Chapter 152: Chapter 152: Sis, Guess Who I Met?
"Xinghai, be careful. I’ll be waiting for your call to let me know you’re safe."
Lin Liping couldn’t help but squeeze Jiang Xinghai’s hand. "Your safety is the most important thing."
"Okay." Jiang Xinghai didn’t say much more, just gave a solemn nod.
"Xinghai, I’m heading to Central State for school in a week anyway. Why don’t you take me with you so I can see what it’s like?" Feng Lulu suddenly piped up, leaning in closer.
"No."
Lin Liping’s expression was stern. "Xinghai isn’t going on vacation. He’s taking care of business. You’d just be a burden."
"Fine."
For once, Feng Lulu didn’t throw a fit. She gave Jiang Xinghai a sly, teasing look. "I get it. Having a woman around would probably slow down your draw, right?"
"You seem to know a lot about that."
Jiang Xinghai casually flicked Feng Lulu on the forehead before getting into the car with Ma Long and Xue Zhong.
"Jiang Xinghai, you... that hurt!"
Feng Lulu rubbed her red forehead and stomped her foot with a pout.
Just as the Land Rover drove away, three women in a red BMW parked nearby all turned to watch.
It was Shen Lingxue, Shen Lingyin, and Su Yanyun.
Earlier, Shen Lingyin had used her sister Shen Lingxue’s phone to message Ma Long, who had told them they were about to have dinner at Jishan Hall.
On some strange impulse, the three of them had rushed over.
Their car was parked a short distance from the entrance, giving them a perfect view of what was happening inside Jishan Hall.
Su Yanyun said, "Should we follow them?"
"They’re going to Central State. What would be the point of following them? We shouldn’t have meddled by coming here in the first place. We’re acting like detectives. Let’s go home." Shen Lingxue shook her head.
"Sis, I want to go into Jishan Hall and talk to those two." Shen Lingyin’s gaze, however, remained fixed on the hall.
Shen Lingxue was confused. "Lingyin, the one with the bob cut is Lin Liping, and the one with pigtails is Feng Lulu. They’re aunt and niece, and both of them are friends of Xinghai, just like me. What exactly are you trying to do?"
"Sis, Mom and Dad are always trying to set you up with Jiang Xinghai. As your little sister, I can’t just stand by and watch him get so close to other women, can I?" With that, Shen Lingyin pushed the door open and got out of the car.
"Lingyin, get back here!"
Panicked, Shen Lingxue immediately pushed her door open and followed her.
Su Yanyun felt a knot of unease in her stomach, but she followed them anyway.
She had been married before and felt she wasn’t good enough for Jiang Xinghai, which was why she silently rooted for Shen Lingxue.
But if Jiang Xinghai had other women on the side, that would be a bit...
"Can I help you with something?"
Inside Jishan Hall, Feng Lulu stood by the counter and greeted Shen Lingyin as she walked in.
Shen Lingyin toyed with a strand of her hair, looking Feng Lulu up and down before saying with a surprised expression, "It’s you."
"Do we know each other?" Feng Lulu asked, confused.
"We were in the same classroom for the college entrance exams. I sat in front of you. Don’t you remember me?" Shen Lingyin said.
"Oh, I remember now! You’re the little scatterbrain who forgot her eraser," Feng Lulu said, her memory of Shen Lingyin clicking into place.
Shen Lingyin nodded awkwardly. "Thank you for giving me half of your eraser back then. I’ve actually kept it all this time, hoping I’d get a chance to see you again. I can’t believe we’d run into each other here, what a coincidence."
"See? It must be fate."
Feng Lulu’s mood brightened considerably. "Anyway, what kind of medicine do you need?"
"I... AHEM, AHEM, AHEM..."
Shen Lingyin had intended to march in and confront her, but now the words were stuck in her throat. "Oh, I’ll just get a bottle of alcohol spray."
The two girls continued to chat.
Outside, Shen Lingxue and Su Yanyun, who were walking toward the entrance, stopped in their tracks.
"What is it?" Su Yanyun asked, puzzled.
"I can’t believe it. They’re actually chatting so civilly?" Shen Lingxue was utterly baffled.
She knew her sister, Shen Lingyin, all too well. She had a spoiled and willful temper.
As for Feng Lulu, although she hadn’t interacted with her much, her personality seemed practically identical to her sister’s.
She had expected the two of them to start fighting the moment they met. Who would have thought they’d be so harmonious?
"It looks like they might know each other," Su Yanyun added, also a bit confused.
"Let’s go back to the car and wait for her," Shen Lingxue finally decided.
「A few minutes later.」
Shen Lingyin returned to the car, her face flushed with excitement. "Sis, guess who I just met?"
"Who?" Shen Lingxue asked.
"My little savior from the college entrance exam, the one who gave me half her eraser! It turns out her name is Feng Lulu. We hit it off right away, like we were old friends who hadn’t seen each other in years. I’m so happy!" Shen Lingyin giggled.
Su Yanyun asked pointedly, "Lingyin, so did you accomplish what you went in there for?"
"What I went in there for?"
Shen Lingyin slapped her forehead. "Oh no, I completely forgot about the important stuff! But it’s okay. Since we’re friends now, I’ll find another chance to talk to Lulu."
...
「Meanwhile.」
Inside a Land Rover speeding down the Jizhong Expressway.
"Mr. Jiang," Xue Zhong reported immediately after receiving the news, "Word has come from Central State. The He Family has invited a Martial Arts Lord to guard their home. This trip is fraught with peril. What if I call on a few old friends to go and lend us some support?"
