The Shield

That night, Ning Wangshu gave Xu Yingying a protective treasure to wear on her person.

In the blink of an eye, the night passed.

The next morning, a little after ten.

Ning Wangshu, Lin Qingzhu, and Xu Yingying arrived at Jiangnan University of Science and Technology together.

"Wangshu, Qingzhu, the construction site is just ahead. You can see it, right? There are armed police guarding it..." Xu Yingying pointed toward a spot not far ahead.

Ning Wangshu and Lin Qingzhu looked up. Sure enough, there was a construction site, but, just as Xu Yingying had said, it was surrounded by a cordon, with quite a few armed police standing guard.

"Come on, let's head over."

Ning Wangshu spoke and immediately started toward the construction site.

Lin Qingzhu and Xu Yingying hurried after him...

They had barely gone any distance when a voice suddenly came from the side. "Huh, Yingying? Didn't you say you had plans to go out this weekend? How come..."

At the sound, Ning Wangshu and the others looked over. Several young men and women were standing not far away. The speaker was a rather handsome young man, who gazed at Xu Yingying with eager warmth.

Xu Yingying's brow furrowed almost imperceptibly when she saw him. She replied casually, "That's right. We're still going out later."

"Uh, is that so?"

The young man opened his mouth, then couldn't help adding, "It's already past ten. Why don't you come have lunch with us later? We invited you before, but you said you were busy and had plans to go out this weekend."

A young woman beside him chimed in, "Yeah, Yingying. Since you're still on campus, why not come have lunch with us and catch up?"

Xu Yingying shook her head. "No."

She paused, glanced at Ning Wangshu beside