21: Chapter 21 The Flower Shop! Someone is harassing Leng Jing

After leaving Jianglan No. 1 Middle School, Su Mu arrived in front of a flower shop.

'Jingyu'

That was the name of the flower shop.

In the past, whenever Su Mu had time off, he would come to this flower shop, but not to buy flowers.

It was because this flower shop was opened by Leng Jing.

Although the government had arranged housing and a job for Leng Jing after the wave of mutated beasts invaded,

she chose to take over this flower shop in order to take care of her younger siblings.

'Ding-ling!'

Su Mu pushed the door open, causing the bell on the flower shop door to chime.

"Sister Leng Jing!"

The crisp shout interrupted Leng Jing, who was still tending to the flowers.

"Xiao Mu, you're here!"

At this moment, Leng Jing had her hair in a low ponytail and was wearing a white short-sleeved t-shirt.

As she looked at Su Mu, she tucked a few stray strands of hair behind her ear.

Su Mu's mind felt like it was exploding.

The sexy and intellectual older sister who grew up with me!

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Pah, pah, pah!

Get these dirty thoughts out of my head!

Su Mu was dazed for a moment, but after snapping out of it, he stepped forward to help Leng Jing tend to the flowers.

Helping out wasn't a first or second-time occurrence; his movements were extremely practiced.

'Ding-ling!'

"Welcome!"

Su Mu said instinctively.

The person who entered was a man wearing gold-rimmed glasses. Upon entering, his eyes were fixed unblinkingly on Leng Jing.

"Miss Leng, are the ninety-nine roses I wanted ready?"

Su Mu looked at this man, who was dressed cleanly but exuded a sleazy vibe.

He didn't feel very comfortable.

"Hello, Mr. Zheng Shuang. I've already said it! I don't plan on looking for a partner.

You don't need to always buy flowers from me just to give them back to me.

It's a huge waste!"

The man named Zheng Shuang didn't care and had no intention of giving up.

He gently adjusted his gold-rimmed glasses.

"Miss Leng, even if you don't want to date me, we can still try being friends first. Maybe you'll find we're a good match."

Leng Jing refused again, but the man remained persistent.

By the second sentence, Su Mu roughly understood that this was likely a suitor of Sister Leng Jing.

Su Mu hadn't visited the flower shop much during the period of the Ability College Entrance Examination, so it seemed this suitor had only recently started pestering Leng Jing.

There had been suitors before who chased her to the shop, ordered flowers there, and then gave them to her.

It was a rare kind of performance art.

However, most suitors would leave after being rejected; there hadn't been anyone like this man today who refused to let go after being turned down.

The man continued to pester Leng Jing, and it was clear she was becoming a bit impatient.

But since the man had indeed bought flowers, it wasn't easy to forcibly drive him away.

After being rejected for the third time, the man clearly became somewhat impatient himself.

He stepped forward, intending to grab Leng Jing's hand.

Startled by this sudden development, Leng Jing stepped back.

However, she tripped over a flower pot and was about to fall.

Seeing Leng Jing about to fall, a lecherous smile appeared on the man's face as he reached out to grab her slender waist.

But before his hand could touch Leng Jing, it was caught by a large hand.

Su Mu stood between the two, his right hand supporting Leng Jing's shoulder and his left hand gripping the wrist of the man surnamed Zheng.

The man was very displeased to see Su Mu holding Leng Jing's shoulder.

He shook off Su Mu's hand and adjusted his glasses again.

"Miss Leng, didn't you say you weren't planning on finding a partner?

It turns out you've already kept a boy toy."

He glanced at Su Mu as he spoke, his expression full of disdain.

"Mr. Zheng, please show some respect. Xiao Mu and I are like siblings."

The man surnamed Zheng snorted coldly.

"Siblings? Everyone knows you're an orphan with no parents.

You say siblings, but heaven knows what your relationship is behind closed doors."

Turning back to Su Mu, he continued,

"Kid, I advise you to think carefully. Although this woman has a flower shop, she's actually just an orphan.

Also, don't be fooled by her pretty face, who knows what she's like in pri—"

This time, before the man could finish his sentence,

he was hoisted up by Su Mu.

This man was a head shorter than Su Mu, and wasn't even as tall as Leng Jing.

As Su Mu throttled him by the neck, the man let out a painful groan.

His hands clawed frantically at Su Mu's hand.

Ignoring him, Su Mu carried him by the neck and walked out of the flower shop.

He was mainly worried about damaging the flowers Leng Jing had meticulously tended to; otherwise, Su Mu would have just kicked him out directly.

Once outside the flower shop, Su Mu threw the man directly onto the street.

The man quickly stood up, his face twisted in rage as he looked at Su Mu's cold expression.

"Fine, fine, Leng Jing. You dare provoke me? You have a younger sister who's starting high school this year, right!

Now that you've offended me in Jianglan City, I guarantee no high school will dare accept her!

And you, kid, don't let me find out where you live. You'd better hope you don't have anyone left in your family."

The man had threatened the two people closest to Su Mu in this world one after another.

Su Mu was already beyond furious. He directly released his ability, shocking the man until he was charred on the outside and tender on the inside.

However, Su Mu still maintained a shred of calm.

He left him with a breath of life!

Then he pulled out his phone and called Principal Gao Sheng.

This kind of matter should be solvable by the principal. If the principal couldn't handle it, then he would have to call the Mayor of Jianglan City.

After the Ability College Entrance Examination, Su Mu had met many people, including various high school principals and Jianglan City officials.

"Hello! Principal."

He briefly explained the situation over the phone. The principal told Su Mu not to worry about it and that he would settle it.

Su Mu sighed inwardly once again; strength was everything. If he hadn't awakened an S-rank ability and hadn't become the Top Scorer of the Ability College Entrance Examination,

then he wouldn't even be able to protect those around him.

After gathering his emotions, he returned to the flower shop. Leng Jing was standing at the door, looking at Su Mu with a worried expression.

"It's okay, Sister Leng. I'll take care of it."

He then glanced at the street; there weren't many people out shopping.

"Sister Leng, let's go home early today. I want to eat the braised pork ribs you make."

Leng Jing nodded.

Two or three hours later, the man lying on the ground finally regained consciousness.

When he realized he was still lying on the street, a surge of anger rose within him.

This man was actually a small-to-medium-sized business owner, but he knew a few high school directors.

With a bit of maneuvering, he could indeed make life difficult for a high school student.

"Hello! Director Zhao, I'm calling you today because..."

Before he could finish, a shout came from the other side.

"Zheng, I only gave you some face because of our slight connection. But you've gone and offended someone you shouldn't have, and now you want to drag me down with you?

Don't contact me again, or don't blame me for exposing all your dirty laundry."

"Beep, beep, beep."

The man surnamed Zheng was left stunned by the scolding.

But before long, his phone rang again.

The man picked up, and before he could speak, a harsh reprimand came from the other end.

"Zheng Shuang, our cooperation is terminated. There's no need for any further collaboration in the future."

The call was hung up immediately after.

Two or three similar calls followed in succession.

In fact, the reason so many people abandoned Zheng Shuang so decisively was because Principal Gao Sheng had only said one sentence:

"Zheng Shuang has enraged this year's Jiang Province Top Scorer. This Top Scorer has already been personally recruited by the Admissions Director of Modu University."

Because of this one sentence, everyone cut ties with Zheng Shuang.

They knew about Modu University; even the lowest-level graduates from there were Rank 4 Ability Users.

If the Director came personally to recruit him, who would dare provoke him?

Meanwhile, Su Mu was currently at home helping Leng Jing cook dinner.