The villains are all my buddies [Quick Transmigration]

Gu Nanzhou propped his hands on the ground, and just about to stand up, a small silver-white star appeared in front of his eyes.

His eyes went dark, and he fell down weakly!

Qiao Min didn't intend to join hands at all, he glanced at Gu Nanzhou with a smile that was not a smile, and there was a bit of sarcasm in his eyes.

Pretend, just pretend!

At this time, a pair of slender and tough hands suddenly appeared on Gu Nanzhou's shoulders, and the man helped him up with a little force.

He turned around in astonishment, and saw a gentle boy wearing a clean white shirt with a faint smile on his face.

Yushu facing the wind, gentle and elegant, elegant and handsome, these words seem to be tailor-made for him.

With the light behind his back, the boy walked into Gu Nanzhou's world like a god.

Gu Nanzhou stared at him blankly until the boy let go of his arms and smiled, "Are you okay? Do you want me to take you to the infirmary?"

The crashed system suddenly revived with full blood, and it shouted excitedly: [Master protagonist, ouch, my natal male god, I want to give you a bite! 】

Gu Nanzhou was still wondering what the wailing meant, when suddenly a hand dangled in front of him.

He looked up and saw the boy's puzzled expression.

Only then did Gu Nanzhou realize that his mind was distracted, and he quickly said, "Thank you senior for your concern, I'll be fine after a while, and I don't need to go to the infirmary."

The boy just nodded, and when his eyes fell on Qiao Ming who was opposite him, he subconsciously frowned, but didn't say anything.

He glanced at Gu Nanzhou beside him, a trace of worry flashed in his eyes, he hesitated for a moment, and then he said: "My name is Qiao Ye, I'm in Class [-], Senior Three, if... if he bullies you again, you can come to me .”

A trace of surprise flashed in Gu Nanzhou's eyes.

Today seemed to be their first meeting, and it must be too kind of him to help him so enthusiastically.

Qiao Ye seemed to understand the doubt in his eyes, and couldn't help explaining: "You don't have to doubt, I often encounter situations like today, Qiao Ming..."

"roll!"

Opposite Qiao Ming had a gloomy face, uttering cold words from his mouth.

Qiao Ye shook his head, his eyes full of helplessness.

"You'll ruin him," he said.

Qiao Min sneered, "How do you know he didn't do it willingly? He doesn't know how he feels about being treated like this by me!"

Qiao Ye turned his gaze to Gu Nanzhou, with some doubts in his eyes.

"Don't listen to his nonsense, I just transferred to this school today, so I don't know him at all." Gu Nanzhou thought of the suffering he suffered today, and wished he could give Qiao Ming a good meal.

Hearing this, Qiao Min's eyes flashed with astonishment, but he quickly returned to normal.

He snorted coldly, feeling a little uncomfortable on his face.

It doesn't matter if you don't like it, there are many people who like him anyway!

Qiao Ye noticed that Gu Nanzhou's face was pale, and there was still sweat on his forehead, and he became worried again: "Why don't you go to the infirmary, you can't make fun of your body."

Bathed in Qiao Ye's gentle gaze, Gu Nanzhou couldn't refuse, so he nodded in agreement.

"it is good."

Qiao Ming gave them a cold look, his face was as cold as ice, and he turned and left.

Watching his back slowly disappear, Gu Nanzhou couldn't help but feel a little apprehensive: [The villain really doesn't need to gain favorability?System, you didn't lie to me, did you? 】

The system is half hesitant: 【Hmm...】

Gu Nanzhou seemed to have noticed a clue, he raised his eyebrows: [Smelly shameless system, I think you have a crush on the protagonist, right? 】

The system suddenly shut down.

a few days later.

After school in the afternoon, almost everyone in the classroom has left, only Gu Nanzhou is still slowly packing his schoolbag.

"Little Che."

Gu Nanzhou raised his head and saw Xi Shi at the door of the classroom at a glance.

He threw his schoolbag over his right shoulder and walked towards the door, "Sister, you go back first."

"What's wrong?" Xi Shi looked worried.

"It's okay, I have a new friend who wants to play with me, so tell the housekeeper not to wait for me." Gu Nanzhou said lightly, not telling her what happened during class, lest she think too much.

