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The atmosphere in the restaurant froze all of a sudden, and all the onlookers shut their mouths tactfully, and looked at Cha Eunsang who was in a mess with faint excitement in their eyes.

"Eunshang, are you alright?" Yin Canrong looked at Cha Eunshang's distressed appearance, clenched his fist, and wanted to greet Cui Yingdao's face, but was stopped in time.He sighed, walked quickly to Cha Eunsang's side, and supported Cha Eunsang who was about to fall to the ground with a worried face.

"Chanrong, I'm here to help!" Seeing Canrong holding Cha Eunsang's hand and staring at her, Li Baona quickly ran over to support Cha Eunsang herself, pushed Yin Canrong away, and then stared Looking at Cui Yingdao angrily, "Ah, Cui Yingdao, are you a primary school student? Will you bully people like this?"

Cui Yingdao looked down at Liu Zhixi who was holding his hand tightly, and saw that she was looking at him with anger in her eyes, but the corner of his mouth raised a smile, and then his eyes turned to Cha Eunsang, "I ...It's just bullying a liar, if she is an upstart, why doesn't she even wear the school uniform, ah, is it because she is too rich so she ignores it?"

"Ah, Cui Yingdao, I think you've been living too comfortably recently." Jin Tan looked at Cha Eunsang with steam in his eyes, and a flash of anger flashed in his eyes, and he looked at Cui Yingdao coldly.

"Are you...are you ignoring me, the president of the student council?" Li Xiaoxin, who had been sitting on the side eating, frowned, put the fork on the plate before standing up, and said helplessly, "Ah, really It’s not safe to eat a meal.”

"Ah, Senior Xiaoxin, why didn't you come out and stop it earlier!" Li Baona stomped her feet and looked at Li Xiaoxin displeased.

If Senior Xiaoxin came out earlier, Cha Eunsang would not be bullied, and if Cha Eunsang was not bullied, Chanrong would not have to care about Cha Eunsang, then she would not have to worry so much!

Li Xiaoxin smiled helplessly, walked up to Cui Yingdao, glanced at Cui Yingdao's hand holding Zhi Xi's arm, and said with a chuckle, "Cui Youngdao, do you think... If it was my father who called, it would be Is it your father who will pick it up, or your father's secretary?"

Cui Yingdao sneered, turned his head slightly to look at Li Xiaoxin, "So... what do you want to do?"

"It's nothing, I just want to tell you that when others try to ignore your actions, it's better not to challenge others' patience too much," Li Xiaoxin still kept a faint smile on his lips, looking at Cui Yingdao When the hostility in his eyes gradually gathered, he walked up to Cha Eunsang and said to Li Baona, "Baona, take Cha Eunsang down first to change clothes."

Li Baona pouted and muttered a few words, although she was not very willing, she and Yin Canrong took Cha Eunsang out.

Seeing that Cha Eunshang had been taken out, Liu Zhixi also broke away from Cui Yingdao's gripping her hand, and pressed the other hand on her somewhat red wrist, and took a deep look at Cui Yingdao's gaze. , without saying a word, just walked out.

Jin Tan saw a bloodstain on her leg when she was smashed by a plate, moved her feet, but was stopped by Liu Rachel.

"Jin Tan, don't do such childish things." Rachel Liu raised her chin lightly, with a hint of arrogance in her tone, but she didn't look at him.

He took a deep breath, and when he looked at the door of the restaurant, Liu Zhixi was no longer there.

Cui Yingdao's expression was a little gloomy at this time, he turned his face to look at Li Xiaoxin and Jin Tan with displeasure, and walked out together with several other boys.

Everyone in Imperial High School knew Cui Yingdao's character well, so of course they didn't think that this matter would pass like this.If it is really confirmed that Cha Eunshang is a social caring group, then Cui Yingdao will definitely make her miserable.

Just when the group of students in the upper class were looking forward to a more exciting drama, a piece of news came that disappointed them all.

——Cui Yingdao did not attend the afternoon class.

All the students who were excitedly waiting to watch the play seemed to be dispirited after hearing the news. In this boring class, even the last exciting thing disappeared like this...

Jin Tan, who was staying in the classroom, leaned on the back of the chair and looked at Cha Eunsang who had changed into Li Baona's sportswear. Although her eyes were still red, her mood was obviously much more stable. She just sat calmly and recorded with notes.

Facing Cha Eunsang who is obviously hurt but still pretends to be strong, he...will have indescribable feelings in his heart, sympathy, pity, and...a little bit of sadness.

Cha Eun Sang, what is it... that makes you so strong...

He slowly moved his gaze away, remained silent for a while, then stood up and walked outside the classroom, and stopped to stand in front of the railing when he reached a quiet place, breathing slightly with his eyes closed. Cool thin air.

Liu Zhixi was sitting on the bench, the hair on both sides was occasionally blown by the wind and hit her cold face, but she looked a little absent-minded.

The mobile phone that was placed aside suddenly rang, she turned her head to look at it, and picked it up even though it was an unfamiliar number.

"Look at the top." There was a concise sentence on the other end of the phone.

She raised her head subconsciously, but only saw Jin Tan standing behind the railing on the second floor, with his mobile phone pressed to his ear, looking at her deeply.

