"Come on, cheers! Congratulations to Little Fatty for finally escaping the bitter sea of life!"
At the dinner table, Ruan Xue's hand rested on Xia Hao's shoulder as she heartily raised her glass and said with enthusiasm, "Little Fatty, once you get to Xuandu City, if anyone bullies you, just drop my name. I guarantee you'll be walking sideways there!"
Xia Hao twitched the corner of his mouth and downed his beer in one gulp, awkwardly echoing Ruan Xue's words with a look of pleading directed at An Yiqing.
He had never had physical contact with the opposite sex, and even with An Yiqing, Xia Hao was always honest, polite, and very gentlemanly. Faced with a tomboyish girl like Ruan Xue, the innocent Xia Hao was powerless.
An Yiqing watched Xia Hao's plea for help with a smile, mischievously blinking her eyes. Although she wanted to enjoy the spectacle, she still gave her old friend an out.