Chapter 23

The security guard standing nearby comforted her, "Little girl, you don't have to be afraid. I've seen many men like this who are just bluffing. They are all paper tigers. The more scared you are, the more they will scare you. If you encounter such a person, just call the police. The police will protect you."

Jiang Zhinian hummed, and asked curiously, "I just heard you on the phone, and it seemed like you knew Shi Ye."

"Ah, yes, speaking of which, Doctor Shi is my lifesaver. Last time, I fainted at work, and Doctor Shi happened to be there handling a business. He performed CPR on me. The emergency room doctor later said that if it hadn't been for the prompt first aid, I wouldn't have made it to the ambulance."

Jiang Zhinian was a little surprised. She didn't expect that Shi Ye, who looked so indifferent, would take the initiative to rescue a stranger in a place other than a hospital, risking medical risks.

…

When Shi Ye arrived, Jiang Zhinian was sitting obediently on the bench in the police station, rubbing his eyes.

She has been feeling sleepy very easily lately. After sitting here for a while, she wants to sleep again.

Shi Ye walked over and gently put his arm around Jiang Zhinian's shoulders. Jiang Zhinian was dazed, so he held Shi Ye's fingers with his backhand, looked up and smiled.

Jiang Tao came in from outside and said with a smile: "You are really good, you found such a beautiful wife."

He and Shi Ye were high school classmates. His grades were not very good at that time. Thanks to Shi Ye's tutoring, he was able to get into university and become a policeman after graduation.

Shi Ye greeted him, thanked him, and left after saying that he would treat him to a meal another day.

"No, you're just sending me away like that."

"I'll take her back first. The hospital has something else to do this afternoon."

"Alright, let's call Wang Bo and the others out for a drink. I'm going to give you a good beating."

…

After getting off the car and walking towards the cafeteria, Jiang Zhinian told Shi Ye about the man.

Shi Ye didn't comment after hearing this, but only praised: "It's good that you can take the initiative to tell me about the difficulties you encountered."

Jiang Zhinian also noticed the change in herself. If it were in the past, she would definitely choose to keep things in her heart and digest them silently.

Never bring any trouble to Shi Ye.

However, as the two of them got along, in her heart, Shi Ye had become a very important family member to her. Telling the unhappy things she encountered to trusted family members and sharing the burden with each other, isn't this the meaning of having a family?

Jiang Zhinian smiled shyly, but her heart was like a sail blown by the wind, and she mustered up her courage: "I just feel that if I continue to be like before, saying nothing and letting you guess everything... you will feel very troubled, right?"

"Yes, speaking directly can improve the efficiency of our communication."

"What if it's a very troublesome matter?"

Shi Ye didn't answer directly. Instead, he took her hand and put it in his pocket, then looked down at her.

"There's no problem that can't be solved."

Jiang Zhinian's heart was pounding when he looked at her.

This was the first time they held hands.

Shi Ye's palm was dry and warm, tightly wrapping around her hand. It was a feeling Jiang Zhinian had never even dreamed of.

She didn't understand what this hand-holding meant. Was it simply a sign of care for his family, or... maybe he also had a little...

"Shi Ye, where have you been? You asked me to get you food, but you ran off..." Zheng Chengfei was standing at the cafeteria door, frantically talking on the phone. Seeing Shi Ye approaching, he rushed over, but stopped himself in time when he saw Jiang Zhinian. "Uh, goddess, oh, no, sister-in-law, what a coincidence, come and have dinner."

Shi Ye pulled Jiang Zhinian past him: "Didn't I ask you to watch over the food?"

"Ask Auntie to bring it back to the kitchen and heat it up. It's so cold, it'll be frozen into a popsicle by the time you get back. It's okay since you have thick skin, but you can't let your wife get cold."

Zheng Chengfei is a man who automatically turns on the dog-licking mode when he sees a beautiful woman.

Shi Ye found an empty seat for Jiang Zhinian to sit down, and went to get his meal from the cafeteria aunt.

As soon as Zheng Chengfei and others left, a gossip mode was added.

"Sister-in-law, my name is Zheng Chengfei. I'm Shi Ye's college roommate and now my colleague."

Jiang Zhinian smiled and greeted: "Hello, senior, my name is..."

"I know you, Jiang Zhinian, Goddess Jiang. I heard your name when I was in college, but we were not in the same college, and you were my junior, so I was embarrassed to meet you."

Jiang Zhinian felt the other party's kindness and did not feel embarrassed, but just kept smiling.

"Tsk, how did you get together with Shi Ye? I'm really curious. How could he, who is so insulated from the opposite sex, actually..."

Before he could finish his words, Shi Ye came back with two plates of food, so Zheng Chengfei had no choice but to shut up.

"Take your time eating, there's no rush. I might have to leave after I finish eating."

"good."

Zheng Chengfei sat opposite and ate dog food until he was almost full to death.

From the day he met Shi Ye, he had always suspected that human technology had broken through a certain limit and secretly produced a batch of robots and sent them to universities with the purpose of killing those useless college students who stayed up late playing games.

It was not until today that he completely denied the cognition he had always held.

It is impossible for a robot to marry a goddess.

So Shi Ye is really a human being, and now it seems that he is becoming more and more like a normal man.

"Oh, by the way, I was just about to tell you that a lot of people apologized in the group chat today. Did you see that?"

Zheng Chengfei opened the group chat and chattered rapidly, "Those sour chickens who spread rumors about my sister-in-law. They were so stubborn at first, but today, I don't know what happened. They took turns apologizing in the group and tagged everyone. It's hilarious..."

When he looked up, he saw that Shi Ye's face was very dark.

Turning his head again, he saw Jiang Zhinian's slightly uneasy expression.

Uh, looks like I'm in trouble.

"Well, take your time eating, I'm leaving first..."

Zheng Chengfei slipped away quickly, leaving Jiang Zhinian standing there at a loss.

She didn't join any groups after graduation, so naturally she didn't know how this matter spread online, but she had faced the rumors about herself before and knew how ugly some of them were.

She was afraid that Shi Ye would misunderstand.

"Shi Ye, what did they say in the group he mentioned?"

Shi Ye paused and asked her, "If I say I believe you, do you want to hear what they say?"

Jiang Zhinian was stunned. She had thought Shi Ye would comfort her and advise her not to care about what was said online, but he told her directly that he believed her.

"No need." As long as Shi Ye believed her, what did it matter what was said online? But she was still a little curious, "How did you get them to apologize?"

She didn't know why, but she had this kind of confidence. Shi Ye must have done something to make those who thought the Internet was a lawless place and spread rumors wantonly apologize.