"Ahem." Lin Yang smoothed the stray hairs on her forehead countless times and cleared her throat awkwardly.

The carefully chosen lines were memorized perfectly in his mind, and his two bent fingers were about to knock on the door of 1303.

Suddenly, he chickened out again, and the courage he had just mustered vanished instantly.

With her right hand hanging down, Lin Yang scratched her head in frustration, clicking her tongue incessantly.

"Ah—" Lin Yang shouted, as if to bolster his courage, "Whatever, I might as well die! It's better than being sidelined!"

"Creak—" The door suddenly opened.

Lin Yang's bent fingers almost couldn't stop themselves, and they were about to make intimate contact with Xu Chengzhi's face again.

Xu Chengzhi leaned against the door, raising an eyebrow as he stared at her finger hovering in mid-air. "Wouldn't this count as a second act of violence?"

Lin Yang hurriedly lowered her hand and hid it behind her back, forcing a fawning smile on her face. "Misunderstanding, misunderstanding, it's all a misunderstanding, ha...ha."

Xu Chengzhi didn't speak, but the expression on his face seemed to say, "Do you think I believe you?"

"Haha..." Lin Yang scratched his head awkwardly, his gaze darting straight into the house. "How about we go inside and talk?"

After saying that, he tentatively stretched out his foot.

"Do you think it's so easy to get into my room?" Xu Chengzhi stretched out his long leg, blocking her foot from stepping in.

Lin Yang was taken aback, and her ingratiating smile faltered. But remembering the purpose of her visit, she quickly forced a smile again. "Then we can talk outside. Talking outside is just as good. Do whatever you like. I can accept anything."

"Then if I tell you to get out now, would you accept that?" Xu Chengzhi crossed his arms, looking like he was waiting to watch the show.

Lin Yang felt a tightness in her chest, as if her heart was about to burst.

She was so angry at Xu Chengzhi's words that she pounded her chest, trying to swallow her anger.

"Brother Xu is joking, right? Haha, so funny, so funny..."

"Do you think I'm the kind of person who would joke around? Hmm?" Xu Chengzhi lazily raised his eyelids.

Lin Yang could no longer laugh.

I can't even pound on his chest anymore.

"Xu Chengzhi!" Lin Yang called his name through gritted teeth, "Don't go too far!"

"Oh?" Xu Chengzhi's hand touched his cheek, intentionally or unintentionally gliding over the slightly swollen area. "Is this how Miss Lin asks for help?"

Is this a deliberate reminder of the mistakes she made?

Haha, no need. She has a very good memory and hasn't forgotten about it.

"If I leave, will Brother Xu get over his anger and clear my name?"

"What's there to clarify?" Xu Chengzhi smiled, a cold glint flashing in his eyes. "It's a fact that you hit me. What? Does that need clarification?"

This guy is definitely not a good person, he holds grudges a lot, damn it!

It seems impossible to get his help.

Why force yourself to suffer? How much worse can things get?

Lin Yang was furious at Xu Chengzhi's attitude. She forgot what she had been thinking about and started bringing up old grievances. "That night you took advantage of me and then ran away as soon as I woke up! Ugh! You scumbag! What's wrong with hitting you? Hitting you is too lenient!"

The smile faded, and a coldness crept into Xu Chengzhi's eyes. "I didn't settle accounts with you for what happened that night, but you're really not afraid of death, daring to bring it up yourself?"

Lin Yang, clutching her buttocks, said defiantly, "You've had your fun, and now you dare to hold me accountable? My butt's been hurting for days, and you expect me to take responsibility? Are you even human?"

"You really don't remember what happened that night?" Xu Chengzhi looked at her with the same strange gaze he had given her that day, staring at her buttocks.