Du Jun grew anxious. "I'm telling you, they will beat you! What are you doing here now?"

Zhong Yi's expression remained unchanged as he made his way towards the dormitory. "Where else would I go if not back to the dormitory? Sleep on the streets? If they hit me, am I not supposed to fight back?"

Zhao Yuyang, who was hiding behind a big tree, had not shown himself all this time. At this moment, when he heard that Zhong Yi had gotten into trouble, he became somewhat anxious.

When Zhongyi goes back this time, he's definitely going to get another beating. Although Chen Hou and Zhang Bai have a good relationship with him, they will never let Zhongyi off the hook if it means giving him face.

Only Jin Shaoze or Pei Shuosheng can be contacted.

Pei Shuosheng didn't know Zhong Yi at all, so he definitely wouldn't lend a hand. Jin Shaoze... Zhao Yuyang's mind recalled the words from earlier in the morning: "Even if he dies, it has nothing to do with me."

No, no matter what, I must help Zhong Yi!

Zhao Yuyang hurriedly ran back to the dormitory from a nearby path. Although he was one step ahead of Zhong Yi, it didn't necessarily mean that Jin Shaoze would help Zhong Yi.

Jin Shaoze stood by the wash basin, leisurely brushing his teeth. Zhao Yuyang's brain almost exploded just from watching: "Shaoze! Spit out the foam quickly, there's an urgent matter!"

Jin Shaoze glanced at Zhao Yuyang disdainfully and said coldly, "Get lost."

"There's really an urgent matter! Do you know why Zhong Yi has a fever? He's had a falling out with the people in his dormitory! Hurry up and help him! Help him!" Zhao Yuyang anxiously placed the blanket in Jin Shaoze's hands on the porcelain tiles, forcing Jin Shaoze to spit out the bubbles in his mouth. Jin Shaoze furrowed his brows and pushed Zhao Yuyang away with his hand, saying, "Not interested."

At this moment, Zhong Yi and Du Jun had already returned to their dormitory. As soon as the two of them entered the room, the entire dormitory fell silent, with no one speaking.

It seemed as if what was about to happen next had nothing to do with them, extremely indifferent.

Zhang Bai had already finished washing up and stood by Zhong Yi's bed wearing slippers. He was about to step on it when Zhong Yi frowned and looked at Zhang Bai's legs. He coldly said, "If you dare to step on it, I'll pour a bucket of water on your bed."

Zhao Baiton paused for a moment, retracted his leg, and walked towards Zhong Yi. "Hehe, daring to come back, shows some guts. But guts alone won't get you anywhere!"

As soon as the words fell, Zhang Bo kicked Zhong Yi, but Du Jun quickly intercepted Zhang Bo. The kick landed a few centimeters in front of Zhong Yi's thigh, but he remained motionless in the same spot, showing no fear of the kick directed towards him.

This time, Chen Hou didn't come out to make trouble with Zhang Bai again. Although he was ready to fight, he would never pick on someone who was already sick. Besides, Zhang Bai wasn't even interested in studying, while he still had to prepare for college entrance exams.

Zhang Bo, can you please stop fighting? Zhong Yi is already sick," Du Jun kindly advised, but Zhang Bo refused to let Zhong Yi go.

"Du Jun, get out of here quickly!" Zhang Bai stared sharply at Zhong Yi, his voice filled with anger. "You wanted to know why I'm bothering you, right? Well, come on, give me a beating, and I'll tell you!"

Zhong Yi glanced at Zhang Bai and said coldly, "Do you think I'm as stupid as you? The boss will be here soon, and you dare to fight in front of him."

Hearing the words "Old Ban", Zhang Bai still flinched a little, but he didn't completely let go of Zhong Yi: "Trash, trying to plot against me, huh? Wait until Old Ban leaves, and watch how I'll teach you a lesson!"

In fact, Lao Ban was never going to come. This was just an excuse that Zhong Yi came up with. He had originally planned to use the name of Lao Ban to safely get through the night and go home tomorrow. But now, things have taken a turn for the worse. His clever plan has backfired.

"You coward, you just can't do it, huh." Zhong Yi cursed.

Du Jun's heart tightened, worried for Zhong Yi. He knew that Zhong Yi hadn't actually gone to find his boss and didn't understand the reason behind Zhong Yi's words.

"Yeah, that's right. I'm scared, so what? I'll still beat you!" Zhang Bai shamelessly said.

As soon as the words fell, a hoarse voice came from outside the door, "Zhong Yi! Are you okay?"

I saw Zhao Yuyang run over from the adjacent dormitory, panting heavily.

Zhong Yi frowned and uneasily looked back. As expected, Zhao Yuyang had already run up behind him, followed closely by Jin Shaoze, who had an extremely gloomy face with distinct angular features.

At the sight of Jin Shaoze's eyes, Zhong Yi instinctively wanted to run, quickly avoiding his gaze.

Jin Shaoze walked steadily behind Zhong Yi with a calm expression on his face. He grabbed the collar of Zhong Yi's shirt and pulled it backwards. Zhong Yi thought that Jin Shaoze was also coming to cause trouble for him and struggled to break free. It wasn't until Zhao Yuyang caught him that Zhong Yi realized that Jin Shaoze had no ulterior motives for him.

"Zhang Bai, that's enough. I'll protect this person, so don't trouble him."

Jin Shaoze's voice wasn't particularly loud, but it still attracted the attention of the entire dormitory, including the neighboring dormitory and passersby, who all stopped to watch.

I will protect this person.

This is Jin Shaoze's exact words.

Zhong Yi stood still for a moment, looking at Jin Shaoze's back in disbelief.

Zhao Yuyang lightly patted Zhong Yi's back and said, "Don't worry, I'm here. No one dares to bully you!"

Zhong Yi let out a hoarse sound and dodged Zhao Yuyang's hand. His voice rasped as he said, "Don't touch me, there's an injury on my back."

Zhao Yuyang stared with wide eyes and immediately went to lift Zhong Yi's clothes. Zhong Yi was still feeling dizzy and had no strength to dodge Zhao Yuyang.

The clothes were lifted up, revealing the entire back, which was mostly covered in bruises. Especially on the area above the tailbone, there was a dark red bruise extending along a long strip, with scraped skin clearly visible.