"When you need me, I'll be there for you, my good brother. If you're distressed, just talk to me. Life is full of ups and downs, but we have to live strongly. Whether in tears or laughter, at least you have me..."

A wailing cry echoed in this quiet small grove, startling countless wild ducks.

"Friendship, nah, higher than the sky, vaster than the earth. We surely remember those years. Friendship, nah, our greatest luxury in this life, like a drink or an old song..."

After another howl, Yang Yong threw back his head, splashing liquor everywhere. The cheap bottle of baijiu was emptied instantly.

"Damn it, Zhang Bin, I considered you my brother, but you ended up taking all my money. That was my tuition fee. I curse you to be struck by lightning and impotent in bed, your end won't come easy!"

Yang Yong swayed, yelling at the sky with tears rolling down unawares.

Zhang Bin had been his good buddy for three years. Such a good buddy that they either shared the responsibility, solicited a prostitute together, or studied together.

Zhang Bin was his senior, already graduated. Initially, Zhang Bin took good care of him, a primary school junior. They came from rural areas and naturally got along well.

The song, "My Good Brother", once moved both of them to tears.

Just recently, Zhang Bin said he needed some startup money which he could return in three months, so he lent him his tuition fee of over ten thousand yuan. Since then, Zhang Bin has been unreachable.

The money was painstakingly saved by his parents one cent at a time.

Part of it was saved by his younger sister, Yang Lan, who gave up her studies to work despite her excellent grades.

Maybe over ten thousand yuan doesn't mean much to others, but for his family, it's a lot of money.

"Who's bellowing there? Interrupting my romantic moment?" A voice barked in the grove.

"Who? Who's talking? I'm happily wailing here. Love? You're talking about love? Let me tell you, it's all nonsense! You think women love you? Women love money!" He pointed to the dim forest, his tongue a bit thick from the alcohol.

Yang Yong revealed a bitter smile as he thought of the woman who left him because of money.

"Eh, Xiao Xue, isn't that your ex-boyfriend, Yang Yong?" A teasing voice came from behind Yang Yong.

Yang Yong turned around to see a handsome man with slickly combed hair, dressed in a white T-shirt, white pants, and white leather shoes, standing behind him.

His right arm was wrapped around a beautiful girl in a floral dress, with stunning features and large, watery eyes that would make anyone's heart melt upon seeing her.

Yang Yong's expression quickly turned cold at the sight of this girl.

This was Zhang Xue, his classmate who had been dating him for three months. Despite his endless affection for her, all he received in return was betrayal.

"Cheng Shao, you've already said he’s my ex... I have nothing to do with him now." Zhang Xue said to Cheng Hui with a seductive smile.

"Heh, I just feel annoyed every time I see this guy." Cheng Shao raised Zhang Xue's chin slightly with a smirk.

Zhang Xue's face briefly changed, but she quickly resumed her smile and said, "Then I'll have him leave now..."

"Yang Yong, hear that? Leave immediately. I don't want to see you anymore."

"Hahaha…" Yang Yong squeezed the bottle in his hand and slammed it on the ground exclaiming, "When I loved you, I spoiled you. Now, who do you think you are?"

"You..." Zhang Xue was taken aback, at a loss for words.

"Bravo, bravo…" Cheng Shao clapped his hands, laughing, "Nice, really nice, haha…”

"You poor thing, what do you have besides a good-looking face? No matter what, Xue’er is my, Cheng Shao's woman." Cheng Shao's face turned cold, and he swung his hand back, looking at the smiling Zhang Xue.

"Smack..."

A slap landed on Zhang Xue's face. Yang Yong was stunned.

Zhang Xue also froze.

Cheng Shao smiled, grabbing Zhang Xue's chin once again, forcing her to lift her head high, before he leaned down to give her a fierce kiss.

"My woman is mine to treat as I please. It's none of your business, especially when you, a penniless kid, don't even have the right to interfere. Apologize to my woman immediately and I will let you off today," Cheng Shao said coldly.

"Ha, ha, ha..." As Yang Yong swayed slightly, pointing towards Zhang Xue, he suddenly lunged forward, kicking Cheng Hui in the abdomen, saying, "Apologize to you? No way!"

Cheng Hui did not expect Yang Yong would dare to hit him and a footprint appeared on his pristine white clothes after Yang Yong's kick.

"Attack him. Hit him hard!"

Cheng Hui roared. The two men behind him stepped forward and kicked Yang Yong.

Yang Yong had drunk quite a bit and didn't have the strength to fight back, he was directly kicked to the ground.

"Punish him by slapping his face. Every time I see his face, I get enraged. I hate pretty boys the most. Good for nothing."

"Thud, thud, thud..."

Yang Yong clenched his fists over his head, biting his lip, and didn't utter a word.

"Damn! Pull him over, make him apologize..." Cheng Shao ordered angrily.

Two men were holding up Yang Yong. One of them demanded, "Apologize!"

"Screw you!"

A heavy punch landed on Yang Yong's face.

“Apologize!”

"Screw... your... mom..." Yang Yong replied through gritted teeth.

A series of punches made its mark...

Yang Yong's face was swollen and bruised, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth. Despite it all, his eyes were glaring fiercely at Cheng Shao.

Cheng Shao, taken aback by Yang Yong's gaze, felt an inexplicable palpitation. He ordered, "Beat him hard until he submits."

Many students had gathered at a distance, watching the scene unfold yet nobody stepped forward to intervene.

Another punch and...

The sour sensation overwhelmed Yang Yong's senses as he heard the faint crack of his nose bone breaking.

"Stop it!" A cold voice echoed from the background.

From a distance, two girls and two boys walked in. The arm bands on their sleeves identified them as student council members. The girl leading them had a cold expression, her gaze as sharp as lightning.

Cheng Shao looked at the girl as he couldn't help but swallow a lump in his throat.

This girl was the dream girl of all the males in Huahai University.

She has a melon-seed shaped face, a pointed chin, a straight nose, distinct lip lines, and a slender neck akin to a swan's.

Her dazzling eyes shine brightly as she slowly approaches, akin to the descending of a queen.

Standing at 172 cm tall, she's dressed in a simple floral long dress, with a pink belt around her waist that highlights her slender waist which seems just barely graspable.

Her curves make a stunning 'S' shape projection.

With the figure of a devil and the face of an angel, she is Yu Lulu, the president of the student union, ranked first on Hua Hai University's Campus Beauty List, and the aloof goddess of Hua University.

When comparing Zhang Xue with Yu Lulu, they are completely not in the same league, just like the difference between weeds and Mandala flowers.

"Drunkenness and brawls within the school premises, note down names, criticism will be publicized campus-wide," Yu Lulu said expressionlessly.