Professor Xie, isn't this a case of forcing customers to buy products that don't match the

Shen Yan looked at Zhou Yun, who was slumped on the ground in pain, and said nothing more. He simply thanked the police, then pulled Xu Zhao and Shang Song into the car and left the police station.

Shang Song consciously sat in the passenger seat, leaving the back seat to the young couple.

As soon as the car started moving, he heard Xu Zhao lower his voice and whisper maliciously to Shen Yan, "Yan Yan, who's that guy who often hugs you when he's drunk?"

Shen Yan was taken aback by Xu Zhao's "interrogation," which was clearly tinged with jealousy, and then he was left speechless, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.

"He has a lot of social engagements, so he always smells of alcohol," Shen Yan honestly confessed, but then added, "However, I don't like the smell of alcohol; it's awful."

Xu Zhao immediately pledged her loyalty: "I won't drink! But! I want a hug too!"

Shen Yan: "..."

Xu Zhao pulled him closer to her and announced in a muffled voice, "I want to hold him more, much, much more than he does."

Shen Yan, being held, nestled closer to Xu Zhao's embrace and responded in a helpless yet gentle tone:

"...Okay, whatever you say."

In the front seat, Shang Song, forced to listen to the entire conversation, remained silent: "..."

He was silent for a few seconds, then deliberately cleared his throat to indicate that he was still alive and didn't want to be fed dog food.

Xu Zhao exclaimed, "What's with the cough? Are you envious and jealous? Your Professor Xie won't hug you?!"

Shang Song instantly bristled, turning around and yelling, "My Professor Xie is great! He not only hugs me! He can even send emojis now!"

His tone was extremely proud, and his chin was held high.

"What the heck? An emoji?" Xu Zhao was stunned for a moment, clearly not following Shang Song's train of thought.

Shen Yan, nestled in Xu Zhao's arms, also frowned in confusion.

Xu Zhao glanced at Shang Song in the front seat, whose tail was practically wagging in the air, and subconsciously asked again, "Are you saying Professor Xie sent you emojis?"

"Yeah! Just now!" Shang Song got excited and immediately pulled out his phone, his fingers flying across the screen, showing two adorable kittens to the back seat.

"See this? It's this! Professor Xie just sent it to me!"

Xu Zhao: "..."

Shen Yan: "..."

The driver waiting at the red light glanced in the rearview mirror: "..."

On the phone screen, two kittens were still kissing and smacking their lips.

Xu Zhao stared at the two kittens kissing so passionately for two seconds, then suddenly burst into laughter:

"Hahaha! That's it? That's all the memes you can get?"

He laughed so hard his shoulders shook, and Shen Yan in his arms swayed along with him.

"Shang Xiaosong, are you serious? Even a three-year-old could post this! The son of the shopkeeper next door can post a whole bunch of these while playing on his dad's phone!"

"What do you know?! How can these be the same?!" Shang Song was both embarrassed and annoyed by his laughter. She snatched her phone back and reiterated seriously:

"This is Professor Xie's first time using an emoji!"

"This is the first time! You understand?! And! This is something I sent him before! He saved it! And now he's sending it back to me!"

Xu Zhao laughed until tears streamed down her face, waving her hands repeatedly, "Okay, okay, it's the first time, the first time, it's very significant, alright?"

"Your relationship is too refreshingly unconventional. You used to date for a year and didn't even hold hands, but now you can celebrate using an emoji. We adults can't really comment on it, can't really comment on it."

As he spoke, he deliberately gave Shen Yan a quick kiss on the cheek, saying, "Adults like us should hug each other and kiss whenever we want."

Shen Yan's ears turned red, but he didn't refute it.

Shang Song: "..."

Damn it, Xu Lao Er tricked me.

But Shang Xiaosong is no longer the Platonic candidate who was ridiculed by everyone.

Although... he and Xie Jing haven't done "that" yet, at least kissing and hugging is definitely not a problem!

His eyes lit up, and an idea came to him.

He kept saying, "Fine, fine, you adults, you're all so great!"

He quickly pulled out his phone and texted Xie Jing: Xie Jing! Help! I need to avenge myself!

Xie Jing replied quickly: ?

Shang Song: [The kitten is furious] Xu Lao Er! He always makes fun of me! And he even flaunts his relationship in front of me! I'm going to invite him and Shen Yan to dinner at Yunding! I'm going to show them off in front of them! You cooperate with me!

Xie Jing: Xu Zhao, your college roommate, often teases you?

Shang Song: Yeah! He's second oldest! And the most cheeky one! There's also the eldest and third oldest! They used to laugh at me for being platonic! Now that Xu the Second has Shen Yan, he's even more arrogant! He was so cocky in the car just now! [Kitten gritting its teeth]

Shang Song: You just stand there for a bit, and I'll kiss you in front of them. [Angry cat][Fierce cat]

He had already quickly devised a battle plan in his mind to avenge his previous defeat.

Once they arrived at the top of the mountain, Xie Jing stood there obediently!

Then, in front of Xu Zhao and Shen Yan, he would affectionately throw himself into Xie Jing's arms, and preferably tilt his head back to give Xie Jing a big kiss on the cheek!

The movements should be fluid, and the expression should be sweet!

Let Xu Zhao see for himself that Shang Xiaosong is no longer talking about Plato!

Just thinking about how Xu Lao Er would spread the word in the dormitory group later that night, making the eldest and third eldest look at him with new respect, made him so excited that his tail was practically wagging in the air.

In the living room sofa at Cloud Top, Xie Jing looked at Shang Song's vicious message, his fingertips wanting to reply but then he paused.

He got up and went back to his study, where he accessed the live video feed of the car that picked up Shang Song on his computer.

He rewound time, quickly glanced at the childish argument in the car, and after admiring Shang Song's vivid expression of being stimulated by the kiss, a clear smile flashed across his eyes.

Xie Jing replied: Understood, I will cooperate.

Shang Song was typing out his entire battle plan when Xie Jing sent his next message.

Xie Jing: But they just went through a crisis and need to rest today.

Xie Jing: How about in a couple of days, around the Lantern Festival, you can invite Xu Zhao, Shen Yan, and your other two roommates to the banquet hall on the 85th floor of Genting Highlands for a small gathering?

Shang Song was stunned, subconsciously deleted the battle plan, and replied: Huh? Spend the Lantern Festival with them?

Xie Jing: Catch them all in one fell swoop.

Shang Song: !!!

1. Catch them all!

Shang Song immediately bombarded the internet with emojis: [The kitten nods frantically][The kitten thinks you're absolutely right][The kitten sends out hearts like crazy]

He put away his phone with satisfaction, turned around, and gave Xu Zhao and Shen Yan a "gentle" and "harmless" smile:

"Professor Xie has invited you, along with the eldest and third brothers, to have dinner at Genting Highlands in a couple of days for the Lantern Festival."

Xu Zhao, who was happily holding Shen Yan, suddenly looked up at the words, raising his eyebrows: "Oh wow! Does this count as the first time your Professor Xie has met our group of brothers?"

Shang Song laughed even more heartily, displaying brotherly affection, "Ah! Let's leave it at that! Hahaha!"