Chapter 27

Chapter 27

The man was estimated to be over two meters tall, with broad shoulders and a well-built, inverted triangle physique.

His face was masked with a black mask and dark sunglasses, obscuring his features.

His short hair was neatly combed back, giving him the look of a mature, imposing man.

He looked like someone not to be trifled with.

Xu Sining, who had just been frightened, now found her heart pounding again at the sight of such a towering and formidable figure, as if she had been startled once more.

Surely today wouldn't be that unlucky, encountering both robbers and a bully?

But the bully spoke in a surprisingly gentle tone, "It's okay, you seem very anxious. Is something wrong?"

"Ah... no... nothing much," Xu Sining felt it wasn't right to trouble a stranger with her problems, so she turned and walked down the alley, thinking she should still take the vine back. What if it really was Gu Xi's spiritual form? What would she do if she lost it?

At this moment, the vine had already flung the three men around in mid-air, leaving them sprawled on the ground, disheveled and disoriented.

As Xu Sining walked, she took out her phone, found Lu Xuechen's number, and called him.

"Junior, what can I do for you?" Lu Xuechen sounded pleased to hear from her.

Xu Sining said, "Senior, three people just blocked my way and tried to scratch my face."

"Ah? Are you alright? Where are you now?"

"I'm near the Science Park, but I'm fine. They said they were sent by someone who likes you. I just wanted to ask if anyone has recently confessed to you and been rejected?"

"This... I've been turning down a lot of people lately. Did they really say that? Because of me?"

"Hmm, so do you have any leads? The other party's actions were illegal. Senior, you need to find this person. What if he goes and kills the next person you like?"

"My goodness, just because I don't like him, he wants to hurt the people I like? Is he crazy or something? People like that deserve not to be liked. Junior, send me your location, I'll come over."

"No need, I'm leaving soon. I just wanted to tell you about this."

"Thank you, I'm sorry, it's all my fault. Junior, I have an idea."

"What idea?"

"I want to find out who this person is, and I need your help. He did this because he saw that I like you, right? So he must be from our school. We can pretend to be together to provoke him. He will definitely show up, and then we can catch him."

Xu Sining thought for a moment and shook his head. "Why don't I just report it to the police? This kind of thing should be handled by them. Even if I catch him, what can I do? If I beat him up, I'd be breaking the law too."

Gu Xi followed behind, satisfied with his response. He was a good citizen who respected the law.

Lu Xuechen had hoped to get closer to him through this opportunity, but now it seemed impossible.

After hanging up, Xu Sining called the police.

Could the police not solve this?

Xu Sining arrived at the small alley.

He saw the three people lying on the ground, with vomit nearby.

Vines quickly crawled over, wrapping around his feet and climbing up to his chest, circling his neck once, and hanging there like a necklace.

Xu Sining touched the vine and said, "Thank you for saving my life."

The vine extended two small tendrils to form a heart.

Xu Sining felt a bit envious of Gu Xi. Were mental entities such adorable things?

He wanted one too.

Suddenly, Xu Sining sensed someone behind him. Turning around, he saw a tall man standing there.

"Brother, why did you follow me?"

"I was curious, so I came to check. Did they bully you?"

"Oh... It's fine now." Xu Sining felt that his brother wasn't a bad person; he looked upright, just and somewhat familiar.

Xu Sining moved closer to the man, "Brother, are you a soldier?"

"Can you tell?"

"You can tell. You stand so straight, you must train a lot. Ordinary people can't stand as straight as you." Xu Sining smiled.

Having a soldier by his side made him feel much safer.

Gu Xi nodded in agreement, "I entered military school at twelve."

"Wow, that's amazing."

Just as Xu Sining was admiring him, the police arrived.

Take those three away; Xu Sining also went back to give a statement.

Gu Xi didn’t get in the car but drove his own vehicle to wait outside the police station.

Xu Sining could leave after finishing the statement.

As soon as he stepped out of the police station, the black car parked at the entrance opened its door automatically.

"Where are you going? I can give you a ride."

"Big brother, were you following me?" Xu Sining asked from outside the window.

"No, I work at the military base next door and just happened to see you."

Xu Sining glanced across the street at the military compound.

Feeling a surge of security, he got into the car without hesitation.

"Thank you, big brother. You can drop me off at any nearby subway entrance."

"I live in Baihua Estate. Where do you live? Maybe it’s on my way."

Xu Sining was pleasantly surprised: "What a coincidence! I also live in Baihua Estate."

"That’s perfect. I’ll take you home."

Xu Sining asked, "Which number do you live at, big brother?"