After Mad Dragon was released from prison, I shocked the world!

To ease Lin Yuehua's low spirits and to buy Lin Li some decent clothes, Su Qian insisted on taking the two of them to Tianyue Plaza, the most bustling shopping mall in Jiangcheng.

Lin Li followed the two women casually, his hands in his pockets.

Before going to prison, he was quite particular about his clothes, but he stopped after he went to prison.

During those three years in Black Dragon Prison, even after he became "Master Li," he always wore that prison uniform, or like his master, a coarse linen outfit.

"How about this one? And this one?"

Su Qian held up a dark blue casual suit jacket and held it up against Lin Li, saying sarcastically, "Although you're not good-looking, this suit has a good cut, and wearing it should cover up your poor and shabby appearance a little."

Lin Yuehua smiled gently from the side: "Qianqian has good taste. Xiaoli is a clothes hanger; he looks good in anything."

Lin Li sighed helplessly, "Auntie, just buy a couple of things, no need to go to so much trouble."

"That won't do!"

Su Qian glared at him. "You need to start over now. As the saying goes, clothes make the man. If you dress like a pauper, how are you going to find a job?"

Just as Lin Li was taking the clothes and preparing to go to the fitting room to change, a woman's voice suddenly came.

"Qianqian? What a coincidence?"

The three turned their heads and saw two women standing not far away.

The more mature-looking one was wearing a cheongsam and a plain-colored shawl.

The young girl was wearing a Chanel haute couture suit and carrying a Hermès bag. Although she had a delicate appearance, she looked very arrogant.

"Wanqing? Professor Fang?"

Su Qian's eyes lit up, and she quickly put down the clothes she was holding, walked over, and smiled, "I didn't expect to run into you here!"

She turned to Lin Li and introduced him, "Lin Li, this is Professor Fang Huayi, the most famous history professor at Jiangcheng University."

"The lady next to me is her niece, and also my good friend, Fang Wanqing, a famous talented woman in Jiangcheng."

Lin Li glanced at the aunt and niece in front of him and nodded in greeting: "Professor Fang, I have long admired your name."

Fang Huayi glanced at Lin Li casually, then smiled at Su Qian: "I don't have class today, so I'm accompanying Wanqing out for a stroll."

Fang Wanqing glanced at Lin Li, who was wearing a cheap T-shirt, a hint of contempt flashing in her eyes. She simply nodded perfunctorily as a greeting, then pulled Su Qian aside and started chatting on her own.

Although Fang Huayi is a professor, she is very approachable and her demeanor is very pleasant to be around.

Just as she was about to leave with Fang Wanqing, she suddenly paused and turned sharply to stare at Lin Li.

Lin Li, who was looking at the model next to him with a bored expression, frowned when he noticed her gaze and turned to stare at her as well.

Their eyes met, and there was nothing strange about it.

But Fang Huayi seemed to have seen something terrifying; her face instantly turned deathly pale, and her breathing became rapid.

"aunt?"

Fang Wanqing noticed Fang Huayi's unusual behavior and asked in confusion, "What's wrong with you?"

Fang Huayi ignored her niece, strode quickly to Lin Li in her high heels, her voice trembling, and pointed at Lin Li, demanding, "You...you just got out of prison, didn't you?"

Upon hearing this, the smiles on Su Qian and Lin Yuehua's faces instantly froze.

Fang Wanqing stared at Lin Li in shock, instinctively taking a half-step back.

Lin Li frowned even more deeply.

He disliked being stared at like a criminal; it reminded him of unpleasant memories, and the emotions in the other person's eyes were also unpleasant.

"No comment."

Lin Li replied coldly, grabbed Lin Yuehua's arm, and tried to leave: "Auntie, let's go."

"Stop right there! You're not allowed to leave!"

Fang Huayi, however, seemed to be bewitched and grabbed Lin Li's sleeve.

This usually highly cultured female professor now appeared somewhat out of control, even acting a bit unreasonable.

"You can't leave! I have questions for you! I need to get to the bottom of this!"

"Professor Fang!"

Su Qian, somewhat embarrassed, tried to smooth things over, "Um... Lin Li has a bit of a temper, please don't mind..."

"I don't care!"

Fang Huayi held onto Lin Li tightly, stubbornly insisting, "We need to get this straight today! Come on, there's a restaurant up ahead. My treat, consider it my apology. Let's sit down and talk it over!"

Lin Li looked at this strange woman, a hint of impatience flashing in his eyes. Who wanted to have dinner with her!

"A small gift..."

Lin Yuehua looked at Lin Li with some concern and whispered, "Professor Fang is a person of importance. It won't look good if this continues. How about... we go sit down for a while?"

Lin Li took a deep breath, suppressing his agitation, and gave Fang Huayi a cold look: "Let go."

Fang Huayi then realized her lapse in composure, quickly letting go of his hand and straightening her slightly disheveled shawl, but her gaze remained fixed on Lin Li, as if afraid he would run away.

"Please."

……

In the private room of the Western restaurant, none of the five people spoke, and the atmosphere was extremely strange.

"Let's order."

Fang Huayi pushed the menu in front of Lin Li and said very kindly, "Order whatever you want."

Lin Li didn't even look at the menu and said impatiently, "No need, just say what you want to say."

Fang Huayi straightened her back, placed her hands on the table, and stared intently into Lin Li's eyes: "You haven't answered the question I asked you earlier."

"Did you just come from that place?"

Lin Li leaned back in his chair without saying a word.

Seeing the tense atmosphere, Su Qian had no choice but to bite the bullet and say, "Professor Fang, actually... actually Lin Li did just come out."

"Three years ago...something happened, and he went to jail for three years."

"real?!"

Fang Wanqing's voice was particularly jarring in the private room.

"Auntie, why did you invite a convict to dinner?"

She looked at Lin Li with disgust and said, "I feel nauseous just sitting next to someone like him!"

"If you find it disgusting, then get out."

Lin Li retorted without any politeness, "It was your aunt who begged me, not me who begged your aunt!"

"Wanqing! Shut up!"

Fang Huayi rebuked him sternly.

Fang Wanqing was startled by her aunt's shout. She bit her lip in grievance, glared at Lin Li fiercely, and stopped talking.

Lin Li didn't care at all, and didn't even lift his eyelids.

Fang Huayi looked at Su Qian and asked again, "Which prison did he come from?"

Su Qian glanced at Lin Li, and seeing that he didn't object, she whispered, "Black Dragon Prison."

"As expected... it really is there!"

Upon hearing these three words, Fang Huayi became extremely agitated, her chest heaving violently.

She looked at Lin Li with a complicated expression, and suddenly said, "Mr. Lin, could we speak in private? I'd like to talk to you alone."