Zhou Cheng looked at Liu Shan with a face full of horror, nearly on the verge of collapse!

The reason why Zhou Cheng was so arrogant in front of Zhang Qian was precisely because he relied on Liu Shan as his backer, and now his backer, Liu Shan, had flipped sides to Xu Hao's side on a whim!

Who on earth was this Xu Hao?

"Brother Shan… I…" Zhou Cheng tried to speak, but Liu Shan hastily made a signal with his eyes to the two brothers beside him.

One of the young men stepped forward, gave Zhou Cheng a hard slap across the mouth, and sent Zhou Cheng's words right back down his throat, "Shut your mouth!"

Zhou Cheng's teeth shattered, and a streak of blood ran down the corner of his mouth, as he made whimpering noises.

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Liu Shan looked coldly at Zhou Cheng, thinking if he let this guy keep talking, who knew what might come out of his mouth. Now, Liu Shan's only thought was to leave this place of trouble as quickly as possible. As for Zhou Cheng, Liu Shan really wished he could kill him.

Xu Hao glanced at Liu Shan and said, "Captain Liu, the green mountains never change, the flowing water remains ever the same. Jing'an is only so big; you'd better ensure I don't see Zhou Cheng again! If I find him bullying my Qianqian again, you will definitely suffer along with him!"

Xu Hao's voice was not loud, but the threat in his words was unmistakable.

Zhou Cheng's heart pounded wildly as he nodded frantically, "Young Master Xu, rest assured! I will definitely punish this scum and make sure he never disturbs Miss Zhang's life again… Um… If there's nothing else, I'll be leaving first!"

"Get lost!" Xu Hao waved his hand indifferently, and Liu Shan, along with his brothers, hastily dragged Zhou Cheng out of the courtyard.

Only after leaving the small courtyard did Liu Shan finally breathe a sigh of relief; his black T-shirt was completely soaked with sweat!

Zhou Cheng, dragged along like a dead dog by Liu Shan's two brothers, continued to whimper weakly, "Brother Shan, spare my life, spare my life! I really didn't know Zhang Qian was Young Master Xu's girlfriend… I didn't know…"

Liu Shan grabbed a stick from one of his brothers and viciously struck Zhou Cheng in the chest, "Damn it, if you want to die, don't drag me into it. Do you know who he is? Even Liu Tianxiong acts like a tail-wagging dog in front of him, and you dared to provoke him? I need to teach you a lesson, so you don't cause any big trouble for me! Move, take him to the riverbank…"

After Liu Shan and the rest left, Zhang Qian couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, "Brother Hao, they won't come back again, will they?"

Xu Hao smiled faintly, "Don't worry, as long as I'm here, they can't stir up any trouble. Alright… now that this is settled, it's time for me to go!"

Having been delayed here for about 20 minutes, if he returned late, Liu Ruyan would probably feel wronged again.

Zhang Qian nodded, got up to see Xu Hao to the door, and said with a light smile, "Brother Hao, thank you!"

If Xu Hao hadn't been present today, Zhang Qian would certainly have been bullied by Zhou Cheng.

As the two stepped out of the living room, a man in his forties was loudly berating from the West Wing Room, and his two young subordinates kept throwing suitcases, pots and pans, and the like out into the yard.

"Get out, get out now. You've already fallen behind on rent for three months, and you still want to stay? A poor teacher, when will you ever be able to pay me the rent? And with a kid to boot, huh, how unlucky for me..."

In front of the middle-aged man stood a woman in her thirties, cradling a sleeping little girl. Although not dazzlingly beautiful, the woman had an aura about her that made her look very much like a teacher.

"Boss Zhu, I beg you, my daughter has a high fever. Please, give me a few more days. Once my daughter is well, we'll move out, okay?" said the woman, pleading with the middle-aged man.

The middle-aged man snorted coldly, "Cut the crap, you've said that many times before! Do you think I don't need to make money? If it weren't for fear of others talking, I would have wanted to kick you out three months ago… I've already been very generous! Renting this place to others would bring in at least a thousand yuan a month, and I've already lost three thousand yuan. Can you compensate me? Get lost!"

There was no room for negotiation in the man's tone, "Of course, Teacher Guo, you also look quite nice! If you'd like to spend a night with me, we could discuss it!"

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Xu Hao frowned and asked Zhang Qian, "Secretary Zhang, what's going on here??"

Zhang Qian sighed deeply, "Ah, don't mention it! This woman holding the child is Guo Lan, a teacher at Jing'an Third Primary School. She has to go to work every day and also take care of a two-year-old child; it's pitiful. Recently, Teacher Guo's child fell ill and spent nearly ten thousand yuan at the hospital, so now she has no money for rent. This Zhu Bapi has come several times, always thinking about getting into bed with Guo Lan… sigh!"

Zhang Qian paused, then turned to Xu Hao, "Brother Hao, please wait for me here! It's so late; if the mother and daughter are kicked out, they'll have nowhere to go. I'll go over there to let them get by at my place for one night."

Zhang Qian helped Guo Lan to stand and said, "Sister Lan, forget it, don't beg him anymore. You can manage at my place tonight, and we'll see tomorrow!"

But as soon as Zhang Qian's words fell, the landlord Zhu Qingliu loudly chided, "Zhang Qian, what do you think you're doing? I kicked her out, and you're letting her stay at your place? Are you going against me, Zhu Qingliu, trying to slap me in the face? Let me tell you, today, whoever in this courtyard dares take in Guo Lan will roll out with her!"