Lu Xiaoxiao tapped the answer button and raised her phone to her ear.
Before she could even say hello, Ji Yunhuai spoke first.
"Want to guess why I'm calling you right now?"
His tone wasn't particularly pleasant, with none of his usual amusement, and Lu Xiaoxiao inexplicably felt guilty.
She gave a couple of awkward laughs and replied, "Because you saw those trending posts trashing me?"
"So you do know people are trashing you." At her question, Ji Yunhuai sounded so angry he almost laughed, his voice edged with irritation. After a pause, he softened his tone and asked, "Why didn't you tell me someone was bullying you? Are you an idiot?"
"Um... well... about that..."
Lu Xiaoxiao stumbled over her words for a long while, struggling to answer.
She had spent so long fighting her battles alone that she still wasn't used to having someone back her up.
"Didn't... didn't you say you wouldn't be mean to me anymore?" Unable to come up with a suitable response, Lu Xiaoxiao finally chose to change the subject. "Now you're calling me an idiot again. You don't keep your promises. I condemn you."
"..."
His silence made Lu Xiaoxiao feel even guiltier, but she pressed on anyway. "What's that silence supposed to mean? My injury wasn't serious, so I didn't think it was worth mentioning! You're not actually angry, are you? Surely you're not that petty-"
Before she could finish turning the tables on him, Ji Yunhuai abruptly interrupted her.
"Come downstairs."
"Huh?"
"I'm outside your house."
"Huh???"
Lu Xiaoxiao was genuinely startled. Without even getting her slippers properly on, she pattered over to the window and looked down. Sure enough, a sleek, futuristic-looking Ferrari in Vision White was parked outside the Lu Family's house.
Ji Yunhuai was leaning casually against the