Jiang You, Yu Lin, and the others stood at a safe distance, watching the brawl.
Perhaps because Jiang You was there, Yang Qi fought even more fiercely than usual.
Each punch he threw at Zhou Jin was packed with immense force.
Zhou Jin, for his part, fought like his life depended on it. Both of them were already bleeding.
If they kept this up, someone was bound to get killed.
"Sister You..." Yu Lin timidly glanced at Jiang You from the side.
Jiang You’s face was devoid of expression.
She was waiting.
"The Star Police are here! The Star Police are here!" a voice cried out in alarm. "Run! Run!"
Zhou Jin hesitated, and that moment of distraction was all Yang Qi needed to kick him to the ground. Yang Qi, his eyes bloodshot with rage, hadn’t even noticed the Star Police arriving. He lunged forward, grabbed Zhou Jin by the collar, and raised his fist to strike when his wrist was suddenly caught.
CLICK.
A pair of cuffs snapped shut around his wrist.
Yang Qi was yanked to his feet. His red eyes were filled with malice. "Fuck, who is it?!"
He whipped his head around and saw the Star Police.
"Who? This is the Star Police! How dare you engage in a public brawl? All of you are coming with us to the station to reflect on what you’ve done!" one of the officers said coldly.
Yang Qi couldn’t help but frown. ’How did the Star Police get here?’
’Who called them?’
A thought struck him, and his expression turned anxious. He hurriedly looked toward Jiang You. "Sister You!"
Jiang You was just about to get into a police vehicle. Hearing his voice, she merely spared him a glance before getting inside.
The whole crowd was taken to the station.
「Inside the mediation room.」
Jiang You, Zhou Jin, and Yang Qi were sitting inside.
Zhou Jin sat on one side, while Yang Qi sat next to Jiang You. He tried to smile, but it pulled at the cuts on his face, making him wince in pain. He looked at Jiang You with a fawning expression and said, "Sister You, I don’t know which son of a bitch called the cops. Otherwise, I definitely would have won this time. We had so many guys, and that red-haired punk had so few. There’s no way he could’ve beaten us."
Jiang You: ...
As it happened, that "son of a bitch" was her.
She hadn’t made the call herself, though. She’d hidden her identity and hired someone to report it.
"Mm," Jiang You replied, feigning impatience. "How did we end up at the station again?"
"Sister You, want some water?" Though his face was black and blue, Yang Qi didn’t forget to take out food and drinks from his Space Ring to please Jiang You.
Jiang You casually accepted the bread Yang Qi offered and began to eat.
Yang Qi waited on her hand and foot, holding out a straw when she wanted a drink.
Jiang You, in turn, accepted his service as if it were her due.
Across from them, Zhou Jin leaned back casually in his chair, watching the bootlicker and the arrogant girl.
’What a spoiled princess,’ he thought. ’She even needs someone to wait on her.’
Zhou Jin said nothing and averted his gaze. The sight of the guy waiting on her was increasingly grating. Not wanting to watch anymore, he lowered his head and started fiddling with his terminal.
They were supposed to be mediating, but neither side showed any intention of talking to the other.
The Star Police officer at the front saw this and couldn’t help but speak up. "Alright, make a decision quickly. Once you’ve talked it over, you can each sign a guarantee letter promising that nothing like this will ever happen again."
"I’ll sign. I want to leave," Jiang You said, signing the document immediately.
Although Yang Qi was annoyed, he went and signed it too.
Seeing them sign, Zhou Jin signed as well.
"Take them to be detained for five days before releasing them," the Star Police officer ordered.
When Yang Qi heard this, his voice boomed. "What! We’re being detained?!"
Zhou Jin, however, showed no reaction, as if he were all too familiar with this process.
Jiang You also frowned. She didn’t want to be detained.
’Should I call a certain uncle?’
"Sister You, don’t worry," Yang Qi said quickly. "I’ll call my dad. I won’t let you stay here."
Jiang You paused and looked at Yang Qi. ’I didn’t expect him to have that kind of pull.’
A little while later, Yang Qi smugly led Jiang You out. He looked back at Zhou Jin and gave a vicious smile. "Let’s just let a certain piece of trash reflect on his actions in here."
Zhou Jin watched the Star Police officer’s 180-degree shift in attitude toward Yang Qi, and a cold smile touched his lips.
He lowered his eyelids, hiding the darkness in his eyes. ’Isn’t this just normal?’
’It’s not the first time I’ve been treated unfairly.’
After Yang Qi saw Jiang You out of the station, the terminal on his wrist began ringing nonstop. The moment he answered, his father’s furious voice roared, "You little brat, get your ass back home right now!"
The expression on his face stiffened, and he quickly hung up.
Jiang You looked at him.
"Sister You, I’ve called a car for you." Yang Qi forced a smile, his face a mask of tragic determination, as if heading to his doom. "It’ll be here soon. I... I have to hurry home right now."
"Are... you going to be okay?" Seeing him like this, Jiang You couldn’t help but ask out of concern.
’I was about to offer to heal him, but then I remembered my persona and stopped.’
’A spoiled princess wouldn’t feel sorry for a simp, much less heal him. "She" feels her healing is extremely valuable, and a simp isn’t worthy of it.’
Hearing Jiang You’s words of concern, Yang Qi’s red eyes instantly lit up. "I’m fine, I’m fine! Don’t worry about me, Sister You! I’m strong as an ox. I’m just going home to get beaten with a rod. It’s nothing to me!"
His terminal kept buzzing.
Jiang You didn’t know what else to say to comfort him, so she just nodded. "Mm, you worked hard today."
"It was no trouble at all!" Yang Qi looked at her, smiling even though it sent sharp pains through his cheeks. "Sister You, I want a reward."
"What?" Jiang You looked up at him.
Yang Qi took her by the wrist, pressed his cheek against her palm, and then, as if possessed, suddenly turned his head and, with his heart pounding, kissed her palm. The moment he did, he couldn’t help but swallow hard.
GULP.
It was a loud one.
Jiang You froze for a second. When she realized what had happened, she immediately squeezed his bruised face, her brows furrowing. "Yang Qi, are you looking to die? How dare you kiss my hand!"
Yang Qi winced in pain, his face contorting, but his eyes were fixed on her, unwilling to look away. He spoke while still swallowing nervously, "Sister You, ow, ow, let go! I have to go home and get beaten with the rod."
Jiang You snorted coldly and let go. "Get lost, then. Go home and face your beating."
Clutching his aching face, Yang Qi grinned through the pain. "Okay, okay."
Yang Qi finally got in his car and drove off. But not long after he started, there was a loud BANG.
His car swerved as if it were drunk, sending a trash can flying before it slowly steadied and drove away.
Jiang You didn’t understand what had just happened, assuming his brain was still scrambled from the fight.
Fortunately, he only hit a trash can and not a person.
「Inside the police station.」
A Star Police officer tugged on Zhou Jin. "What are you looking at? Let’s go. That little couple has connections, and you’ve got nothing. Just go quietly and do your time for a few days!"
Zhou Jin retracted his gaze, his tongue pressing against the inside of his aching cheek.
’A couple? What an eyesore.’
"Who called the police?" Zhou Jin asked casually, his eyelids half-lowered.
"It was an anonymous tip. What? You planning to go get revenge or something?" the Star Police officer grumbled.