The people nearby were all shocked.
Fights are usually the domain of young people with hot blood—they’re the ones who leap into one-on-one brawls or group melees at the drop of a hat. Adults rarely resort to violence; when it comes to the hardships of life, they tend to just swallow them. After all, the price of a fight is far too high: at the very least, you lose work and pay damages; at worst, you end up in police detention!
So, when they saw Ye Chen slap the man across the face without a second thought, Xu Zhi and the bystanders queuing up were all stunned.
Chapter 55