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Chapter 2: Knockoff Phones Are Awesome

Shen Qingxuan followed the emergency rescue steps from memory.

Without hesitation, he leaned down, stacked his hands, and pressed Jiang Yubing’s chest again and again.

He gave her mouth-to-mouth resuscitation with a steady rhythm.

Beads of sweat, or perhaps water droplets, covered his forehead.

His eyes were full of anxiety and concentration, and he kept muttering, “Wake up, come on, don’t you dare have an accident!”

Jiang Yubing’s mind became clearer and she started to cough violently.

The confusion in her eyes faded as she coughed up the water she had swallowed.

When Shen Qingxuan saw the little girl react, a happy smile instantly bloomed on his face.

He secretly felt relieved in his heart: Looks like he did have some skills after all!

At least, he succeeded on his very first rescue.

Looking at the little girl who just opened her eyes, he hurriedly asked, “Are you feeling unwell anywhere?”

He didn’t even realize that his hands were still on her chest.

Jiang Yubing rested for a while.

How could she not understand the current situation?

She was still alive.

The young man in front of her had bangs hanging down from his forehead, blocking part of her vision.

How could this be an angel?

Right now, Shen Qingxuan looked like a rogue in her eyes.

Thinking about this, Jiang Yubing felt a surge of anger.

So hateful, not only did he steal her first kiss, he even slapped her just now.

She had never suffered such grievances in her life.

Her face still throbbed faintly, and this guy was still taking advantage of her.

After gathering some strength, Jiang Yubing suddenly raised her hand, pushed hard, and shouted furiously, “Scoundrel!”

Off guard, Shen Qingxuan was pushed to the ground, instantly covered in mud.

He simply sat on the ground, looked up, and stared blankly at Jiang Yubing.

He clearly saved her life, so why did she turn on him the moment she woke up?

Annoyed, he brushed away the bangs blocking his vision.

In his mind, he decided to get a haircut tomorrow.

He only kept his hair this long because Chu Yunshu liked her idols with long hair, so she asked him to grow it too.

When he saw the little girl cross her arms over her chest in a defensive gesture, Shen Qingxuan finally realized his blunder.

He cursed inwardly: Crap, he got carried away and forgot to move his hands.

Damn!

Hope this didn’t backfire and land him a stint behind bars.

The thought made his whole body stiffen in shock, and he hurried to explain, “You just drowned and passed out. I was saving you!”

“I was too happy to see you open your eyes, so I forgot.”

“I really am a good person.”

“Then why did you slap my face just now?”

Jiang Yubing covered her swollen cheek, glaring fiercely at Shen Qingxuan.

“It was just an accident!”

Shen Qingxuan explained in a hurry.

“But if you try anything again, I won’t mind slapping you a few more times.”

She even raised her hand in the air, showing a stance ready to strike.

He acted like that just to make sure Jiang Yubing knew he definitely wasn’t joking.

Jiang Yubing immediately felt intimidated.

With this fierce look, who knew if he might turn out violent in the future?

She pitied his future girlfriend for a few seconds.

But then she remembered seeing his anxious and messy efforts at rescue earlier.

The worried and frantic way he saved her left Jiang Yubing a bit puzzled.

Could he possibly have a split personality?

Thinking like that, Jiang Yubing felt a touch more wary toward Shen Qingxuan.

“Sorry… I won’t think that way anymore. I misunderstood you.”

She definitely didn’t want her other cheek slapped, so she quickly apologized.

This was the first time in her life she bowed her head to a boy.

Shen Qingxuan let out a long sigh of relief, a bright smile appearing on his face again:

“That’s great. You really scared me just now.”

As he spoke, he got up and reached out to Jiang Yubing, his tone gentle: “Come on, get up. The ground is cold.”

Jiang Yubing hesitated for a moment, then slowly took his hand and got up with his help.

Standing next to Shen Qingxuan, she stared blankly at the profile of the boy beside her.

For a while, the atmosphere between the two became oddly quiet.

