45. Night 45: Eating Candy
The tall and handsome boy and the quiet girl were the brother and sister. Su Qiman showed a surprised expression.
"Yes...there was a dispute."
Yuan Zhou frowned. The merman had come to visit unexpectedly today, and Yuan Zhou had taken him on a tour of Yuan's real estate. He hadn't expected to encounter this scene. "What's the dispute?"
The manager bent over and explained the whole story. Yuan Zhou looked at Su Qiman and said, "You don't have to come tomorrow."
"Wait." The merman's voice interrupted him.
When Yuan Zhou saw the merman walking forward, everyone's eyes fell on him, especially when they saw that fair and beautiful face, they took a deep breath and couldn't take their eyes off him.
The mermaid walked up to the obese Mrs. Li and said, "You said she sold this apartment to you?" He pointed his finger lightly at Su Qiman, who turned pale when he heard that she was going to be fired.
"No...that's right..." Mrs. Li suppressed her guilty conscience and thought about the conditions Zhao Ning agreed to her. She didn't have enough money for the down payment at all. It was that woman who was willing to lend her money, and she didn't include interest, so she was willing to help slander Su Qiman. Anyway, the information in the system was all hers, so there was nothing to be afraid of.
Su Qiman's face turned even uglier, her head buzzing and her body swaying. She angrily said, "That's not the case at all."
Ever since the mermaid entered the room, Zhao Ning's eyes were glued to him and she couldn't move them away. Although he looked young, she was very excited about him.
"Sister Su, please admit it."
Su Qiman glared at her viciously, wishing she could tear her mouth apart. How could there be such a vicious person in the world?
"You hate her?" The merman suddenly turned and looked at Zhao Ning, his eyes slightly raised, a faint smile on his lips, bewitching her. "It just so happens that I don't like her either."
"Is... is that so..." Zhao Ning's heart was pounding. She didn't expect that the boy in front of her also knew Su Qiman. How did they know each other? Zhao Ning gritted his teeth in his heart. Su Qiman was obviously a country bumpkin, but she pretended to be pure all day long. Even her ex-boyfriend was pursuing her hard, but she didn't want to give others things that she didn't want.
“Is this the house she sold?”
"Right...that's right." Zhao Ning's eyes turned. The young man in front of him came with that man. Judging from the way he indulged him when talking, he thought he was a person of high status, perhaps the son of an investor. "Sister Su is usually very serious. I don't know what happened this time. I don't know what went wrong."
"Really?" He said casually. Seeing his expression, Lu Xi secretly stepped forward and tugged at his sleeve. Su Qiman was a nice girl and didn't want him to embarrass her.
The mermaid just gave her a soothing look and walked up to Miss Wang, who was full of anger. She just wanted to buy an apartment, but she didn't expect that her deposit would be cheated away. She also quarreled with others for a long time in vain. She had just called for help.
"Since Miss Su won't sell her house to Miss Wang, I'll give her an apartment. You can choose the floor or location."
Everyone was stunned when they heard his words and thought he was joking until Yuan Zhou gestured to the sales lady, who actually brought a brochure for her to choose from.
“This…this…”
Miss Wang was so surprised that her mouth opened slightly. She couldn't believe that such a big pie fell on her head and she felt dizzy.
Mrs. Li and Zhao Ning, who were standing next to them, had extremely ugly expressions on their faces. Mrs. Li was especially heartbroken, thinking how nice it would be if she was the one who failed to buy a house and was treated so well by the young man. It was all the fault of that little bitch Zhao Ning.
But she didn't think about it herself. If Zhao Ning hadn't lent her money, she wouldn't even have the chance to come to his house today.
Su Qiman was so shocked by his action that she was speechless. She knew that the boy didn't like her and thought she was doomed today, but she didn't expect him to do this.
The young man who made this astonishing move had already grabbed Lu Xi's wrist and left. Without even turning back, he ordered Yuan Zhou behind him, "Keep that woman."
After all, she had helped Miss Lu Xi. Even if he didn't help Su Qiman solve the problem, Miss Lu Xi would still help.
He would get jealous if he saw her helping others.
Miss Wang was looking at the brochure in front of her, the sweet voice of the sales lady was in her ears, and the phone suddenly rang.
"Hello, Mom." She picked up the phone.
"Girl, where are you? Your father, your uncle, your second uncle, your third uncle, your fourth aunt, and your aunt and uncle are all here. Whoever dares to bully you will be beaten into a meat pie."
When Miss Wang answered the call, she accidentally pressed the hands-free button. Mrs. Wang's voice silenced everyone present, especially Zhao Ning and Mrs. Li, who had not left yet, and they trembled all over.
She quickly turned off the hands-free mode with a blushing face and whispered to the person on the phone, "Mom, everything is fine now."
"What do you mean it's okay? Did they threaten you? I'm telling you, don't listen to those nonsense about trying to keep things quiet. I won't let anyone who bullies my daughter go."
"No, I'm busy now. I'll call you later. Mom, remember, don't come."
She hung up the phone, wiped the sweat from her forehead, and looked at the booklet in front of her, still feeling dizzy.
"Ms. Wang, would you like to choose our 145-square-meter apartment? The four-bedroom design is elegant and spacious, with impeccable lighting and views. We guarantee that your family will live comfortably."
