"It's not your son, why are you so worried about him? He owes me, and I want to hit him! No, I wish I could stab him a few times to feel better. Don't interfere, get out of the way!"
The nanny was terrified. "What kind of talk is that? Silly girl, what good will it do you if he's really hurt? Come on, come on, listen to Auntie, stop hitting him."
"Oh my, look how thin Xiao Peng is now, his face is all out of shape. Weren't you going to be a big star? The pictures online looked so good, how did you end up like this? Look at your dark circles, look at this beard. What happened between you two?"
Zhan Jingchun was so annoyed.
Peng Fei was annoyed, and so was the nanny.
One by one, under the guise of doing what's best for her, they restricted her this way and that. She didn't need it at all.
The accumulated grievances of a year reached their peak amidst the nanny's nagging and Peng Fei's silence. If she didn't vent, she felt like she would die!
She didn't want to hear any polite words; she just wanted to be hysterical.
"Fine, fine, he's thin, he's pitiful, it's not good for him to be seen, so I'll stay away from him, alright? You care about him, take him to your house! I'm leaving, I'll go far away, is that okay!"
With that, she ran onto the road like a madwoman.
The nanny was truly scared to death.
Having been by Chun Chun's side for so many years, this was the first time she had a falling out with her.
Seeing the nanny's pale face, and realizing she couldn't catch up after chasing a few steps, Peng Fei stopped her.
"Auntie, she's not directing this at you. It's all my fault. Please don't take it to heart."
"You go back, let me talk to her properly. I promise nothing will happen."
Zhan Jingchun ran forward like a madwoman, with Peng Fei following closely behind.
They walked block after block, their feet hurting. Seeing Peng Fei still chasing, she spotted a KTV nearby and rushed inside.
The KTV on this block was very upscale. Although it was an afternoon session, it was still lively.
As soon as she entered, the music was deafening. Brightly dressed service staff stood in two rows to welcome her.
Peng Fei instinctively covered his face with his hand before he felt comfortable following her in.
Zhan Jingchun went straight to the front desk to book a private room. As soon as she stood there, she was scrutinized by several young men who were also waiting to book rooms.
When they heard her tell the receptionist that she was alone, the young men became excited.
"Yo, beautiful, coming to sing alone? What's wrong? In a bad mood? Heartbreak?"
"It just so happens that we guys are free. Why don't you cancel your booking and come to our room? You'll save the cost of a private room, and we guys can keep you company to relieve your boredom."
Zhan Jingchun ignored them, staring at the staff member and urging her to open the room quickly.
The staff member soon informed her of the room number and assigned a hostess to escort her.
Zhan Jingchun didn't even glance at the men and followed the hostess upstairs.
Seeing her leave alone and not booking her own room, the men went to chase after her.
"Beautiful, don't be so aloof. So many people are talking to you, why aren't you responding to any of them? If you don't like me, one of us four must be your type, right? Give us some face."
"Exactly, what kind of drinks does beautiful like? We'll order for you. Let's have a good time this afternoon, drink to our heart's content! If that's not enough, we can continue tonight, drink until we're drunk, how about that?"
Zhan Jingchun was already on the stairs, and they were still following.
Annoyed to the point of exasperation, she stopped and turned to glare at the attendant.
"Can't you see they're harassing me? Aren't you going to do anything?"
The attendant was, after all, just an attendant and didn't have that much authority, nor did she know how to handle such a situation.
She looked at Zhan Jingchun awkwardly, then back at the men.
"Don't you know each other?"
"Nonsense! If I knew them, would I be telling you this?"
The attendant cautiously said, "Gentlemen..."
The men chuckled and patted the attendant.
"She says she doesn't know us, so she doesn't know us? This is my girlfriend. We just had a few arguments and she's angry. Women say the opposite of what they mean, do you believe that? Don't be like her, go on, go on, continue leading the way."
The attendant seemed unsure of what to do. To finish her job quickly, she started walking forward again.
Zhan Jingchun knew that if she really went into a private room with these men, who knew what would happen.
Bad luck, today is truly filled with bad luck!
She gave up on singing and turned to walk down.
"If you want to go, you go. I'm not going."
But how could a few thugs let go of such a beautiful girl they had finally encountered, who looked like she was wearing all designer brands and was alone?
One of them reached out and grabbed her.
"Beautiful, this is no fun. We've already booked, and we've come this far. It's too disrespectful. We promise we won't do anything to you, okay? Come on, let's be friends."
Zhan Jingchun stared at him coldly. "I'm warning you. If you don't let go, I'll call the police."
"Hahahaha, go ahead and call. You're my girlfriend anyway, and I haven't done anything to you. What if they come?"
I'm your mother!
Zhan Jingchun, unable to bear it any longer, looked towards the lobby where Peng Fei stood like a block of wood, watching her.
"What are you still standing there for? Can't you see they're bullying me?"
Peng Fei finally walked over slowly.
The men turned their heads, thinking Zhan Jingchun was calling someone else. It turned out to be just this weak-looking man?
They immediately laughed again.
"Didn't you say you came alone? How did you end up with a man? A suitor? Alright, you've got enough charm. But we don't mind adding one more person. When there's something good, everyone should share it."
"Hahahaha." The men laughed shamelessly.
Peng Fei wasn't ignoring Zhan Jingchun; he just wanted to let her suffer a little out of spite, to see if she would dare to run to places like this alone in the future.
Seeing that she had suffered enough, he walked onto the stairs with a cold expression.
He grabbed Zhan Jingchun's arm with one hand and the other man's wrist with the other.
"Buddy, this is my girlfriend. Let go of her hand."
Ever since entering the entertainment industry, Peng Fei had never eaten his fill in order to maintain his figure.
He wasn't fat to begin with, and he had lost another ten pounds this year.
Coupled with not eating, drinking, or sleeping for the past two days, he was, to be honest, feeling a bit unwell.
Speaking louder made him chest tight and short of breath, and he broke out in a cold sweat.
He was so hungry, and after walking so far, if a fight broke out, he wouldn't come out on top today.
The man, seeing his malnourished appearance, didn't take him seriously at all.
"Your girlfriend? You say she's your girlfriend, so she's your girlfriend? I say she's mine too!"
"Please let go of your hand. Be sensible, or don't blame us for our fists not having eyes."
As soon as he finished speaking, before he could exert force, Peng Fei gritted his teeth and twisted the man's wrist with a crack.
"Ah!" The man screamed, and finally let go of Zhan Jingchun.
Peng Fei told her to go down first and started fighting the other four men alone.
In the end, it was the security guards who intervened to quell the disturbance.
The four men sustained injuries to varying degrees, and Peng Fei's forehead and nose were also bleeding.