“My name’s Shen Qingxuan.”

Shen Qingxuan broke the silence first.

“Jiang Yubing.”

Jiang Yubing responded softly.

“Such a beautiful name!”

Shen Qingxuan praised her without holding back.

“Thank you.”

Jiang Yubing lowered her head slightly, a blush spreading across her face.

This boy who had rescued her and stolen her first kiss left her unsure how to interact with him for a moment.

She could only stand quietly beside him, coughing lightly from time to time.

After the introductions, Shen Qingxuan felt troubled.

He had to take her to the hospital for a check-up just to be safe.

But he just watched Jiang Yubing throw her phone into the water—they definitely had no money.

Letting her log in to the green bubble app on his phone was impossible; there was no way to verify her account.

He couldn’t go into the water again just to fish out the SIM card. That would be crazy.

Worst of all, he spent all his money buying Chu Yunshu a birthday present.

Now, the balance on his phone had only a few cents—definitely not enough for a check-up.

The only consolation was, the hospital wasn’t far from here, just a few hundred meters away.

At least he didn’t need to pay for a taxi.

Shen Qingxuan glanced at his phone screen—it was already ten o’clock at night.

He clicked his tongue in annoyance.

At this point, the only move left was to get his dad to bail him out with some emergency funds.

Hopefully, his mother was already asleep by now!

Otherwise, with her relentless questioning, Shen Qingxuan’s head would surely ache.

He would have to talk his way out of it eventually anyway.

He reached into his pocket and pulled out his phone, still wet from the water.

He shook it hard like rolling dice, trying to get as much water out as possible.

God, please, don’t let it break, don’t let it break…

He held his breath as he pressed the power button.

Only when the screen lit up did he finally exhale.

Ha!

True to its reputation as a knockoff phone—cheap, reliable, and waterproof.

Awesome!

He typed quickly and tapped on the keypad, then pressed the phone tightly to his ear.

The call connected, and his dad, Shen Haiyang’s booming voice came through at once:

“What is it, son?”

Shen Qingxuan put on a sheepish face:

“Dad, I’m out of money. Can you transfer me some living expenses?”

Shen Haiyang sounded confused.

Wasn’t all the finances with his mother?

Why suddenly come to me?

And if he remembered correctly, he just sent him some money a few days ago.

“Didn’t I just transfer you money not long ago?”

At that moment, Lin Yun came out of the bathroom.

Hearing the father and son’s conversation, she quietly leaned over to Shen Haiyang, and whispered in his ear: “I heard from Old Chu that Yunshu’s birthday is after tonight.

He probably wanted to buy a gift, but didn’t have enough money.”

Shen Haiyang nodded slightly.

Lin Yun spoke directly:

“Transfer it to him.” In the family, Shen Haiyang always listened to his wife’s words and got to work right away.

Besides, the two children were childhood friends. Both families had already accepted it.

Even the teacher, knowing everything, just called the parents a few times and then chose to turn a blind eye.

Shen Qingxuan stared at the incoming payment notification on his phone, still a little dazed, as if living in a dream.

He didn’t expect his mother to be so easygoing today.

He faintly heard Lin Yun’s small muttering from the phone, but didn’t catch the details.

At that moment, Shen Qingxuan and Jiang Yubing were about to leave the lakeside for the hospital.

As Jiang Yubing walked, she suddenly slipped and let out a sharp scream, “Ah!”

Hearing this, Shen Qingxuan moved his phone away from his ear and looked to the side.

“What happened?”

Jiang Yubing managed to steady herself in time and patted her chest.

“It’s… it’s nothing.”

Her scream naturally traveled through the phone to Lin Yun on the other end.

Lin Yun, alarmed, raised her voice:

“Isn’t Yunshu supposed to be with you?”

The two families lived next door, and watched each other’s children grow up.

Chu Yunshu’s voice was extremely familiar to Lin Yun.

But just now, that little girl’s scream was clearly not hers.

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