Courtyard House: I'm surrounded by celestial beauties on either side.

When an older brother gives his wages and meals to a widow but never takes care of his own sister, how can a sister not feel resentful about this differential treatment, especially when the brother is being manipulated?

Fang Chengxuan held his teacup, thinking to himself, "Today I'll finally know He Yushui's true feelings for this older brother!"

After a moment of silence,

He Yushui finally spoke: "I agree to settle this privately."

A knowing glint flashed in Fang Chengxuan's eyes. He nodded, took out paper and pen, and wrote down the settlement agreement.

"Here's two hundred yuan. I'll pay the rest of the medical expenses directly to the hospital." Fang Chengxuan handed over twenty ten-yuan bills.

He Yushui looked at the extra hundred yuan, glanced at Fang Chengxuan, and without saying anything more, took the money and said, "Then, Brother Fang, I'll go see my brother."

Fang Chengxuan watched her leave, his lips slightly pursed, thinking to himself, "It seems that He Yushui does indeed harbor a lot of resentment towards this brother."

Leng Si and Yang Yuande, who were standing to the side, were dumbfounded.

"That's it?" Yang Yuande exclaimed incredulously. "Brother Fang, you broke both of He Yuzhu's legs!"

Leng Si was also shocked: "Fang Chengxuan, did you plan how to clean up the mess before you even took action?"

"Otherwise what? Do you think I would act impulsively?" Fang Chengxuan asked calmly.

The two gasped, staring at him as if he were a monster.

"How could you be so thorough in that situation?" Leng Si pressed.

Fang Chengxuan's lips curled into a mocking smile: "That's not all. You think the search of the entire hospital has nothing to do with me?"

The two were shocked once again.

"The people in our compound all have impressive backgrounds. The deaf old lady's husband and son are martyrs, not to mention this is the steel mill's residential area. Have you seen anyone dare to commit violence here?"

A cold glint flashed in Fang Chengxuan's eyes.

"I want everyone in the compound to understand that if anyone messes with the wrong person, everyone will suffer the consequences."

He picked up his teacup and sneered.

Leng Si suddenly realized: "So that's why you broke He Yuzhu's leg?"

"The people in this compound aren't exactly smart, but they're not stupid either."

"You really think the people in the compound didn't know that an old man used to help a widow in the middle of the night, that Qin Huairu had ambiguous relationships with men, and that He Yuzhu was being ripped off like a fool?"

"They knew it all but didn't say it because the three old men controlled the narrative."

"This is exactly the effect I wanted!"

Fang Chengxuan's eyes were sharp.

"So what if everyone knows? Even He Yuzhu, the 'Courtyard War God,' had his legs broken by me."

From now on, people in the courtyard will only avoid me.

The smarter ones might even defend me.

Leng Si and Yang Yuande swallowed hard.

"Won't they hold a grudge against you? The things that were confiscated are worth a lot of money!" Yang Yuande couldn't help but ask.

Fang Chengxuan put down his teacup, raised an eyebrow, and sneered: "Isn't this He Yuzhu's fault? What does it have to do with me? Trying to cause me trouble? Are you tired of living?"

Leng Si gasped, "I really feel sorry for those who dared to mess with you!"

"Someone like you, even those wearing red armbands wouldn't dare to mess with you easily!"

Fang Chengxuan glanced at him indifferently.

At this moment, law enforcement officers arrived; they were acquaintances of Fang Chengxuan.

The first thing they asked upon meeting was, "I heard you broke someone's leg?"

**The Englishman brought tea and a fruit platter at just the right moment.

"It's been resolved." Fang Chengxuan handed over the settlement agreement.

After looking up, the law enforcement officer said, "You little rascal, I'm really afraid you'll go astray one day."

"You're joking. I've never been to the police station for causing trouble in this neighborhood."

I will not offend others unless they offend me.

Look, even though I'm not someone to mess with, some people still try to bully me. If I were really weak, what would have happened to me?

The law enforcement officer laid down the settlement agreement: "I've heard about what happened. Those who dared to provoke those people deserved to be beaten."

"Now that we've reached a settlement, I'll be leaving."

Fang Chengxuan got up to see him off.

The neighbors in the courtyard peeked out.

"Why didn't the law enforcement arrest Fang Chengxuan? Didn't he break both of Sha Zhu's legs?"

"I wonder if it's related to He Yushui?"

The crowd discussed amongst themselves, their gazes toward Fang Chengxuan growing increasingly respectful.

"I see now, Fang Chengxuan is no ordinary person, no one in our department can afford to offend him."

"Think about it, Sha Zhu, Xu Damao, Uncle Yi, Uncle San, Qin Huairu, which one of them had a good ending?"

"And those people who came here, Fang Chengxuan was completely unharmed."

