After the boy left, Shi Jing waited at the police station for more than ten minutes. She didn't know how long it would take for Ms. Yan to arrive, so she idly played with her phone.

Suddenly I realized that the other person was a minor celebrity, and I didn't know if there was any news about him online.

Wait, what was his name again?

Shi Jing thought about it and felt a little embarrassed. So, after being beaten up, she still didn't know the other person's name.

Tsk.

Since she didn't know the other person's name, she didn't bother looking at their profile and instead started browsing entertainment news randomly.

Ever since she arrived in this world, she immediately faced the divorce of the original owner's parents. Afterwards, in order to save some money for herself, Shi Jing diligently followed the system's requirements to complete tasks every day, and had very little time for fun. Now, during summer vacation, she also diligently completed her summer homework every day. Only after finishing her homework these past two days has she had a little free time.

Why don't we take this opportunity to go out and have some fun?

Anyway, she made a small fortune from those two system missions, so she's not short of money now.

The system promptly reminded him: "Host, don't you think your physique is rather weak?"

"......."

"The system suggests that you sign up for a gym class first and get some exercise."

Shi Jing had had this idea before, but she had never actually put it into practice. Unexpectedly, the system came to urge her again.

She thought for a moment, then chuckled and asked, "God of Wealth, is there a reward if I sign up?"

"Task objective: Sign up for exercise to improve physical fitness and enhance self-defense capabilities. Task reward: to be determined based on the exercise results."

"Hehe, God of Wealth, you're so kind!"

Having received the mission from the God of Wealth System, Shi Jing became more enthusiastic and planned to check out a suitable martial arts club tomorrow.

As she thought about it, she became quite happy.

Just then, the phone rang. She saw it was Ms. Yan and quickly answered it.

"Hey Mom, have you arrived yet?"

As she answered the phone, she stood up to leave. She heard Ms. Yan on the other end of the line sound hesitant: "Um... Xiaojing, something unexpected has come up, so I can't go right now... Could you take a taxi home first? I'll get home as soon as possible."

Shi Jing slowly stopped walking. She was silent for a moment before replying, "Okay, I'll take the bus home by myself. Mom."

A man's voice came from Ms. Yan's end, but Shi Jing didn't quite catch it. Soon after, Ms. Yan said she had something to do and had to hang up.

After hanging up the phone, Shi Jing checked the time; it was almost six o'clock. She had been waiting for Ms. Yan for more than half an hour.

Actually, she didn't mind whether Ms. Yan came to pick her up or not. But being stood up still left Shi Jing in a bad mood.

At this time, taking a taxi would definitely result in traffic jams, so Shi Jing thought about it and decided to take the subway instead.

There's a subway station right next to the police station; it only takes a few minutes to walk there.

As I approached the subway station and headed towards the entrance, I saw a familiar figure lingering near the exit. The person seemed to be on the phone, and his mood was far from good. He apparently got agitated and angrily hung up. The young man stood with his back against the subway station, radiating an inexplicable air of dejection.

After watching for a while, Shi Jing, perhaps feeling the same way, found himself somewhat empathetic.

She turned and walked over to the boy, leaning against the glass wall of the subway station.

"Not back yet?" Shi Jing asked.

The boy looked over when he heard the voice and saw that she was no longer aloof as before. Her long eyelashes were slightly lowered, and she sighed softly, "Mm."

Both of them were in a bad mood. After a moment of silence, the boy finally spoke up and asked, "Why didn't you go home?"

"My mom stood me up and I'll be taking the subway home by myself in a bit."

The boy looked at the sky. It gets dark late in summer, but it was almost 6:30, which was not early.

"Let me take you home first."

"No need, I can go back by myself in a bit." Shi Jing shook his head.

"Let me take you home. It's not safe for you as a minor," the boy insisted.

Upon hearing this, Shi Jing laughed and said, "Judging from your appearance, you shouldn't be much older than me."

That's what she said, but she didn't refuse again.

"However, I think we should exchange names first. My name is Shi Jing, Shi as in time and Jing as in mirror. What about you?"

“Rongyu,” the boy replied, “the Rong of easy, the Yu of things contrary to one’s wishes.”

Hearing Rong Yu's reply, Shi Jing inexplicably felt that the other party must be in a very bad mood.

Shi Jing reached out and patted Rong Yu on the shoulder to comfort him.

Seeing Shi Jing's actions, Rong Yu felt that she was old-fashioned, but her mood improved a lot.

"Let's go," Rong Yu said, leading the way towards the subway entrance. "Which stop are you getting off at?"

"Yuanrong Community Station".

Rong Yu paused slightly, turned to the side, and asked, "Do you live over there?"

“Yes, it’s the neighborhood next to the one where I met you when I was volunteering last time.” Shi Jing nodded.

Rong Yu smiled slightly. It turned out that this young girl was a resident living next door in his community, and their last encounter was purely coincidental.

He had been overthinking things.