I don’t even know you.”
With a cold expression, she spoke to Long Haotian.
“Get out of the way. I’m going to the library.”
With that, she brushed past him and entered the library, leaving a bewildered Long Haotian behind…
And a thoroughly stunned Lin Liang, feigning serious injury.