Xia Yu didn’t approach immediately, first observing from the side.
He looked at Zhong Yunxin. Today, she was wearing a black jacket and skinny jeans. Her hair was still black, looking no different from an ordinary girl.
But this wasn’t because the girl wanted to blend in with others; it was because all her clothes had been taken away by An Siyao, leaving her with no choice but to wear this.
Zhong Yunxin and Kong Hanyue were arguing about returning to their hometown.
“You must be dreaming! I won’t go back!” Zhong Yunxin didn’t want to go to Kong Hanyue’s hometown.
“You have to go!” Kong Hanyue insisted, because Xia Yu’s grandmother had forced her to bring Zhong Yunxin back.
Otherwise, Zhong Yunxin didn’t want her to meddle, and she would be happy to be free.
She threatened Zhong Yunxin: “That girl An Siyao has already spoken to me. If you don’t go back, I’ll tell her!”
“Telling her won’t help. I haven’t done anything wrong!” Zhong Yunxin wasn’t afraid, knowing An Siyao was still a reasonable person.
Xia Yu found it hard to comment on this topic. He stood aside watching; if Zhong Yunxin didn’t go, it would be better, saving him the trouble of having to watch over her for Kong Hanyue.
Eventually, their argument ended with Kong Hanyue saying, “You annoying brat, I’ll take Yu and Ze back instead. I don’t want you as my daughter anymore!”
“I don’t want you either!” Zhong Yunxin went into her room.
“Yu, she’s bullying me!” Kong Hanyue hugged Xia Yu.
“…”
You two are clearly bullying each other.
“If she doesn’t go back to the hometown, where will Zhong Yunxin stay?” Xia Yu asked.
“She said she’ll return to school. Some students don’t go home during the holidays. She’ll come out only when the Spring Festival arrives,” Kong Hanyue replied.
Xia Yu thought for a second and understood Zhong Yunxin’s plan. With his previous arrangements, Zhong Yunxin would face Kong Hanyue’s supervision at home, but if she returned to school, she could regain her freedom.
Zhong Yunxin believed An Siyao wouldn’t possibly go to the campus during winter break. Indeed, An Siyao previously wouldn’t have done so, but now it might not necessarily be the case.
“Mom,” You Xue, holding Xia Yu’s hand, shyly greeted Kong Hanyue.
Kong Hanyue indifferently responded and went to Zhong Yunze to complain about Zhong Yunxin’s behavior.
After three minutes, Zhong Yunxin walked out of her room: “Where are my clothes? Where is the wardrobe full of clothes in my room?”
She looked at Kong Hanyue, disbelief on her face. She had already guessed where her clothes had gone, but she couldn’t accept it.
Kong Hanyue, somewhat frightened, hid behind Xia Yu: “It was An Siyao who told us to throw away all the clothes in your bedroom!”
Nonsense, I never told you to do that! Xia Yu refuted in his mind.
Intimidated by An Siyao’s name, Zhong Yunxin could only suppress her anger. She approached Zhong Yunze and stretched out her hand: “Give me money!”
Zhong Yunze handed over a bank card.
Holding the card, Zhong Yunxin strode out of the villa.
Needless to say, she was going shopping with the card.
However, five minutes later, the girl returned home again.
She asked Zhong Yunze: “Where is the mall?”
“Can’t you just take a taxi and ask the driver directly?” Zhong Yunze didn’t catch the implication in Zhong Yunxin’s words.
Zhong Yunxin had just hinted to Zhong Yunze to accompany her to the mall.
Xia Yu noticed this. Earlier, when he had the driver intimidate Zhong Yunxin, Xia Yu discovered that the girl was merely a paper tiger—only daring to act tough toward the weak, and becoming obedient when facing someone stronger.
“You take me there!” Zhong Yunxin directly made her request.
“No way, I have plans to race cars with someone,” Zhong Yunze firmly refused.
“You call riding a bicycle racing cars?” Zhong Yunxin looked disdainful.
“Hey, why can’t a bicycle be used for racing? Do you have something against bicycles? Let me tell you…” Zhong Yunze became somewhat angry.
“Fine, if you don’t want to accompany me, just scram,” Zhong Yunxin pushed Zhong Yunze aside, hesitating internally.
