You are all bad women! Don't come over!

Shen Mochen bowed his head and smiled, "How would you like me to thank you?"

"Let me think..." Catherine tilted her head and pondered for a moment, "Why don't you treat me to a meal?"

"Have you not had lunch yet?"

"Dinner isn't served yet!" Catherine retorted with a slight glare.

Shen Mochen nodded, "Alright, I'll treat you to dinner tonight. What would you like to eat?"

Catherine turned her head and pouted, "That's up to you, but there's still a long time until dinner. Don't you think it's boring now?"

Shen Mochen nodded, "It is quite boring indeed. Where do you want to go for fun? I can accompany you."

Catherine smiled slightly, "I think finding a place to leisurely bask in the sun sounds nice. However, if you have somewhere you want to go, I could struggle to console you."

"Then I appreciate your kindness. Let's first visit that Gao Le whom I injured. He should be hospitalized here too."

"You really are terrible."

Catherine's eyes narrowed into crescent moons, sporting a smirk that wasn't quite a smile.

Shen Mochen defended firmly, "What's wrong with that? I just want to apologize to a classmate. Would the honorable class leader care to join me?"

"Of course, visiting an injured classmate is the class leader's duty."

Shen Mochen and Catherine exchanged glances, their eyes filled with conspiring grins.

...

In the hospital room, Gao Le lay on the hospital bed, groaning, with his head wrapped in bandages.

The pain was extreme.

His agony stemmed not just from the concussion, cerebral hemorrhage, or broken nose... What pained him more was that he could do nothing about Shen Mochen, the perpetrator who hurt him!

He wanted to tear Shen Mochen into pieces, but Catherine had taken responsibility and forbade them from pursuing the matter!

How could someone be content with that!

Gao Le's mother sat by the bed, looking at her son with tears ready to fall, "Lele, listen to mom, just let this matter go. Don't be angry anymore, let's focus on recovering first."

The pain throbbed in Gao Le's head and hearing his mother only fueled his rage more, sadly with his head wrapped up like a rice dumpling and his severe injuries, he could only roar furiously in his mind:

Why, just why does this have to be it, me beaten like this, and that's it? Why! How can a foreigner act so recklessly in Yupi?

Gao Le's mother, seeing his anger, hurriedly explained, "The Alexandrov Family may be outsiders, but after all, they're a powerful faction from the Roman Empire... Besides, they brought many influential people this time, your father said we can't offend them all; it wouldn't be good for future relations."

As she spoke, Gao Le's mother also sighed heavily, unspeakable bitterness in her heart.

Naturally, she wished she could tear the perpetrator who hurt her son into pieces, but she felt powerless about the situation.

The Catherine Family's significant influence in the Roman was undeniable, and the Gao Family could technically refuse to give them face.@@novelbin@@

However, Catherine had managed to involve many influential families from Gaotang State. How could they completely ignore that?

Moreover, although they were victims, oddly enough, they didn't have the moral high ground. After the incident, the majority of Gao Le's class claimed that their son had always bullied the other party, putting them in an extremely awkward position.

Even many girls from their class banded together to support the perpetrator, claiming Gao Le deserved it and that the perpetrator should not be held accountable!

Because of this, the Gao Family had to accept Catherine's compensation conditions, and they decided not to pursue the matter further.

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Pain for the child, sorrow for the mother. Seeing her son like this, Gao Le's mother felt immense pain in her heart, but she had to prioritize the bigger picture.

She also hadn't expected her son's popularity to be so poor that he would be collectively boycotted by all the girls in his class!

He used to be quite popular when he was younger. How did it come to this? Shen Mochen, that bastard, seemed to be just a lowly commoner from the north. How could he have so much influence?

"Thump, thump, thump."

As Gao Le's mother was comforting her son, she heard a gentle knock at the door.

She stood up to open the door, only to see one of her enemies, Catherine.

"The young lady of the Alexandrov Family coming here. This is a hospital, aren't you afraid of catching something unclean?" Gao Le's mother said coldly, with a tone full of sarcasm.

"Hello, sister. We are here to visit classmate Gao Le."

Shen Mochen stepped forward, smiling softly at the tall, still-charming beauty before him.

Gao Le's mother was stunned, looking toward the source of the voice, she saw a youth of breathtaking beauty.

His features were delicately carved and polished, perfectly handsome, and youthful without any trace of worldly weariness, like a flawless piece of fine jade naturally formed, forcing admiration from all.

Especially his slightly broken-looking eyes with their long lashes seemed to draw one in at a glance. He was so perfect, embodying every positive aspect of the word "youth," as if he was the ideal first love of millions of young girls, setting a clear and standard face to their dreams.

Gao Le's mother's heart skipped a beat, as if she were dreaming.

"You, you are..." Gao Le's mother stuttered.

Shen Mochen and Catherine exchanged glances, realizing that she didn't recognize him.

Shen Mochen grinned, "I am Gao Le's friend. I heard he was hospitalized, so I came especially to visit him. Are you his sister?"

"Oh… I am his mother, haha, then please come in, please come in!"

Gao Le's mother quickly welcomed Shen Mochen inside, feeling relieved… Such a good-looking classmate, why hadn't Lele mentioned him before?

Shen Mochen! Shen Mochen!

Hearing the noise, Gao Le opened his eyes, and there was his archenemy, whom he had been obsessing over destroying completely. He couldn't help but burst into rage, struggling as he started to whimper.

"Oh dear, can't Gao Le speak?" Shen Mochen set down the fruit basket, quickly stepped forward, placing his hand on Gao Le's chest, and smiled, "You've suffered a lot. I'm here to visit you. You have brain bleeding and severe concussion, so try not to get too agitated; it could make you pass out."

Gao Le shuddered in fright, realizing the direness of his situation, with Catherine at his side and no one else around.

"Lele must be happy that his friend has come to visit him; he surely wants to welcome you," Gao Le's mother said lovingly, looking at Shen Mochen.

Mom, please kick him out, kick him out!

Gao Le whimpered.

"Alright, alright, I understand. I'll leave now and won't disturb you young people anymore." Gao Le's mother gently stroked Shen Mochen's hand, "Classmate, auntie will leave first."

"Wu! Wu! Wu!"

"Alright, no problem."

Shen Mochen gave Gao Le a flash of his white teeth.