Chapter 45: At This Point, the Love Rival Probably Has No Choice but to Break Up and Stay Safe
After living for more than ten or twenty years, Xia Changyu had always believed that protecting girls was something completely natural and reasonable.
But today, right now?
He felt like he was the one being protected. That strange feeling in his heart made him look at the girl in front of him with a kind of happiness and affection he couldn't explain.
‘She’s a good girl.’
‘She’s really great.’
‘Just seeing her makes me feel super happy.’
But the situation wasn’t over yet!
Xia Changyu stayed here in the first place to protect Gu Xiaoxue and make sure the girls could leave safely.
So how could he let Lin Yibai be in danger?
He wasn’t some kind of superhero, and honestly, fighting one against four had already left him badly hurt.
But what if he got even more hurt?
This time, his feelings were completely different.
If before, he stayed to protect Gu Xiaoxue because she was his girlfriend and he had no choice…
Then now, the reason he wanted to stay was because of this girl in front of him.
And even if it meant getting more injuries because of her, he was willing.
“Where did this nasty woman come from?! Get out of my way!”
Lian Haifeng, angry and in pain, stood up again, almost losing control.
He looked like he was about to attack Lin Yibai.
But how could Xia Changyu just let that happen?
He had already said it, he was willing to get hurt to protect this girl. So he stepped forward to block them.
But someone who was already badly hurt, how could he win against three or four strong guys?
Just then, Lin Yibai let out a small sigh and said, “Are you stupid?”
“I just didn’t want you to get hurt.”
“Enough. I don’t want to hear that kind of nonsense.”
“Huh?” Xia Changyu was a bit confused.
The girl in front of him didn’t seem to care much about “being protected.” She just grabbed his shirt and said, “Why are you still standing there? Run!”
Winning or losing a fight, what’s there to be proud of?
The most important thing is to stay safe.
Lin Yibai pulled a cheap-looking plastic phone from her pocket.
Then, with perfect aim, she threw it at Lian Haifeng’s face.
Blood instantly came out of his nose, but it just made him look even scarier.
Luckily, that gave them a few precious seconds. Lin Yibai grabbed Xia Changyu and ran out of the alley.
Strangely, Xia Changyu felt… excited.
He came from a good family, with strict manners. He had never been in a fight like this before.
But now? This kind of feeling was... strange, you know?
It was exciting. He had never done anything like this before!
And just when Lian Haifeng and his guys were about to catch up, the savior Lin Yibai had planned for finally arrived.
“Stop! Police! Don’t move!”
What?! Police?!
Lian Haifeng’s brain stopped working for a second. It was like a sad jail song started playing in his head.
To run or not to run, that is the question.
Even though his legs were shaking, his last bit of clear thinking told him. RUN!
So he turned and ran as fast as he could.
But then, the girl said something that completely crushed his wishful thinking.
“We only need to catch one of them. They know each other… When the rest run away, they’ll be guilty of more crimes!”
Lian Haifeng: I'm done for!
Outside the alley, Gu Xiaoxue, Yang Yueping, and the others were also feeling hopeless.
Why did the police have to show up? Now it was really over for them!
“Go, go, go! Hurry up!” Yang Yueping made a quick decision, urging the others to leave fast. She said, “From now on, we don’t know Lian Haifeng and the others.”
“But Sister Ping, isn’t he your boyfriend?”
“Tch!” Yang Yueping snorted and said, “Boyfriend? I don’t even know that guy… And when we get back to the hotel, we’re going to act like nothing happened. If the police ask, we’ll say we were robbed.”
“Sister Ping, you’re just going to abandon your boyfriend?”
“What boyfriend?” Yang Yueping snorted again and said, “I don’t have a boyfriend.”
“Hiss~~”
This wasn’t just dumping a boyfriend. This was like sending him to die!
But whatever. The ending had already been set.
If nothing serious happened, then this was just a pointless beating to test Xia Changyu. But if something serious did happen?
Well then, it had nothing to do with them!
So, the group nervously ran back to the hotel.
Meanwhile, Lin Yibai, Xia Changyu, and even Lian Haifeng were all taken to the police station.
Lin Yibai’s case was easy to handle. She simply said,
“...Yes, I was the one who called the police after I got hit, but I didn’t get a good look at the person, and now that I think about it, it’s not a big deal. As for the fight in the alley behind the wall, I was really scared they might beat someone to death, so I climbed over the wall to help. I had no choice.”
Perfect. She removed all the blame from herself. She didn’t even need to talk about being a “hero” or anything. As long as she didn’t cause more trouble, that was enough.
Then it was time for Xia Changyu and Lian Haifeng’s turn.
Lian Haifeng’s side had way more problems.
Xia Changyu made his statement and said directly, “I was walking through the alley with my girlfriend, then we ran into them. They tried to touch my girlfriend inappropriately, tried to steal our money, and even threatened to beat me up.”
Multiple crimes. Lian Haifeng and his gang were probably finished!
Everyone gave their statements separately.
When Xia Changyu came out of the police station, he saw that Lin Yibai had been waiting for quite a while.
His heart jumped a little. He smiled and said happily, “Hey… um, Lin Baiyi, h-hi!”
Baiyi? You think you’re close enough to call me that?
Lin Yibai rolled her eyes.
She had prepared a whole bunch of sharp and sarcastic lines. She really wanted to put this annoying love rival in his place.
But… when she was about to speak, she swallowed her words.
After all, they weren’t close, and there was no point arguing with this guy.
She saw he was fine, so she turned to leave.
But Xia Changyu got nervous, he still wanted to spend more time with her.
So he quickly tried to start a conversation. In a hurry, he said, “Oh, right. About my girlfriend apologizing to you, I hope you don’t take it to heart.”
He was still… trying to speak up for his girlfriend.
Lin Yibai frowned, “Apologize?”
Xia Changyu replied, “Yeah, that time at the exhibition, and when they complained about you. I know you didn’t want to accept their apology, but I just hope you don’t hold it against them.”
Lin Yibai shrugged and said, “Now that’s really strange. About what happened at the exhibition and the complaints, I didn’t really care. Even though I said I wouldn’t accept an apology, I never received any apology in the first place. So please stop talking nonsense, okay? Because I really don’t know what you’re talking about!”
“......”
He froze for a moment. But then, he suddenly understood everything.
Because there were only two possibilities. Lin Yibai was lying, or his girlfriend Gu Xiaoxue lied to him. She never apologized, but still said she did.
“I...”
Xia Changyu felt so ashamed. His face turned bright red.
So it turns out, Gu Xiaoxue never apologized at all, and she was the kind of person who lied easily.