"Tingting, you've been working hard these past few days." Song Boyu said sympathetically, seeing Su Tingting's obviously worn-out face.

  Su Tingting bent down to pick up her book, dusting off the cover before smiling and saying, "No, I'm quite fulfilled."

  "Silly girl, you don't have to force yourself, as long as you have that heart. " When the book fell to the ground, a gentle breeze blew by, and Song Baiyu suddenly discovered that the new book inside was filled with dense and disorderly handwriting, it was clear that Su Tingting studied very hard.

  Su Tingting only learned to recognize characters under the guidance of an old policeman, but now she has to pick up her books again in order to catch up with her own footsteps. Song Boyu can naturally feel the intense emotions in Su Tingting's heart.

  "I'm afraid... I'm afraid that Uncle and Aunt won't accept me, I'm afraid that when the day comes, you'll be embarrassed, waaahhh...” Hearing Song Boyu's words, Su Tingting's grievances that had been pent up in her heart for days were all released at once. Even if she was strong, she was just a 17 or 18-year-old girl after all.

  Song Baiyu held Su Tingting's fragrant shoulders, letting her cry in his arms, and he also tightened his grip on Su Tingting's hands. If Tingting, a weak woman, could do it, why couldn't he? At this moment, Song Baiyu's heart finally made up its mind.

  "Don't worry, either I or my parents will accept you." Song Boyu snatched the books from Su Tingting's hands and casually threw them into the trash can, saying disdainfully: "As for these books, let them go to hell."

  "Ah, I spent nearly 20,000 yuan on this study class, how can you casually throw away my book?" Seeing Song Baiyu didn't even ask for her opinion and threw away the reference book, Su Tingting was anxious to pick it up, but was stopped by Song Baiyu in time.

  "Are you heartbroken over money or books?" Song Baiyu asked with a sly smile.

  "Of course, it's a pity about the money. Do you think I want to read books? These past few days, facing books all day, I feel like my head is going to explode, as if I'm living in hell." Su Tingting, who had been glared at by Song Boyu until her face turned red, panicked and didn't bother to hide it anymore, raising her swan-like neck and saying.

  "Haha......" Seeing Su Tingting return to her previous mischievous self, Song Boyu couldn't help but laugh out loud.

  Song Baiyu threw away the book in Su Tingting's hand because he knew her too well. When old policeman Liu Zhi Xi taught Su Tingting to read and write, she always found ways to be lazy and often made the books disappear. Can such a person who dislikes studying suddenly become studious?

  Even if Su Tingting can achieve something due to the huge pressure, Song Boyu cannot bear to see Su Tingting suffer. The Song family has never lacked talent and does not need Su Tingting so much. For Song Boyu, he likes the lively and true Su Tingting, not a Su Tingting with a heavy burden on her back.

  "Don't laugh, it's not easy for someone to make up their mind to learn, and now you're making them waver again." Su Tingting was made uncomfortable by Song Boyu's laughter, she fiddled with her clothes hem, remained silent for a long time before lifting her head, and said word by word: "However, I know I have many shortcomings, no matter what your opinion is, I must insist on continuing to learn."

  When Su Tingting finished saying her last word with a resolute tone, a firm look appeared in her eyes.

  Song Baiyu was stunned, the smile on his face also froze. He had thought that by saying so, Su Tingting, who hated studying, would definitely not continue to suffer voluntarily, but he did not expect that under Su Tingting's seemingly weak appearance, there was actually a firm heart.

  Song Baiyu gazed quietly at Su Tingting, and Su Tingting also stared back at Song Baiyu with a stubborn expression, her eyes showing no intention of backing down.

  After a brief silence, Song Baiyu sighed and said: "It's so late for class, you must be hungry, let's go have some midnight snacks first."

  Song Baiyu found that he still underestimated Su Tingting's determination and estimated that the current Su Tingting was not something that could be changed by one or two sentences.

  Su Tingting saw that he was only concerned about looking at himself for half a moment, Song Boyu did not persuade himself, and a sweet smile appeared on his face. He lightly responded with a "yes" and obediently followed behind Song Boyu.

  Song Baiyu and Su Tingting did not notice that behind them, there was a person who was following them at a steady pace, occasionally using various shelters on the street to avoid Song Baiyu and Su Tingting's inspection.

  It had been a week since Su Tingting saw Song Boyu, and she had a lot to say. All the way, she chattered non-stop, with a happy smile on her face, and her hands tightly clasped around Song Boyu's arm, as if afraid he would suddenly fly away.

  The delicate body was even more nestled in Song Boyu's arms.

  Feeling the infatuation of the girl beside him, Song Baiyu's heart also rippled slightly. Although he came from the Cultivation Realm, his previous life was only in his twenties, not some thousand-year-old monster. The emotions between men and women were still something the original owner of this body had experienced more of.

