Chapter 5 Only Five and a Half Years Older

When she looked up, she saw five ruffians standing around her, with lewd and greasy smiles and lustful eyes.

Shen Zhiyi immediately remembered that this area was often in the news for various fights, robberies and rapes. The counselors would always tell them not to go there during weekly meetings.

"Little sister's candy is so sweet." The leading man held her candy in his mouth and took a big sip.

Shen Zhiyi: “…”

"I'm telling you once, get out."

She frowned slightly, impatience lingering between her brows.

Several men laughed.

"Brother allows you to say it one more time, as long as you accompany brother to shake." The man said, swinging his waist shamelessly in an obscene motion.

At this moment, a man let out a low cry, pointed at her excitedly and said, “She is Shen Zhiyi, a very popular anchor recently!”

"So you're the anchor, come on, have some fun with me, I'll give you some gifts."

He increased the amplitude of his waist shaking, and his movements became more obscene and disgusting.

Shen Zhiyi's eyes were cold, and his fingers gradually clenched.

Just as he was about to start beating him, the wretched man in front of him suddenly staggered to the side and fell heavily on the concrete floor, and the two door cards rolled into the black ditch.

Before the men could react, they were all kicked to the ground by the attacker, and the words "Chinese quintessence" came out.

"Fuck you, who's the one who's so desperate!"

Shen Zhiyi also turned her head in bewilderment. The afterglow of the sunset shone diagonally from the high wall, stinging her eyes a little. Faintly, she made out a tall, long-legged man leaning against the wall, lazily surveying them. With the light behind him, most of his face was aglow with a faint glow. He was elegant and refined, and exceptionally dazzling.

After a moment of trance, Shen Zhiyi saw the man in front of him clearly. It was actually him, Xiao Lanting.

His attire was not as formal and cold as those on campus. Like ordinary college students, he wore a very casual black top with loose jeans and white sneakers. His hands were lightly tucked into his pockets. The workplace atmosphere faded away and he became much more friendly, like the big brother next door.

At this moment, a faint smile played on the corner of his mouth, not reaching his eyes. He seemed gentle and polite, but invisibly, he exuded a stern and oppressive aura. When he stood up and walked over, several men subconsciously stepped aside.

The next second, he reacted and spit out swear words.

"You're just a poor student, beat me to death!"

As soon as Shen Zhiyi saw those people move, his eyes were covered by Xiao Lanting's hand.

His voice was gentle and moving, and he leaned over to her ear and told her, "Go out and wait for me."

She was pushed to the corner, and then she heard the sound of fists and feet.

Heavy, cold, and cruel.

Shen Zhiyi obediently stood at the entrance of the alley waiting for him.

He kicked the ground with his toes out of boredom.

I couldn't help but think, why is he here?

She took out her cell phone, logged into WeChat, and quickly understood.

After she sent the location, she didn't reply to his message.

The message he sent was the same as what the counselor said, both telling her not to go to such a dangerous place.

So... he came here specifically to find her?

If it were any other student, would he come too?

She was so absorbed in her thoughts that she didn't notice someone approaching her.

It wasn't until a shadow passed over her head that she noticed he took a dead leaf from her head and gently brushed the dust off her hair.

Ever since she realized that he might like her, Shen Zhiyi could no longer face him calmly.

Her breathing became slightly tense, and her eyes drifted cautiously to his face.

"What else can you do except get into trouble every day?" He scolded in a gentle voice, his tone slow and leisurely, making the words sound without any authority.

It still feels the same as before, or pretty much the same.

However, Shen Zhiyi could no longer find her former calmness and arrogance, but instead could not help but recall the scene of him holding her and crying.

Suddenly, the man lowered his face, his mountain-like eyebrows slightly furrowed, and a puzzled look appeared in his eyes. He chuckled: "Why are you blushing?"

He spoke casually, with a somewhat drawn-out ending, and his voice was naturally tender. When he smiled, the corners of his eyes turned up, and his eyes were filled with shimmering light, giving him the cunning and allure of a fox.

Shen Zhiyi's pupils shrank slightly, and he stared at him blankly, muttering in his heart, no wonder his classmates called him "Miss Xiao".

She replied dully, "Hot."

The man raised an eyebrow and straightened up, "It's hot."

She nodded.

He raised his chin lightly, his expression lazy, "Come on, I'll treat you to something to cool down."

Seeing that it was still early, and thinking that he had saved her, Shen Zhiyi said, “Let me ask the teacher.”

He curled his lips and said helplessly, "Don't call me teacher outside of school. It makes you look old."

Shen Zhiyi walked silently side by side with him, pulling at the straps of her backpack, and casually replied, "Calling you teacher shows that I respect you."

He suddenly stopped, bent down, and stared at her. "You?"

He stared at her with scrutinizing eyes, revealing his dislike for the name.

Shen Zhiyi blinked and said very honestly: "You are older than me and you are my teacher."

"Only five and a half years older."

Shen Zhiyi: “Five and a half years is a lot.”

He opened his mouth, suddenly laughed, and said nothing, "Let's go."

His car was parked at the entrance of the alley. It was a black Bentley Mulsanne with a cool and deep temperament.

She instinctively walked towards the back seat, but heard a click and he had opened the passenger door for her.

Shen Zhiyi went in silently.

The air conditioning relaxed her pores, and she exhaled involuntarily and leaned back in the chair.

The man reached out and adjusted the angle of the air outlet.

"Don't blow it in your face, you'll catch a cold easily."

“Oh.” Shen Zhiyi nodded his stiff head.

In order to avoid an awkward atmosphere, she took the initiative to find topics to talk about.

"Teacher, you can fight five of them so easily. Have you practiced this before?"

The man drove the car with his eyes fixed on the road ahead. He said softly, "Tell me the truth. Are you being threatened by someone?"

"Um?"

Shen Zhiyi didn’t understand why he asked that.

Xiao Lanting asked, "Where is the person who sent me a text message threatening me yesterday?"

Threatening by text message?

Shen Zhiyi’s hair tingled, and he didn’t dare to adjust the chat history.

She remembered that she was indeed lawless during this period. Because she did not regard him as a teacher, she dared to say anything.

She kept saying to him, "I'm your savior."

Thinking about it, Shen Zhiyi said: “My dad asked me to respect you, and I think he makes sense.”

"Do you often mention me to your father?" The man raised his eyebrows.

Shen Zhiyi rolled his eyes: “Because my grades were not ideal, he asked me who my teacher was, and I told him.”

Xiao Lanting raised the corners of his mouth slightly.

"What are you doing here?"

Shen Zhiyi lied without blushing or breathing heavily: "Find a friend."

"Where are the people?"

"She couldn't come because of something urgent."

Shen Zhiyi knew that she couldn’t continue the conversation, so she pointed to a fruit stand on the roadside and said, “Watermelon, I want to eat watermelon!”

Xiao Lanting really stopped the car.

"It's hot outside, I'll go buy some."

He unbuckled his seat belt, opened the door and got out of the car, not giving Shen Zhiyi time to refuse.

Shen Zhiyi followed his figure and saw him standing in front of the stall ordering. His tall and straight figure stood under the parasol, blending into the bright sunshine.

The stall owner and two children playing games all looked up at him, their eyes shining. It was unclear whether it was because he looked rich or because he was handsome.

On a whim, she began to carefully examine Xiao Lanting's face and calculate his fate.

After looking at it for a while, she frowned.

(End of this chapter)