In the afternoon, someone handed him a note, which read: [The back alley of the school, 06:30 in the afternoon, see you soon. 】

When Gu Nanzhou got this note, his first reaction was Qiao Ming's trick. After all, he was the only one who offended when he came to this school.

In order to make up for his past mistakes, Gu Nanzhou decided to go to see what kind of medicine he sold in his gourd!

However, when he walked into the alley, what he saw was a girl and a group of ruffians, and he still knew that girl.

Little Fatty's older sister, Bai Yan.

Gu Nanzhou's pupils shrank, and he stepped back subconsciously...

The dozen or so ruffians were obviously people from the society, and one of them, with a round head and a bald head, squirmed around him and blew a whistle!

A dozen gangsters with hair dyed in different colors immediately surrounded him!

Gu Nanzhou turned around and ran, showing his limit as a sick man. However, when he was about to run out of the alley, he was overtaken by these people!

He stopped, glanced coldly at the villains surrounding him, and finally turned his gaze to the little fat man's sister.

At this time, Bai Yan was nestling in the arms of that round-headed bald man obediently, and that middle-aged wretched uncle was stroking her wantonly.

She seemed to be enjoying it, with a lazy cat-like expression on her face.

The man leaned against the wall and bent one leg, while Bai Yan rode on his bent leg with his legs apart, without any shame.

"I don't know where I offended you?" Gu Nanzhou looked at Bai Yan.

Bai Yan clung to the man like a green snake, seemingly intoxicated, but there was still a trace of sobriety in his eyes, and a gleam of brilliance.

Bai Yan smiled charmingly, with a hint of coldness in her voice: "Poor transfer student, you have nothing to offend me, and you are the only one who offended my boyfriend."

Boy friend?

Gu Nanzhou shifted his suspicious eyes to the man on her body.

After Bai Yan realized it, she was furious. He actually regarded this greasy middle-aged man as her boyfriend!

She felt her personality was insulted!

"My boyfriend is Qiao Ming! Where are your eyeballs looking?!" She gritted her teeth, and suddenly a flash of light flashed in her mind, and an idea floated across her mind.

She slumped on the man's body as if soft and boneless, beating the man's chest and coquettishly: "Brother Qiang, look at him, staring at his chest all the time, he's even embarrassed."

Brother Qiang was indulging in the beauty of heaven, feeling refreshed, only after being reminded by her, did he realize that the brat was staring at his woman!

"Brothers, show this kid some color!" The round-headed bald man narrowed his eyes and looked dangerously at the helpless Gu Nanzhou.

Blame it on this kid's bad luck to provoke this viper-hearted woman.

At the critical moment, the situation is on the verge of breaking out!

"Sister." A familiar voice suddenly sounded from the alley.

Gu Nanzhou turned his head and looked at the little fat man standing at the entrance of the alley, looking this way with a face of shock, as if he couldn't believe what he saw.

When Bai Yan heard this voice, her body stopped suddenly and her legs went limp. If it wasn't for the man holding her waist tightly, she might have slipped on the ground long ago.

She pursed her lips tightly, with complicated eyes, and finally chose not to say a word, and buried her head deeply in the man's arms.

A man blinded by desire can't control these things. The reason why he is here today is because this woman promised to take her body as a reward.

Wouldn't it be a big loss for him to eat once without being full?

Sensing the man's urgent movement, Bai Yan couldn't help leaning closer to the man's ear, and begged in a low voice: "Brother Qiang, can you let them go away? I don't want my body to be seen for nothing."

The man pinched her chin, and his action was a little fierce. He narrowed his eyes dangerously: "Woman, I don't like being played like a monkey."

Bai Yan hastened to curry favor with the man, and said with a charming smile, "Brother Qiang, calm down, I'll go to your place to make amends tonight, okay?"

The man's eyes lit up, and he naturally understood the meaning, and he smiled with satisfaction.

He waved at the younger brothers: "Okay, let those two brats go and go home."

The slender Bai Yan was thrown on the shoulder roughly by the man. At this moment, the man completely lost the thought of pity and pity, and only wanted to enjoy his prey as soon as possible!

A group of people left in a mighty way.

If Gu Nanzhou hadn't held onto the little fat man, this impulsive brat would have rushed up to fight those people to the death!

At that time, I'm afraid that both of them will be beaten to death, and the little fat man and his sister will be involved.

