The wine was served.
Huang Kairen first poured half a cup for each person.
He asked Li Zhibai and Yan Liang, "Have we met before?"
"I've seen you at an event," Li Zhibai said. "But you probably don't remember us. There were a lot of people at the event."
Huang Kairen nodded. "I don't really remember meeting you, but I've seen videos of your performances online, especially the one you gave at the graduation party not long ago. It was amazing, and different from the versions I've seen before."
"We specially made new arrangements and choreography," said Li Zhibai.
"No wonder." Huang Kairen said, "It's quite a pity that your group disbanded after three years."
At this time, Li Qian said from the side: "It's not a pity. It's good for them to develop independently. This way they don't have to share the money with everyone."
What Li Qian said was indeed true.
But when she said this, everyone felt inexplicably embarrassed. There was a feeling that Lu Yanhe and his group disbanded because they were unwilling to share the remuneration equally with everyone.
Wang Yunfan said: "There are advantages to being a group, and there are advantages to being an individual. In the long run, it is better to develop individually, right?"
He looked at Lu Yanhe and others with a questioning attitude.
Lu Yanhe said, "We don't know either. We just signed a three-year contract when we debuted. From the beginning, the group wasn't intended to continue long-term. It's different from the model of MX and the others. They decided to develop as a group from the beginning and signed a long-term contract."
Wang Yunfan heard this and said, "Then why did Ma Zhiyuan suddenly go solo?"
There were many things involved, but none of Lu Yanhe and the others said anything. They just shook their heads and said they didn't know either.
"Oh, what's there to not know? I've heard everything," Li Qian added immediately. "Isn't it just that Ma Zhiyuan and MX's manager, Lin Suyang, had a falling out? The two of them were incompatible, and Ma Zhiyuan had always thought he was the most popular member of the group and had wanted to go solo. And now, as soon as the time came, he left."
Wang Yunfan looked at Li Qian in surprise, "How did you know that?"
"My agent told me. They're well-informed." Li Qian said without hesitation, "Besides, I also heard—"
Li Qian's gaze suddenly fell on Lu Yanhe.
"I really need to apologize, Lu Yanhe." Li Qian suddenly became serious and said, "I ridiculed you a few days ago. At that time, I didn't know the whole story and thought you simply got into the crew through the backdoor, so I didn't like you. Later I found out that you got in through an audition. Then I realized that your original agent disliked you so much that he even held an audition of hundreds of people to prevent you from filming "The Golden Age"."
Lu Yanhe was suddenly startled.
Li Qian's sudden apology left him at a loss as to how to react.
It even made him feel uneasy.
Li Qian picked up the wine glass and said, "I'm sorry, I'll drink it."
As soon as she finished speaking, she raised her head and drank the whole glass of wine.
Lu Yanhe looked at Li Qian in surprise, not knowing what to do for a moment.
"Why are you drinking so fast?" Wang Yunfan wanted to stop Li Qian helplessly, but failed.
He turned to look at Lu Yanhe and said, "I've told you before, she's someone who speaks faster than she thinks. She doesn't really mean what she says, and she doesn't mean any harm."
Lu Yanhe vaguely heard a hint of complaint in Wang Yunfan's words, as if he was complaining that he cared too much about this matter.
He turned to look at Li Qian and said, "Actually, I understand everyone's concern about me. Although what you said at the time was unpleasant, it didn't hurt me. Instead, it inspired my fighting spirit, which is good."
He picked up his wine glass and gently touched it to Li Qian's empty glass.
"Thank you." Lu Yanhe picked up the wine glass and drank it all in one gulp.
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In the middle, Lu Yanhe came out to go to the bathroom.
The bar was noisy, and so were the restrooms.
When he came out of the bathroom, he found Wang Yunfan standing at the door waiting for him.
"Let's chat." Wang Yunfan said to him.
Lu Yanhe had vaguely sensed some hostility from him before, and it felt even more obvious at this moment.
Lu Yanhe and Wang Yunfan came to a corner.
Wang Yunfan's expression darkened and he looked at Lu Yanhe unkindly.
"Brother Yunfan, do you have anything to say to me?"
