Han Lie's heart skipped a beat, but he wasn't particularly panicked.

Pan Ge was incredibly cunning; Han Lie had long been wary of her. Now that she was questioning him, a sense of superiority—I really am a brilliant strategist!—welled up inside him.

However, just as he was about to spout some nonsense, Pan Ge cut him off. "Don't use those sophomores as a shield. Little Northeast was with them yesterday."

Well, damn!

Have both of those little beans defected?!

It's impossible to hide the murderous glint in one's eyes. Stared down by Pan Ge with a look that suggested she might actually stab him at any second, Han Lie immediately broke out in a cold sweat on the back of his head.

I'm done for! She anticipated my anticipation. What do I do?!

I'm screwed!

Necessity is the mother of invention. In his urgency, Han Lie managed to squeeze out an excuse: "I had a chat with Dan Zihao. After he came to block me, we had to settle things, right?"

"Hmm?" Pan Ge raised an eyebrow. "Really?"

"Of course!"

With only two-tenths of his usual confidence, Han Lie feigned an air of absolute certainty.

"That kid doesn't have much guts. After I scared him a bit, he completely caved. He originally wanted to compensate me with his RS7, but I wasn't interested in his used car. In the end, I just took 800,000 from him."

"He agreed to that so easily? Why do I find that hard to believe?"

Pan Ge was still a bit skeptical.

Han Lie shrugged, his attitude a picture of arrogance. "Don't believe me? Go ask him yourself if he owes me 800,000."

"I will," she said.

Pan Ge continued to examine Han Lie. She couldn't find any flaws, but her intuition told her something was off.

Is it Han Lie's current state? Or is it something else?

She couldn't pinpoint it, but a sense of alarm kept rising within her.

Han Lie was inwardly groaning, but on the surface, he appeared even more relaxed, smiling as he offered her a suggestion—

"Haohao is so concerned about his pride; what could you find out by asking him directly? I reckon he's running around trying to scrounge up money right now. Just ask his classmates, and you'll find out."

Pan Ge didn't hold back; she took out her phone right there and dialed Tofu's number.

"Tofu, help me find out if Dan Zihao has been borrowing money from classmates."

Sweat beaded on the back of Han Lie's head again.

That was a close call!

The Black-hearted White Lotus was truly a tough nut to crack; ordinary guys their age would be delusional to think they could successfully lie to her face.

But... I'm the exception!

Fu Doudou didn't even need to ask around. He immediately responded to Pan Ge in surprise, "Huh? How did you know? When he borrowed money from me, he specifically told me not to let you know..."

Pan Ge's eyebrows instantly relaxed, and the corners of her mouth lifted slightly in a smile.

"Okay, I understand. I don't have anything else; I just heard some news and wanted to confirm with you."

"Oh, oh, yes, that happened. I don't know what he did with his money; he should have a private stash. He was hanging out with that friend of his from the Shanghai Theater Academy quite often before..."

Tofu wanted to ramble on, but Pan Ge had no further use for her 'tool.' She casually hung up the phone and, smiling, looped her arm through Han Lie's.

Han Lie thought and thought, finally arriving at an uncertain guess—

She isn't checking if my body is stiff, is she?! If that's true, just how many schemes does she have up her sleeve?!

Before Han Lie could recover from his astonishment, she suddenly lifted her head, beaming. "I thought you went looking for that 'Fei' girl..."

Han Lie immediately stiffened.

The highway was clear, but I didn't dare hit the gas. I couldn't drive this car; if I did, she'd definitely bust me. This is clearly entrapment. Any misstep would reveal my guilt, and then I'd be in huge trouble.

So, Han Lie could only feign an appropriate amount of surprise, mixed with a tiny, natural hint of guilt, as he retorted, "How would you know about her?"

Pan Ge lifted her right hand, bending her fingers down one by one.

"Xi Luting, Fang Feifei, Yu Yun, Ding Yu... So many people know she exists. Guess who told me?"

No matter who it was, I'm blaming Ding Ding for this!

Han Lie fiercely swore to himself, but his expression remained indifferent.

"'Doesn't matter who. I have nothing going on with Chen Yanfei, so I'm not afraid of anyone knowing... Hey, wait a minute! Even if I did have something with her, what business is it of yours?'"

Han Lie looked at her fiercely, as if he had suddenly realized something.

As his performance reached this point, his Acting skill in the system PINGED, increasing by more than 1,500 experience points. Damn, no unorthodox talent improved faster than him...

A master of stratagems, truly living up to his reputation.

However, Pan Ge didn't care about the scumbag's trash talk; her smile remained as radiant as ever.

But, oh, the words that came out of her mouth were as terrifying as could be.

"Regardless, before I'm done playing with you, if you dare to fool around with anyone else... SNAP!"

As she made that sound, she deliberately opened her mouth and bit down hard.

Her actions and expression were utterly adorable. If this were a TV drama and people were watching on a screen, perverts would undoubtedly be flooding the bullet-screen comments with lewd remarks.

But witnessing this scene face-to-face, Han Lie only felt his sphincter clench...

Retreating is impossible. The days of battling wits with her are still ahead. If I back down now, how will I manage in the future?

So, Han Lie scoffed disdainfully, forcing a contemptuous sneer through his teeth.

Pan Ge's composure completely shattered; her ears turned bright red. She pinched Han Lie hard while furtively glancing left and right, terrified that passersby might overhear the scumbag's outrageous words.

Ugh, maybe it wasn't outrageous words; that was clearly what he was thinking...

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