After Bai Yu calmed down, he stood there in a daze, and said to himself: "My sister, why is she sitting on that man's lap? She..."

He personally handed that note to Xi Che.

Although his sister warned him not to peek, he still took a peek, and was a little surprised when he saw the words inside.

Is my sister empathizing with another?Falling in love with this new transfer student?

But he didn't expect that he saw this scene that shocked him.

His sister, actually... actually let that man touch her!

He suddenly realized something and shouted: "Where did they take my sister?! No, I have to save her!"

Gu Nanzhou pulled him back and persuaded him: "If you pass by like this now, won't your sister's efforts just now be in vain?"

Bai Yu looked anxious: "Then what should I do? Can I call the police?"

Gu Nanzhou was also in a bit of a dilemma. In fact, if Bai Yan didn't want to teach herself a lesson at the beginning, she wouldn't have gotten into this field.

Now, not only did her brother know about it, but she also made herself suffer.

Gu Nanzhou couldn't think of any good solution for a while, but he couldn't just watch the little fat man die.

At this time, the system in my mind suddenly said: [The system detected that the host encountered difficulties, and automatically searched for solutions, Ding!It is recommended to find the villainous big boss and fight fire with fire. 】

Gu Nanzhou: 【What is fighting poison with poison? 】

System: [I forgot to tell you, the big villain boss is the school bully of No. [-] Middle School in City A, and the gangsters in City A dare not provoke him easily. 】

Gu Nanzhou propped his chin in thought, yes, Bai Yan is now Qiao Ming's girlfriend.

The girlfriend is in danger, the boyfriend should come forward, right?

Thinking of this, Gu Nanzhou said, "Do you know where Qiao Min lives? He is your sister's boyfriend, so there should be a solution."

Bai Yu seemed to have thought of this too, grabbed Gu Nanzhou's hand, and hurriedly said: "Then let's go, he shouldn't have gone very far now."

Gu Nanzhou was dragged away by him along the way, but his luck was not so good, and he didn't see Qiao Ming's shadow along the way.

The little fat man turned left and right, and finally turned into a dilapidated residential building.

Gu Nanzhou was a little surprised. Seeing Qiao Min's good looks at school, he thought his living conditions were good.

Walking to the back of a wall made of blue bricks, he suddenly heard the vague and indistinct scolding in the yard, which was the voice of a middle-aged woman.

Those words were filthy, like scolding animals.

When he came to the gate of the small courtyard, Gu Nanzhou immediately saw a familiar figure kneeling in the middle of the courtyard.

He paused and suddenly didn't want to go in.

"Qiao Ming, that's great, you go and save my sister!" The little fat man didn't think too much, when he saw Qiao Ming, his eyes suddenly sparkled with hope.

Qiao Min heard someone calling him from behind, turned his head subconsciously, but met Gu Nanzhou's eyes unexpectedly.

His body froze slightly.

The woman in the yard glanced at them, but didn't take them seriously, and shouted at Qiao Min: "What are you looking at! If you look at me again, I'll dig out your eyeballs! Don't kneel down to me."

Qiao Ming seemed embarrassed, and just wanted to stand up.

The woman raised the slender bamboo strip in her hand, and slammed it down on his back!

Qiao Ming snorted, lowered his head and said nothing.

"You don't understand my old lady's words, do you! If you move again, you will be beaten to death! Anyway, your heartless father will not look at you any more!" There was a red mark.

"Why did my old lady give birth to you, a useless thing!" The woman spat.

Gu Nanzhou frowned, and stepped forward, "Auntie, you have something to discuss, even if you hit someone..."

"roll!"

Qiao Ming's expression was cold.

Even kneeling, his body is still straight.

When the little fat man heard this, he couldn't help being anxious, "Can you save my sister? He was taken away by a middle-aged bald uncle!"

Only then did Qiao Min turn his gaze to him, and after thinking for a long time, he remembered who his sister was.

He couldn't help but sneered: "Your sister protects you very well, I'm afraid you don't know, what does she usually do?"

Gu Nanzhou had a bad feeling. He seemed to sense what Qiao Ming was going to say next, so he interrupted him hastily, "Qiao Ming!"

"Ok?"

Qiao Min looked up at him, the initial embarrassment and embarrassment were gone in his eyes, and his demeanor was like a kneeling king.

Don't be shocked by honor or disgrace, look down on everything.

