Upon hearing that voice, Su Xiaomeng's eyes immediately lit up — this bastard's here! But then, thinking about the mess she was in, a headache crept in. How on earth was she going to get out of this?
"Xiaomeng, I got held up with something, so I'm late... come on, get in the car!" Xiao Chen poked his head out apologetically.
"Xiaomeng, who's this kid?" someone asked.
Su Xiaomeng stayed silent. The door of the BMW M5 swung open, and a young man with short silver hair stepped out, narrowing his eyes at Xiao Chen.
The question made her roll her eyes, and a sly smile crept onto her lips. "Him? He's my boyfriend!"
Boyfriend!?
The three words stunned not only the silver-haired young man but also Xiao Chen inside the car. What the hell was going on?
"Honey, you're finally here! Everyone's been waiting for you!" Su Xiaomeng's handsome face wore a flirtatious expression that made the silver-haired guy's eyes sharpen.
Xiao Chen exchanged looks between her and the increasingly irritated young man and instantly figured it out — she was using him as a shield!
"Xiaomeng, is he really your boyfriend?" the silver-haired guy asked coldly, pointing at Xiao Chen.
"Of course!" Su Xiaomeng nodded and winked at Xiao Chen. "Honey, let me introduce you — this is my classmate Yin He..."
Before she could finish, Xiao Chen stepped out of the car, smiled, and extended his right hand. "Hello, I'm Xiaomeng's boyfriend, Xiao Chen."
Su Xiaomeng's lips twitched into a smile. The kid was quick on the uptake — knows how to play along! But also, how shameless!
Just as she thought, the silver-haired guy's expression darkened instantly. Ignoring the handshake, he sneered, "Do you even know who I am?"
"Aren't you Xiaomeng's classmate?" Xiao Chen asked without getting angry, slowly pulling his hand back, still smiling.
"I'm her boyfriend too!"
The moment those words left his mouth, luxury car doors nearby swung open. More young men with arrogant, vicious looks jumped out.
"Yin He, stop spouting nonsense! Who's your boyfriend? If you say that, my boyfriend's going to be pissed! Let me tell you, my boyfriend's got a terrible temper!"
Su Xiaomeng, standing nearby, was thrilled to add fuel to the fire, watching with excitement, not worrying about the trouble it might cause!
"Alright, Su Xiaomeng! Do you really think I, Yin He, am a fool? You think you can scare me off by grabbing any random guy?" Yin He sneered at Xiao Chen. "Boy, I'm warning you. Wherever you show up, don't act like you own the place!"
"Hehe, so according to you, my boyfriend is a fake — just some shield Xiaomeng pulled out of thin air?" Xiao Chen asked with a grin.
"Isn't that right?" Yin He snapped.
Just when Su Xiaomeng was planning how to stir things up further, Xiao Chen suddenly pulled her into a tight embrace and grinned playfully. "Hehe, if we weren't boyfriend and girlfriend, would I dare to hug you like this?"
"..."
Su Xiaomeng was dumbfounded. Seriously? This kid's shameless!
"Boy! Let go of Su Xiaomeng!" the silver-haired guy burst out before she could react.
The other guys around him were furious too, cursing under their breath, pulling baseball bats from the trunks of their cars, and surrounding Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen glanced around helplessly and then asked Su Xiaomeng, who was trapped in his arms, "Are these really your classmates?"
At first, she wanted to be angry, but seeing the scene, she held back her fury and said softly, "Yes. Why? Are you scared? If you are, I'll look down on you!"
"Hehe, how many students could scare me? But I'm curious — why did he say you were his girlfriend?"
Su Xiaomeng hesitated but finally replied, "I raced with Yin He a while ago, and we made a bet — if I lost, I'd have to become his girlfriend..."
"..."
Xiao Chen's eyes rolled instinctively. Was she that dumb? Even bet on herself!?
"Boy, did you hear that clearly? If she loses, she has to be my slut! Stay away from her in the future, or my brothers won't be gentle!" Yin He threatened.
The others tightened their grips on their baseball bats, faces full of malice and excitement. It had been a while since they had trampled someone. Today, at the school gate, in front of everyone, they were going to teach this unknown kid a lesson and show off their reputation!
Xiao Chen stared at their stance and shook his head. These weren't students — these were full-blown street thugs! But he couldn't be bothered to worry about spoiled kids, and more importantly, he wasn't about to let the girl go!
"Isn't it just a race, Yin He? Do you dare to bet again?"
"Bet? If you ask me to, I'll bet. What's it to you?"
Xiao Chen smiled and teased him. "Yin He, don't you want Xiaomeng to be your girlfriend? If I lose, I'll leave her myself. What do you say?"
Su Xiaomeng's heart raced. She wanted to see them fight! It would've been best if Xiao Chen got seriously beaten — she'd finally get some satisfaction. But now? If he loses again, how would she ever deny it? Would she really have to become Yin He's girlfriend?
Yin He looked at her, then at Xiao Chen. "Alright, I'll bet with you — but I have another condition!"
"What?"
"If you lose, besides giving Xiaomeng back to me, I want your arm!" Yin He said coldly.
"Okay!" To his surprise, Xiao Chen agreed without hesitation.
"Hey! What are you doing? Did I give you permission? Just bet on me!" Su Xiaomeng hissed at him.
"Don't you want to end this trouble? If you do, then follow my lead!" Xiao Chen replied calmly.
Su Xiaomeng cast a quick glance at Yin He and the others, then bit her lip. If he could really settle the problem, that would be great! But what if he loses?
"Yin He, if I lose, you're not allowed to bother Xiaomeng again, agreed?"
"No problem!" Yin He agreed at once. "Where and how do you want to race?"
"It's up to you."
"Then let's go to Jiulong Pan. You drive this CEO car?"
"Yeah, I'll drive this one."
"Good! No cheating, and if you lose, disappear as far as you can!"
"Alright, enough talking — lead the way!" Xiao Chen finished, patted Su Xiaomeng's backside, and smirked. "Honey, get in the car!"