Corriendo de un lado a otro y desempeñando papeles secundarios

Capítulo 14

But this "Summer" is only 26. Linzi keeps thinking that if he were 30, she would definitely invite him out without hesitation. Her ex-boyfriend broke up with her because he was younger than her; age is a hurdle in her mind—an insurmountable hurdle.

She clicked on "Summer's" QQ: "Summer, today I met a man with the same peach blossom eyes as Xiao Jiao, and my heart is fluttering like crazy... like the spring tide of the Qiantang River, overflowing and causing a disaster."

A big smiley face appeared on the other end of the computer: "Hey ladyboy, congratulations on finally finding your dream girl."

"Don't even mention it, I was so embarrassed today. I completely lost face at Pizza Hut tonight. Not only did I break my birthday present, but I also had a super close encounter with that guy with the flirtatious eyes... In short, it was a disaster!"

"It's your birthday today? Happy birthday! Are you at that Pizza Hut on Wuyi Road tonight?"

"yes!"

There was a moment of silence on the other end, then the message continued in red font: "Tell me, what did you do to those peach blossom eyes?"

"What else can happen?" Lin Zi said angrily. "That bastard, it was just an accident, right? I'm such an innocent little girl, and he took advantage of me a little, and he actually asked for my phone number, saying he could contact me to pay for my medical expenses."

After a long silence, Lin Zi typed, "Are you busy?"

"No, I was just thinking... that man might have other ideas... like he's very interested in you and wants to be friends with you. Or maybe he fell in love with you at first sight..."

"Hahahaha," Lin Zi laughed loudly, "If I were that charming, I would have been married long ago. Would he have fallen in love at first sight today?"

"Or maybe you're still single at this age because you're waiting for him to appear!"

Linzi didn't want to talk about marriage anymore, and chuckled, "If I find a boyfriend, won't you be jealous?"

"Don't worry, your happiness is my happiness. I firmly support you in finding a boyfriend. You should get married soon. If you keep wandering around like this, you might develop teenage depression."

"You can go die now!" Lin Zi posted a picture of himself being chased by enemies all over the place: "If I get depression, you'll be the first person I come after!"

Summer sent her a webpage link: "Go check it out, it's my birthday present for you! I have to go now, you should get some rest, you have to go to work tomorrow."

Twists and turns

This really wasn't Li Yuxuan's fault. These past two days had left her on edge, constantly on edge. Normally, she'd be quite willing to help. But this little girl's tone was so unfriendly! She was clearly a spoiled young lady from some wealthy family. She looked at the aggressive little girl ahead with amusement: "Why should I catch you?"

The little girl looked about fifteen or sixteen years old, with a round face and rosy cheeks, just like the lotus buds in Jiangnan in her old memories. However, these lotus buds were not as gentle as the lotus flowers in the misty rain of Jiangnan. When she saw Li Yuxuan laughing at her, she swung her fist at Li Yuxuan: "You brat, how dare you laugh at this old lady, how dare you watch this old lady make a fool of herself, this old lady will kill you today."

Li Yuxuan hadn't expected the little girl to attack so suddenly. In the blink of an eye, she was struck hard in the lower abdomen, the pain so intense she didn't even dare to cry out, immediately bending over and squatting down. This little girl, she hadn't expected her to be so strong! Damn it, the pain was so intense she couldn't even breathe. Luckily, it was only her lower abdomen, containing only parts of her large intestine, small intestine, colon, and cecum; at worst, it would cause intestinal adhesions… Damn it, what a run of bad luck! She's getting grabbed at the door, and even going for a walk she gets bullied by a little girl who fell from a tree! Next time she returns to the capital, she'll definitely become Brother Zhan's apprentice. She'll learn martial arts, she'll get revenge!

Seeing her squat down, Yinzi rushed over anxiously: "Young Master!"

Li Yuxuan shook her head and pointed ahead; she was still not fully recovered. Yinzi knew she meant for her to go ahead and find reinforcements, but how could she leave her young mistress alone here?

Seeing Li Yuxuan's pained expression as he bent over with a frown, the little girl burst into laughter: "Let's see if you dare to bully me again!"