"I know that although you only played a small supporting role in 'The Golden Era', you have Chen Ziyan as your backer and have become a media darling. Your future is bright, but there is no need for you to act so arrogantly in front of us."
Lu Yanhe looked at Wang Yunfan in confusion and asked, "I don't understand what you're saying. Why am I being so arrogant?"
"Li Qian just apologized to you, what else do you want?" Wang Yunfan said, "Are you still unwilling to let Li Qian go?"
"What?" Lu Yanhe looked at Wang Yunfan in surprise. "I just let Li Qian go?"
"Isn't it? Since she has apologized to you sincerely, why don't you just accept her apology directly, instead of threatening her in a veiled way?" Wang Yunfan questioned.
"Brother Yunfan, I think you're mistaken. I didn't threaten her with any hidden meaning, and I don't have the right to threaten her now."
"You don't have the qualifications now, but you might not in the future. Isn't that what you meant by those few words?" Wang Yunfan said, "What do you want in exchange for letting this go?"
"I want to emphasize once again that I'm not letting this go. What I just said is what's really on my mind. I understand everyone's disagreement with me, but I will dispel your disapproval with my own performance. Brother Yunfan, you don't have to overthink it. I never meant to threaten anyone."
Wang Yunfan still looked at Lu Yanhe suspiciously.
He didn't believe everything Lu Yanhe said.
"I hope you'll keep your promise."
"Brother Yunfan, I also wish you wouldn't do my job every time." Lu Yanhe said, "This matter, from beginning to end, was actually a conflict between Li Qian and me, but it was you who came to persuade me to let it go, and it was you who worried that I would threaten Li Qian out of revenge. Maybe you are old classmates, and you think you are doing this out of protection for your old classmate, but to be honest, I am not happy. Li Qian is your old classmate, and I am also an actor who is working with you on a play. In a normal work environment, we are colleagues. You can't always ask me to give in and make this compromise."
Wang Yunfan never expected that Lu Yanhe would say these words to him.
His face was stunned and a little ugly for a moment.
"I'll go back first." Lu Yanhe nodded to Wang Yunfan and turned back to the private room.
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In the private room, several of them have started the game of Truth or Dare.
The loser plays finger-guessing games and chooses truth or dare, where truth or dare means drinking a glass of wine.
As soon as Lu Yanhe entered, Huang Kairen immediately waved and said, "Xiao Lu, you're finally back, come quickly!"
Lu Yanhe understood the rules of the game and quickly shook his head, saying, "No, Brother Ren, to be honest, I can't drink much. That last glass already made me a little dizzy. A year ago, I could still get drunk with just one glass."
Huang Kairen heard this and said, "Then you are allowed to participate in our game with the bottom of a cup."
They drank from small shot cups, which were just two sips.
Of course, Lu Yanhe didn't want to spoil the fun, so when he saw that they all said so, he nodded.
Several people played finger-guessing games, and Yan Liang lost.
Li Qian immediately asked, "Are you still a virgin?"
Yan Liang's cheeks suddenly turned red.
Without saying a word, he picked up the wine glass and drank it in one gulp.
Li Qian laughed out loud, "Are you shy or are you afraid to admit that you're a virgin?"
Lu Yanhe was shocked. He didn't expect Li Qian to ask such a fierce question.
This suddenly gave him a strong sense of crisis.
Huang Kairen said helplessly: "Li Qian, take it easy, they have just reached adulthood."
Li Qian said bluntly, "Kairen, you really don't understand today's high school students. They have much more fun than we did back then."
Lu Yanhe quickly shook his head, "I didn't."
Yan Liang also shook his head, "Me neither."
Li Qian glared at them.
"Just pretend!"
At this time, Wang Yunfan also came back.
He had put the expression on his face into place and came in smiling as usual.
"What are you playing?"
Upon hearing about this game, Wang Yunfan said, "Wow, you've been fooled by Li Qian. She's a seasoned expert at this game. If you're not thick-skinned enough, no one can beat her."
Li Zhibai nodded, agreeing deeply, and said, "We have already seen the tip of the iceberg."
Li Qian immediately glared at Wang Yunfan and said, "You're tearing my door down!"
Wang Yunfan smiled and said, "I have to give them a heads-up, otherwise they'll blame you and me for manipulating this game."
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Dark peach.
