Chapter 173: First Step Works Smoothly

While grabbing Zong's right arm, Xiao Tian smiled and said, "Lady, are you alright?"

'Isn't he…'

Liu Ning was startled when he saw Xiao Tian in front of her. Because she was in a state of shock, Liu Ning forgot to answer his question.

When Xiao Tian noticed that Zong was still grabbing Liu Ning's arms, he let go of Zong's arms and immediately freed her. With a coldness in his eyes, Xiao Tian said, "Leave or you will regret it later!"

"Regret? Hahaha" Zong and Hu laughed loudly

"Kid, you should mind your own business. Don't disturb us, or we will send you to the hospital!" Zong was unhappy when Xiao Tian wanted to pretend to be like a hero who saves beauty.

"Are you two strong enough to do that?" Xiao Tian said as he smiled coldly. "What are you waiting for? Come and get me."

Zong and Hu didn't like his response and clenched their fists. As they clenched their fists, their eyes were filled with a flame of fury, and without waiting for another second, Zong threw out his fist toward Xiao Tian's face.

Xiao Tian, who was experienced in fighting, avoided Zong's fist easily. At that moment, Xiao Tian did not only dodge but also counterattacked.

Zong, who didn't expect that Xiao Tian could counterattack, was unable to do anything when Xiao Tian threw out his fist toward his nose.

AUKK…

Zong fell to the ground with blood in his nose.

Hu had no idea that Xiao Tian was able to defend himself. And from what he saw, he knew that Xiao Tian was a person with a lot of experience in fighting.

But of course, Hu did not remain silent when he saw his brother lying down on the ground with blood in his nose.

Hu quickly moved behind Xiao Tian and raised his right leg to kick the right side of Xiao Tian's head. Thinking that Xiao Tian wouldn't be able to avoid his kick, a smile of victory arose on his face.

However, the smile was frozen on Hu's face when Xiao Tian caught Hu's kick with his left hand without looking at Hu. Hu was greatly surprised by this. Hu didn't expect that Xiao Tian could still defend himself even when he was attacked suddenly from behind.

While still holding Hu's legs, Xiao Tian turned his head toward Hu and smiled evilly "Good move! But it's still not enough."

At this time, Liu Ning was looking at them from a distance of six meters. She was happy when she knew that Xiao Tian had the upper hand against the thugs. She just didn't expect that the young man, who was famous recently, turned out to be an expert in a fight.

Xiao Tian then let go of Hu's legs and walked closer toward Hu with a scary face.

Seeing Xiao Tian's face, Hu suddenly felt terror in his heart, but he kept thinking that he could defeat Xiao Tian. With this on his mind, Hu raised his right arm and threw out his fist toward Xiao Tian's epigastrium.

As if Xiao Tian had guessed that Hu would attack his epigastrium, he dodged Hu's fist by moving to the right.

As soon as Xiao Tian avoided Hu's fist, he threw out a low kick toward Hu's right leg, making Hu fall on his knees. Without giving Hu a chance to get up and fight back, Xiao Tian threw another kick, but this time, his kick was aimed at Hu's head.

Luckily Hu could protect his head with his arms quickly; if not, he was sure that he would pass out. However, even though he succeeded in defending himself, Hu still felt dizzy.

Thinking that they wouldn't be able to win the fight, Hu stared at Zong. And as if they were communicating through their eyes, they nodded their faces and ran away.

Seeing this, Xiao Tian turned around. His scary expression earlier immediately turned soft when he looked at Liu Ning, "Are you alright, lady?"

Liu Ning rushed toward Xiao Tian and responded, "Thank you."

"Un. Next time, don't try to fight thugs alone because something bad can happen to you. Alright, because you're fine now, I will leave first." Xiao Tian said as he smiled charmingly. And after making sure that she was fine, Xiao Tian walked away without looking back.

The reason Xiao Tian left without asking for her name or trying to seduce her was that he wanted to make her curious about him.

Xiao Tian believed that if she were curious about him, she would keep thinking about him, and the next time they met, she would be happy and try to get to know him more.

"Wait. You're Xiao –"but before Liu Ning had finished her words, Xiao Tian was already far away from her.

'Tian, right?'

Liu Ning finished the words that she couldn't finish earlier.

Thank you for saving me, Xiao Tian. Liu Ning thought to herself

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Somewhere near the old building, three people were talking about something. One of them was a young man around nineteen years old, and the other two were an adult around twenty-three years old.

