As he went upstairs and opened one of the room doors, Ling Mo was shocked to discover that there were many more people living in this building than just Xia Na and her companion.

  About ten men and women turned their eyes to the door at the same time, scanning past them, all of whom were young people under the age of twenty. One of the girls wearing a middle school uniform excitedly came over as soon as she heard the sound of the door opening: "Sister, youre back!"

  "Huh, bringing back two people again?" The female student looked over at Ye Lian and Ling Mo, asking casually before shifting her attention to Liu Yu Haos backpack. "How was the harvest today?"

  "Its okay! I just looted that big supermarket on South Street, and there are still many things I havent taken back, but Ive already hidden them. After eating, Ill go get them." Liu Yu Hao smiled with some pride, but didnt mention at all the fact that they had fallen into a desperate situation and almost lost their lives.

  "By the way, let me introduce two people, this is... sorry brother, I forgot to ask your name..."

  Liu Yuhao had just enthusiastically opened his mouth, but suddenly became embarrassed and froze.

  "This is Ling Mo. This is my girlfriend, Ye Lian."

  "Haha, its actually Brother Ling!" Liu Yu Hao immediately regained his composure and threw an arm around Ling Mos shoulder, pushing him to the center of the living room. "Everyone, pay attention! This guy helped us out a lot today, so weve decided to invite him to dinner and drinks!"

  These young men and women were all sitting on the sofa or floor in the living room, and didnt particularly notice Ling Mos arrival, but when they heard Liu Yu Haos words, they all looked at Ling Mo in surprise.

  One of the men lying on the sofa sat up straight, looked Ling Mo up and down suspiciously, and said, "How is that possible? With Xiana around, would he need his help?"

  "With Xiana sister here, how could we possibly need outsiders help?" Another person also chimed in, emphasizing the two words "outsiders" with a heavier tone.

  It was the female junior high school student who walked over and waved her hand, saying: "Anyway, its just a meal, you dont have to be like this."

  "Free-loading is one thing, but making excuses too? Liu Yu Hao, youre really too soft-hearted. Originally, there wasnt enough food for our group to begin with." The man who first spoke up coldly snorted and continued.

  Liu Yuhaos expression became awkward again, he stole a glance at Ling Mo, but found that this cold ridicule did not have much reaction from Ling Mo.

  "What I said is all true, you dont know, Shana gets carried away when she starts fighting and doesnt care about the situation around her..." Liu Yu Hao obviously didnt know how to deal with this situation, although he was trying to explain, but the faces of these young men and women all showed completely disbelieving expressions.

  At this time, Xiana also pulled Ye Lian over, but she seemed to have no intention of helping to explain, instead, she looked at Ling Mo with a hint of teasing smile, her eyes clearly saying: Lets see how you handle this situation.

  Bear a grudge! This girl bears too many grudges!

  Its clear that although she had put aside her pride earlier, she hadnt forgotten being rebuked by Ling Mo at all.

  However, she was clearly mistaken. For these parasites who only knew how to enjoy themselves and were extremely xenophobic, Ling Mo didnt even have the interest to bother with them. He just coldly laughed and turned around, pulling Ye Lians hand as he walked away: "Sorry, I had no intention of freeloading, you guys take your time."

  "Wow! Still quite arrogant!"

  Xiana and Liu Yu Hao were both stunned, while the young man who had just spoken up suddenly looked a bit ugly, feeling embarrassed on the spot. He sneered and said, "This kind of person is still bringing a girl, can he even afford to raise her? Having food to eat is already good enough, yet he dares to act like a big shot..."

  This is really unbearable! I thought he was just here to freeload, worried that his own food would decrease, so the sarcastic remarks were tolerable. But unexpectedly, he still humiliated me in all sorts of ways, treating me like a piece of clay!

  Ling Mos pupils contracted, and in the blink of an eye, he had already rushed to the young mans side. In this process, Xiana was the first to discover Ling Mos intentions. Just as she stretched out her hand to stop him, Ling Mo had already flashed past her side, and it was only then that Xiana truly realized that although her speed was fast, her neural reaction speed was far inferior to that of the ordinary-looking man in front of her.