"How do you know I'm here?" She looked up at Jin Tan and frowned slightly.

"I don't know," Jin Tan stared at her, "I...would have missed it, but when I turned to leave, I saw you."

Zhixi turned around and stopped looking at him, and leaned back on the chair idly, "How do you know my number?"

"Ha," Jin Tan chuckled, "Is this question so important? I just checked Liu Rachel's phone when she was out, by the way..." He glanced at her legs, "Legs Are the wounds all right?"

Liu Zhixi didn't know why she had such a calm conversation with Jin Tan, it seemed natural and flat, after listening to Jin Tan's words, she subconsciously glanced at the tiny bloodstain on her leg, lightly Say, "The wound has healed over, so it won't hurt anymore."

"I still have a question to ask." He tightened his grip on the phone, remained silent for a while, and looked at her closely, "What is your relationship with Cui Yingdao?"

"It's a friend," she said without hesitation, and after a pause she added, "Cui Yingdao, he is a very important friend who bothers me."

"Even if he is such a bastard? Ha, really... Didn't you see how he behaved towards Cha Eunsang today?" Jin Tan said in a tone of annoyance, with something in his tone that he couldn't even notice jealousy.

"I see," she changed her hand to hold the phone, and said with a low sigh, "But... compared to Cha Eunsang, I have known Cui Yingdao for a longer time, although now I think Cui Yingdao is annoying, but ...I know that while he is hurting others...he just wants to forget his own pain for a short time."

"Does it hurt..." Jin Tan's expression paused, thinking of Cui Yingdao's expression of remorse so much that he wanted to shed tears but pretending to be stubborn at that time. Next, there is also... something that he dare not recall...

"So..." Liu Zhixi stood up from his seat, turned around and looked up at Jin Tan slightly, and said against the phone, "Although I am still angry with Cui Yingdao, I will still regard him as friend."

"So now, are you on Cui Yingdao's side?" An unspeakable light flashed in his eyes, "No, maybe...do you like Cui Yingdao?"

"Am I crazy?" Liu Zhixi replied with a straight face, "I'm going to class first." After she finished speaking, she hung up the phone, turned around and walked slowly to the classroom.

Jin Tan's hand holding the mobile phone was hanging on one side, only Liu Zhixi's last decisive answer echoed in his mind, but the smile on his mouth gradually raised, lingering with a faint halo, it looked dazzling and eye-catching.

"Ah, when I asked that question just now, my heart almost couldn't beat!" He patted his heart with his hands like a survivor, with no image at all, but the smile in his eyes couldn't be covered even by the sun .

That's great, Liu Zhixi, your heart...hasn't been taken away...

Like several years ago, in the garden of the detached villa with exquisite and luxurious decoration, all kinds of flowers are still lushly planted in this cold season.

Delicate and charming red roses, clusters of roses that look like fiery red rays, set off the beautifully built garden with incomparable beauty.

When the pick-up car arrived at the door, Butler Wang hurriedly waited outside the car with two long coats, and put them on when Liu Rachel and Liu Zhixi got off the car.

Liu Zhixi tightened her coat, wrinkled her red nose from the cold, and followed Rachel Liu to the hall.

When the two walked into the hall, Esther Li Gang hung up the phone. Seeing that Zhixi looked a little chilly, she ordered Butler Wang to turn up the temperature, and then she sat on the sofa in an elegant posture, took a sip of coffee Cai said, "I was going to take a family photo the day after tomorrow, no, there seems to be something wrong with Chairman Cui, and the photo shoot will be postponed."

Rachel Liu snorted, took off her coat and handed it to the servant standing aside, and then said in a sarcastic tone, "Cui Yingdao looks like that, it's true that I can't shoot it, it's okay, I don't want to shoot it either." .”

"I'm a little tired, so I'll go up first." Liu Zhixi said before the topic of taking family photos started, and then she took off her coat and went upstairs.

A trace of displeasure flashed in Esther Li's eyes, and he didn't say anything. After Zhixi went up the stairs, he glanced at Liu Rachel who was sitting on the side and said, "I said this is not for you to resist. , However, you have more important things now," Esther Li leaned on the sofa in a comfortable posture, "How is your relationship with Ah Tan? You are going to get married in the future, and it's not good if your relationship is too bad now. "

Liu Rachel's face froze, thinking of Jin Tan's photos of Zhixi in his room when he was in the United States, and his concern for Zhixi when he was in Imperial High School, although she had all kinds of feelings in her heart, she still said bravely, "very Well, we have a good relationship."

"That's good," Esther Li nodded, and said meaningfully, "Although Jin Tan is only the second heir, Jin Yuan's recent behavior seems to be a bit wrong. People always do wrong things, and Jin Tan If I marry you, with the support of Crystal Hotel and RS International, there may not be no chance of inheriting the Imperial Group..."

"The second heir..." Zhixi, who was standing on the second floor, gradually raised a bitter smile at the corner of her mouth listening to Esther Lee's words.

There was a crystal light in her eyes, and the deep sadness that couldn't be resolved was lingering all over her body, and the hand holding the fence seemed a little trembling.

"In this case... it really reminds me of that time, mother..." l3l4