In the afternoon, Chu Li received news that the first batch of orders had been sent to the printing factory for expedited production. The sales department and the company had discussed and decided to avoid Hermann's "The Magpie on a Branch" in order to strive for the best stacking position in the first half of December... Chu Li's heart finally settled down, and he mustered up his last bit of energy to discuss with Ah Xiang how to make a long promotional picture.

By the time it was time to get off work in the afternoon, the long promotional image was basically ready, and the only thing left was to decide what the exclusive online pre-sale benefits would be before the pre-sale could be started directly... Chu Li finally breathed a sigh of relief, raised his head and looked at the clock: it was finally time to get off work.

At this time, I had no idea what the people around me, including Ah Xiang, were saying. I was so sleepy that I was in a trance.

On the way home on the subway, people could only see a little girl holding a white canvas bag, with a pale face and dark circles under her eyes, as if she was possessed by a ghost, swaying against the handrail, her head swaying as if she was about to fall asleep at any moment... When the subway arrived at the familiar station, she woke up as if by reflex amid the curious gazes of the people around her, and got off the subway a beat slower than the crowd.

It's rush hour.

There are also many people in the subway station.

Chu Li had no idea how many times her shoulders had been bumped as she followed the crowd. She couldn't tell whether she was the one who bumped into others or others were the ones who bumped into her. She only knew that she would take the initiative to say "sorry" every time... There were a few times when the other party seemed to be irritated and wanted to lose their temper, but when she looked down at the girl next to her with dull eyes and a dazed look, she couldn't hold back the words that were on the tip of her tongue. She could only curse inwardly and turn away.

“…”

Chu Li walked with her head down, not thinking about anything and just wanted to go home and sleep quickly. However, everything seemed to be against her today. When she walked out of the subway exit, she was pestered by a promoter of a new gym near the community... Even after she clearly said no, the other party still pestered her relentlessly -

"Little sister, I can give you a discount!"

"You don't look fat, but you can keep fit. Our coaches are all award-winning!"

"Our equipment is great, brand new, the sooner you use it, the sooner you can enjoy it. It's only 498 per month..."

Chu Li didn't want to pay attention to him and just walked away. The other person chased after her and even pulled her, causing her to stumble backwards... Chu Li was so angry that she pushed the other person back: "Please stop pulling me, okay? I can't afford a month's lunch box for 500 yuan. I said I won't--"

The flyers in the other party's hand fell to the ground with a "bang". The originally smiling face suddenly turned ferocious. Taking advantage of Chu Li's brief daze, he raised his voice and demanded that she use violence against him and must compensate for the losses!

At this time, Chu Li had actually bent down to pick up the flyers for him. There were many high-end residential areas nearby, and the streets were very clean, so the flyers could be used... After hearing what the vendor said, she picked up the flyers without even looking up and said, "What's the compensation? They're just a few pieces of scrap paper. Is twenty yuan enough for you to print a few hundred more to build a nest?"

"I printed it in color, and it's 1.5 yuan per page. You must pay me 300 yuan for so many pages! Otherwise, I will call the police!"

"Three hundred dollars!" Chu Li held a stack of flyers in her hand. "You should call the police. I can also sue you for fraud or something."

The other party got even angrier when he heard this, and threw the remaining flyers in his hand at her face. Chu Li dodged, and the other party tried to pull her back. During the shove, she fell to the ground, and her knees felt a burning pain. Red blood seeped through her white pants and dyed the small area near her knees red...

I'm afraid it might have scratched a blood vessel on my knee or something.

At this time, the people around gathered around because of the excitement.

"Hey, boy, why are you pushing people?"

"We saw you pulling the girl first. Is it shameless to sell things these days?"

"You're still asking for compensation? It's just a few pieces of paper. I think it's enough for you to pay for the medical expenses, right?"

As people were pointing and talking, Chu Li sat on the ground holding his canvas bag, thinking: Why the hell am I so unlucky? I just want to go home and take a nap.

She was looking down and thinking about how to end this matter. She supported herself on the ground with one hand and tried to climb up despite the severe pain. At this time, she felt the crowd behind her move aside a little, and there was a sudden silence behind her. Then, a big hand suddenly grabbed her elbow from behind and lifted her up from the ground like a chicken.

The canvas bag in his hand was taken away. Chu Li was stunned for a moment, took a step back and wanted to turn around, but his back bumped into a strong chest first. A familiar low voice rang in his ears: "What's going on?"

Chu Li was stunned.

I thought I was so sleepy that I was hallucinating.

As a result, when she raised her head, she saw the man's tense jaw. She blinked: "Zhuchuan? How did you come--"

"Don't talk."

The man raised his hand and pressed her head - he did this every time he wanted her to shut up, as if she was an alarm clock and he could calm her down by pressing a button on his head... At this moment, under Chu Li's surprised stare, his face was as calm as water, looking at the publicist who was surrounded by people not far away.

The latter suddenly lost his arrogance when he saw a tall man dressed in black from head to toe like Prince Yan.

The crowd was even happier, talking at once—

"Didn't you just scream loudly and ask the girl to pay for it?"

"Oh, you don't dare to say anything now that her boyfriend is here. You are a liar! You are bullying me!"

"It's really shameless."

"Luckily the girl's boyfriend came to the subway station to pick her up, otherwise she would have been bullied!"

These words floated into Chu Li's ears. Her brain worked hard, her lips moved, and she looked up at Zhuochuan... But the latter did not say anything, but stared at the promoter with a pair of dark eyes. After a long time, he made an unexpected move. He glanced at the leaflets scattered around and took out his wallet from his pocket: "I heard you shouting three hundred yuan from a distance. It's just three hundred yuan. If you want it, just say it. Why do you want to hurt her?"

Zhuchuan released his hand from Chuli's arm.

Chu Li's waist softened and she leaned on him.

At the critical moment, the man was like a small mountain, letting a crippled woman lean on him, completely different from the unfailing and frail princess he was at home.

He stretched out his hand, took out three red bills, and handed them to the promoter in front of everyone. His face was calm and no emotion could be seen.

However, it succeeded in making the promoter blush. He looked at Chuan and then at the three red bills. He was in a dilemma whether to accept it or not.

"Take it, take it!"

"You wanted money, didn't you? Now that they've given you money, do you have the nerve to accept it?"

"Who would dare to go to your gym if you act like a bandit like this?"

"I just thought he was too embarrassed to accept it."

The people around started to make a noise again, and at this moment, Chu Li stood there holding the hem of Zhu Chuan's clothes. Her canvas bag covered with dust on the ground was still in the man's hand. She raised her head and glanced at his cold and mean face, and felt that this was not a matter of three hundred yuan -

Maybe she was hallucinating or something.

She felt that today's drama teacher was as tall as a life-size golden statue worth three million dollars.

The sparkly kind.