Oh no! I've only been a freshman and I've already been targeted by a mean upperclassman.

"Is it because you're old? Or because you have thinning hair?"

Li Chen's tone was light, but it was like a slap in the face, hitting President Wang hard across the cheek.

A few suppressed laughs came from the surrounding area.

Mr. Wang's face instantly turned a deep liver color.

"What did you say, you brat!"

"Am I wrong?" Li Chen shrugged, looking completely innocent.

He pointed to President Wang's Mediterranean hairstyle.

"Your hair volume is indeed quite worrying."

"Pfft—"

One of the saleswomen behind Lin Wanwan couldn't help but laugh.

Mr. Wang's face was extremely grim.

He pointed at Li Chen, trembling with anger.

"You...you just wait!"

"Okay." Li Chen nodded. "I'll be waiting."

He turned his head and looked at the sales assistant.

"Wrap up this dress, and all the other styles we just looked at, everything she tried on."

His voice wasn't loud, but it carried an undeniable aura.

The sales assistant was stunned.

Lin Wanwan and that CEO Wang were also stunned.

"Sir, you mean...?"

"Wasn't I clear enough?" Li Chen took out a specially made black card and handed it over.

"Swipe your card."

The sales assistant's hands trembled slightly as she looked at the plain black card without any markings.

As a sales associate for a top luxury brand, she certainly knew what this card meant.

Centurion Black Card with unlimited credit limit.

In the entire city of Linjiang, no more than five people possess this card.

Her attitude instantly became extremely respectful.

"Yes, yes, sir! I'll process it for you right away!"

Lin Wanwan stared intently at the black card, her face filled with disbelief.

She never imagined that this guy, whom she thought was a poor boy, would actually be able to produce something like this.

Mr. Wang was so frightened that his face turned pale.

Even if he's stupid, he knows he's really messed up today.

Li Chen ignored them.

He turned around and looked at Yan Xi, who hadn't said a word.

"Come on, I'll take you somewhere."

Yan Xi looked at him with a complicated expression.

She never expected him to solve the problem in this way.

Simple, brutal, yet... it made her feel damn safe.

She nodded.

Li Chen took her hand and, amidst the awe-inspiring gazes of the crowd, turned and left.

As he reached the door, he seemed to suddenly remember something, stopped, and turned back to look at the pale-faced President Wang.

"Oh, right."

"Watch your mouth from now on."

"Keep an eye on your woman too."

"No one can touch my things."

After saying that, he walked out of the store with Yan Xi without looking back.

Only a deathly silence remained behind him.

……

The two walked out of the mall, and the snow outside was falling even harder.

Li Chen pulled Yan Xi under the eaves.

"Wait for me here, I'll go get the car."

"Um."

Li Chen turned and ran into the snowstorm.

Yan Xi watched his retreating figure, her heart filled with mixed emotions.

Just now in the store, she had actually prepared to make that reckless man disappear from Linjiang City.

But Li Chen stepped in front of her first, blocking her way.

He protected her in his own way.

This feeling is very novel.

It also made her...very tempted.

Soon, the Porsche arrived.

Li Chen got out of the car and opened the car door for her.

"Get in the car."

Yan Xi got into the car and looked at his hair, which was wet with snowflakes. As if possessed, she reached out and brushed the snow off his head.

Li Chen's body stiffened for a moment.

"What's wrong?" he asked.

Yan Xi shook her head and withdrew her hand.

"It's nothing."

She looked at him and suddenly spoke.

"Thank you for earlier."

"Thanking me again?" Li Chen laughed. "Didn't I tell you, not just anyone can touch my things?"

Yan Xi's heart skipped a beat.

She turned her head away and looked out the window.

"Where are we going?"

You'll know when you get there.

Li Chen's tone carried a hint of mystery.

The car headed west, leaving the city center.

Finally, we stopped in front of a shop that looked very inconspicuous.

The shop's signboard consists of three handwritten characters.

"Warm Food Diary"

This is a privately-run restaurant.

Li Chen led her inside.

The shop was quiet, decorated in a rustic yet cozy style.

A gentle and elegant proprietress in a cheongsam came to greet us.

"Mr. Li, you've arrived."

"Yes." Li Chen nodded. "Is everything ready?"

"Everything is ready, we're just waiting for you and this young lady."

The proprietress's gaze fell on Yan Xi, a hint of amazement flashing in her eyes.

She led the two into a private room.

Inside the private room, a table of exquisite dishes had already been set out.

Buddha Jumps Over the Wall, Steamed Grouper, Crab Roe Lion's Head Meatballs...

These are all foods that Yan Xi loves to eat.

Yan Xi looked at Li Chen with some surprise.

"you……"

"Have a seat." Li Chen pulled out a chair for her. "Try it and see if it suits your taste."

He served her a bowl of soup.

"This is something I specially asked them to prepare; it's meant to warm the stomach."

Yan Xi took it and drank a sip.

The soup was delicious, and the temperature was just right.

A warm current spread from my stomach to every part of my body.

She looked at the man across from her, who was carefully removing fish bones for her.

My eyes suddenly felt hot.

This man always manages to easily touch the softest spot in her heart.

After dinner, Li Chen took her to another place.

It was a hot spring resort located on the outskirts of the city.

The resort is built halfway up the mountain, offering a panoramic view of the snowscape of the entire Linjiang City.

Li Chen booked her a private courtyard with an open-air bath.

"I'll soak in a hot spring to relax," he said.

Yan Xi looked at the steaming pool in the courtyard and the surrounding pine and cypress trees covered in snow.

Suddenly, I felt a sense of peace and tranquility.

She changed into a bathrobe and went into the pool.

The warm spring water instantly enveloped my entire body.

All the fatigue and coldness were dispelled at this moment.

She leaned against the pool, closed her eyes, and enjoyed the rare tranquility.

After a while, the sound of water came from nearby.

She opened her eyes.

Li Chen also walked in.

He was shirtless, his well-defined muscles faintly visible in the misty air.

Yan Xi's face unconsciously flushed.

She instinctively moved to the side.

Li Chen walked straight toward her and sat down beside her.

The two were very close.

She was so close that she could clearly feel the scorching heat emanating from him.