Chapter 139 - 128: A Boy Must Protect Himself

Chapter 139: Chapter 128: A Boy Must Protect Himself

Si Yingying couldn’t help but exclaim, "She’s so rich."

’I’ll probably never be able to pull off something so incredible in my entire life.’

Yan Xici sniffled, a hint of worry clouding her bright eyes. "And she’s a woman."

Si Yingying twisted the knife. "Not just a woman, a rich one!"

Only after saying this did she hand the phone back to Yan Xici.

"I think for someone to donate so much money at once, they must first really love the book. And second, she’s probably already contacted Teacher Xiao."

Are you kidding me? A 50,000-yuan donation? On Little Broken Station, if you gave a streamer 50,000, you’d even secure a ’best friend’ spot!"

Even though Teacher Xiao’s work is a book, the donation system should be pretty similar. So, it’s very likely the two of them have already gotten in touch.

Si Yingying’s words made the already worried and suspicious Yan Xici even more depressed.

Her dewy eyes were filled with panic. "Do you think... do you think it’s possible he’s just really busy?"

To be honest, deep down, she still didn’t believe Xiao Ran was the type to be fickle.

’Maybe he really is just busy?’

At first, Si Yingying didn’t know the full story, so she thought Teacher Xiao was probably just busy. But now that she understood what had happened, she felt it definitely wasn’t that simple.

’Maybe this sugar mommy has already made a move on Teacher Xiao, asking him out to dinner or something. Even if she hasn’t, they’re at least chatting!’

She replied with absolute certainty, "No!!!"

In an instant, Yan Xici’s heart sank, and a sour feeling churned in her chest.

’Is Brother Xiao Ran really being stolen away just like that?’

’Didn’t we just agree that I would go meet his parents?’

...

By now, it was quitting time. Old Zhang walked over as usual and said to Xiao Ran with a grin, "Time to go home~"

Xiao Ran’s fingers, which had been dancing across the keyboard, abruptly stopped. ’It’s quitting time already?’

He felt like only two hours had passed. He hadn’t expected the whole afternoon to disappear just like that.

"Time really flew by today."

"That’s because you were busy. It didn’t feel fast to me!" Old Zhang added, "Alright, I’m heading out."

With that, he clasped his hands behind his back and walked off ahead of Xiao Ran.

Watching Old Zhang’s retreating back, Xiao Ran gave a helpless smile. He stretched first, then picked up his phone from the desk. As the screen lit up, he immediately saw four message notifications.

He opened his messages. Two were from Yan Xici, and two were from Xu Cheng.

Without a second thought, he tapped open his chat with Yan Xici.

After reading her messages, he replied: "I was writing just now and didn’t see my phone. Oh, your class is over, right? Get ready to go!"

Only then did he tap open his chat with Xu Cheng.

It was an address.

Meanwhile, the two girls were in the middle of a heated discussion about Xiao Ran not replying when Yan Xici’s phone lit up.

The message was from Xiao Ran. Yan Xici’s expression immediately softened, and her heart settled.

"See? He was just busy." The girl held her phone up and waved it in Si Yingying’s face. "None of what you said is happening. He likes me."

Looking at her love-struck best friend, Si Yingying sighed. "Anyway, a donation that big is definitely suspicious. I think you’d better get to the bottom of it."

’When something is this out of the ordinary, there’s always something fishy going on!’

’And that vixen is the source of the trouble!’

"Let me tell you, I read a news story the other day," Si Yingying continued. "Four rich women tricked a college student into going out with them, then... tormented him all night. They tormented him to death. Isn’t that scary?"

"Huh???"

This was the first time Yan Xici had ever heard of such a thing. It was terrifying.

"What on earth did they do to that college student?!"

"What do you think? What else could they do? And there were four of them! Rich women nowadays are terrifying. You have to be careful. Teacher Xiao is handsome and young. If he really gets tricked by one, the outcome won’t be good!"

Si Yingying said with absolute certainty.

She then pulled out her phone to show Yan Xici the news article.

"See? See? It’s not just about girls needing to protect themselves anymore. Boys need to protect themselves even more!"

Si Yingying’s expression was dead serious.

’These rich women are the worst! They use a money offensive to make you feel indebted, then they drug you and have their way with you!’

’It’s impossible to defend against!’

Yan Xici was already completely consumed by this matter, and after Si Yingying’s tirade, she felt awful.

This was no longer a simple relationship problem. In her overactive imagination, it was turning into a matter of life and death!

’No, I have to have a serious talk with Brother Xiao Ran. If he gets tricked and taken away, what will I do?!’

She now felt an urgent need to find Xiao Ran and explain the danger to him.

She clutched the books in her arms even tighter. "Okay, stop talking."

With that, she turned and headed toward the library.

The girl was wearing a white chiffon dress today, which beautifully accentuated her slender waist. Although the dress reached her knees, one could still tell that her legs beneath it were shapely. Her white flat sandals were adorned with a few small, white pompoms, making her look cute yet playful.

Just then, Xiao Ran came downstairs and happened to see the girl in the distance, walking toward him with her head down, clutching her books.

The setting sun cast its light on her, stretching her slender figure into a long shadow that was as beautiful as she was.