Anyway, I will never mess with him again.

"Me too."

At this moment, someone interjected: "But Xu Damao and Shazhu said that Fang Chengxuan was the one who caused our house to be raided."

Sha Zhu deserved it, but are we just going to let it go like this?

"Even the 'Courtyard War God' couldn't defeat Fang Chengxuan, so you go ahead! Go ahead!"

The crowd egged on the person who started the trouble.

The man scoffed, "I wouldn't dare do that alone. It would be more like it if the whole hospital came together!"

Come on! In the end, this whole thing was caused by Sha Zhu.

Think about it carefully, don't you feel it's related to Fang Chengxuan, but you can't produce any evidence?

"Whether it's true or not, they're just talented!"

"Why don't we learn from Yang Yuande? Look at how those who oppose Fang Chengxuan all end up badly. Look at Yang Yuande, he now has a job, a wife, and even a bicycle."

How about we ask Fang Chengxuan to help us get a bicycle?

The crowd started discussing it amongst themselves.

At this moment, inside Red Star Hospital.

He Yuzhu was happily waiting for news of Fang Chengxuan's arrest when he saw Yi Zhonghai and Qin Huairu walk into the ward with gloomy faces.

"He Yushui, your brother's leg is broken, and you actually reconciled with someone?" Qin Huairu questioned her harshly, her eyes full of resentment.

He Yushui glanced indifferently at He Yuzhu on the hospital bed: "Yes, I made up with him."

"You didn't even discuss such a big thing with me?" He Yuzhu glared angrily.

"You never consulted me when you lent your entire monthly salary to others," He Yushui sneered. "Besides, if I don't reconcile, do you expect them to pay your medical bills?"

Her chest heaved with anger: "If you hadn't borrowed all my money, would I have had to bow down to my enemy?"

"You're my own brother. Others might not care whether you live or die, but how could I not care? If you become crippled, how will you live in the future?"

He Yuzhu was speechless.

Qin Huairu's eyes flickered: "It was clearly Fang Chengxuan who harmed your brother, why are you asking me for money? Haven't I been good enough to you?"

"Using my brother's money and things to give to me, and expecting me to be grateful?" He Yushui curled her lips in a sarcastic smile.

Fang Chengxuan said that he would not pay medical expenses unless a settlement was reached.

Brother, where's your money?

He Yuzhu subconsciously looked at Qin Huairu.

"I heard that when Lou Xiao'e married into the family, she didn't even have a three-wheeled carriage or a single-ringed instrument. No wonder the Lou family looks down on you." He Yushui rubbed salt into his wounds.

Upon hearing the name Lou Xiao'e, He Yuzhu's expression changed drastically.

"Uncle, Sister Qin, if you want to deal with Fang Chengxuan, you can do it yourselves."

"If you disturb my brother's recovery any longer, don't blame me for bringing the elders of the He family to argue with you!" He Yushui said coldly.

The two left the hospital dejectedly.

On the way, Qin Huairu grew angrier the more she thought about it: "Are we just going to let it go like this?"

"What else can we do? He Yushui is his own sister." Yi Zhonghai sighed. "Let's wait until Shazhu recovers before we talk about it."

Back at the courtyard house, they found Xu Damao and Liu Haizhong sneaking around, peering into the backyard.

"Old Yi, we let Fang Chengxuan get away with all that stuff from the Green Dragon Gang, are we just going to let him get away with it like this?" Xu Damao suggested sinisterly, "Why don't we hold a hospital-wide meeting and force him to give it all back!"

Yi Zhonghai's eyes lit up.

Liu Haizhong gritted his teeth and said, "I'll go find Lao Yan. You're in charge of contacting the others."

"I'll get someone to deal with him!" Xu Damao said viciously.

The three split up and acted separately.

......

The next day, in the evening.

Fang Chengxuan wearily loosened his tie and pushed his bicycle home.

Thinking about having to deal with the connections that Grandpa Rong would introduce, he frowned in annoyance.

Just as Fang Chengxuan was about to ask Ying to heat some water for a bath, someone shouted to him from the archway, "Fang Chengxuan, the whole college is waiting for you at the assembly!"

He turned around and asked, "Why are we having a hospital-wide meeting?"

The man shrugged: "I'm not sure. It was the three gentlemen who gathered them. It seems to be related to that group from before."

Fang Chengxuan parked his bicycle and muttered to himself, "What's going on now? He Yuzhu is still in the hospital." Suddenly, he raised an eyebrow and revealed a playful smile—it seemed that this conference was aimed at him.

"Aunt Chen, please look after Lianyun and boil some water. I need to take a bath when I get back." Fang Chengxuan instructed Ying and then carried a stool to the front yard.

As soon as he reached the front yard, Leng Si and Yang Yuande waved to him: "Brother Fang, over here!"

