The Han Family only stayed at the Qi City guesthouse for Saturday night, and returned to the town on Sunday afternoon. Zhen Yan and Zhen Yu saw them off. In front of everyone, Han Mingyue couldn’t be too affectionate with Zhen Yu, but his gaze was firmly glued on her the whole time.
Mr. Han and Mrs. Han clearly noticed, yet they pretended not to know.
Anyway, once they leave this time, they might not see each other again for a year.
How long can children cherish new things? Just take it one step at a time...
In fact, it’s their younger son’s grades that are currently the biggest concern for the couple!
As Zhen Yu had guessed, right now Mr. and Mrs. Han were thinking of imposing strict discipline on Han Jiayang, hoping he would be admitted to First High School.
After all, he is only halfway through middle school, and there’s still time to work hard!
The vehicle started slowly, and Han Mingyue inside the car made a ’writing’ gesture to Zhen Yu, who nodded slightly, and then he broke into a smile.
Politely waiting for the car to leave, Zhen Yan took his sister’s hand, "Let’s go! Time to head home too!"
"Okay." Although Zhen Yuxin felt somewhat disappointed, it wasn’t too much. She had already gone through many farewells in her past life and had long stopped being troubled by parting.
Because it was summer vacation and the weekend, the public bus home was exceptionally crowded.
Zhen Yan stood next to his sister, making use of his tall stature and long arms, one arm braced on the window frame, the other holding the handrail, keeping her in a corner to avoid being squeezed by the crowd.
As the bus stopped station after station, Zhen Yu always faced the window. Zhen Yan constantly watched over his sister. The bus passengers came and went, but neither sibling paid much attention to them.
Until suddenly, a sharp braking accompanied by the bus driver’s curse, a woman screamed.
"Ah! My wallet! My wallet is gone! Who the hell stole it! Driver, don’t drive yet! Stop the bus!!"
Hearing this, the driver indeed did not start the vehicle but instead asked, "Are you sure it’s lost? You better search thoroughly! Confirm it!"
Zhen Yu turned her head towards the direction of the woman, observing her frantic searching, it didn’t seem like she was faking.
"Such bad luck!" Zhen Yan complained. It was unclear whether he was sympathizing with the unfortunate woman or whether he was complaining about being inconvenienced himself, trapped in a stuffy bus.
"There’s nothing here! It must have been stolen!" The woman said bitterly, "Driver, please help! Take everyone to the police station!"
"And who are you, exactly?"
"We have things to do too! Who has the time to accompany you to the police station!"
"Exactly! At which station did you lose your wallet? Whoever stole it probably got off long ago! What’s the use of making a fuss now!"
There are always a few clever people on the bus, "How about we search everyone! Let’s see if it turns up! If not, let’s just get going!"
With everyone’s insistence, the driver started the bus and found a place to pull over temporarily.
The driver and the woman who lost her wallet got off first, one to search the men, the other to search the women.
Speaking of which, the driver didn’t really want to deal with this hassle, but it was also not a solution to keep delaying here, so he reluctantly stepped up to the plate.
In the summer heat, people were wearing thin clothes, and there weren’t many places one could hide a wallet without it being noticed.
Zhen Yan held his sister’s hand, slowly moving through the crowd towards the rear door of the bus.
Suddenly, a young man squeezed his way from behind the two, insistently trying to push through the space between the siblings.
Their clasped hands were carried forward by the man’s body, like the tape at the finish line of a race, about to snap.
What harm would there be in letting him pass? Zhen Yu decisively let go of her brother’s hand.
At that moment, the man suddenly turned his head to look at Zhen Yu. A mocking smile hung on his lips, as if saying, "Wanna challenge me?"
The quick-thinking Zhen Yu immediately shifted her gaze to meet his!
She merely wanted to see what sort of person this rude guy was!
At first glance, he looked wretched!
But at the second glance, something was wrong with his eyes!
As Zhen Yu realized this, the man’s forward momentum suddenly retracted, as he stumbled sideways, leaning towards Zhen Yu.
Without a second thought, Zhen Yu swung a punch!
"Ah!!" The man clutched his eye and reeled backward, screaming in pain.
On hearing the scream, the people getting off the bus stopped and turned around to look!
Those lining up to get off quickly stepped back, forming a semi-circle, leaving an open space for the three of them!
At this moment, the passengers inside the bus were unprecedentedly united, demonstrating the Northeasterners’ propensity for reveling in a commotion to the fullest.
Zhen Yu wasn’t about to let the young man off the hook, "Bro! Hit him!"
A pervert on the bus deserved to be punished by everyone! This trash even targeted her, a minor, clearly a habitual offender!
"Ah? Damn!" Zhen Yan was initially taken aback, but soon realized his little sister must have been bullied! The burly young man, close to six feet tall, instantly raised his foot and fiercely kicked the young man’s backside. Before the young man could recover from the pain in his eyes, he lunged at Zhen Yu again, with the desperation of a starving dog.
Zhen Yu sidestepped, and the man tumbled onto the bus aisle.
Just as Zhen Yu was about to pounce and continue beating him, the man rolled over quickly and half-lying on the ground, he began to shout, "He’s a thief!!"
Everyone was taken aback and looked at Zhen Yan following the man’s pointing finger.
Zhen Yan was instantly furious! Cursing, he was about to rush forward, "Damn! You’re the damn thief!"
Zhen Yu hurriedly stood in front of her brother! If he hit someone now, to the eyes of the others, it could be misinterpreted as a rage of embarrassment...
In a flash, Zhen Yu thought of a possibility! She immediately started to frisk Zhen Yan.
"Little sis, don’t stop me! I... Little sis, what are you doing?!" Zhen Yan was bewildered for just a second before he began twisting to avoid being searched, sounding both angry and hurt.
Zhen Yu yanked his arm hard, whispering sharply, "Stand still!! I’ll explain when we get home!"
Hearing there would be an explanation, there had to be a reason. Zhen Yan immediately calmed down, standing sullenly still, letting his sister search him.
Zhen Yu reached into every one of her brother’s pockets, turning each pocket inside out after searching to show everyone.
Finally, in the right rear pocket, Zhen Yu felt a palm-sized square!
It was a wallet! Her brother, a high school student, would have no such thing! It seemed he was indeed set up!
The only recourse now was to subtly implicate that woman! Zhen Yu discreetly tossed the wallet into her space, then nonchalantly continued to search another pocket as if nothing had happened.
Under everyone’s watchful eyes, all of Zhen Yan’s pockets were emptied and turned out, revealing just some loose change and a few keys, but nothing else.