He familiarly ruffled Lin Ruanruan's hair, which displeased her. She grabbed Huo Qi's hands with both of them and said, "I finally got this hairstyle done, I can't mess it up!"

Huo Qi chuckled and took Lin Ruanruan's little hand in his. He wasn't angry at all; on the contrary, he was very happy. The little rabbit's hand was as soft as her name.

"Hello, Brother Huo!" Xu Chaosheng was a little surprised by the two's nonchalant attitude, but he greeted Huo Qi out of politeness.

Huo Qi nodded, took Lin Ruanruan's hand, and said, "I'll take Ruanruan with me first. Little brother can play slowly."

He emphasized the word "younger brother" slightly.

Watching the two figures walk away, Xu Chaosheng curled the corners of his lips into a smile. "They're quite interesting."

I don't know if they're talking about Huo Qi or Lin Ruanruan.

Huo Qi was unusually silent the whole way, his mind in turmoil.

He had always thought he treated Lin Ruanruan like a younger sister, but now it seems that he didn't.

The mere thought of Lin Ruanruan being tricked away by some unknown brat made him unsteady on his feet, and he even felt a pang of jealousy. How could the little rabbit be so easily fooled? Wouldn't she be sold out and still be helping to count the money?

Thinking of Xu Chaosheng's flamboyant behavior just now, his eyes darkened. He knew that the little rabbit was attractive.

But these people outside are too dangerous; they don't deserve to stay by the little rabbit's side, nor can they protect her.

Unless, of course, he himself is the one protecting the little rabbit. He cannot imagine, nor can he tolerate, other men being by the little rabbit's side in the future.

Huo Qi stopped, and Lin Ruanruan stopped as well, looking at Huo Qi beside her with a puzzled expression. Her almond-shaped eyes blinked, "Brother Huo, are you feeling unwell?"

Brother Huo hardly spoke today, which is unusual.

Upon hearing this, Huo Qi looked at Lin Ruanruan seriously and said, "Ruanruan, I remember you promised me that you wouldn't date too early."

Although Lin Ruanruan was puzzled as to why she suddenly said this, she still nodded, "Yes, don't date too early, dating too early is unhealthy."

Huo Qi nodded in satisfaction. Very good. He reserved this little rabbit.

"Be careful of guys who hit on you in the future; they're probably up to no good..."

Lin Ruanruan listened attentively, nodding as she spoke, indicating that she had learned something. "By the way, Brother Huo."

Lin Ruanruan looked at Huo Qi with a serious expression, hesitating about how to speak.

As the villains, the Xu family caused the Huo family a lot of trouble.

Not long after, after the female lead Huo Xian starts school and participates in the physics competition, the Xu family will discuss a cooperation with the Huo family. They have tricked the Huo family, causing them great damage.

This caused Xuan Yuan Hao Cheng's mother to reconsider the marriage with the Huo family, which caused the female lead a lot of trouble.

"Hmm?" Huo Qi stopped talking and looked at Lin Ruanruan seriously.

"Exactly, I don't think Xu Chaosheng's family are good people..."

"Why do you say that?" Huo Qi was somewhat surprised that Lin Ruanruan would say that.

"I heard it from a classmate when I wasn't thinking clearly before. He mentioned that Xu Chaosheng has a lot of scandals."

Lin Ruanruan shook Huo Qi's hand, "Once, the school's dean of students caught Xu Chaosheng doing 'that' with a girl in the lecture hall at night."

Huo Qi's eyes widened. Where did his little rabbit get this information?

"That's just hearsay. It was suppressed later. The girl transferred schools and nobody knows where she went. That incident didn't affect Xu Chaosheng at all."

"But a lot of rumors were spread about that girl, and this whole thing became her fault."

Lin Ruanruan sighed, and Huo Qi comforted her by rubbing her hand. "So, you're saying their family isn't good people?"

Lin Ruanruan nodded.

"It was the Xu family who forced that girl to keep quiet. It's very likely that Xu Chaosheng forced her!"

"The Xu family even bankrupted their family, Brother Huo, don't cooperate with them."

Actually, when Lin Ruanruan was acting like a fool, all she heard was someone making "mmm" sounds in the lecture hall at night and being caught by the headmaster; no one knew who the main character was.

Lin Ruanruan, having read the novel, knew that the protagonist was Lin Chaosheng, and that the girl was indeed forced by Lin Chaosheng.

Under pressure from the Xu family, she dared not speak out. In the end, the Xu family broke their promise and simply bankrupted them.

By the time she realized she needed to speak up for herself, much time had passed, and she had nowhere to turn for help, leaving her to swallow her bitterness alone.

It wasn't until near the end of the story that the incident resurfaced, and the girl was finally exonerated. However, so much time had passed, and the criticism and harm she had suffered could never be undone.

Huo Qi suddenly became serious, pinching Lin Ruanruan's face, "Since you know Xu Chaosheng isn't a good person, why are you standing so close?"

Lin Ruanruan's face was distorted from being pulled, "No, he came over there himself!"

Huo Qi released her face, and Lin Ruanruan quickly rubbed her cheeks.

"Next time you encounter someone like that, just ignore them. You're under my protection, Huo Qi."

Looking down, he saw Lin Ruanruan staring at him with starry eyes, and he couldn't help but find it amusing.

Why that expression?

Lin Ruanruan coughed twice, mimicking Huo Qi's tone, "You're under my protection, that's such a cool line."

Huo Qi took her hand and made her link arms with him, saying, "Your brother Huo is amazing."

Thinking of how Lin Ruanruan didn't know how to refuse Xu Chaosheng's insistence on adding her as a friend, Huo Qi frowned. "Ruanruan, do you not know how to refuse people?"

Lin Ruanruan nodded quickly.

Huo Qi smirked, "I'll teach you."

Huo Qi took Lin Ruanruan along and taught her all sorts of conversation techniques and tricks.

Lin Ruanruan listened attentively and repeatedly expressed that she had learned a lot.

When Lin's mother and the group of wealthy women saw Huo Qi and Lin Ruanruan walking towards them in such an intimate manner, they were all somewhat surprised.

A wealthy woman exclaimed, "Oh my, Young Master Huo looks just like Ruan Ruan's older brother!"

The others chimed in, saying, "The two look like a perfect couple."

They're all shrewd people, showering each other with compliments.

Lin's mother relaxed slightly and laughed along with them.

"Ruan Ruan and Huo Xian are good friends, and Young Master Huo also loves Ruan Ruan because of her, and treats her like a younger sister."

"Oh, Shuzhen, why are you usually so modest? You're actually so familiar with the Huo family." A wealthy woman said sourly.

Li Shuzhen was Lin's mother's name. She didn't take the rich woman's words to heart.

"It's just kids playing around; we adults should just let it be."

The wealthy woman scoffed; how could she not believe it? Young Master Huo was almost graduating from university; he wasn't young anymore.

They didn't have a daughter of their own, otherwise they would have sent her to Huo Qi for a look.