Romance Variety Show: The aloof and beautiful fourth female lead is always coveted.

So brave! You want to protect your friends, right?

The tall, thin man maliciously plotted: "When I'm pulled into your arms and fondled at will, let's see if this little devil can still pretend to be so calm and collected."

Thinking this, he pounced on her, determined to grab Bai Nianchu.

Jiang Meng broke out in a cold sweat, her eyes filled with panic and fear. The female shop assistant behind her almost screamed, frantically pulling out her phone to call the police.

Just as the man was about to touch Bai Nianchu.

Her calm, clear eyes suddenly changed.

The moment the gaze locks onto the prey, a chilling sense of oppression suddenly erupts.

The tall, thin man was slightly taken aback, seeing that she had only taken a very slight step, which just barely avoided his grip.

At the same time, a sharp pain came from his arm. He staggered two steps, and before he could react, he was kicked hard in the abdomen and slammed to the ground.

"I*--!"

How is that possible?

His mind was buzzing.

He actually got taken down by a woman!?

She was still a slender girl who looked like she didn't have much strength.

He had no idea where the woman had learned her moves, but he felt an excruciating pain in the places she had touched, a stinging pain as if he had been ripped open with a knife!

He was in so much pain that he gasped for breath, and tears were welling up in his eyes.

The tall, thin man collapsed to the ground, yelling hoarsely, "You dare hit me? Believe me or not, I'll call the police?!"

Jiang Meng: "..."

Jiang Meng's gaze was fixed on Bai Nianchu, as if she were looking at a savior who had descended upon her in a desperate situation.

If it weren't so inappropriate, she really wanted to scream.

Bai Nianchu! She can actually fight?!

So handsome, so cool, and he even did it to protect her!

The shop assistant who had just secretly called the police: "..."

Should she not have called the police?

If these two men who attempted harassment are taken away, they'll only be detained for a few days at most.

Conversely, if they took her customer away... judging from the man's injuries, they should have to pay several hundred or several thousand dollars in compensation, right?

The female shop assistant dared not step forward to dissuade them, nor did she dare to leave rashly; she could only wait and see.

[Host!] The little system was frantic. [Does your hand hurt? My current energy is only enough to improve your physique by a tiny bit.]

Bai Nianchu lowered her eyes: "It doesn't hurt, it's enough."

The little system looked aggrieved: [If only I had more energy… Host, your current physique is still far from what it was originally.]

Bai Nianchu: "It's alright, we don't need to use it to deal with them."

The physique and physical abilities I had in my previous life were for killing zombies.

Although the increased strength she has now is still weak for her, it is enough to cause minor injuries.

If the beating had been more severe, resulting in a minor injury (level two), he would have ended up in jail.

It's not worth it for someone like that.

When it was the turn of the burly man who had been spewing foul language, Bai Nianchu used the same method, skillfully knocking him down.

Perhaps feeling that hitting him would be a bit dirty, Bai Nianchu took out a pair of winter gloves she had bought at the mall from her bag halfway through and put them on slowly, as if she were putting on a pair of boxing gloves.

Then—the punches landed squarely on his abdomen, each blow carrying a penetrating force, without any superfluous fancy moves, only extreme efficiency and cold, hard violence.

As for why the abdomen was hit?

Of course, it's because this is a spot where hitting someone will hurt extremely much, but won't cause serious injury.

"Bang! Bang!..."

The muffled sound was particularly clear in the quiet shop.

Jiang Meng and the female shop assistant were dumbfounded.

The incandescent light shone on Bai Nianchu's expressionless profile, creating a striking contrast of light and shadow that drew the eye with a chilling and extreme aesthetic of violence.

Bai Nianchu only stopped when the man collapsed like a limp rag doll.

A hint of weariness flashed across her eyes as she reached out and grabbed the other person's hair, lifting their face—which was contorted in pain and pale-lipped—backwards.

"Can you speak human language now?" Bai Nianchu asked.

The burly man was completely subdued, and in so much pain he was nearly fainting. After a long while, he managed to squeeze out a trembling sob: "I...I understand..."

The tall, thin man, who had been knocked down earlier and then hit a few more times by Bai Nianchu, couldn't even get up. He could only plead hoarsely, "Stop hitting us, it's all our fault... We were so mean, we deserve to die... Let us go..."

Bai Nianchu glanced at him indifferently, her tone as calm as if discussing the weather: "Why are you leaving? Don't you want the medical bills?"

The two men were so badly beaten that they didn't care about medical expenses anymore.

"However," Bai Nianchu lowered her eyes and gently patted the dust off her gloves, "whether she has the ability to get the money is another matter."

As soon as he finished speaking, the two men seemed to have made some connection to something, and they trembled like leaves.

The man taught Jiang Meng a lesson and vented his anger on her behalf.

Bai Nianchu ignored them, turned around and walked towards the female shop assistant, handing her a card from her bag: "Cleaning fee."

"The password is one to six, and there are 100,000 inside."

The female shop assistant dared not accept the offer and quickly waved her hand in refusal: "It's my fault for not being able to get rid of these two men, which is why you've been bothered. Besides, we have cleaning tools in the store..."

"It's their problem." Bai Nianchu placed the card on the checkout counter for her. "There was a lot of noise just now. If the hangers or clothes are damaged, you can take the money out of the inside."

The female shop assistant was just an ordinary worker. She couldn't resist the temptation and hesitantly took the card, thanking him in a low voice.

Their swimwear store is an affordable brand, with the cheapest items costing two or three hundred yuan and the most expensive items costing seven or eight hundred yuan. The 100,000 yuan that Bai Nianchu gave them could buy up their entire inventory.

As for the reason of "cleaning fee"?

In the female shop assistant's mind, it was similar to "hush money".

"Nianchu..."

Bai Nianchu turned around and saw Jiang Meng sobbing with her head down.

She cried while twisting the hem of her clothes with her fingers, her shoulders slightly hunched, like a quail trying to hide itself.

"I'm sorry..." Jiang Meng's voice was barely audible, trembling noticeably, and tears welled in her eyes. "It's all my fault. I was too impulsive just now and couldn't help but curse at them. If I hadn't gotten into a conflict with them, you wouldn't have been forced to fight them..."

Her voice trailed off as she spoke, her head bowed even lower, her voice choked with sobs: "I... I just acted impulsively, I was so angry, I never imagined it would turn out like this."

"I'm so sorry, I've not only caused you trouble, but I also put you in danger."

"If you get hurt, I'll regret it for the rest of my life..."

Jiang Meng looked like a child who had made a mistake and was at a loss, clutching Bai Nianchu's sleeve, her eyes filled with guilt and fear.

Anyone who saw her like this would surely feel sorry for her.

"It's nothing." Bai Nianchu raised her hand and ruffled her hair. "I'm not hurt, don't worry."

"It's not your fault. Besides, I won't do anything I'm not sure I can do."

With the system by her side, she will not be harmed no matter what.

In fact, Bai Nianchu could have waited until the two men snatched Jiang Meng's phone or made inappropriate physical contact with them before retaliating. In that case, it would indeed constitute legitimate self-defense.

But she didn't want Jiang Meng to be traumatized, so she took all the blame upon herself.

Moreover, being harassed by such scoundrels is not a woman's fault.

"Call an ambulance," Bai Nianchu said to Jiang Meng, "and let the production team know too."

After saying that, she took out her phone and dialed Gu Jinxing's number.

Bai Nianchu is not the type of person who has to do everything himself. With such good support from the Bai family, why waste it?

In her view, accepting help when appropriate is not a sign of weakness, but rather another form of resource allocation.