Has his own arrogance.

Qiao Ming stared at Gu Nanzhou for a while, then suddenly smiled, as if he knew what he was worried about, "You thought it was good for him to hide it from him?"

His eyes were full of sarcasm, as if laughing at his overreaching: "You are a prince who was born with a golden spoon in your mouth, so naturally you don't understand the rules of our mortal existence."

"Bai Yu and Bai Yan are orphans. They depend on each other for life. They don't have a guardian. What do you think they rely on to make ends meet?" Qiao Ming's words were full of coldness.

The little fat man said blankly: "Didn't my sister earn it from a part-time job?"

"Part-time job?" Qiao Ming sneered, "It's indeed an adulterous job. Sleep with the boys in school who have physical needs, so that you can have money to make you fat and fat."

"You're talking nonsense!" the little fat man yelled sharply, and rushed towards Qiao Ming like Li Xuan's arrow!

Just when he was about to kick Qiao Ming, someone grabbed him by the collar behind his neck.

There was coldness in the woman's eyes: "My son, I am the only one who can hit, why don't you try kicking one?"

The little fat man has reached the limit both mentally and physically.

He collapsed in an instant, his face was covered with tears and snot, and he cried like a child who didn't grow up.

Instead, Qiao Ming's mother was taken aback by his actions, her hands trembled, she didn't move, and the little fat man fell firmly to the ground!

"I... hiccup... my sister... that's not like that." He sobbed and hiccupped from time to time, with an extremely aggrieved expression.

Gu Nanzhou didn't want to stay in this place for a while, so he pulled the little fat man and left in a hurry.

Along the way, the little fat man didn't speak.

Gu Nanzhou sighed, "These things have already happened, you have to think about it."

The little fat man remained silent, so Gu Nanzhou had no choice but to follow behind him, planning to send him home before leaving.

Not far away, the little fat man stopped, and he looked back at Gu Nanzhou: "Go back, my house is right in front, not far away."

Only then did Gu Nanzhou realize that there was only an alley between the little fat man and Qiao Ming.

Out of the alley, no one knows anyone.

The next day, Bai Yan asked for leave, and Bai Yu also asked for leave.

Gu Nanzhou felt a little uneasy. He wanted to ask Qiao Ming, but he didn't know which class he was in.

Moreover, after seeing such an unbearable scene by him yesterday, Qiao Ming definitely doesn't want to see him again now.

On the way, he went to the bathroom once, and met Qiao Ye on the way back. Qiao Ye greeted him with a smile, and said, "We have a basketball game this afternoon, in private, do you want to come together?"

Gu Nanzhou felt a little itchy. As a boy, he loves basketball for 10 minutes.

So he made an excuse for himself.

It is said that the protagonist of this world will die due to an accident.

He approached the protagonist just to get in touch with the people around him and find out the murderer behind it!

Thinking of this, he nodded and agreed to Qiao Ye's invitation.

Qiao Ye smiled brightly: "Then when the time comes, I'll come to you."

"Ah."

I saw Qiao Ming again, but I didn't expect it to be in the game in the afternoon, but they were opponents.

Before Gu Nanzhou had time to ask him about the Bai siblings, he was dragged away by Qiao Ye, who warmly introduced the team members to him.

Gu Nanzhou was absent-minded and perfunctory twice.

During the match, Qiao Ming never glanced at him from the beginning to the end.

Even if they pass by each other occasionally, the two will look at each other for a second, and then they will move away quickly, as if they were strangers.

Gu Nanzhou felt very uncomfortable.

What are you doing?

He just wanted to ask a question, why did he seem to be in love with Qiao Ming secretly!

This made him feel very unhappy!

At this time, his buttocks were suddenly slapped. Gu Nanzhou was startled, and quickly turned around to find that the person who stretched out his claws was Qiao Ye.

Seeing that he was frightened, Qiao Ye quickly apologized: "Sorry, I seem to have frightened you."

"Why are you photographing me?" Gu Nanzhou was puzzled.

Qiao Ye smiled and said, "I see you've been in a trance, trying to wake you up?"

Gu Nanzhou was even more puzzled: "Wake up your ass?"

Qiao Ye: "..."

The front can wake up, but the back...it's a bit difficult.

