Chapter 14: The Charm of Men

  Ye Zhuang felt ashamed and humiliated, not daring to approach Ye Han and Tang Shuang. From a distance, he watched the two of them smiling and chatting, and he had an unreal and dazed feeling.

  He and Tang Shuang exchanged a greeting, Ye Han put away his smile and said seriously: "Is Mr. Tang's condition better?"

  When Ye Han mentioned her grandfather, Tang Shuang let out a light sigh and said with lingering fear: "Fortunately, you were there that day and sent him to the hospital in time. If not... The city hospital performed a small operation on Grandfather last night, and by morning, he had already woken up. His condition is relatively stable now, but he's still being observed in the intensive care unit. However, according to the doctor, it won't be easy for Grandfather to recover from this illness. From now on, he absolutely cannot get angry or agitated again, or else... there's a risk of sudden death..."

  Ye Han saw her worried face, felt a pang of sympathy, and couldn't help but take one of her small hands, gently patted the back of her hand, and comforted: "Don't worry, Sister Xue, Tang Da Ye is a lucky person, nothing will happen to him!"

  Damn it, you little brat, let go of my hand!

  Ye Han's action of pulling Tang Shuang's small hand, fell into the eyes of the surrounding boys, was simply a kind of blasphemy against Tang Da's school flower, instantly making them hot-blooded and jealous, hating to rush up and beat Ye Han until he was bleeding all over, his body covered in bruises.

  And this scene fell into Ye Zhuang's eyes, and he was so admired that he was convinced. If it were him, facing Tang Shuang, he would definitely be blushing and nervous, with no courage to take the initiative to touch Tang Shuang's small hand. Oh my god, if I could touch Tang Da Xue Hua's white and tender little hand, I wouldn't wash my hands for three days!

  Tang Shuang herself didn't expect Ye Han to make such a intimate gesture in public, and her pretty face slightly flushed. She quietly withdrew her hand, her smile unchanged, saying: "Thank you for your kind words, I hope Grandfather is alright! Ye Han, I'm here waiting for you on behalf of Grandfather to express his gratitude, thanking you for your help last night."

  Ye Han sighed: "Again? Didn't we talk about it last night? Between friends, helping each other is a given. Saying 'thank you' too much is unnecessary!"

  Tang Shuang said: "We, the Tang family, have never liked to owe people favors, let alone this which can be considered a lifesaving grace. Grandfather asked me to ask you, is there any difficulty in your family that needs to be resolved?"

  Ye Han smiled and said: "Yes, my parents were both laid off, with a meager income. Our family eats poorly, dresses shabbily, and lives in a small place... In short, we have many difficulties. Tang Shuang, is it that with just one word from your grandfather, all our difficulties can be resolved?"

  Tang Shuang said: "If you are willing, we can offer some help within our power for your family..."

  Ye Han waved his hand and said, "You Tang family don't like to owe people favors, I Ye Han also don't like to receive kindness from others! I was just joking earlier, let's not mention this matter again!"

  In his past life, Ye Han was a carefree and proud person who had his own sense of self-worth. If he disliked someone, no matter how much they paid him, he would unceremoniously accept their money; but if the other person was his friend, even if they gave him just one cent, he would feel that they looked down on him.

  For Tang Shuang, this charming and elegant senior, Ye Han naturally treated her as a friend. When he heard that she wanted to give him benefits, some resistant emotions naturally arose in his heart.

  He had this strange temper, how would Tang Shuang know? Hearing him refuse his own good intentions, he hastily said: "Ye Han, you..."

  "Tang Shuang, it seems like you're very popular in our school!" Ye Han interrupted Tang Shuang's words, glancing around with a smile and saying in a low voice: "Look, those boys are staring at us talking, their eyes are almost popping out... Alas, I'm really afraid of being beaten up after school!"

  He deliberately diverted the topic, Tang Shuang heard it and burst out laughing, saying: "What a thousand knives and ten thousand cuts, don't talk nonsense! Didn't I tell you yesterday that from now on if someone bullies you in school, just go find me and I'll help you out!"

  Ye Han said: "Sister, your words are so domineering and revealing, are you the big sister of this school?"

  Tang Shuang pursed her lips and smiled, "Nonsense, 'big sister' is a term used to describe a violent woman with a black society background, which I am not! I just...just have a few friends who are quite formidable, that's all..."

  "Received." Ye Han snapped his fingers and immediately stretched out his hand in a welcoming gesture, saying: "Senior, the time for morning self-study is almost here, let's go into school together."

  Tang Shuang nodded and walked shoulder to shoulder with him into the campus. Ye Zhuang followed behind them, looking at Ye Han's eyes filled with admiration.

  Along the way, Tang Shuang and Ye Han chatted as they walked. Ye Han had experience with girls from his past life, so he was able to talk smoothly and make Tang Shuang giggle with just a few words. To others, it seemed like they were a pair of good friends of the opposite sex. Many boys saw this and felt jealous, their hearts burning with anger, grinding their teeth in frustration, and started quietly asking around about Ye Han, wondering what made him so special that he could win Tang Shuang's favor, the school flower.

  When they finally found out that Ye Han was just an average student in Class 1 of the first year of high school, those boys' envy suddenly turned into disdain and contempt. They thought to themselves: "This kid is clearly a toad from a muddy puddle who somehow managed to strike up a conversation with Tang Da, the school flower, but with her conditions, it's impossible for her to look down on him, right?"

  Under the gaze of everyone, Ye Han and Tang Shuang walked to the fork in the road between the junior high school department and the senior high school department, said goodbye to each other, one went east, and the other went west.

  "Yehan! Yehan!" Seeing Tang Shuang and Ye Han parting ways, Ye Zhuang finally caught up with Ye Han, asking with a curious expression: "Quickly tell me, how do you know the famous school flower Tang?"

  Ye Han said: "Tang's school flower?"

  Ye Zhuang said: "Yes, you don't know that Tang Shuang is our school flower in the first place? Don't tell me you really didn't know!"

  Ye Han spread his hands and said, "Why do I need to know? But with her conditions, being a school flower is more than enough." Then he chuckled and shook his head, saying: "As for how I got to know Tang Shuang... just take a look at this face of mine. Men love beauties, and beauties naturally also love handsome guys! There's a saying that goes like this - if being handsome is a crime, then I'm already guilty beyond forgiveness. I think this was said about me."

  Ye Zhuang rolled his eyes and said, "Give up, you're more handsome than me, I admit it. But in our school, there are plenty of people who are more handsome than you. Why would Tang Xiaohua look down on others but have a crush on you? Are you the son of an official or the son of a rich family?"

  Ye Han raised an eyebrow and said, "Come on, men attracting women don't necessarily rely on their looks or family background!"

  Ye Zhuang said: "If not these, what else can we rely on?"

  "That's right!" Ye Han said seriously: "For women, men with skills are also very charming!"

  Just as Ye Zhuang was about to say "What's your skill?", he suddenly thought of the scene where Ye Han showed off his prowess in the small alley on Friday night, beating up Bao Ge and others until they cried out for their dads, scratched his head and said: "You... you're really good at fighting, is it this that Tang Xiaohua has taken a liking to?"

  Shang didn't let Ye Han speak, and instead looked him up and down a few times before sighing: "Ye Han, ah Ye Han. In the past, you were timid and afraid to speak, your face would turn red when you saw girls... but now, you've completely changed into a different person! You're braver, more talkative, and thicker-skinned...... I swear, I really suspect that some kind of spirit has possessed you."