Looking at Chu Ge, whose expression was calm, a trace of hesitation appeared on Li Xin's face, which was stubborn and full of sarcasm, as if she was considering something internally.

"Really?"

"Really."

The hesitation on Li Xin's face deepened, and just as she bit her lip and was about to speak, Shu Lulu left her seat, holding a wet wipe, and walked towards her.

"Xinxin, just say it, who exactly is out to get us? Who did such a disgusting thing?"

Hearing this voice, Li Xin's expression froze, and she turned her gaze to Shu Lulu, who was getting closer and closer to her. The hesitation on her face slowly turned back to a sarcastic look.

When Shu Lulu gently grabbed Li Xin's hand, her expression full of sorrow for her good friend, wanting to use the wet wipe to clean her hand, Li Xin's body trembled and with a face full of disgust, she suddenly flung Shu Lulu's hand away and then pushed her forcefully.

"Get lost! Stop pretending in front of me, don't you know that just seeing your face makes me sick!"

Completely unprepared, Shu Lulu fell to the ground from Li Xin's push, but she didn't feel pain; instead, she widened her eyes, staring blankly at Li Xin, her heart filled with disbelief.

"Li Xin, what... what are you talking about? Aren't we... aren't we best friends?"

Shu Lulu stood up, furrowing her brows, incredulously asking while walking towards Li Xin again.

"Don't fucking touch me! Friend? Who the hell is your friend? Get the hell away from me!"

Pushing Shu Lulu hard again, under the stunned gazes of all the students in the class, Li Xin spat on the ground, a look of disgusted and mocking smile on her face.

Suddenly, Li Xin turned around, raising her head to look at Chu Ge, and sharply shouted, "Weren't you looking for the truth? Weren't you trying to get justice for her? Fine, I'll tell you!"

"My wallet, I deliberately put it in her bag because I don't like her. I wanted her to miss the college entrance exams, to disappear from my sight, hopefully end up in jail, and when she gets out, never finding a job would be best!"

Under Chu Ge's indifferent gaze, Li Xin arrogantly raised her head, pointing her finger at Chu Ge's nose, her face full of sarcasm, and burst into shrill laughter!

"Hahaha! Is this the answer you wanted? Are you satisfied now?"

"What, do you really want to hit me? Come on! Hit me! Anyway, someone like you, no matter what you do to me, no one can do anything to you, right? So just hit me if you want?"

Suddenly, Li Xin turned her finger towards Liu Weijiang, pointing vehemently several times.

"Liu Weijiang, and you, screw you, when I was with you, I did whatever you wanted, played how you wanted, now I've got into trouble, crossed a big shot, and you're like a lapdog helping others bully me, huh? You fucking call yourself a man?"

With Li Xin's sharp laughter, Liu Weijiang's face twitched fiercely, although Chu Ge had stopped him twice before, he really couldn't suppress his anger now.

Liu Weijiang grabbed Li Xin's hair and slapped her hard again with a loud "slap".

Even though a bright red handprint immediately appeared on Li Xin's face, she acted as if she felt no pain, her face still full of sarcasm and a mocking smile, and this expression instantly earned her an even louder slap.

"No... impossible, it's not like that, it can't be like that!"

Staring blankly at everything happening in front of her, such a voice rang out in Shu Lulu's heart, but when she opened her mouth, she couldn't manage to say a single word.

After all, until a few minutes ago, she was still convinced that Li Xin was her best friend, even now with the truth in front of her, she still felt unable to accept it.

Meanwhile, Chu Ge, who hadn't moved at all, finally acted.

To everyone's surprise, Chu Ge did not walk towards the frenzied Li Xin but turned around, opened the door, and without so much as another glance at Li Xin, directly walked out of the classroom.

The justice he wanted to seek for Shu Lulu had been served, there was nothing more to say with someone like Li Xin, and there was no point in staying any longer.

Looking back at Chu Ge's departing figure, Liu Weijiang hesitated several times, but ultimately did not follow; someone close to him had done this kind of thing and even scolded Chu Ge, he thought it wiser not to bother Chu Ge right now.

"Uncle!"

As Chu Ge walked out of the teaching building, about to leave the school, Shu Lulu's voice suddenly called out from behind. Turning back, he saw her looking disheartened, running towards him.

When Shu Lulu reached his side, Chu Ge gently touched her head, showing a helpless smile, "Not going to class?"

"Uncle, I... I'm upset, can you walk with me?"

"Where do you want to go?" Chu Ge asked.

"Can we go... to your place? Right now, I don't want to see anyone but you."

"Let's go."

