Chen Hao and Su Xiaoxiao stood a meter apart, listening to the police officer drone on. "What you two did was very serious and offensive to public decency. But since this is your first offense, we'll just impose a nominal fine and put it on your record. Someone has to come vouch for you, though, and it must be a family member. That should teach you a lesson."
"What?"
They cried out almost simultaneously.
As a woman, Su Xiaoxiao was far more nervous than Chen Hao. "Officer, do we really need a family member to vouch for us? None of my family is here."
Chen Hao added with a grin, "Aren't you a Zhonghai City local?"
"Shut up!" Su Xiaoxiao snapped at him, her face flushing with anxiety, before turning back to plead with the officer.
The officer could tell they were both putting on an act, so he said firmly, "A family member of either one of you must come vouch for you. Otherwise, you're not leaving."
Seeing that pleading was useless, Su Xiaoxiao swallowed her pride and ordered Chen Hao, "Call your dad and have him come vouch for us."
Chen Hao grinned and made a show of taking out his phone. "Sure, I'll call him right now and ask him to travel all the way from Mountain City, a thousand miles away, to vouch for us."
"You... don't you have any other relatives in Zhonghai City?" Su Xiaoxiao's face flushed with anger.
Chen Hao shook his head innocently. "Nope. Does Liu Yan count? If she does, I'll call her."
"You..."
In the end, Su Xiaoxiao called her father.
When her father arrived at the police station and learned what had happened, he immediately launched into a tirade. "Getting bold now, are you? Spending all your time with