Jiang Chuyao picked up the cigarette pack that had fallen to the ground, pulled out a cigarette, and lit it with her matchbox.
She took a puff, giving off a slightly rebellious vibe. There was something about the way she blinked that made it oddly captivating!
When Shen Hexuan walked over, he happened to see her exhaling smoke it was obvious she was a seasoned smoker.
“Jiang Chuyao!” Shen Hexuan’s voice was neither too loud nor too soft, but it made her hand tremble, nearly dropping the cigarette.
The feeling of being caught? This was exactly it.
She lifted her head and gave an awkward smile. “What are you doing here?” Jiang Chuyao wanted to explain delicately that she just wanted to try the cigarette…
But then she thought, he might not believe her anyway. Forget it better to say nothing.
After all, people say, “hearsay is unreliable; seeing is believing.”
“Fought?” Shen Hexuan, who had been focused on her smoking, noticed the blood at the corner of her mouth and immediately shifted his attention. “Any other injuries?”
“It’s nothing, just this one punch. I was careless. But I dealt with all three of them. I’m amazing, right?” Jiang Chuyao’s happy expression seemed to shout, “Praise me! Praise me!”
“These three? I’ll take them to the police station you come with me!” Shen Hexuan said, and the three girls who had been playing dead were dumbfounded.
Was he serious? If they remembered correctly, they were the ones who had caused trouble for Jiang Chuyao, yet they were the ones getting beaten!
And now the one who got hit wanted to report it?!
“Fine!” Jiang Chuyao shamelessly agreed.
“Hey, have you considered our side? We’re the ones who got beaten!” one girl said, feeling it necessary to remind her.
“You came to cause trouble first. I was just defending myself!” Jiang Chuyao said, leaving all three of them speechless.
She spoke as if she were completely in the right!
“This was just some schoolyard roughhousing bringing the police into it is unnecessary!” The leader sighed.
She was still tied up if they were taken to the station, her family would probably punish her further.
“Schoolyard roughhousing, huh?” Jiang Chuyao said, as if agreeing.
“Yes, we’re all classmates. Making a big deal out of it isn’t good for anyone, right?” another girl quickly tried to smooth things over.
“But I don’t even know you!” Jiang Chuyao smiled, leaving them stunned.
Eventually, seeing that she really intended to take them to the police, they had no choice but to confess: it was Jiang Chuying who had sent them over to help teach her a lesson and had given them twenty yuan for it.
Hearing it was only twenty yuan, Jiang Chuyao was speechless. “That’s all I’m worth?”
She clearly wasn’t satisfied with the amount.
Just as Shen Hexuan thought she would insist on taking them to the station, she made an unexpected decision.
She let them go!
Though she muttered a few words to them quietly, they nodded in understanding and left.
“Hexuan-ge, why are you here today?” Jiang Chuyao asked.
“The dance hall is ready, and I planned to take you to see it. Didn’t expect to catch this carefree, unrestrained side of you,” he said. If anyone else had described a young girl this way, it would sound odd but to Shen Hexuan, it fit her perfectly.
Hearing this, Jiang Chuyao happily nodded. She could now have them check the menu she had prepared.
But the first thing at the dance hall wasn’t busying herself with the bar it was grabbing cotton swabs and disinfectant from Tang Fei’angang to clean the corner of her mouth.
“Ouch!” When not using disinfectant, it hadn’t hurt. This time, the sting made her suck in a sharp breath.
Seeing her like this, Shen Hexuan felt both anger and concern. He gently blew warm air toward her to ease the pain.
The warmth hit Jiang Chuyao’s face, and she couldn’t tell if it was from heat or embarrassment she just blushed.
The pain? Instantly forgotten.
“Ahhh…” Just then, Tang Fei’angang walked in and saw the scene. “Can’t look! Just can’t look!”
Though he said he couldn’t watch, his actions were honest, eyes glued to the scene.
“Hexuan, didn’t expect you to have such a tender side! Tsk tsk… heroes really do struggle when faced with beauty. Not just in stories!” Tang Fei’angang teased, while Shen Hexuan calmly straightened his posture and tidied up the medical kit.
He didn’t respond to the teasing at all something Tang Fei’angang was used to.
“Little sister-in-law!”
(⊙o⊙)…
Jiang Chuyao heard this and felt a twinge of annoyance.
Yes, annoyance the tone was just… unbearable.
“Don’t mind him. When the seasons change, he gets all irritable like this,” Shen Hexuan said, putting away the medical kit and leading Jiang Chuyao to the bar.
Everything inside had been bought and arranged according to her specifications. Once finished, it actually looked quite decent.
Seeing them both working seriously and ignoring him, Tang Fei’angang had no choice but to join in.
“I’ve roughly prepared the menu these past few days. Later, I’ll make a few drinks for you to taste!” Jiang Chuyao glanced at the setup and got a good idea of things.
“Honestly, I didn’t expect you to be so capable!” Tang Fei’angang admitted.
“Well, making money I’m serious about that!” Jiang Chuyao’s proud attitude made Tang Fei’angang laugh.
“You’re just a young girl how can you be so money-minded?!” Tang Fei’angang wasn’t the only one curious; even Shen Hexuan wondered the same.
Jiang Chuyao found their curious stares amusing.
“I just think that family, friends, and love can all betray you, but work and money never will. So of course, I have to earn well!” Thinking of her previous life, she decided to live more wisely this time.
“Hexuan, whatever you did must have upset this young lady it’s like you’re detached from worldly concerns, chanting ‘Namo Amituofo’!” Tang Fei’angang marveled at her clear-minded, elegant thinking.
But then he thought, surely his good brother must have done something outrageous to hurt her heart!
How could that be allowed!
“Saving a life surpasses building a seven-story pagoda. If I don’t go to hell, who will? If I don’t gossip, who will?”
Saying that, Tang Fei’angang stared at Shen Hexuan, eager to see his reaction.
And then…