This is the name of this bar.
Xin Zixiong got out of the taxi and walked towards the bar door.
Unlike most girls who come to the bar, her clothes are not sexy or exquisite. On the contrary, she wears just ordinary T-shirt and jeans. But she has long black hair and looks beautiful. When she walks past people, she can attract their attention without any eye contact.
As soon as Xin Zixiong walked into the bar, she attracted a lot of people's attention.
She sat alone at the bar, ordered a special cocktail, and sipped it slowly.
Xin Zixiong was out all day today, so she wanted to go to the bar for a drink.
I originally planned to go back in the afternoon, but after meeting Lu Yanhe and his group, I changed my mind.
She made a plan in the afternoon and sent it to the content editor of the website.
The plan is to invite Lu Yanhe, Li Zhibai and Yan Liang to check in at Langhua together and make a record about Langhua on Yemai.com.
But such planning definitely requires funding.
The salaries of the three artists, Lu Yanhe, Li Zhibai and Yan Liang, are also a considerable expense. Even for this kind of work, the artists know that they cannot offer much salary, but even if it is lower, it will not necessarily bring equivalent commercial returns.
Xin Zixiong herself was a little worried that this plan would not be approved, but at seven o'clock in the evening, she received a reply of approval.
However, the artist's side required her to handle it herself and only provided a total working fund of 50,000 yuan.
Xin Zixiong immediately asked her former colleagues for the contact information of Chen Ziyan and Zhou Pingan, and wrote an email to each of them, telling them the theme of her plan and the details of the cooperation.
Xin Zixing did not hide the fact that she had met Lu Yanhe and the other two in Langhua today.
But she hasn't received a reply from either agent yet.
Xin Zixiong was not in a hurry. If she didn't receive it tonight, she would continue to wait for the three people in the hotel restaurant tomorrow.
She knew which hotel Lu Yanhe was staying in.
When she was working at a fashion magazine, Xin Zixiong had dealt with artists many times and knew how to resolve these issues.
While thinking about how to proceed with this matter further, suddenly, a person sat down next to Xin Zixiong.
"Are you alone, miss?"
"No hookups, no flirting." Xin Zixing glanced indifferently at the man sitting next to her. He was a very young man with a frivolous and frivolous look on his face. He was wearing all big brands, but at first glance, the brands and styles could not be identified. Xin Zixing guessed that he was probably a rich second-generation, but this did not change her attitude.
"Miss, is this your first time here?" The other party seemed not to understand her refusal, or even if he understood, he pretended not to understand.
Xin Zixing smiled slightly and asked, "If this isn't my first time here, I should know you?"
The other party nodded confidently and said, "There really aren't many people here who don't know me."
"So the corridor is so small." Xin Zixing picked up the wine glass and took a sip of wine. "I don't know who you are, but you are not my type. There is no need to waste each other's time. I am not here to look for a man."
The other party was stunned and looked at her in surprise, "You...are here to look for a woman?"
Xin Zixing: "...Your understanding is quite interesting. I came here to get some wine, little brother."
A sullen look appeared on his face.
"You actually think I'm just a little brother?"
"What else? Judging from your appearance, you are probably no more than 23 or 24 years old." Xin Zixing raised her eyelids and said, "Sister, I am already 25."
"Little sister, I'm twenty-six this year." The other party suddenly smiled brightly, grinning, revealing a row of brilliant white teeth. "Didn't expect that, did you?"
Xin Zixiong was really stunned.
"You, twenty-six?" She looked at the youthful guy in front of her in disbelief. She had previously said he was no more than twenty-three or twenty-four, which was an exaggeration. "Show me your ID card!"
The other party actually took out his ID card immediately.
At first glance, the name is Liu Yuanting, and the date of birth is December 4, 1997.
Xin Zixing looked at the photo on the ID card, then looked at his face.
"What the hell! Which beauty salon did you go to for your facial care? Tell me about it."
Liu Yuanting's face darkened again.
"I was born with this face."
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"Hey, Liu Yuanting, picking up girls again!"
An untimely voice sounded.
Liu Yuanting frowned instantly, stood up and looked at Mo Hebei who appeared out of nowhere.
"Mo Hebei, you actually got out of the detention center?"
