A thought suddenly occurred to her: Could it be that this female protagonist feels she doesn't seem to be a native of this world, and is therefore investigating her?
Although Chu Nian sensed that the other party's investigative abilities might be different from her own, she still used her special ability to set up a powerful shield—not wanting the other party to see through her.
Liu Yanhong scanned her body several times, but found nothing, so she withdrew her probe.
Chu Nian had already memorized the frequency of the fluctuations in her probing power.
As expected, Zhao Nian drove to pick up Fei Sisi after school that evening.
However, having accepted the invitation from the Liu family, Zhao's parents naturally came to the school to pick up Chu Nian and Zhao Zhen to go to the restaurant together.
It was impossible for Chu Nian to leave in the same car as Fei Sisi. However, Chu Nian had prepared for this because she was afraid that Zhao Nian would cause trouble again. She had secretly left several supernatural energy balls on Fei Sisi, which she had specially made beforehand, and they could be activated automatically when an attack came near Fei Sisi.
These groups of superpowered individuals were able to buy Chu Nian enough time to get to the scene and provide assistance when the incident occurred.
When they arrived at the restaurant and saw the Liu family and Liu Yanhong, Zhao Zhen was extremely surprised. In her eyes, although Zhao Zhu was not likable, Liu Yanhong was a bad student in the eyes of them, the students in the fast-track class, and they would never hang out together.
Furthermore, when did her parents get involved with a prominent family like the Liu family, and even get to eat together? And judging from the way Liu Chong, whom she often sees on TV, is very friendly and enthusiastic towards her parents—or to be more precise, fawning over them.
Chu Nian had already been informed by Yan Chi that she didn't need to worry about the Liu family's attitude, so she remained very calm about it.
The grandparents and parents chatted warmly as if they had known each other for years, and then entered the hotel private room together. Yan Chi arrived a few minutes later, and since he was the last to arrive, he politely apologized—even though he wasn't actually late.
The Zhao family was very satisfied with his performance, and their admiration was evident in their eyes.
The Liu family was astonished: the Zhao family was actually looking at Yan Chi with the eyes of an appraiser, and most importantly, Yan Chi didn't seem angry at all. If it were anyone else, they would probably have been shot in the head long ago—the leader of the Yan family was never someone easy to deal with.
During the meal, Liu Chong finally found an opportunity to bring up Liu Yanhong's marriage prospect, deliberately asking Yan Chi's opinion, and then winking at Zhao's mother. Previously, in the principal's office at school, Zhao's mother had personally promised not to let Liu Yanhong get married.
The principal quickly and seriously pointed out that children at this age should focus on their studies and should not get married until at least after graduating from university.
The original intention of suspending Liu Yanhong from school was to prevent her from spreading rumors at school. At this moment, Yan Chi said calmly, "The principal is right. Children at this age should focus on their studies. I hope Miss Liu can learn a lesson from this incident and stop spreading rumors and slandering others."
Liu Yanhong, who had been behaving very well since arriving at the restaurant, couldn't help but speak up now. She glared coldly at Yan Chi, her voice even colder, and said, "Mr. Yan, you should restrain your behavior and discipline your thuggish subordinates more. They should stop doing such immoral things!"
As an "insider," Liu Yanhong knew quite a bit about Yi Yantang's past dealings. Although they weren't involved in drugs, they had done everything other gangs could do.
After replacing the clone Yan Chi, Yan Chi had already begun to reorganize the internal affairs, intending to get the livelihood of Yi Yan Tang back on track. However, when he heard Liu Yan Hong openly criticize him, he still felt that it would affect his prestige in front of the Liu family (most importantly, it would give the Zhao family a bad impression of him). So, his expression hardened, and he was about to speak.
Unexpectedly, Chu Nian spoke first, smiling faintly at Liu Yanhong and saying, "Actually, Yan Chi often has no choice in many things."
Liu Yanhong sneered and said, "Including pulling some girls to sell?"
Upon hearing this, the principal's face turned pale, and he quickly pressed, "What do you mean by that? Do you two girls know something that we teachers don't? Are there girls being bullied at school?" He then glared indignantly at Yan Chi.
Chu Nian said, "Don't worry, Principal. No matter what happened before, this kind of thing won't happen again. Gangs are bound to get involved in some underworld matters, but Yan Chi has already started working hard to turn Yi Yan Tang's business into legitimate business."
Originally, those despicable things weren't done by Yan Chi at all, but by that clone Yan Chi.
Zhao Zhen disapproved of Chu Nian's behavior and originally wanted to say, "Does Yan Chi need you to speak up for him here?" But thinking that this might upset Yan Chi, she swallowed her words.
Grandma Zhao said, "I believe in Xiao Yan. A child as outstanding as him doesn't need to make a living in the underworld. I believe he would do better in legitimate business."
Hearing everyone say this, the principal felt a little relieved and said, "You three children, if you find out that any of your classmates have done anything illegal, you must report it to the teacher immediately. You can't hide it, understand?"
Chu Nian immediately nodded her head obediently, like a chick pecking at rice, and said, "Yes, I understand, don't worry, Principal!"
At the same time, Liu Yanhong answered decisively, "Understood!"
Zhao Zhen, with a warm and welcoming smile, replied, "Yes, Principal, I understand."
Look at these obedient and well-behaved children! But the principal just couldn't help feeling that, apart from Liu Yanhong, who seemed more reliable, the two top students from the Zhao family were, no matter how you looked at them, mischievous as monkeys at heart, and definitely not as they appeared.
To be honest, he found his own feelings strange: he had heard that Liu Yanhong seemed to have a history of bullying, so of the three students present, she should be the least reliable one!
Throughout the entire dinner, Yan Chi behaved with impeccable manners and was very considerate in his words and actions, leaving the elders of the Liu family somewhat dumbfounded: When did the leader of the Yan Hall, who they feared so much, become so respectful and humble?
The principal found him particularly pleasing to the eye, and the Zhao family even more so.
Zhao Zhen was already completely captivated by his gentle and humble attitude and his unparalleled handsome face. Several times, she blushed and took the initiative to chat with Yan Chi. After Yan Chi gave her a polite reply, she would fawn over him.
Of all those present, only Liu Yanhong still disliked Yan Chi, and her gaze towards him was exceptionally cold and hostile: it seemed that she would take down this gangster in a heartbeat if the opportunity arose!
Chu Nian guessed that after obtaining the original Liu Yanhong's memories, this female protagonist would probably think that although Liu Yanhong had done several things such as offering girls to Yi Yantang and had done a lot of bullying, it should all be related to the Liu family being coerced by Yan Chi.
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