Lin Li and Zhang Yuxi got out of the car. Zhang Yuxi, looking somewhat flustered, hurried over to the fallen boy first.
"Little friend, are you all right?" Zhang Yuxi asked with concern.
"I'm fine..." The boy on the bicycle was around thirteen or fourteen, the age for middle school. The car had braked in time and hadn't hit him, but the sudden fright had made him lose his balance and fall.
"That's good. You have to be more careful in the future! When riding a bicycle, pay attention to whether there are any cars on the road..." Seeing that the boy wasn't injured, Zhang Yuxi breathed a sigh of relief, and the panic vanished from her face.
At that moment, many passersby had gathered around to watch. Lin Li felt uncomfortable being stared at by so many people.
So he said to Zhang Yuxi, "Since he's fine, let's go!"
"Mm." Zhang Yuxi nodded. Just as the two were about to leave, a middle-aged woman burst out of the crowd.
"Xiaozhi."
"Mom."
"Are you all right?" The middle-aged woman hurried over to the boy and examined him, her face full of worry.
"I only fell down. I'm fine." The boy spoke casually.
When the middle-aged woman heard that her child had fallen, her expression turned rather ugly. Then she turned toward Lin Li and Zhang Yuxi, who were preparing to leave, and shouted, "You two, don't go!"
"Hm?" Lin Li and Zhang Yuxi looked at the middle-aged woman.
"You drove into my child. How can you just leave like this?" the middle-aged woman said.
Lin Li and Zhang Yuxi frowned. Just as they were about to speak, the boy on the bicycle spoke first.
"Mom, I wasn't hit by the car. I fell by myself just now..."
Zhang Yuxi added,