You are vulgar! You are shameless!

Seeing Hong Chen's righteous indignation, as if refusing her interview would be a heinous crime that invited the wrath of heaven and men, Su Ke thought of the mission reward: High School Mathematics Mastery (Advanced). This reward was simply too tempting, so he hurriedly nodded: "Accepted! Accepted!"

"Hmph!" Hong Chen pouted. By now, the pathetic thief had already been bundled into a police car by enthusiastic bystanders and was being driven off to the station. Seeing Su Ke finally acting sensible, she pointed to the side of the road: "Follow me!"

Su Ke was speechless. It felt as if he were the one begging to be interviewed now. Thinking of the alluring reward, he had no choice but to push his bicycle and follow behind Hong Chen.

Her cargo pants were an extremely loose style, but as Hong Chen walked, the buttocks wrapped within the fabric swayed from side to side, drawing Su Ke's gaze to linger repeatedly on those two hemispheres, to the point where his palms even began to sweat.

He didn't know what was wrong with him. Ever since he had lightly touched Li Feifei's bottom twice to complete a mission, it was as if Su Ke had developed a side effect; whenever he saw a scene like this, his mind immediately wanted to reach out and give it a slap.

He shook his head vigorously, trying to shake the thought away, while constantly condemning himself in his heart: Filthy, shameless! If this keeps up, I'm going to turn into a pervert! But even if Hong Chen isn't big-chested, her backside is certainly well-endowed! Ugh, you're filthy, you're shameless!

Seeing Hong Chen walk into a cold drink shop and emerge with two popsicles, she casually handed one to Su Ke: "I haven't been paid yet, so just have this popsicle on me!"

This was the first time a girl had ever treated Su Ke to something. Even though it was just a popsicle, it gave him a sense of satisfaction, yet he felt a bit embarrassed and spoke against his own heart: "Thanks, but no need!"

"If I give it to you, just eat it! Are you looking down on it because it's cheap?" Hong Chen's eyes widened immediately, and she shoved it directly into Su Ke's hand. When their fingertips touched, Su Ke visibly flinched, but he took it nonetheless.

"Thanks. What would you like to ask?" Su Ke twitched the corners of his mouth into a smile, though his nervousness made his face spasm. Looking at the girl before him, Hong Chen appeared to be just in her early twenties, possessing the beauty of a youthful girl—no makeup, eyebrows naturally dark, eyes like bright stars, a delicate nose, and cherry lips; she was both stunning and pure.

"Let's talk while we eat!" Hong Chen was finally glad that Su Ke had accepted her interview, which put her in a great mood. This was her first solo assignment as an intern reporter, and it was a hot topic regarding social apathy. Of course, her urgency to interview Su Ke also stemmed from her own sense of justice.

"Actually, I was following you the whole time. Why did you chase after the thief without even looking back the moment you heard someone shout?" Hong Chen tore open her popsicle wrapper and asked directly.

"I didn't really think about it. When someone shouts to catch a thief, my natural reaction is to help!" After taking a few deep breaths, Su Ke felt much more relaxed. He certainly wouldn't tell her that he had a mission and had to act to get the reward. He looked down, tearing open his own wrapper, and spoke.

"I see. Didn't you think about the danger at the time?" Hong Chen continued to probe.

"If I stopped to think about the danger every time, I guess we wouldn't be meeting like this!" Just as Su Ke looked up, he saw Hong Chen sliding the popsicle into her mouth. The snowy white cream of the popsicle formed a sharp contrast with her cherry-red lips.

Hong Chen nodded, pulling the popsicle out. The rhythmic motion of her sliding it in and out made Su Ke's brain go boom, buzzing with noise. It was exactly like the lewd emoticons he had seen online.

As the cream melted, it left some white, milky residue on the corner of Hong Chen's mouth. She slowly swept her pink little tongue across her red lips, a gesture that was even more seductive. Su Ke felt his heart rate spike violently, and he couldn't help but swallow hard.

You're filthy, you're shameless! Su Ke scolded his own evil thoughts again, but the more he cursed, the less he could control his impulses. He felt his whole body heating up, a wave of warmth surging through him and slowly gathering in his lower abdomen.

However, Hong Chen was completely oblivious to Su Ke's internal struggle. Seeing him dazed, she frowned: "Why aren't you eating? It's going to melt into water if you don't!"

"Uh, yeah, I'm eating!" Flustered, Su Ke bit off half the popsicle. The icy temperature spread from his mouth to his stomach, finally extinguishing the little fire in his heart.

Seeing Su Ke gasping from the cold, Hong Chen laughed: "Are you a senior at No. 17 High School?"

"Yeah!" Su Ke nodded vigorously, though the melting popsicle in his mouth almost made him roll his eyes from the chill.

"Then what are your thoughts on the current phenomenon of social apathy? Doesn't the news often report people refusing to help, like the Little Yueyue incident, or people returning kindness with ingratitude, like the Peng Yu case? You know about those two, right?"

Having just stepped out of the ivory tower, Hong Chen still possessed a strong sense of justice and naturally held such social phenomena in contempt. Furthermore, she believed that conscience and justice were the essential responsibilities and integrity of a journalist, and she hoped to use her own efforts and profession to awaken warmth in society.

"I can't control others, I only know that next time, I'll still step in, even if he has a knife in his hand!" This time, Su Ke didn't hesitate at all. Perhaps infected by Hong Chen, his words were exceptionally firm.

Hong Chen looked at the boy before her. At eighteen, his face still held a hint of immaturity, yet at this moment, his delicate features displayed a sense of determination and courage—as if he would face ten thousand men alone—and despite his slender frame, he possessed a powerful strength.

When she saw Su Ke catch the thief, Hong Chen had already felt an involuntary attraction to him. This attraction stemmed from his character, but now that she looked closer, the kid was actually a little handsome, just a bit green.

"Yeah, sounds like a man. Big Sis has decided to take you on as my little brother!" Hong Chen reached out and patted Su Ke's shoulder with great bravado, like a triad boss.

"Uh, little brother?" Su Ke froze, stunned by Hong Chen's words, his face full of shock.

"That's right, you're my little brother now! From now on, Big Sis will cover you, just like you covered your little brother!" A cunning smile appeared on Hong Chen's face. Watching Su Ke's flustered, red-faced appearance, she giggled.

Don't think that just because Hong Chen had just left school, she was naive. Influenced by university life, she had long since become savvy about certain things. She had actually noticed Su Ke's reaction when he saw her eating the popsicle earlier, and now she was just taking a little revenge.

Su Ke was weeping internally, able only to scream silently in his heart: You're filthy! You're shameless!