Outside the school, Nan Xiang looked at Xi Cheng, clearly unwilling.
"Now that you're out, just find a job, earn an honest living, and keep your feet on the ground. What are you coming to me for?"
"Am I annoying you? Are you sick of me?" Xi Cheng shot back sarcastically.
Nan Xiang frowned, her face darkening as she grew dissatisfied with Xi Cheng's attitude. "What did I ever do to you? Did you swallow a bullet or something? So what if I didn't visit you at the detention center? How many times have you been there over the years? Was I supposed to visit every time? What the hell is wrong with you now?"
"What's wrong with me? I think you're the one being cheap."
"You're sick!" Nan Xiang glared at Xi Cheng and turned to leave.
But Xi Cheng grabbed Nan Xiang by the arm and yanked her back. "Am I wrong? I spent four months locked up for you, and you didn't come see me once during those four months. You were too busy fooling around with that guy named Wang, weren't you?"
"What do you mean, fooling around with Wang? Stop spouting nonsense."
"Nonsense?" Xi Cheng seized Nan Xiang's head in both hands and roughly kneaded it, gritting his teeth. "That Wang guy rubbed your face like this. You two cheating bastards did things behind my back—did you think I wouldn't know? You enjoyed it, didn't you, bitch?"
Nan Xiang truly did panic for a moment, and for a moment, she felt guilty. But it was only a moment.
She shook free of Xi Cheng's hands. "For me? Did I ask you to do anything for me? Did I tell you to take money to beat someone up? Gu Yuan gave you fifty thousand, and you