368: During rehearsals, she spoke out forcefully.

The rehearsal site.

Jiang Chuan and Xu Jia arrived here together.

"No wonder you like this place."

Jiang Chuan looked at Xu Jia beside him and said with a smile.

"Go away. I just came to accompany my girl."

Hearing Jiang Chuan's words, Xu Jia glared fiercely at him before explaining.

Jiang Chuan looked at the pairs of long legs, said nothing more, and simply watched him with a half-smile, nothing else.

"Little Sister, where is she? I'll go see her."

Jiang Chuan didn't say much; he looked at Xu Jia beside him and asked, knowing that since Xu Jia was here, he must know where Little Sister was.

"I'll take you there."

Xu Jia smiled and said to Jiang Chuan, and the two arrived at Little Sister's lounge together.

Lin Xiaoxiao was doing quite well at Qingbei University; although she didn't have a private room, her shared lounge only accommodated two people.

"Go in. Little Sister has finished rehearsing and should still be inside."

Xu Jia said this smilingly to Jiang Chuan, who was standing next to him.

Bang, bang, bang.

Naturally, Jiang Chuan wouldn't just walk in, so he knocked on the door.

"Come in."

Hearing Little Sister's voice, Jiang Chuan pushed the door open and entered.

"Second Brother, why did you come so early?"

Seeing the person who entered the room, Lin Xiaoxiao immediately cried out happily.

"I came over to see you."

Hearing Lin Xiaoxiao's words, Jiang Chuan also smiled and replied to Lin Xiaoxiao.

"Okay, Second Brother, please sit down first. After I finish removing my makeup, I'll treat you guys to a meal."

"Alright."

Hearing Lin Xiaoxiao's words, Jiang Chuan smiled and agreed.

"Lin Xiaoxiao, which one of your brothers is this now?"

Jiang Chuan and Xu Jia were sitting in the room when the door suddenly opened, and a lavishly dressed woman entered. Seeing Xu Jia and Jiang Chuan, she immediately asked with a smirk.

"Hmm?"

Hearing the woman's barbed remark, Jiang Chuan frowned slightly and instead looked toward Xu Jia.

Hearing the remark, Lin Xiaoxiao merely glanced at the woman who had entered and said nothing, continuing to sit there and remove her makeup, tending to her own business.

"This woman shares the makeup room with Xiao Xiao, and both she and Xiao Xiao are in the Finance Management Department. Because Xiao Xiao's looks attracted a lot of attention when she entered the department—both new and senior students liked Xiao Xiao—Xiao Xiao became the department's beauty queen, surpassing the fame of the woman standing before us. That's why this woman holds a grudge and has always been passive-aggressive toward Xiao Xiao."

"Actually, the first time I met her, I intended to teach her a lesson, but Xiao Xiao told me that the woman had some connections and asked me not to cause trouble, so I held back. Later, whenever I came to see Xiao Xiao, this woman didn't dare say much, but I didn't expect her to be passive-aggressive again now that you've come."

Feeling Jiang Chuan's gaze, Xu Jia spoke without reservation.

"Does it concern you whether I am her brother or not?"

After hearing Xu Jia's explanation, Jiang Chuan immediately understood that the woman before him was merely jealous of Lin Xiaoxiao, and perhaps had even bullied Lin Xiaoxiao. Thus, a cold voice entered the woman's ears.

"What do you mean?"

The girl who entered hadn't expected Jiang Chuan to directly confront her. She was visibly stunned for a moment, and after realizing she had lost face, she glared coldly at Jiang Chuan and questioned him.

"Have you bullied Xiao Xiao?"

Jiang Chuan did not answer her. A pair of intensely cold eyes fixed on the girl, and a massive sense of oppression instantly swept out from Jiang Chuan's body, enveloping her.

Seeing Jiang Chuan's gaze and feeling the mountain-like pressure, the girl found it difficult to breathe. She couldn't even manage to lie and could only remain silent.

"Second Brother, forget it. Let's go."

Lin Xiaoxiao heard Jiang Chuan's voice and knew what he intended to do, but she didn't want him to worry. She finished her makeup and said this to Jiang Chuan.

Hearing Lin Xiaoxiao's words, Jiang Chuan gave the woman a cold glance, lightly smiled, and agreed to Lin Xiaoxiao. The group then turned and left the area.

"Damn them! How dare they make me lose face? I will definitely make you guys pay for this."

After watching Jiang Chuan and the others leave, the girl gasped for air, then looked coldly at the departing group and spat out this vicious threat.

"Old Jiang, why did you get into a conflict with these young girls today?"

As the three of them left, Xu Jia looked at Jiang Chuan with curiosity.

He knew Jiang Chuan's personality; he wouldn't normally argue or clash with a group of young girls.

"I haven't paid attention to Xiao Xiao recently; this is Second Brother's negligence. Since I know something happened, I naturally have to stand up for Xiao Xiao, otherwise people will think Xiao Xiao has no backing and will bully her even more."

Hearing Xu Jia's words, Jiang Chuan didn't hide anything and looked at Lin Xiaoxiao apologetically.

"It's fine, Second Brother. I know you're busy, and I haven't actually been bullied. My classmates and the senior students are all very kind to me."

Lin Xiaoxiao was touched by Jiang Chuan's words and smiled lightly as she looked at him.

Jiang Chuan just smiled, knowing that Lin Xiaoxiao's personality was the type to report worries but not joys—after all, their whole family was like that.

"When will Reba finish? Little Sister plans to treat us to a meal."

Jiang Chuan didn't continue the previous topic and asked Xu Jia beside him.

"She should be finishing soon. When I came over, Reba had already finished rehearsing. If we go find her now, she should have finished removing her makeup."

Xu Jia smiled and replied to Jiang Chuan.

The three quickly arrived at Reba's private makeup room.

"Brother Chuan, Xiao Xiao."

Seeing that both Jiang Chuan and Lin Xiaoxiao had arrived, Reba immediately greeted them with a smile.

Jiang Chuan and Lin Xiaoxiao also smiled and greeted Reba.

"Are you done removing your makeup? Xiao Xiao is planning to treat us to a meal. Shall we go out and eat something together?"

Xu Jia looked at Reba and asked with a smile.

"Sounds great! I've been rehearsing for so long, I'm hungry too."

Reba smiled and agreed; naturally, she couldn't refuse.

"Let's go."

Reba left with Jiang Chuan and the others, while her assistant departed separately.

Xu Jia drove Jiang Chuan and the two girls to a barbecue restaurant near the university. The four of them requested a private room and immediately sat down inside.