The police arrived quickly, and within moments they were at Zhou Zihang's villa.
Not only were the unconscious Zhang Wu taken away, but also Zhou Zihang lying on the ground and the bewildered Chen Siyue were all taken to the police station for questioning.
This continued for almost the entire night, until the next morning when all the statements and testimonies were finally taken, and Zhang Wu's identity as a fraudster was finally exposed.
Throughout the entire process, Chen Siyue, the victim who suffered the most harm, had already been sent home early on, leaving only Zhou Zihang behind. After sobering up, he left cursing and swearing.
As he walked out of the police station, he was still scratching the back of his head, clearly a little dazed, but just then—
When Zhou Zihang looked up, he immediately saw Ruan Qing'an standing by the roadside.
What are you doing here?
He knew that if it weren't for Ruan Qingan, things would have gotten really bad, but he still felt bad about the previous conflict and was a little awkward when he spoke.
After hearing Zhou Zihang's words, Ruan Qingan spat the chewing gum into the trash can and glanced at Zhou Zihang: "Let's see how much trouble Brother Hang has caused by being stupid."
Upon hearing this, Zhou Zihang's face darkened. He wanted to argue, but he didn't know where to begin.
After a long pause, Zhou Zihang finally sighed, somewhat ashamed, and said, "Thank you so much this time, Ruan Qing'an. I never imagined Zhang Wu was a liar, and..."
"It's nothing. Even if you were really inhuman before, we've known each other for so long, I can't just watch you fall into the abyss."
"……Thanks."
"There's no need."
Ruan Qingan paused: "If you really want to talk about it, you should go apologize to Chen Siyue. She was the one who was almost hurt."
Thinking of this, Zhou Zihang immediately thought of the frightened girl he loved. He nodded and immediately wanted to go find Chen Siyue, but just as he brushed past Ruan Qing'an—
Ruan Qingan suddenly called out to him.
"Zhou Zihang".
"how?"
"If you really care about her, then don't bother her anymore."
As Ruan Qing'an spoke, she looked coldly at Zhou Zihang with her leaden gray eyes and said seriously, "She is different from you, or to be precise, she is different from all of us."
"She's just an ordinary girl with no family fortune to inherit, Brother Hang. She's not someone you can mess with."
“Even if you really can’t get into university, it doesn’t matter. My family has enough money to send us abroad to study and get a prestigious education. But Chen Siyue is different. You can’t take care of her for the rest of your life.”
Zhou Zihang wanted to refute, but when he thought about the distant future and faced with Ruan Qing'an's serious gaze, he couldn't come up with any empty promises.
After Zhou Zihang fell silent again, Ruan Qingan softened his tone, stepped forward, and patted him on the shoulder: "That's why I said it, Brother Hang."
"If you really like her, then don't bother her anymore. Since you can't be responsible for her for the rest of her life, then don't affect her future."
"What's more, including you, Brother Hang, all those different kinds of people, it's too chaotic. It's good that everything was stopped today, but what if I hadn't shown up?"
"Are you really going to let Zhang Wu screw you over, or get involved in these things? Stop messing around outside, and you don't need that many brothers..."
Upon hearing Ruan Qing'an's words, Zhou Zihang froze on the spot, looking at her with a somewhat bewildered expression, recalling that she hadn't caused any trouble since then...
For a moment, Zhou Zihang suddenly didn't know what to say, but Ruan Qing'an seemed to only want to make things clear and didn't necessarily mean that he had to listen.
This left Zhou Zihang speechless, unsure how to respond. He simply stood there, muttering to himself, and after a moment of silence, he staggered away.
But the direction he left in was the location of his own home.
Seeing this, Ruan Qing'an simply leaned against the lamppost, watching Zhou Zihang walk away, a faint smile playing on his lips in his leaden eyes.
"It's good that you can figure it out..."
“Host, if you hadn’t stopped her, Chen Siyue would probably have encountered the events in the plot sooner or later. Even if you hadn’t come today, Lu Ke would have definitely come to push the plot forward.”
In Ruan Qing'an's mind, x09 whispered, "Letting this plot happen sooner is also to convince Chen Siyue and Zhou Zihang, because if it really happens..."
Ruan Qing'an softly added, "Then how could they possibly listen to me? Zhou Zihang was also beyond persuasion, because by then he was already completely devoted to her, and Chen Siyue couldn't get away either."
After hearing her explanation, x09 didn't seem surprised, and just smiled: "Actually, the only task in this beginner world is to save the original owner from her tragic fate."
"Whether it's Zhou Zihang, Chen Siyue, or Lu Ke, they are not important. But... I didn't expect that you were also planning to help them."
"I just felt that if I could lend a hand, I would."
In his mind, x09's voice paused, and after a moment it said, "Host, your kindness surprises me, but... it's dangerous for the Administration."
“I don’t want to stop you, host. After all, in a place like the Administration Bureau where it’s easy to lose yourself, it’s not a bad thing if you can maintain your own personality and principles.”
Upon hearing this, Ruan Qing'an blinked and said with some surprise, "Strange, I thought you would try to persuade me, x09."
But x09 laughed instead: "Why? My purpose in being here is only to assist you, not to restrain you. Of course, to a certain extent, I also need to protect you."
"In the end, after going through so much, whether you can still stick to your ways is up to you. But whatever you choose, I will support you, host."
The male voice in her mind always seemed calm and composed, like an anchor point in this unfamiliar world, making her feel at ease.
Ruan Qing'an's brows softened, and a gentle smile curved her lips, even her leaden eyes seemed to bend into a bridge.
"In that case, x09, guess what I'm going to do next?"
“Host, based on my understanding of you in this short time, this is far too simple a question.”
"Uh... okay then."
The girl's slightly joyful tone suddenly dropped.
The male voice that echoed in her mind sighed helplessly and indulgently: "Alright, I can't guess, host."
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