"Whether you're their friend or not, the moment you stepped out, we became enemies, didn't we?"
Mickey didn't care about Mike's explanation. He flexed his arms, jumped a few times, and struck a boxing pose, provocatively saying, "I gave you a chance! Come on—"
Defeat the "pretty boy" to show his strength and win the "favor" of the girls at school.
This was probably the simplest thing Mickey, with his simple mind, wanted to do most right now.
However, the script didn't unfold as he had written it.
Mike wasn't angered by his words. Instead, he smiled like he was watching a clown and asked, "You're Mickey, right? Tell me, why are you bullying Alex?"
At the same time, Mike used the "Power of Truth" he had recently acquired.
"No reason?" Mickey hadn't realized the seriousness of the situation yet. He said arrogantly, "Why am I so strong but can't be a main player on the team, and those girls don't like me..."
"While Alex, this good-for-nothing, not only studies well, but also has girls who like him—"
Alex had a gentle demeanor, clearly the type to be picked on, yet he possessed delicate features.
Although this image wasn't the first choice for girls, he still had a market among certain female groups.
And it was precisely this point that bothered Mickey, whose "life" was not going well.
However, Mickey's reason for bullying his classmate was truly unpresentable.
At this moment, facing the boos from the surrounding girls, his expression was no longer as natural as before.
"So that's how it is." Mike feigned a look of sudden understanding, a smile still on his lips, and continued, "It seems you have a lot of secrets in your heart. Since there are so many people here, would you mind sharing them with us?"
The "Power of Truth" was activated again.
"I, I'm nine..." Mickey realized he was about to blurt out the truth uncontrollably and quickly covered his mouth with his hand.
His gaze towards Mike was now filled with only terror.
"Nine what? Say it out loud, let everyone hear it." Mike had no sympathy for bullies, so he chose to add fuel to the fire.
"When I was nine, I snatched a lollipop from a little girl. When I was thirteen, I beat up an old lady..." Covering his mouth was useless for Mickey. His face contorted as he continued, "When I was fifteen, I participated in a zero-dollar purchase..."
By the end, a five-meter "vacuum zone" had formed around Mickey, who clearly felt there was nothing left to live for.
It was foreseeable that after this incident, he would likely become a "legend" on campus.
He probably wouldn't have time to bully classmates anymore.
And Mark, who had the soul of a middle-aged man, was perhaps the only one among the many students present who knew how much psychological trauma this incident would cause Mickey.
However, a bad student like Mickey, who had bullied his son, was not worthy of Mark's sympathy.
Instead, looking at the other party's "miserable" appearance, Mark felt inexplicably pleased.
Turning his head again, Mark found that the instigator of all this had already left the scene with two girls.
"Wait, Mike!" Leaving Alex, who was still watching the show, Mark caught up with Mike and the two girls at a corner of the campus.
"What?" Mike said with a playful smile, "Did you specially come to thank me?"
However, what Mike didn't expect was that his gentle expression, in Mark's eyes, seemed like he was seeing a devil.
After all, Mike had the same expression when he "dealt with" Mickey earlier.
"I..." Mark cautiously paused, then said, "Thanks for this time. I owe you a favor. If you ever need help with anything, just say the word."
Speaking of which, Mark actually had a good impression of Mike. Of course, the premise was that it didn't involve his daughter, Maggie.
Maggie, a severe appearance enthusiast, was now obsessed with the super handsome Mike.
As far as Mark knew, his daughter Maggie was now solely focused on how to give herself to Mike for free.
She might have even thought of names for their future children.
Mike, on the other hand, was unaware of Mark's complex feelings. Facing the gratitude, he casually said, "I've received your thanks. If there's nothing else, then I'll see you next time."
To be honest, if the bullied party in the previous incident hadn't been someone he knew, Mike would very likely not have interfered with "other people's business."
Therefore, Mark really needed to thank him properly.
"Wait, I have one more thing to ask of you." Before Mike left, Mark awkwardly said, "If Maggie comes to find you, please be good to her."
Having just worried about the weak-willed Alex, Mark then started worrying about his infatuated daughter, Maggie.
It could be said that for his two children, Mark, as an old father, had truly worried himself sick.
Now, he had come to terms with his daughter's situation. Instead of worrying about her "infatuation," he might as well let her try.
Besides, if he could really have such an excellent "son-in-law" as Mike, it actually didn't feel bad at all.
Of course, as a mature adult, Mark also knew that Mike might not necessarily take a liking to his daughter.
But he still sincerely hoped that his daughter, in her pursuit of happiness, would be treated gently.
"Maggie?" Mike remembered the beautiful girl who liked to secretly watch him.
Then, he looked at Mark with a strange expression and said, "I'll try my best."
Others might not know, but Mike, possessing many miraculous abilities, already knew Mark's true identity.
This naturally included the fact that Maggie was his daughter.
...
Next, Mike began his day of campus life.
On this very day, Mickey's "self-exposure" in the morning quickly spread throughout Columbia University.
Afterward, this unfortunate child, unable to bear the blow, found a random excuse and took a month-long "sick" leave from school.
He wanted to use time to heal everything.
However, he didn't understand that some things only become more legendary as they spread.
For example, the university's football coach, upon hearing about Mickey's outrageous incident, immediately unilaterally expelled him from the school's football team.
It was imaginable that when Mickey returned to school, the situation would only be worse than it was now.
After finishing a day of studying, Mike, as he was about to take a car back to the villa, saw the beautifully dressed Caroline again in the parking lot.
Compared to the previous times when Caroline deliberately came to "run into" him, her expression today was much more serious.
"Mike, we need to talk." This young lady came on strong from the start.
"There are no outsiders here, say whatever you want!" Mike, who didn't consider himself that familiar with her, didn't give Caroline a very good look.
Caroline glanced at Paige and Needy next to Mike, and her anger seemed to carry a hint of resentment. Finally, as if bracing herself, she said, "As the only daughter of Channing Family, and I'm so beautiful. Why do you choose those bitches and not me?"
Looking at the girl's strange behavior, Mike frowned, then decisively activated his Hearing Women's Thoughts ability.
It turned out that the reason for Caroline's uncharacteristic behavior was that Lisa, the campus belle of Columbia University, had been spreading the word around school for the past few days that she was Mike's girlfriend.
This naturally made Caroline, who considered Mike her target for conquest, feel very displeased.
However, there was someone now who was even more displeased than her.
Mike had clearly reminded Lisa before that they were simply fulfilling each other's needs.
Who knew this woman not only played games but also had deep schemes, foolishly trying to use small tricks to "become official."
However, Lisa didn't know that her actions, in Mike's eyes, were nothing short of being clever by half.