  As she stretched out her hand, Ling Mo seemed to have seen through her movements and made an evasive maneuver while moving at high speed, not only dodging her but also appearing in front of the young man without any stagnation.

  The young man only felt a blackness in front of his eyes, and then he felt his collar being grabbed by someone, and his feet left the ground instantly.

  "Is it him?"

  "Bang!"

  A crisp and loud slap stunned everyone present.

  "This is called a slap. If you dare to say another word that displeases me, Ill give you one." Ling Mos icy gaze made the young mans cheek instantly red and swollen, and he didnt even dare to make a sound.

  Humiliation, resentment, yet he didnt dare to struggle or even retort. In Ling Mos eyes, he could clearly feel the undisguised chill, and just by looking at Ling Mos demeanor, he knew this wasnt a bluff.

  "Xia Na!"

  The young man shouted a sentence unclearly, although he was trying to keep his face straight and not let people see how intimidated he was by Ling Mo, but his panicked eyes had already given him away.

  Ling Mos ruthless action shocked everyone, including Shana. However, upon hearing the young mans cry for help, a hint of disgust flashed in her eyes, but she still stepped forward and said, "Ling Mo, let him go."

  "Sorry." Ling Mo said coldly.

  Xiana frowned: "Youve hit him anyway..."

  "Two wrongs dont make a right, apologize."

  "Whats going on here!" The young man had barely opened his mouth when he heard a loud "slap" and received another solid slap in the face.

  Xiana looked at Ling Mo with a complicated expression, then turned her head to glance at the young man whose cheeks were swollen on both sides, and said: "Lu Xin, apologize, who told you to have a stinky mouth."

  "I... " I had hoped that Xiana would stand up for me, but instead, another slap came, and everyone in the room was staring at me, every gaze feeling like a needle piercing my skin. Lu Xins expression was as if she had swallowed a fly, her heart filled with anger.

  "I didnt stand up just so everyone could eat a bit more! And yet they say I have bad breath, and when I get beaten up, no one stands up for me!"

  Under Ling Mos silent gaze, Lu Xin could only swallow back the words and squeeze out three words from between his teeth: "Im sorry."

  As soon as he spoke, he felt his face burning, as if he had been slapped ten times in an instant.

  Ling Mo disdainfully snorted and threw Lu Xin to the ground, then pulled Ye Lian out without hesitation.

  "Wait!"

  Liu Yuhao finally reacted and hurriedly chased after him, taking out two cans of beer and several packs of chocolate from his backpack and forcibly stuffing them into Ling Mos hands. His face was filled with apology: "Sorry, Im really sorry..."

  "What kind of people are they? Are you and Shana going to find food just by relying on yourself?" Although Liu Yu Hao had been deceived once, Ling Mo still didnt have any bad feelings towards him, and couldnt help but ask.

  "Were all classmates... Were from the same boarding school." Liu Yu Hao shook his head helplessly, "That Lu Xin just now, his family is quite wealthy, hes used to being arrogant, dont bother with him. Besides, even if we let them go out and find someone, it would only cause trouble for us. You also saw that among our group, Xia Na is the most formidable. I originally hoped you could join our..."

  "I dont have the energy to raise maggots." Ling Mo directly cut off Liu Yu Haos words.

  "Is that so...... anyway, thanks for today......"

  Liu Yuhao hadnt finished speaking when Xiana also followed over.

  She took a deep look at Ling Mo, then cast a sympathetic glance at Ye Lian, and finally said in a low voice: "Its about to get dark soon, stay overnight. Even if you can hold on, sister cant take it anymore... As for that Lu Xin, dont worry about him, he wont dare to provoke you again."

  Xianas tone was sincere, but Ling Mo really had no intention of staying with this group: "No need, there are places to stay in the city."

  "Dont go!" Just as Ling Mo turned around, he felt his sleeve being pulled back. He looked back to see that it was Xiana.

  Xiana revealed a slightly awkward expression under Lingmos inquiring gaze, until Lingmo became somewhat impatient and seemed to have made up his mind, saying: "I think youre quite capable and not afraid of trouble, Id like to ask for your help!"