She had always lived in Yaoguang, and Zilan was a relatively unfamiliar place for her. She was somewhat afraid to go out alone.
What if, just like before, a group of men in suits suddenly appeared, threw her into a car, and took her to the seaside?
Just as she gritted her teeth, determined to drag Zhong Yunze away, a voice sounded: “I’m familiar with Zilan. Let me take you there.”
Looking toward the source of the voice, Zhong Yunxin saw a boy who was slightly handsome with a warm demeanor.
She knew he was Kong Hanyue’s child from her previous marriage—he should be her older brother.
Judging from his appearance, he was on Kong Hanyue’s side, meaning he was her enemy. Under normal circumstances, Zhong Yunxin would definitely refuse, but now she needed someone reliable to accompany her.
Although Kong Hanyue was annoying, she wasn’t a bad person.
Nodding her head, Zhong Yunxin expressed her agreement.
Leaving You Xue at the villa, Xia Yu and Zhong Yunxin left together and got into a taxi.
“Just follow me and carry the shopping bags. Don’t nag me. If you say one word of complaint, you can go back by yourself. If you please me, I’ll give you a tip. I know you’re after money to get close to that annoying Kong Hanyue. She doesn’t have much money, but I have more than her…”
Arrogantly listing her conditions, Zhong Yunxin glanced at Xia Yu’s face.
Her body stiffened.
“What’s wrong?” Xia Yu smiled.
“Nothing… nothing at all,” Zhong Yunxin’s heart raced, cold sweat forming on her head.
She felt as if she had just seen a demon in Xia Yu’s smile.
It was the same kind of demon she had seen in An Siyao.
Although the demon only appeared for an instant.
“What did you just say?” Xia Yu asked with a smile.
“Nothing… I didn’t say anything just now,” Zhong Yunxin felt a bit scared.
This guy seemed to be as ruthless as An Siyao!
Was it still possible for her to go back now?
However, the taxi had already arrived at the destination.
With stiff steps, Zhong Yunxin followed Xia Yu into the mall.
She wanted to buy leather jackets, ripped pants, and jackets, but after seeing the demon just now, she felt uneasy.
Randomly entering a store, she picked up a white little dress with lace trim to show her innocence.
“This kind?” Xia Yu looked at her.
Holding her left wrist with her right hand in front of her body, Zhong Yunxin modestly nodded.
“I think this suits you better,” Xia Yu picked up a black short jacket.
Zhong Yunxin’s gaze shifted between the jacket and Xia Yu several times. She grabbed Xia Yu’s hand excitedly and said, “Right, this is the kind of normal clothes! Who would wear those dresses with lace trim anyway!”
A smile on his face, Xia Yu then picked up a pair of ripped mesh pants: “This is pretty good too.”
“You’re absolutely right! You actually understand fashion!” Zhong Yunxin completely dropped her guard, patting Xia Yu’s back affectionately.
“Come on, let’s go to the next store!” Holding Xia Yu’s hand, Zhong Yunxin excitedly continued shopping.
Xia Yu, who had collected all Zhong Yunxin’s clothes at school, knew Zhong Yunxin’s preferred style, making Zhong Yunxin feel like they had met too late.
By the end of the shopping trip, Zhong Yunxin had already regarded him as a close friend.
She packed most of the clothes and sent them to school.
“I won’t go back then, just in case that Kong Hanyue teams up with An Siyao again and comes up with some way to get me,” Zhong Yunxin said.
Taking out her phone, she exchanged QQ numbers with Xia Yu. Watching her carry a few favorite clothes and get into the car, Xia Yu stood there.
She rolled down the car window, excitedly waving goodbye to Xia Yu.
Xia Yu waved back as well, but after the car left, the smile disappeared from his face.
Enjoy yourself while you can. If your clothes survive until the day after tomorrow, I’ll admit defeat.
Tomorrow, when I log in using An Siyao’s account, I’ll collect all your clothes.
Glancing at Zhong Yunxin’s QQ number, Xia Yu revealed a cold smile.
Now he had infiltrated the enemy’s ranks, gained their trust, and would find it much easier to handle any future tasks Kong Hanyue might assign regarding Zhong Yunxin.
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