Only after the punch landed did Xu Jingzhi realize that the person was his friend who was boxing with him.
He pulled Song Leilei aside and asked, "What happened?"
Song Leilei looked bewildered. "You've misunderstood. This young man just wanted to take me home. You can't hit him."
She recognized the man; after all, she often came here with Xu Jingzhi, so she recognized this short-haired guy, even though she couldn't recall his name.
She was afraid that the young man might do something, but he said it was too late and it wasn't safe for a girl like her to be out alone. Out of kindness, he offered to take her home, and that's how they ended up pulling at each other.
Seeing the short-haired guy's face half red and swollen, she quickly apologized, "I'm so sorry."
Xu Jingzhi: "......"
"It was too dark to see who it was. I'll cover the medical expenses," Xu Jingzhi said, patting his pocket and taking out his phone. "I'll transfer the money to you."
......
After transferring the money, Xu Jingzhi led Song Leilei into the car.
As soon as she closed the car door, Song Leilei glanced at him out of the corner of her eye and asked, "How much money did you give him?"
Inserting the car key, Xu Jingzhi said, "It's none of your business. Next time a man tries to talk to you, no matter who it is, in the middle of the night, you must call me first, or I'll call the police."
“No…” Song Leilei’s voice softened, “It’s not that serious. Besides, he was just trying to be kind, that’s why he kept offering to take me home.”
Xu Jingzhi remained silent the entire way, clearly showing that he was genuinely angry.
But he usually becomes mute when he's angry.
It was at times like this that his sharp tongue stopped, because he had become as normal as a human being and no longer cared about selling swords.
Song Leilei also became quieter.
In the evening, she had made plans with a friend, but after being stood up, she went to watch Xu Jingzhi box. She watched her idol's schedule for a long time while he was boxing.
Anything related to her crush could make her lose herself in it for a long time. Coupled with chatting with Xiao Jin, she forgot about the time. When she came to her senses, she didn't dare to take a taxi back and could only keep urging Xu Jingzhi.
When they arrived at Song Leilei's building, Xu Jingzhi parked the car and followed behind to escort Song Leilei upstairs.
Song Leilei stopped living with her parents a long time ago and bought a small apartment to live in. While this kind of place is comfortable, it doesn't seem very safe.
Her home is very clean and lovely; though small, it has everything you need.
As soon as he entered the house, he took out a pair of men's slippers and tossed them to Xu Jingzhi.
There are two pairs of slippers in the shoe cabinet. One pair is for Xu Jingzhi's exclusive use, because Song Leilei sometimes calls Xu Jingzhi to take care of her when she is afraid of ghosts or during her period.
It can be said that these were things that Song Leilei prepared for Xu Jingzhi in order to make things more convenient for herself. There were even his bowls and chopsticks in the kitchen, and his personal towels and toothbrush in the bathroom.
That's right, it's all for her own convenience. Sometimes she asks Xu Jingzhi to cook for her, and if it's too late, she lets him sleep in the living room.
Today was no exception. Xu Jingzhi washed up and went to sleep on the sofa in the living room.
While watching the drama, the girl's cheerful laughter came from the room. Xu Jingzhi went over and knocked on the door. "Song Leilei, you really have no sense of propriety."
Unable to sleep due to the noise, he simply cleaned the apartment.
He was used to a life of luxury at home, but after coming to Song Leilei's place, he started doing odd jobs. After clearing half of the trash, he went to knock on the door again, saying, "Come out."
Song Leilei came out wearing a spaghetti strap nightgown, treating Xu Jingzhi as nothing like a man. Not only that, she even put her legs up on the coffee table.
Xu Jingzhi squinted at her legs and said, "Miss Song, as a woman, can't you act like one? You look cute and adorable outside, but you reveal your true colors at home."
Song Leilei pulled her legs back and put on her slippers. "It's okay. What's up?"
"I need to reiterate what happened tonight... Don't let yourself get hurt and then go to my dad to complain. I can't watch you 24/7." Xu Jingzhi said, "By the way, remember to receive your packages these next few days. I bought you some self-defense items. You can take them with you when you're filming or recording shows and walking at night. Just put them in your bag."
He thought for a moment and then said, "Bring a bigger bag."
Song Leilei gave a flattering smile, "I think you do feel like an older brother now."
I feel a little guilty that Xu Jingzhi lost money today.
She shifted her position closer to him and asked, "Do you still have any money?"
"No." Xu Jingzhi poked her forehead with his finger. "Forget about borrowing money."
"If you don't lend me money, how am I supposed to live? Can you bear to see me so destitute out there? We've been childhood friends since we were little, like brothers and sisters!" Song Leilei grabbed Xu Jingzhi's arm and shook it forcefully.
She wanted to borrow some money to support her crush.
The recent variety show hasn't started filming yet, so she has a lot of free time to follow her idols.
"I really owe you something." Xu Jingzhi glanced at the balance in her card; she had 10,200 yuan left. "How much do you want?"
Song Leilei smiled and held up one finger, "Ten thousand."
Xu Jingzhi rolled her eyes. "I'm not expecting you to pay me back the money I gave you last time, but it was last month, and it was 20,000 yuan. You've been living and eating on set. Miss Song, where did you spend it all?"
"I'll pay you back once I get my paycheck. Just lend it to me for now, it's an emergency."
Xu Jingzhi believed her lies and sent her back, losing all his money in the process. He should have let her be carried off by wolves.
Song Leilei successfully obtained the funds for her idol-chasing endeavors. To express her gratitude, she pulled a scarf from her wardrobe and gave it to Xu Jingzhi, saying, "Here you go, my benefactor."
Xu Jingzhi remembered this scarf; it was knitted by Song Leilei in high school. It was very ugly. Back then, she would run to him and cry when she couldn't knit it well, eventually forcing him to learn how to knit a scarf and teaching her step by step.
She took the knitted scarf and gave it to a senior student.
As it turned out, the senior student didn't even want the tattered scarf and threw it into the trash can. Xu Jingzhi saw it and secretly picked it up. Later, when she was discovered, Xu Jingzhi lied to her, saying that she liked the scarf and had snatched it from the senior student.
When Song Leilei, a high school student, heard that her scarf had been taken back, she cried in anger. Because of this incident, she officially started a feud with Xu Jingzhi, and afterwards, no matter what, she couldn't stand Xu Jingzhi.
The key point is that Xu Jingzhi didn't expect that the senior would later go into acting and become quite popular in recent years. Now, Song Leilei has her eye on someone else again.
He felt that it was all a waste of time. The senior hadn't even been interested in her back then, so why would he be interested now?
He looked at Song Leilei's face now; it was much whiter and thinner than before. She had transformed from a chubby girl into a petite and adorable beauty.
It's alright, I guess.
Yes, no matter what she becomes, that senior will never be interested in her.
"Oh, it's my favorite pink scarf." Xu Jingzhi took the scarf and couldn't help but laugh out loud. It really was ugly, but he couldn't say it out loud.
"Right? I'm the one who treats you well, I've made your wish come true."
"Hmm, this thing is actually worth ten thousand, how could I not like it?"
Song Leilei: "......"
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