"Thud!" Ye Chen's foot swung over, sending the young man flying like a scalded shrimp, with his buttocks leading the way and his head and feet following.
The girl next to him screamed in terror and hurried over.
"Honey, are you okay?"
"Honey?" Upon hearing the girl's words, both Ye Chen and the surrounding onlookers were astonished at the couple.
It took the young man a moment to react, and he quickly reached out to slap the girl, shouting, "Are you stupid? Why didn't you call for help?"
Though she felt wronged after being slapped, the girl still responded with an "Oh" and took out her phone to make a call.
Unfortunately, Ye Chen had already left with Li Zhuyu. He didn't witness the young man striking the girl, or else the situation wouldn't have been resolved so easily.
Ye Chen had been in many fights since childhood, but he had never hit a woman. In his view, a man who hits a woman is nothing but a coward.
"You can't stay here. What are you going to do?" Ye Chen asked Li Zhuyu as they stepped out of the mall.
Ye Chen had acted impulsively earlier. Truth be told, he shouldn't have resorted to violence first. Fortunately, it wasn't during working hours, and it was a private matter.
Since Li Zhuyu had claimed that Ye Chen was her boyfriend, it wasn't just a fight but a relationship dispute.
"I don't know. Let's take it one step at a time. Don't worry, I'll leave immediately and won't cause you any more trouble," Li Zhuyu replied.
Ye Chen wanted to say, "You've already caused me enough trouble," but he held back.
"I have some money here for you." Ye Chen intended to transfer the money to her electronically, but then he remembered that Li Zhuyu didn't have her phone anymore, so he took out all the cash from his pocket.
"No need, I have money," Li Zhuyu said.
"Oh, okay."
Indeed, Li Zhuyu had sold her bag, which was worth tens of thousands, if not hundreds of thousands. Even if it was secondhand, selling it for tens or even hundreds of thousands wouldn't be a problem.
If she managed her expenses carefully, she could live comfortably for one or two years. By then, things might improve.
"I'll go pack my things now. I won't say goodbye to you later," Li Zhuyu said as she looked at Ye Chen's face.
"Okay, take care," Ye Chen nodded.
"You too."
Watching Li Zhuyu enter the basement, Ye Chen turned back to the mall. Regardless of the trouble he had caused, he had to deal with it.
"Ye Chen," before Ye Chen reached the mall entrance, someone called out to him.
Ye Chen turned to see who it was and hastily responded, "Oh, Captain Liu."
"What are you doing?" Captain Liu knew Ye Chen had come from Tongzhou. There was no way Ye Chen didn't know him.
"I'm going..."
Before Ye Chen could finish, Captain Liu interrupted, "Forget it, don't go. I've arranged everything. No one will mention who you are."
"Oh!" Ye Chen scratched his head and said, "Thank you, Captain Liu."
"No need to thank me. This isn't just your problem; it's also about the mall's reputation. If people find out you're a security guard and got into a fight, it'll affect the mall's image."
Captain Liu's words were correct. Even though it wasn't during working hours, getting into a fight was still getting into a fight. Besides, others wouldn't care whether it was during working hours or not.
Especially with rumors spreading online, it would indeed have a significant impact on the mall's reputation.
Now, the incident was simply two young people fighting in the mall.
It had nothing to do with the mall. Could you go to the Road Administration Bureau if you fought on the street?
"But, Captain Liu, I work here..."
"It's okay. Aren't you on the night shift for a while? By the time you finish your night shift, this incident will be over."
"Understood."
"Alright, go back!"
"Yeah!"
While Ye Chen was talking to Captain Liu, Li Zhuyu had finished packing her things and arrived at Squad Six.
Squad Six was on the night shift, and they were currently resting. Li Zhuyu knocked on the door, and it quickly opened.
The one who opened the door was Captain Li Gang. Seeing Li Zhuyu at the door, he quickly turned around and said, "Ye Chen isn't here."
"Captain, I'm not here to see Ye Chen. I'm here to see you."
"To see me? What for?"
"Captain, do you know where Ye Chen's family lives?"
Upon hearing Li Zhuyu's question, Captain Li Gang was taken aback. He looked at her and asked, "Why do you ask?"
"Nothing, I'm just curious. Could you please tell me? Also, please don't tell Ye Chen about this."
"This..."
"Captain, could you please tell me? Don't worry, I just want to know the place. I won't bother his family."
"Alright, wait a moment."
"Okay."
Captain Li Gang returned to the dormitory and quickly wrote down an address on a piece of paper, which he handed to Li Zhuyu, saying, "This is Ye Chen's home address."
"Thank you, Captain. Please don't tell Ye Chen about this. I'm afraid of causing him trouble."
"Causing him trouble?" Captain Li Gang thought to himself, "You've already caused him enough trouble. What's a little more?"