On the other side, after saying goodbye to Jiang Chenyuan, Lin Chuxia went to the market to buy ingredients.
However, on the way back, while passing through a shady path, they were blocked by people.
Lin Chuxia looked at the person opposite her and narrowed her eyes slightly.
They appeared to be a group of thugs, with brightly colored hair, cigarettes tucked behind their ears and dangling from their mouths, and their clothes were unkempt. Their entire demeanor screamed, "Yes, I'm a bad guy."
The middle thug, who was in charge, took out a lighter, seemingly intending to light the cigarette in his hand. However, after the lighter was lit, he ended up lighting it on his own hand.
I don't know if it's because he's too thick-skinned, but he didn't react even after I lit his hand with the lighter for a long time.
Lin Chuxia looked somewhat confused. What kind of behavior was this? The latest trendy way to light a cigarette?
The thug noticed her expression, followed her gaze to his hands, and then—
"Whoa! Holy crap, how did I set myself on fire?!" the thug exclaimed, quickly dropping the lighter and shaking his hand violently, seemingly trying to cool down and relieve the pain.
Although she should be serious at such a crucial moment, Lin Chuxia couldn't help but laugh for some reason.
"It's best to rinse the burn with water to cool it down better. I happen to have a bottle of water here, do you want some?" Lin Chuxia kindly reminded him.
"Yes, yes, yes, take it out quickly."
"Stretch out your hand, and I'll pour it for you."
The thug obediently handed over his hand. Lin Chuxia glanced at it, then took out a bottle from her shopping bag, opened it without even looking at it, and poured it onto his wound.
"Holy crap, oh my god, it hurts!" The thug abruptly pulled his hand back, but the burning pain was still intense, making his mouth twist in agony.
"Oh dear!" Lin Chuxia exclaimed, then said apologetically, "I'm sorry, I was in such a hurry that I grabbed the wrong one. This is the water I bought, and the other one was the chili oil I bought to cook with."
The thugs: "..."
Although they felt something was off, the person opposite them smiled sincerely, so they also felt that nothing seemed wrong.
The thug who had set his own hand on fire was already somewhat afraid of Lin Chuxia. He hesitated as he looked at the water in Lin Chuxia's hand, "Um, give me the water, I'll pour it myself."
Lin Chuxia did as he asked and gave him the water.
The thug took it but didn't unscrew it immediately; instead, he handed it to the person next to him.
The person next to him took it, unscrewed the cap, took a sip, and said, "Brother Yi, this really is water!"
"Nonsense, of course I know it's water. It's clearly written here, isn't it? I just wanted you to help me open it!"
He's injured and can't move around easily, doesn't he know that? The girl across from him didn't know they would be waiting for her here beforehand, how could she possibly trick them with a bottle of fake water beforehand?
After the thug finished pouring out a bottle of mineral water, his hand didn't hurt as much anymore.
He took the cigarette off his ear and put it in his mouth. Immediately, someone came up with a lighter and lit it for him.
He took a deep breath and then slowly exhaled the smoke.
Lin Chuxia frowned and took a step back; she didn't really like the smell of smoke.
Gu Yuheng probably doesn't smoke; she's never seen him smoke. Her brother does have a slight smoking habit, but he never dares to smoke in front of her, so she rarely smells smoke.
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