Wang Yue walked to the entrance of Jiuyue Primary School.
The lock was long gone, and the door opened with a gentle push.
The iron gate was rusty.
After entering the primary school, Wang Yue looked around.
This primary school was very small.
It only had one playground.
Red brick buildings surrounded it.
The flagpole was empty.
"Unity, Struggle, Realism, Progress" was painted on the wall.
What felt vast in his childhood suddenly seemed so small after growing up.
He wasn't sure if it was his broadened perspective or his changed mindset.
Wang Yue took a short video with his phone and sent it to Wang Hu.
"Guess where I am?"
Within two minutes, Wang Hu replied, "Xiao Yue, why are you at my alma mater?"
"Just exploring," Wang Yue replied.
"It really brings back memories," Wang Hu replied.
"No need to reminisce, just focus on your fitness recently," Wang Yue replied.
Wang Hu had become a boss now, and his past inferiority complex had vanished.
He had also started paying attention to his personal image. He now weighed 200 pounds, with a belly that was quite prominent.
So, he had recently started a fitness and weight loss plan.
Wang Yue remembered that Wang Hu had also persisted for a while in his previous life.
He had managed to lose weight, but later, he stopped and gained it all back.
"Don't worry, I'll definitely lose it!"
Once Wang Hu lost weight and improved his fashion sense, he would be a handsome guy.
After sending the message, Wang Yue prepared to leave.
But at that moment, he heard someone talking.
He couldn't make out the exact words.
It sounded like something along the lines of, "Do I still have a chance?"
Wang Yue curiously followed the direction of the voice.
He reached the corner of the wall and could hear clearly now; the voice was coming from outside the wall.
"Xinxin, I'll ask you one last time, do I still have a chance?" a man's voice came from outside the wall.
Then, an impatient female voice replied, "Liao Peng, I've told you, we're breaking up. I'll move my things out once I get back. Stop bothering me!"
"No!" The male voice became agitated. "Xinxin, if I did anything wrong, tell me, and I'll change. Please don't leave me, okay? I really like you, I really like you."
"What I want, you can't give. That's it," the female voice responded.
"Ah!" A startled cry followed.
"You're forcing me, Chen Xin, you're forcing me!" The man's voice was low and repeated.
Wang Yue's heart skipped a beat.
No way, could he have stumbled upon a murder?
Without hesitation, he leaped up and scrambled over the wall in a few swift movements.
Then he saw the scene outside the wall.
A man was strangling a woman, his eyes bloodshot. The woman could no longer speak.
"Let go!" Wang Yue roared.
The man was startled and dropped the woman, fleeing like a terrified coward.
The woman was saved and gasped for air.
Wang Yue jumped down from the wall, not chasing the man.
"Are you alright?" Wang Yue asked.
The woman looked at Wang Yue, her eyes lighting up. Then, weakly, she said, "I... I can't seem to catch my breath."
"I can take you to the hospital if you want," Wang Yue said.
"Handsome, can you help me up?" the woman said quickly.
Wang Yue bent down and helped her up. The woman felt as though she had no bones, leaning heavily against him.
Why does it feel like she's taking advantage of me? Wang Yue thought.
But considering she had just faced a life-threatening situation, she probably wouldn't be in the mood for that.
"Handsome, my legs are a bit weak," the woman said. "Can you hold me?"
The woman's hand inadvertently touched Wang Yue's stomach, and she felt a surge of dizziness.
This... he has eight-pack abs? And he's so handsome too. And he just saved my life in the middle of nowhere. This must be fate sent by heaven! The woman thought wildly.
If Wang Yue knew what the woman was thinking, he would have dropped her on the spot.
"You should rest for a bit," Wang Yue said, putting the woman back on the ground.
If he had been a little unsure before, he was now 80% certain. Because the woman's hands kept fumbling over him, wasn't that harassment?
The woman's face was flushed, and she still longed for the previous touch. She looked at Wang Yue, her eyes practically melting.
Wang Yue was no greenhorn. His scalp tingled. He was completely numb.
This woman? She was almost strangled to death just now, and she's still thinking about these things?
"Was that man your boyfriend?" Wang Yue asked, changing the subject.
"Ex-boyfriend," the woman corrected him immediately.
"Why did he do that?" Wang Yue made a strangling gesture.
The woman sighed and said, "He always had a tendency for domestic violence. I really couldn't stand him anymore, so I broke up with him. He cried and repented, saying he would change."
"He also said he would give me a surprise on this trip, so I believed him. I didn't expect him to bring me to such a poor, remote place. It wasn't a trip at all; this is his hometown."
"He told me at home that he hoped I would marry him and spend the rest of my life with him in this godforsaken place. I'm not an idiot, so I broke up with him on the spot."
"And then the scene just now happened."
After listening to the woman's story, Wang Yue nodded. The story wasn't complicated, but judging by the woman's indifferent tone, she truly didn't like the guy anymore.
He hadn't expected this man to be from Jiuyue Village. With only about thirty to forty households in Jiuyue Village, it shouldn't be difficult to find out about him.
"What do you plan to do? Call the police?" Wang Yue asked.
"Call the police! We must call the police!" the woman said immediately. "I want him to regret it. I want him to spend the rest of his life repenting in jail, otherwise, I don't think my safety can be guaranteed."
The woman then dialed the emergency number. In this mountainous area, it would take the police an hour or two to arrive.
After reporting the incident, the woman finally breathed a sigh of relief. "Handsome, thank you for saving me today. But I'm worried he'll come back. Can you stay and protect me?"
"I have other things to do. I can stay with you until the police arrive, at most," Wang Yue said.
The woman put on a pitiful look and asked Wang Yue, "What's your name? I'm Chen Xin."
"Call me Lei Feng," Wang Yue said. He didn't even want to give this woman his name. This woman was too frightening; her eyes looked like she wanted to eat him alive.
"Why is there such a big difference between people?" Chen Xin said, looking at Wang Yue with infatuation. "If he were half as good as you, I wouldn't insist on breaking up with him."
Speaking of which, Chen Xin's eyes darted around. She clutched her stomach and said, "Handsome, my stomach hurts. Can you help me go to the restroom?"