“No.” Xiao Qing immediately shook her head firmly: “I came to find my fiancé this time to let him know that I don’t want to get married and persuade him to break off the engagement. However, I don’t know where my fiancé is, so I have to look for him slowly.”
Search slowly?
"..." Chen Xiao was speechless. After thinking for a moment, he smiled wryly and said, "Haven't you met your fiancé? But... I think it's probably not going to be easy. A girl as beautiful as you, if it were any other man, he probably wouldn't be willing to give up his engagement with you."
Xiao Qing seemed to smile: "I'm not worried about that."
"Uh... what if they don't agree?"
“If I can’t persuade people with words, I’ll persuade them with my fists.” Xiao Qing’s tone was very relaxed: “I’m very good at ‘persuading’ people.”
At this moment, her ambiguous smile resembled that of a phoenix, leaving Chen Xiao somewhat mesmerized...
Chapter Thirty-Three [Strange Change]
Chen Xiao was restless all afternoon, his mind filled with thoughts of the girl named Xiao Qing, wondering what her relationship with Phoenix was.
After five o'clock, the day's classes ended, and Chen Xiao immediately packed her things and rushed out of the school gate—it was Wednesday, and she still had to go to her tutoring job that evening.
At the school gate, Chen Xiao saw Bai Cai MM. Bai Cai MM had her bicycle parked on the roadside outside the school gate. She was wearing a simple floral dress, showing off her fair legs and sandals. In the afternoon sunlight, she shielded her eyes with one hand. When she saw Chen Xiao striding out from afar, her eyes immediately crinkled with laughter.
"Chen Xiao!" Bai Cai called out in a clear voice, then skipped over to Chen Xiao's side, glanced at him, and asked, "Didn't you ride your bike again today?"
"My car is lost in the city." Chen Xiao sighed, feeling a little worried. His car had been sitting in front of the bank for several days, but strange things had been happening to him every day, and he hadn't had time to go and look for his ride...
Bai Cai paused for a moment, a hint of disappointment in her eyes. She had finished class early this morning, but instead of going home immediately, she waited at the school gate, hoping to ride her bike with Chen Xiao.
"Oh...so, are you going to take the subway?" Bai Cai couldn't hide her emotions well, and her tone was clearly somewhat frustrated: "I'll take you to the station, it's quite far from here."
"No, thank you." Chen Xiao smiled. "A friend of mine is going the same way and can give me a ride."
As he said this, he subconsciously clenched his fist, making a cracking sound. Just as he finished speaking, a car horn sounded behind him, and Xu Ershao arrived at the school gate in his Volvo sedan, the kind of car older men usually drove.
When the car window rolled down, Xu Ershao, sitting inside, clearly avoided Chen Xiao's gaze—Chen Xiao had already called him that afternoon. The content of the call was simple: "Damn brat, if you want to become an apprentice, just do it. Why drag me into this? That Xiao Qing's kung fu is ridiculously good. Do you know that talking nonsense like that can get you killed!"
During the phone call that afternoon, Xu Ershao just chuckled dryly, knowing he was in the wrong and not daring to argue. Now that they were at the school gate, seeing Chen Xiao clenching his fists, he quickly got out of the car and spread his hands: "Hey, even if you want to beat me up, you can't do it today. I'm injured right now. I was beaten badly enough by Xiao Qing during practice yesterday... You can't kick me when I'm down."
"Pah! If I wanted to harm you, I would have told Xiao Qing the truth today. She said that if anyone lies to her, she will break their legs. You can also tell that she doesn't seem to be very good at joking."
As expected, Young Master Xu shrank back and said with a grin, "Brothers, I know you won't sell me out."
Feeling guilty, she quickly changed the subject, then, as if she had suddenly discovered a new continent, turned to Bai Cai and exclaimed in surprise, as if she had seen a national treasure like a giant panda: "Wow!! You're the legendary 'Little Bai Cai' girl!! Hahahaha, Chen Xiao mentioned you to me. You really are so cute, no wonder Chen Xiao went to such lengths to help you!"
The moment Xu Ershao saw the youthful and charming Bai Cai, after seeing so many rich young ladies dressed in designer brands at Kidd Academy, his wolfish eyes immediately lit up when he saw a girl without makeup, as plain as a soup noodle. He lightly brushed a stray hair from his forehead, took a few steps to her, and put on his most magnetic voice: "Beautiful lady, what's your phone number? Can I have your number? Maybe we can have dinner together sometime."
