"Why? Do you feel wronged to be friends with me?" Ye Xiao chuckled as he continued eating his dough sticks along with his soy milk.

Ma Chao looked at Ye Xiao, truly unsure what he meant by that, or what motive he had behind such words, or was Ye Xiao genuinely seeking friendship?

"You... you really want to be friends with me?" Ma Chao asked incredulously.

Ye Xiao kept on eating, his head down, chuckling, "Haha, whether you eat the dough sticks is up to you."

Ma Chao sat there, motionless, not knowing what he should do or what would be the right thing to do.

Ye Xiao was quick at eating; after all, it was a habit he had developed back in Youfang Country.

When Ye Xiao had finished eating, he saw Ma Chao holding a dough stick in his hands, biting into it while looking at him.

"I know I am very handsome, but staring at me while biting the dough stick gives me an urge to punch you!" Ye Xiao said to Ma Chao, a rush of impulsiveness on his face.

Ma Chao, hearing Ye Xiao's words, couldn't help feeling helpless. Why was this guy like this?

Eventually, Ma Chao finished his dough stick. It wasn't that Ye Xiao's personality had won him over, but rather, he was afraid Ye Xiao might actually hit him—a very practical concern.

Ma Chao had arrived early, but Zheng Lingshan arrived right on time, not by car, but by running.

"You ran here?" Ye Xiao asked with a laugh, looking at Zheng Lingshan's flushed face from the run.

Zheng Lingshan nodded, "Yes, it's too hard to catch a ride in the morning."

Ye Xiao, hearing this, couldn't believe it. It wasn't far; you could definitely get a cab. Surely, she was just trying to save money by not taking one.

However, at that moment, seeing an extra battery on her electric scooter, Zheng Lingshan immediately looked at Ye Xiao with surprise and said, "You really replaced the battery!"

Ye Xiao nodded smiling, "Of course, I keep my word."

Zheng Lingshan smiled faintly at Ye Xiao and said, "Thank you."

Ye Xiao replied, "You should thank Brother Chao."

Upon hearing Ye Xiao's words, Zheng Lingshan then noticed Brother Chao, who she hadn't seen sitting at the snack stall before. Now directed by Ye Xiao, she immediately looked at Ma Chao.

"Thank you!" Zheng Lingshan was still somewhat wary of Ma Chao, as he was a Martial Artist, and such people, in her view, were better left alone, definitely not the good type.

Ma Chao glanced at Zheng Lingshan, no denying she was breathtakingly beautiful, but Ma Chao knew well enough that such a beauty wasn't for him; better to spend some money at KTV and other entertainment venues—no strings attached.

"No problem!" Ma Chao said coldly.

Ma Chao was naturally aloof, so his response was just typically blunt, yet Zheng Lingshan immediately lowered her head and started pushing her electric scooter.

"Look, you've scared our Shanshan. I'm telling you, if you frighten my Shanshan too much, I'll take you on. By the way, we haven't paid for the soy milk and dough sticks yet. You handle it; consider it your punishment," Ye Xiao said to Ma Chao.

Hearing this, another wave of impulsiveness surged in Ma Chao's heart. He really wanted to smash Ye Xiao's head, but of course, that was just impulsive thinking; he neither dared nor had the capability.

Nevertheless, Ma Chao eventually went to pay the bill.

"Ye Xiao, why are you hanging out with that guy? He's a Martial Artist; you shouldn't get involved with him," Zheng Lingshan warned after Ma Chao had gone to pay, clearly showing her growing concern for Ye Xiao, who had saved her several times.

Ye Xiao responded with a smile, "That's why I'm punishing him. But, seems like you're starting to care more about me."

Hearing Ye Xiao's words, Zheng Lingshan's already pinkish face blushed even more.

"I have to go to work now, goodbye!" Zheng Lingshan said and started to leave.

But Ye Xiao stopped her.

Zheng Lingshan, stopped by Ye Xiao, looked puzzled and asked, "Is there anything else?"

"Aren't you planning on giving me your number, then at a suitable time and place, invite me out for a meal?" Ye Xiao said with a smile.

Zheng Lingshan upon hearing this, seemed to think it made sense.

"I'll only say this once, make sure you remember it, and don't blame me if you don't," Zheng Lingshan said. She really wanted to give Ye Xiao her contact, but as a woman, she didn't want to make it seem too easy, fearing it might seem unladylike.

Sometimes the thought process of women is strange; if it's definitely to be given, why beat around the bush so much?

Zheng Lingshan then gave her phone number to Ye Xiao and smiled, "Got it?"

"Got it."

"Just send me a text with your number later; well, I'm leaving now," Zheng Lingshan finished her last words, feeling somewhat embarrassed, and quickly rode off on her electric scooter. However, Ye Xiao noticed that Zheng Lingshan still wasn't wearing gloves.

