"I...I didn't..."

The boy with glasses immediately chickened out.

The man in front of him was clearly not someone to be trifled with, so he wisely put away his arrogance towards Zhu Jinzhao and became meek and submissive.

"No?" the man asked with a light laugh. "Are you really not?"

The boy didn't dare to meet his gaze, so he lowered his head and said, "N-nothing..."

The man raised an eyebrow and said directly, "I don't believe it. Let's wait and see the surveillance footage."

"...I...I don't want to see it. I have things to do and don't have time to waste here." As he spoke, the boy began to struggle, trying to get rid of the hand on his shoulder.

"Don't move!" the man said in a deep voice, suddenly increasing the pressure on his hand.

The boy felt a sharp pain in his skin and immediately froze, too afraid to move.

"Here it comes, here it comes, the surveillance footage is here!" Sister Fang pulled up the surveillance video, ran out, and showed the video to Zhu Jinzhao.

"Today, since you didn't try to extort him, he's the one who took advantage of you!"

Upon hearing this, the man shifted his gaze to the phone screen and lingered for a few seconds before succinctly saying, "Apologize."

"Apologize!" Zhu Jinchao echoed, while simultaneously holding up her phone to publicly humiliate the boy, "The surveillance footage is crystal clear, you touched me! Apologize now!"

"..." The boy kept his mouth shut, his face flushed red.

"Apologize." The man gripped his shoulder tightly, issuing a final warning. "This girl has evidence of your harassment. If you don't apologize, I'll have to let her call the police."

"You're still a student, aren't you?"

Suddenly, a sentence popped up from the crowd of onlookers.

Upon hearing this, the boy immediately clenched his fists into his hands, which were hanging at his sides.

Zhu Jinchao noticed his reaction and quickly said, "If you don't apologize, I'll call the police right now and have them find out which school you're from, then I'll file a complaint with your school. Let your teachers and classmates see what kind of person you are!"

"Don't!"

Zhu Jinzhao's words accurately hit his weak spot, and he finally opened his mouth and uttered a sound.

"Please don't call the police, I apologize."

Zhu Jinzhao: "Say it quickly."

The boy adjusted his slipping glasses and reluctantly bowed to Zhu Jinzhao: "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have taken advantage of you, please forgive me."

Zhu Jinchao flipped the dial pad and typed in "110": "Too late. A parasite like you who harms society, I have to call the police to punish you!"

"...Huh?" The boy was dumbfounded.

The man who stood up for Zhu Jinzhao was also dumbfounded. He turned his head and looked at Zhu Jinzhao with a look of surprise and delight, and laughed, "You're quite something, you've got some skills."

Zhu Jinzhao glared at the boy, and just as she was about to dial the police, her expression suddenly changed.

"...Wishing you...wishing you a bright moon..."

She stared blankly at a spot on her left, and almost fearfully uttered the name.

The very next second, Zhu Qian also appeared in her line of sight.

"Ha—" She gasped, her hand suddenly went limp, and she almost dropped her phone.

"What did you say?" The man didn't hear her clearly and asked instinctively.

She stared wide-eyed, unable to answer.

While she was still in a daze, the boy suddenly shook off the hand on his shoulder and turned to flee in a disheveled state.

"Holy crap—"

The man cursed angrily.

"Never mind, never mind." Zhu Jinzhao hurriedly came to his senses and turned his back to Zhu Mingyue.

"Are you alright?" The man clapped his hands, looking at her strangely.

Zhu Jinzhao raised the fan in her hand, carefully covering her face: "It's nothing, thank you for helping me. You're such a kind person."

"Tch..." The man was amused by her words and couldn't help but tease her, "What a simple way to praise someone. I can tell you're sincere."

Zhu Jinzhao: "Mmm..."

The man didn't say anything more.

Zhu Jinzhao focused on avoiding the Zhu family. When she felt it was time to cautiously turn around, the man had already disappeared.

Zhu Mingyue and Zhu Qian also walked away.

"Phew..." She breathed a sigh of relief, her heart filled with trepidation.

"Why would the two of them come to this mall..." she wondered.

This shopping mall is the furthest from the Zhu family's house. The shops inside are similar to those in the other malls. If you just want to go shopping, there's no need to go that far.

"Are you alright, Jinzhao?" Sister Fang patted Zhu Jinzhao on the shoulder, interrupting her reverie.

"N-nothing." Zhu Jinzhao gave a stiff smile. "I can still work, Fang-jie, don't worry."

Fang Jie: "Okay, then you keep working. Call me if you need anything."

Zhu Jinzhao nodded: "Okay."

The appearance of Zhu Qian and Zhu Mingyue disturbed her mind, and she completed the subsequent interactions absentmindedly.

In order to avoid being discovered by the Zhu family, she deliberately switched places with another girl and hid in a slightly more secluded corner.

But things didn't go as planned. The Zhu family not only discovered her quickly, but also caught her red-handed...

"Welcome to the store." She waved the small fan in her hand and smiled as she repeated her lines.

"Can I take a picture?"

A man approached her with his phone in hand and politely inquired about her needs, just like any other customer.

She was so exhausted that she didn't recognize the voice at all, and reflexively replied, "Yes..."

The words came to an abrupt halt.

Zhu Jinzhao looked at the man in front of her, her dark pupils filled with deep terror.

"Is it okay?" Zhu Xingye stared at her with a half-smile and patiently asked again.

"Snap!"

Zhu Jinzhao dropped the fan in his hand.

"Big...Big brother..."

Zhu Xingye didn't answer her, but repeated his question, only his tone had changed: "I'm asking you, can I take a picture with you?"

"..." Zhu Jinzhao didn't know how to answer.

I dare not say "yes," nor do I dare say "no."

Zhu Xingye stepped forward two steps and asked again, "Can I take a picture with you? Answer me."

Zhu Jinzhao closed her eyes in fear, hesitated for a few seconds, and then answered at the risk of her life: "...Okay."

Zhu Xingye then bent down to pick up the fan she had dropped and thoughtfully handed it to her. He then turned on his camera and flipped the lens to point it at the two of them.

Zhu Jinzhao stood rooted to the spot, too afraid to move, not even daring to look up at the camera.

Zhu Xingye asked in a low, cold voice, "Is this how you take photos with other guests too?"

"No, no..." Zhu Jinzhao said honestly, then slowly approached Zhu Xingye, forcing a smile and giving a peace sign to the camera.

"Snap!"

Zhu Xingye pressed the shutter.

"The models for the afternoon session can go home now," Sister Fang called out at the store entrance, and the other two girls quickly ran away.

"..." Zhu Jinzhao stood there like a wooden statue, not daring to move at all.

Zhu Xingye put away his phone and looked at her with a gloomy gaze: "What are you standing there for? You're so busy working that you don't even want to go home?"

Zhu Jinzhao buried his head and said, "No..."

"Chao Chao? Is it really you?!"