Gao Wu: Oh no! Young Master Zhen is a cultivator!

"I'm not afraid, anyway, Brother Lin Ran won't abandon me!" Chu Xining puffed out her chest and looked at Lin Ran.

Bai Ruolin also glanced at Lin Ran, her feelings complicated.

What gives Chu Xining such confidence?

And why do you trust Lin Ran so much?

Have they really come to that point?

Sun Jinghuan felt a surge of heat rush to his head, and his vision went black.

He gritted his teeth, enunciating each word clearly: "Do you know how damaging your words will be to the Chu and Sun families?"

"They should have considered the consequences when they arranged this marriage for me without my consent!" Chu Xining said without the slightest hesitation.

"You..." Sun Jinghuan's voice trembled, "I will definitely tell my elders about this and make them demand an explanation from the Chu family!"

Chu Xining glanced at him, feigning disdain: "How old are you? Still running to your parents to complain. That's one of the reasons I look down on you!"

"Despicable..." Sun Jinghuan blurted out the word "despicable," but seeing the dangerous look in Lin Ran's eyes, he swallowed the rest of the word "person" back.

"Absolutely hopeless!"

He was genuinely afraid of Lin Ran beating him up, after all, he had already lost face on the stage last time, and he didn't want to go through that again.

I don't know how things got to this point; it wasn't like this before.

The more satisfied he felt when he hired someone to deal with Lin Ran, the more frustrated he felt now.

"Brother Lin Ran is my medicine!" Chu Xining raised her chin, her eyes showing no sign of flinching.

Lin Ran quickly raised his hand to stop him: "Can't you speak properly?"

"I was just speaking properly," Chu Xining said innocently.

Lin Ran lowered his voice: "So many people in the class are watching!"

Upon hearing this, Chu Xining looked around.

Pairs of eyes were peeking into this corner from behind the desks.

What she just said was so shocking that it was impossible not to pay attention.

Although she didn't mind being honest about her feelings, she couldn't help but feel a little shy when she felt the gazes of so many people on her, and her face instantly turned red.

She quietly hid behind Lin Ran, as if if others couldn't see her, it would be as if nothing had happened.

However, she still heard the whispers of her classmates.

"I never expected that Sun Jinghuan would be wearing a hat before he's even married."

"What kind of nonsense are you spouting?"

"Do you think the marriage agreement between the Sun and Chu families still stands?"

"That can't be right, can it? If I can tolerate this, I'd call myself the King of Jade!"

"That's hard to say. After all, Chu Xining is so beautiful. Even if we can't be the first to enjoy her beauty, who wouldn't want to get close to her?"

"Are you serious?"

"No, no, I was just saying."

"Be careful what you say, the Lin and Sun families are not to be trifled with!"

Sun Jinghuan heard every word of these words, his face turning pale and then red.

"Shut up, all of you!"

He slammed his hand on the table and glanced across the classroom.

The boys who had been discussing it most enthusiastically shrank back and fell silent.

Sun Jinghuan took a deep breath and looked at Chu Xining again.

"Xi Ning, even if you don't approve of this marriage, you shouldn't joke about your own innocence."

Chu Xining peeked half her face out from behind Lin Ran: "Who said I was joking?"

"Do you think I would believe something like that?" Sun Jinghuan's tone turned cold.

"Believe it or not, it's up to you." Chu Xining replied with an indifferent attitude.

Sun Jinghuan felt as if something was blocking his chest. He gritted his teeth and squeezed out a few words: "Good, very good."

After saying that, he turned and walked out of the classroom.

As I passed by Zhao Meng's table, I saw him grinning.

"What are you laughing at?" Sun Jinghuan asked with an unfriendly expression.

"No, nothing, I just thought of some happy things." Zhao Meng immediately put on a serious face, but he still couldn't suppress the corners of his mouth from smiling.

Sun Jinghuan glared at him fiercely and strode out of the classroom.

Bang!

The door frame made a dull thud behind him.

The classroom was silent for about three seconds.

Zhao Meng was the first to break down, bursting into laughter: "Hahaha!"

This caused the whole class to burst into laughter.

