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Chapter 40: Final Checkpoint
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Xing Ye had always remembered Lu Mingze as an especially obedient young master. That day, it was in the middle of winter. He wore a furry coat and white wool turtleneck, giving others a very cute and innocent feeling.

At that time, Xing Ye had even specially instructed the hoodlums to not beat him too hard and to absolutely not touch his face. He just wanted to scare him.

The hoodlums twisted their hands and asked Xing Ye, boss, do you really want us to beat him up? It's hard hit such a cute child...

Lu Mingze's development was a little slow. He was in his first year of high school but was only 160 cm. However, he had very good proportions and long legs. At that time, Xing Ye had thought, that when he grew up, he would definitely become a shockingly handsome man.

> Note that high school in China's only three years long, making Mingze around 15-16.

Although he still hadn't blossomed, there were already traces of it from his face. His eyes were especially pretty, almost big enough to speak.

To this day, Xing Ye still remembered when Lu Mingze fainted in the van. It had already been incredibly difficult rushing into the van and fighting them off. There was simply no way he had the energy to run off with him, so all he could do was hug Lu Mingze firmly.

Back then, he was already a tall, 20 year old man. He kept the tiny, unconscious Lu Mingze safe in his embrace, pressing him under his body as the kidnappers' wooden sticks struck his back.

He reaped what he had sown. If he hadn't had the hoodlums draw his bodyguards away, Lu Mingze wouldn't have fallen into danger.

As he was being beaten, Xing Ye thought: people truly shouldn't do bad things. Karma would always be swift.

Thankfully, the bodyguards came back in time and Xing Ye had studied martial arts before, so he knew how to protect his organs and vital areas. In the end, he had just broken a rib. In addition, the arm that was protecting Lu Mingze suffered a fracture and his nose was also broken.

That experience taught Xing Ye how important it was to make himself stronger. After everything was settled, he requested a discharged soldier to train him and Xing Shuo again. That was the reason for his strength and the absolute advantage he held in the game. It was something Lu Mingze taught him.

When the little Lu Mingze went to the hospital to visit Xing Ye, there had been a large plaster over his nose and he couldn't really talk. Seeing this, Lu Mingze's big eyes blinked twice and started to cry.

"Sob, it's my fault, I shouldn't have refused to take the car because I wanted to go play. I should've just gone home. And now you're hurt because of me, sob... thank you for saving me."

Xing Ye had thought: You little fool, it was I who had your classmates tell you there was something interesting in the area, making you decide to walk so it would be easier to beat you up.

Even when he cried so much, he hadn't forgotten to thank Xing Ye. It made Xing Ye wonder how there could be such an adorable person in this world. He was both sweet and foolish. If he were sold, he'd probably even help them count their money.

So Xing Ye raised his hand and gently rubbed the little fool's hair, enduring the pain on his nose to speak. "As long as you're safe."

Right. As long as Lu Mingze was safe.

If, that day, he had really harmed such a good and honest person, Xing Ye didn't know what kind of person he would've become.

He secretly pledged: from then on, no matter what difficulties he encountered, he would never cross his bottom line. He couldn't discard his own morality just because of another person's malice.