Turn over a new leaf? Would they? The recording police officer looked skeptically at the unruly Dan Cheng.
“Xia Qianxi, are you deaf? I said you don’t need to manage this! Can’t you understand?” Dan Cheng spoke maliciously.
“Shut up!” Xia Qianxi finally got angry, glaring at him with no more patience: “Is this how you should treat a teacher? I came to the police station in the rain because of you! Now sit down and don’t speak!”
“Hmph!” Dan Cheng turned away, sulking but no longer speaking.
Xu Yuanxing and Peng Jian stared blankly at Xia Qianxi, never expecting her to lose her temper. Surprisingly, Dan Cheng actually listened to her and remained silent until they left the police station – the rain had stopped at some point outside.
“Dan Cheng, I want to talk to you,” Xia Qianxi said to Dan Cheng walking ahead of her. Xu Yuanxing and Peng Jian had already gone home.
Dan Cheng walked quickly, not stopping, and said to Xia Qianxi following behind: “I told you, I have nothing to say to you.”
Xia Qianxi stammered, “He is a friend.”
Dan Cheng’s expression hardened as he stepped protectively in front of Xia Qianxi, his stance challenging.
“Friend?” Xing Tuo scoffed, his voice low and menacing. “What kind of friend grips your arm so tightly?”
“That’s none of your business!” Dan Cheng shot back, his patience wearing thin.
Rain continued to fall, the sound amplifying the tension in the air. Xia Qianxi stood in the middle, caught between the two men, her heart racing.
“Let’s just talk this out,” she pleaded, trying to diffuse the standoff.
“No talking needed,” Xing Tuo replied, his focus solely on Dan Cheng. “You stay away from her.”
Dan Cheng clenched his fists, ready for a fight.
“Enough!” Xia Qianxi shouted. “This has to stop!”
The rain fell heavier, soaking them as she stood firmly between the two, determined to resolve the conflict that had ignited.
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Dan Cheng looked down at the hand gripping his arm, then glanced at the cold-faced Xing Tuo, suddenly reaching out to hook Qianxi’s shoulder intimately, with a hint of evil and arrogance: “And who are you?”
Chapter 83: Brother’s Lover
