In the eyes of the readers, a stark contrast had been drawn.
Bullshit!
Luo Xinghe really didn’t get it.
A young master from a prestigious family, dealing in business deals worth tens or hundreds of millions.
These people usually get out of cars right at the door.
Whether Young Master Luo even saw it, or noticed anything at all, was uncertain.
Was he supposed to abandon a business negotiation, turn back with his bodyguards to save Shen Ying, and beat up a bunch of thugs until they were rolling on the ground begging for mercy?
Do heirs of powerful families have that much free time?
What is this, “The Overbearing CEO Fell in Love with Me”?
And you, Zhou Shuai, as someone from the military—a war god of the border—step in to help at the sight of injustice, beating up thugs and saving civilians.
Is that really something so worthy of praise?
He’s a soldier. Even if it weren’t Zhou Shuai, wouldn’t any soldier step in when they saw something like that?
The author even heavily emphasized that these thugs must have backing, since they dared to cause trouble at the school gates, with a whole bunch of righteous, high-sounding crap.
All just to highlight how glorious and righteous Zhou Shuai is.
In reality, even an ordinary retired soldier would step up to protect Shen Ying.
Zhou Shuai saving her is great, sure—but the way it’s described is just too over the top.
But it doesn’t matter—readers love this stuff.
Especially when the author repeatedly describes Zhou Shuai sneering, smirking, laughing coldly, grinning crookedly—mocking the thugs’ combat abilities.
How could it be anything but satisfying?
But Luo Xinghe didn’t feel any of that satisfaction.
And then the author even writes that Zhou Shuai looked down on Young Master Luo just because he didn’t step in to help.
That’s just brain-dead hatred.
Luo Xinghe was indeed stunned for a moment when he saw the scene, then realized—it was part of the story.
Was today the moment the protagonist Dragon King made his entrance?
He never thought he’d actually witness a scene straight from the original novel—it made him both excited and worried.
Worried because the engagement wasn’t even broken off yet, and Zhou Shuai was already showing up. How could he possibly avoid this?
Excited because this was his first time witnessing the “hero saving the damsel” scene from the original.
Luo Xinghe was really curious what kind of crooked smile this “Dragon King” Zhou Shuai had—just how cool and charismatic it was, to get readers so hyped.
Come on, come on, Zhou Shuai’s about to show up.
Right now, I’m just a delivery guy, hiding in the corner watching the show. Even if I wanted to save someone, I couldn’t—I don’t even have the strength to truss a chicken. Protagonist, hurry up and descend like a god from the heavens.
Haha, this time Zhou Shuai can’t possibly say that a rich young master is just cold-blooded and heartless again, right?
One minute…
Two minutes…
Where is he?
If Zhou Shuai doesn’t show up soon, this is going to get out of hand.
Several thugs were already trying to drag Shen Ying away.
Her mother had regained consciousness and was desperately pulling and pleading, even kneeling on the ground to beg for mercy.
The thugs were drunk, totally unafraid of making a scene, shouting recklessly.
Luo Xinghe’s expression gradually changed.
Where was Zhou Shuai?
Where’s the Dragon King?
Why isn’t he here yet?
If he doesn’t show up soon, one of the female leads is going to get violated.
The thugs had already torn Shen Ying’s clothes.
Luo Xinghe silently watched Shen Ying cry and struggle, watched her mother kneel and beg in despair, and a storm began to brew in his heart.
He wasn’t the same Young Master Luo from the original story.
Maybe that Luo would’ve turned a blind eye.
Maybe he would’ve sent his bodyguards to take care of it.
But right now, with no god-like hero descending from the sky, Shen Ying was really about to be defiled.
A girl who worked so hard to support herself through school, living an honest life—why should she have to suffer something so cruel and senseless?
Luo Xinghe couldn’t hold back anymore.
It had been four years since he transmigrated here. He had deliberately sold off his assets and made the Luo family disappear from Fengcheng.
But deep down, Luo Xinghe was still just an ordinary guy from his previous life.
