The electric scooter hit the road.

The man was calling Gu Qing while anxiously waiting at the traffic light.

When the call connected, the woman on the other end seemed not fully awake yet, her voice carrying a hint of weariness and laziness:

"Hello? Little Madman... Why are you calling me so early?"

"No time to explain," Yan Feng said, "I need to take half a day off. Little Xi got into a fight at school!"

"What!?"

Upon hearing this, Gu Qing immediately perked up and hurriedly asked, "Why did she get into a fight? Is she hurt?"

"Physically, she's fine, mostly..."

The man's voice paused before continuing, "Mostly, she probably beat someone else up. As for why... I don't know yet. Anyway, I can't work this morning. Deduct my pay if you must. If I can make it, I'll come back this afternoon..."

Before he could finish, the woman on the other end quickly replied, "No need, no need. You handle your business. I'll give you the whole day off, no pay deduction. There's nothing much going on today, and I've got everyone here to cover for you. If anything comes up, we'll contact you."

"Uh... thanks..."

"Hey, we've known each other for so many years, no need to be so formal~"

Yan Feng acknowledged, hung up the phone, and frowned deeply.

Even though Chen Xi's homeroom teacher had said the young girl wasn't hurt, he was still extremely anxious, his eyes cold, and he sped up on his bike.

Arriving at the school.

After some inquiries, he found out where the office was and knocked on the door before entering.

In the corner stood six female students, one of whom was being scolded by the teacher. However, neither her eyes nor her posture showed any sign of remorse, and her stubbornness was nothing like her mother's.

The moment Yan Feng saw Chen Xi, he rushed over without hesitation, ignoring the homeroom teacher who was still lecturing, and squatted in front of the young girl to carefully check her over.

"Are you hurt?"

Chen Xi shook her head.

"Is there anywhere you feel uncomfortable? Huh?"

The young girl turned her head to the side, biting her lip, her eyes flickering as if she was holding something back.

Once Yan Feng was sure Chen Xi wasn't hurt, he finally breathed a sigh of relief. Just as he stood up, he was met with the stern face of the female teacher.

Realizing he had ignored her, he quickly nodded and apologized. Fortunately, Chen Xi's homeroom teacher was broad-minded and didn't make a big deal out of it.

The incident between the two college students was actually quite simple. After Chen Xi's performance on stage, she gained many admirers, including the boyfriend of the other girl, who kept giving her flowers and snacks, completely ignoring his actual girlfriend.

Jealousy turned into anger, and the girl, who was already a bit of a troublemaker, was egged on by her friends to cause trouble.

But what Yan Feng never expected was that the group of five girls couldn't beat Chen Xi alone?

When he learned about this, he was completely dumbfounded. Once his brain processed it, he had two thoughts.

One was happiness, and the other was damn happiness.

Impressive, she could take on five and win, and it seemed she wasn't hurt. If he didn't know she had a habit of carrying a self-defense stun gun, he wouldn't have believed it.

However, what Chen Xi's homeroom teacher said next left him utterly bewildered.

Just now, Chen Xi had, in front of everyone, single-handedly, with bare hands, grabbed the hair of the leading provocateur and pinned her to the ground for a beating!

The young girl showed no mercy, pulling hair, tugging ears, kicking, biting, even tearing the girl's clothes, which had to be changed afterward. The scene was imaginable...

Moreover, someone saw that while she was hitting, she had a sinister smile on her face, inexplicably happy, looking quite terrifying.

Even the injuries on the other girls were from falling while fleeing in terror...

After hearing all this, the man's eyes turned slightly serious, frowning, and he sternly said to the young girl:

"Chen Xi, you went too far today. Come here!"

Chen Xi's body stiffened, reluctantly looking at him, still biting her lip, and slowly walked behind the man.

To be fair, her homeroom teacher was quite understanding, knowing the fault wasn't hers, so she didn't criticize too much.

But the harm she caused the other girl was more than just a little, both physically and mentally, so even if they wanted to protect her, they had to go through the motions and reprimand her a bit.

Seeing Yan Feng's fierce demeanor, the teacher probably didn't need to say much more.

Fortunately, the man didn't disappoint the woman, apologizing kindly, while ignoring the other girls, as troublemakers wouldn't have a good outcome.

The conversation ended with some simple pleasantries, like teaching well and not repeating the mistake, which Yan Feng listened to attentively, showing a good attitude of admitting mistakes, and soon left with the young girl.

After such a commotion, Chen Xi couldn't continue her classes today, and he was given an "emergency leave," so there was no rush to return.

The two walked down the street in silence until the man sighed deeply.

The fierce and accommodating demeanor he showed earlier was all an act, as he had to protect the young girl while giving face to the homeroom teacher, which was not easy. Now that the matter was resolved, he no longer needed to put on a stern face and lecture the young girl.

"Are you hungry?" Yan Feng asked helplessly, looking as if he had aged ten years. "You must be tired from the fight. What do you want to eat?"

But Chen Xi's eyes shifted, a sly smile appearing on her lips as she affectionately wrapped her arm around the man's, whispering:

"I want to eat you, is that okay?"

The atmosphere instantly froze, and Yan Feng suddenly stopped, sighing, and said earnestly, "Little Xi, I've told you, it's normal to be curious about men at your age, but you can't..."

"But I just like you!"

Chen Xi interrupted the man, smiling as she said, "No matter what you say, the result is the same. I just like you, and no one can stop me."

"That's a wrong idea."

Yan Feng gently moved her hand from his arm, trying to change her mind.

But Chen Xi, unhurried, leaned in again and asked, "Then how does Uncle know that my liking you is wrong?"

Hearing this, the man frowned and continued, "Because there's too much difference between us, in age, status, and values."

"Age doesn't matter, especially since we're only nine years apart, not ninety. There's no need to be so taboo."

Chen Xi argued seriously:

"Status doesn't matter either, because you have nothing to do with my mom, so naturally you have nothing to do with me. Besides, you don't have a girlfriend, and I don't have a boyfriend. What's wrong with us being together?"

"Moreover, no one's values are entirely the same. Two people spending a lifetime together can't be perfectly compatible. It's all about compromise, like you can't refuse me just because I like spicy food, right?"

Her words were sharp and logical, hard to believe they came from a nineteen-year-old girl.

Even Yan Feng was left speechless.