All My Superpowers Come from the Law of Causality-Chapter 28: Come Up for a Cup of Hot Water

Fang Mengzhu kept reminding herself deep down:

"It’s just a few touches on the thigh, no big deal, just like a dog brushing against me. After all, there’s no real loss, and I’ve indeed brought trouble for Su Xin. As long as he doesn’t overstep, I’ll endure him for now."

She held the steering wheel with her left hand and picked up her phone with her right, dialing and placing it on her ear.

Soon, the call connected.

"Surong, I’ll drop Su Xin home first. You guys go to the KTV and wait for me, I’ll be there soon."

In the yellow sports car ahead.

Jiang Surong placed her phone on the dashboard and turned on the speakerphone. Sitting next to her, Shan Shidong also heard this sentence, and his fists involuntarily clenched as he gritted his teeth in anger.

Jiang Surong glanced at him and shrugged helplessly, then said, "Alright, we’ll head there first. Don’t take too long."

After the call ended, Jiang Surong said helplessly:

"Shidong, I’ve told you before, Mengzhu doesn’t feel anything for you. You won’t win her over like this. Isn’t there a saying? Women like men who make them laugh, but they fall in love with those who make them cry. There’s truth in it."

"You’re always trying to please her in all sorts of ways, but you can’t even make her laugh. You’re not even qualified to make her like you, let alone cry."

"The guy in the back just added Mengzhu’s contact today, and it’s obvious they haven’t met often. But look, in just a short time in the car, he’s managed to make Mengzhu’s emotions fluctuate so much. The key is Mengzhu is even defending him, that’s the prelude to love. That guy’s level is higher than yours."

"I advise you to give up."

"Impossible!"

Shan Shidong’s face darkened: "How could I lose to some kid? This brat’s stealing my woman and daring to provoke me like this; I’ll never let him off easily!"

Jiang Surong shook her head:

"I’ve said what needs to be said, I won’t stop you from doing what you want, but let me remind you, Mengzhu has a stubborn personality. The more you target Su Xin, the more dissatisfied she is with you and the more she cares about Su Xin. Whatever action you take might push Mengzhu towards Su Xin."

Shan Shidong’s face grew darker.

...

At an intersection, the two sports cars parted ways, soon losing sight of each other’s shadow.

Su Xin withdrew his left hand.

Fang Mengzhu’s cheeks were slightly flushed, her breathing a bit rushed. Seeing this, she finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Finally, it’s over."

At this moment, Su Xin asked, "What does your family do? Why is Shan Shidong afraid of your dad?"

Fang Mengzhu snorted lightly and glanced at him:

"Now you’re worried?"

"Yeah, just tell me to scare me."

"My dad is the president of the Golden Shield Gang and my mom is a housewife."

"And you?"

"What about me?"

Fang Mengzhu looked at him in confusion.

"I’m asking... what do you do?" Su Xin looked at her disdainfully: "You’re not some lazy bum, just eating and sleeping all day, wandering around doing nothing, right?"

Fang Mengzhu’s face darkened, and she shouted loudly:

"You’re the lazy bum! My family’s money is enough for ten lifetimes; why can’t I be idle?"

"No wonder you look fair and tender."

Su Xin reached out and touched her leg again, but Fang Mengzhu was already used to it, merely rolling her eyes without taking it seriously.

Su Xin did have some impression of the name Golden Shield Gang, the first day he went out to act as a vigilante, he encountered two guys beating someone up, who claimed they were from the Golden Shield Gang and told him to mind his own business, only to be knocked unconscious by him.

But it wasn’t a big deal.

Those guys were hitting people late at night, obviously just small fry with no status. If he were to take things further with Fang Mengzhu, this wouldn’t be a real obstacle, especially considering they didn’t know his identity.

About twenty minutes later.

The red sports car stopped in Sunshine Community.

Su Xin unbuckled his seat belt, turned to Fang Mengzhu beside him, and extended an invitation:

"Want to come up for a drink?"

"No, Surong and the others are waiting for me to go sing, and it’s too late; it wouldn’t be appropriate. If your parents saw, they’d definitely misunderstand."

Su Xin said indifferently, "I live alone."

Upon hearing this, Fang Mengzhu froze, looking at Su Xin’s calm expression, her heart softened momentarily.

"Turns out he’s an orphan..."

"His previous behavior must have been a pretentious act of strength. When talking about living alone, his expression remains so calm; surely he’s long accustomed to such solitary hardship."

"Obviously just a sixteen-year-old kid, yet he’s been through so much..."

For an instant, Fang Mengzhu almost imagined a soap opera plot, and Su Xin’s image in her mind underwent a drastic transformation. Su Xin’s various behaviors before now seemed to her like a strong disguise.

Unconsciously, Fang Mengzhu’s expression softened, and she nodded, "Okay."

The two got out of the car and walked side by side.

Su Xin naturally took Fang Mengzhu’s hand, and she only lightly struggled a few times, but thinking of Su Xin’s bitter background, she let him hold her hand.

"Forget it, after being touched so many times on the leg, holding hands is no big deal."

"Maybe this kid lacks motherly love, so he’s like this with me."

Fang Mengzhu comforted herself inwardly.

At this moment, a woman around thirty passed by them.

Her gaze lingered for a while on their held hands, then settled on Su Xin’s face.

"This guy should be the scoundrel who tricked Tongtong into eating ants the other day. In Sunshine Community, there are only a few guys wearing Le Ning No. 3 High School uniforms, and only he matches the height and silhouette."

She’s been paying special attention to boys in Le Ning No. 3 High School uniforms in the community these days, also asking some neighbors, eventually targeting Su Xin, but didn’t find a chance to confront him in person with Tongtong.

Of course, she didn’t intend to do anything to Su Xin, just felt this kind of bad behavior should be warned, otherwise who knows if he’d act even worse next time?

But she never imagined.

This guy was clearly just a high school student, from what she heard only a senior year student, actually boldly dating, and this late at night, holding hands with a woman clearly older than him and heading home.

"The world is really becoming corrupt!"

"This guy is definitely not a good student."

The woman couldn’t help but shake her head in lament.

Su Xin, of course, didn’t know he was being slandered like this, and wouldn’t care even if he knew.

He held Fang Mengzhu’s soft hand as he returned home, inviting her to sit on the sofa.

"You sit first, I’ll pour you some hot water. It’s a bit chilly now, just felt your hand was a bit cold, have some hot water to warm it up."

Soon, Su Xin brought two cups of hot water, and naturally sat closely next to Fang Mengzhu, their bodies touching.