"That's impossible. Someone must be trying to frame him." Li Muxi shook her head, not really believing the video. Suddenly, she remembered what Xu Chen had told her. "So that's how it is." Li Muxi thought to herself, and then she continued to call out to Xu Chen loudly.
"Xu Chen! Come out quickly! Mom and Dad, you go first, I want to wait for him."
"Mom and Dad will wait with you." Li's parents had no choice but to go along with their daughter's crazy antics.
Seeing this, Xu Chen jumped off the roof and appeared behind the three of them.
"You're awake! How's the recovery going?"
"Thank you, thank you for the jade pendant," Li Muxi said excitedly.
"No need, this is what I should do for you."
“They say you hit me. I don’t believe it, and I don’t want to believe it. Xu Chen, I want to know what your opinion of me is.”
"I'm the one who hit you. You might have lost your memory after being hit."
“Why? You’re not that kind of person. The Xu Chen I know shouldn’t be like this!” Li Muxi shook her head violently, not wanting to hear Xu Chen’s “confession.”
"Because I hated your harassment, understand? Being harassed is a very bad thing, regardless of gender, so I decided to teach you a lesson."
Li's father, who was standing in front of Li Muxi, looked furious. "Young man, since you've shown up, go to the police station. Consider it an explanation for my daughter. You've already admitted it yourself."
"I'll go to the police station tomorrow morning." Xu Chen turned and left.
Still on the hospital rooftop, he chain-smoked, gazing at the scenery below, remaining silent for a long time.
"Feeling sad all by yourself? I've heard about what happened. Really? You're a Nascent Soul cultivator, can't you even handle this little misunderstanding?" Qin Ziyue appeared behind Xu Chen. Xu Chen remained silent, handed her a cigarette case, and Qin Ziyue took one out, lit it, and started smoking. No matter what was going on in the city, it couldn't escape her eyes.
"When did you learn to smoke, senior?"
"You'll learn it once you get here. People like us are immune to all poisons, and this kind of deadly hobby is only suitable for us."
"I'm not feeling sentimental, I'm just reflecting on whether what I did was right or wrong."
"What is right and wrong? Can you tell the difference?"
"Can you tell the difference? I don't know. All I know is that this is quite different from what I imagined a mortal transformation to be. Senior, how did you achieve mortal transformation back then?"
"As for me, I don't need to transform into a mortal. My cultivation was passed down to me by my grandmother. Our sect is a family-style sect. Because of the cultivation methods, the younger generation of the family will receive the teachings from their elders."
"envious."
"Want to give up? Have you thought about what you're going to do next?"
"I don't know. Many people tell me to let go of worldly concerns and follow my heart, but when I actually do follow my heart, I feel like nothing is right. Senior, do you think I'm getting too caught up in worldly affairs, which is why I'm feeling so confused now?"
"You want to give up on Wang Li? Is that right?"
"What are you talking about? We've come this far together, how could I possibly give up? I want to think it over more and see what kind of life is more suitable for me."
"Okay, then I'll leave first. You can think about it some more."
Xu Chen stayed on the hospital rooftop until dawn before returning to the villa. Wang Li was sleeping on the sofa, and there was a half-eaten bowl of instant noodles on the coffee table. After tidying up, Xu Chen turned on his phone next to Wang Li.
"Chenchen, Li Muxi has already explained everything. You should go home now."
"Chenchen, don't do this, I'm scared."
"Chenchen, I shouldn't have disbelieved you. I, Chenchen, please come home quickly."
On his phone, Wang Li had sent dozens, even hundreds, of text messages, all calling him home. Xu Chen smiled knowingly, turned off his phone, kissed Wang Li on the forehead, and was about to leave when Wang Li hugged him tightly.
"Chenchen! You're finally back! I'm sorry, it's all my fault, I made you sad."
"Sleep a little longer, it's still early."
"No, I'm afraid if I fall asleep again, you'll leave again. Chenchen, I'm sorry."
"Wang Li! You have nothing to apologize to me for. Don't put yourself in a burden, okay?" Xu Chen touched Wang Li's hand, sometimes speaking loudly, sometimes gently.
After daybreak, Xu Chen and Wang Li went to school together. The Li Muxi incident gradually faded from the spotlight as the person involved spoke out. However, there were still quite a few students on campus who glanced at Xu Chen and pointed at him.
"Chenchen, don't be afraid, I'll blindfold you." Wang Li glanced at the surrounding gazes, reached out and covered Xu Chen's eyes, then pulled him to the bottom of the teaching building.
"Alright, Lili, you should go to class now." Xu Chen smiled and urged Wang Li to hurry up and go to class. He then walked into the classroom.
"Brother Chen, you've finally arrived!" Zhao Weimin and Wang Aihua had been waiting for Xu Chen for a long time.
"Brother Wei, thank you for your hard work. You were the one who put in a good word with the school again, weren't you?"
"It's not hard work, Uncle Wang is my dad's subordinate. But Brother Chen, what exactly happened before?" Zhao Weimin was puzzled. Xu Chen didn't seem like a violent person, so why would he beat someone in the street?
"It's complicated, and I can't explain it in a short time, but I can say that I did it for the girl's own good."
"If you don't want to talk about it, we won't ask any more questions. Aihua, let's book a nice table today to help Brother Chen calm his nerves!"
"Okay, I'll take care of it!"
After school in the afternoon, Xu Chen walked to the door of Li Muxi's classroom and saw her.
"Brother Wei, you guys go ahead, I have something to take care of."
Zhao Wang and his companion left as instructed, and Xu Chen waited for Li Muxi.
"Xu Chen? You're back at school? That's great!" Li Muxi wanted to hug him, but she was holding a notebook in her hand.
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