"So you think it's fine too."
Seeing Hu Jian's ashen face, Jiang Hu Xue's mood instantly brightened.
You have days like this too!
Do you know how annoyed I was by your pestering?
If it weren't for fearing I'd cause trouble for the old principal, I would have dealt with you long ago!
"Can I ask you something."
Hu Jian took a deep breath, looking over a dozen years older.
"If, I mean if, the one who saved you at the school gate back then was me, would you have chosen me?"
This was the only reason he could use to comfort himself.
"Heh~"
Jiang Hu Xue almost burst out laughing.
"What are you laughing at?"
Hu Jian felt deeply insulted.
"Look inside."
Jiang Hu Xue shifted to the side, clearing a line of sight.
"What is it?"
Hu Jian, not understanding, looked inside.
At that moment, Lin Fan was taking the pulse of a teacher.
"Do you understand now?"
Jiang Hu Xue glanced at Hu Jian's thick glasses.
She walked to the side, "This is unavoidable, isn't it?"
Hu Jian was struck as if by lightning, frozen in place.
Because he was handsome, that's why she liked him?
So because I'm ugly, she doesn't like me?
In an instant!
Hu Jian deeply felt a tearing pain in his heart.
*Snap!*
A heartbroken sound, unheard by anyone.
Jiang Hu Xue ignored him, continuing to watch Lin Fan examine the teacher.
"He always treats people like this, doesn't he? No wonder he's so busy, and all his colleagues are incredibly satisfied!"
The more Jiang Hu Xue watched, the more she liked him, and the sweeter her smile became.
Witnessing all this, Hu Jian's eyes instantly turned red.
It should have been mine!
She should have liked me!
She should be smiling at me like this!
His furious state made Hu Jian completely lose his reason.
He was already paranoid and petty, and now to be openly ridiculed by the woman he loved was unbearable.
In his mind, what Jiang Hu Xue said couldn't be true.
If Lin Fan hadn't saved Jiang Hu Xue, he felt they would never have met.
If they didn't meet, how could they be together?
"Move aside!"
Hu Jian strode forward, shoving through the chatting crowd.
"Director Hu, what are you doing?"
Those behind the crowd were extremely surprised.
Hu Jian remained silent, continuing to push others aside, heading towards Lin Fan.
Jiang Hu Xue frowned, not knowing what he intended to do.
The old principal also noticed something was wrong.
He put down his teacup and shouted at Hu Jian, "Xiao Hu, what are you doing?"
Hearing this, Lin Fan finally noticed Hu Jian approaching with a furious expression.
*Bang!*
A loud thud.
Hu Jian slammed a fist on the table and roared, "Lin Fan!"
"What do you mean?"
Lin Fan looked up at Hu Jian and continued to take the teacher's pulse.
"You, you..."
Hu Jian gestured with his hand, unable to string together three coherent words.
You're still asking me what I mean?
If it weren't for you, I might have already gotten my marriage certificate with Jiang Hu Xue!
The old principal walked over with a dark expression and pushed Hu Jian's shoulder.
"Xiao Hu, go back to your office if you have nothing to do, don't cause trouble here."
"Principal!"
Hu Jian was filled with grievances, not knowing how to express them.
He stole my woman!
How can you side with an outsider?
"I told you to go back to your office!"
The old principal roared, his expression extremely stern.
"I..."
Hu Jian fell silent.
However, the next second, when he saw Lin Fan's leisurely demeanor, his anger flared up again.
"Lin Fan, I challenge you to a duel!"
Hu Jian's eyes were bloodshot, his expression particularly ferocious.
"What?"
Lin Fan was stunned.
To Hu Jian, this scene made him believe Lin Fan was simply scared stiff.
"Either you die today, or I die!"
He looked like he was going to kill someone.
"Did I hear that right?"
Lin Fan scratched his head, his expression showing a hint of strangeness.
"He's really sick."
Jiang Hu Xue also walked over.
She no longer cared about revealing her relationship with Lin Fan. If people knew, they knew.
He's unmarried, she's unmarried, it's natural, nothing to hide.
"Hmph, let's see how you get out of this!"
Jiang Hu Xue stood to the side, wanting to watch Hu Jian make a fool of himself up close.
"What, are you scared?"
Lin Fan remained calm, which only made Hu Jian more enraged.
This is a school, my territory.
Would the old principal just watch me get hurt?
Besides, you're just a doctor, how much of an advantage could you have?
Hu Jian's thinking was simple: if he won, he'd beat Lin Fan soundly; if he lost, someone would help pull them apart, so he wouldn't be at a disadvantage in any case.
"Hiss~"
Lin Fan took a deep breath, stood up, and chuckled, "Hearing you say that, I am indeed a little scared."
Before Hu Jian could gloat, Lin Fan added sarcastically, "What if I accidentally kill you?"
At these words, Hu Jian's smug grin froze on his face.
However, before he could react, Lin Fan had already sat back down.
"Old principal, the stool needs replacing. All four legs are uneven."
*Crack!*
With a slight exertion, Lin Fan broke off a stool leg.
He stood up again and showed the stool leg to the old principal, "See, not only is it shorter, but it's also not sturdy anymore."
In fact, Lin Fan was genuinely talking about the stool.
But Hu Jian overthought it.
He took two steps back, looking left and right, as if searching for something.
Soon, he spotted an iron rod in the corner, ran over, and grabbed it.
"What kind of skill is it to use a weapon? Do you think I'm afraid of you?"
It turned out he thought Lin Fan was about to make a move, so he quickly found himself a protective weapon.
"I'll reluctantly fix it then."
Lin Fan activated his dantian, his right hand's five fingers together, circulating purple energy rapidly.
*Whoosh whoosh whoosh...*
A sound of air being cut through the air arose.
Lin Fan's hand moved like an illusion, lightning fast.
Everyone's eyes were dazzled.
They could only see Lin Fan's hand moving, unable to clearly discern how many times it moved, not even an approximate estimate.
*Clatter!*
Three small wooden chips fell to the ground, instantly dumbfounding Hu Jian.
Hu Jian's eyes widened, as if he had seen a ghost, staring at the shavings on the ends of the three stool legs.
Wh-what's going on?
Hu Jian's brain short-circuited.
Did he just shave off a section of the stool leg with his bare hand?
He refused to believe it, but the event was happening right before his eyes, leaving him no choice but to accept it.