Chapter 361: The soft-waisted educated youth is once again doted on by her boyfriend 24

Jin Chen glanced at the rearview mirror, his expression unchanged.

【What shocking news.】

【Xu Lin insisted on returning to the city with Zhang Zhishuai; Xu Pozi tried to stop her, but Xu Lin tied her up with clothes on the bed, and not long after leaving, Xu Pozi was literally angered to death!】

This indeed caught him off guard.

Jin Chen raised his brows slightly, somewhat surprised.

【In these two days I was preparing to leave, what has the protagonist been up to?】

How coincidental that Zhang Zhishuai chose to return to the city today.

【Here's how it happened…】

Time rewinds a few days back.

After Zhang Zhishuai learned that Mo Zhinan's approval procedures had come through, he became anxious.

He went to town to find a phone and contact his family; since Mo Zhinan could leave, why should he keep waiting?

Finally, the family urgently pulled strings to get his paperwork done, and upon learning that the person leaving was Mo Zhinan, the Zhang family had him closely follow their car back to Xiangshi, then report his position to them.

Zhang Zhishuai naturally agreed.

In the half year he'd been in Fengshu Cun, he'd endured almost all the hardships he hadn't faced in his previous twenty-odd years; no matter the reason, being able to hurry home was the best thing.

Since Xu Lin had been constantly with him, how could he not know this? He immediately decided to go to Xiangshi with Zhang Zhishuai, but fearing Zhang Zhishuai might disagree, he clung to him for two days before settling the matter.

Xu Lin himself knew that since childhood he'd been compared to Jin Chen, always considered superior, praised by teachers and villagers; now that Jin Chen had succeeded, how could he feel at ease?

If Zhang Zhishuai left, his last chance to climb up would be gone; relying solely on the odd jobs he did in town, he probably couldn't even afford a bus ticket to Xiangshi.

At this point, Xu Pozi's obstruction became especially vexing for him.

Xu Lin didn't know how his grandmother had found out about their relationship.

He only knew that the day he'd just agreed with Zhang Zhishuai to go to the city together, upon returning home he was locked in the house by his grandmother, who told him to quickly sever that improper relationship.

Xu Pozi, being elderly, would pant after just a couple of sentences, yet she spent the whole afternoon crying and scolding.

Upon learning this, Zhang Zhishuai wanted to break up with Xu Lin.

Put bluntly, since Jin Chen entered the world, they lost the fun of jointly dealing with Mo Zhinan, and their relationship never developed as deeply as in the original plot.

But he couldn't withstand Xu Lin's persistent entanglement.

On the day they prepared to leave, the Zhang family sent a car to pick them up, and Zhang Zhishuai waited for Xu Lin at the village entrance for half an hour as agreed.

Unfortunately, the noise of Xu Lin packing his belongings couldn't escape Xu Pozi's notice.

Watching the minutes tick by, Xu Lin truly didn't want to give up the hard-won chance to advance; he hardened his heart, used two unwearable garments to tie Xu Pozi to the bedhead, grabbed his backpack, and left the house.

At that moment, the Jin family was saying farewell to Jin Chen and a few others, and nobody noticed what was happening next door.

【That's how it is; the protagonist's car is not far behind us now, probably tailing us.】

After leaving that town road, there's only one main road to Xiangshi; if it were coincidence, that'd be fine, but several times the car behind has seemed deliberately close, almost provocative.

Even the three lackeys sitting in the back noticed the movement.

Liu Da Zhuang glanced back again, "Brother Jin, is that car behind us following us?"

Xu Xiaoliu gave a chuckle, "Don't say it, but it really looks like it—just running right behind our rear!"

"A-chen…"

Mo Zhinan called out, turning his head with a gaze full of worry.

"It's fine, not a big problem."

Jin Chen gave him a reassuring smile, then his gaze in the rearview mirror instantly turned sharp.

"Everyone sit tight!" he barked low.

The next second, he pressed the accelerator and sped up.

Jin Chen gripped the steering wheel tightly with both hands; the car's speed was considerably faster than before, and as the wheel kept turning, the vehicle weaved through the not‑light traffic.

Wind blasted fiercely through the windows, and those inside began to feel their spirits shaken.

Soon after, the car behind was flung far back; no matter how hard it tried to catch up, the traffic blocked it.

"What's going on! Weren't you supposed to follow closely!"

Zhang Zhishuai scolded, rolled down the window to look out, and could no longer see Jin Chen's car.

"Really sorry, young master, that person's driving is too good—I can't catch up at all."

The driver wore an apologetic face, brows tightly knotted, the cold sweat Jin Chen had frightened out of him still lingering on his forehead.

"Damn it!"

Zhang Zhishuai cursed under his breath, slammed a fist against the window, "How am I going to explain this to my father later!"

Xu Lin beside him was startled, feeling that his boyfriend after leaving Fengshu Cun had become a completely different person, utterly unlike before.

"No problem, young master; there aren't many roads into the city, we'll surely run into each other again."

The driver could only comfort him that way.

"You'd better be, or Dad will surely get angry!"

Zhang Zhishuai recalled the conversation he had with his father when he was assigned to the countryside.

Originally he could have used family connections to avoid going to the countryside, but his father said that the son of the family whose patriarch his uncle had killed was also sent down there, where nobody supervised; as long as he could get that man imprisoned—or better yet, just kill him outright—he could rightfully return to the city and inherit his uncle's estate left in North City.

But who could have imagined that Fengshu Cun could harbor a Jin Chen, and where this tremendous ability came from, he actually managed to bring Mo Zhinan back to the city himself!

Still, it's all right—they're only going to Xiangshi; as long as they don't go to North City and be discovered by his uncle's family, he still has time!

"Young master, you've been in Fengshu Cun for nearly six months—haven't you found a chance to strike?"

"What damn opportunity? Things were fine until the last moment, when this Jin surname suddenly butted in—I haven't even had a chance to meet Mo Zhinan alone."

Bringing this up made Zhang Zhishuai angry, his tone inevitably becoming much harsher.

Their conversation went on without avoiding Xu Lin at all.

He was trembling with fear, but he didn't dare to guess recklessly; he could only silently memorize their conversation.

On the other side, after finally shaking off the car that had been tailing him, Jin Chen finally slowed his speed.

"Good heavens, Brother Jin, you're too amazing!"

Lv Erding looked full of admiration, practically already proclaiming Jin Chen as someone who could do anything.

Jin Chen nodded at him, then glanced at the passenger seat where Mo Zhinan still wore a worried expression, feeling somewhat puzzled.

"What's wrong, sweetheart, looking so worried?"

He gripped the steering wheel with one hand, opened the bag beside him, and inside were all the snacks he had prepared ahead of time for the road.

"Want some snacks?"