Yinzi glared at her fiercely: "It was clearly you who bullied my young master!"

"Who told your young master to be so weak? No fun." She glanced at Li Yuxuan and said, "Such a coward is still so handsome, what a waste of such a good-looking face." After the little girl finished speaking, she clapped her hands, then reached out to brush the dust off her clothes, snorted lightly, and walked towards the town ahead.

Yinzi helped Li Yuxuan up: "Young Master, how are you?"

Li Yuxuan took a wry smile and said, "I won't die."

The little girl walking ahead suddenly turned around abruptly, looking at Li Yuxuan with a grin: "Young master, I'm on a runaway trip and I've run out of money. Can you lend me some?"

Li Yuxuan didn't want to get entangled with her, so he nodded at the silver.

Yinzi shook her head: "They're all at the inn, I didn't bring them with me."

"Wow—" The little girl's eyes lit up: "So you're staying at the inn? You're not locals? That's great! I don't have anywhere to stay, I'll go to the inn with you."

"You wish! My young master..." Yinzi was about to curse when Li Yuxuan stopped her with a look. Judging from the strength of the little girl's attack, she was clearly trained. In this place, even the two of them combined wouldn't be a match for this little girl. Discretion is the better part of valor; they'd deal with it once they got to the inn. The inn was her territory.

She nodded to the little girl: "Okay."

"Then you guys go ahead!" The little girl smiled and stepped back to their side. "Are you like me, traveling away from home? Why didn't you go to the Central Plains, but instead came to this northwest? This place is no fun at all."

Li Yuxuan nodded noncommittally and, supported by Yinzi, walked towards the town. A spoiled and unreasonable little girl like that only needs to be reasoned with once; reasoning with her twice would be foolish.

Back in town, some soldiers who were loitering around saw Li Yuxuan's appearance and gathered around him: "Lord Li, what happened to you?"

Seeing the soldiers surrounding them, the little girl became very wary. When she saw them address Li Yuxuan as "Lord Li," she looked at them with a puzzled expression: "You look like an official? Hahaha, you can't even beat me."

Li Yuxuan wasn't beaten to death by her, but she was furious. She was clearly trying to embarrass him—and she had already embarrassed him enough.

Upon hearing the little girl's words, some sycophantic soldiers immediately drew their swords: "Where did you come from, you wild girl? How dare you lay a hand on Lord Li!"

The little girl untied a colorful rope from her waist and held it in her hand, grinning nonchalantly: "Want to fight? This grandma's all for it."

Li Yuxuan waved his hand in frustration at the soldiers: "Don't make things worse, all of you move aside."

Seeing this, some astute officers and soldiers quickly ran to Ruilai Inn to report to Prince Xin.

So, before Li Yuxuan even reached the entrance of Ruilai Inn, she saw Prince Xin and Xu Qingzhi stride out of the inn. Seeing Li Yuxuan bent over, clutching her stomach, they both rushed over. Prince Xin took the silver and supported her arm, his voice tinged with annoyance: "Can't you just stay still for a while? Why aren't you resting in the inn? What are you doing out there? If you're going out, at least tell me first. Telling me how many people will accompany you will take up a lot of your time. If you do this again, I'll lock you up in solitary confinement."

Li Yuxuan was so intimidated by Prince Xin's righteous and eloquent nagging that he remained silent. It turned out that the usually aloof and taciturn Prince Xin could be so long-winded—truly, appearances can be deceiving, and Prince Xin is not to be underestimated.

The little girl looked at Prince Xin and Xu Qingzhi with a strange expression. Li Yuxuan looked at the little girl's composure with a strange expression. Logically speaking, a little girl from such a remote and desolate place should not be so calm when she sees the demeanor of Prince Xin and Xu Qingzhi and the soldiers behind them, and when she sees that others do not dare to raise their heads and call him Prince Xin. Even if she does not recognize their official robes, she should be able to understand what they are saying, right?

Or is she simply a fearless newborn calf, unaware of the dangers of ignorance?

Prince Xin and Xu Qingzhi clearly had all their eyes on her and didn't even look at the little girl. The two helped Li Yuxuan into the room and then called in the army doctor who was with them.

