Going home for Chinese New Year, I squeezed onto a bus with three energetic young women.

Lei Ting's words were still echoing in the receiver, and Bai Li was stunned for a long time.

He fell silent.

He silently repeated it to himself over and over again:

She's only just turned eighteen, she's still immature, all she does is learn random jokes online all day. Don't be angry, don't be angry.

Struggling to suppress the urge to punch her, Bai Li asked into the microphone:

Where are you?

"I won't tell you." Jiang Ruyue's tone was light and quick-witted:

"You're incredibly cunning. If I go over there now, you'll definitely hit me on the head again."

"I promise I won't lay a hand on you," Bai Li promised.

"You stay put and I'll come pick you up after I finish breakfast."

Jiang Ruyue hummed twice:

"You don't need to answer it."

"I'm eating spicy soup on the street right now on my electric scooter. I'll come straight to your house later."

"Okay." The call ended.

Bai Li turned around and went to the master bedroom on the second floor to pack her things.

He opened the wardrobe, took out the clothes and daily necessities he needed to change into for the next two days, and stuffed them into his black Li-Ning backpack.

He zipped up the bag and carried it downstairs with one hand.

As soon as I reached the entrance hall on the first floor, I found the front door wide open.

The courtyard outside was noisy and filled with chattering sounds.

Bai Li stepped across the threshold.

A bright yellow electric scooter was parked in the middle of the yard, with a huge, adorable little yellow duck printed on the front.

Jiang Ruyue was straddling the car seat, wearing a simple white printed T-shirt and pleated skirt, with her two slender, snow-white legs on the ground and white canvas shoes on her feet.

Four brightly dressed young women were surrounding her.

"Kisaragi, your car is so cute!"

Lin Xiaoshuang stood at the very front, her blond hair swaying with her movements.

She bent over, her big, bright eyes fixed on the duck on the front of the car.

Zhang Qian reached out and touched the pink gloves, her blue hair falling down to her chest:

"Yes, which store did you buy it from?"

Chen Tingting and Li Jiaxin were even more direct, their faces full of eagerness.

Chen Tingting, with her tattooed arms draped over the back seat, exuded a roguish charm.

"Can I take this car for a spin?"

Li Jiaxin echoed:

"Yeah, yeah, count me in! Let's go outside the neighborhood and cause a ruckus!"

Jiang Ruyue gripped the handlebars with both hands, her small face tilted up, her pure and innocent features filled with smugness:

"Isn't it cute! I begged my parents for weeks before they finally bought it for me!"

When asked to borrow her car, she readily waved her hand.

"Of course, it's no problem for you to borrow them."

As soon as she finished speaking, Jiang Ruyue's expression changed.

One second she was all smiles and radiance, the next she had a mysterious and inscrutable expression on her face.

She lowered her voice, leaned closer to the group mysteriously, and spoke in a serious tone as if announcing a secret:

"However, there's one point you must pay attention to."

"When you ride this bike, you must wear a mask the entire time."

Chen Tingting was taken aback by this sudden seriousness.

She hadn't received much formal education, and in her spare time she enjoyed watching short suspense videos. Her heart tightened.

"What's wrong?"

"Could it be that this car... has some kind of strange or unusual rule?"

Li Jiaxin was also stunned, and subconsciously replied:

"What does it mean?"

Zhang Qian and Lin Xiaoshuang clasped their hands together, their faces full of curiosity:

"I seek guidance from the master."

Jiang Ruyue cleared her throat.

She put on a serious face and said:

"Because if I don't wear a mask, my classmates who drive Mercedes-Benz or BMWs will recognize me."

The courtyard was completely silent.

The four young women were rendered speechless on the spot.

Bai Li, who was not far away, couldn't help but sneer and strode forward.

He raised his hand and gave Jiang Ruyue a solid tap on the forehead.

"Ouch!"

Jiang Ruyue winced in pain, immediately released the handlebars, covered her head with both hands, and stared at Bai Li with her big, watery eyes.

"They're not stupid, don't tease them like that!"

Bai Li reprimanded him without any hesitation.

Jiang Ruyue pouted, looking aggrieved, her eyes red-rimmed.

"You just swore on the phone you wouldn't hit me!"

"That's why I came running all the way here to find you, and you attacked me right away!"

Bai Li, with an expression that suggested he felt no remorse for deceiving a fool, heartlessly said:

"Sorry, I'm the kind of person who likes to tell little lies sometimes."

He glanced at the electric scooter with the little yellow duck printed on it and continued:

"Besides, your mom drives an Audi A8. Which of your classmates has a better car than yours? What are you pretending to be, some fallen heiress?"

Bai Li extended his index finger and touched the tip of her nose:

"Finally, I want to emphasize that children are prohibited from riding electric bikes on the road before they have obtained a driver's license!"