All the heavens begin with the love in the courtyard.

Besides, these days, most people who have the leisure to watch Parisian dances are of some status. At least ordinary people like Li Kuiyong would not have money or time to come to such places. If Li Yuanchao were to confront a scoundrel in the troupe and something serious happened, who would take the blame?

So Zhong Yuemin acted as if nothing had happened and continued watching his play as usual. He even saw Zhou Xiaobai and Luo Yun on the day of the performance, but he didn't greet them. He had no intention of getting involved with Zhou Xiaobai at the moment.

As expected, Li Yuanchao's operation that day ended in failure. The little rascal slipped out the back door, and in order to get revenge on Li Yuanchao, he also killed two of his followers, resulting in one death and one injury. He then arrogantly declared war on all the privileged children of the compound.

The little rascal was incredibly arrogant, and he did indeed intimidate all the children of the compound, but for the time being, he hasn't affected Zhong Yuemin.

During this period, Zhong Yuemin continued to do what he always did, wandering around with Yuan Jun, Zheng Tong, and others every day. During this time, he also visited his father, who was under investigation.

Zhong Yuemin originally wanted to comfort his father with his foresight, but to his surprise, as soon as he went in, his father came up to him and comforted him, encouraging him to have a positive attitude and face the challenges ahead in life.

The future may be tough, but for a real man, this hardship is nothing. Believe in the future; it will surely be bright. Believe in yourself!

Zhong Yuemin could only hold his father's hand tightly, looking at the real man who had spent his life in the military, who was also Zhong Yuemin's only relative in this world.

Zhong Yuemin hadn't really thought much about the future. In this world, with his background, he could have lived a carefree life. After thinking about the life experiences in the original novel, Zhong Yuemin felt that it would be good to relive them.

He went to be a sent-down youth because of temporary helplessness, and the idea of ​​joining the army also seemed quite exciting. Zhang Peng in the present is not qualified to join the army. The many flavors of life are waiting for him to experience.

In the previous world, he acquired culinary skills. In this world, it seems Zhong Yuemin doesn't have any special abilities. Perhaps his physical attributes from over a decade of military training have carried over into reality.

It's quite possible that this is true. For example, in the last world, the culinary skills that one inherited were actually the skills that He Yuzhu had painstakingly learned and honed over the years.

Zhong Yuemin will train in the army for more than ten years and develop real skills. Perhaps when I get to the real world, I will inherit Zhong Yuemin's innate physical qualities.

That's fine, let's just let things take their course!

While he was having fun, Zhong Yuemin wasn't worried about his future. He only remembered the general plot of Blood Romance; he had long forgotten the details.

However, he wasn't in a hurry at all, because his culinary skills from the previous dream still existed in this dream.

In the future, no matter how hard they try, they won't starve. With He Yuzhu's abilities and Zhong Yuemin's background, this world will definitely be much easier than the last dream.

Young people should enjoy their youth. During this time, the little rascal has become famous. He naturally knows that in the original story, Ning Wei's older brother Ning Bin was stabbed by the little rascal, but that hasn't happened yet.

He couldn't care less about the other children of high-ranking officials being stabbed, because he wasn't a saint. But he had to care about his own brothers and friends. To prevent the tragedy from happening again, Zhong Yuemin went to Ning Bin.

He said in a very serious tone, "If you see that little rascal, don't say anything, just come to me. Watch out for the thorns on his hands. Remember, if you see that little rascal, be sure to notify me as soon as possible, and don't act rashly!"

The Ning brothers, Ning Bin and Ning Wei, always regarded Zhong Yuemin as their elder brother. Although they felt that Zhong Yuemin was making a mountain out of a molehill, Ning Bin still nodded, which meant he had agreed to the matter.

Besides Ning Bin's tragedy, Zhong Yuemin also has to save someone else, and that person is naturally Li Kuiyong.

To prevent Li Kuiyong from repeating the same mistakes made in the original story, Zhong Yuemin went directly to Li Kuiyong's house that day.

Chapter 139: Friends

Zhong Yuemin recalled visiting Li Kuiyong's house several times. At that time, he had just met Li Kuiyong and, being a playful person, often went to Li Kuiyong's house to play.

He still remembers how sweet the cornbread made by Li Kuiyong's father was, and how he could eat five of them in one go.

Looking back now, I realize that children don't have that many thoughts. They didn't even know that the cornbread they ate back then was the food for Li Kuiyong and his brothers.

It was precisely Zhong Yuemin's unconventional personality that enabled him to become friends with Li Kuiyong.

Otherwise, the arrogant attitude of the other children from high-ranking families would only hurt Li Kuiyong's self-esteem.

