Chapter 838: Eliminating the Bully

When it was time for a meal, Xiao Tian took the initiative to speak: "Young Master, it's time to eat. Shall we go out and find a place?"

Ma Rui thought for a moment and said, "How about we just eat at our school? The international student cafeteria has Yanji cold noodles and kimchi fried rice; my classmates all say it's not bad."

Yang Jing nodded in agreement: "Then... then let's eat here."

Xiao Tian scratched his head and said embarrassedly: "Young Master, to tell you the truth, your school doesn't allow outside cars to enter. I parked the car at the restaurant in front of the Beijing Film Studio. At first, the security guard wouldn't let me park there no matter what, but he only relented when I said I was meeting you for a meal. Shall we go eat at the Red Mansion Restaurant?"

Ma Rui nodded: "That works, it's not far to walk."

The three of them had just gone downstairs when they happened to run into Yu Zhiwei.

Yu Zhiwei came over with a smile: "Ma Rui, is this your girlfriend? She's really pretty, is she from the Performance Department?"

Ma Rui said irritably: "Lao Yu, don't play matchmaker blindly; she's just my friend."

"I am his girlfriend," Yang Jing said earnestly.

Lao Yu laughed, his face full of gossip: "Understood, understood. You're still in school, so many things can't be made public. Are you two going to eat? I happen to have a 30% off coupon for the Red Mansion Restaurant here, why don't you take me along?"

Ma Rui cursed him for being shameless in his heart, but to be honest, he really couldn't bring himself to hate Lao Yu. This person spoke politely and was courteous to others; he just liked to take advantage of small things.

He waved his hand: "Let's go, let's go together."

Lao Yu followed behind them, looking pleased with himself.

When the group walked to the bike shed, Ma Rui saw that the bicycle he had parked that morning was gone.

Although that bike wasn't worth much, only two or three hundred yuan, who wouldn't be angry to have their bicycle stolen on their first day of school?

He searched back and forth in the bike shed twice, but didn't even see a shadow of it.

He was so angry that he punched a wooden pillar, and the wooden pillar snapped instantly.

Lao Yu asked with a grin: "Little Ma, did you lose something?"

Ma Rui said irritably: "I parked a semi-new green Forever bicycle here this morning, how did it suddenly disappear?"

Lao Yu laughed: "Didn't you look at this bike shed? All the bicycles are from the grandfather generation; no one dares to park a new bike here. There's a kid in our dormitory building named Qi Xiao who steals bikes to sell every day. Your bike was most likely swiped by him."

Ma Rui frowned: "Where does he live? I'll go find him in a bit."

Lao Yu advised with a smile: "Forget it, this grandson is a desperate man. He was expelled from the Shanghai Theatre Academy for fighting, and later he met someone from our school and has been freeloading in the dormitory."

Ma Rui was a bit skeptical: "People from outside freeloading in our school, does the school not care?"

Lao Yu squinted his eyes, looking indifferent: "There's only one administrator for the whole building, and they get off work at five o'clock. Who cares?"

Ma Rui thought to himself that it really was the Film Academy, free enough.

He shook his head and temporarily put the matter of the lost bike to the back of his mind.

The group walked toward the Red Mansion Restaurant together.

Before they even arrived, they saw a tall young man with a thin, long face walking toward them, looking very pleased with himself.

Lao Yu lowered his voice and said: "This kid is Qi Xiao. Your bike has probably already been resold to someone from the film studio's crew."

Ma Rui had been targeted by all sorts of people on his first day, and his temper flared up instantly.

He blocked Qi Xiao directly: "Buddy, where did you ride my bike to? I saw you smashing the lock from upstairs."

Qi Xiao glared sideways: "Who are you?"

As he spoke, he struck a pose as if he were about to fight.

Ma Rui didn't back down: "I'm a freshman at the Film Academy. You better get my bike back, and this matter will be settled, otherwise I'll call the police to arrest you..."

Before he could finish speaking, Qi Xiao threw a punch, moving extremely fast.

It had to be said that this guy was indeed a rascal; he didn't hesitate at all when attacking.

But Ma Rui had a solid foundation, so he dodged by turning his head, only getting grazed by the other's finger.

Reflexively, he kicked Qi Xiao in the lower abdomen.

Qi Xiao flew several meters away and fell heavily to the ground.

He grabbed a rock and threw it at Ma Rui.

The rock didn't hit Ma Rui, but instead flew straight toward Yang Jing.

Ma Rui couldn't care about himself; he grabbed Yang Jing and turned violently to the side.

