Love Variety Show: The despised me exploded in popularity

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Xiao Shujun had just turned a corner of a store, her brows furrowed.

Someone had arranged to meet her here, claiming that they had sent over the divorce agreement. If she agreed to two conditions, she would be able to get her hands on the divorce papers as she wished.

Xiao Shujun hadn't wanted to come initially, but the matter had dragged on for too long. It had not only had a huge impact on her life, but also severely affected her work.

Next month, the dancers from the Northwest will be coming to practice at the Chang'an venue. To keep up with the rehearsal schedule of the central station, she would need to be working non-stop for a month.

Today was also the end of the year, and with the increased crowd due to the New Year's festivities, she didn't want to continue being entangled in this situation. Besides, the other party had sent a photo of the agreement that would be void after today; if she wanted to negotiate, she would have to wait until next month.

In the elevator after work, Xiao Shujun listened to the young girls from the director's team talking about where they were going for the New Year's celebration. After hesitating for a moment, she decided to take a gamble.

As she followed the road, she looked down the dim alleyway. After a moment of hesitation, she still turned on her flashlight and walked in, suddenly noticing that there seemed to be someone behind her.

Xiao Shujun turned around only to see three men with cigarettes in their mouths closing in on her.

She couldn't tell if they were locals or had followed her from the street. At that moment, she instinctively took a step back but noticed that the three men kept their eyes fixed on her.

The alley was very narrow, lit only by a dim light. Through the light spilling from the entrance of the alley, she could make out that the leader among the men had dyed yellow hair.

A thought rose in her mind and instantly sent a chill down her spine. Continue your saga on My Virtual Library Empire

It couldn't be that person... Or was it just a coincidence? But if it was just a coincidence, why would they arrange to meet in such a secluded place, even though it wasn't far from where she was temporarily staying?

Leading with the yellow hair and clutching a crimson cigarette, he said with a grin,

"Beautiful lady, have we met before? Want to get to know each other?"

Xiao Shujun didn't respond. She glanced deeper into the alley, contemplating whether to rush into the complex network of alleys or to break out. With three men blocking her way, she doubted whether she could escape.

"What are you doing? I've called the police."

"What? Beautiful lady, we haven't done anything!" Another scrawny man smirked sleazily, "Big sister, we're just passing by."

Meanwhile, the three of them moved in closer. Smiling as if they were playing a cornering game, they made disgusting laughter, causing Xiao Shujun to detest their presence even more.

She continued to step back, involuntarily swallowing her saliva.

Regretting having worn high heels, she rarely encountered such situations. Breathing lightly, she forced herself to calm down and think of a strategy.

"This is harassment. I've called the police. You best step aside."

"She says we're harassing her, haha." The man with yellow hair put on an aggrieved face and laughed excitedly, turning to his companions, "Really, judging by appearance, one gets falsely accused just for passing by."

"Yeah, beautiful, do you even know what harassment means?" The scrawny one rubbed his hands together.

"Alright, brothers, let's make way for the lady!" Yellow Hair said that, but he quickened his steps, looking like he was about to pounce on her any second.

Xiao Shujun screamed, but then she heard someone shouting from the end of the alley,

"Hey! Who called the police?"

Hearing the commotion, the three men froze for a moment. Yellow Hair automatically retreated seven or eight meters. Only after putting some distance from Xiao Shujun did he turn around in a panic to look towards the entrance of the alley.

The three ruffians turned and tilted their heads, allowing Xiao Shujun to clearly see the scene at the entrance of the alley.

There stood Xu Qingyan, wearing a mask, holding a long-handled umbrella in one hand and a bottle of mineral water in the other.

A tall figure, his facial expression was unclear. Yet from his robust voice, she could even sense a relaxed demeanor.

"Called the police?" Yellow Hair was confused for a moment before reacting, cursing out loud, "Who the hell called the cops, you little runt looking for trouble? Dare to scare your grandpa!"