As soon as Gu Nanzhou raised his head inadvertently, he saw Qiao Min's cold eyes on the opposite side. He shuddered, and when he took a closer look, he found that he was not looking at him at all.

Maybe an illusion.

Gu Nanzhou comforted himself in this way.

During the intermission, Gu Nanzhou glanced at Qiao Min, but was caught off guard by a graceful and delicate girl!

Gu Nanzhou stood up suddenly, he pursed his lips tightly, and walked in that direction!

The girl handed Qiao Min a bottle of mineral water, and two sunset clouds flew up on her face, with a shy look on her face.

At this moment, someone grabbed her wrist suddenly, with such force that she almost fell down!

"sister!"

Gu Nanzhou had a sullen face, and couldn't help clenching his hands, "Why are you with him? Don't you know that he..."

He paused and glanced at Qiao Min, "He doesn't understand emotions, he only plays with innocent girls, don't be fooled by him!"

Unexpectedly, Xi Shi suddenly became angry: "Xiao Che, Qiao Min is not the kind of person you said, you don't understand him at all, how can you listen to other people's nonsense!"

Gu Nanzhou's face was complicated. A girl in love has no IQ. At this time, no matter what she said, she couldn't listen.

He looked at Qiao Ming at the side, and Qiao Ming was looking at him with a half-smile, looking like he was watching a show.

Gu Nanzhou's face turned cold: "Qiao Ming, I know you have a big opinion on me, if there is anything you can come at me, what are you doing with my sister?!"

Qiao Ming said lazily, "You think of me too meanly, I chose to be with her because I like Xiaoshi."

Gu Nanzhou snorted coldly: "Isn't there a group of girls behind you who are still waiting in a long line? My sister just transferred to another school, so it shouldn't be her turn, right?"

Qiao Ming raised his lips: "So, she is the first woman I actively pursue."

The subtext is that she is special in my heart.

Standing aside, Xi Shi blushed and gave her boyfriend a slight look.

Gu Nanzhou couldn't care less, he took out his phone, tore off the tempered film without hesitation, and it was in front of Qiao Ming's eyes, "You can be with my sister, as long as you have the ability to complete one thing."

He planned to break the jar, because not long ago, he learned a secret about Qiao Ming from the system, and he didn't want to expose it.

Xi Shi is his older sister, who has cared for him so carefully since he was a child.

To him, she is not only her sister, but also a mother.

Therefore, he must not just sit and watch her get hurt!

Qiao Ming raised his eyebrows, and glanced at the tempered film: "What do you want me to do?"

"Are you capable of breaking through this tempered film?" Gu Nanzhou looked at him fixedly.

Qiao Ming paused, "...where to use it?"

"Of course use the hardest part of your body." Due to the presence of his sister, Gu Nanzhou had no choice but to use a tactful way.

Which of the boys present didn't understand the deep meaning?

They both laughed maliciously.

"You think I can't do it?" Qiao Ming also seemed to find it a little funny: "Then what if it breaks?"

Gu Nanzhou smiled: "You can put on a prosthesis."

Several boys who were watching burst into laughter unexpectedly, and some who were drinking water almost choked their throats!

Gu Nanzhou didn't seem to see their laughter, but instead looked at Qiao Min with a serious expression, indicating that he wasn't joking with him.

He is serious.

"Do you want me to prove it to you? Or prove it to your sister?" Qiao Min smiled calmly, without any timidity.

Gu Nanzhou froze for a moment, why did he feel that this question was ambiguous.

He did want to prove it to his sister, but he couldn't let Qiao Ming take off his pants to prove it to his sister.

"I'll watch for my sister." Gu Nanzhou looked serious.

He didn't believe it anymore, the system clearly said that the villain had a cold personality, and he had so many girlfriends just to cover up his shortcomings!

He should trust the accuracy of the system!

The smile on Qiao Min's face gradually faded, he walked in front of Gu Nanzhou, and whispered softly in his ear: "I can't tell, you still have the quirk of watching birds!"

Gu Nanzhou thought he was showing timidity, so he couldn't help but provocatively said: "Why, are you guilty?"

Qiao Ming smiled instead: "I don't have anything to feel guilty about, I'm just afraid that I'll scare you."

Gu Nanzhou heard another meaning, thinking that he was afraid that he would be frightened by seeing his faults, so he couldn't help but coldly snorted: "I'm not so easily frightened, maybe I'll be happy to see it when the time comes!"