He took the rock squarely on his back.

When had Ma Rui ever suffered such a loss? He rushed over, mounted Qi Xiao, and gave him a fierce beating, not letting go until his face was swollen.

Qi Xiao had practiced martial arts since he was a child and had always been the one bullying others; he had never suffered such an insult. He was shaking with rage.

Qi Xiao stood up, ran a few steps, and pointed at Ma Rui, shouting: "You kid, just you wait! One of these days I'll find someone to kill you!"

Ma Rui snorted coldly: "I think you're the one who should wait."

Yang Jing hurriedly lifted Ma Rui's shirt and saw a gash on his back that wouldn't stop bleeding. She cried and said: "Ma Rui, let me take you to the hospital?"

Ma Rui asked: "Xiao Tian, do you have a first-aid kit in the car?"

Xiao Tian nodded and said: "Yes, Young Master. Let me help you treat the wound."

Ma Rui nodded.

Xiao Tian took the first-aid kit out of the car, used alcohol to disinfect it, applied the Golden Sore Medicine specially prepared by He Yuzhu, and wrapped it with bandages.

Yang Jing cried as she said to Ma Rui: "Ma Rui, thank you. I didn't expect you to still be thinking of me when it was so dangerous."

Ma Rui smiled and said: "It's nothing. If that rock had hit your face, you would have been disfigured. How would you be an actress then?"

After hearing this, Yang Jing couldn't stop her tears from falling.

Ma Rui said: "Xiao Tian, Lao Yu, you two go in and order first. I have something to tell my family."

After the two walked into the restaurant, Ma Rui took out his phone, his eyes turning cold and sharp.

He dialed Li Xiangxiu's number directly.

On the other end of the line, Li Xiangxiu's voice was filled with concern: "Son, has someone bullied you?"

The reason Li Xiangxiu called him "son" was because when Ma Rui was a child, He Yushui had him acknowledge her as his godmother.

"Mom, my bicycle was stolen on the very first day. The kid who stole it is named Qi Xiao. I went to reason with him, and he started hitting me without rhyme or reason. My back was smashed until it was bleeding; this guy is a desperate thug, and he almost ruined a female actress's face. He has been bullying other students at the Film Academy for a long time, and I suspect he has other cases on his record..." Ma Rui said, embellishing the story.

Li Xiangxiu knew that Ma Rui was not a child who lied, so she said decisively, "I will call the local Police Station immediately. If the situation is true, he will definitely be dealt with severely."

"Thank you, Mom!"

"Don't be fake with me!" Li Xiangxiu said, then hung up the phone.

Yang Jing was also startled by Ma Rui's cold and sharp gaze, and she asked in a low voice, "Isn't your mom in the clothing business? How is she Police?"

Ma Rui said, "That's my godmother. To tell you the truth, I have seven godmothers in total."

Yang Jing laughed and said, "You guys really are a big family."

Ma Rui said, "I saw it in Qi Xiao's eyes; this kid is a desperate thug. He must be put away. I suspect he has other things on his conscience..."

Yang Jing knew that the reason Ma Rui was so angry was that if that stone from Qi Xiao had hit her face, she would have been completely disfigured and might never have been able to be an actress again.

On the other side, as soon as Qi Xiao returned to the dormitory, he began asking around about who Ma Rui was.

He quickly found out—a freshman in the Performance Department.

He returned to his dormitory, looked in the mirror while applying medicine to his face, and plotted in his heart how to deal with Ma Rui.

After applying the safflower oil, he tucked a Dagger into his waistband, preparing to go find Ma Rui for revenge.

Just as he was about to head out, several police cars came roaring in.

Qi Xiao didn't think these Police were there to arrest him, so he still swaggered out of the main gate.

He didn't expect that several of the Police already knew him; they went up and pinned him down.

Qi Xiao still wanted to struggle, but the Handcuffs were snapped on directly.

In fact, Qi Xiao had long been on the record at the Jimen Police Station.

Many students had reported him to the police before, but it was always for fighting, so the police station hadn't taken it too seriously.

This time, Li Xiangxiu had made a call, so the police station didn't dare to be negligent at all and went straight to arrest him.

When Ma Rui and the other three returned, they happened to run into this scene.

Qi Xiao was being escorted away, glaring viciously at Ma Rui: "It was you who called the police, right? You just wait."

Ma Rui leaned in and said in front of the Police, "Officer, please investigate him thoroughly; there must be no shortage of cases on his record."