"Alright, at least you didn't get brain-damaged from the beating," Taozi sympathetically rubbed my head and said with a smile, "My brother's skill in brick throwing has been practiced since childhood. He's spent quite some time in and out of juvenile detention centers for it. My brother's mind is rather simple; don't ever confront him."

Hearing this, I chuckled and said, "So should I listen to your brother now and come share a room?"

"You're annoying," Taozi turned her head away, ignoring me.

"Okay, okay, just kidding with you," I chuckled, "Let's go back to school then."

Taozi and I left the rental house, took two taxi rides back to the city high. A person with a head wrapped up like a mummy, walking with a stunning beauty, naturally attracted a lot of attention. When we reached near the city high, I asked Taozi to go back first, saying I had some things to take care of. Taozi wasn't a clingy girl, so she nodded and left. Watching her back, it was hard to imagine that we had already gone through the ceremony of bowing as husband and wife. If this were ancient times, we would have been considered a married couple.

This whole thing still felt absurdly ridiculous; Brick was just beyond words.

I went to the internet cafe with the plan to find Yucheng Fei and let him know I was okay. As soon as I entered the door, I saw Yucheng Fei, Yuanshao, and the others ecstatically shouting, "Hahaha... we finally got our hands on this equipment..."

I was furious and rushed over to Yucheng Fei, snatching his mouse and angrily said, "Bro, I got kidnapped by Brick, and you didn't even bother to look for me? You're here playing games so carefree!"

Yucheng Fei looked at me puzzledly, "Who are you?"

I remembered my head was wrapped in gauze and said each word slowly, "I'm Mouse!"

I thought Yucheng Fei would feel guilty after hearing that, but to my surprise, he laughed and said, "Mouse, why do you look like this? That Brick sure went all out with the beating."

"And you still have the nerve to laugh!" I pointed at my head, "I've been getting beaten by Brick these past few days, and you're here having fun at the internet cafe! Who was it that said if he dared to touch a hair on my head, he'd lead people to flatten City High?"

Yucheng Fei tapped his head and said, "Oh right, I remember now."

"You remember?!" I said speechlessly, "Bro, did you forget about me?"

"I didn't forget," Yucheng Fei looked at me, "That night, after dealing with Maizi's matter, I took Ye Zhan and your other little bros back to the dormitory, and then I secretly went to Brick's rental house..."

"And then?" I asked eagerly, "Why didn't you rescue me? I ended up getting beaten for no reason."

Yucheng Fei scratched his head, "I didn't rescue you because I thought you deserved it."

"What?!" I looked at Yucheng Fei in disbelief.

"Brick and I talked about it," Yucheng Fei continued, "After hearing everything, I thought you needed to be taught a lesson, so I told Brick, 'Just beat him up, don't hold back, consider it helping me discipline the little one.' So I came back."

After hearing Yucheng Fei's explanation, I almost fainted. Yucheng Fei then said, "Deceiving the innocent feelings of a little girl, you're worse than an animal." I didn't expect Yucheng Fei to know about this embarrassing matter too, and my face burned even hotter with embarrassment.

"Hey, how did Brick let you go?" Yucheng Fei asked with interest, as if he thought I should have gotten beaten a few more times.

"I got released after I went through the ceremony of bowing with his sister," I explained what had happened.

Yucheng Fei chuckled as he tapped on the keyboard, "That Brick, he's such a bastard, but also quite entertaining. So, Mouse, what's your plan now? When are you going to confront that Xia Xue?"

"Confront her about what?" I looked at Yucheng Fei in surprise, "Taozi and I went through the ceremony, but it doesn't count. Taozi knows it's just an act to go along with me. Although Taozi is a good girl, I still only love Xia Xue."

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Yucheng Fei looked at me with a disdainful expression, making me feel particularly uneasy, "You don't understand matters of the heart."

"I don't understand?!" Yucheng Fei said nonchalantly, "I've changed my girlfriend more than a dozen times. You say I don't understand."

"Fine, you!" I immediately retorted, "Deceiving the innocent feelings of a little girl, you're worse than an animal!" I found myself getting more adept at using this "fight fire with fire" strategy.

Yucheng Fei made a face as if he had eaten a fly and didn't say anything more. Yuan Shao and the others laughed, all looking like they were enjoying the show. I decided not to dwell on this topic any longer and said, "Bro, what should I do next?"