The sales lady's face showed envy that could not be concealed, but Miss Wang shook her head and waved her hands, "No, no, no, no need, let's just buy the apartment type I wanted to buy from the beginning, that one is pretty good..."
The apartment the sales lady introduced was much more expensive than what she wanted to buy at first. She was lucky enough to have encountered such a good thing today, so how could she be greedy?
"By the way, who was that boy just now?"
"That... I don't know either."
…
In an office on the upper floors of another building, Yuan Zhou took Jiao Ren and the other two to visit Yuan Real Estate and took out a USB flash drive.
"The information is all in here," Yuan Zhou said. "However, we don't know whether you can awaken or not. We haven't put this information into practice yet. I hope you can succeed."
Lu Xi nodded, "Thank you."
Walking out of the gate of Yuanshi Real Estate, Lu Xi saw a person standing not far away, and the other party had also discovered them.
"Lu Xi." Su Qiman ran over.
"Long time no see. Why did you move suddenly?" Lu Xi looked at her. It had been a few days since she moved.
Su Qiman's face froze, and she said bitterly, "Yes, because I wanted to change the environment, I forgot to say goodbye to you."
Su Qiman took a deep breath and turned to look at the mermaid beside her, "Can I... talk to you for a few words?"
Not far away from the fountain, Su Qiman stood in front of the mermaid, looking at the face that was still charming even though she hadn't seen it for many days. After leaving Lu Xi, only indifference remained on his face. His patience was always directed at Lu Xi, his sister.
"Why are you helping me?" she said with difficulty.
"I just don't want her to worry."
"Oh, you really only think about her." The fountain was filled with mist as it fell, enveloping the two of them. Her eyes were complicated. "You...be nice to her."
He seemed to have heard some nonsense. In this world, probably no one cherished Miss Lu Xi more than he did.
Su Qiman opened and closed her lips, unable to say anything to threaten him. After all, she was afraid of his power and her heart was filled with bitterness. She had never been able to help Lu Xi.
Lu Xi saw the two of them coming back after talking. Although he was curious about what they talked about, he didn't ask much.
"Lu Xi, take care of yourself." Su Qiman said.
"Let's go home." The merman grabbed Lu Xi's hand and pulled her forward, leaving Su Qiman behind.
The villa they lived in was not far away, and they returned soon. Lu Xi asked the servant how the cub behaved today.
"He's very obedient, but too quiet."
Lu Xi thought about the cub who was all alone. He was indeed too lonely. Generally, children of this age need playmates.
Maybe she should spend more time with him.
Lu Xi took the lollipop she had bought on the way and, to the great reluctance of the mermaid, asked him not to follow her.
The curtains in the room were only half open. A young snake was sitting by the window, staring blankly at the bird's nest in the tree outside.
Probably noticing someone coming in, he turned around vigilantly and found it was Lu Xi, and the hairs on his body stood up.
Why is this cub so afraid of her?
Seeing his horrified expression, Lu Xi slowly walked over, squatted in front of him and spread out her hands, "Here's something to eat."
There are a few lollipops lying in the palm of my hand, and the translucent colorful wrapping paper reflects a faint sweet color.
Seeing that he didn't move, she took the initiative to open a candy and put it in his mouth, warning him, "Don't spit it out."
"May I have your name?"
"Xing...Ya..." He spoke incoherently while holding the candy in his mouth.
"Xing Ya?"
"……Um……"
She forced the remaining lollipop into the cub's hand, "Are you hungry? I'll make you lunch."
Although she could ask the servants to do it, since she had agreed to take care of the cub, she couldn't just do nothing.
Not long after Lu Xi left, the door opened again. He thought it was Lu Xi, and his pupils suddenly contracted when he looked up.
After Lu Xi prepared lunch, she told the servant to call the mermaid to come for dinner, and she went to bring the cub herself.
"Xing Ya." Lu Xi pushed open the door.
The cub sat in a wheelchair facing her, as if waiting for her to come over. He had a lollipop in his mouth, slightly open. She saw him rolling his tongue around the lollipop, licking it with relish. He was obviously reluctant to eat it before leaving.
Sure enough, children are fickle.
"Are you hungry? Go eat something."
She went over and pushed his wheelchair. The cub seemed to be bribed by her candy and was not as afraid of her as before.
Lu Xi made a few dishes suitable for cubs to eat. Because they were for cubs, the taste was a little lighter.
"Where's Yuan Sen? Why hasn't he come yet?"
"He seems to have fallen asleep. I knocked on the door just now but there was no response."
Lu Xi didn't ask any more questions. The mermaid had grown up and if she was really hungry, she would find food by herself.
"Let him sleep and stop yelling."
When Lu Xi said this, the cub sitting in the wheelchair looked unhappy, as if someone had provoked him.
"It's time to eat, spit out the candy." Lu Xi reached out to take out the candy he had not finished eating, but the cub held it tightly.
"Be good." She looked at him tenderly.
After all, fearing that he would scare the newly arrived cub, Lu Xi showed his long-lost tenderness. The cub was slightly dazed, but he did not let go. Instead, he bit it hard. With a "crack", the candy broke, leaving only a bare little stick in Lu Xi's hand.
"Huh?" You like sweets so much?
Since he had finished eating, Lu Xi put the stick on the table, picked up the bowl, scooped a mouthful of porridge, put a spoonful of minced meat on it, and put it in front of the cub's lips, which still had the sweet taste of sugar.
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