Spotted!

Unfazed, Wang Xiao guided her out of the school building and into the bustling streets. "It's alright. I'm not a student anymore—just a normal citizen. What's the problem with me having a relationship with you? If anyone has an issue, tell them to come to me directly."

"Mhmm.." Mei Leiyan nodded in response, though she could never fathom directing people directly to him.

The uncertainties lingered in her mind—what would he do to them?

A beating might be the best-case scenario, and the worst... she couldn't even bear to imagine.

Wang Xiao had undergone a transformation, a change she could discern gradually.

It was as if he had become an entirely different person in just one day.

Little did she realize, Wang Xiao had always possessed this side, and it was precisely why even Bing Xueli was scared of him.

Bing Xueli concealed her fear well, but beneath the composed exterior, an unmistakable sense of dread lingered.