Watching the man leave, the old man turned to Bai Shu with concern: "Who is that man? He may look respectable, but—girls must protect themselves! There are many hypocrites in this world!"

Bai Shu pursed her lips, gave a faint yet gentle smile, and said softly, "He is... my brother, don't worry."

After helping the old man carry the water, she packed her things and went downstairs. Xiao Lingchen parked his car at the library entrance, and as soon as he saw her come out, he hurriedly got out of the car, opened the door, and greeted her.

The June weather was scorching hot. The air conditioning in the car was on full blast, and Bai Zhu felt a refreshing coolness as soon as she entered, and couldn't help but shiver.

Xiao Lingchen opened the lunchbox lid and handed her a thermos: "It's too hot. This is plum juice with less ice. It's refreshing and good for your appetite. Are you still studying here this afternoon? I'll bring you some mung bean soup."

"Really, there's no need," Bai Shu said with a wry smile. "You've helped me so much, but I can't do anything for you. It's really shameful to accept this without any reason."

Xiao Lingchen sighed inwardly, feeling somewhat powerless.

This girl has always been like this—

She always felt that one deserves a reward only after giving; she could sacrifice everything to help others without hesitation, but felt that she should not accept the care and love of others.

He almost wished she could be more selfish and cold-blooded, not caring about other people's lives or deaths, taking care of herself was the most important thing!

Forget it, forget it. He knows perfectly well what kind of person she is. If she can't get over her mental hurdle and won't accept it, then he'll think of a way to make her accept it.

The dim sum was delicious, and the shrimp dumplings were so fresh they were almost unbelievable. Although Bai Zhu had already eaten breakfast, she couldn't resist eating several more under the various encouragements and temptations from the men, and her belly was already a little round.

Seeing that she had eaten her fill, obediently drunk the nutritious milk, and dutifully brought some iced plum juice, Xiao Lingchen was finally satisfied and let her go back to the library to study.

After she obediently said goodbye and entered the gate, he rolled down the car window, took out his phone, and dialed Xiao Shisan's number.

"Seven o'clock tonight is the time when Yaya leaves the library to go home. I will be in a car accident on the way. You need to keep an eye on the surroundings and make sure no one else takes away her chance to save me."

Xiao Shisan: !!!

—What do you mean by "you will be in a car accident"?

Do you have precognitive abilities, or are you planning to deliberately drive your car into a tree?! Don't be ridiculous!!!

.

"Stop it, that's really not my boyfriend. He's the son of my parents' friend, I call him 'brother'..."

Bai Shu blushed and returned to her seat. A girl next to her skipped over and sat down beside her, letting out a low scream:

"Then he must like you! I saw it clearly. When he looked at you, his eyes were shining, and his smile was so gentle that he couldn't help it."

This girl is from the neighboring experimental high school; she's a friend Bai Shu met at the library.

Xiao Lingchen called her out earlier, and she left in a hurry. She was talking to him at the door and didn't notice that her friend had just entered the library and seen her.

Seeing Bai Zhu blush, the girl knew she was shy, so after a few teasing remarks, she changed the subject.

"By the way, you're at No. 1 High School, do you know someone named Cheng Yuxuan? The one who dresses sleazy and always leads a bunch of girls to cause trouble, she's quite famous!"

Bai Shu was taken aback: "Cheng Yuxuan? What happened to her?"

The girl lowered her voice and said mysteriously, "It's all over the group chats for all the classes in our lab! She's in big trouble!"