Given Shu Lulu's current state, even if she stayed in the classroom, she certainly wouldn't be able to absorb anything, so it was better to let her calm down. Chu Ge indulgently allowed her a moment of respite.

Having received a definite answer from Chu Ge, Shu Lulu lowered her head and started walking with noticeably heavy steps, unlike her usual lively and cheerful self.

Leaving the campus of Third High School, the two did not take a bus but walked side by side along the bustling street.

They walked for a long time, neither of them speaking, until Shu Lulu took Chu Ge's hand, drawing his gaze.

"Uncle... my hand is cold."

Seeing the awkwardness on Shu Lulu's face, her genuinely pleading eyes, and feeling that her small hand was indeed cold, Chu Ge couldn't help but feel a bit compassionate and once again did not refuse, allowing her to tightly hold his large hand.

"It's not just your hand that's cold, your heart is too, isn't it?"

"Hmm..." Pursing her lips, Shu Lulu nodded.

Chu Ge sighed softly, "Actually, this matter is partly my fault, I should apologize to you as well."

Shu Lulu was taken aback, raising her head, "Uncle, if it weren't for you today, I would have been in big trouble. I'm not even done thanking you, and you think you need to apologize to me?"

Without directly answering, Chu Ge asked, "Have you ever heard the saying 'When someone becomes popular, they become a target for envy; be wary of hidden weapons'?"

Shu Lulu stopped in her tracks, a hint of astonishment in her eyes.

"That's right, you're the popular one, and the wallet that ended up in your bag was Li Xin's hidden weapon."

Chu Ge said nothing more, and Shu Lulu lowered her head again, gradually understanding everything that Chu Ge implied.

It turns out, she thought she and Li Xin were friends, but in Li Xin's eyes, she was nothing more than a rival to be envied.

"No wonder, that day at the school gate when I saw Liu Weijiang's big yellow Camaro, Uncle said Liu Weijiang was called away. Uncle must have said something to him at the time, so he didn't bother me."

"No wonder, the next day, Li Xin's gaze was so strange when she looked at me, her smile so unnatural. She must have seen something back then and known about Uncle's prowess from that moment."

"No wonder, ever since that day, except for the one time Liu Weijiang came to give me a phone, he never appeared again, and even then, his attitude was so strange and apprehensive."

"No wonder... no wonder..."

When she didn't know the answer, Shu Lulu really wanted to know why all this happened, but when she found out the truth, her heart felt empty, and she couldn't help but sigh deeply.

Shu Lulu truly felt that it would have been better to leave everything unsolved, forever a mystery.

The entire way, Shu Lulu held onto Chu Ge's large hand, feeling the long-lost warmth of a brotherly or fatherly figure. She was filled with gratitude and emotion towards Chu Ge, yet also felt cold-hearted, sad, helpless, and bitter towards Li Xin, a truly indescribable complexity.

Who knows how long they walked, but Shu Lulu finally followed Chu Ge to the vicinity of the Yipin Spring City District. Although her mood was still terrible, she had at least come to accept this harsh reality, knowing that her so-called friendship with Li Xin could only end here.

"Lulu, your home is near here too, right? Let go, it wouldn't be good if your family or neighbors saw."

"It's okay, Uncle, just let me hold on a bit longer. My mom isn't home at this time, and I don't even know who lives across from us, I don't actually know any neighbors."

"Young lady, are you disobeying me? Shall I drive you away?"

"Sir, don't be like that, I am seriously mentally traumatized right now, aren't you afraid I'll do something foolish and then accidentally bump into some ill-intentioned societal scum, and end up as a fallen girl? How could you bear that?"

Seeing Shu Lulu had returned to her usual playful self, Chu Ge was relieved and couldn't help but laugh, "You've been watching too many TV dramas, haven't you? Where are there so many coincidences in this world?"

"Ah! Uncle, you're older than me, you must know more about the darkness of society, right? What if I really encounter so many coincidences? There are plenty of scoundrels around!"

Chu Ge broke into a sweat, glaring "fiercely," "Let go of my hand, you may not care about the impact, but I have to. What if some girl who secretly admires me sees this and it ruins my plans to woo her?"

"I won't let go! As your affair partner, I have the right to hold your hand!"

"Will you let go or not? Otherwise, I'll tickle you," seeing Shu Lulu bring up this topic again, Chu Ge was both amused and exasperated.

"Hehehe, okay... stop, stop, it tickles to death, I surrender, isn't that enough?"

Just as Chu Ge and Shu Lulu were playfully teasing each other, two angry gazes turned toward them from not far away.

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