"How long do you think your little tricks can keep me locked up?" The man named Mo Hebei stood there nonchalantly, with a few people standing behind him, looking outnumbered and powerful.
Liu Yuanting: "You are quite capable. What? Are you looking for trouble again? I don't mind sending you in for a few more days."
Xin Zixiong looked at the two of them in silence.
If Liu Yuanting's face showed frivolous and flippant expressions, Mo Hebei's face clearly showed the look of a gangster.
They are not good birds.
Xin Zixiong was too lazy to get involved in their conflict, so she picked up her handbag, took out two banknotes, put them under the cup, and stood up to leave.
"Hey, beauty, why are you in such a hurry to leave?" Mo Hebei suddenly looked at her. As soon as she finished speaking, a burly man behind him blocked her way.
Xin Zixing frowned slightly and looked at Mo Hebei.
"What do you mean?"
Liu Yuanting yelled, "Mo Hebei, don't involve others in your affairs with me. How dare you, a group of you, attack a woman?"
Mo Hebei sneered, "Don't provoke me. If you dare to report me for soliciting prostitution, we'll have a grudge against each other. You want to hook this woman, right? I'm going to make sure you don't succeed!"
Liu Yuanting clenched his fists.
Xin Zixing looked at Mo Hebei with cold eyes.
"What do you want?"
Mo Hebei: "If you stay with me tonight, I'll give you 100,000."
"Please look in the mirror. With that face of yours, even if you gave me ten million, I still wouldn't be able to sleep." Xin Zixing said disdainfully, glaring at the burly man standing in front of her, "Get out of my way!"
Liu Yuanting laughed out loud.
No matter how unhappy Xin Zixiong's attitude had made him before, he felt so happy now.
"Did you hear that, Mo Hebei? Even if you gave someone 10 million, they wouldn't be willing to sleep with you. Just look at your own face."
Xin Zixing turned around and glared at Liu Yuanting, the bastard who exaggerated the matter.
Mo Hebei pointed at Xin Zixing angrily and said, "Say it to me again!"
Xin Zixing rolled her eyes and ignored him. She reached out and pushed the burly man in front of her, "I told you to get out of the way!"
The burly man glared at her.
Liu Yuanting: "Mo Hebei, are you interested in making things difficult for a woman?"
Mo Hebei pointed at Xin Zixing and said, "I'll give you one more chance. Will you get into my bed tonight?"
Xin Zixing narrowed her eyes slightly, revealing a bit of seductive charm.
She suddenly raised her foot and kicked the burly man in front of her in the crotch.
The kick was so sudden and unexpected that no one present was expecting it. They watched it happen in shock.
The burly man couldn't dodge even if he wanted to.
He let out a loud, shrill cry.
"If you dare to stand in front of me again, I will make you have no descendants!" Xin Zixing glared at Mo Hebei coldly, "What a bastard, you dare to act like a master in front of me."
Xin Zixing's aura was so arrogant and powerful that for several seconds, Mo Hebei looked at her with fear and didn't dare to react at all.
"Try to block it for me again!" Xin Zixing pointed at Mo Hebei, threatened, turned around and walked away.
But at this moment, the big man who had just been kicked in the crotch by Xin Zixing suddenly picked up a chair next to him, roared, and rushed straight towards Xin Zixing.
Xin Zixing turned around in surprise and saw him rushing towards her with a ferocious look on his face, holding a chair. He had completely lost his mind and smashed it down at her.
Xin Zixing's eyes turned cold, she turned sideways and immediately picked up a chair at hand.
At this moment, a figure suddenly rushed over, hugged the burly man's waist, and shouted to her: "Go!"
It turned out to be Liu Yuanting, that frivolous and provocative guy.
Xin Zixing was stunned for a moment.
The next second, Mo Hebei grabbed a stool and smashed it hard on Liu Yuanting's back.
"Ah--" Liu Yuanting let out a painful cry.
Xin Zixing came to his senses and became angry.
To dare to come to the bar alone at night with such a face, of course she has the ability to protect herself. Having studied karate for more than ten years, Xin Zixing's fighting skills have always been superior among ordinary people. At this moment, the chair in her hand became her weapon, which she used to swing horizontally, chop vertically, and hit diagonally.