After proving that you are frigid, I am relieved!

"Let's go?" Gu Nanzhou said.

Qiao Ming didn't move at all, and said with a fake smile: "Everything must be fair. If I can break through the tempered glass, won't you do something?"

Gu Nanzhou thought for a moment, yes, no matter how you look at it, it was Qiao Ming's fault.

"Then I'll send you a box of ointment." Gu Nanzhou thought about it carefully, and still felt that this was the most practical.

The corner of Qiao Ming's mouth twitched into an evil smile: "Is it clear?"

Gu Nanzhou has black lines all over his head.

Qiao Ming stopped joking with him and became serious, "If I finish what you said, you have to promise me one thing."

Gu Nanzhou looked hesitant, and added: "It must be within my ability."

"Row."

Qiao Ming answered very simply.

It was not too late, the sun had already set, and the few people who watched the fun left one after another.

After all, this is a matter related to a man's ability, it is a man's secret, and there is no need for others to share it with them for free, they still understand this.

So in the end, there are only three parties left on the basketball court.

Gu Nanzhou, Qiao Ming, Xi Shi.

"You go back first, brother, for your sexual happiness, you have to check him carefully." Gu Nanzhou said.

Xi Shi's face was flushed, and she stared at her younger brother: "You know how to mess around!"

After finishing speaking, seeing Qiao Ming looking at her tenderly, she blushed, stomped her feet, turned and ran away.

Now, there are only two of them left on the field.

The two walked behind a big tree in a tacit understanding.

Gu Nanzhou circled his lower triangle and said, "There is no one in the school anymore, let's start."

Qiao Ming narrowed his eyes and looked at him dangerously: "Where did you hear this news?"

He is frigid, and he discovered this when he was 15 years old, and no one else knew about it.

His organs are sound, but his psychological desire is much weaker than that of ordinary people, close to none.

Whether it is men or women, he is as uninterested as a piece of wood.

That is not a physical disease, but a psychological disorder.

So he swears a lot, with a dirty mouth all the time, trying to shake this rock-hard heart, even just a little bit.

He doesn't want to be a monster.

"You admit it?" Gu Nanzhou smiled.

Even at this moment, Qiao Ming still didn't change his expression. He glanced at the tempered film and said, "If you put this tempered film under you, I can break it in minutes."

Gu Nanzhou did not show any weakness, and let it go according to his instructions, "Come if you have the ability."

Qiao Ming put one hand on the tree trunk next to Gu Nanzhou's ear, the other hugged Gu Nanzhou's waist, and put his head close to his slender and fair neck.

The scorching breath sprayed on Gu Nanzhou's skin, he felt a little uncomfortable, but he didn't push him away.

Looking at the pink ears that were white and red in front of him, Qiao Ming's eyes suddenly became darker, his lips were a little dry, and an urge that he had never felt before surged down!

Qiao Min was startled, and then he understood something. A trace of surprise flashed in his eyes, and he couldn't help but pecked at that small pink earlobe.

Gu Nanzhou was startled suddenly, pushed him away, covered his ears: "What are you doing?!"

Qiao Ming took off his pants calmly, and looked at Gu Nanzhou with a half-smile: "Don't you want to see it? Just look at it, are you satisfied with what you see?"

He didn't expect that this pleasing kid actually cured his illness!

Gu Nanzhou opened his mouth into an "O" shape, and his eyes were full of shock and disbelief.

Meow!He was cheated by the system again!

Gu Nanzhou glanced at him angrily: "Don't be too happy, the tempered film hasn't broken yet!"

Qiao Ming was in a good mood, and blew a cheerful whistle: "Come on, why are you afraid? I can break it through my pants!"

Witnessing the process of the tempered film shattering, Gu Nanzhou's whole body is like a beaten eggplant, which is in stark contrast to the someone standing next to him.

"Tell me, what do you need me to do for you?" Gu Nanzhou is a person of integrity, and he will definitely do what he said.

"I haven't thought about it yet, save it for later use." Qiao Min said.

Seeing the dejected look of the person next to him, Qiao Ming bumped him with his shoulder, "Let's go, I'm in a good mood today, I'll treat you to a meal."

"Don't eat, I'll find someone to settle the score!" Gu Nanzhou left aggressively.