Three police officers arrived this time, and the one in charge should be someone in charge.

As soon as he arrived, he shouted, "What are you doing? A group fight? Stop it! Stop it!"

He shouted as he parted the crowd, turning his head to scan everyone present.

Another policeman rushed forward, helped Liu Mingxuan, who was lying on the ground groaning, to his feet, and asked sternly, "What happened? Who started it?"

Liu Mingxuan was bruised and swollen, his face covered in blood. When he saw the police arrive, he immediately cried out for help as if he had grasped at a straw.

"Officers, you've finally arrived! They're beating me! So many of them attacked me! I almost got beaten to death!"

Ignoring the sand and tears on her face, Meng Zihan stood up and cried out, "Officers, they not only hit me, but they also deliberately tripped me! Look how badly I fell!"

Feng Linlin and Lin Xiaojuan, not wanting to be left behind, quickly stepped forward and began explaining the incident to the police.

"Officers, don't listen to their nonsense! This thug was the one who followed us and harassed my friend first, so we took action!" Feng Linlin said indignantly.

"He acted like a hooligan, shouldn't he be beaten?" Ye Linchen stepped forward and asked.

Shen Yanlin stood to the side, his lips pressed tightly together, not uttering a word.

The police officer listened to the argument and frowned, saying, "Alright, stop arguing! Let's talk about it at the police station!"

And so, the group of people were taken to the police station for further investigation and processing.

At the police station, Meng Zihan resorted to her signature move, crying uncontrollably and recounting how Ye Linchen and Shen Yanlin had attacked her for no reason.

"Officers, you must stand up for us! They bullied us because they outnumbered us, and they beat us up terribly!"

Liu Mingxuan's face was covered in various colors, and he couldn't speak clearly.

"They were completely unreasonable and started hitting me right away! My glasses were knocked off, and I'm covered in bruises. I'm a graduate student and a workshop foreman in the factory. What right do they have to treat me like this?"

Fortunately, Ye Linchen had witnesses who clearly explained the whole story.

Several onlookers also stepped forward, saying they had personally witnessed Ye Linchen resting on a deck chair when Liu Mingxuan approached him to chat.

In this way, the evidence of Liu Mingxuan harassing and stalking Ye Linchen and others is irrefutable, and he cannot deny it even if he wants to.

However, Ye Linchen and Shen Yanlin were wrong to strike first, as it constituted disorderly conduct.

The final result was that both sides were equally blamed, reached a settlement, and received a verbal reprimand.

"Young man, don't get so hot-tempered. Stay calm in the face of trouble, trust the law, and don't resort to violence. That won't solve anything," the police officer said earnestly to Shen Yanlin.

He assumed that Shen Yanlin was the one who did it, so he only tried to persuade Shen Yanlin.

Liu Mingxuan, however, did not want to reconcile and protested loudly.

"Why? I did nothing, yet I was beaten twice! This is unfair! These people must be arrested and detained, and they must compensate me for my medical expenses and emotional distress!"

The officer glanced at him: "You're not going to settle? They'll charge you with harassment and stalking, and you'll be in jail! None of you are leaving. Just stay at the police station and wait for your turn."

Liu Mingxuan immediately chickened out.

After much deliberation, he reluctantly signed his name on the settlement agreement.

With the matter resolved, Ye Linchen and his group left the police station first.

Ye Linchen walked up to the person in charge and thanked him.

"Thank you so much, you've really gone to a lot of trouble this time," Ye Linchen said gratefully.

The person in charge waved his hand and said with a smile, "It's alright, it's alright. We're all classmates, it's only right to help each other. But next time, don't be so impulsive. If you have any problems, you can contact the person in charge or a teacher, and we can all work together to find a solution. It's always better than you facing this kind of thing alone."

Ye Linchen smiled and said, "I understand."

Seeing that she had a good attitude, the person in charge turned to look at Chen Yanlin, wanting to say something, but ultimately didn't.

He reminded them to remember the meeting time that evening and not to be late, then parted ways with them to continue preparing to return to Jiangcheng.

Ye Linchen turned around, walked up to Feng Linlin and the other two, and said guiltily, "I'm sorry, Linlin, Xiaojuan, Shen Yanlin, this is all my fault. I made you waste so much time."

Shen Yanlin laughed and said, "What kind of relationship do we have? Why are you being so formal!"

“Exactly! That scumbag dared to harass you, of course we can’t just stand by and do nothing!” Lin Xiaojuan chimed in.

Feng Linlin clenched her fist and exclaimed how satisfying it was.

"I was disgusted by those two jerks all holiday, and I've been wanting to beat them up for ages. Thanks to Xiaochen for giving us the perfect opportunity to finally vent my anger."

"When I hit that scumbag, I felt like every pore on my body opened up, it felt so good!"

Shen Yanlin looked at Ye Linchen and said guiltily, "Xiao Chen, it's all my fault for being careless and failing to protect you, which gave that scumbag an opportunity."

Ye Linchen laughed and said, "How can you blame yourself? It's all those two scumbags' fault. Alright, now that we've fought and vented our anger, let's not talk about these unpleasant things anymore. Let's go, change our clothes, and buy some souvenirs to give to our relatives and friends. That way, our trip to Haicheng won't have been in vain."

"Okay, I've already decided what I want to buy."

The four of them quickly changed their clothes in the dressing room and set off in high spirits towards the shopping street.

Upon arriving at the shopping street, the dazzling array of goods was overwhelming.

Feng Linlin, Lin Xiaojuan, and Shen Yanlin immediately plunged into various shops and went on a shopping spree.

They have many recipients for their gifts: family, friends, classmates...

Everyone bought a lot, carrying several large and small bags.

In comparison, Ye Linchen bought far fewer things.

As for her family, she only planned to bring some things for her twin brothers, as a way of repaying them for lending her notes and test papers.

Of my classmates and friends, only three roommates needed gifts; the rest of my friends were out shopping here.

Also, she wanted to buy Gu Jingran a gift.

Gu Jingran would bring her all sorts of gifts every time he went on a business trip.

She rarely has the opportunity to come out now, and she wants to do her part by buying him a gift.

But no matter how many shops she looked at, she couldn't find one she liked.

Sending gifts like coconut candy or dried seafood seems too ordinary and lacks originality.

She was considering sending tea or coffee, but she wasn't sure if Gu Jingran would like those kinds of drinks.

What should I give as a gift?

Ye Linchen muttered to himself, looking around.

Just as I was struggling with this decision, Shen Yanlin walked over and asked, "What's wrong? Can't decide what to buy?"

Ye Linchen sighed and said helplessly, "Yes, I want to pick out a gift for Brother Gu, but I don't know what to give him."

Shen Yanlin froze instantly.