  Su Tingting poured out her thoughts, while Song Boyu listened quietly, a smile occasionally appearing on his face. Although he couldn't get as excited as Su Tingting, he could clearly feel the emotions in her heart.

  "Song, have you been thinking about me these days? I found that you're not excited at all?" Su Tingting asked nervously after suddenly remembering something.

  "Don't forget who made the first call, okay." Song Boyu scratched Su Tingting's nose, but in his heart, he felt very guilty. It was difficult for him to be like ordinary people and have a romantic relationship. If it weren't for his older sister forcing him, he definitely wouldn't have taken the initiative to contact Su Tingting today.

  "Hehe!" After being teased by Song Boyu, Su Tingting smiled awkwardly like a little kid who had done something wrong.

  When Su Tingting saw Song Boyu lead her to the delicious food street in Xicheng District, the smile on her face became even sweeter. After all, her feelings with Song Boyu started from here, and Ma Hailong's store was especially memorable for them.

  Just as the two people walked in front of Ma Ha Long's store, the smiles on their faces froze because Ma Ha Long's store door was tightly closed with a sign that read "storefront transfer".

  "What? You said Uncle Ma has encountered big trouble?" Upon hearing the words of the owner of the neighboring shop, Su Tingting was shocked and covered her mouth with both hands, and her eyes were also filled with crystal tears, while Song Boyu's face was full of frost.

  "Yes, it was all a fortnight ago. First, Ma's shop was smashed to pieces, and then the next morning his wife hastily closed the door...". Because Su Tingting often went to Ma Hailong's store for meals, the owner of the neighboring store knew Su Tingting, and he told her everything he knew in detail.

  The owner of the neighboring store obviously didn't know much either, and when he spoke, his face was still panicked, and his voice was very low.

  After hearing about Ma Haicheng's situation, the two of them suddenly lost their appetite for food and walked straight to Tunzi Village with gloomy faces. Whether it was Su Tingting or Song Boyu, they both had a good relationship with Ma Haicheng, so emotionally and rationally, they should go and get to the bottom of things.

  Just as the two people had just left the main urban area, Song Baiyu suddenly stopped in his tracks, pulling Su Tingting to quickly dodge into a corner and hiding behind an abandoned sign box. Su Tingting was about to ask Song Baiyu what was going on when he covered her mouth.

  In less than ten seconds, a figure flashed quickly in front of them. When he saw the long alley was empty, his face changed, and he looked around reluctantly, finally fixing his gaze on the lamp box.

  "Are you looking for us?" Song Baiyu emerged from behind the lamp box in a timely manner, with a face full of mockery.

  "No... why should I look for you?" Song Baiyu's sudden appearance shocked the visitor, and his words made the visitor's face change drastically. The visitor replied in a panic.

  It was also at this time that Su Tingting finally understood what had happened, and she curiously looked at the person who had been following her, only to find that the other party was very unfamiliar, and should not be following her.

  "If I remember correctly, you're the security guard from Jinyang Cement Factory, right?" Song Baiyu gave him a cold once-over and bellowed, "Speak up! Who sent you? What's your purpose? Have you been following me around these past few days too?"

  Song Baiyu has been feeling like someone is following him after work for the past few days, but every time he discovers that the person tailing him is just an ordinary person. He's too lazy to bother with these people and can easily shake them off with a bit of effort. However, after hearing about Ma Hailong's situation today, he once again discovered someone following him, which made Song Baiyu take it seriously this time.

  "The man... " The newcomer obviously didn't expect that Song Baiyu would remember his face after just one meeting, and he knew Song Baiyu was a police officer. Under tension, he stammered for half a day without saying anything conclusive, finally making up his mind to flee in the direction he came from.

  Song Baiyu coldly watched the back of his opponent, but did not go after him. However, a scene from a few days ago when he was ambushed appeared in his mind. At that time, the two mercenaries said they were hired by a British businessman, and now this person following him was a security guard at the cement factory. It seemed that the grudge between him and the cement factory was not shallow after all.

  "Song, why is this person following you? Should we call the police?" Su Tingting asked with concern, looking at Song Boyu with a soft voice.

  "Silly girl, I'm a police officer, do I need to call for help? This person has been following me, he must be trying to deal with me, he won't give up so easily. I was just thinking, does Uncle Ma's case have anything to do with him?" Song Boyu said thoughtfully.

  "Ah, how could Uncle Ma's matter be related to this person? I thought this person was following you from your previous question." Upon hearing Song Boyu's words, Su Tingting was stunned and asked in surprise.

  "It all started with the grudge between Jinyang Cement Factory and Tuozizhuang Village......" Song Boyu recounted a scene that had happened at the cement factory to Su Tingting in detail.