### Chapter 512: First Blood
At the intersection of Yuhua Road, Ye Xiu parked the car, and Li Xinran got out with a heart full of joy.
"Thank you, Brother Ye Xiu, for accepting my interview. Today's experience has been incredibly enriching," Li Xinran said with a smile on her face. She couldn't help but chuckle, recalling the earlier events. Spending time with Ye Xiu had indeed been very entertaining.
Ye Xiu got out of the car to see her off, "I was happy to accept your interview. I hope your program makes it to the front page of Bilibili."
"Thank you, Brother Ye!" Li Xinran responded, preparing to leave.
But then, out of nowhere...
"Xinran, so this is where you are! I went to your house, and your dad said you were out. I can't believe we ran into each other here. What a coincidence!" A young man named Zhao Lufeng approached with enthusiasm.
Ye Xiu turned to see Li Xinran frowning slightly, clearly a bit annoyed.
"Zhao Lufeng, are you stalking me?" Li Xinran asked, not hiding her displeasure.
Zhao Lufeng, of course, denied it, shaking his head vigorously. "How could I? I was just out for a walk and happened to run into you. Why do you seem so off today?"
Li Xinran's eyes flickered, a bit nervous. After spending just a few hours with Ye Xiu, she had already developed a liking for him. She worried Zhao Lufeng might notice her feelings.
"What's off about me?" she responded, a bit flustered.
Zhao Lufeng smiled confidently. "You seem extra cute today."
Li Xinran: ???
Seeing Zhao Lufeng's self-assured smile, she knew he was trying to charm her with corny lines, which only annoyed her more. If they weren't old classmates, she would have left immediately.
"Zhao Lufeng, I've told you, I don't like you. Stop saying things like that; it's annoying," she said firmly.
Zhao Lufeng's face darkened slightly. "You don't like what I say? Is it because of this guy?" He glanced menacingly at Ye Xiu, who was about to get back into his car.
Ye Xiu: ??? What does this have to do with me? Friend, I advise you to be kind.
Ignoring Ye Xiu's warning, Zhao Lufeng pressed on.
"He's my friend. I don't owe you any explanations!" Li Xinran quickly interjected, annoyed.
Zhao Lufeng grew angrier. "Who is he? I've never seen him before. Your dad said you shouldn't get too close to strangers."
Using her father's words to pressure her, Zhao Lufeng only made Li Xinran angrier. "Who I get close to is none of your business! And it's not my dad's business either!"
Seeing her upset, Zhao Lufeng quickly apologized. "Sorry, Xinran. I didn't mean to upset you. I'm just concerned."
Then, turning to Ye Xiu, he demanded, "What are you laughing at?"
Ye Xiu: ??? Can't I even smile?
Ye Xiu wasn't laughing at anyone specifically; the smile from earlier hadn't completely left his face. But Zhao Lufeng, feeling insulted, took it as a mockery.
Zhao Lufeng got angrier, but Ye Xiu wasn't one to be easily intimidated. "I'm not laughing at anything. Just laughing at how cheesy you are with those lines. You think you can impress a girl with that?"
Zhao Lufeng snapped, "What did you say?"
Ye Xiu replied, "I said you're cheesy."
Zhao Lufeng: You...!
Looking at Li Xinran, Zhao Lufeng suppressed his anger, thinking: If it weren't for wanting to maintain my image in front of Xinran, I'd beat you up right now!
Ye Xiu: Heh, I'll let you use one hand~
Li Xinran frowned. "Zhao Lufeng, stop it. I'm working right now!"
"Working?" Zhao Lufeng finally noticed the selfie stick in Li Xinran's hand. He knew she was a Bilibili content creator and often recorded her daily life.
Even though he had participated in her videos before, seeing her interview Ye Xiu, a Didi driver, made him jealous, especially since this driver was more handsome than him!
No way, he couldn't lose to a Didi driver today!
An idea popped into Zhao Lufeng's head. He looked at Ye Xiu with a playful smile.
Kid, you look down on corny pickup lines? Fine, I'll show you their power today and help Xinran's video get to the front page!
He turned to Ye Xiu and challenged, "You seem to look down on corny pickup lines?"
Ye Xiu replied, "It's not that I look down on them. I just think they sound even worse coming from you."
Zhao Lufeng: You...!
This was outright mockery. How could he tolerate this?
"Fine, I challenge you!" Zhao Lufeng shouted at Ye Xiu.
"Challenge?" Ye Xiu raised an eyebrow.
"Yes! I'll say a corny pickup line, and you try to counter it. If you can't, I win!"
A counter-challenge to corny lines? This was something Ye Xiu found amusing.
"Sure, but you don't have to say them to me. I'm not interested in guys," Ye Xiu said.
Zhao Lufeng: ...
Ye Xiu patted the confused Li Xinran on the shoulder and said, "You can say them to her. I'll counter through her. How about that?"
Say them to Xinran? Zhao Lufeng's eyes lit up. Without thinking, he agreed. "Alright, alright."
After all, he had prepared so many corny lines just for Li Xinran. This was his chance to express them directly!
Zhao Lufeng felt excited and energetic, not knowing that his excitement would soon turn to despair.
"Okay, go ahead. Let's see what you've got," Ye Xiu smiled.
Li Xinran, still a bit confused, wanted to stop them. She knew Zhao Lufeng was good with words and feared Ye Xiu might be at a disadvantage.
"Are you sure about this?" she asked Ye Xiu.
Ye Xiu's eyes reassured her: No problem.
Feeling confident, Li Xinran turned to face Zhao Lufeng, her expression resolute. She was ready to let Ye Xiu teach this persistent follower a lesson.
"Alright, I'm starting!" Zhao Lufeng declared.
"Go ahead," Ye Xiu replied.
Zhao Lufeng began with a sincere look, "Miss, what zodiac sign are you?"
Li Xinran looked at Ye Xiu, who replied, "The dog."
Turning back, Li Xinran said, "I'm the dog."
With a charming smile, Zhao Lufeng responded, "No, you belong to me."
Li Xinran knew Zhao Lufeng's smooth talk well. How could she counter this? She turned to Ye Xiu for help.
Ye Xiu, finding the situation amusing, quickly gave her the answer.
Hearing Ye Xiu's response, Li Xinran couldn't help but giggle. Turning to Zhao Lufeng, she said, "But you're not a dog."
Zhao Lufeng: ????
First Blood~~
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