In fact, Xiao Hundan and Li Kuiyong are the same kind of people. Because his father died early, Li Kuiyong has several younger siblings who need his protection. Therefore, he still has a bottom line in his actions. He will avoid people he dares not mess with.

The little rascal used to have a personality similar to Li Kuiyong's, but one day he suddenly realized that those people also had heads and legs, so why did they look down on him?

They are invulnerable to swords and spears.

Just do it. Once you've done it once, you'll get used to it. After three or four times, you'll have absolutely no inhibitions.

Zhong Yuemin knocked on Li Kuiyong's door. The door opened and it was Li Kuiyong's second younger brother, Li Kuiyuan. When he saw Zhong Yuemin, he was stunned for a moment, obviously recognizing him as well. He then called out to the inner room.

"Brother, your classmate is looking for you!"

Li Kuiyong's voice soon came from inside the house. He walked to the door and saw Zhong Yuemin. He was a little surprised and a little embarrassed.

Zhong Yuemin smiled and gestured for him to go outside to talk.

Li Kuiyong nodded, and the two then went to an open space.

Seeing that there was no one around, Zhong Yuemin stopped, turned around and glanced at Li Kuiyong. He saw that Li Kuiyong had his head down, obviously wanting to say something but not knowing how to start.

Zhong Yuemin took the initiative to start the conversation, asking casually.

"Kuiyong, what do you think about that little rascal's matter?"

Li Kuiyong thought Zhong Yuemin was referring to the incident from last time, so he quickly replied.

"Yuemin, about what happened last time, I didn't know that the little rascal was going to confront Li Yuanchao. He invited me to hang out, and I didn't think much of it, so I went. You know he's my childhood friend, and I can't just ignore him!"

Zhong Yuemin waved his hand, interrupting Li Kuiyong to continue, and then said very seriously.

"Kuiyong, do you know? That little bastard is about to be in big trouble. You can probably guess his fate without me having to tell you. I know you're loyal, but if you continue to follow him and help him, your future will be the same as his!"

Li Kuiyong's expression changed, clearly he was still hesitating.

Zhong Yuemin continued to persuade him.

"Kuiyong, the reason I came to see you today is because I don't want to see you get any worse. The only reason I came to see you is because of our friendship. If it were anyone else, I wouldn't care if they lived or died, but you're different. You're my friend, Zhong Yuemin's friend. And have you thought about who will take care of your younger siblings and your ailing mother if something happens to you?"

Li Kuiyong was also somewhat moved by Zhong Yuemin's words. The reason he became friends with Zhong Yuemin was because Zhong Yuemin never looked down on people. He had something different about him than other children of high-ranking officials, and that was called equal communication.

“Yuemin, I understand what you’re saying, but to be honest with you, that little rascal is now desperate and has lost all his friends. If I don’t help him and just watch him get into trouble, I really can’t get over it. We grew up together, and he’s stood up for me before!”

Zhong Yuemin looked at Li Kuiyong's wooden head and sighed inwardly. Li Kuiyong was a truly trustworthy friend, because he would never betray his friends. However, this stubborn personality also destined him to never become rich and powerful in his life, because the rich of the future have never been truly honest people. People like him will eventually only be able to struggle to survive at the bottom.

Before Zhong Yuemin could say anything more, Li Kuiyong interrupted him and said...

"Yuemin, you don't need to try to persuade me with anything else. You know my personality. If something really happens to me, please help take care of my family if you have the chance in the future!"

Seeing that his persuasion was useless, Zhong Yuemin stopped saying anything more, nodded, and agreed to Li Kuiyong's request.

Li Kuiyong was also very happy to see Zhong Yuemin nod. He knew that Zhong Yuemin would always keep his promises. The two of them had a similar quality towards their friends: keeping their word was of the highest value.

Unfortunately, what Li Kuiyong didn't know was that Zhong Yuemin was no longer the same person he used to be.

Zhong Yuemin agreed to his request because he had already figured it out: since Li Kuiyong was going to follow the old path, he would find other ways to stop him from doing so.

For example, they could deal with the little rascal beforehand, allowing Li Kuiyong to escape this predicament and continue along the original storyline, where the two would meet again in the future while working in the countryside in northern Shaanxi.

Now that he had made up his mind, Zhong Yuemin stopped trying to persuade Li Kuiyong and instead talked about their future plans.

"Kuiyong, in the second half of the year, I might be sent to the countryside as an educated youth. I heard from others that this assignment might be to a remote area. If we are not far apart, remember to tell me your address in advance so that we can take care of each other!"

Li Kuiyong asked, somewhat puzzled.

"Yuemin, aren't all the kids from your compound supposed to join the army? Why are you going to be sent to the countryside too?"