Li Yuxuan knew that at most she had only suffered a muscle contusion, so why should she call the military doctor to examine her? When the military doctor arrived, she immediately used the excuse of needing an examination to send Prince Xin and Xu Qingzhi out, and smiled at the military doctor, saying, "I'm fine, it's just that Prince Xin is too nervous. I'm sorry to trouble you to come."

After saying that, he asked Yinzi to take out twenty taels of silver and handed it over: "This is the consultation fee. I'm sorry you made a wasted trip. I hope you won't let the two people outside know about this. If they ask, just say it's a minor injury and nothing serious."

The military doctor dared not accept her money. Everyone knew that her relationship with Prince Xin was unusual. He bowed his head respectfully and said, "What are you saying, Lord Li? It is an honor to serve you. Since you insist on not seeing me, I will take my leave."

"No rush, no rush." Li Yuxuan asked Yinzi to bring tea. "Please have a cup of tea before you go out. Going out so soon will arouse the prince's suspicion."

The military doctor drank some tea, but was still somewhat uneasy: "Perhaps Lord Li would like me to examine the injuries, otherwise I will have a hard time explaining to the Prince."

Li Yuxuan chuckled: "If you really want to check, it won't be easy to explain to me. You should go back first. I'll come and call you again if anything comes up."

The military doctor dared not disobey, and nodded obediently as he left.

As soon as the door opened, Prince Xin and Xu Qingzhi called out to the military doctor: "How is Lord Li's injury?"

The military doctor glanced at Li Yuxuan: "It's nothing...just a skin contusion. I'll prescribe some medicine to promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis. Lord Li will be fine after taking a few doses."

"Yes. Go ahead!" Prince Xin nodded.

The military doctor breathed a sigh of relief and hurried away as if fleeing.

The little girl in green was also standing guard outside the door. After hearing the army doctor's words, she muttered, "Making a mountain out of a molehill. I only used three-tenths of my strength. Why all the fuss?" When the door opened, she was the first to jump in: "Kid, you promised to give me the silver. Give it to me now. I don't want to stay in an inn with so many men like you."

Prince Xin had noticed the little girl from the beginning. The pattern on the sachet at her waist and the whip she used as a weapon told him that she was not a local; she was likely from the Western Xia or Liao Dynasty, as both were symbols of the grasslands.

Seeing her asking Li Yuxuan for money, he smiled slightly and took out a silver note from his sleeve: "Little girl, that brother is poor and has no money. If you need money in the future, come to me!"

"Really?" The little girl happily accepted the banknote. "Thank you."

