Why did you make me reincarnate?

Her eyes were still red when she said this, and anger even overshadowed her grievances.

Xiong Zhi's face turned pale and then red from these words. His henchman behind him scoffed, "What are you pretending to be so high and mighty for? Brother Zhi is doing you a favor by inviting you to dinner."

After Xu Chaoyang understood what had happened, he turned to face Xiong Zhi.

"So, when a girl rejected you and chose someone else, you felt you lost face, so you hit her boyfriend?"

Xiong Zhi's face darkened: "Who the hell do you think you are? Who are you to tell me what to do?"

Xu Chaoyang ignored him and continued, "You must feel very wronged, right? You've been chasing her for so long and haven't even gotten a good look, but today you caught her having dinner with another boy. You've completely lost face."

The onlookers began to whisper among themselves.

"Oh no, this is terrible!"

"Looking at it this way, this guy is definitely sick. He keeps pestering the girl even after she's rejected him."

Xiong Zhi, unable to bear the humiliation any longer, suddenly rushed towards Xu Chaoyang and grabbed his collar.

Xu Chaoyang didn't move. Just as Xiong Zhi's hand was about to touch him, he suddenly turned to the side, grabbed the other's wrist, and used the force of Xiong Zhi's forward movement to pull him to the side. Xiong Zhi staggered two steps, knocked over the table, and fell to the ground.

Ning Qiushuang was startled and quickly stepped forward to try to break up the fight.

A man saw that she was pretty and, who was originally heading towards Xu Chaoyang, suddenly decided to run into her instead, his intentions obvious.

Xu Chaoyang casually put his arm around the man's shoulder, twisted his arm behind his back, and the man involuntarily bent over and was pressed onto the table.

Xu Chaoyang's voice came from above him: "What were you trying to do just now, kid?"

Ning Qiushuang also noticed that this person was coming for her, and her face flushed with embarrassment and anger, but her eyes were full of gratitude as she looked at Xu Chaoyang.

Seeing that the other party still dared to make a move, Li Mu subconsciously picked up the stool next to him.

Just then, an angry voice came from the doorway.

"Stop it, everyone!"

Several people wearing red armbands walked in quickly. The boy in the lead had a side-parted hairstyle and a somewhat serious expression.

"We're from the student council's inspection department. What are you fighting about?"

The man with the side-parted hair glanced around the room and saw Xu Chaoyang pressing someone down on the table, his brows furrowing tightly.

"Let go! Can't we talk this out?"

Xu Chaoyang glanced at him and released the other's arm.

Xiong Zhi also got up from the ground, rubbing his shoulder, his face ashen.

When he saw the student council members, a barely perceptible hint of relief flashed in his eyes.

"Brother Hao," he called out.

Chen Hao hesitated for a moment when he heard him greet him, but eventually nodded.

Once they confirmed that no one had called the police, the student council members breathed a sigh of relief and began to deal with the conflict.

Chen Hao, adopting an air of impartial law enforcement, asked, "Who struck first?"

Ning Qiushuang immediately pointed at Xiong Zhi: "They started it, and this guy even harassed my friend."

"You're talking nonsense!" Xiong Zhi yelled, "I'm the one who's rolling on the ground, I'm the victim!"

The two sides started arguing noisily, and Chen Hao had a headache. He raised his hand to signal them to shut up.

His gaze swept over both of them before finally settling on Xu Chaoyang.

"You tell me, what exactly happened?"

Xu Chaoyang briefly recounted what had happened. Chen Hao listened in silence for a few seconds, then turned to look at Xiong Zhi.

"is that so?"

Xiong Zhi's eyes darted around, and he chose to deny it outright: "I just came over to say hello, and they started swearing at me right away."

"Do you need to bring four or five people to say hello?" Xu Chaoyang asked casually.

Xiong Zhi was speechless. Chen Hao could tell he was lying, but Xiong Zhi had joined the student union in his freshman year and was now a member of the publicity committee. Moreover, he was usually very diligent.

The people opposite them were just freshmen, and they hadn't even gotten to know each other yet.

Chen Hao quickly weighed the situation in his mind and said, "No matter what the cause was, since both sides have resorted to violence, you should apologize to each other, and let tonight's matter be considered closed."

Zhang Jian's expression changed immediately upon hearing this: "Why should we apologize?"

Chen Hao's tone hardened: "If you think I handled it improperly, you can file a complaint through official channels. But let me warn you first, everyone involved in the fight will receive a demerit. No one can escape it. You've only just enrolled and you already have a disciplinary record on your files. You won't be eligible for any awards, promotions, or postgraduate recommendations in the future. Think about it carefully."

On the surface, this is a reminder, but it actually contains a hidden threat.

Most students would back down when they heard they were going to get a demerit, and wouldn't dare to continue causing trouble.

But Xu Chaoyang was different. He suddenly smiled and said, "Minister Chen, right? Can I ask you a question?"

Chen Hao looked at him, a hint of wariness in his eyes: "Go on."

"Since you came in, have you asked He Lu a single question?"

Xu Chaoyang pointed to the girl standing by the wall, "She was involved, she was there from beginning to end, and you didn't even glance at her, but you exchanged glances with Xiong Zhi several times. Is this what you call fairness?"

Chen Hao opened his mouth to retort, but Xu Chaoyang didn't give him the chance, continuing, "With so many eyes watching, you could easily find out what happened by asking any of the customers at any table. Yet you come up here and demand an apology from the victim. Is the student council's disciplinary department just a shield for certain people?"

Xu Chaoyang looked directly at Chen Hao: "No need to make a scene at the academy, let's go straight to the police station and see how the officers determine responsibility."

Chen Hao's pupils contracted slightly. He knew he absolutely couldn't call the police, otherwise Xiong Zhi would definitely be punished. Besides, he had just taken sides, and calling the police now wouldn't do him any good.

Chen Hao remained silent for a few minutes, then turned to Xiong Zhi and said, "No need to apologize, everyone can leave."

"Brother Hao..."

"I told you to leave, didn't you understand?"

Chen Hao looked at them coldly, his attitude completely different from before.

Xiong Zhi could only glare at Xu Chaoyang before slinking away with his followers.

After they left, Chen Hao took a closer look at Xu Chaoyang, as if he wanted to remember this freshman. He was concerned about He Lu and Zhang Jian, telling them to contact the student council immediately if they felt unwell. Then he left with his group.

As the crowd dispersed, seeing that there was no more excitement to be had, only Xu Chaoyang and his group remained in the Sichuan restaurant.

The boss, speaking with a thick Sichuan accent, walked over, glanced at the broken beer bottles and overturned table on the floor, and sighed, "Young man, what you've done..."

Xu Chaoyang pulled out a few bills from his wallet and handed them over: "We'll cover the loss. Sorry for the trouble."

The shopkeeper took the money, counted it, and his expression softened considerably: "Never mind, they're all hot-blooded young people, it's normal for them to have occasional conflicts."

Only Ning Qiushuang looked at Xu Chaoyang's gesture of handing over the money with a somewhat complicated expression.