On the way back, Shen Lang's face was ashen, so scared that Wang Yuyan beside him dared not utter a word.
Who was Shen Lang?
He was a peerlessly talented prodigy, exceptionally intelligent.
However, three years ago, he had been deceived into marriage and inexplicably found himself engaged to a fiancée who was an anomaly among mortals.
And now, to break the engagement, Wang Yunchuan had sold his house and run away.
Anger, Shen Lang felt a fury he had never experienced before.
If he hadn't known that Shi Qingxuan beside him was innocent, he might have cursed right now.
"Brother Shen, can you not send me away?"
As Shen Lang's face darkened to the point where water seemed to drip, Wang Yuyan tugged at Shen Lang's sleeve, her face full of grievance. "I have nothing on me now. If you send me away, I won't survive."
"Damn it..."
Hearing Wang Yuyan's words, Shen Lang cursed and his expression improved considerably. "Don't worry, although Wang Yunchuan is a scoundrel, I, Shen Lang, am not that cruel. I won't send you away until I find Wang Yunchuan."
"You can stay in the villa. As for Yu Xiao and the others, I'll explain to them."
Hearing this, Wang Yuyan's face lit up with joy. "Thank you, Brother Shen—"
"Hmph, country bumpkin. No matter how hard-hearted you are, you'll still soften if I just act pitiful."
Having received Shen Lang's assurance, Wang Yuyan lowered her head, a smug smile curving her lips.
In fact, she believed that not only Shen Lang, but any man in the world, could not resist her pitiful appearance.
It had to be said that sometimes, having a face as beautiful as a celestial being and an appearance of pure innocence had its advantages.
Half an hour later, Shen Lang and Wang Yuyan returned to the villa.
While Wang Yuyan sat in the living room, idly watching television, Shen Lang returned to his room. Instead of practicing cultivation, he lay down on the bed.
Shen Lang took out his phone and found five missed calls. Four were from the old man, and one was from an unfamiliar number with its origin in Nanling.
The old man was his master, his closest relative. Of course, Shen Lang chose not to check his calls first and directly dialed the unfamiliar number.
Soon, the call was connected, and a cacophony of sounds came from the other end, followed by a woman's voice: "Hello, may I ask if you are Shen Lang, Yu Xiao's guardian?"
"Guardian?"
Hearing the other party's words, Shen Lang was startled, but quickly realized that Yu Xiao must have filled in the information. So he said, "Yes, I am. What's wrong?"
"Mr. Shen, it's great to be able to reach you. It's like this, I'm Yu Xiao's homeroom teacher, Zhao Min."
"Yu Xiao had a conflict with a female student from the next class. The other party was accidentally injured, and now her parents are making a scene at school. Can you come and handle it?"
Zhao Min's voice on the phone was hurried, clearly indicating the urgency of the situation.
"Nanling No. 1 High School, right?"
Shen Lang said, "I'm driving over now. I'll be there soon. Please protect Yu Xiao, Teacher Zhao, and don't let her get hurt."
Upon hearing that Yu Xiao was in trouble, Shen Lang forgot his dejection over the failed engagement. He sprang up from the bed, grabbed his jacket and car keys from the small table by the bed, and rushed out.
"Brother Shen, are you going out again?"
Wang Yuyan, who was watching TV in the living room, saw Shen Lang walk out of his room, even grabbing his jacket, and asked with curiosity.
"Yes, there's something urgent."
Shen Lang looked at Wang Yuyan and said, "There are vegetables in the refrigerator. Make yourself something to eat at home. Don't worry about me."
"No, Brother Shen, I want to go with you."
Hearing Shen Lang's words, Wang Yuyan jumped up from the sofa and said, "I'm afraid you'll abandon me..."
Hearing this, Shen Lang was instantly stunned.