"No need to thank me. Anyone would give you a cute little girl like you. Hmm, go ahead!" After saying that, he patted the little girl's head. Prince Xin's voice was deep and magnetic, making Li Yuxuan's eyes bloodshot. This was simply blatant seduction, an older man seducing a little girl.

~~~~~~After posting the last short story

"Okay, goodnight!" Lin Zi opened the link and found it was a webpage for an advertising slogan contest she had entered into for a company called Longteng Real Estate. She had submitted her slogan back then, and several months had passed. Was there some kind of surprise?

She quickly saw her name on the list of winners for the advertising contest, ranked second... Yay! Lin Zi was overjoyed, not for the ranking, but mainly for the magnificent prize of 10,000 yuan.

The advertising slogan she gave to this real estate company at the time was: "With heart, love, and a home, XX Real Estate provides you with a home you can 'rest assured' in."

She believes that what urban dwellers and urban marriages truly need is a place where their hearts belong. This is also the longing of countless urban men and women like her: a home, a loved one, and a deep, mutual understanding...

This is the simplest wish in everyone's heart, but also the most difficult dream to realize in the weighty reality of love.

Lin Zi felt a touch of emotion. The publication date on the webpage was today, so it seemed that Xia Tian had been keeping an eye on this matter for her.

This is indeed a wonderful birthday gift.

The next day, Lin Zi couldn't help but share the good news with her friend, and the two headed straight to Longteng Real Estate.

After receiving the award, Lin Zi walked through the empty corridor of the real estate company, feeling uneasy as if someone was watching her.

She told her friend about it, and her friend was also puzzled: "We came here to receive the award openly and honestly, not to steal. Why do we feel so uneasy? I was just about to ask you that!" The two walked into the elevator and, seeing that there were other people in the elevator, they didn't say anything more.

The elevator stopped on the first floor. The two stepped out and walked towards the lobby. Suddenly, the friend, as if seeing a ghost, pulled Linzi back, dragging him all the way behind a pillar before stopping. Linzi grumbled, "Did you spot Ox-Head and Horse-Face? So sneaky!"

Her friend pointed to the person waiting for the elevator ahead and asked, "Look who it is!"

"Who is it?" Lin Zi followed her gaze and immediately shut her mouth. The man in the light blue casual shirt and black casual pants was the same nemesis she had encountered at Pizza Hut last night. Looking at him more closely now, she saw a straight nose, firm lips, a robust physique, and a composed demeanor tinged with a hint of unruliness, plus those captivating eyes. He was definitely the perfect male lead for Lin Zi's fantasies.

It's true what they say, you never know where you'll meet someone in life! But unfortunately, those you do meet are all your enemies.

Lin Zi sighed and watched the girl walk into the elevator and emerge from behind a pillar. For no reason, she felt a little hot all over.

"Huh? You're blushing? Your older sister knows how to be shy now?" Her friend playfully pinched Linzi's cheek. "I thought you were made of steel, immune to all poisons. You've fallen for that flirtatious-eyed guy? Should I go and talk to him for you?"

"Go ahead and gloat! I don't mind trading my pain for your happiness." Linzi glanced at his watch; it was already noon. "Let's go eat first. You can decide where you want to eat. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity."

That evening, I mentioned this to Xia Tian online, and he burst out laughing: "Hey ladyboy, I predict your good luck is just around the corner."

"Summer, to be honest, I saw that hottie again at the Longteng Building today. He's so handsome, he's practically bewitching everyone, a beauty that could topple kingdoms."

"Then go after her! Happiness is something you have to pursue yourself. If you just wait at home every day like this, you won't get married even when you're eighty."

"Tch... If your first encounter with a woman was like that, would you still have feelings for her? I don't want to court death. Besides, that guy is too handsome; I feel inferior..."

"What are you so insecure about? According to your logic, all handsome guys would have to become monks at Shaolin Temple. You're elegant and beautiful; he might even have feelings for you!"

"Elegant and beautiful... Summer, I wept tears of joy at your praise. Finally, someone has recognized my true self! Hahahaha!"

...

The next evening, when Linzi was leaving get off work, she received a call from the man who was known for his womanizing ways, saying that he wanted to have dinner with her that night and that he had something to say.

Linzi told her friend about it, and her friend breathed a sigh of relief: "The tone of his voice doesn't sound like that of a scoundrel. Linzi, are you going tonight? I can't go with you, I promised my husband I'd go home for dinner."

"Go! Why wouldn't I go? Such a handsome guy invited me, I'd go even if it meant going through fire and water. Besides, there's a free dinner!" Lin Zi remembered Xia Tian's words and realized he made a good point. Happiness is something you have to fight for. After such an embarrassing situation, why should you care about a meal?

"Go ahead and indulge your romantic fangirling, I just hope you don't come looking for the Sunflower Manual! Hahahaha..." My friend turned around gracefully: "I'm leaving, take care of yourself."

Lin Zi didn't know why she valued this date so much. She rushed back to change her clothes and put on delicate makeup before heading to the meeting place. She hadn't felt this blushing and heart-pounding feeling in a long time. Therefore, a man absolutely couldn't be too handsome; too handsome, and even a mature woman like her, who had seen through the world's illusions, would be captivated.

When she arrived at the restaurant, she saw a text message on her phone: I'm at the third table on the right in the lobby.

She looked to her right and saw a man sitting at the third table, wearing a light blue casual shirt and black casual pants—it was the same man who had been flirting with women.

The man with the peach blossoms also saw Lin Zi, and stood up with a smile: "Come on, ladyboy—".

"Huh?" Lin Zi didn't react for a moment: "Are you calling me?"

A bright, sunny smile spread across the man's face: "Besides you, who else is here?"