As she spoke, she suddenly produced a blooming rose from her sleeve, as if by magic.
His eyes were captivating, and he revealed his most lethal smile: "You know, when I came out just now, I saw this flower in the school garden. It was so beautiful. I thought it was probably the most beautiful thing I had seen all day, but I never expected... Now I've met you, and I realize I was wrong. This flower may be beautiful, but how can it compare to you? So, I have no choice but to give it to you."
Cabbage Girl stared wide-eyed at the roses being offered to her, seemingly stunned for a moment. She opened her mouth, and just as Xu Ershao thought he had succeeded, Cabbage Girl suddenly turned to Chen Xiao and said something that almost made Xu Ershao fall over.
"Chen Xiao, who is this sissy?"
Mother, sissy?
Young Master Xu's face immediately fell.
sissy?
Xu Ershao has been insulted since childhood: he's been called a playboy, a lecher, a spendthrift, a villain, and so on...
But to be called a sissy, especially by a girl, that's...
This is absolutely outrageous!
"Too, too, too..." Young Master Xu's voice trembled as he spoke: "It's too humiliating, too humiliating... I, Young Master Xu, have been running rampant in K City for many years, indulging in countless women and picking up countless flowers, and no one has ever... called me a sissy!!"
Bai Cai looked at the man in front of her, whose cheek muscles were trembling with anger, and curled her lips indifferently, pointing a finger: "Your face is whiter than a woman's... And, if you're not effeminate, why are you wearing earrings like a woman?"
earrings?
That's for sure, Young Master Xu did wear a small, exquisite platinum earring on his left ear.
Young Master Xu rolled his eyes and said angrily, "What do you know, little girl! This is called individuality, it's called being different, it's called taste! It's called being unconventional!"
Bai Cai sighed, glanced at Xu Ershao, and suddenly smiled, her voice full of comfort: "Alright, alright, I understand... Sigh, I didn't mean to look down on you, why are you so agitated?" — These words were somewhat agreeable, but the next sentence immediately made Xu Ershao jump up in anger!
“...Actually, being gay isn’t something to be ashamed of. You don’t need to feel inferior,” Cabbage Girl kindly comforted her.
"GAY!???" Xu Ershao looked utterly devastated, then all the blood rushed to his face, turning it red as he roared, "I! I! I'll f*** you!!" Xu Ershao, who never swore, suddenly coughed up blood!
If anyone else from Kidd Academy dared to speak to Young Master Xu like that, he would have already smashed their nose. Unfortunately, the person in front of him was a delicate young woman. Young Master Xu trembled with rage, but could only roar, "You're the gay one! Your whole family are gay!!"
"Sigh...poor guy." Cabbage Girl wasn't angry at all, but kindly reminded him, "Only men are called gay, women should be called lesbians, remember that. You're an insider, saying such common sense things will make other gay men laugh at you."
"I quit!! I quit!!!" Young Master Xu roared angrily, frantically rolling up his sleeves: "You little wench! What a silver tongue you have! Come on, today I, your young master, will settle this with you!!!"
Cabbage Girl blinked twice, her expression innocent and harmless. She calmly glanced at Young Master Xu and sighed, "Sigh, what can I say? A duel between male and female? It's obvious I'm a woman and you're a man, so why bother with a 'female' and 'male' contest? Have you been gay for so long that you can't even tell if you're male or female anymore?"
Chen Xiao watched helplessly as Xu Ershao was so angry at Bai Cai's few words that his hair almost stood on end. Originally, he had intended to teach the boy a small lesson because of Xiao Qing's matter, but now that he saw that Xu Ershao was also quite angry with Bai Cai, he quickly stepped in with a sly smile to smooth things over: "Alright, alright, why are you two acting like fighting cocks on your first meeting? Come on, this is Bai MM, and this is my best friend Xu Yifan, Xu Ershao."
"Oh, your name is Xu 'Yi' Fan? But why 'Second Young Master Xu'?" Bai Cai smiled innocently, "Are you number one or number two?"
"Two! I'm two! I'm two! Are you deaf?!" Young Master Xu gritted his teeth.
The cabbage finally smiled and made a victory sign.
"You really are a fool..."