Evening class had just ended when Xie Chen received a call from Lu Fei.
"Brother Chen, the court has accepted the guardianship case," Lu Fei said, clearly thrilled. "Can you imagine that old fox Xie Yongan's face when he sees the DNA relationship report?! It'll be priceless!"
"You kept telling me to keep it under wraps because you were waiting for this moment, weren't you?!"
Holding his phone, Xie Chen smiled faintly. "Not exactly. I didn't want to reveal it too soon because I was afraid Grandma would get hurt."
He paused, then asked, "Has the protection order been granted?"
"Of course!" Lu Fei's voice rose another notch before he changed the subject. "By the way, Brother Ye is fucking amazing. He saw this coming ages ago and sent Captain Wang Qiming straight to the Xie Family to pick Grandma up!"
Huo Wenye again!
Xie Chen's eyes darkened for a moment as Lu Fei continued chattering in his ear. "Brother Chen, you've got to thank him. Otherwise, getting Grandma out of the Xie Family would've been tough!"
"Got it," Xie Chen said, about to hang up.
But Lu Fei hurriedly called out, "Wait, Brother Chen!"
"Something else?" Xie Chen raised an eyebrow.
"Brother Chen, you've been hiding way too much from me!" Lu Fei said. "You even know mystical arts?! How come I never knew?! Draw me a talisman too! One that brings romance..."
"Didn't the livestream label it as special effects?" Xie Chen asked.
"It did, but who'd believe that?!" Lu Fei said. "That lightning practically struck me in the face!"
"Trust science. Stop dwelling on nonsense!" Xie Chen hung up as soon as he finished speaking.
He was about to head toward the dorm when a tall, lean figure blocked his path. "Was that Lu Fei?"
"Yeah." Xie