Seeing the panic in the eyes of the mother and daughter, Ning Xi was not prepared to let them off so easily: "Cheng Yue has been following me for a long time, taking upskirt photos of me, and harassing me. I can file a case for disorderly conduct, and he should be sentenced to a few months to a year."

Ning Xi's voice wasn't loud, but every word was clear, and the air around her seemed to cool down a bit.

When He Kezhou heard Ning Xi say that Cheng Yue had secretly taken photos up her skirt, his hand, which had been hanging down, suddenly tightened.

He regretted not crippling Cheng Yue at noon.

The chilling murderous intent in He Kezhou's eyes sent a shiver down Cheng Rou and her daughter's spines, straight to the top of their heads.

Ning Xi didn't notice He Kezhou's strange behavior behind her. She took out her phone and said, "The evidence on my phone was sent to me by Cheng Yue himself."

"You and your daughter came to our door causing trouble and extorting money. We can sue you for extortion. Guess how many years you'll get?"

She tilted her head to look at He Kezhou, "How much money did they extort from you?"

He Kezhou's eyes shifted from her clear eyes to the phone in her hand.

He recalled a night before when he entered the room and Ning Xi reflexively hid her phone behind her back.

At that time, Ning Xi was already being maliciously harassed.

He didn't notice.

Ning Xi didn't tell him either.

His throat moved very slowly, his gaze fixed on the phone screen, and the deep melancholy in his eyes made one feel inexplicably uneasy.

Ning Xi nudged him lightly with her arm.

He Kezhou: "100 million."

Ning Xi laughed in exasperation, pointing at herself and He Kezhou: "Do we look like suckers to them?"

Cheng's mother grabbed Cheng Rou and was about to leave without a second thought.

Ning Xi blocked their way. "You smashed my boyfriend's phone and injured him. Do you think you can just walk away like this?"

Cheng Rou's eyes were bloodshot and swollen from crying. She gritted her teeth, her eyes filled with hatred as if she wanted to tear her apart: "Ning Xi, don't push me too far."

Ning Xi sneered, "You're the ones causing trouble. Are we pushing you too far?"

"Pay money, apologize, or call the police—choose one."

Cheng Rou was so angry that her nose twisted.

Upon hearing the words "call the police," Cheng's mother's heart tightened, and her face instantly changed. She grabbed her daughter tightly and hurriedly changed her tune, saying, "We'll pay compensation! We apologize!"

Her son's reputation cannot be ruined, nor can he have a criminal record.

The Cheng family can't afford to lose face like this.

Those in the crowd who heard Cheng's mother's changed expression and her words glared angrily at her.

Oh, so you're here to scam people.

They had just felt sorry for them and even spoke up for them.

The gazes of those in the crowd looking at Che Xingning and his group were filled with apology and sympathy; they all felt that the group was really unlucky to have gotten into this mess.

Cheng Rou felt like these gazes were going to pierce her with bloody holes.

The onlookers watched as the disheveled mother and daughter paid compensation, apologized, and slunk away, their expressions filled with contempt and disgust.

The crowd around the car dealership gradually dispersed.

The anger that Zhou Zhishui had been holding in finally dissipated.

Even my pores felt refreshed.

He subconsciously looked at Ning Xi, who had intimidated the mother and daughter.

A summer-style, thin, long dress fell to her ankles, and the evening breeze lifted the hem of the dress, gently sweeping the ground as she stood in the deep night.

His back was straight and relaxed, and his eyes and brows had washed away the timidity and avoidance he used to show when faced with problems. His temperament was clear and calm, as if he had been reborn as a completely different person.

next second.

Ning Xi's taut back relaxed when only the four of them remained in the car park.

She squatted on the ground, feeling somewhat exhausted.

She had no evidence that Cheng Yue was following her, only a secretly taken photo of her skirt and some nude photos he sent her.

These two photos cannot be used to truly punish Cheng Yue under the law.

She was betting on Cheng's mother and Cheng Rou's guilty conscience.

As family members who live with her day and night, they know better than she what kind of people her son and brother are.

He Kezhou pulled Ning Xi, who was squatting on the ground, into his arms and let her lean against him.

He felt the sweat on Ning Xi's palm.

Ning Xi blinked at him very lightly.

She chased the bad guys away.

He Kezhou met those bright, sparkling eyes, his face growing even fiercer and colder: "Does your hand hurt?"

Ning Xi thought he would praise her for being amazing.

Hearing him ask about her hand, Ning Xi belatedly realized that she had felt good slapping Cheng Rou earlier, and now her palm was numb and burning.

He Kezhou grabbed the wrist of the one she had hit, and wrapped her slender fingertips in his large palm.

Ning Xi twitched her fingers, which he was gripping tightly, and asked him with a smile, "Am I amazing?"

He Kezhou lowered his eyelids, looked into her eyes, and said nothing.

He didn't praise her for being capable, which made Ning Xi a little disappointed.

Zhou Zhishui gave Ning Xi a thumbs-up: "The way you slapped that person just now was especially charming."

"Ning Xi, well done."

A faint smile appeared on Meng Yizhen's lips.

Ning Xi looked up at He Kezhou, "Are you sure you don't want to praise me too?"

He Kezhou glared at her coldly: "You were being harassed and followed, and you kept it from me?"

Ning Xi was speechless for a long time after being choked by him.

Without thinking, she tried to push He Kezhou away.

He Kezhou pulled his long arm back, his arm forming an impenetrable shackle, domineeringly and forcefully blocking Ning Xi's retreat.

Ning Xi shouted at him, "Let me go!"

He Kezhou tightened his grip even more.

Ning Xi was so angry that she bit his chin.

"hiss."

Zhou Zhishui's jaw ached from looking at it, so he dubbed He Kezhou's voice.

Ning Xi immediately released her grip on He Kezhou's chin when she saw the looks Zhou Zhishui and Meng Yizhen were giving her.

Her face suddenly flushed.

He Kezhou lowered his eyes, and there was a ring of teeth marks on his chin.

That gaze was too deep, too fierce.

Ning Xi pouted, feeling utterly wronged: "He Kezhou, you're so fierce."

The violent and ruthless aura surging in He Kezhou's eyes suddenly froze.

The arm around her waist loosened its grip slightly, but he still didn't let go.

His Adam's apple slowly rolled, and the fierce coldness in his eyes faded, leaving only a suppressed restlessness and helplessness towards her.

"Cough cough."

Zhou Zhishui cleared her throat, rubbed her empty stomach, and looked at the arguing young couple in front of her. "I'm starving. Let's go get some barbecue."

Ning Xi raised her hand, "I'll treat everyone to the food."

"I'm sorry for causing everyone trouble today."

Zhou Zhishui rolled up his short-sleeved shirt to his arm. "We're all family here, don't say such polite things, I don't like hearing them."

He pointed out Ning Xi's boyfriend quite seriously: "Zhou Ge may seem angry on the surface, but who knows how much he cares about you inside."

"In the future, if you encounter any problems, don't hide them from Brother Zhou. What are boyfriends for? They're there to support you and solve problems."

Ning Xi looked up and glanced back at He Kezhou, who was holding her tightly. Her voice softened slightly: "He Kezhou, I promise you, I will never cause you any more trouble in the future."

He Kezhou's eyes were so fierce that he seemed to want to devour Ning Xi whole.

"If you don't cause me trouble, who do you want to cause trouble for?"

"You think I'm afraid of these troubles?"

Ning Xi's eyes widened. "Who taught you to do reading comprehension like this?"

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