Being forced to grow like a pig? But I'm immune to the consequences!

Yan Liang paused, a hint of displeasure flashing in his eyes.

He glanced back at the group—he was sucking up to Ellis, not them. Ellis hadn't shown him any disdain, so what were they pretending for? Acting like Yan Liang was their lackey—what a joke!

Moreover, they asked him to carry a lot of things from afar, so how could he possibly have that much time?

The thought that he had now established a relationship with Ellis gave him a bit of courage. He steeled himself, glanced at the group, gave them a cold look without saying a word, and then walked away.

Xu Fei and the others stood there stunned, exchanging glances, each seeing disbelief in the other's eyes.

Immediately feeling humiliated, they flew into a rage.

"What the hell does this son of a bitch mean?" Zhou Wei stared wide-eyed, puffing out his beard and glaring.

"Trying to bully us?" Xu Fei cursed. "Damn it, are you deaf? Didn't you hear me?"

Liu Zhi also scoffed, his face showing displeasure.

This scene, as seen by Liu Zhen, made him extremely amused—these people were really of low class.

However, what he cared about wasn't Xu Fei and the others, but rather Iris's attitude. He wanted to see how Iris would handle the situation.

"You lot, can't you go buy whatever you want yourself?" Ellis's voice suddenly rang out.

"Where would we find the time?" Xu Fei raised his voice, sounding surprisingly self-righteous.

"Then Yan Liang will have time!" Ellis's voice grew slightly louder.

In Ellis's opinion, Xu Fei and his group of guys were incredibly stupid.

Yan Liang was licking his boots, not theirs. What are they pretending for? Do they think they can justifiably enjoy Yan Liang's services? What a joke—did Ellis even agree to that?

What the hell?

If they had been more polite, it would have been fine, but they had to boss Yan Liang around like that. What's going on?

Ellis didn't really think much of Yan Liang, but he wouldn't show it. Xu Fei and his group, on the other hand, relied on being in the same circle as him to try and boss Yan Liang around—if he tolerated it, what would Yan Liang think? Wouldn't he become resentful towards him?

Xu Fei and Zhou Wei, however, thought that Iris was also an idiot.

They are all from the inner city. Xu Fei is one of the top eight. Aren't their values ​​and the connections they can provide better than Yan Liang, that poor guy from the outer city?

What is Ellis doing? Is she going to turn against them for Yan Liang's sake?

They couldn't understand it.

In Iris's eyes, Xu Fei and his group were about the same value as Yan Liang, belonging to the same class. They were even less valuable than Yan Liang—at least Yan Liang could be his lackey, but Xu Fei and his group couldn't.

He didn't need to let Yan Liang, a loyal dog who liked to fawn over him, harbor resentment for the sake of a few mediocre guys like Xu Fei.

Seeing Iris's resolute attitude, Xu Fei and the others looked grim, but they didn't say anything more.

Normally, Zhou Wei would have been incredibly arrogant—nostrils flared, eyes rolling, neck craning forward, ready to slam down, "I'll let him buy it, so what?" But facing Ellis, he didn't dare.

Liu Zhi didn't dare either.

Normally, he would have said, "He went out to buy it anyway, why didn't he just bring it back for us on his way?"

But at this moment, he forced a sheepish smile onto his round face and began to reflect on himself, even turning the tables and blaming Zhou Wei and Xu Fei.

"Yes, yes, we didn't think things through just now. It was our fault."

Although he was criticizing, a smile played on his round face. This made it difficult for Xu Fei and Zhou Wei to confront him.

This is Liu Zhi's little trick—smiling while criticizing others, and by doing it many times, he can gradually get a feel for a person's temper and bottom line.

After reprimanding the two, he turned to Ellis and gave her a friendly smile.

Ellis then turned her gaze away and began reading "Forced to Grow Like a Piglet? But I'm Immune to the Cost!", enjoying her reading time. She ignored them completely.

Yan Liang, who hadn't even left the training field yet, had excellent hearing and heard these words clearly.

His heart warmed.

In his view, Iris was far superior to Xu Fei and his group. If it were Xu Fei and his associates, they would definitely exploit themselves in order to win over others. But Iris wouldn't.

This further strengthened Yan Liang's resolve to follow Elizabeth.

……

However, it happened that very night.

When Yan Liang returned from the restroom, he suddenly saw Liu Zhi chatting with Elizabeth.

The two chatted amiably, unlike Ellis's usual perfunctory attitude when talking to others. Ellis seemed somewhat interested in Liu Zhi, and Liu Zhi, in turn, was equally at ease, speaking fluently and confidently, as if the two were on equal footing.

Yan Liang's heart skipped a beat—he had a feeling that the person he was admiring was about to be taken away.

He quickly moved closer, pretending to be nonchalant: "Elise, what are you two talking about?"

Seeing this, Liu Zhi casually said to Elizabeth, "Then it's settled," and turned to walk away.

"It's nothing," Ellis replied casually, her gaze following Liu Zhi's retreating figure thoughtfully.

He became more interested in Liu Zhi.

He could see clearly that Liu Zhi was definitely not a good person. But that didn't matter; all he cared about was whether Liu Zhi was useful to him.

At first, he looked down on Liu Zhi – this guy's punching power was too low, his aptitude was ridiculously poor, and he didn't know how he managed to get into their group of trainees.

During their conversation, he inadvertently learned that Liu Zhi's grandfather was actually a martial artist. Although he had been injured years ago and retired from the ranks of martial artists, unable to fight anymore, his influence remained. Liu Zhi's father also benefited from this influence and held an important position in a department.

Although he wasn't a martial artist, he could provide Liu Zhi with exotic beast meat, allowing him to sneak into the training ground despite his inferior aptitude—that was enough of a resource.

"This chubby kid does have some use," Ellis thought to herself.

Yan Liang watched all this, feeling incredibly distressed. He simply couldn't understand how Iris, whom he had painstakingly tried to win over these past few days, had been seduced by Liu Zhi with just a few words.

At this moment, Elizabeth said to him, "After my training is over, could you call me a car? I have something to do and need to leave the martial arts academy."

Yan Liang nodded quickly.

……

Soon after, vehicles were already waiting at the entrance of the martial arts academy.

Yan Liang stood beside the car, eagerly awaiting its arrival.

A moment later, Ellis came out.

However, Liu Zhi was with him.

Yan Liang's heart sank, and a bad premonition welled up inside him.

Elizabeth smiled at Liu Zhi first, her tone familiar: "Get in the car."

Liu Zhi got into the car. Only then did Ilis turn to Yan Liang, speaking politely, "Thank you for your trouble, Yan Liang."

"No trouble at all, it's nothing," Yan Liang forced a smile.

Elizabeth nodded, preparing to get into the car.

"Where are you going?" Yan Liang couldn't help but ask.

"I have some things to take care of. You should go back first," Ellis said, then got into the car.

Many relationships are built over meals. Since Liu Zhi has resources, Ellis naturally wants to get to know him better, have a meal together, chat, and solidify the relationship.

The next moment, before Yan Liang could say anything more, the vehicle slowly drove away.

Yan Liang stood there, watching the car disappear into the distance, his face frozen, his mind churning with thoughts, but he didn't know what to do.

A gentle night breeze made him feel a little cold.

After standing there for a while, he could only walk back to the martial arts academy alone.

That figure was silhouetted against the dim light.

He looked rather disheveled.

It looks like a dog.