"Ha ha ha ha……"

Chu Xining moved out from behind Lin Ran, her complexion had recovered, and her ears were still flushed.

She leaned close to Lin Ran's ear and asked, "Brother Lin Ran, have I caused you any trouble?"

Lin Ran raised an eyebrow: "What do you think?"

"I don't think so," Chu Xining stuck out her tongue. "Anyway, we'll have to come clean sooner or later."

Lin Ran rolled his eyes: "This isn't how you lay your cards on the table."

"Then how should we spread it out?" Chu Xining asked curiously.

Lin Ran said earnestly, "We need to set up the stalls slowly, systematically, and gradually, starting with the first stalls to drive the others..."

"What do you mean by 'first stall then stall'?"

Chu Xining looked puzzled, then suddenly realized: "Oh, I see. Brother Lin Ran means I should tell my family first and let them take the initiative to break off the engagement?"

"Is that what I meant?" Lin Ran shook his head, clearing his mind. "That's not important. The key question is, will your family agree?"

Chu Xining said arrogantly, "If you don't agree, I'll run away from home."

Upon hearing this, Lin Ran was speechless for a moment.

That afternoon, Chu Xining publicly announced that she and Lin Ran had been intimate, and then quickly flew out of the school gate.

Lin Ran came home from school and had just opened the door.

A row of people sat neatly on the sofa, several pairs of eyes staring at him.

He changed into slippers and sat down in front of everyone.

"Tell me, what exactly happened?" Song Yishu sat in the middle of the sofa, looking directly at Lin Ran.

"Confess and you'll be treated leniently; resist and you'll be punished severely!" Lin Zhiyao said, feigning seriousness.

Lin Ran had a guess in mind, but pretended not to understand: "What do you mean?"

"Ran-ge, the news about you and Chu Xining has already spread throughout the school," Lin Haozhe whispered a reminder from the side.

Lin Ran turned to look at him: "So?"

"I didn't mean to tell my third sister, I just accidentally let it slip," Lin Haozhe said sheepishly.

Although this accident was somewhat deliberate, it was still an accident.

Lin Ran sneered, "Well, you really are quite careless."

"Stop with the nonsense!" Lin Zhiyao slapped the sofa armrest, speaking seriously, "Let's get down to business!"

Lin Ran remained calm: "What important matter is it?"

"It's about you and that Chu Xining!" Lin Zhiyao pressed patiently, "What exactly is your relationship with her?"

Lin Zhiwan and Lin Zhixia also cast curious glances, but Lin Hongbo remained calm.

Seeing this, Lin Ran shrugged: "What's there to say about this?"

"So you admit it?" Lin Zhiyao leaned forward, staring directly at Lin Ran.

Song Yishu then spoke up: "Although Mom thinks you're still young, since you and the Chu family girl have already reached that point, Mom can't stop you."

After a brief pause, she said solemnly, "We'll go to the Chu family tomorrow to finalize this marriage for you! We can't let others think that the Lin family is impolite!"

Upon hearing this, Lin Ran's expression changed, and he waved his hands repeatedly: "What do you mean I'd admit it? That girl was just talking nonsense, how can you believe her?"

"What girl would joke about her innocence?" Lin Zhiyao retorted.

Lin Ran laughed coldly: "Heh, I can't agree with that."

"What?" Lin Zhiyao tilted her head back. "Would the eldest daughter of the Chu family really use her own innocence to frame you?"

Lin Ran looked helpless: "That's not how it is at all."

"So what exactly happened?" Song Yishu quickly asked.

"Yeah, what exactly happened?" Lin Zhiyao chimed in.

Lin Ran poured himself half a glass of water and took a sip.

"Actually, she just doesn't want to fulfill the marriage agreement between the Sun and Chu families, and she's using me as a shield. It has nothing to do with whether she's innocent or not."

He knew that Chu Xining had some feelings for him, and he also thought that Chu Xining was quite attractive.

But he hasn't even taken any action yet, so how can he pay the price for something he didn't do?

"Tch! Who would believe that?" Lin Zhiyao rolled her eyes. "Why didn't she let Haozhe be the shield? Why did she have to make you the one?"