Chapter 17: Don’t Touch My Woman

“Well, well! So this is the famous Young Master Lin I’ve been hearing about?”

Wang Dong followed Du Xiaoyue’s gaze and noticed Lin Mu sitting by the window, quietly reading a book. He immediately teased in a mocking tone, swaggering over with the typical gait of a young master.

Lin Mu kept reading his book, as if he hadn’t heard anyone speaking at all.

“Oho! Quite the attitude, aren’t we!”

The muscles at the corner of Wang Dong’s mouth twitched slightly, feeling a bit embarrassed. He walked up to Lin Mu and slapped the book in front of him. “I’m talking to you, are you deaf?”

Lin Mu slowly raised his head, looked at Wang Dong’s twisted face, and chuckled softly. “If you want to pick up girls, why come and bother me?”

“I heard you have a marriage arrangement with Xiaoyue. With your pathetic look, do you even deserve her? Hurry up and cancel the engagement, don’t look for trouble!”

Wang Dong grinned, revealing a set of yellow teeth.

“So that’s it. Don’t worry, I already canceled the engagement yesterday. From now on, this woman has nothing to do with me. Don’t bother me again.”

Lin Mu shook his head, pushed away Wang Dong’s hand that was pressing on the book, and continued reading.

“Is that true?” Wang Dong turned to look at Du Xiaoyue.

Unexpectedly, Du Xiaoyue silently shook her head, putting on a pitiful expression.

“Are you messing with me? Do you believe I can kill you in a minute?”

Wang Dong turned back and slammed his hand on Lin Mu’s book again, his eyes wide like copper bells, looking really scary.

Lin Mu, who had been sitting quietly, suddenly stood up. He grabbed Wang Dong by the collar and, with one hand, threw him through the air onto the table behind him.

There was a loud crash as chairs and tables were knocked over. Wang Dong lay sprawled among the overturned furniture, howling in pain.

Originally, Lin Mu hadn’t planned to cause any trouble because he still didn’t know much about this world. But when someone bullied him to this extent, there was no reason to just take it.

He was no longer the Lin Mu he used to be!

Slowly walking over to Wang Dong, who was lying on the ground, Lin Mu reached out, grabbed his collar with one hand, and lifted him until his feet dangled in the air. Then he carried him like that over to Du Xiaoyue.

“Do you want to continue our engagement?”

His calm voice carried a chilling tone. Lin Mu stared straight at Du Xiaoyue, while Wang Dong, held in his right hand, was too scared to move, like a dead dog.

Du Xiaoyue had never seen Lin Mu like this before and felt a bit frightened. She took a step back and accidentally bumped into the bookshelf behind her.

“Of course not, but we can’t just cancel it without a proper reason.”

Taking a deep breath, Du Xiaoyue forced herself to speak. “After all, the engagement was decided by the elders of both families back then. Even if we break it off, it should be done more formally. What you just said doesn’t count.”

“So that’s how it is. What a hassle.”

Nodding, Lin Mu turned his gaze to Wang Dong, whom he was still holding up with his right hand, and said coldly, “You heard her. The engagement isn’t canceled yet, so she’s still my fiancée in name. Stay away from her, understand?”

“If I see you bothering her again, I’ll personally take you down! This time, consider it a warning!”

As soon as he finished speaking, Lin Mu grabbed Wang Dong’s right hand with his left. Without seeming to use much force, he pulled and twisted it, and Wang Dong suddenly let out a scream like a dying pig.

“Shut up! Unless you want to lose your other hand too!”

Lin Mu’s calm words made Wang Dong immediately clamp his mouth shut, his eyes wide with fear as he shook his head repeatedly.

“Get lost!”

Lin Mu released his grip, and Wang Dong fell to the ground. He scrambled to his feet, clutching his limp right arm, a flash of resentment in his eyes, and ran out with his head down.

“What happened here?”

By now, many students had started coming into the library. Soon, the librarian hurried upstairs, frowned at the mess of overturned tables and chairs.

Lin Mu turned and smiled. “It’s nothing. A classmate was in a hurry and ran too fast, accidentally knocking over the tables and chairs.”

Lin Mu, acting as if nothing had happened, walked over to the overturned furniture, lifted each piece back into place, and carefully wiped off the dust. He was completely different from how he had been moments before.

Du Xiaoyue stood watching in stunned silence. Only when Lin Mu had sat back down and started flipping through the thick book in front of him did she walk over to the table.

“What did you do to him just now?” Du Xiaoyue pretended not to care.

“Who?” Lin Mu glanced up. “That guy earlier? Nothing much. I just dislocated all the bones in his right hand. He’ll be fine if someone sets it back. Just a little punishment.”

“You weren’t like this before. How did you change so suddenly?”

Du Xiaoyue stared intently at Lin Mu, her gaze sharp as if trying to see into his heart and uncover the deepest secrets hidden there.

“I think this is much better. At least I won’t have so much trouble coming my way.”

Flipping through the pages, Lin Mu smiled slightly.

“Is that so?”

Du Xiaoyue gave a faint smile as well, turned to leave the library, but stopped after two steps. She suddenly added—

“That Wang Dong… his father, Wang Junli, holds grudges easily. He’s also one of the top figures in Zhenhai District. You should be careful.”