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Suddenly, Shen Luoluo paused, "[What? I'm going to meet my online girlfriend?]"

Qin Shiyue and Chen Jiashu both widened their eyes simultaneously. Wow! Online dating was actually happening right next to them!

That would make them even more determined to go; what if they get scammed?

"Walk!"

The four of them took a taxi and rushed as fast as they could, finally catching up with Xu Lu just as he got out of the car.

"Holy crap!"

To avoid being discovered, Qin Shiyue and the others chose to get off the car not far from Xu Lu, opposite him. As soon as Chen Jiashu got off the car, he looked up and saw a man who looked to be in his forties, with broad shoulders and a thick waist, and a full beard standing next to Xu Lu. He was so frightened that he blurted out "beautiful words"!

"That guy wouldn't happen to be Xu Lu's online boyfriend, would he?!" Chen Jiashu exclaimed.

Qin Shiyue squinted at the person opposite her. "It doesn't look like it. If it really is that bearded man, then he's definitely been fooled. Xu Lu would have run away long ago! Maybe he's just asking for directions. Don't scare yourself."

Just then, Shen Luoluo's voice came, "[It's him.]"

Chen Jiashu's legs went weak, and he almost slipped and fell. Holy crap! Is this for real? Does Xu Lu have some kind of special fetish? He actually likes bearded men!

"That bearded man even put his hand on Xu Lu's shoulder," the problem was, "Xu Lu didn't refuse! Could it be that Xu Lu really likes this bearded man..." Chen Jiashu's voice changed in fright; he couldn't even imagine what would happen next.

"Of course not!" Shen Luoluo retorted in her heart, "Xu Lu was deceived!"

"I don't think so," Shen Luoluo quickly interjected, interrupting Chen Jiashu's unrealistic idea. "Why don't we get closer and see what's going on?"

Chen Jiashu and Qin Shiyue both breathed a sigh of relief. They were terrified! Thank goodness it wasn't him! Otherwise, they wouldn't know how to face Xu Lu tomorrow!

Qin Shiyue: "Let's go, let's get closer and see what's going on! If Xu Lu has been tricked, we can still lend a hand."

Shen Luoluo nodded in agreement. "That's right!"

A faint smile played on Qi Yang's lips as he took the first long stride. "Aren't you coming?"

While Xu Lu and the bearded man were chatting and not paying attention, the group ran to the shop around the corner behind them. From there, they could avoid being seen but still hear their conversation.

"Xiao Xu, you can just call me Brother Lei. I'm Xiao Jing's cousin," the bearded man's voice came first.

"Brother Lei," Xu Lu called out obediently, "Where's Xiao Jing? Why didn't she come?"

Brother Beard sighed, "Xiao Jing originally wanted to come, but she was in a car accident on her way home yesterday and is still in the hospital."

"Huh?" Xu Lu immediately became anxious. "How is she?"

"Luckily, I survived. I was unconscious for a while, and the first thing I said after waking up was that I wanted to come here to keep our appointment!" Brother Beard said, shaking his head with a helpless voice. "I don't know what's wrong with my cousin, but she insisted on coming to see you. She was so badly injured, of course we couldn't let her come, but she was worried about you and didn't want to break our promise, so she made a fuss for a while!"

Xu Lu's eyes were filled with heartache, a mixture of heartache and anger. "How could she be so foolish! She should be resting at a time like this, why is she bothering me!"

"We said the same thing, but in the end, I told her I'd come and explain things to you on her behalf, and that's when she calmed down," the bearded man said, taking a small gift box out of his pocket. "My sister asked me to bring this to you; she said it's a gift she made herself."

Xu Lu accepted the gift, but was still worried. "How is she now? Can I go to the hospital to see her?"

The bearded man shook his head. "My sister said she's injured and looks bad right now, so she doesn't want you to go. She asked me to tell you not to worry about her, and that she'll come back to see you once she's healed."

The bearded man continued, "I've delivered the gifts and the message. If there's nothing else, I'll head back now."

"Oh, by the way, if you miss her, you can contact her by phone."

The conversation left the three people eavesdropping in the corner completely bewildered.

"That's it? That's all?" Chen Jiashu looked bewildered. "I thought I'd run into a scammer, but it turns out I was just going in place of my sister?"

"No, that's not right." Qi Yang raised his chin in a gesture of approval.

The three looked in the direction he indicated, and saw the bearded man walk towards the public restroom after speaking to Xu Lu. From their angle, they could see the bearded man's profile, with a smug smile on his face.

"I also felt something was off!" Qin Shiyue watched the bearded man walk into the public restroom. "I feel like things aren't that simple, especially that last sentence he said, 'We can contact each other by phone,' it was definitely hinting at something!"

Shen Luoluo nodded frantically, [Shi Yue is so smart, she's already figured it out!]

[That guy's claim about having a cousin is all a lie. He doesn't have a cousin, and there was no car accident! He said those things to scam Xu Lu out of money!]

Shen Luoluo was a little anxious. [If I go to the restroom now, I can definitely get the evidence!]

[What should I do? How can I tell them to go to the restroom without arousing suspicion?]

Qi Yang and Chen Jiashu exchanged a smile; they understood without needing to say a word!

"If it doesn't seem right, go check in the restroom, and you'll know," Qi Yang Qin Shiyue, gesturing with his eyes.

Chen Jiashu immediately followed. "Right, let's go check the restroom. I want to see what tricks this guy is up to."

Shen Luoluo's eyes lit up, and she couldn't help but praise, "[Smart!]"

Qi Yang and Chen Jiayan went to the bearded man's side, Qin Shiyue and Shen Luoluo continued to secretly observe Xu Lu. Sure enough, Xu Lu stood there for a while, then suddenly seemed to hear something, looked anxious, and started frantically making phone calls to borrow money from others!

Qin Shiyue was also getting anxious. These two had been in the restroom collecting evidence for so long, why hadn't they come out yet? If they didn't come out soon, Xu Lu would be swindled out of all his money!

"Luoluo, Shi Yue."

Just as they were thinking this, Qin Shiyue and Shen Luoluo heard a familiar voice and turned around at the same time. They saw Qi Yang and Chen Jiashu standing there, followed by the bearded man who had just entered the men's restroom, and two police officers!