"Young friend, you hit me too hard earlier! Look! It's still bleeding" Zong showed his bleeding nose to Xiao Tian.

"Haha. Sorry about that. But because you two acted perfectly and I also hurt you, I've added the money as a compensation" Xiao Tian then gave an envelope containing money to them.

Actually, they still wanted to complain to Xiao Tian because it wasn't like in the scenario. However, when they saw a lot of money in the envelope, they suddenly forgot about it.

"Haha. It's fine, it's fine. This is just a small wound. "Zong said happily. He then turned his head toward his brother and continued, "Brother Hu, let's get drunk tonight."

"Yes, yes." Hu's eyes starred when he saw the money inside the envelope.

Seeing this, Xiao Tian could only smile, "Alright, I'm leaving."

"Come and find us again if you need something in the future," Hu and Zong said in unison.

"Alright," Xiao Tian nodded his head before leaving.

Hehe. With this, the first step works smoothly. Xiao Tian thought to himself.

Because he had nothing to do anymore, Xiao Tian decided to go home.

'Wait. I'm going to buy food and beverages first.'

Xiao Tian then got into his car and drove away.

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After buying food and drinks, Xiao Tian went straight home. Because it was already 06:00 pm, Xiao Tian believed that his mother and aunt were at home.

"Mother, aunt, I'm home" with food and beverages in his hands, Xiao Tian entered the living room with a cheerful smile on his face.

And like she usually did, when Ye Xueyin heard her son's voice, she rose from the couch and ran toward her son without knowing that he was carrying food and drinks.

"Wait, mother, not now. Don't do that" Xiao Tian, who saw his mother running toward him, said worriedly. He was afraid that his mother would fall if she jumped on him because, at that time, Xiao Tian was carrying food and beverages in both hands.

However, because Ye Xueyin didn't realize that, she still jumped on him.

Her action much worried him. But because Xiao Tian didn't want his mother to fall and hurt herself, Xiao Tian chose to let go of the food and drinks and caught his mother, so that she wouldn't fall to the floor.

Crash….crash….shatter….

The sound of broken glass bottles echoed in the living room.

Hearing this, Ye Qingyu, who was watching TV, turned her head and said, "What is that sound?"

This time, Ye Xueyin just realized that her son was carrying food and beverages earlier. With a guilty face, Ye Xueyin said sadly, "Tian, I'm sorry."

At this time, Xiao Tian didn't scold his mother and only smiled, "It's fine. As long as you're fine, everything is good. It's just food and drinks. I can repurchase it later."

Even though her son didn't blame her, Ye Xueyin still felt guilty. Ye Xueyin then released her arms from Xiao Tian's shoulders and squatted down to see the food and drinks.

And at the same time, Ye Qingyu rose from her seat and approached them to see the food and drinks too. "We can still eat the food, but for the drinks….."

Because the broken glass bottles spilled water on the plastic, they couldn't drink it anymore. Seeing this, Xiao Tian grabbed the plastic and said, "Let me throw this to the trash can first. After that, I will buy food and beverages again."

But when Xiao Tian was about to head to the trash can, Ye Qingyu said, "You don't need to repurchase food because we can still eat it. Just go and buy drinks."

"Alright," Xiao Tian then headed to the trash can. After that, Xiao Tian went out to rebuy drinks.

When Ye Qingyu saw the guilty expression on her big sister's face, she touched her big sister's shoulders and said, "It's fine big sister. Tian is repurchasing drinks right now, so let's prepare the food first."

"Un" Ye Xueyin nodded her head.

Several minutes later, Xiao Tian arrived at home again. But this time, when he was in the living room, his mother didn't jump on him.

When Xiao Tian noticed the guilty expression on his mother's face, he kissed his mother's forehead and said, "It's fine, mother. You don't need to think about it anymore. Look! I've repurchased drinks."

Ye Xueyin's face broke into a smile after hearing her son's words. She then realized how caring her son was. Not only did he treat her gently, but he never blamed her or angry at her too. Ye Xueyin suddenly felt happy because she succeeded in raising a good son.

After putting the drinks on the table, Xiao Tian said, "Let me take a shower first. After that, let's have a small party in the backyard."

"Alright," Ye Xueyin and Ye Qingyu said in unison.