Chapter 1: Perplexity

  Liu'er, who was busy mending clothes, heard this and her hand shook with fright. The needle pierced the tip of her finger, and a pea-sized drop of blood immediately appeared on the tip of her finger. She let out a faint cry of surprise, scrunched up her eyebrows in pain, and her face showed a mixture of suffering and tension.

  Huairen's face immediately fell, this little fellow he recognized, these days from time to time will call out Liu'er, every time Liu'er comes back, will be accompanied by tears, as if being beaten, but how he asks, Liu'er does not say, he has already seen many scars of being whipped on Liu'er's unintentionally exposed arm, today this guy actually came again, so that means, Liu'er may be beaten again!

  He clenched his fists and walked quickly to the front of the young servant, despite being only twelve years old, he looked very short standing in front of him. He still looked up at the young servant coldly and said: "What are you doing here again? Liu'er is mending my clothes for me now, she's busy!"

  Gao Huaiyuan's performance made the young servant somewhat bewildered, not knowing why today this lucky-to-be-alive foolish kid seemed to have a bit of a routine in his speech. However, he didn't pay attention to Gao Huaiyuan's unusual behavior and instead looked at him with disdain, snorted, and pushed the youth away, saying: "Go, go, go! Go play somewhere else, fool! Today you also want to get involved? Didn't you hear me say that it was our Fourth Madam who called for Liu'er to come over? What are you talking about? Scram!"

  The young man, being somewhat short and not expecting this fellow to be so rude as to push him with his hand, was immediately pushed by this fellow and stumbled backwards, retreating two steps before regaining his footing.

  The young man's eyes blazed with a fierce fire, his fists clenched tightly together. The little servant didn't even glance at him, but instead impatiently shouted at the flustered Liu'er: "You cheap girl, didn't I call you? Why aren't you following me quickly? Are you itching for a beating again?"

  Liu'er put down the needle and thread in her hand, stood up and took a few quick steps to come to Gao Huaiyuan's side, who was trembling with anger. In a weak and soft voice, she said: "Young Master! I...I'd better go! Otherwise, Fourth Madam will get angry!"

  Gao Huaiyuan knew that after Liu'er was called away by Li, she would be scolded and beaten again without reason. How could he just sit back and watch her being bullied when she took such good care of him? So Gao Huaiyuan immediately stepped forward, stretched out his hand to stop Liu'er, and with a suppressed anger in his heart said: "Liu'er don't go! You are my maid, no one else has the right to order you around! As long as I'm still here today, no one can take you away!"

  That little guy was a bit confused by Gao Huaiyuan's words, how come today the silly boy spoke in a suite, looking like he didn't look like his usual self? Although he was surprised at Gao Huaiyuan's performance today, he wasn't afraid. He was just a silly boy who had never been noticed before, and it wasn't scary to say something out of line. So he raised his chin provocatively and hummed at Gao Huaiyuan: "Don't put on airs in front of me, what kind of goods are you? Everyone knows! Give you face and call you Young Master, don't give you face, just call you silly bun! Hehe! Silly! Are you going to dig bird eggs tomorrow? Call me Uncle, I'll give you a bun to eat! Haha!......"

  After hearing the young servant's words, Gao Huaiyuan was so angry that his blood rushed to his head, and his face suddenly turned completely dark. His forehead pulled out countless black lines. Before, Gao Huaiyuan was indeed a fool, but now he was no longer foolish. A scholar can be killed but not humiliated. Even this young servant dared to bully him so much. If he didn't teach him a lesson, then in the future, he wouldn't be able to stay in this place anymore! After his mind turned rapidly for a few rounds, he quietly made up his mind and clenched his fists tightly.

  The little servant looked at Gao Huaiyuan with a sideways glance, seemingly intentionally trying to provoke him. He then yelled at Liu'er: "Are you looking for a beating? Hurry up and go! Later, see how the fourth madam will deal with you, this little maid! Today, you'll definitely not be able to escape a whipping! Hmph!"

  Liu'er was frightened by him again, so she carefully pulled Gao Huaiyuan, who was almost furious with his hair standing on end, and said softly: "Young master, go back, don't run around, I'll be right back! Don't worry about Liu'er, it's okay!"

  Gao Huaiyuan listened to Xiao Shun and Liu Er's words, then suddenly flashed a faint smile with his white teeth, and his face showed a silly expression again.

  He took a look and felt a little pleased in his heart. A fool is still a fool, he was almost fooled by this fool's words just now, thinking that he had become clever! It seems that the fool's words earlier were definitely taught by this little scoundrel, and it didn't take long to reveal their true nature! Let's see how to deal with this little scoundrel when we get back! Hmph!

  Gao Huaiyuan walked up to the young man with a silly smile on his face, and suddenly, without warning, he swung his fist with all his might, striking the young man with a straight punch.