Previously, running without gloves was fine for Zheng Lingshan, but now riding an electric scooter, and not being a Martial Artist with True Qi Protection, just a normal person susceptible to harsh weather, without gloves to protect against the cold wind for long, it would certainly be harmful.

Just then, Brother Chao came back from paying the bill. Regardling whether Zheng Lingshan, the great beauty, had left, he acted as if he hadn't seen anything and turned towards Ye Xiao, saying, "Now that I'm free, I should leave, right?"

"Alright!" Ye Xiao said with a laugh.

Brother Chao turned to leave, but after taking a few steps, he came back. Ye Xiao, seeing Brother Chao return, rather curiously looked at him.

"Anything else?" Ye Xiao asked.

Brother Chao looked at Ye Xiao and said, "We're friends now, right?"

Ye Xiao nodded.

"Then give me your phone number," Brother Chao said.

Upon hearing Brother Chao's request, Ye Xiao bluntly replied, "I'm not interested in you!"

Upon hearing this, Brother Chao immediately blushed with anger, glared at Ye Xiao and said, "I'm not interested in you either, but what if I face danger someday and can't resist? You can fight pretty well, right? And since we're friends now, you could help me out in a pinch, right?"

Ye Xiao laughed out loud upon hearing what Brother Chao said. This guy, despite being cold, was actually quite straightforward.

Seeing Ye Xiao laugh, Brother Chao somewhat embarrassingly said, "If… if you don't want to give it, forget it."

"Sure, I'll give it. If you're ever in a pinch, maybe I can save your life. The Buddha said, saving a life is more meritorious than building a Seventh Level pagoda," Ye Xiao chuckled.

"You dare to quote Buddha!"

"Ha-ha, it's me who dares to quote him; he doesn't dare to quote me." Ye Xiao smiled proudly.

"You really are crazy!" Brother Chao said.

"I'll only say it once, remember it or it's your bad luck." Ye Xiao said, and then announced his phone number.

Brother Chao had a good memory; he heard it once and hurriedly took out his phone to record it.

Then he turned and walked away.

Ye Xiao watched Brother Chao leave, smiling softly. The guy was quite meticulous.

At this point, it was already seven o'clock. Ye Xiao thought that he should probably go to pick up Xia Mingyue, but where was she staying now? If it was the Tulip District, that would be close, just a short walk away. But if it was the Xia family residence in the Central District? That would be quite far.

After some thought, Ye Xiao decided to call Xia Mingyue.

It didn't take long for the call to connect.

However, the voice on the line wasn't Xia Mingyue's but Fang Jing's!

"Hello!" Fang Jing's delicate and lazy voice came through.

Ye Xiao immediately recognized it as Fang Jing's voice and chuckled, saying, "It's Ye Xiao."

"Oh, it's you. I was wondering who the idiot was calling. It turns out it's you," Fang Jing said upon hearing Ye Xiao's voice.

Idiot?

Hearing Fang Jing say this, Ye Xiao realized Fang Jing was holding Xia Mingyue's phone, so does that mean his number was saved as 'Idiot' in Xia Mingyue's phone?

He actually had been saved as 'Idiot' on Xia Mingyue's phone.

"Cough, cough!" Ye Xiao coughed twice and said, "Then please ask the idiot's leader if I should go pick her up."

"Who are you calling?" The room erupted as Xia Mingyue spoke up, clearly unhappy.

Laughing, Ye Xiao quickly replied, "Since I'm the idiot, doesn't that make Mr. Xia the leader of the idiot?"

Ye Xiao's explanation made sense, but then, who was Mr. Xia the leader of? Certainly, he was Ye Xiao's leader, that was indisputable. However, as Xia Mingyue's assistant, Xia Mingyue naturally also led the room. Wouldn't that make Fang Jing an idiot too?

Just then, Xia Mingyue's voice came through the phone, seemingly talking to Fang Jing.

"What's going on? Whose call is it?" Xia Mingyue asked Fang Jing.

Fang Jing responded, "An idiot's call, he says he wants to speak to the idiot's leader."

"Idiot's leader?" Xia Mingyue, hearing Fang Jing, paused to think and said, "Who does he think is an idiot?"

"He admits he's the idiot and you're his leader, so you're the leader of the idiot," Fang Jing said.

Hearing this, Xia Mingyue realized it wasn't her being called an idiot, and moreover, Ye Xiao had admitted to being an idiot. Thus, she happily said, "He's quite right, isn't he?"

"Right about what, exactly? You're his leader, aren't you also my leader?" Fang Jing huffed.

Hearing this, Xia Mingyue thought about it and suddenly burst into even more laughter.

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