Chapter 178: Betrayed

"No, he is my Fourth Brother! My Fourth Brother is Yang Yun, and Yang Yun will always be my Fourth Brother!" Zhang Wu roared at Xu Hongzhi emotionally.

Hearing Fifth Brother's words, I felt deeply moved. I patted Zhang Wu's shoulder and said, "Fifth Brother, thank you. You will always be my Fifth Brother!"

"Fourth Brother, Sange is just being impulsive today. Please don't take it to heart. I know you're both just acting on impulse; it can't be like this!" Zhang Wu looked at us, crying.

I sighed, patted Zhang Wu's shoulder, and turned to leave. Zhang Wu prepared to chase after me, but Xu Hongzhi shouted directly at him: "Fifth Brother, are you planning to leave too?"

Zhang Wu turned to look at Xu Hongzhi and said bluntly: "If you really make me choose between you, you know my choice. My life was given to me by Fourth Brother. Fourth Brother will always be my Fourth Brother, and no one can replace him!"

Hearing Zhang Wu's words, Xu Hongzhi stood there helplessly, his gaze fixed on the backs of Zhang Wu and Yang Yun as they walked away.

I returned to the classroom, but before I could even sit down, I was called over by Zhang Yinuo.

I turned to look at Zhang Yinuo, not knowing what she wanted.

Zhang Yinuo's expression remained cold and detached as she looked at me and said, "Come out with me for a moment. I have something to tell you."

"Huh? Out again?" I looked at Zhang Yinuo, speechless. However, seeing her expression, I quickly said, "Alright then, let's go."

I followed Zhang Yinuo out of the classroom. As we reached the door, we happened to run into Xu Hongzhi and Zhang Wu. Seeing me and Zhang Yinuo leaving together, Xu Hongzhi stared at me with an urgent expression and warned, "Yang Yun, don't you dare say anything reckless. Let me tell you, Yinuo is still injured, so don't you dare mess around!"

I understood exactly what Xu Hongzhi meant by his words, but I had no desire to deal with him and simply chose to ignore him.

Seeing me ignore him, Xu Hongzhi became anxious and wanted to follow, but was stopped by Zhang Yinuo: "I have something I want to talk to Yang Yun about alone. Don't follow me!"

Hearing Zhang Yinuo's words, Xu Hongzhi was furious, but there was nothing he could do. He could only watch helplessly as I and Zhang Yinuo walked out of the classroom.

We arrived at the same spot where I had talked to Xu Hongzhi earlier. I didn't expect to be back here again. I looked at Zhang Yinuo, waiting for her to speak.

Zhang Yinuo looked around, then said to me, "Yang Yun, have you been intentionally avoiding me these past two days?"

"Huh? No, I haven't. Why would I intentionally avoid you? I had something to do the day you were discharged, so I didn't make it to pick you up." I had no intention of admitting to Zhang Yinuo's claim.

"Did you listen to something Zhang Longtao said? You don't need to take those words to heart at all. You know I don't care about those things!"

Seeing Zhang Yinuo still maintaining that indifferent, carefree attitude, a slight pain flared in my heart, and I roared emotionally: "But I care! I care about those things! I have always been a useless person, and I have even less qualification to be with you. So, please stop bothering me!"

Hearing my words, Zhang Yinuo stood there, stunned. She looked at me and said quietly, "Are you serious?"

I looked at Zhang Yinuo's expression, feeling a bit touched, but I bit the bullet and nodded, saying, "I'm serious."

Zhang Yinuo looked at me with a disappointed expression, but she still looked up and smiled slightly, saying, "Alright, I understand."

After saying this, Zhang Yinuo turned and walked straight back to the classroom. Watching her back as she left, my feelings were extremely complicated. I wanted to cry, but for the sake of a man's pride, I forcibly suppressed my emotions and tears.

I composed myself and slowly returned to the classroom. Once I was back, I found Chen Ling already sitting in my seat. Seeing me return, she hurriedly waved me over. I walked over, and Chen Ling whispered into my ear, "Brother Yang Yun, what happened? Why have I noticed that you and Xu Hongzhi have been having problems lately?"

"Nothing happened, just some misunderstandings."

"Huh? What kind of misunderstandings? Is everything okay?" Chen Ling asked me nervously.

"Don't worry, it's fine. Isn't that how men's arguments always go? It'll be better in a couple of days," I said with a faint smile to Chen Ling.

Hearing my words, Chen Ling finally felt at ease. Then, she said to me, "Brother Yang Yun, I'm having a birthday party in a couple of days and have invited some friends. You must come!"

I didn't think much of it and nodded. Thinking about it, Chen Ling had indeed been very good to me during this time. If I didn't go to her birthday party, it really wouldn't be right. I took out my phone, checked my balance, and finally bought her a small gift on a shopping app. Although it wasn't expensive, it was particularly meaningful. I estimated it would arrive in about two days.

By evening, I was waiting for Huang Laohu and the others at our agreed-upon location. However, after waiting for a while, I didn't even see a shadow of them. I realized something was wrong. I took out my phone and called Huang Laohu, but he didn't even answer. It looked like Huang Laohu and the others weren't planning to come. I had thought Huang Laohu might grumble, but would still show up at the critical moment to support the scene. I never expected this guy would actually dare not to show up today.

At this moment, I was furious, wishing I could find Huang Laohu immediately and give him a piece of my mind. It would be one thing if Huang Laohu didn't come, but even Wu Di wasn't there. The plan we had already agreed upon seemed to be falling apart at this moment.

Just as I was about to go find Huang Laohu, I suddenly discovered a group of people blocking my path.

I was currently near the Li family's residence. Logically, they shouldn't have been able to discover me, as this place was still some distance away from the Li family. How could they be patrolling here? Unless they had known someone was here all along.

I saw one of the people and immediately confirmed that these were definitely people from the Li family, because that person was none other than Li Hong. Seeing Li Hong, I shouted angrily: "Li Hong, you actually dare to come out now? Aren't you afraid of being seen by the authorities and thrown into jail?"

"Heh heh, Yang Yun, I think you'd better worry about yourself. Are you surprised that we're here to intercept you?" Li Hong laughed loudly as he looked at me.

From Li Hong's smug appearance, I could conclude that someone must have leaked the news about today's event in advance. But the only people who knew about my plan for tonight were Huang Laohu, Wu Di, and Xu Hongzhi. However, it was highly unlikely that any of these people would betray me. Although Huang Laohu and I didn't get along, he couldn't possibly be stupid enough to let the Li family catch me; his life afterward wouldn't be easy either. ===== CHAPTER 179 =====