At that moment, Pei Si instinctively pulled the stunned girl into his arms and pressed her into the shadows in a protective gesture.

A strange look flashed across Qu Wenbin's face, but he quickly concealed it.

He Jingxuan saw Pei Si's actions, but he was too lazy to pay attention to them. Before today, he was easily ignited by emotions no matter what happened, and was prone to anger and irritability.

But now all that's left in my heart is calmness and a feeling of emptiness and numbness.

I walked past this group of people, intending to cross the street to the other side.

A few people emerged from the alley at that moment. Ming Xiaoxiao's eyes narrowed, and she quickly broke free from Pei Si's hand and went to greet him: "Teacher Wen."

Wen Ling's expression was not good. He knew that his students had been beaten and he could clearly feel that they were threatened, which was why he remained silent.

His heart was filled with coldness and anger, and his face turned ashen.

However, upon seeing Ming Xiaoxiao, his expression subconsciously softened somewhat. "What are you doing here..."

He had just opened his mouth when he suddenly stopped, his gaze fixed on what was behind Ming Xiaoxiao, his pupils contracting sharply!

Ming Xiaoxiao turned her head, confused, and saw He Jingxuan, who should have already crossed the road, standing there clutching his chest, suddenly spitting out a mouthful of blood, and then collapsing to the ground.

Screams erupted all around, and chaos ensued.

——

In the food court not far from Linjiang No.1 Middle School.

The appearance of a dozen or so burly men in black immediately attracted the attention of most people.

People were so frightened that they scattered. Oh dear, these strong men look scary. Could they be bad guys?

The food court is lined with various snack stalls and open-air restaurants. A group of people, like country folk visiting the city for the first time, looked around curiously.

Finally arriving at a barbecue restaurant, Xie Li made his decision: "This is the one."

She had just glanced at the menu and had already quickly decided on what to order in her mind—a menu that was reasonably priced, filling, and economical.

Li Chen looked conflicted. Although this place suited his taste, he was more looking forward to the steak and wine dinner at the five-star hotel that he had asked Butler Li to arrange.

It seems that wealthy families all like to do this kind of thing: elegantly cutting steak while listening to violin music.

Although other people's violin playing may not sound as good as Xie Li's own playing, the atmosphere is there, so he can naturally hold her hand, right?

Thinking of this, Li Chen looked at Xie Li with some resentment. From the first moment he saw Xie Li when he was a child, he wanted to hold her hand, but he was immediately pinned to the ground and beaten up by Xie Li.

For nearly fifteen years since then, he hasn't been able to touch Xie Li even a single finger, let alone hold his hand!

But just now, she actually held hands with another boy right under his nose!

Xie Li was unaware of Li Chen's complicated and sorrowful thoughts, and only focused on eating meat.

This cold spicy beef salad is absolutely delicious!

The Xie family always eats lightly flavored food. It's delicious, but after a while, it gets a bit tiresome. I always crave spicy food.

"Aren't you going to eat?" Seeing Li Chen staring at her, she paused for a moment as she picked up the meat with her chopsticks, then said knowingly, "OK, you can have this piece of meat."

The gloom in Li Chen's heart instantly vanished. He smiled and accepted the piece of roasted meat, eating it with unusual shyness.

Xie Li served him meat. Did she have feelings for him? Oh my god, was she implying that he was her sweetheart and all those other sluts were just fluff?