[TCFO] Arc 2 — Chapter 101

Kick off the Campus’ Cinderella (61)

As Liu Haoyu held onto Zhou Min, preparing to leave, his gaze swept over the corner where Su Xiaoxiao had already been frightened. He signalled to the people beside him to bring Su Xiaoxiao over.

"Even if you didn't come, I wouldn't have been able to capture Jiang Min. With your S5 squad's ultimate weapon, I can't deal with Jiang Min at all. So why did you come and subject yourself to my threat?" Xiao Ran suddenly asked from behind.

Liu Haoyu smiled, looking at the person in his arms, and didn't answer the question. But Xiao Ran understood and laughed, "Are you so precise even in calculating people's hearts? Were you calculating her feelings for you or something else?"

Liu Haoyu didn't answer. In fact, when he received Xiao Ran's phone call, he didn't think much. He was just worried, anxious, and afraid that something might happen to Zhou Min. Although he had planned for every possible scenario before sending S5 to protect Zhou Min, he still worried and feared the unexpected.

So, even though he knew there would be no mistakes, he still came because he didn't dare to gamble on the "what if"!

But after he arrived, when he suddenly saw concern in Zhou Min's eyes, in addition to the calmness, he felt that coming on this trip was the right thing to do. Because once again, he saw Zhou Min's care for him. At that moment, his heart was filled with happiness. As long as Zhou Min still cared for him, over time, Zhou Min would surely become that person with deep love hidden in her eyes again.

With this thought, Liu Haoyu couldn't help but feel exceptionally good.

When Su Xiaoxiao was caught again by Liu Haoyu's people, her whole body stiffened. She didn't expect that Xiao Ran would also be powerless against Liu Haoyu. Seeing how Liu Haoyu appeared and protectively held Zhou Min in his arms, the warmth and doting in his eyes were something she had never seen in him before. She didn't understand why the treatment between her and Zhou Min was so drastically different when she wasn't any worse than Zhou Min. Perhaps she was just a little white mouse in Liu Haoyu's eyes!

Or maybe not even a little white mouse because his methods towards her were so ruthless and cruel. But Zhou Min received Liu Haoyu's full protection and tenderness. The more she thought about it, the harder it was for Su Xiaoxiao to calm her heart. Zhou Min's father abandoned her mother, causing her to be treated like a beggar since childhood, subjected to abuse and even sexual humiliation. Yet, Zhou Min was cherished and cared for as a precious gem.

Both were daughters of the Jiang family. Was it just because she was an unwanted illegitimate child that she had to be treated this way? The same went for the man she loved! When she thought she wouldn't be able to love, she met Liu Haoyu. He was so noble, powerful, and handsome, which made her heart flutter and infatuated. But in the end, what did she gain?

The more Su Xiaoxiao thought, the more she felt tormented. She saw determination and fierceness in Zhou Min's eyes, as well as madness and frenzy in Liu Haoyu's eyes.

Su Xiaoxiao was silently pressed and led by others until she reached Liu Haoyu and Zhou Min. When everyone thought Su Xiaoxiao couldn't do anything significant, she suddenly erupted. She took out a handgun she had grabbed when she escaped from Liu Haoyu's laboratory and without hesitation, she aimed at Zhou Min.

"Jiang Min, die!"

Su Xiaoxiao's outburst was unexpected by everyone, but Liu Haoyu, who was holding Zhou Min, reacted faster than anyone else. In the moment Su Xiaoxiao fired the gun, Liu Haoyu instinctively tried to shield Zhou Min, but Zhou Min firmly reached out and embraced him, preventing any movement. Helpless and already heavily injured, Liu Haoyu had no room to resist, tightly held by Zhou Min.

Suddenly, Liu Haoyu's mind went blank. This was the first time in a month that Zhou Min had embraced him so forcefully and proactively, as if she wanted to etch herself into his body. But this embrace made Liu Haoyu feel unusually cold and fearful. Despite her body still being soft and delicate, evoking his longing, and her scent still being familiar, arousing his nostalgia, he had been captivated and intoxicated by her countless times before. He had been unable to stop due to her sweetness, addicted like a drug. He had trembled uncontrollably, unable to resist letting go because of her embrace.

But now, tightly holding onto him with a stubborn insistence, Zhou Min's hands pressed tightly against his wounds, causing him excruciating pain. Yet, it made Liu Haoyu's heart ache even more. It was an indescribable suffocating feeling of being submerged in the vast sea.

In the instant Su Xiaoxiao fired the gun, the members of S5 Squad reacted and immediately aimed at Su Xiaoxiao. Their target was her hand, but it must be said that Su Xiaoxiao truly lived up to her role as the female protagonist of this dimension. Although it was just something she had casually taken, it was the most peculiar weapon among all the firearms.

As Su Xiaoxiao pulled the trigger, a layer of infrared enveloped her, protecting her. Instead of firing a bullet, she shot a syringe filled with liquid.

Feeling Zhou Min's body trembling as she tightly embraced him, a scent of blood quickly spread to Liu Haoyu's nose. Liu Haoyu, who had never known fear in his life, suddenly felt a sense of dread. He pulled Zhou Min away, and a syringe with a needle head emerged from her stomach. The area where the needle was dissolved slowly. Starting from the chest, large patches of blood splattered and flesh began to decompose. Looking at the needle head shining with blue liquid, Liu Haoyu, holding Zhou Min's body, instantly fell to his knees.

"Don't be afraid, I will save you." Liu Haoyu smiled, but his voice trembled. He reached into his pocket and took out a handkerchief soaked in a medicinal solution. It had become his habit ever since he could dream of those eyes, always carrying a handkerchief soaked in medicine on his person. He didn't know whether it was for himself or for something else.

But at this moment, Liu Haoyu felt fortunate for the first time. This handkerchief was his redemption in this moment.

Liu Haoyu tried to cover Zhou Min's nose with the handkerchief, but she gently turned her head away, looking at Liu Haoyu. Her body was in pain, feeling the sensation of being dissolved by sulfuric acid, slowly and painfully.

"Liu Haoyu, it hurts so much," Zhou Min's voice was slightly spoiled, with a full and tender tone, a hint of grievance, and a strangely happy expression.

"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, just sleep for a while. I will save you, I will definitely save you," Liu Haoyu's voice trembled, and even the hands holding Zhou Min couldn't help but shake.

"Hao Yu, does it hurt for you too?" Zhou Min struggled to lift her hand and touch Liu Haoyu's chest, her eyes revealing unabashed love, but also filled with sadness and despair. Those eyes made Liu Haoyu suddenly unable to speak.