Chapter 631: Chapter 33_2
Huang Ying’s personality was quite weak. Being yelled at by two strangers, having her hand hurt from a collision, and being surrounded by many onlookers made her panic, not knowing what to do.
But now, hearing Li Yan’s voice, feeling his presence behind her, she immediately calmed down and realized that just as the shopping cart was about to hit her belly, it was he who had grabbed it.
...
"Hey brother, I’m not sure where it hit? Check if your shoes got damaged," Li Yan pulled Huang Ying behind him and, over the shopping cart, said to the two with a smile.
Seeing someone stand up for Huang Ying, the two were less overbearing, but upon seeing Li Yan’s submissive attitude, the slightly chubby woman shouted again, "What! What! Do you think we want to extort you? Look for yourself! Do you want your shoe to be damaged? Or does it have to be so bad you bleed to be satisfied?"
The man also sneered, lifting his foot a little, "We’re not extorting anyone, just want her to know to watch where she’s going!"
"Of course, of course, you can tell at a glance that you are civilized and reasonable people, how could you extort anyone? There’s no way," Li Yan said while taking out his wallet, pulling out a hundred yuan note and handing it over, "This is a little token from me, go and clean your shoes later, you must take it, or it means you’re still upset about this!"
The onlookers, who initially thought there was going to be a fight seeing Li Yan stepping in, were surprised by his submissive manner. No longer was it one-sided bullying but turned into a two-on-two, they eagerly anticipated a fight, but instead, he’s apologizing, not only apologizing but also paying up without being extorted, just to resolve the situation. They whispered in disdain, shaking their heads.
The two of them, initially seeing Li Yan’s physique, were thinking of finding an excuse to back down, but they didn’t expect Li Yan to be so agreeable. "We don’t want your money, we have no intention of extorting! Since you’ve apologized, just be careful next time, we’ll let it be."
"Of course you’re not extorting, but this is me taking responsibility for the shopping cart accidentally hitting you just now, you must accept this!" Li Yan warmly insisted, pushing the money forward.
Huang Ying couldn’t stay calm. She knew Li Yan didn’t want to cause trouble for her, since she lives here and might run into them again, so he chose to pay up to resolve the matter. But offering a hundred yuan just for dirtying a bit of a shoe was too much. Even if Li Yan paid, it was still his hard-earned money.
She immediately gathered her courage and said, "How about I help clean it up for you?" as she reached for a tissue.
The onlookers felt even more scornful, a pair of cowards!
Li Yan held Huang Ying’s hand and, with a smile, pushed the money over with his other hand.
The two of them felt it was too much to make Huang Ying clean their shoes in public. Although doing so would give them a sense of superiority, it seemed too domineering, and superiority couldn’t buy food, but the hundred yuan, why not take it?
"Here! This is what you insisted on giving us as shoe cleaning money," the man said, reluctantly taking the money. "Alright, no need for you to clean, let’s call it even."
"Wait, wait, wait..." Li Yan, holding the shopping cart, smiled and said, "The issue of hitting your foot is resolved, but something else isn’t."
"...?"
What else? Everyone looked at Li Yan with curiosity, including those two and Huang Ying.
Li Yan’s smile faded, "Right after you were hit, you pushed back the cart hitting my girlfriend twice, once hurting her hand, and once striking her belly. How do you account for that? My girlfriend is priceless, I won’t just let it go like that! What you did was intentional injury! You pushed the cart into her belly, and she’s expecting, you’re assaulting a pregnant woman!"
The onlookers were stunned by this turn of events. From being the victims, they suddenly turned into the intentional assailants, assaulting a pregnant woman! Isn’t this too crafty? And Huang Ying’s frail appearance didn’t seem like she was pregnant. Even if her hand got hit by the cart, it shouldn’t be too serious.
What’s happening today? Who’s the one trying to extort here?
The couple was also bewildered by Li Yan’s quick change from a flattering attitude to a confrontational one.
"Look everyone! They’re the ones trying to extort!" the woman screamed.
"Damn you! You want to extort us, huh? How about this then?" The man grabbed the cart and forcefully pushed it towards Li Yan’s stomach.
"Ouch!" Li Yan shouted.
"Your mother! Still pretending!" The man’s face changed; he really feared the two might pretend to be injured or pregnant, call the police, or go to the hospital, and even if it turned out to be nothing, it would still cost a lot.
Li Yan did not continue groaning but looked around, sneering, "Does everyone agree that if you’re hit, you’re hit, and that’s that?"
He lifted the shopping cart, like a horse restrained by the reins, its front end rose sharply and slammed into the man’s chest!
Bam! The powerful impact knocked the unprepared man to the ground. Although the front of the cart was a basket-like structure, it was made of metal and still hurt when it hit, not to mention falling to the ground.
The woman was shocked but immediately squatted in front of the man and shouted, "Murder!"
"Murder is it?" Li Yan’s eyes turned cold, and he suddenly lifted the shopping cart that had just landed and pretended to bring it down on their heads.
The woman jumped in fright, scrambled, and crawled to the side. The man on the ground did the same, but having just fallen on his back, it was not so easy to get up.
The crowd watching the spectacle changed their attitude, no longer daring to have disdainful thoughts. They eagerly hoped to see a fight, but it had to be evenly matched, like an equal man-versus-woman situation, and now, seeing someone lifting a shopping cart as if intending to bash someone, they truly began to sweat.
"Put... put down the cart... don’t accidentally hurt someone..." The supermarket staff stammered from the outer circle, trying to persuade Li Yan.
The shopping cart was dropped down, landing beside the man on the ground, the shock and sound made him not dare to open his eyes.
"Get up!" Li Yan nudged him with his foot.
The man realized it hadn’t hit him, feeling as though he’d narrowly escaped death, not feeling his previous aches. Afraid of Li Yan making another move, he struggled to get up. The woman, wanting to help, feared Li Yan’s outburst, so she stayed on the outskirts making loud accusations, trying to rally the onlookers to their side.
"Apologize to my girlfriend!"
Upon hearing Li Yan, the man looked at the shopping cart beside him and thought about how Li Yan could lift it as a weapon anytime. Who else dared step in? Who could help? He had no choice but to say to Huang Ying, "I’m sorry, I was wrong just now!"
Huang Ying was feeling clueless, glancing at Li Yan, unsure what to say.
Li Yan lifted the shopping cart half a foot off the ground and slammed it back down, making the wheels clatter against the floor. "How many times did you swear just now? Slap yourself! Or should I?"
Slapping himself? That would be too humiliating! Would he still want to live here afterward?
But letting him do it?
Are you kidding! Someone who swings a shopping cart around like a toy, could they be weak? If he were slapped a few times by him, his teeth might fall out!
A hero doesn’t suffer immediate loss, his previous aggressive demeanor while shouting at Huang Ying was long gone. His wife, seeing he was about to slap himself, feared she might be next, immediately stopped cursing aloud, and only cursed in her heart.
"I was rude, I had a foul mouth, I’m sorry..." the man said, slapping himself three times, then fearing Li Yan might have other demands, turned and ran out. He wanted to escape, also feeling too ashamed to continue shopping there. His wife hurriedly followed him.
Li Yan surveyed the surrounding area, and the crowd quickly dispersed, pretending to buy vegetables and pick produce. (To be continued. For more Chapters, please visit www.qidian.com, support the author, and support legitimate reading!)
