Chapter 148 Childish Actions
"Yes, that's my nickname. You haven't heard it because my mother doesn't call me that either. Now only Cangcang calls me that. Why is that?"
"No, I'm just a little curious."
Xu Heyu shook her head, her gaze lingering on the little black dragon around Qiao Mei's neck for a moment before she asked, "How is Cangcang doing now? Is there anything I can do to help?"
Ao Cang's life is connected to Qiao Mei's to some extent, so it's not too surprising that he would suddenly care about Ao Cang's situation.
Qiao Mei didn't think much of it. After telling him that Ao Cang was recovering steadily, she was about to decline his offer of help when she suddenly remembered something and paused.
"As for where I can help, there is indeed one, but I don't know if you can be of any help."
She could sense that Xu Heyu was showing her a lot of goodwill, so the possibility of him betraying her was very small.
Since that's the case, why not give it a try and use his protagonist's halo to see if he can find information about the owner of the Gangshi Shop as soon as possible?
She is no longer the outsider she was at the beginning.
After entering the world of the book, she gradually made family and friends she cared about, and of course she didn't want the interstellar world they were living in to be harmed by interstellar monsters.
Moreover, in the original story, these things are also Ao Cang's enemies. She has to help him remove obstacles as much as possible before he has the ability to fight against the interstellar monsters and before she leaves this place.
The girl put aside these turbulent thoughts and told Xu Heyu about how Shu Qingqing had bought a Gang Stone at a shop, and also about the recent appearance of interstellar monsters on Orchid Star.
"So I wonder if you have any connections to help with the investigation. I've already identified a few targets. If we investigate separately, it should reduce the difficulty a lot."
Xu Heyu had heard about the appearance of interstellar monsters on Orchid Star, but he truly knew nothing about Shu Qingqing buying the Gang Stone.
After listening to what Qiao Mei had to say, he readily asked her to send him the information he had gathered so far.
“I have some friends who are very good at finding people online. I can contact them for you and let you know as soon as I have any news.”
"Okay, then I'll trouble you." After Qiao Mei finished speaking, the aircraft arrived at the Green Field Villa District. The rain outside was still heavy. Since Xu Heyu was willing to help her, she drove the aircraft directly to his doorstep.
Afterwards, they even went down with him and used their lightning companions to create an electric ring to shield him and Chase from the rain.
Xu Heyu was a little flattered. After taking Leiting to the eaves at the front door where the rain could be sheltered, she thanked Qiao Mei again.
"No need, no need, go in quickly~" Qiao Mei waved her hand, put away the flying vehicle, and walked back to her own villa, which was not far from Xu Heyu's house.
She didn't notice at all that the little black dragon wrapped around her neck had become extremely listless, its golden eyes no longer even glancing at her, and a low pressure emanating from its body.
Xu Hui was cleaning up the rainwater that had flooded in on the first floor when she saw Qiao Mei bring Ao Cang back. She immediately noticed Ao Cang's unusual behavior and, after a moment of surprise, asked Qiao Mei if Ao Cang was feeling unwell.
"No, right?" Qiao Mei looked down at the little black dragon who had closed his eyes as if he were sleeping, and called out to him.
Ao Cang ignored her as if he hadn't heard her. Seeing this, Xu Hui made a "I knew it" expression and asked Qiao Mei to make a video call to Li Chonghua so that he could diagnose Ao Cang online.
"Okay, you don't need to work here anymore. I'll help you with it later. It's windy and rainy outside. What if you catch a cold? I'm younger and in better physical condition than you. You can leave it to me without worry."
She shut Xu Hui down. Xu Hui was indeed feeling a bit unwell after being exposed to the rain and wind outside for a while, so she nodded in agreement and leaned the mop against the door.
Seeing this, Qiao Mei first took Ao Cang upstairs and put him on the bed in the bedroom. Then she planned to make a phone call to Li Chonghua using his personal terminal.
"No need to call anymore, I'm fine, just a little sleepy."
All day today, Ao Cang was almost entirely led by Lei Ting to wander around the Shang Duojin family's mansion. Qiao Mei knew about this, and upon hearing it, she didn't think much of it. She told him to go to sleep first, and went downstairs to help Xu Hui mop the floor.
Once she was out of sight, Ao Cang stood up, his mind replaying the memory of her using her lightning companions to create a protective shield for Xu Heyu. A bittersweet feeling slowly filled his body as he felt jealous and pondered whether he had become a little too strange.
At the very beginning, even when he found out that she was following Xu Heyu around and liked Xu Heyu, he didn't react at all.
Why is it that now, he gets so irritated and unhappy just when he sees her paying attention to Xu Heyu or other men?
"Boom..." The muffled thunder outside the window interrupted Ao Cang's thoughts. He looked at the dark sky outside the window, climbed to the window, and then used his dragon claw to open the window, letting the wind and rain outside blow in, leaving some water stains on the wooden floor.
As the long dragon's tail passed Qiao Mei's desk, which was covered with books and trinkets, it swept across the desk as if it hadn't seen the items at all, creating the illusion that they had been blown over by the wind.
After doing all that, he slowly crawled back into his cool, gem-like nest, settled into a comfortable position, and kept his eyes fixed on the door of Qiao Mei's bedroom, waiting for her to appear.
During this time, more rain and wind blew in through the wide-open windows, making Ao Cang shiver from the cold.
So he could only curl up his dragon body even tighter and continue staring at the bedroom door.
But Qiao Mei didn't appear for a long time. He was also a little tired because Lei Ting had taken him to many places in the afternoon, so he fell into a deep sleep.
When he woke up, he heard the sound of a door closing, accompanied by Qiao Mei's surprised voice: "Didn't I close the window? I remember closing the window before I left. Am I mistaken?"
Perhaps to make it easier for her to mop the floor earlier, the girl had tied her waist-length, naturally curly black hair into a high ponytail with a red butterfly, revealing her slender, fair neck.
She walked to the window, closed it, and went to the balcony to get a mop. She painstakingly cleaned up the water stains on the floor, and then picked up the books and trinkets that had fallen to the ground one by one.
Ao Cang stayed nestled in the gemstone nest watching her bustling around, her forehead covered in sweat, and his anger finally subsided a little.
But it's only a little bit.
When Qiao Mei finished her routine and offered to take him to the bathroom to shower, he coldly refused.
"I'll wash myself later, you go wash first."
Qiao Mei didn't think much of it at first, but when she belatedly realized that Ao Cang was lying in the gemstone nest instead of sleeping on her bed, she immediately felt something was wrong.
Qiao Mei: Three years old, no more than that.
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