Chapter 45

"Li Ting!"

Just as Dong Chunyan was stunned, another voice called out. Dong Chunyan turned around and saw it was Zhao Hongguang, the top of the four talents at No. 16 High School!

"Li Ting, why didn't you come with me? I have two tickets!" Zhao Hongguang, mixed in the crowd, chuckled as he squeezed closer to the display case, trying to get closer to his crush.

The students at No. 16 High School loved to play with the number "four." There were the four talents, the four ruffians, and naturally, the four beauties. Li Ting was one of the four beauties.

It must be said that although Li Ting didn't like to dress up, didn't like to diet, and didn't like to shop—she didn't like anything that girls usually liked, except for eating—she had a slender waist and a naturally beautiful appearance. Even without makeup, she was very beautiful, and from the outside, no one could tell she was a foodie.

Zhao Hongguang believed that if Li Ting were to dress up a little, even without makeup, she could rank first among the four beauties. However, compared to the ranking of beauties, he preferred Li Ting's "natural beauty, like a lotus emerging from the water, unadorned and pure." Every time he saw Li Ting, he would be dazzled and lose himself.

Li Ting frowned and pouted, "What does it matter to me that you have two tickets?"

"You won't have to buy a ticket then!" Zhao Hongguang chuckled.

"I didn't buy a ticket in the first place!" Li Ting rolled her eyes and turned away.

Seeing his crush turn around, Zhao Hongguang tried to squeeze forward again, wanting to say a few more words. But at that moment, he found himself already at the display case.

"Hey?" Zhao Hongguang exclaimed, only then realizing that Li Ting was inside the display case!

"How did you get in there?" Zhao Hongguang asked loudly.

"I'm selling things, of course I'm inside. If you can't afford it, don't look, just leave!" Li Ting waved her hand impatiently.

"Ah—!" Zhao Hongguang's mouth opened wide, just like Dong Chunyan's a moment ago.

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Chen Kai, Xie Xinli, and Suo Wen Yue couldn't get into the central exhibition area at first, so they had to walk around the perimeter.

"Hey, haven't we looked everywhere? Even in the central exhibition area, except for the central platform, I've seen the outer circle, and there's no sign of Lin Ruxue and her husband!" Suo Wen Yue said in a shrill voice.

"Indeed, I've looked carefully too!" Xie Xinli nodded.

"Hmm." Chen Kai thought it was as expected, so he smiled slightly and picked up the phone.

"Hey, Xiao Lin, it's me, Chen Kai!"

"Alright, don't say more. You're not even at the exhibition! What? The central exhibition area? Ha, we've walked around the entire outer perimeter, and there's no sign of you two!"

Before Lin Ruxue could argue, Chen Kai raised his voice, "Xiao Lin, it's time to stop pretending. Your husband isn't rich, right? I bet he's never even seen an antique!"

Lin Ruxue laughed on the other end of the phone.

A few hours ago, she had the same thoughts as Chen Kai. Her nephew probably had never even seen an antique. But now, with the results from a group of experts and professors, Lin Ruxue felt confident!

Just as she was about to argue, Chen Kai continued, "Xiao Lin, although we are classmates, I have to criticize you. Being vain is wrong! I know you've dated rich men before and had a good time, but that was in the past. Now, don't pretend. The man you found isn't even a real man. He's just a pretty boy, not even fully grown. What can he do besides brag? If you want a man, you can come to me..."

Seeing Chen Kai's words getting more and more offensive, Lin Ruxue's eyebrows furrowed.

"I'll talk to her!" Suo Wen Yue snatched the phone from Chen Kai. She had been humiliated by Li Yi in the elevator and was still holding a grudge. If Li Yi were a big shot, she might have tolerated it, but seeing that he was just bluffing, she couldn't stand it anymore.

"Lin Ruxue, you're a slut! What kind of event did you organize? We came to the exhibition to see you, but you were just bragging! How much did you pay that pretty boy? Is he a gigolo? He fits you well, a pair of little frauds. Don't think I don't know your dirty business..."

Hearing Suo Wen Yue's abusive words, Lin Ruxue's eyebrows furrowed even more. She wanted to argue, but was overwhelmed by the other's shrill voice.

"Enough, why are you still listening to this?" Li Yi saw his aunt frowning and snatched the phone, hanging up directly.

"How dare she hang up on me?"

Suo Wen Yue, who was in the middle of her tirade, wouldn't stop. Without a word, she called back.

Seeing her phone ring again, Lin Ruxue tried to take it back, but Li Yi shook his head, "Don't worry about it, I'll handle it!"

Lin Ruxue became very anxious, "Don't be impulsive! Don't fight!"

Thinking about how Li Yi had slapped Xie Xinli at the class reunion, Lin Ruxue was a bit scared. If it were someone else, they might have fought with Li Yi.

Li Yi smiled gently and smoothed Lin Ruxue's long hair, "Are you so afraid I'll fight? Alright, I won't, but I'll give them a lesson. After all, they are your classmates!"

With that, Li Yi turned to a police officer standing outside the glass case, "Captain Pi, there are five people in that direction, three men and two women. The younger woman is wearing a white top, the other a black top. The men are wearing black suits, one in a gray suit, all around forty years old. The one in the gray suit is tall and thin, the other two are fat, one of them is very short. They are calling us and threatening us, possibly trying to extort money!"

"What? They want to extort money from you?" Pi Pengchi's thick eyebrows raised.

He was one of the duty captains today, responsible for the indoor area while Lu Yangcheng was in charge of the perimeter.

The city police chief had specifically instructed him to pay attention to Mr. Li's safety and hinted that Mr. Li was not someone to be trifled with!

Hearing that someone was trying to extort Li Yi, how could Pi Pengchi tolerate it?

"You few, follow me!"

Pi Pengchi led a few police officers to the perimeter, where he saw the three men and two women Li Yi had described. The older woman was still making calls and cursing, while the other three men were smirking, as if watching a good show!

"Those are them, arrest them!"

At Pi Pengchi's command, several police officers immediately pounced. Suo Wen Yue, who hadn't reacted, exclaimed in shock, "Hey, what are you doing?"

"What are we doing? You're extorting money, and you think you have a reason?" A police officer punched Suo Wen Yue in the stomach.

The exhibition was crowded, and accidents had to be handled quickly and decisively. The police chose to knock them down to prevent any resistance.

After all, the items on display were antiques, and if the situation escalated, no one could afford to pay for any damage.

Suo Wen Yue, a delicate woman, couldn't withstand such a blow and fell to the ground, unable to get up. The police quickly handcuffed her.

On the other side, Chen Kai tried to struggle, but the police wouldn't let him. They kicked him and slapped him.

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