  The little servant didn't have any preparation, he never thought that this foolish young master would suddenly and ruthlessly attack him, so he only saw a small fist suddenly enlarging in his eyes, then heard a dull "thud" sound. This guy felt like he was hit by a mad cow, his head spinning, and immediately flew out, straightening up and falling onto the green brick floor covered with moss, being beaten to a pulp by Gao Huaiyuan, becoming dizzy and disoriented.

  Gao Weiyan may look like a young boy, but he is no longer an ordinary twelve or thirteen-year-old in terms of physical strength and intelligence. As soon as he threw a punch, he thought about the consequences. Now that he has taken action, he must make a big show of it; otherwise, no one will take him seriously in the future. Moreover, because of this matter, both he and Liu'er will suffer losses. If they don't make a big deal out of it, then so be it, but if they do, they must make it a big one!

  Before he made his move, he had already weighed the consequences in his mind. These two days, he also felt that his strength was unusual, and it was unlikely that he couldn't beat this little fellow. Thinking of this, evil arose from his gallbladder, and he launched a sudden attack, knocking the little fellow to the ground on the spot. Then, without giving him any quarter, he pushed away Liu Er who was trying to stop him, and pounced forward, jumping onto the little fellow's body in one swift motion. Two fists flew out, raining down a flurry of punches on the little fellow, all aimed at his face.

  This evil servant is in big trouble now, he was ambushed by Gao Huaiyuan just a moment ago and was beaten senseless, falling to the ground without regaining consciousness. Before he could react, Gao Huaiyuan had already mounted him, raining down punches on his face like raindrops, beating him until he let out miserable cries like a slaughtered pig. He raised both hands in an attempt to defend himself, but he never expected this foolish kid to have such great strength today, and was completely unable to block the falling fists. After a round of violent thrashing, the servant's cries gradually grew fainter, and after a few more blows, he fell silent, actually being beaten into unconsciousness by Gao Huaiyuan!

  Although Gao Huaiyuan was furious and had struck a heavy blow, there was still a glimmer of clarity in his mind. He had hit him hard, but not to the point of killing him, after all, he wanted to leave himself a way out and couldn't let this guy die on the spot. So he only beat him until he was in great pain and distress, but didn't take his life. Seeing that he could no longer cry out, he knew he had knocked him unconscious, so he got up from his body, turned around to look at Liu'er who had been frightened into a daze, and gave her a gentle smile.

  "Willow, don't be afraid. If it's my old man who comes looking for me to settle accounts later, remember not to say anything. If you really have to say something, just repeat what I tell you! Remember!" Gao Huaiyuan whispered to Willow.

  Liu'er finally came to her senses from the shock, and now she can be certain that the Third Young Master she has been taking care of is no longer foolish. Moreover, he was standing up for himself today, defending himself. She was so moved that tears flowed out, and with a surge of courage, she bit her lip and nodded vigorously. Since things have developed to this point, she also firmly decided to advance and retreat together with this Young Master who cares about her.

  At this time, a chaotic footsteps came from outside the door. Someone must have heard the servant's scream and ran over to see what had happened here.

  Gao Huaiyuan showed a mature demeanor, reached out and patted Liu's frail shoulder, looking at her with a firm gaze: "Remember, I'm here for everything, don't be afraid! From now on, I guarantee that no one will dare to bully you again!"

  As soon as the voice fell, Gao Huaiyuan clenched his fist and punched himself in the nose. A stream of bright red blood immediately flowed out of one nostril. Gao Huaiyuan clutched at his nose bridge and squatted on the ground, wincing in pain. Liu'er was so frightened that she couldn't help but cover her mouth and let out a cry of surprise.

  Gao Huairen endured the pain, wiping his nosebleed on his face a few times, and gave Liu'er a scary smile. At this moment, he also became covered in blood, not much different from the little guy lying on the ground!

  At this time, a group of servants rushed into Gao Huaiyuan's small courtyard, and the scene in front of them stunned everyone. The young master sat on the ground with a bloody face, while on the ground lay a person who was almost unrecognizable to everyone, and could only be identified as a servant from his clothes, because this servant's head was swollen like a pig's head, his eyebrows and eyes were squeezed together, and he was also covered in blood, lying on the ground foaming at the mouth, apparently on his last breath.

  Gao Huaiyuan looked silly again at this moment and cried: "This guy hit me...!"

  Everyone was a bit dizzy, they didn't disbelieve Gao Huaiyuan's words, after all this young master had brain problems and shouldn't be lying. But since it was this little servant who hit him, how did he end up in this state? However, at the moment everyone was busy rescuing the little servant on the ground, no one thought to ask the other party involved, Liu Er, and they hastily lifted the little servant out.