"Crack—"
A lightning bolt, dazzling like a silver snake, split the sky, instantly illuminating the land in the rainy night as bright as day. It also happened to light up Chen Xiao's handsome, almost devilishly charming profile.
Xu Jingyin, crying and hailing a cab in the pouring rain, was completely unprepared. She stumbled back several steps, her face showing unmistakable fear.
Just then, her phone rang again, like a death knell.
Biting her lip, she hesitated for only a moment before bravely opening the car door and getting in. With her head down, she wiped away tears and forced back sobs as she said, "Dr. Chen, please take me to Zijing Middle School."
Chen Xiao pretended not to notice Xu Jingyin had been crying and deliberately asked in a casual tone, "Nurse Xu, do you live near Zijing Middle School? I heard it's a very expensive private aristocratic school. The housing prices in the surrounding areas are comparable to Swan Lake!"
"No... no, my younger brother is a freshman there. His homeroom teacher asked me to come over."
Xu Jingyin's phone kept ringing. After a brief explanation, she hastily covered her mouth and answered, speaking in an almost pleading whisper, "Teacher Ma, I'm already on my way to the school. Please ask Wang Dong's parents to wait a bit longer. Don't worry, if Wang Dong's phone was really stolen by my brother, Xu Jingwen, I will compensate you at full price..."
Chen Xiao vaguely heard what Xu Jingyin said and roughly guessed what had happened. Without further ado, he floored the accelerator. The fiery red Maserati immediately shot towards Zijing Middle School like a raging beast in the rainy night, then honked its horn aggressively at the school gate, its dazzling headlights flashing.
"Beep— beep beep— beep beep beep—"
It was evening study time, and the school gate was tightly shut.
Xu Jingyin, preoccupied with her worries, realized Chen Xiao was frantically honking the horn and was immediately frightened. "Dr. Chen, I can get out here. Zijing Middle School doesn't allow outside vehicles to enter..."
However, before she could finish, the automatic school gate suddenly opened. The three security guards from the guardhouse then rushed out into the rain, bowing and scraping as they approached the driver's side of the Maserati, cheering in unison, "Welcome, Miss Song, for your visit and guidance!"
The car windows were tightly shut, so they had no idea Song Yan wasn't in the car. But this didn't stop them from fawning over her, their voices like thunderclaps, piercing Chen Xiao and Xu Jingyin's eardrums.
"Zijing Middle School is also one of the Song family's properties?"
Chen Xiao was somewhat surprised but had no intention of opening the window to explain. He continued driving straight in and soon dropped Xu Jingyin off at the foot of a teaching building.
"Thank you, Dr. Chen!"
Xu Jingyin hurried out of the car. After only a few steps, she suddenly turned back, cautiously poked her head in, and pleaded with Chen Xiao, "Dr. Chen, could you please wait here for a moment? It's raining so hard. I'd like to ask you to take me and my brother back later. He... he's not in good health, and he'll definitely get sick if he gets caught in the rain."
Chen Xiao readily agreed. "Sure."
"Thank you."
Xu Jingyin nodded gratefully at Chen Xiao before running upstairs, shielding herself from the rain with her hand.
Outside the office door on the upper floor, the pale and thin, short Xu Jingwen was standing in punishment. Seeing Xu Jingyin, he burst into tears, "Sister, they're framing me! I didn't steal Wang Dong's phone, boohoo... wah wah wah..."
"Don't cry, sister believes you."
Although Xu Jingyin was gentle in nature, she appeared exceptionally strong when facing her brother. After softly comforting Xu Jingwen, she immediately knocked on the office door.
Inside the office, the homeroom teacher, Ma Lili, was chatting and laughing intimately with Wang Dong's father, Wang Hailong. The tall and strong Wang Dong was lying on the sofa without any pretense, playing a mobile game and cursing incessantly.
The pot-bellied Wang Hailong was clearly taken aback by Xu Jingyin's beauty. He was stunned on the spot, and even Wang Dong forgot about his game. Father and son simultaneously cast scorching gazes at Xu Jingyin.
Ma Lili was also momentarily dazed. It wasn't until Xu Jingyin introduced herself that she sternly said with an imposing air, "Hmph! Xu Jingyin, Wang Dong's phone was a brand new top-of-the-line Apple phone worth thirteen thousand eight hundred yuan. You'd better compensate us at that price and have your brother apologize in person, otherwise, the school's disciplinary actions might not be favorable."
Xu Jingyin's figure was already sexy, and with the rain clinging to her, her white shirt accentuated her graceful curves, making it impossible for Wang Hailong to look away. As soon as Ma Lili finished speaking, he chuckled and interjected, "What's a little friction between classmates? Sister Xu Jingwen, I heard you're a nurse? How about this, let's find a restaurant and have a meal. We can clear up the misunderstanding privately. There's really no need to involve the school."
Wang Dong followed suit, staring intently at Xu Jingyin's pretty face and nodding repeatedly. "Yes, yes, yes! The phone that was stolen, consider it a gift to classmate Xu Jingwen."