However, Shen Lang quickly understood. It must be that Wang Yunchuan, that old scoundrel, had abused Shi Qingxuan since she was young, and Wang Yuyan, that ugly monster, also frequently bullied Shi Qingxuan.
Because she was living under someone else's roof, Shi Qingxuan had lacked security since childhood, developing a sensitive and fragile personality.
Shen Lang had also experienced the days of precarious existence, feeling like he could die at any moment. He felt a sense of empathy for Shi Qingxuan's state of mind.
"Since you want to go, then come with me."
Shen Lang looked at Wang Yuyan and agreed to her request.
"Oh yeah, this country bumpkin really falls for my pitiful act."
After several clashes with Shen Lang, Wang Yuyan had come to understand what kind of person Shen Lang was.
This country bumpkin had a strong personality and a domineering demeanor. If someone confronted him head-on, they would only suffer.
However, Shen Lang was outwardly strong but inwardly soft, with a very kind heart and a strong sense of pity.
Therefore, as long as Wang Yuyan acted a little pitiful, Shen Lang would immediately soften and be completely under her control.
"Hmph, I'd like to see how beautiful that little vixen Yu Xiao is, to make you forget you have a fiancée and live with her."
If the total score of a woman's beauty in the world was ten points, Wang Yuyan was confident that she occupied nine points, and the remaining point was shared by all the women in the world.
Wang Yuyan didn't believe that Yu Xiao could be more beautiful than herself!
Hmph, thinking about it, Wang Yuyan even felt a little excited.
She believed that after seeing her beauty, Yu Xiao would be extremely jealous.
And when girls were jealous, they would complain, and would make Shen Lang send her away.
At that time, she would play hard to get again, put on a pitiful look, and say that she didn't want to trouble Shen Lang, proposing to leave.
The soft-hearted Shen Lang would surely think she was sensible and blame Yu Xiao for being unreasonable.
Then, the two sides would have a conflict, and they would break up.
Thinking of this, Wang Yuyan almost burst into laughter.
Seeing Wang Yuyan's happy expression, Shen Lang was confused but didn't ask.
Twenty minutes later, Shen Lang drove to Nanling No. 1 High School.
When Shen Lang parked the car and he and Wang Yuyan got out, they saw a woman in her mid-twenties, with her hair tied up, wearing glasses, and looking very demure.
Seeing Shen Lang appear, she showed surprise and said, "You are Shen Lang, Yu Xiao's guardian?"
The woman didn't expect Yu Xiao's homeroom teacher to be so young, around the same age as herself, who had just graduated from college and had been working for less than a year.
"Yes, I am."
Shen Lang also hadn't expected Yu Xiao's homeroom teacher, Zhao Min, to be a woman similar to Ye Shishi.
Zhao Min said anxiously, "Mr. Shen, it's great that you're here. You don't know, the situation is getting so out of hand, if you don't come soon, something big will happen."
Zhao Min led Shen Lang towards the teaching building, explaining as they walked. By the time they reached the teaching building, Shen Lang had understood the situation.
It turned out that a girl named Tang Xiaoxiao from the next class was jealous of Yu Xiao's beauty. During the break, she verbally provoked Yu Xiao and attacked her. Seeing that Yu Xiao ignored her, she directly pushed Yu Xiao.
Although Tang Xiaoxiao's name had two "xiao" characters, she was not small at all. At sixteen, she already weighed 190 pounds.
After Yu Xiao dodged her attack, Tang Xiaoxiao lost her balance and fell directly onto the floor, knocking out two front teeth.
Afterwards, Tang Xiaoxiao falsely accused Yu Xiao of pushing her intentionally. Not only did she make a scene at school, but she also informed her parents, who then brought more than thirty relatives and were now causing chaos at the school.
Zhao Min said, even she felt a headache.
But when Zhao Min looked at Shen Lang, she found that his face was calm, without the slightest trace of worry.
"This guy is truly cold-blooded," Zhao Min silently evaluated Shen Lang in her heart.