Yu Wan is no longer the weak girl she once was, at the mercy of others.

Over the years, I've spent countless hours at the gym building my strength and learning martial arts... I've endured unimaginable hardship and immense pain, gritting my teeth and shedding tears to get to where I am today, all so that one day I can protect myself.

Five years of unwavering dedication have all been worthwhile!

The room fell silent, and for a moment, only the sound of each other's breathing could be heard.

At that moment, the phone vibrated silently in my pocket.

Yu Wan took out her phone and saw the incoming call on the screen. She hesitated whether to answer it.

She had promised to have dinner with him, but she broke her promise.

How can this be explained?

"Go ahead and answer it. Uncle Yue has been looking for you all night." Meng Shen got up, packed his medicine box and walked out: "I'll go downstairs and ask Aunt Chen to make me some ginger soup. Aren't you afraid of getting a bad cold from being out in the wind all night?"

The door clicked shut softly.

Yu Wan pressed the answer button, and a deep voice came through the phone: "Are you home yet?"

She tightened her grip on the phone slightly and softly hummed in agreement.

"Then I'm relieved. Go home and get some rest." Tang Yue smiled, his voice as mellow as ever. "Also, please thank Aunt Chen for me. The food tonight was delicious."

Because of his thoughtfulness, Yu Wan suddenly felt a tightness in her chest: "Aren't you going to ask me why I didn't go over later?"

Tang Yue said matter-of-factly, "You must have been held up by something, and it's very late. I'm worried about you being out alone."

My heart skipped a beat.

She lowered her head, her voice becoming unnaturally weak: "I haven't been able to go over these past few days." Tang Yue's eyes were sharp; she was afraid he would see through her.

Before she could find a reasonable explanation, Tang Yue asked, "Is it to prepare for the final exam? I already know about what happened on the Jiangda Forum. I'll organize some materials tomorrow and have Meng Shen or Huang San send them to you."

Yu Wan frowned slightly, feeling that things had gone too smoothly. It was as if the other person knew what she was going to say and had thoughtfully prepared a set of lines in advance.

Her expression changed.

Tang Yue is investigating the S organization, and the police will definitely inform him as soon as they receive the information.

Therefore, he must have guessed something, but he didn't say it out loud.

Having figured out the whole thing, a warm current surged into her heart in an instant, a bittersweet, tingling sensation, and Yu Wan chuckled softly.

What happened?

Everyone around her is incredibly stupid.

Jing prefers to do so many things quietly behind the scenes.

A little girl's cheerful laughter came from the other end of the line. Tang Yue breathed a sigh of relief, and a smile involuntarily appeared on his lips as he asked, "What's making you so happy?"

Yu Wan raised an eyebrow: "Does finding some idiots count?"

Tang Yue paused, remained silent for a few seconds, his lowered eyes filled with amazement and joy, and a hint of barely perceptible heartache.

Being too smart isn't always a good thing; living life with such clarity can also be exhausting.

The call ended a long time ago.

Tang Yue gazed at the sky shrouded in night, standing motionless in the corridor, still gripping his phone tightly until his knuckles turned white.

"Wanwan, you must take good care of yourself."

The voice was filled with intense emotion, and... lingering fear.

"Brother Yue, so you're here." The young police officer walked over, slightly out of breath. "Something's happened. That guy bit his tongue and committed suicide. The trail has gone cold. Captain Zhao sent me to ask you if you can set up a program to match the city's surveillance footage. Maybe we can find his accomplices."

Tang Yue was taken aback, a hint of red appearing in his eyes. His heart was in turmoil, and he had to use all his strength to control his emotions and avoid losing his composure.

After a long pause, he shook his head: "I can't find it."

His tone was unusually firm, yet tinged with deep regret and anger.

Fifteen years was enough time for him to gain a deep understanding of the organization's modus operandi. They were ruthless towards their targets, and even more ruthless towards their own people!

The young police officer frowned: "What if we can find it?"

"How about this, let's make a bet." Tang Yue's eyes were dark and deep, a faint smile appearing on his lips: "If I win, will you bring me a cup of coffee tomorrow morning?"

The fair face in front of me was slightly red from the cold, but when she smiled, she was still stunningly beautiful, truly living up to the saying "a scourge to the country and its people"!

The young police officer, confused, replied with a "okay." By the time he realized what was happening, Tang Yue had already reached the stairwell. He hurriedly caught up with him, pleading, "How about milk or chocolate instead? If Captain Zhao knew he brought you coffee, he'd kill me."

-

The forum's popularity cooled down quickly because the school publicly criticized several students who spread rumors that night. Once this is recorded in their files, it will have a significant impact on their future employment or civil service exams.

The reason why trolls feel so good about venting online is because they believe that no one can discover their identity if they are anonymous. Therefore, after learning about the school's swift and decisive actions, they immediately shut up and deleted all their comments.

Taking advantage of her position as vice president of the student council, Yao Ting mobilized the officers to actively post about studying and exams. Principal Shen was very pleased and publicly praised the student council's handling of the situation.

For the next period of time, the forum will present a harmonious, positive, and uplifting atmosphere.

On the other side...

Yu Wan learned about this on Saturday afternoon. After thinking it over, she decided to invite Yao Ting to dinner. She waited two minutes, but Yao Ting didn't reply to her text message. She put her phone in her bag and went downstairs.

Downstairs, Meng Shen was sitting cross-legged on a blanket playing Zelda. He was fighting a Lynel in Master mode, and he had to finish the battle quickly, otherwise the boss would heal itself and he would fail.

Yu Wan walked over and sat on the sofa, leaning back and crossing her long legs.

Meng Shen glanced at her sideways and was surprised to find her dressed neatly: "Are you going out?"

Yu Wan nodded and glanced at her watch: "You have half an hour. I have a dinner appointment with your idol at seven."

"W-what?" Meng Shen's hand trembled, and the screen displayed GameOver.

He turned around abruptly, his eyes sparkling, and asked excitedly, "Is this the man I've been thinking about?"

Yu Wan gave a lazy "hmm" and rested her chin on her hand: "You have 29 minutes left."

Meng Shen jumped up and ran towards the room, his voice trailing off: "Just give me twenty minutes."

Yu Wan couldn't help but raise an eyebrow, clearly skeptical of his claim of twenty minutes.

As expected.

Forty minutes later, the two finally left the villa.

As dusk settled, the night wind howled.

Yu Wan glanced sideways at the young man in the driver's seat who was dressed like a peacock, her expression slightly dazed.

"Sizzle!"

The wheels left several long tracks on the ground.

Meng Shen's arm, gripping the steering wheel, bulged with veins as he roared, "I'm straight!"