"Hey, right! Not bad! Very good! Come on, strike a different pose!"
At this moment, inside the hospital room, Hao Jian was snapping photos wildly with his phone of Du Haitao and his subordinates.
Apart from Du Haitao, all of his subordinates were sporting a bunch of panda eyes, and the previously declared 'death before dishonor' quickly dissipated under Hao Jian's vile threats.
Right now, each person looked as if their parents had died, wanting to cry but unable to shed a tear.
"Good, keep going! Stick your butt out more, Du Haitao, go sit on top of him," Hao Jian commanded Du Haitao.
Du Haitao and the big guy were stark naked facing each other, both holding back their disgust as they hugged, feeling a surge of suicidal impulses.
"Again, be more seductive! Du Haitao, put more of a smile on your face, a smile of enjoyment, more shameless, that's right, just like that," Hao Jian continued to snap away fervently.
"Hmm, not bad, not bad, let's switch to something sexier. Du Haitao, come on, thrust your butt out and make a charming face."
After torturing them for about two hours, Hao Jian finally decided to call it quits.
And during those two hours, the entire hospital room was filled with incessant laughter.
The ones laughing the most exaggeratedly were naturally the old lady and Che Xiaoxiao. As Du Haitao and the others displayed various moves and expressions, these two straightforward women almost went into convulsions from laughing so hard.
Yuan Shanshan, however, kept her head down shyly all the time, not daring to look at the unsightly scene.
"All right, put your clothes on and get lost," Hao Jian said contentedly as he glanced at the hundreds of photos on his phone and waved them off.
Du Haitao and the others walked out of the hospital room, looking as though they had been violated over and over again, their heads hanging low in defeat.
"Remember, if you dare to mess around, we'll release these photos and bring both of us down together," Hao Jian shouted after Du Haitao.
Du Haitao shuddered and then bolted.
"Tch, what wimps," Hao Jian said disdainfully with a curl of his lip.
"Hao Jian, we really owe you a big one this time. If it hadn't been for you, we wouldn't have known what to do. You're a lifesaver to our Yuan family!"
The old lady expressed her immense gratitude as, without Hao Jian today, Yuan Shanshan's chastity would have certainly been compromised.
"Auntie, what are you talking about? Yuan Shanshan is my girlfriend; isn't it only normal that I protect her?" Hao Jian said with a smile.
But Yuan Shanshan herself couldn't help but give a bitter smile since she knew this wasn't normal at all, because Hao Jian was not her boyfriend.
Yet for her sake, Hao Jian had gotten involved in this affair, and those people looked formidable at first glance, but Hao Jian had offended them for her.
From the time they got to know each other until now, Hao Jian had truly done so much for her, and Yuan Shanshan genuinely felt grateful to him from the bottom of her heart.
"That's right, that's right. Shanshan is so fortunate to have found someone like you in her life. It's truly the blessings from her past life," the old lady praised, growing even more fond of her prospective son-in-law Hao Jian.
"Brother-in-law, thank you."
At this moment, Yuan Zhibang couldn't help but speak up weakly, but he was too embarrassed to look at Hao Jian, scratching the back of his head and turning his face to the side.
This left Yuan Shanshan and the others stunned. Had Yuan Zhibang accepted Hao Jian?
"Well, all's well that ends well," Che Xiaoxiao laughed heartily, certain that Hao Jian was truly a heaven-sent hero; seeking his help was undoubtedly the right decision.
At this time, everyone was happy, except for Yuan Shanshan who felt somewhat despondent.
Because she knew that all of this was a pretense, and after today, she would revert to being just friends with Hao Jian.
At that moment, Yuan Shanshan couldn't help but think, if only Hao Jian were truly her boyfriend, how wonderful that would be.
And just at that moment, Hao Jian's phone suddenly rang. As soon as he answered, a deafening roar came from the other end:
"You damned son of a bitch, do you even remember what you're supposed to do tonight?"
Hao Jian's heart skipped a beat. He was done for—he was supposed to meet Shu Ya's father with her today, and now he was completely delayed.
Everyone in the hospital room was stunned into a daze; Shu Ya's roar was so loud that they could hear everything clearly even without a loudspeaker.
"I'm sorry, boss. I'm coming back right now," Hao Jian hastily said, with utmost respect and without a hint of flippancy.
"Be quick, or you'll regret it!"
Shu Ya threatened him, but she was extremely clever. Hearing how serious Hao Jian was, she immediately guessed that there must be some of her employees with him.
"Is it the president?" Yuan Shanshan curiously asked, recognizing Shu Ya's voice from the phone.
"Yes, she wanted me to take her to meet someone tonight, but I completely forgot about it."
Hao Jian's face wore a bitter smile. It was all Du Haitao's fault—if it weren't for them, how would he have been delayed?
If Du Haitao knew what he was thinking at the moment, he would probably go insane with rage.
It was clearly your own fault for losing track of time, what does that have to do with me?
"Then you should hurry on now."
Yuan Shanshan urged, knowing that work was important. Plus, the act they had put on was over; she couldn't keep troubling Hao Jian forever.
"Alright." Hao Jian nodded and then turned to the elderly lady and said, "Auntie, I'm sorry, but I have to go now. I'll come to see you another day."
"No problem, no problem. It's fine as long as I have Shanshan and the others to keep me company," the elderly lady said, waving her hand with a beaming smile.
As Hao Jian was preparing to leave, he stopped by Yuan Zhibang:
"When some things go beyond your capability, what you should do is seek help from your family, not just shoulder it all by yourself. Because some burdens are too heavy to bear, and the more you try to hold on, the more severe the injury could be, and you could even end up involving others."
"I understand, brother-in-law," Yuan Zhibang said, nodding emphatically. He had come to admire Hao Jian greatly.
Out of concern for his reputation, he hadn't dared to tell his mother and sister about Young Master Du, which almost resulted in his sister being humiliated.
If he had spoken up earlier, perhaps a solution would have been found by now.
"Take down my phone number, and if Du Haitao bullies you again at school, call me. I'll handle it for you," Hao Jian said, giving his phone number to Yuan Zhibang. Although he held a trump card, no one could guarantee that it would restrain Du Haitao.
He didn't want Yuan Zhibang to suffer because of his own revelry that day; if Du Haitao didn't find him, he would definitely go after Yuan Zhibang.
Afterward, Hao Jian didn't linger any longer and rushed to the address Shu Ya had given him.
"Young Master Du, are we just going to let this matter slide?"
On the way back, one of the henchmen asked Du Haitao, his face still unwilling to accept what had happened. Being humiliated like that was even worse than being chopped with a knife.
The incident today had caused tremendous psychological trauma to all of them, with the extent of their mental scars impossible to measure.