Seeing the little boy at the door, Mu Xi blinked in surprise and asked, "Lele, why are you here?"
Mu Le bit his finger and said, "Sis, were you fighting with this brother just now?"
Mu Xi looked bewildered and shook her head, saying, "No, why would you say that?"
Mu Le said very seriously, "But I heard you yelling just now!"
After saying that, he imitated Mu Xi's voice and shouted, "Dear guest, no, you can't do that!"
"Pfft!"
Before Mu Le could finish his sentence, Mu Xi almost spat out a mouthful of old blood.
"Lele, stop talking nonsense!"
Mu Le tilted his head and said, "Sis, I'm not talking nonsense!"
Mu Xi widened her eyes, took out two banknotes from a drawer, and said, "Here's some money for candy!"
Mu Le looked troubled and said, "Sis, our teacher said that children should be honest and not tell lies."
Mu Xi gritted her teeth and took out another five banknotes.
"This should be enough, right?"
Mu Le broke into a grin, showing his neat little white teeth, and said, "Thanks, sis, I promise I won't blabber!"
After saying that, he took the banknotes and counted them like a miser.
"Hehe, now I can buy Little Mei a birthday present!"
Mu Xi blinked in surprise and asked, "Lele, who are you buying a birthday present for?"
Mu Le replied, "Little Mei, she's my deskmate and also my girlfriend!"
Mu Xi's jaw almost dropped.
"What?
You're only eight and already have a girlfriend?"
"What's so strange about that?
Many boys in our class have girlfriends.
Sis, brother-in-law, you guys continue, I'm going to do my homework.
I won't be a third wheel here, have fun!"
What?
Brother-in-law?
Mu Xi held her forehead with one hand, her face full of embarrassment.
Jiang Chen gave a thumbs-up, smiled slightly, and said, "Nice, your little brother has personality!"
After saying that, he waved to Mu Xi and walked away with a carefree attitude.
…
After leaving the Mu family's villa, Jiang Chen originally planned to go home for a visit.
However, he reconsidered, realizing that today was Friday and Lin Yuechan, being a good student, definitely wouldn't skip class.
Never mind, just go to school to sleep instead!
Jiang Chen had just arrived at the bus stop when he saw the bus 21 heading to school coming towards him.
He casually reached into his pocket, which was as empty as his face was clean.
Only then did he remember that all his money had been given to Lan Huanxi, and he didn't even have coins for the bus fare.
As he was at his wit's end, a ragged beggar approached, extending his coin jar to him and shaking the coins inside vigorously.
Seeing this, Jiang Chen habitually shook his head.
The beggar didn't give up, still insistently pushing the jar forward, shaking the ceramic jar once more.
At that moment, Jiang Chen was moved and nodded at him.
Immediately afterward, he reached into the beggar's jar, took two coins, and quickly boarded the slowly starting bus.
The beggar looked dumbfoundedly at his own jar and then at Jiang Chen, who had already boarded the bus.
After a moment of stunned silence, he started chasing after the bus, muttering something unclear.
Seeing this, Jiang Chen casually opened the bus window and shouted to his running figure, "Thanks, brother, this isn't a long-distance coach, two bucks is enough; no need to chase after me, wishing you a lifetime of peace!"
…
The bus was extremely crowded and all the seats were taken, so Jiang Chen had no choice but to stand.
In front of him stood a tall girl with a delicate makeup, dressed like a white-collar beauty, yet she couldn't conceal the innocence of her student days.
Clearly, she had just stepped out of the ivory tower and into society.
The bus was packed, and with the bumpy road ahead due to construction, the girl and Jiang Chen kept making unintended zero-distance contact.
The tall girl looked bashfully around, glanced back at Jiang Chen, and then turned her head to look out the window.
Just then, an electric bike suddenly changed lanes, cutting across the road, startling the driver, who promptly slammed on the brakes.
"Zzzzz, zzzzz…"
As the tires screeched against the asphalt, a very piercing noise echoed.
Because of the bus's sudden stop, the tall girl lurched forward and was about to fall, when suddenly she felt her body being wrapped in a pair of strong arms.
She looked down and saw those big hands were right on her Alpine-region, and she couldn't help but seethe with humiliation and rage.
"You pervert, let go of me, let go!"
Immediately, everyone's gaze turned toward Jiang Chen in unison.
Jiang Chen, with an embarrassed look on his face, asked, "Are you sure you want me to let go?"
"Stinking pervert, if you don't let go now, I'm going to call for help!"
The tall girl was like a shrew, hysterically shouting and flailing.
Jiang Chen shrugged his shoulders and said, "Alright then," and let go of her hands.
Without the support of Jiang Chen's hands, the tall girl lost her balance and went "plop" to the ground with a heavy fall.
"Damn you…"
Jiang Chen shrugged his shoulders innocently and said, "You asked me to let go, so how is it my fault?"
After saying that, he glanced out of the window and said, "This is my stop, please excuse me, and thank you!"
After that little interlude, Jiang Chen was in a good mood, whistling and stepping off the bus with a big stride.
After walking a dozen steps, he was surprised to discover that the tall girl had also gotten off at the same stop.
When Jiang Chen saw the tall girl, she also saw him.
Their eyes met, and the tall girl's eyebrows furrowed with fury as she glared at Jiang Chen.
Suddenly!
Her eyes danced, revealing a sly smile.
Then she quickly walked towards Jiang Chen.
When she reached Jiang Chen, she suddenly stopped and cocked her head slightly.
Before Jiang Chen could figure out what she was planning to do, the tall girl suddenly shouted, "You lecher!
Hormones ruling your brain, huh?
Daring to pick up girls on the street, go use your hands instead!"
Seeing the tall girl inexplicably lashing out, Jiang Chen was dumbfounded.
In an instant, the passing pedestrians all looked at Jiang Chen.
Many of them had eyes filled with disdain and disgust.
Seeing this scene, the corners of the tall girl's mouth curled up slightly, full of the thrill of vengeance.
Jiang Chen rubbed his nose and squeezed out a cold chuckle.
"Heh, this girl's got spunk, daring to play me like that!"
Then, he raised his eyebrows and quickly chased after her.
When the tall girl saw Jiang Chen following her, she became somewhat panicked and asked loudly, "What do you want to do?"
However, before she could finish speaking, Jiang Chen raised his voice disdainfully, "What, five hundred?
That's too expensive.
For someone like you, I wouldn't pay more than three hundred!"
Hearing Jiang Chen's words, the passersby's gaze once again focused on the tall girl.
"Such a pretty girl, becoming a prostitute, what a pity!"
"Is this guy blind, or what?
For such a top-notch beauty, even a thousand wouldn't be a loss!"
"Ah, how the world has declined.
Such a beautiful girl, and to think she would resort to prostitution."