Accomplice

The auntie eyed the several burly security guards, feeling a little intimidated, but her bluster didn't waver in the slightest:

"What are you doing? What do you think you're doing!?"

Vice Dean Yang gave a signal. The head guard smiled politely:

"Are you going to leave on your own, or shall we escort you out?"

Unbelievable! In modern society, there were still thugs like this!

The auntie was a little frightened. She might not have any other skills, but she knew how to read a room.

If she kept making a scene here, these people really would carry her out.

"I'm telling you, this is a society ruled by law!"

As if trying to boost her own courage, the auntie said this and took out her phone:

"I'll go with you! But I'm calling the police first!"

"Suit yourself."

The security guards exchanged smiles and led the trembling auntie away.

The light of justice shines upon the land~

Watching the auntie's retreating figure, Vice Dean Yang gave a cold laugh:

"What kind of people does this hospital hire?"

Then she turned to Su Muzhi with a smile:

"Muzhi, I'll make sure you get an explanation. Don't take it to heart."

Su Muzhi smiled easily:

"Not at all. I'm the one who's put you to trouble, Aunt Yang."

Vice Dean Yang laughed heartily and looked at Jiang Linyuan, seeming about to say something. But Su Muzhi cut her off at once:

"Aunt Yang, my classmate and I still have something to do. We'll get going and won't keep you."

Vice Dean Yang paused, then replied with a smile:

"Go on, go on. You young people are more relaxed together. I won't keep you."

With that, Su Muzhi grabbed Jiang Linyuan and ran off.

Her fair little hand was soft, like warm sunlight spilling into his palm.

Could a downer girl really be this beautiful?

Jiang Linyuan gave it some thought.

Mm, it felt nice. For now, it ranked alongside Xiao Yilin's jelly-like hands.

"Weren't you going to ask where I'm taking you?"

When Jiang Linyuan stayed silent, Su Muzhi looked at him in puzzlement.

"You're not actually taking me to the obstetrics and gynecology department, are you?"

Jiang Linyuan gave Su Muzhi a sidelong glance.

"You just didn't want to keep dealing with the vice dean, so you made up an excuse to get away, didn't you?"

Su Muzhi smiled and slowly let go of his hand:

"Don't you think I'm being weird? She helped me, but I acted like I was avoiding her."

"When have you ever acted normal?"

Jiang Linyuan looked genuinely surprised.

Su Muzhi raised an eyebrow and bumped her chest against his:

"When my mom comes after you, I hope you'll keep that same attitude."

Jiang Linyuan was speechless.

"Is your mom really that over the top?"

Su Muzhi smiled:

"She might be even worse than you imagine."

"In high school, there was a girl in my class who had a crush on me. My mom found out, and a few days later, the girl transferred schools."

Did you study chemistry in high school? What, aluminum and copper?

Jiang Linyuan didn't know what to say.

"Are you really into girls?"

"My sexual orientation is normal!"

Su Muzhi stressed this solemnly, then added:

"Actually, I'd only spoken to her a few times, but one day she suddenly told me she liked me. I was completely dumbfounded."

"Then how did your mom find out?"

Jiang Linyuan asked.

"She read my diary without permission."

Incredible.

Who even kept a diary these days? And her mom was something else, sneaking a look at her diary?!

Watching Jiang Linyuan's expression, Su Muzhi chuckled softly:

"I knew she'd been reading my diary all along, so I showed her that on purpose. The girl who confessed to me was a real pain, so I figured I might as well let my mom handle it."

That level of mind games was practically on par with Zhong Li faking his death.

You and your mom really had a hundred and eighty tricks up your sleeves!

But when he thought about it, Su Muzhi had grown up with a mom like that. If she hadn't learned to outwit her, she would've been doing a free-fall act long ago.

"What about your dad? Didn't he step in?"

Jiang Linyuan asked again.

Su Muzhi smiled:

"The fact that I'm here is thanks to my dad's efforts."

"That woman planned to send me abroad for university, so she left it to my dad to handle, since he'd worked in education for many years."

"But she never expected my dad, who'd always meekly gone along with her, to finally stand his ground."

At that, she smiled happily:

"I'll never forget the dazed look on her face when she heard me say I'd applied to Xingnan University. It was hilarious."

This was probably the old man's moment of glory.

Vice principal, you were quite something.

"Did your mom have no objections?"

Jiang Linyuan asked.

"How could she not?"

Su Muzhi gave a cold laugh:

"She argued with my dad for months, saying he'd ruined my life."

"I ignored her and used the opportunity to cut off contact with her."

"You've really had it rough."

The sorrow of a troubled family.

Looking at Su Muzhi's somewhat gloomy face, Jiang Linyuan sighed:

"Your mom really is something else."

Su Muzhi didn't respond. Instead, she looked at Jiang Linyuan and asked with a smile:

"Now you'll have to deal with her, Jiang."

"Muzhi, we're completely innocent. We're just ordinary friends. What could your mom possibly say?"

Jiang Linyuan said.

"Completely innocent?"

Su Muzhi repeated the words, then raised her head until her forehead touched Jiang Linyuan's.

They were so close they could feel each other's breath.

She blinked her moist, bright eyes. The only person reflected in them was the boy before her:

"We're accomplices, aren't we?"

"We lied to Liu Tingting together, falsely accused the auntie who got hit together, and we're even planning to deceive Yu Songsong together..."

"That doesn't sound completely innocent, does it?"

Jiang Linyuan stared at the girl so close to him, somewhat dazed. He didn't understand her.

Baby, this is getting a little intimate.

He pushed Su Muzhi away and asked hesitantly:

"Are you saying you want to be my girlfriend?"

The mood vanished in an instant.

Su Muzhi froze, then laughed in exasperation:

"Such a downer!"

With that, she turned and walked off, giving Jiang Linyuan no chance to say anything.

Jiang Linyuan watched her walk away.

I didn't even get a Reward Card, and she's saying we're not completely innocent?

Little Su seems like she just doesn't want to deal with her mom and is using me as a shield.

Does she think I'm some naive virgin? That saying a few suggestive things will make me do her bidding?

If every family had its own troubles, then Su Muzhi's family had a whole library of scriptures.

He could help her deal with family matters as a friend, but he couldn't cross that line. Otherwise, it would be a huge headache.

If her mom came after him, that was her mom's business. If he handled it, that was his business.

They didn't conflict.