The scrawny sidekick also had a foul mouth, hurling insults and rolling up his sleeves, ready to strike at Xu Qingyan.

Xu Qingyan wore a smile, having already observed the three men. They probably didn't carry knives, considering that to take on a woman, it would be unnecessary for the three of them to bring such "15-day package" props.

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After letting out a sigh of relief, he saw those three thugs in a different light. Society really does provide, just as I was dozing off, a pillow is handed to me.

What social loafers, they are clearly nobles without daggers. If they carried daggers, they'd be criminals, and if the daggers were a bit longer, they'd be Zhan Zhao*.

"Director Xiao, good evening, we had an agreement this afternoon, didn't we?" Xu Qingyan ignored the three men, speaking to the woman at the end of the alley.

"It might rain later, I'm bringing you an umbrella."

Xiao Shujun was already stunned. Her scalp tingling, she thought to herself, at a time like this. There's no need for such niceties like offering an umbrella.

The fight was already coming, shouldn't I...

"Be careful!" Xiao Shujun exclaimed in alarm.

"You motherf—"

Seeing the skinny thug approach, Qingyan didn't exchange words. He didn't care about anything else, he picked up the umbrella handle and with a loud thwap, smashed it directly on the man's forehead, bending it to reveal a metal spike.

With a cry of pain, that son of a bitch collapsed to the ground and lay there howling.

"You looking for trouble on purpose, motherf—?" The guy in the white tank top charged over, grabbing a brick in his hand, glaring fiercely at him.

The other lackey was about to make a move but was suddenly slapped across the face by Qingyan, who didn't hold back at all.

With a bang, only the guy with the blonde hair was left standing.

"You motherf—...!" The blonde guy grabbed a brick, but seeing Qingyan splash water, squinted his eyes. The next second, a pointed iron spike was in front of his eyeball.

With a buzzing sound, sweat poured down the blonde guy's forehead.

Looking at him, Qingyan saw fear in the eyes of the muscular blonde guy as he stared at the sharp metal point. The brick in the his hand felt like it weighed a thousand pounds, slowly bending his arm.

At that moment, Qingyan's fierce gaze made the tall and sturdy blonde guy dizzy. He opened his mouth, but was unable to utter a harsh word.

There are too many tough guys these days, and clearly, the blonde guy was not among them, otherwise he wouldn't have dared to make a move on Qingyan.

And Qingyan was equally aware of this fact.

He took steady steps toward the blonde guy, who in panic, retreated step by step until he was backed into a corner of the alley. The two on the ground didn't dare to get up.

"What do you want? To kill someone!" The blonde guy shouted.

Qingyan's face was tense as he dodged the brick hurled at him. The alley was narrow, with almost no place to hide, but he sidestepped and dealt a powerful kick.

The kick was strong and fast, and the blonde guy immediately fell, screaming in pain.

"Ah!"

"Help! Stop hitting me! Grandpa!"

A few more punches landed, each one thudding against flesh. The tall guy rolled on the ground, scrambling in the alley, his face covered in blood from the pummeling.

The other two didn't dare to move, cowering in the alley and watching in fear.

They couldn't understand how the well-mannered Qingyan could be so ferociously violent, didn't he fear paying compensation?

"You two, hey! Don't just fucking watch, help me! There's only one of him! We are three!"

The two guys in the corner looked at each other upon hearing this. They just thought about getting up when they saw Qingyan clutching the protruding spike, staring at their necks, sending chills down their spines.

The courage they had gathered was instantly shattered; they didn't dare to get up at all.

Qingyan turned around and, after thinking for a bit, gave the blonde guy a few more kicks that were neither too light nor too heavy. None of them were serious, and a physical exam wouldn't even classify them as minor injuries.

It didn't matter; he never lost out on deals, and he knew Xiao Shujun could handle such small matters.

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*Note: Zhan Zhao is a fictional character from the Chinese literature classic "The Seven Heroes and Five Gallants."