But instead of going home immediately, Su Xinyue headed to a public phone booth. Biting her lip tightly, she contemplated for a while before finally dialing a number.
After three rings, the call was answered. The man's cold, calm voice came through the line.
Su Xinyue didn't speak right away; instead, she began to cry softly.
There was a brief pause on the other end before the sound of a door closing was heard. Then the man picked up the phone again, speaking urgently, "Xinyue, what's wrong? Is someone bullying you? Tell me, and I'll help you."
Su Xinyue seized the opportunity to recount how Su Yijia and Qin Kaize had bullied her earlier, and how Qin Mingchen had been mistreating her recently.
The man on the other end was silent for a moment. After a while, he asked, "With everything going on, you still want to stay with that useless Qin Mingchen?"