The bar was in chaos.
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"Why is it so noisy outside? Did something happen?"
Li Qian asked in confusion when she heard the sudden banging sounds and several roars coming from outside.
Lu Yanhe also heard it.
"Is there a fight going on?"
Several people looked at each other and couldn't help but go out to take a look.
Then, they saw a woman swinging a chair and beating three men to the ground.
They are on the second floor.
This scene took place on the first floor, and they could see the whole scene.
Yan Liang said in surprise, "Isn't that Xin Zixing?"
"Yes, how could it be her? Why is she so powerful?" Li Zhibai was also stunned.
Lu Yanhe said nothing, stunned by the scene before him.
The light in the bar was not bright, but it was in this dim atmosphere that the scene happening before his eyes made Xin Zixi's figure appear more fierce and unstoppable.
The three men were knocked down but got up again, refusing to admit defeat.
Xin Zixing fought one by one like a god of war.
"It's so scary." Li Qian looked frightened and leaned towards Huang Kairen who was standing beside her.
But Huang Kairen didn't react at all.
Li Qian looked at him doubtfully, only to see Huang Kairen looking down with a look of shock on his face. It didn't seem like he had seen something incredible, but rather something more complicated.
"Kai Ren?" Li Qian called out again.
Huang Kairen finally came to his senses.
"Um?"
Li Qian: "What's wrong with you? Why are you still staring blankly?"
Huang Kairen's mind was blank and he didn't know how to answer.
He didn't know what to say either.
Why is Xin Zixing still here?
Didn’t she go back in the afternoon?
Huang Kairen looked at Xin Zixing. He knew that Xin Zixing was a good fighter and was not afraid of anyone, but this scene still shocked him.
He wanted to rush down and protect Xin Zixing so that she wouldn't have to take action again.
But he couldn't take this step.
Once he takes the first step, his relationship with Xin Zixing may no longer be hidden and will be exposed.
"Li Zhibai, where are you going?" Yan Liang suddenly shouted.
Li Zhibai suddenly raised his arms and walked downstairs.
"These three men are bullying a woman. How dare they do that!" Li Zhibai said, "I can't just sit back and watch."
Wang Yunfan looked at Li Zhibai's back in surprise.
The next second, he was surprised to find that Lu Yanhe had followed him.
Then, Yan Liang sighed helplessly and followed.
Wang Yunfan looked at the three of them from behind in surprise and said to Li Qian, "How could they be so impulsive as elementary school students? Are they trying to help someone who is in trouble?"
Li Qian: "It seems that the three of them know this woman."
Wang Yunfan: "This is a bar! Aren't they afraid of causing public outcry by rushing out like this?"
Li Qian glanced at him and said nothing.
At this time, Huang Kairen suddenly moved.
"Kairen, where are you going?" Li Qian asked in surprise.
Huang Kairen said: "Three children couldn't bear to watch it anymore, so how could I just sit back and do nothing?"
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"Someone has called the police!" Lu Yanhe followed Li Zhibai and shouted before Li Zhibai took action.
The three of them rushed to Xin Zixing.
Xin Zixing looked at the three of them in disbelief, and the cruelty on her face couldn't help but subside a little.
Afterwards, Xin Zixing's expression became even more shocked.
Because Huang Kairen walked out from the darkness behind him and stood in front of her with a serious face.
He glanced at her, then turned to look at Mo Hebei and the others.
"You three are so powerful, but you bully a woman. What's your name?" Huang Kairen looked at them coldly.
As he appeared, there were exclamations of shock from all around.
Everyone recognized him.
"Huang Kairen!"
"Is he Huang Kairen? He looks like him!"
"That's him, right? Look, isn't that Li Zhibai?!"
"And Lu Yanhe!"
"Oh my god, this is a big deal! It's actually them!"
…
One-third of the people had already taken out their phones to take pictures, and now the remaining two-thirds also took out their phones.
Celebrity artists actually participated in this matter!
Mo Hebei looked at Huang Kairen and others who suddenly appeared in disbelief. He could not understand why some celebrity artists suddenly appeared?
He stood up with a timid look on his face and looked at them.
"Mind your own business! She was the one who started it!"
