Chapter 9: The Maiden's Call

  "Xiao He, you're here! Today there are no animals that need to be rescued!" Wang Juan said with a smile as she looked at the young man in front of her.

  "Oh!" Upon hearing this news, He Dong's face involuntarily revealed a look of regret.

  This was already the third time he had heard such news, since the first time he got five summoning points at this stray pet rescue station, He Dong would come here every day after school, and the next day he rescued two more small animals.

  But perhaps his good luck at home had run out, and for the next three days in a row, he didn't get any harvest. This made him feel depressed, and he couldn't help but rethink where else he could get summoning points.

  "What... Dong!" Just as he was at a loss for what to do about the summoning, he suddenly received a call from Lin Xuan.

  After a few days of contact, the last bit of unfamiliarity between He Dong and Lin Xuan had completely disappeared, and their relationship was gradually warming up. However, it's not clear whether they were being cautious or for some other reason, but no matter whether on the phone or in person, the most discussed topic was still orchids.

  "Lin Dami, how come you have so much free time to call me today?" He Dong asked casually.

  "He Dong, can you accompany me to the flower and bird market? There's a new batch of orchids that just arrived, I'd like you to take a look for me!" Lin Xuan's tone still carried a hint of shyness despite being familiar.

  "No problem, I'll definitely go when a beauty calls!" He Dong responded with a smile.

  "You're poor! Where are you now? I'll go find you!" Lin Xuan said angrily.

  "I'm still outside now, but I'll be back at school in about ten minutes!" He Dong said, looking at the time.

  "Alright then, let's meet at the school entrance in 10 minutes!" Lin Xuan directly set the time.

  Ten minutes later, when He Dong arrived at the school gate, he saw Lin Xuan already waiting there. Today, Lin Xuan wore a white one-piece dress, paired with her skin as delicate as white jade, standing there like a lily flower emitting a faint fragrance.

  Lin Xiang is not the type of person who is cold and arrogant, but her stunning beauty and indifference to all pursuers make her aura extremely strong, creating a vacuum of about five meters around her.

  However, many boys, near and far, were wandering outside that vacuum range. Some pretended to pass by, holding their mobile phones and muttering to themselves without knowing what they were saying. Others deliberately showed off their muscles like peacocks, and so on. But the eyes of these people kept glancing at Lin Xiang.

  "Sorry, I'm late!" Looking at Lin Xuan being so popular, He Dong suddenly had a scalp-numbing feeling, but he couldn't just leave now that Lin Xuan had already seen him. So he steeled himself and walked into the empty space around Lin Xuan, coming to his side, then said awkwardly.

  "Hmph, I've been waiting for you for almost three minutes!" Lin Xuan's tone was slightly tinged with a hint of petulance, her upturned nose wrinkling ever so slightly, this small movement not only failing to mar her delicate features but actually adding a touch of endearing playfulness.

  "Hehe! I was wrong, I'm guilty! Please punish me, Your Majesty!" Lin Xiang said with a cute expression, making He Dong's mood fluctuate slightly as he joked.

  "Alright, then I'll punish you by making you accompany me shopping today!" Lin Xuan said with a spoiled tone.

  The casual conversation between the two made many people jealous and envious, especially when they heard Lin Xiang say the "punishment" method, many people were so excited that they wanted to rush over and shout loudly "We want such punishment too, even if it's ten times or a hundred times heavier, we're willing!"

  Finally, under the stimulation of many aspects, a person who looks very much like a little white face came over with a pot of orchids, looking at Lin Xuan with what he thought was his most sentimental gaze and said "Xuan Xuan, I had a car accident......!"

  "You've had a car accident, why haven't you gone to the hospital yet? Be careful or you'll end up with aftereffects if you don't get treated in time!" He Dong suddenly chimed in before Lin Xuan could respond.

  He Dong's interruption almost made the little white face spit blood, and what the little white face was about to say was "I had a car accident, the driver who caused it is you, I was hit in the waist by love! I love you!"

  "Pfft!" Lin Xuan had been pursued by many since entering school, and had heard all sorts of sweet nothings. So when He Dong suddenly interrupted, Lin Xuan couldn't help but burst out laughing.

  "Your Majesty, it's too noisy here. Why don't I escort you to go for a stroll?" He Dong ignored the pale-faced young man who was being choked and took Lin Xiang's hand, walking towards a taxi parked on the side.

  "Let go of that girl!" He Dong's actions instantly provoked public outrage, and the little white face also roared with anger.

  He Dong took Lin Xuan's hand, actually without any ulterior motives, just a very casual and even unconscious action between good friends, just like he often walked with his dormitory brothers on the road.

  But when his hand grasped that soft and seemingly boneless small hand, while suddenly realizing that his actions were a bit abrupt, his heart was also racing with excitement, and he even had the urge to hold this small hand forever.

  Actually, Lin Xuan didn't expect He Dong to hold her hand either. At first, she instinctively wanted to pull it out, but for some reason, when she felt the temperature of He Dong's hand and that gentle yet firm grip, her flustered heart suddenly calmed down, and there was even a strange warmth lingering in her mind.

  The harmonious but somewhat ambiguous atmosphere made He Dong and Lin Xuan both a little intoxicated, but the loud shout from that guy who looked like a pretty boy directly destroyed this atmosphere. Especially the words he shouted out, couldn't help but make He Dong laugh and cry at the same time. Has this guy watched too many movies?

  However, the two people were very tacit, and neither of them paid attention to that little white face. They directly got into the taxi and gave a fart-like exhaust gas to the little white face.

  "Bastard, I... Cough, cough, cough!" The young man's face turned red with rage as he slammed the flowers to the ground and let out a fierce roar, but the exhaust fumes were still potent, so before he could finish his sentence, he was overcome with a fit of non-stop coughing.

  "He Dong, you bastard, I won't let you off! I want you dead...dead...dead..." At the same time, Sun Sheng also received a phone call, and the content of the call made him so angry that he smashed his mobile phone against the wall. Then, while shouting loudly, he smashed everything around him that could be smashed.