Gu Zhiqi heard Chubby Chiu’s words, quickened his steps, and within a few strides caught up with Ye Lili, grabbing her by the collar.
"Ow, shoot! Caught just like that? Let me run for a few more..." Ye Lili, who was grasped by Gu Zhiqi, turned around and upon seeing Gu Zhiqi holding onto her collar, the rest of her words got stuck in her throat.
As she looked at Gu Zhiqi, who was still holding onto her and wouldn’t let go, Ye Lili looked back at her with watery eyes, somewhat in a state of collapse, "No way, brother, I’m trying to escape, how much could your tempered glass cost?"
Upon hearing Ye Lili say this, Gu Zhiqi remembered the incident of her breaking his phone screen protector.
In a calm and unhurried manner, he scrolled through the cracked screen and took out the payment QR code, extending it toward Ye Lili, "Fifteen."
Ye Lili looked at Gu Zhiqi’s face, so handsome that she herself was captivated, choked back the curse that was on the tip of her tongue, and fumbled with her phone to scan the payment code.
However, before she could complete the transaction and press the password, Ye Lili was surrounded by a group of people.
To be precise, both Ye Lili and Gu Zhiqi were surrounded.
The ones surrounding the two were a group of people dressed in suits and leather shoes. The passersby around, upon seeing this scene, didn’t dare to stay and hurriedly dispersed.
The group surrounding Gu Zhiqi and Ye Lili exchanged glances, "Boss, these two girls seem to know each other."
"Whether they know each other or not, they might be connected. Capture both of them."
Following the command of the one referred to as the boss, about a dozen people sprang into action, closing in on Gu Zhiqi and Ye Lili.
Seeing this, Ye Lili panicked, "No way, if you’re going to capture me, just capture me, why involve others?"
"I don’t know her!" Ye Lili explained while dodging the people trying to capture her.
"Stop blabbering, tie them both up." The leader paid no heed to her explanations.
In the eyes of these people, Gu Zhiqi’s slender arms and legs made her seem like a weak girl incapable of fighting. Therefore, only two people went to capture Gu Zhiqi.
Out of the fifteen people, thirteen swarmed around Ye Lili. And though Ye Lili had learned some self-defense, she managed to evade a few but was about to be caught.
Seeing this, Ye Lili grew increasingly anxious and could only lean towards Gu Zhiqi, "These people are after me, you run, I’ll hold them off... huh?"
As she watched the two black-clothed men Gu Zhiqi had effortlessly knocked to the ground continue to groan in pain, Ye Lili was suddenly stunned.
Not only was Ye Lili taken aback, but the men trying to capture her stopped in their tracks as well.
After pausing for a few seconds, the leader spoke up, "Everyone, come over here and capture this one." He then took the lead, charging towards Gu Zhiqi.
Gu Zhiqi didn’t even glance at him directly, lifting his foot and kicking the man squarely in the stomach.
With a scream, the leader was kicked away and slammed heavily onto the ground.
"Shoot!" Ye Lili exclaimed in shock, completely petrified.
Then, she was effectively restrained by the two men who were capturing her.
"Come on, you two, why are you still holding onto me at this time? Look at that, what an amazing sight, something wonderful that you don’t see every millennium," Ye Lili, with her hands pinned, said to the two black-clothed men who had subdued her.
The two black-clothed men "..."
Inspired by Ye Lili’s words, the two apprehending her involuntarily turned to look in Gu Zhiqi’s direction.
Then, they realized they couldn’t see Gu Zhiqi’s figure clearly at all.
All they saw was a shadow darting among the group clad in suits and leather shoes. Once the shadow passed, the ground was strewn with people groaning in pain.
By the time they managed to see the shadow clearly, it had already arrived right in front of them.