Zhong Yuemin didn't want to talk too much about his father, he said helplessly.

"Don't ask about this anymore. I'll explain it to you in detail later. Kuiyong, I'm leaving now. Oh, Kuiyong, I have one last question for you!"

Li Kuiyong nodded, waiting for Zhong Yuemin's question.

Zhong Yuemin asked seriously.

"Kuiyong, if that little bastard were to die at my hands, would you hate me?"

Li Kuiyong didn't expect Zhong Yuemin to ask this question, but he answered casually without much thought.

"Yuemin, I actually knew what would happen to that little bastard a long time ago. He stabbed so many people, whether he was caught by the police or killed by your compound kids, it was all his own fault. I won't blame anyone. I helped him only because he helped me before, and I can't be ungrateful!"

Zhong Yuemin got the answer he wanted, smiled, stepped forward, patted Li Kuiyong on the shoulder, and said.

"Okay, with you saying that, I feel more at ease. Kuiyong, the reason I'm willing to be your friend is because I see that you are a person who lives up to the word 'friend'!"

Li Kuiyong smiled and replied.

"Me too!"

The two exchanged a smile, and Zhong Yuemin said nothing more, turning to leave. Li Kuiyong watched Zhong Yuemin's retreating figure, lost in thought.

As Zhong Yuemin walked along the road, he fell into deep thought. He had to solve the problem of the little rascal himself. In addition to saving Li Kuiyong, he also had to save Ning Bin.

The incident involving that scoundrel Zai Ningbin should be happening around this time. Since that's the case, let's find a way to take this opportunity to resolve this problem once and for all!

Chapter 140: Kid, if I don't kill you, I'll take your surname!

This kind of brainless brute, relying on his ruthless and aggressive nature, may indeed rise to power quickly, but the fate of people like him was already sealed long ago.

Even if Zhong Yuemin didn't attack him, according to the original novel, he would have been overthrown by Li Yuanchao, who led hundreds of members of the compound. The ending would have been similar.

Zhong Yuemin couldn't find the little rascal for the time being. He had long forgotten most of the original plot, only remembering the general direction of development.

Besides, he didn't intend to change the plot too much. In the world of Blood Romance, he didn't actually need to change much. He could simply enjoy this young body and the convenience that came with this identity.

Of course, there are some tragedies around us that can be averted, and we certainly cannot sit idly by and do nothing about them.

To prevent a tragedy from happening unintentionally, Zhong Yuemin has been taking Ning Bin with him whenever he goes out to play recently.

That day, Zhong Yuemin and his friends were ice skating at the Shichahai Ice Rink. Zhong Yuemin never expected that he would run into Zhou Xiaobai again.

He originally thought that as long as he didn't provoke Zhou Xiaobai, the two of them would never cross paths again in the future.

In the future, he will go to work in the countryside in northern Shaanxi, while Zhou Xiaobai will smoothly accept her family's arrangement to join the army, eventually becoming a nurse in a hospital, then a doctor, and later getting married and having children. The two will experience completely different lives.

However, the inertia of the original work once again intertwined their fates.

While they were all at the same ice rink, Yuan Jun and Zheng Tong quickly spotted Zhou Xiaobai and Luo Yun. They immediately recognized the two girls as the same two Zhong Yuemin had tried to pick up but failed with. Yuan Jun patted Zhong Yuemin on the shoulder and teased him.

"Hey, Yuemin, look, you've run into a relative! Isn't that your cousin Wang Xiaohong?"

When Zhong Yuemin looked up, he immediately saw Zhou Xiaobai and Luo Yun, the two girls. They were obviously not used to this kind of place. They were holding hands and slid shakily along the side, probably still novices.

Zhong Yuemin smiled and looked across at the other side. Although they had met, he had no intention of greeting them.

When Yuan Jun, Zheng Tong, Ning Bin, and the others saw Zhong Yuemin's flamboyant demeanor, they immediately started teasing him about it.

Zhong Yuemin shook his head helplessly and said.

"Yuan Jun, if you want to chase after him, go ahead. Why are you arguing with me?"

Upon hearing this, Yuan Jun's eyes lit up. He stood up, his eyes filled with longing, and asked in a questioning tone.

"Yuemin, you said it yourself! If I gain the upper hand, don't blame me later!"

Zhong Yuemin rolled his eyes at him, leaned against the railing, and said casually.

"That girl's name is Zhou Xiaobai. Don't blame me for not warning you, this girl is no ordinary person. Her father is a big shot surnamed Zhou. Whether she will even take a liking to you is another matter. If you rely on your shameless tricks and she tells the police that you were a hooligan, don't blame me for not warning you."