Xie Shizhu swallowed her saliva. Despite her fear, she still came to the middle-aged man who looked twice as strong as her.
"Stop it!" Xie Shizhu shouted in a trembling voice, "I've already called the police. If you keep hitting me, you'll be out in ten days or half a month!"
The system immediately added a skill to its host and excitedly said: [Host, quickly swing the stick, this guy can be injured by your beating!]
Xie Shizhu was also a little excited: "Really?"
The system nodded its little head: [I have increased your strength tenfold! ]
Xie Shizhu raised his eyebrows, not expecting the system to be useful.
Lu Ci's stepfather gets drunk whenever he drinks and can only take his anger out on his wife. Now that a little girl has come, he actually doesn't dare to do anything.
If something goes wrong during the fight, he won't be able to afford the compensation.
But there were quite a few people gathered outside. To maintain his so-called dignity as a man, he kept a cold face and yelled at Xie Shizhu: "Do you think calling the police will really work? Get away from us, this is our family matter!"
Xie Shizhu remained unfazed and said, "If I don't leave, the police will be here soon!"
Lu Ci stared at Xie Shizhu blankly. Although she appeared tough on the surface, Lu Ci saw that Xie Shizhu's legs were trembling under her loose school uniform pants.
His eyes changed slightly.
Xie Shizhu did call the police. When he heard the police alert sound outside, Xie Shizhu quickly threw the stick to the ground.
When the police came in, her eyes were red and she pointed at Lu Ci's stepfather's face, saying that Lu Ci's stepfather had just tried to hit her with a stick.
Xie Shizhu was crying bitterly. When the police saw that she was a high school student, they didn't think much of it. They patted her shoulder with heartache and took Lu Ci's stepfather directly into the police car.
Immediately, the crowd watching at the door dispersed.
The police car also left.
Only Xie Shizhu, Lu Ci, and his mother were left in the dilapidated auto repair shop.
Xie Shizhu hesitated for a moment, took out a Band-Aid from his school uniform pocket, walked to Lu Ci, tore off the Band-Aid, stood on tiptoe and put the Band-Aid on his injured chin.
Her hands were soft, and her thumb rubbed against Lu Ci's skin, causing a slight itch.
Lu Ci's heart was pounding.
"I won't tell anyone about this," Xie Shizhu knew Lu Ci's mood.
Lu Ci opened his thin lips and said, "Thank you."
Xie Shizhu smiled and said, "You're welcome. Consider it my repayment for your testimony for me at the meeting today. I won't be paying for breakfast tomorrow."
Lu Ci looked at her with deep eyes and nodded: "Okay."
When Xie Shizhu left, he said goodbye to Lu Ci's mother and rode away from the darkness on his bicycle.
Lu Ci stood at the door, watching her figure getting farther and farther away, and only withdrew his gaze when she disappeared from his sight.
*
After returning home, the system asked: [Host, your motives for helping Lu Ci today were not pure, right?]
Xie Shizhu said while doing his homework: "Of course."
The system clicked its tongue twice.
Although in the original plot, the heroine Tang Yin and Lu Ci had little interaction, after graduating from high school, Lu Ci was admitted to Xi'an University, which is comparable to Nanjing University.
In college, Lu Ci was in the computer industry and had already started making games on his own. He was noticed by others and earned a lot of money.
He used the money to start his own company. Because of his high intelligence and sharp vision, the company's momentum was getting better and better.
By the time of the alumni reunion, Lu Ci had already become very famous.
Moreover, no one would have thought that the previously poor school hunk would be the most successful one in the whole school.
In the original plot, on the day of the alumni reunion, Xie Shizhu saw Lu Ci and was a little stunned for a moment, because the young man from before was now wearing a very exquisite suit, with a tall figure and outstanding and handsome face, which made people unable to ignore him.
The appearance of poverty is no longer visible.
Moreover, she also received the wedding invitation from Yuan Bo and Tang Yin.
Everyone else is living a good life, but she is useless.
Many people in the alumni association sighed when they saw her appearance. The top student who had been on the top of the class at that time was now in such a miserable state.
Xie Shizhu clearly remembered that among everyone's mocking and shocked gazes, only Lu Ci looked at her normally.
No fluctuations.
He didn't laugh at her like everyone else, and it was very likely that he no longer recognized her.
*
The next morning, Xie Shizhu rode his bicycle from home to school as usual.
In fact, her home is some distance from the school.
But in order to save accommodation costs, Xie Shizhu lived at home.
Xie Shizhu passed by a street surrounded by old shops, which happened to be Lu Ci's home last night.
She looked at the door of the repair shop, which had been locked from the outside, then looked away and rode towards the school. When she was passing a small road, suddenly several senior students rode past her on their bikes.
I had already passed by Xie Shizhu.
One of the boys glanced at Xie Shizhu's face and slammed on the brakes. The other three saw him stop and stopped as well.
Xie Shizhu knows a tall boy who is also a key figure in the plot.
Du Wenhao, a senior high school student, a member of the student union, and Tang Yin's secret admirer.
He is also the person who follows Tang Yin in the plot and bullies Xie Shizhu together.
When the original owner was punished by Tang Yin's academic system, this person laughed at her together with Tang Yin.
The reason Xie Shizhu could guess was Du Wenhao stopping him. Wasn't it to avenge the goddess Tang Yin?
She guessed correctly. The next second, Du Wenhao brought a few boys to block her.
Xie Shizhu was still sitting on the bicycle, her long legs hanging down and her feet supporting the bicycle. She frowned slightly, but was not afraid of these people.
After all, she had even seen zombies, so why would she be afraid of these guys who hadn't even grown all their hair?
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