Chapter 449: This Shen Ci really has quite the means

Shen Xing's entire body shuddered uncontrollably, and the moving car drifted along with him.

Shen Ci merely reminded him in a light, breezy tone: "What are you panicking for? Watch the road!"

Shen Xing steadied the steering wheel, cast a look of shock at his sister, and then asked, "Senior Shi Ye? Is, is that the Senior Shi Ye I know?"

"Mm."

"I knew he had an agenda the day school started." Shen Xing recalled that day with hindsight, his expression speechless: "He's really something. No wonder Yong Zi said opportunities are discovered by oneself. As expected, I'm still too green!"

"Why are you so worked up? Do you not think highly of your Senior Shi Ye?" Shen Ci asked with a smile in her tone.

Shen Xing denied it repeatedly: "That's not it. Senior Shi Ye is very outstanding; he's one of the vice-chairmen of our Longda Student Union. I'm just impressed—how can a person be this brave?"

To pursue someone as beautiful as my sister just like that?

He was still racking his brain trying to figure out how to take the initiative to greet Sang Hui!

What a gap!

"Sis, what's your impression of Senior Shi Ye? Does he have a chance?" Shen Xing asked curiously.

Shen Ci blurted out without hesitation: "I don't know yet, but my impression of him today wasn't bad."

"So that means there's a chance?"

Shen Ci gave a noncommittal response.

Shen Xing grinned: "Actually, you two are quite a match, in every aspect."

As he finished speaking, the car pulled steadily to the side of the road. They had arrived.

Getting out of the car, Shen Ci naturally reached out to take her brother's arm, and they entered the shop, where a waiter greeted them and led them to a private room inside.

"What's wrong, Xu Zhengze? What are you looking at?"

At the shop entrance, Xu Xu Zhengze, who had come to eat as well, happened to see this scene: Shen Ci and a young man getting out of a luxury car, then walking into the Japanese restaurant arm-in-arm.

She really does have quite the means, just like Yu Xinxin said!

She was on a date with Senior Shi Ye this afternoon, and by dinner, she had switched to another guy. Moreover, this guy clearly had strength; the car he drove didn't look cheap at all.

"Xu Zhengze?"

It wasn't until his companion called out again that Xu Xu Zhengze came back to his senses. He blinked in a daze, his inner resolve to have Senior Shi Ye see Shen Ci's true colors becoming firmer than ever.

"Senior Yuan Tao, aren't you and Senior Shi Ye very close?" Xu Xu Zhengze asked, looking at the Senior Yuan Tao in front of him.

Yuan Tao was not only on the school basketball team like him, but also a member of the Student Union like Senior Shi Ye, making him the perfect bridge between the two.

Suddenly hearing Shi Ye mentioned, Yuan Tao was taken aback: "Ah? We are quite close, why?"

"For our basketball team's camping trip next weekend, could you call Senior Shi Ye along?"

"Call him?" Yuan Tao pursed his lips in a dilemma and gave a wry smile: "That wouldn't be appropriate, would it? Everyone is bringing their girlfriends, and Shi Ye doesn't have one. He'd be so awkward by himself. Besides, knowing him, he might not necessarily come."

He had expected Xu Xu Zhengze to retreat upon hearing Yuan Tao's words, but instead, a flash of inspiration hit him, and he had another idea: "You ask him to come, and I'll have my girlfriend introduce a girl for him to meet. My girlfriend's friends are all very pretty."

If he could set Senior Shi Ye up with another girl, wouldn't this Shen Ci be automatically eliminated?

Xu Xu Zhengze felt his plan was simply perfect.

Yuan Tao's interest was piqued: "You kid want to set Shi Ye up with a girlfriend? That's a decent idea. Fine, I'll ask him later if he's willing to come."

Xu Xu Zhengze nodded happily. Yu Xinxin didn't like this Shen Ci; doing this would both please his girlfriend and help Senior Shi Ye get rid of a heartless woman—it was killing two birds with one stone.

Not only that, Xu Xu Zhengze used the excuse of going to the restroom to find the private room where Shen Ci and Shen Xing were, and took a secret photo with his phone while the waiter opened the door to serve dishes.

Shen Ci was completely unaware of this, and while eating, she received a message from Shi Ye.

"Shen Ci, I suddenly remembered something after I got back today. I hesitated for a long time but still wanted to tell you."

The message came suddenly, and the phrasing felt inevitably strange.

Shen Ci blinked in surprise. This person wouldn't be so impatient as to confess, would he?

But based on their interaction today, Shen Ci felt Shi Ye wasn't that impulsive.

So, she replied unhurriedly: "What is it?"

Shi Ye spent quite a while editing before sending a new message.

"It's about your brother, Shen Xing. Two days ago, I ran into him in the hallway of the school building being surrounded by a few boys from the same grade. It seemed like a conflict had broken out, but I stopped it in time before they could lay hands on each other."

"I asked him, but he didn't seem willing to tell me much. Why don't you ask him? At least if we know the cause, I can help you look after him at school. I'm mainly worried about bullying. Although Longda is a top-tier institution, similar situations aren't entirely non-existent. I'm still a bit worried about him."

"You'd better ask him directly. I'm not afraid of him knowing I told on him; after all, this matter could be big or small. The important thing is to figure out what exactly happened."

Shen Ci looked at the message Shi Ye sent, her brow furrowing deeper with every word she read.

Finally, her expression sank to the bottom of a pool.

"What's wrong, Sis?" Shen Xing noticed his sister's expression was off and couldn't help but ask out of concern: "What happened?"

Shen Ci replied to Shi Ye silently and looked up at her brother: "Were you bullied at school?"

Shen Xing was stunned, unable to react at first: "Huh?"

Shen Ci just stared at him, her eyes unblinking.

Shen Xing froze for a moment, his brain quickly processing his sister's words before he finally understood.

He immediately rubbed his forehead, speechless: "Senior Shi Ye is really something. To pursue you, he's even using me as part of the play!"

Then he noticed his sister was still looking at him with a gloomy expression, scaring him into explaining quickly: "Sis, it's not what you think. I was the one who teased him first, so it's normal for him to be unhappy with me. It was just a bit of verbal sparring; there was no physical conflict."

"You teased him?"

Shen Ci clearly didn't believe it, because her brother wasn't the type to be unreasonable and wouldn't provoke others for no reason.

Shen Xing knew his sister well; if he didn't explain this clearly today, it wouldn't be over. So he had to nod helplessly: "You've seen this guy before. His dad is called Guo Guo Wanli!"

"Ten thousand profits from one book" (Yiben Guo Wanli)—because the name was so easy to remember, Shen Xing remembered it.

Sure enough, Shen Ci remembered immediately: "The guy you met when buying the car?"

Shen Xing nodded, and then, like telling a story, slowly recounted the conflict he had with Guo Yu at Shuiyun Shuiyun Jian to his sister.

At the end, Shen Xing sneered: "He deserved it. Jiang Ran didn't even touch him, but he insisted on using such expensive wine to mess with Jiang Ran. I definitely couldn't just stand by."

Hearing that he was standing up for a friend, Shen Ci's expression softened slightly.

"He really didn't lay a hand on you?"

"Really didn't. Don't worry, Sis, he wouldn't dare start a fight at school!"

?? Babies, the 10-day check-in badge cannot be fixed for the time being due to technical reasons, so it has to be taken down temporarily. I am very sorry for the bad experience, and I also want to thank the babies who have been checking in persistently for the badge during this time. I'm sorry.

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