"What do you mean, 'what should you do'?" Yucheng Fei looked at me puzzledly.

"I'm still dealing with the Maizi situation!" I exclaimed, jumping in frustration. "Do I still need to transfer schools? How did things go when I talked to Maizi that night?"

"We didn't talk," Yucheng Fei said. "I had a one-on-one with him. He used a wooden stick, I used a brick. It was a close fight, but in the end, he ran away. Besides, now that you have a badass brother like Brick, you can walk around City High with your head held high. What are you afraid of Maizi for? Rest assured, Maizi won't dare to touch you."

"I can't, Yucheng. Taozi and I being together was a lie to Brick. In reality, I'm not with Taozi, and I don't plan to break up with Xia Xue. If Brick finds out, he'll probably give me another beating, and Maizi won't let me off either. Please, help me think of a solution, figure out what to do."

Yucheng Fei pondered for a moment before asking, "Are you sure you don't want to be with Taozi?"

Thinking of Taozi, my heart ached, but I still nodded.

Yucheng Fei sighed, "Alright. If you're not with Taozi, you won't get Brick's protection, and you might even gain another enemy. If Brick finds out you lied to him, he'll probably give you more than a couple of beatings. In that case, it seems you can't stay at City High any longer. Hurry up and transfer to the vocational school. Stick with me every day, and you won't have to worry about Maizi or Brick."

"Okay," I immediately nodded, realizing it was the only option. Last time I handed in the transfer application to the head teacher, he said he needed to show it to other school authorities. It's been a few days since then, so it should be fine now.

After bidding farewell to Yucheng Fei and the others, I nervously returned to City High. It was still class time, so there weren't many people on campus, just the sound of students reading aloud could be heard. Instead of going back to the classroom, I went straight to the head teacher's office. The head teacher was startled when he saw me, "Wang Hao, what happened to you? You haven't been to class for several days. I was about to report you missing."

"It's okay, it's okay," I waved my hand, "I accidentally got hit by a car and stayed in the hospital for a few days. I came to ask about the transfer application, I need to leave this school sooner."

The head teacher looked at me meaningfully, "Wang Hao, tell me the truth, did you offend someone outside? Don't worry, this is a society under the rule of law. Let's go to the police, and we'll definitely bring those villains to justice."

I couldn't help but smirk inwardly. I'll clean up the dirty things in the school first. "Don't worry, Teacher Ge, I'm really okay, I just can't stay here any longer. Can you tell me if the transfer application has been processed?"

The head teacher replied, "I've submitted your transfer application to the academic affairs office. If you're in a hurry, you can go and check it out yourself."

Upon hearing that, I immediately left the head teacher's office and headed to the academic affairs office upstairs. Every extra day spent at City High meant more danger, and I needed to leave here as soon as possible. When I reached the door of the academic affairs office, I called out "reporting," and upon hearing a response from inside, I pushed open the door and walked in. Director Wang, as imposing as ever, was sitting behind his large desk.

But sitting on the sofa next to him were two people, and I was dumbfounded when I saw them.

My mom and dad.

My mom jumped up as soon as she saw me. It's no wonder she's my real mom; even with my head wrapped up like this, she still recognized me. My mom touched my head, horrified, "Oh my God, who beat you up like this?!" My dad, being more laid-back, walked over slowly and looked me over before saying, "Is this our Hao Hao?"

I had been bullied for three years in middle school, and I never told them a word about it. I was afraid they would be upset because of me. I think very few kids would come home and tell their parents about getting into a fight unless the situation was too big to hide. Now it was the same. I didn't want to tell them about this incident, so I shook my head and said, "It's nothing, it's nothing. I was just hit by a car, got a slight concussion. The doctor said I'm fine, despite the thick bandage, I'm really fine. Our head teacher knows about it."

My mom kept babbling anxiously, observing my head nervously. My dad, on the other hand, was quite calm, waving his hand and saying, "If the son says he's fine, then he's fine. What's the fuss about?" I thought, my dad's quite the man. Then my dad added, "Why did you try to transfer schools behind our backs and even forged our signatures?"

My head buzzed, and I understood why they were here.

The parent's opinion on the transfer application was all fake, and the phone number left was the internet cafe boss's. So, this transfer application was invalid, and I wasn't allowed to transfer schools!

With a "slap," Director Wang slapped the thin application onto the desk.