187: Chapter 187 Superpower [Gravity]

But he wasn't interested in anyone else; he was only interested in one person: Lin Shiyao.

Somewhere along the way, Shen Junlin had taken a fancy to this freshman girl.

He sent people to dig up information on her and learned that she came from a poor family, relied on part-time jobs to make ends meet, had no background, no backing, and was all alone in this massive academy.

In Shen Junlin's eyes, someone like that had no right to refuse him.

He had Shen Haochen handle this matter.

He didn't want to come forward himself because he was Shen Junlin, and his status didn't allow him to lower himself to pursue a girl.

He only needed to have his subordinates "arrange" things.

Arrange for her to lose her job, run out of options, and have nowhere to turn.

Then she would understand that in this academy, the only way to survive was to accept him.

This wasn't pursuit; it was taming.

Lin Shiyao's fingers, which were breaking a steamed bun, paused slightly before continuing.

She soaked the broken pieces of the bun in her soup and stirred them slowly with her chopsticks, as if she hadn't heard a word of what was just said.

One of the people behind Shen Haochen laughed, "Haha, this must be the ninth time you've changed jobs, right?"

Another person added, "Last time you were fired from the supermarket, the time before that from the restaurant, and the time before that from the clothing store."

"One more time, and you'll hit double digits this year."

"Lin Shiyao, your luck is really terrible."

Lin Shiyao said nothing; she picked up the softened bun, put it in her mouth, and chewed slowly.

Her expression didn't change at all, but the hand holding her chopsticks trembled slightly.

Shen Haochen looked at Lin Shiyao, the corners of his mouth curling up slightly. "Lin Shiyao, do you still not understand what my big brother means?"

"He's taken a fancy to you; it's your good fortune. Think about it, you still have several years left in this academy. How many more jobs can you go through?"

"Aren't you tired of being fired every time?"

He paused, leaned in a little closer, and lowered his voice, "If you agree to be with my big brother, you won't have to do anything."

"You'd be the young mistress of the Shen Family, living in a big house, eating well, wearing nice clothes, no need to work part-time, no need to walk on eggshells around others. How great would that be?"

Everyone in the cafeteria was watching this scene, some with sympathy, some with anger.

But no one stepped forward, because Shen Haochen wasn't just one person; behind him was the Shen Family, and Shen Junlin.

Anyone who offended Shen Junlin would have a miserable time in this academy.

Lin Shiyao put down her chopsticks and looked up. "Are you done? If you're done, please move aside; I still need to eat."

There was no anger in her voice, no grievance, only calm.

It was as if she were used to such things, used to being bullied, used to the world's injustice toward her, so Lin Shiyao didn't care.

At this, Shen Haochen's expression changed.

He, Shen Haochen, a young master of a branch of the Shen Family, when had he ever been talked back to like this by a poor girl?

"Lin Shiyao, are you refusing to show me respect?"

The people around them held their breath, because they knew Shen Haochen was about to make a move.

Last time, a boy spoke up for Lin Shiyao and was cornered in the restroom and beaten up by Shen Haochen's men; he spent half a month in the hospital and transferred schools after being discharged.

No one dared to call the police, no one dared to report it, because of the Shen Family.

Shen Haochen reached out to grab Lin Shiyao's wrist.

"You're not going anywhere today until you make yourself clear."

Shen Haochen's fingers touched Lin Shiyao's skin.

In that instant, Lin Shiyao's eyes changed, and her wrist gave a jolt.

An invisible force erupted from her body: Superpower [Gravity].

Shen Haochen felt his hand suddenly become incredibly heavy, so heavy that he couldn't lift his arm; his shoulders were pulled down, his knees buckled, and his body sank.

"Wha..."

Before he could finish his sentence, he was sprawled on the ground.

He hadn't been knocked down; he had been pressed down.

His face was pressed against the cold floor, his fingers scratching white marks on the ground. He tried to crawl up, but his body felt like it was being crushed by a mountain, unable to move an inch.

The few people behind him all changed expressions simultaneously:

"Brother Haochen!"

"Young Master Shen!"

The lackeys rushed over, some going to help Shen Haochen, others lunging at Lin Shiyao.

Lin Shiyao didn't stand up; she didn't even put down her chopsticks.

A boy rushed in front of her, fist raised.

But his fist stopped twenty centimeters away from Lin Shiyao's face.

His fist became heavy, his arm wouldn't lift, and he lost his balance and sprawled on the ground.

The second, the third, the fourth...

All four of them were sprawled on the ground, radiating outward with Lin Shiyao's dining table as the center.

Their bodies were pressed against the floor, unable to move as if pinned by an invisible hand.

Superpower [Gravity]:

Within a certain range, she controlled Gravity.

Not just increasing it several times or dozens of times, but increasing it at will, decreasing it at will, and changing its direction at will.

Shen Haochen felt his body become more than ten times heavier; lying on the ground, he found it difficult even to breathe.

Shen Haochen's face was pressed against the cold floor, his eyes staring fixedly at Lin Shiyao's shoes.

A pair of washed-out canvas shoes, the soles worn flat, with a small hole on the upper.

He only had one thought in his mind: How is this possible?

How could her Mental Energy be this strong?

Isn't she just a poor girl who relies on part-time jobs to survive?

How could she have this kind of strength?

Lin Shiyao put that piece of softened bun into her mouth and chewed slowly.

Then she put down her chopsticks and stood up.

The moment she stood up, Shen Haochen felt the pressure on his body increase again,

so heavy that his bones creaked, his breathing turned into gasps, and his consciousness began to blur.

Lin Shiyao looked down at him, her eyes very calm, without any change.

"Your big brother was right; I truly have no background, no backing, and I am all alone."

"But I don't need it. I am my own backing."

Lin Shiyao raised her left hand, her five fingers slightly spread.

Shen Haochen's body floated up from the ground, lifted by Gravity.

He hovered in the air, his limbs hanging limply, his face deathly pale.

Then, with a light wave of Lin Shiyao's left hand, Shen Haochen's body was like a piece of trash being tossed away, tracing an arc in the air before slamming heavily onto the ground at the cafeteria entrance.

He rolled several times on the ground, hitting the door frame before stopping.

A mouthful of blood gushed from his mouth, and he lay on the ground, motionless.

Those few people also flew out, one after another, crashing next to Shen Haochen and piling up in a heap.

No one in the cafeteria spoke.

Everyone looked at Lin Shiyao, their eyes full of shock.

Lin Shiyao sat back in her chair, picked up her chopsticks, and continued eating her bun and drinking her soup.

Her movements were the same as before, as if nothing had just happened.

People in the cafeteria gradually began to react, but no one spoke.

Because they knew, this matter wasn't over.