Inside the car, Cong Nini watched Chen Pingjiang steer with one hand, her mood gradually calming.
She said,
"Thank you for your help today."
Chen Pingjiang chuckled,
"I wasn't helping you today; I was helping Industrial Management Class 4. Similarly, I wasn't protecting you, but the reputation of Industrial Management Class 4."
Once he started, Chen Pingjiang couldn't help but say,
"Are you used to being a sea king?"
Cong Nini, not understanding, asked,
"What's a sea king?"
"The king of the sea. All marine life has a great connection to the sea king, like Han Zhaonan just now."
Cong Nini understood then that Chen Pingjiang was finding different ways to curse her.
"To put it bluntly, you look down on me, thinking I should decisively refuse if I don't like someone, and definitely shouldn't accept gifts from others, right?"
Chen Pingjiang raised a hand in a stopping gesture,
"You don't need to ask me this. I don't like being a relationship guru. How you interact with those boys is your business, but please be careful. Next time, I might not be free to deal with this kind of mess."
The sneer and mockery on Chen Pingjiang's face were so glaring in Cong Nini's eyes that she said with a sob,
"Yes, I'm debased, I'm a slut. It doesn't matter; you're just one more person among many who've called me that since I was little, and one less wouldn't make a difference."
"Hmm, since you're so clear about yourself, haven't you considered that toying with their feelings like this will eventually get you slapped? If it were a boy from a less fortunate family, who saved up to buy you a gift, could you really feel at ease?"
Wiping away her tears, Cong Nini said,
"I don't associate with boys from less fortunate backgrounds; I wouldn't take advantage of them. And what makes you think Han Zhaonan is such a great catch? He was seeing other girls while pursuing me, constantly trying to get me to a hotel, providing no emotional value whatsoever, only knowing how to pave the way with money. He thinks money can get him any woman."
Chen Pingjiang laughed,
"You're quite a character, actually. You don't take from the poor, only from rich second-generations. You're robbing the rich to help the poor, aren't you? If you ask me, you and Han Zhaonan are a perfect match."
"I wouldn't even look at him."
Now, just hearing Han Zhaonan's name made Cong Nini feel sick.
"Then who can you look at?"
Chen Pingjiang asked casually.
"You!"
Cong Nini immediately replied.
Chen Pingjiang was stunned for a moment, then laughed and swore,
"Dream on, you! I'm a pauper too, don't come and ruin me. Damn it, I just rescued you, and this is how you repay the favor... What the hell, get your hand off, are you crazy?"
Mid-sentence, Chen Pingjiang saw Cong Nini suddenly lean over, then a pair of small hands directly grabbed his crotch, scaring him out of his wits.
Seeing Chen Pingjiang so flustered for the first time, Cong Nini became even more reckless and started rubbing.
Chen Pingjiang didn't indulge her either, pushing Cong Nini's head away without any mercy.
"Are you in heat?"
What's wrong with this woman?
She transforms just like that.
Normally she looks proper and ladylike, but when she transforms, she's really goddamn wild.
"What exactly makes me inferior to Zhang Xinyue? Why could you be with her, but not with me?"
From initially looking down on him, to later wanting to string Chen Pingjiang along, then failing to pursue him, and finally to Chen Pingjiang rescuing her today like a god descending, an indescribable emotion arose in Zhang Xinyue's heart.
Whether it was admiration for strength or excitement, anyway, when it came to Chen Pingjiang, she had no power or self-control left to continue being a sea king; her mind was completely filled with Chen Pingjiang.
However, Chen Pingjiang didn't even have the interest to open his eyes and look at her, driving her crazy, as if she was looking in a mirror; those boys back then had also been this distraught.
"Although Zhang Xinyue and I are a thing of the past, in all honesty, you really can't compare to her. At least she knows how to love; you don't even have the capacity for love."
"If she's so good, how could you bear to break up?"
Chen Pingjiang smiled and said no more.
Cong Nini, completely abandoning the pitiful image she usually showed to others, became bolder and bolder, as if she had discovered a new continent.
Just pushed away by Chen Pingjiang, she didn't learn her lesson and leaned close to him again, breathing out a faint fragrance,
"I remember you really like me in a JK uniform, right? How about I wear one for you?"
The faint fragrance of an orchid wafted to his nose, combined with such seductive words, even an old-timer like Chen Pingjiang almost lost control.
"If Han Zhaonan saw you like this, he'd probably die of anger."
"Just tell me if you like it or not?"
Chen Pingjiang unexpectedly triggered Cong Nini's second form, completely revealing her true self.
In Cong Nini's view, since Chen Pingjiang already knew all her ugly deeds, what was the point of pretending?
Moreover, now that she was finally alone with Chen Pingjiang, her usual ladylike demeanor clearly didn't appeal to him, so she might as well try a different approach.
This drastic personality shift, even for the experienced Chen Pingjiang, was baffling.
He even wondered if she had completely "blackened" after being slapped by Han Zhaonan.
"I... don't... like it."
Chen Pingjiang enunciated almost every word.
Cong Nini wasn't angry.
She stared at Chen Pingjiang's profile, looking again and again, liking what she saw more and more.
"Playing coy, you've already reacted."
Chen Pingjiang froze, then looked down and realized that his "little brother" had stiffened without him knowing when.
Just then, the Audi A6 arrived downstairs at the girls' dormitory.
Chen Pingjiang slammed on the brakes and quickly waved his hand,
"Get out of the car, now!"
Cong Nini's giggles reached his ears.
She seemed to have completely forgotten the unpleasantness at the café earlier, and as she got out, she even winked at him,
"If it gets too hard to bear, you can call me anytime."
The next moment, the Audi A6 sped away without any hesitation, looking exactly like it was fleeing in a panic.
On the way, Chen Pingjiang received a call from his counselor, Zhu Guangtong.
He breathed a sigh of relief when he heard Chen Pingjiang had finished handling the matter.
What university counselors feared most were incidents like these.
They never cared about students' studies, only about fights and relationship disputes.
As for slapping Han Zhaonan ten times, Zhu Guangtong didn't pay much attention to it.
The other party had thrown the first punch, and such matters usually aren't pursued by the authorities if no one presses charges, so the school also couldn't be bothered to get involved.
After returning to the company, Chen Pingjiang called Zhuo Ling from the content department to his office and described what happened.
"If any posts like this appear later, delete all of them."
Zhuo Ling asked, puzzled,
"Isn't this exactly the kind of hot topic our website always wants? Why not continue to pursue it? Besides, we aren't the ones who uploaded it."
Chen Pingjiang explained,
"Logically, as website operators, it's indeed not ideal to constantly delete posts. But the incident after all happened at Cai Da, our alma mater. It wouldn't look good if teachers and students from other schools saw it. Believe it or not, even if we don't delete it, someone will still come and ask us to."
Zhuo Ling considered it and said nothing more.
(End of chapter)
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