A miraculous doctor descended from the heavens.

"Gu Feng, can I take you home now?" Chu Xinran smiled brightly, but secretly thought to herself: I don't believe you can slip away right under my nose.

"Xinran, if you really want to give it to me, then go ahead and give it to me." Gu Feng sighed helplessly.

The two walked out of the school gate and along the street for several hundred meters. When they passed an alley, they saw Chen Hongyin leading a large group of people, sitting haphazardly on the iron railings by the roadside.

Upon seeing Gu Feng, Chen Hongyin's eyes immediately turned red, and he reached into his robes to rush over. However, when he saw Chu Xinran beside Gu Feng, he paused, quickly signaling the people around him to hold back.

Gu Feng ignored all that and went straight to meet them, with Chu Xinran naturally following closely behind.

"Chen, what a coincidence?" Gu Feng asked with a smile.

"What a coincidence! I've been waiting for you here on purpose!" Chen Hongyin instinctively reached for his weapon, but when he met Chu Xinran's wide-open almond-shaped eyes, his hand fell limply to his side. He had already found out about this girl's background; she was the daughter of the police chief. He wouldn't dare touch her even if he had ten lives.

"Chen, it seems the lesson you learned at noon wasn't enough to teach you a lesson." Gu Feng's tone was cold, and as he glanced around, a chill ran through him—the angular bulge in Chen Hongyin's arms was most likely the kind of pistol that only police officers were issued.

No wonder this kid is so arrogant now; it turns out he got his hands on this kind of thing. It seems he's really planning to fight me to the death.

"You're so tall! If you've got guts, stop cowering behind women all day long!" Chen Hongyin had a bit of guts, took two steps forward, puffed out his chest and glared straight at Gu Feng, and the others swarmed around him.

"Chen Hongyin, I'm telling you and your people, get out of my sight immediately, or I'll make you regret it!" Chu Xinran said, taking out her phone.

Her expression held no hint of a joke. Chen Hongyin knew very well that if he really angered this young lady, his group would be in deep trouble; the police officers from that afternoon were most likely summoned by her. After much deliberation, he was already having second thoughts.

"You, surnamed Gu, don't think I don't know your background. If you're so capable, then hide under this woman's skirt for the rest of your life. Otherwise, if I don't kill you today, I'll kill you tomorrow!" Chen Hongyin said viciously.

"Get out!" Chu Xinran shouted.

"Why are you being so fierce! What's so good about this coward that you're protecting him so much! No matter what, you and I are the locals, but you're siding with outsiders!" Chen Hongyin said, his face full of resentment.

"It's my business who I want to protect, it's none of your business. If you keep dawdling like this, I'm really going to get angry!" Chu Xinran's pretty face was full of anger, but she didn't feel any anger at all. In fact, she was even a little proud. A picture even flashed through her mind—that arrogant Gu Feng would one day obediently fall at her feet.

"Hmph, you're obsessed with that pretty boy with those peach blossom eyes? You'll regret it sooner or later!" Chen Hongyin glared at Gu Feng fiercely. "You just wait!"

After the group left, Gu Feng's forehead was damp with a thin layer of sweat. If it really came down to a fight, he wouldn't be afraid even if the other side had several times more people, but once guns were involved, he couldn't help but be extra careful.

This trouble must be dealt with as soon as possible, otherwise the consequences will be endless. Gu Feng said to himself in his heart.

"It's alright, don't be afraid." Chu Xinran thought he was frightened, but as soon as she said those comforting words, she realized she had been making a fuss—whether it was at noon today or that night when Ding Hanhan brought nearly a hundred thugs, this guy had always been completely calm, not even blinking an eye. She couldn't help but laugh self-deprecatingly, and said somewhat awkwardly, "My car is over there, let's go."

On the way back to Portland Street, Chu Xinran wanted to speak several times, but she didn't know where to begin.

Gu Feng looked at her hesitant expression and a cold smile crept into his heart: This young lady probably doesn't know that the advisor has already negotiated terms with her mother.

If it were Ding Hanhan, he might take the opportunity to extort money from her, such as making her beg him in a humble manner, or gaining some verbal advantage... before he would be willing to help save her.

Unfortunately, this wasn't Ding Hanhan, and Chu Xinran couldn't arouse his desire to conquer, but it wouldn't be accurate to say he felt nothing at all... Basically, it was: I won't refuse if you're willing to come, and I don't care if you're not.

"I've found a lawyer, and he's already reached an agreement with your mother. I'll go over tomorrow to treat your uncle's injuries." Gu Feng spoke frankly, but the thought of Ding Hanhan still made his teeth itch. If she could be so shameless, he really wanted to thoroughly crush that woman's arrogance and see if she could remain so tough forever.

Gu Feng's words finally put a weight off Chu Xinran's heart, and the worry that had been lingering in her eyes faded a little.

"Xinran, you can rest assured now, right? You don't need to follow me around like a little tail anymore," Gu Feng said, half jokingly and half seriously.

Chu Xinran blushed slightly and asked somewhat shyly, "Gu Feng, can't we just be friends?"

It's best not to. I don't have the habit of dealing with fairies, and besides, I haven't settled the score with your mother yet. Gu Feng thought to himself, but what he said actually meant something else entirely: "Of course, I'm just afraid you won't agree."

"How could I not want to?" Chu Xinran gripped the steering wheel with both hands, her tone gentle yet full of helplessness. "None of these things could have been predicted by either of us. It's truly a cruel twist of fate; this upheaval has torn my family apart."

Hearing her say this, Gu Feng felt only sympathy, not guilt. His advisor had already told him about her parents' divorce, but he never felt it was entirely his fault. Given Zheng Fengjiao's character and Chu Hanzhong's attitude towards her, that marriage was probably already a sham.

That's true. If a couple is truly in love, how could they only be intimate three or five times in twenty years?

Like him and Su Man'er, they've already been sweet together several times in just the last two days.

Rather than dragging things out and causing everyone pain, it's better to leave sooner and be free. Besides, Gu Feng felt that Director Chu should have dumped a woman like Zheng Fengjiao long ago.

Life is full of misfortunes, and the end of a marriage is inevitably somewhat sad.

Where there is joy, there is also sorrow.

Gu Feng couldn't think of any decent words to comfort the girl, so he simply stopped bothering to do so.

She was neither Su Man'er nor Peng Liangpei, whom he liked, so why waste his time on her?

Chu Xinran had prepared a lot to say, but she barely listened to the lesson all afternoon, focusing only on how to persuade Gu Feng to treat her two uncles.

Now that Gu Feng has reached an agreement with her mother, all the arguments she racked her brains to come up with are naturally superfluous.

But then she found herself completely at a loss for what to talk to him about.

Chu Xinran always thought she had Gu Feng under her thumb and knew him very well. But the more she interacted with him, the more she realized that her confidence was nothing but arrogance, and even somewhat ridiculous.

What Gu Feng presented to her was always just the tip of the iceberg, and the least noticeable part at that.

Strictly speaking, she knew absolutely nothing about this man. Not to mention influencing his thoughts, she couldn't even guess what was going on in his head.

For the rest of the journey, the car was unusually silent.

Until Gu Feng got out of the car and waved goodbye to her, the two didn't exchange another word.

But Chu Xinran had a vague premonition that their story would not end like this; on the contrary, it was only the beginning.