His sense of empathy far exceeded that of the original Young Master Luo.
But if he stepped in now… would Zhou Shuai bear a grudge against him?
Everyone knew the crooked-smiling Dragon King didn’t care about reason. If you interrupted his big moment to show off, he’d be furious.
As a minor villain, even if you did nothing, he’d still find a reason to crush you—let alone steal his chance to save the heroine and act
cool.
Wouldn’t that basically be a “kill your whole family” kind of offense…?
But still…
He couldn’t take it anymore!
Even if it ruined Zhou Shuai’s big entrance, even if it messed up his storyline and derailed the original plot—I cannot just stand here and watch an innocent girl get abused.
Besides, I already screwed up the original story anyway.
There’s no more Luo family, no more Young Master Luo. There’s only Luo Xinghe, the lowly delivery guy!
At that moment, two thugs yanked at Shen Ying and laughed wildly.
“Sweetheart, you can scream and cry all you want. No one’s coming to save you.”
“Even if you scream until your throat’s raw, it’s useless.”
“Come with us, babe. We’ll treat you real good.”
“I…”
Suddenly, a large hand grabbed the thug’s arm in a crushing grip.
The man instantly screamed in pain, dropping to his knees and shouting, “Let go! Let go! You looking for death, meddling in our business?!”
“Boys, get him! Beat him to a pulp!”
Shen Ying, terrified like a frightened little rabbit, quickly ran to the edge of the scene, trembling as she leaned against the wall.
Luo Xinghe, moving like a martial arts master, landed punch after punch, kick after kick, knocking down the thugs one by one until they couldn’t even get back up.
In reality, it wasn’t that Luo Xinghe had amazing combat skills—it was just that drunk guys were basically pushovers, completely unable to withstand the force of a sober person.
In less than a minute, the thugs scrambled away in a panic, tumbling over themselves as they ran. Just before fleeing, one of them shouted the classic line:
“What goes around comes around, punk! Just you wait!”
Luo Xinghe couldn’t help but be baffled—how was it that no one had called the cops? Why did it have to be him stepping in, or Zhou Shuai descending like a god?
Ah, right. In the world of the crooked-smile Dragon King, whenever the main character’s showing off, Officer Uncle is never around.
And after the hero saves the beauty, the beauty never goes to the cops either.
There’s no logic to it, but tons of people love watching it—what can you do?
Shen Ying, with tears in her eyes, stared at Luo Xinghe in awe.
Just moments ago, she had been in utter despair, even resenting the world itself.
But then Luo Xinghe appeared out of nowhere, saving her.
Shen Ying felt like… she was falling in love.
The “hero saves the damsel” trope never goes out of style, okay?
Shen Ying’s mother kept thanking Luo Xinghe profusely.
But Luo Xinghe just waved it off, didn’t say a word to either of them, and slipped into the crowd without a trace.
It was only after throwing punches that Luo Xinghe began to panic.
That was supposed to be Zhou Shuai’s moment! He’d stolen it!
And with a protagonist like Zhou Shuai—who never lets grudges go and kills off all villains and their families…
Had Luo Xinghe just added another path to his own doom?
No, no, this won’t do. Shen Ying absolutely cannot see my face. She must not remember me.
Getting noticed by the main heroine? As a minor villain?
That’s basically begging to die faster.
The engagement hasn’t even been called off yet, and now he’s getting involved in this? How’s he supposed to survive?
I have to get out of here…
And so, Luo Xinghe vanished, doing a good deed without leaving his name.
But what Luo Xinghe didn’t realize… was that during the fight, his food delivery slip had fallen to the ground—and Shen Ying picked it up.
At that moment, Luo Xinghe was crouched in a corner, holding someone’s expensive food order, waiting for the customer to show up.
No one noticed that far in the distance, beyond the chaos, a luxury car had been parked there for quite some time.
Inside the car, Song Yuwei sat smiling happily. After a while, she murmured thoughtfully:
“Looks like… the future really has changed.”
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