With global currency devaluation, I'll wear these back and take my whole family flying!

This seemingly casual remark instantly amplified Tang Song's personal charm.

Shen Ci looked at him and smiled, then said softly, "Thank you."

Tang Song's gaze lingered on Shen Ci's smiling face for two seconds before he turned and left.

Not long after, the thin, dark-skinned policeman returned and took Shen Ci and the others to sign the fines. By the time the whole matter was resolved, it was past midnight.

"Honey, I'm so sleepy. The dorms are closed. Let's find a hotel nearby to sleep for the night." Gu Lianxing was so sleepy that she seemed to have lost her spine. She leaned against Shen Ci, half-hanging and half-leaning, and whined sweetly.

Shen Ci nodded. She was too lazy to bother going home. The University of Science and Technology was two districts away from "Ten Thousand Lights," and it would take more than half an hour to get back by taxi.

"Come to my place, if you don't mind," Thunderbolt suddenly said.

Shen Ci was slightly taken aback: "Your home? Is it nearby?"

"The martial arts school isn't far."

These words startled Gu Lianxing. She straightened up and exclaimed in surprise, "A martial arts school around here? Pili, you don't live in a courtyard house, do you?"

Thunderbolt looked at the two of them and nodded slightly.

Shen Ci and Gu Lianxing couldn't help but exchange a glance. The market price of a courtyard house within the Fourth Ring Road of Longcheng was no lower than that of a villa in "Ten Thousand Lights"!

The three of them left the police station. A jeep was parked on the side of the road, and Tang Song was standing by the car door smoking.

Seeing Shen Ci and the others come out, he turned around, opened the car door, reached inside to take a business card, and then walked towards them.

"I need to go to the bathroom."

Gu Lianxing suddenly spoke up, glancing around before noticing a lit public restroom sign not far away. Pili, worried about her going alone, said, "I'll go with you."

As soon as the two left, Tang Song stopped in front of Shen Ci and handed her a card.

Shen Ci thought it was his own business card, but when he took it and looked closely, he realized it was the business card of the Xiangyang Road Branch. Tang Song said seriously, "You can save our branch's emergency number directly. If you encounter something like this again, call the police immediately. We will guarantee that our response time within 15 minutes will be within a 5-kilometer radius."

"You're quite responsible!" Shen Ci said, pouting.

Tang Song looked at her face and replied in a low voice, "Being pretty means you'll encounter these kinds of things often. It's always good to be prepared."

Shen Ci looked up and met Tang Song's gaze. Tang Song did not look away or flinch, and they met each other's eyes.

The next second, a smile appeared in Shen Ci's eyes, and he said directly, "Then give me your contact information too, so I can prepare another backup plan."

Shen Ci is a person who likes to be direct. The atmosphere has already reached this point, and if she doesn't speak up, she might never have the chance to meet again.

Moreover, she didn't believe that the man in front of her was simply handing over his business card when he offered it to her.

Advanced hunters often appear as prey.

Sure enough, Tang Song took out his phone without hesitation and opened the WeChat QR code: "Scan it."

Shen Ci's smile deepened as she unlocked her phone and added the other person on WeChat.

"Tang and Song Dynasties".

"Shen Ci".

After exchanging names, Shen Ci turned to leave, but Tang Song called her back.

Shen Ci turned around and looked at him with a puzzled expression: "Is there something else?"

Tang Song didn't mince words and blurted out, "You don't have a boyfriend, do you?"

"That depends on whether you can catch up with him or not." Shen Ci smiled slightly, raising an eyebrow as his gaze fell on the nearly burnt-out cigarette butt between Tang Song's fingers. "Smoking will result in points deduction!"

After saying this, Shen Ci turned and walked towards Gu Lianxing and Pili.

Tang Song's gaze followed her retreating figure into the distance, and finally he smiled. He knew that from the very beginning, when this girl stared at him so openly, she had harbored ill intentions towards him.

Shen Ci...

Looking down at her WeChat profile picture, Tang Song noticed that while the photo was beautiful, she herself was even more attractive. What was most striking was her unique charm, which Tang Song couldn't quite put into words, but was undeniably captivating.

There aren't many people who dare to stare at him for a long time!

Just as Shen Ci and Gu Lianxing had guessed, the martial arts school that Pili mentioned was located in a courtyard house in a nearby alley.

High red brick walls and vermilion gates. The two looked up at the top of the gate, where the plaque of "Baolin Martial Arts School" hung high, with two red lanterns lit on either side.

It was late, and instead of knocking, Pili opened WeChat and sent a voice message.

"CanCan? What's up so late?"

"Senior brother, I'm at the door, please open it for me."

Gu Lianxing blinked at Pili, puzzled, and asked, "Your senior brother calls you Cancan? Your name is Jin Cancan?"

Pili said helplessly, "My nickname."

Less than a minute later, a boy wearing shorts and a vest opened the door from the inside and was taken aback when he saw Shen Ci and Gu Lianxing, two strangers.

Pili quickly explained, "My roommate went out to play and forgot the time, so the dorm was locked."

"This is my senior brother."

Shen Ci and Gu Lianxing quickly greeted him, "Greetings, Senior Brother."

Chen Sheng smiled awkwardly and invited the others to come in first.

"It's getting late, you should rest first. Keep your movements quiet so you don't wake the others."

Pili nodded and led Shen Ci and the other person to his room. The room was small, with only a bed that was 1.5 meters wide and a single sofa.

"I'll sleep on the sofa, you guys can sleep on the bed, just make do." Pili said, opening the closet in the room and rummaging through it to find clean bath towels and toiletries: "Who wants to shower first?"

Gu Lianxing quickly raised her hand: "Me first, I'm so sleepy!"

After another round of fuss, Shen Ci glanced at the time as she lay down; it was already two o'clock.

When Shen Ci opened her eyes again, it was already broad daylight. She had been awakened by a roar.

Gu Lianxing was hiding by the door, listening intently. When she saw Shen Ci wake up, she quickly called out to her, "Pili is being scolded. Come and listen."

Shen Ci felt that she hadn't slept enough, and dragged her groggy head to the front. The courtyard was very large, but the person who was cursing had such a strong voice that the two of them could hear it clearly even from inside the house.

In the main hall of the front room, Chen Baolin stared at the money on the table, his fierce eyes fixed on Pili as he demanded, "Where did this money come from? If you don't tell me, you'll be kneeling here all day!"

Pili knelt in the hall with his head down, his expression calm but his eyes full of stubbornness: "I earned it with my own abilities, Master, please keep it."

"You earned it through your own skill?" Chen Baolin raised his hand and slammed it on the table, his profound internal force shattering the solid wood table beside him into pieces with a single blow. "You have quite the skill!"

Chen Sheng watched anxiously from the sidelines and couldn't help but speak up to advise, "Dad, Can Can has always been sensible. She goes out to earn money so that Mom can..."

"Shut up!" Chen Baolin glared at his son and shouted indiscriminately, "You'd better not know anything about her affairs. If I find out you've been covering for her, I'll see how I deal with you!"

As he spoke, he turned to look at Pili, his expression stern but unable to hide his heartfelt worry: "You said you didn't like the name Cancan, so I changed your name to Pili, hoping that you could make a name for yourself like a thunderclap in spring!"

"What a bolt from the blue!"

"You won't talk, huh? If you don't want to talk, then kneel here. You can get up whenever you want to talk!"