Liu Yuanting was still lying on the ground. He had been hit hard by Mo Hebei and couldn't get up for a long time.
But he immediately yelled, "Bullshit! It was obviously your people who started it first!"
Lu Yanhe said, "There are so many people at the scene. I believe everyone saw who did it. Someone has already called the police. They will be here soon. You can tell them when the time comes."
Mo Hebei looked at these people who suddenly appeared with annoyance, and judged that the current situation was already unfavorable to him.
Of course he wouldn't stay in this place foolishly, so he said, "Let's go!"
"Want to leave?!" Li Zhibai stepped forward and blocked the way. "Just stay here and wait for the police to come!"
Mo Hebei angrily scolded Li Zhibai: "You're just a little star, stop meddling in my business!"
Xin Zixiong has calmed down a little.
She said, "Li Zhibai, you don't have to stop him. Even if he runs away now, the police will find him sooner or later. The monk can escape, but the temple cannot."
She didn't want Li Zhibai and the others to get involved in this matter. If a conflict occurred and a fight broke out, it would be wrong for a public figure like Li Zhibai.
Lu Yanhe also pulled Li Zhibai.
"That's right, we don't have to stop him."
Only then did Li Zhibai step aside.
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The police arrived, but Liu Yuanting, who was seriously injured, needed to go to the hospital first.
Xin Zixing's gaze passed from Huang Kairen's face to Lu Yanhe and the others, and she said, "I'll handle the follow-up matters here. Thank you for coming out to help today. Otherwise, who knows how rampant those people would be. You should go back and rest first."
Lu Yanhe asked, "Can you do it alone?"
Xin Zixing nodded and said, "Don't worry, I've dealt with countless more complicated matters than this."
Lu Yanhe and the others looked at each other in surprise.
After all, the police are here, so nothing else will happen.
They also knew that their identities were not suitable for getting involved, so they left.
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Late in the evening, after applying her facial mask, Chen Ziyan was about to wash up and go to bed when she suddenly received a message.
She opened the message and glanced at it, and immediately sighed inwardly.
Lu Yanhe and others are on the real-time hot search list again.
This time he went up with Huang Kairen and a few others.
The entire incident was described clearly by the bar staff.
"When they showed up today, it's no exaggeration to say I felt like a knight had appeared. You wouldn't have felt that emotion if you weren't there. That girl had to deal with three men all by herself. Even though they didn't seem like her match, I think any girl could understand the pressure. It was at that moment that Huang Kairen, Li Zhibai, and the others suddenly rushed out, blocking the girl and forcibly stopping the men. It was so cool! I declare that from today on, they are all my idols! I'm their fan!"
Chen Ziyan watched the videos shot by everyone at the scene, which included videos from every angle.
In fact, Lu Yanhe’s role in this is not obvious.
The more critical people are Huang Kairen and Li Zhibai, and the person rushing in the front is also Li Zhibai.
When something like this happened, several people stood up without hesitation to protect the girl.
After reading it, Chen Ziyan felt worried about Lu Yanhe being involved in such a thing, but on the other hand, she felt relieved.
She would like to see her artist be such a person with a sense of justice.
Despite saying so, Chen Ziyan still called Lu Yanhe as soon as possible.
"You caused quite a stir today," Chen Ziyan said. "Aren't you filming? Why are you at the bar?"
Lu Yanhe explained.
Chen Ziyan: "You are so impulsive. How do you know that the girl was bullied?"
Lu Yanhe said, "Sister Zi Yan, we all know her."
"ah?"
"Well, it's a long story." Lu Yanhe didn't know how to tell Sister Zi Yan about his frequent encounters with Xin Zixiong.
A day that is comparable to an idol drama sounds too unreliable.
Chen Ziyan said, "No matter what, when you encounter something like this, you can't be impulsive, and you can't just stand up for others out of a sense of justice! You're an artist, and one wrong word or one wrong step can easily lead to a huge public opinion crisis. One time people praise you for defending a girl, but the next time they might call you a bunch of cowards. Get it? No one knows what kind of trouble you'll get into."
Lu Yanhe hummed in frustration.
"Are you not hurt?" Chen Ziyan asked.
"No, we just found out after they finished fighting."
"Okay, I'm glad you're not hurt."
