Chapter 13: Fractured Calm
Chapter 13: Fractured Calm.
Lin Mu looked at them, his expression unreadable. He glanced at the faces in the crowd, some curious, others skeptical, and a few downright hostile. These were the same people who had ignored him or whispered behind his back when he was at his lowest.
He scoffed, crossing his arms over his chest. "And why should I tell any of you?" His voice was calm but carried an undertone of defiance. "I don’t remember hearing this much questions when you b*ches and b*stards thought I was useless?."
" None of you cared about me before, so why should I care about what you think now?" Lin Mu said with a disdainful gaze as if just staying here and speaking to them was something he really resented.
His words sliced through the air, leaving a tense silence in their wake. The crowd exchanged glances, their curiosity turning to frustration.
"Hey, kid, don’t act all high and mighty just because you’ve got some new trick up your sleeve," a burly man near the back of the crowd growled. His tone was laced with irritation, and he began pushing through the onlookers to confront Lin Mu. "You think you’re better than us now?, Let’s see if that speed helps you when you’re flat on your back."
Lin Mu shook his head, a faint smirk playing on his lips. "Seriously?, That’s the best you could think off, beat the answer out of me?. Let me guess, you’re one of those fools who peaked in high school and still think you’re a big deal."
The burly man’s face turned red as laughter rippled through the crowd. Embarrassed but unwilling to back down, he stepped closer, his fists clenched. "You’ve got a smart mouth, kid. Let’s see how tough you are without that treadmill."
As if on cue, a few others stepped forward, including the middle aged man Lin Mu recognized as the one who had helped him earlier. Lin Mu’s smirk faded, replaced by a cold, detached look.