Si Rui was clearly startled. Just as he was about to speak, Zhang Xiaochu rolled up the car window, directly blocking his view.
Bai Tang turned her head to look at him and asked, "Afraid he'll hit me? Don't worry, the two of us can't lose to him alone!"
Zhang Xiaochu took a deep breath, about to snap back at her, but the corners of his mouth couldn't help twitching upward.
Sure, this girl looked cocky and annoying just now.
But every word she said was defending him.
This feeling was subtle, and Zhang Xiaochu found it pretty good!
He looked at her, a grin spreading across his face. "Call me Chu Ge, let me hear it."
Bai Tang smirked playfully. "Call me Tang Jie, let me hear it."
Zhang Xiaochu chuckled. "Tang Jie."
"Good boy." Bai Tang reached up and patted his head.
"Damn it, I told you not to mess with my hair!" Zhang Xiaochu snapped, looking irritated.
Bai Tang grinned, her smile radiant. "From now on, if anyone bullies you, tell Tang Jie, and I'll beat them up for you!"
"Yeah, I'll just cling to Tang Jie's coattails from now on!" Zhang Xiaochu said cheerfully, grabbing her arm and leaning his head against her shoulder.
Sheng Qi watched this scene, his brow unconsciously furrowing slightly.
When he saw the girl slap the boy across the face, Sheng Qi's brow relaxed a bit.
Realizing his own reaction, Sheng Qi frowned again.
Slapped in the face by Bai Tang, Zhang Xiaochu was in so much pain he wanted to curse.
"You just said you'd have my back, and this is what you call having my back?" Zhang Xiaochu glared at Bai Tang.
"I warned you not to hug me!" Bai Tang snorted. "Do it again, and I'll break your arm!"
Zhang Xiaochu: "..."
Damn...
"Oh, the perennial runner-up has time to flirt at this hour?"
From another car, the guy who had mocked Zhang Xiaochu earlier sneered again.
Zhang Xiaochu's face darkened as he turned to look at him. "You better not leave when this is over!"
"Oh, want to fight?" The other guy was extremely cocky. "All my brothers are here today, we'll turn you into a punching bag—"
Before he could finish the word "bag," something hit his head.
"Damn it, you threw something at me!" the guy roared, opening the car door to get out.
A lackey beside him reminded him, "Bro, the race is about to start. Let's deal with that bratty girl after it's over."
The guy thought it over and finally backed down. "Call the brothers. After this ends, we can't let Zhang Xiaochu and that damn girl get away!"
"Got it."
Getting back in the car, the guy glared viciously at Bai Tang. "Bratty girl, wait until the race is over, and I'll show you how I deal with you!"
Zhang Xiaochu frowned, annoyed, and directly blocked the guy's view of Bai Tang, speaking coldly, "Zhou Xi, if you've got a problem, take it up with me. Picking on a girl is no skill!"
"You're both not getting away today!"
The other guy snorted and looked away.
Zhang Xiaochu pressed his lips together, turned to look at the calm Bai Tang beside him, rolled up the window, and said quietly, "Why did you provoke him?"
"Who told him to have a dirty mouth and want to hit you? He was asking for it!" Bai Tang snorted. "Is my little brother someone anyone can bully?"
Zhang Xiaochu looked at Bai Tang's annoyed expression, and despite his earlier grim mood, a bright smile spread across his face.
"Don't worry, with your Chu Ge here, no one's touching a single hair on your head!"
Bai Tang looked at him and clapped. "Chu Ge, so domineering!"
Zhang Xiaochu: "..."
Yeah, hearing that "Chu Ge" felt damn good!