Fang Chengxuan sat down among them. Yang Yuande handed him a plate of melon seeds, glancing at the three tall chairs in the center: "Brother Fang, weren't you three old men supposed to have no power? How come you can still hold a meeting?"

"Everyone lost something and was seething with anger. So when someone took the lead, they naturally gathered together," Fang Chengxuan said lazily, leaning back.

Yang Yuande, while cracking sunflower seeds, suddenly realized: "They want to regain power?"

"Dream on." Fang Chengxuan sneered.

Leng Si suddenly asked, "Have you been very tired lately?"

"It's not that I'm tired, it's just that reason and emotion are fighting each other," Fang Chengxuan said calmly.

Yang Yuande looked bewildered: "What do you mean?"

At this moment, the three old men were carried into the venue and sat upright on high chairs.

Yi Zhonghai looked around at everyone, his gaze lingering on Fang Chengxuan: "Today's meeting is about the robbery of the compound."

This whole thing started because of Sha Zhu and Fang Chengxuan, and we three old men have decided to hold them responsible!

No sooner had he finished speaking than several residents who had suffered heavy losses immediately chimed in, "That's right! It's all their fault!"

"Brother Fang, they're after you!" Yang Yuande whispered.

Liu Haizhong adopted an official tone: "Fang Chengxuan, if you hadn't provoked Sha Zhu, things wouldn't have escalated to this point." Yan Shuzhai chimed in, "You must take responsibility!"

Fang Chengxuan glanced at everyone and suddenly chuckled: "According to this logic, if I hold a grudge against the three gentlemen and set fire to the courtyard house, is the responsibility also yours? Yang Yuande, go get the torches."

The courtyard fell silent instantly.

Yi Zhonghai forced himself to remain calm: "Arson is illegal!"

"Since I'm going to take the blame anyway, I might as well make it a reality." Fang Chengxuan took the torch. "It'll be perfect to send you all to the law enforcement office—the three old men have long since lost their right to mediate. Isn't this coercion by the crowd?"

The torch was thrown onto the wooden table with a "thud," and flames shot up.

The three old men were terrified, while only Yan Shuzhai, who had difficulty walking, remained frozen in his chair.

I really don't understand what you guys are thinking.

He Yuzhu's legs were broken by me and he's fine, so where do you guys get the nerve to mess with me?

Fang Chengxuan stood in front of the flickering firelight, his gaze sweeping over the three old men before finally settling on the faces of the neighbors in the courtyard, as if trying to etch each person's appearance into his mind.

Only then did everyone in the courtyard realize they were afraid, and no one dared to look him in the eye.

"I told you long ago, when He Yuzhu approached those people, they already had their eyes on the entire courtyard."

"They must have done this kind of thing a lot; their technique is so skilled."

You can find out by asking around.

"Blame He Yuzhu."

If you want revenge, go ahead. Why provoke those people?

Fang Chengxuan stood up.

"No matter how you look at it, this has nothing to do with me."

You can find out what kind of people they are by asking around.

I didn't provoke them; I'm a victim too.

"It's just that my family doesn't have as many valuable things as yours."

But if they think I'm easy to bully and want to get their losses back from me...

"Sorry, I'm not someone to be trifled with."

Think twice before you act, and consider He Yuzhu's legs!

"Touch your legs again, see if they're hard enough!"

Fang Cheng's sharp and ruthless demeanor silenced the entire courtyard.

After he turned and left, everyone remained frozen in place.

Two tall young men threw ten yuan at Xu Damao: "We dare not take this money!"

Leng Si and Yang Yuande exchanged a glance.

Yang Yuande whispered, "Why is Brother Fang so scary today?"

He's been suppressing his anger these past few days.

"Anyone who dares to provoke us now will end up in a fate no better than He Yuzhu." Leng Si glanced at the neighbors.

Don't assume that a job in a steel rolling mill is a sure thing.

He Yuzhu was still fired, wasn't he?

"There are some people you can't afford to mess with."

Yang Yuande chimed in, "Exactly! You fools who've been used as pawns should really think about this."

"How many of those who cause trouble for Brother Fang have ended up well? If you think you're so great, then go ahead and try."

"Your losses were caused by Sha Zhu, go find him! Do you really think Brother Fang is afraid of you?"

"I'll treat you like chicks!"

After they finished speaking, the two quickly left.

The courtyard was silent for a long time before someone spoke:

"Back then, Sha Zhu was a tyrant in the courtyard, and none of us dared to mess with him."

Now that Fang Chengxuan has even managed to subdue Sha Zhu, where do we get the confidence to deal with him?

"Will he hold a grudge and fire us all?"

"Is he going to break my legs too?"

People blinded by greed only then remembered how terrifying Fang Chengxuan was, and they all panicked.