Chapter 402: Chapter 399: The Age of Impulse
Lin Wanwan is actually quite capable when it comes to singing, but tonight, sheâs not competing for the microphone with the employees; sheâs just there to cheer and observe.
Aside from Gu Jingyu, no one knows about Su Yanweiâs relationship with her, and both of them tacitly keep it under wraps.
When Su Yanwei called Lin Wanwan "President Lin" at the company during the day, Lin Wanwan understood his intention, which coincidentally aligned with her own thoughts.
This is a medium-sized room that doesnât include an in-built restroom; for physiological needs, you need to go to the public restroom outside. There are too many shady characters outside, so Lin Wanwan isnât comfortable letting her female employees go out alone, and she accompanies whoever needs to go.
Lin Wanwan is quite confident in her combat power, especially since sheâs practiced legitimate techniques with muscle-bound men and school martial arts instructors. Most of the men in places like this have had their bodies hollowed out by debauchery, and sheâs confident she can handle even thirty to fifty of them.
As the CEO and legal representative of the company, Lin Wanwan must take responsibility for her employeesâ safety. If an accident happens during the gathering, the company would be held accountable.
Fortunately, Lin Wanwan is cautious by nature, as the outside world truly is unsafe.
After accompanying the new sales girl to the restroom, they witnessed a scene of one being bullied by many.
Three to five girls were surrounding and shouting at another girl, spewing vulgar language. When Lin Wanwan and her companion curiously looked over, they were threatened by these girls whose skirts barely reached their thighs: "What are you looking at, just go use your toilet. Keep looking, and weâll beat you too."
These girls had heavily made-up faces, but it couldnât hide their youthful features; none looked over sixteen, including the one being beaten, who also seemed to be middle school or vocational high school age.
Today isnât a rest day, so how are students able to enter such a place? Isnât this place supposed to be off-limits to minors? But then again, itâs not that strict. The security only checks for dangerous items at the entrance, not IDs, so they canât know if someone is a minor or not.
When Lin Wanwan was in middle school, didnât her classmates arrange their gatherings in a KTV too?
The sales girl quickly averted her gaze when scolded by the girls, acting like she hadnât seen anything, and hurried inside, but Lin Wanwan wasnât afraid of these little girls.
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Let alone three young girls, even three big guys wouldnât bother her. A person who has trained in real martial arts is confident like that. Empty-handed, she could snatch blades without fear.
Actually, Lin Wanwan has a bit of a heroic temperament deep down. Itâs hard for her to turn a blind eye to injustices, especially now that her abilities have increased several times over, making her more fond of standing up for others.
Thus, being threatened by the girls, Lin Wanwan instead decided to provoke them: "Whatâs the big deal about looking? Arenât you fighting here just to be seen?"
"You shameless bitch, how dare you! You look again, and see what happens."
"Try me, Iâm not scared of you. Outnumbering others sounds glorious, huh? Arenât you afraid Iâll call the police?"
"Shameless bitch, Iâm supposed to be scared of you calling the police? Haha, go ahead! Weâre still young, even if we kill you today, we wouldnât be held responsible! Sisters, letâs beat her too! Teach her a lesson for running her mouth!"
With that, the three girls indeed left the girl they had pinned down and came charging at Lin Wanwan.
Since they were all underage girls, Lin Wanwan didnât use heavy-handed tactics, but even lightly executed moves were far superior to the wild, haphazard aggression of these girls.
When the sales girl came out of the stall after using the toilet, she was completely dumbfounded by what was unfolding before her eyes.
"Pres... President Lin."
Lin Wanwan gestured for her to stay quiet and used her footing to firmly control the three girls.
The once-arrogant girls were now stacked like a tower, topped by Lin Wanwanâs foot. The initially foul-mouthed girl now could only mumble incoherently, her jaw dislocated and drooling, unable to form complete words.
Lin Wanwan asked the girl crouched in the corner, whose dress had been torn: "I have them under control. Since Iâve witnessed this, Iâll handle it for your teacher. Tell me, why were they beating you? How did you all end up here? Are you still students?"
The girl kept her head buried in her arms, only daring to peek while Lin Wanwan fought with the others. Hearing Lin Wanwanâs question, she was hesitant to speak at first.
The sales girl, seeing the danger was controlled and her boss standing up for justice, went over warmly to gently embrace the girl sitting on the restroom floor: "Donât be scared, those who hit you are subdued now."
The worldâs indifference often stems from the lack of someone daring to take the first action. Once someone stands up, bystanders gain courage.
The beaten girl trembled for a while before raising her head from her arms, her face swollen and bruised, looking pitiable.
"Weâre students from the Maritime Vocational High School, all in tenth grade. Today... they called me here, saying it was someoneâs birthday. I... I didnât dare not to come. They, theyâre the big sisters at school."
"Since it was a birthday celebration, why did they beat you?"
"Be... because the boy she likes passed a note to me, but I really didnât steal her boyfriend." The girl stammered through the explanation.
Such news is common, campus violence often sparked by trivial things like boys, family background, or looks, sweeping these young teenagers into rash actions.
At the age of teens, people are most passionate, impulsive, and reckless, not considering the consequences. Even the streetwise donât dare to provoke campus youths.
After all, these kids wield real knives without hesitation and beat with deadly intent. Unharmed by society, theyâre fearless and know no restraint.
Lin Wanwan has always been opposed to teaching the law to minors. What law is there to teach this group? Letting them know that being underage shields them from the death penalty for murder, that hitting someone leads to nothing more than a reprimand?
What minors need most isnât legal education but moral and ethical cultivation, shaping their worldview.
That girlâs comment earlier, "Even if we kill you today, we wouldnât be held responsible," truly hit a nerve with Lin Wanwan, compelling her to give these kids a profound lesson.
After hearing the beaten girlâs tearful account, Lin Wanwan withdrew her foot, re-aligning the girlsâ jaws, and blocked the door, signaling to the girl who had been the most vocal: "You enjoy tearing peopleâs clothes so much? Then compensate by giving yours to her, since you probably donât mind wearing clothes or not."