“Junior, this is…”
Xia Chan’s question left Jiang Fan looking troubled. He did not know how to introduce Luo Xian.
“He’s Jiang Fan. I’m Luo Xian. I’m his younger sister.”
Younger sister?
Jiang Fan’s eyes widened.
According to the setting in the novel, Luo Xian was only seventeen now, not yet eighteen. Calling him brother was technically reasonable. The problem was, this was Luo Xian. He honestly could not handle it…
“Luo Xian? What a beautiful name.”
Xia Chan extended her right hand. “Hello, I’m Xia Chan.”
Luo Xian gave a faint hum and made no move to shake her hand.
Xia Chan did not feel awkward. She casually pulled over a chair and sat beside Luo Xian, then winked at Jiang Fan across the table. “Junior, I didn’t expect you to have such a pretty sister. You really can’t judge a person by their appearance.”
Can’t judge a person by their appearance?
No matter how he heard it, it sounded like an insult.
Jiang Fan’s lips twitched. “About yesterday, senior, don’t you owe me an explanation?”
“Cough.”
Xia Chan replied weakly, “Didn’t I already apologize?”
“If apologies worked, why would we need the police?”
“Junior, please don’t hold a grudge. A prime minister’s belly can hold a boat. Don’t stoop to my level.”
At the end, she blinked pitifully. “Senior knows she was wrong.”
She was the gentle type of beauty to begin with. When she acted cute, her advantage was amplified infinitely. Especially that soft, apologetic gaze of hers. For most boys, it was almost impossible to resist.
However, Jiang Fan did not buy it. “Since you know you were wrong, then as compensation, remember to pay the bill later.”
Acting cute?
Since childhood, his younger sister Jiang Yao had acted cute countless times in front of him. In terms of looks, Jiang Yao even surpassed Xia Chan slightly. So Xia Chan’s seemingly irresistible act had no effect on Jiang Fan at all.
A strange look flickered in Xia Chan’s eyes. “Fine.”
Having achieved his goal, Jiang Fan smiled in satisfaction and resumed eating.
Xia Chan stared at Jiang Fan’s wolf-like eating speed and moved her lips. “Junior, you…”
Jiang Fan spoke first. “I have no manners.”
“… ”
At that moment, the vegetable noodles and Mapo soup were served.
Xia Chan picked up the bowl and sipped the soup in small mouthfuls.
One sip.
Two sips…
Both Jiang Fan and Luo Xian showed astonishment in their eyes.
Such a terrible soup, yet Xia Chan drank it as if it were delicious. Truly, everything existed for a reason. Read this novel at g.com for the best experience.
“Is that stuff actually good?” Jiang Fan asked.
Xia Chan answered without hesitation. “Of course.”
Jiang Fan stared at his own bowl of Mapo soup, doubt rising in his heart.
Could it be…
He had opened it the wrong way?
Should he try again?
He acted immediately. But the moment the soup entered his mouth, he decisively spat it into the trash can again. He got up, took a bottle of fruit beer from the refrigerator, and gulped it down until the nausea subsided. Only then did he feel better.
Xia Chan smiled gently. “You’re not from Xiling. It’s normal that you’re not used to Mapo soup. Xiling has more than just Mapo soup. There are plenty of other delicious foods. You don’t have to force yourself.”
Jiang Fan secretly curled his lips.
Just one bowl of Mapo soup had already left an indelible shadow on his fragile heart.
Other delicacies?
Forget it.
Luo Xian stared straight at the fruit beer in Jiang Fan’s hand and quietly licked her lips. In that moment, she looked nothing like the Holy Maiden of the Sword Sect. She looked like a greedy little girl.
“Jiang Fan, I’m thirsty.”
If she had a need, she voiced it.
Luo Xian’s world was simple. There were no complicated twists.
“What do you want to drink?”
“The same as you.”
“This is fruit beer. It’s a type of alcohol. The alcohol content isn’t high, but alcohol is still alcohol.”
At that moment, Jiang Fan turned into an old father. While lecturing, he took a bottle of AD calcium milk from the restaurant’s refrigerator, twisted the cap open, and placed it in front of Luo Xian. “Children can’t drink alcohol.”
Xia Chan covered her mouth and laughed softly.
Luo Xian did not mind at all. Her attention was completely on the AD calcium milk. She took a small sip. The next second, her clear eyes beneath the sunglasses lit up. Then she drank mouthful after mouthful.
This world might not have spiritual energy, but it certainly had many delicious things…
Of course.
Mapo soup did not count.
After the meal, Xia Chan paid the bill and turned to look at Jiang Fan. The resentment in her eyes was obvious.
Jiang Fan pretended not to see it. After all, Xia Chan had been at fault first. Getting a free meal out of her was not excessive.
Outside the restaurant.
After saying goodbye to Luo Xian, Xia Chan was about to leave when Luo Xian suddenly spoke. “Wait.”
Xia Chan stopped and turned back in confusion.
Luo Xian pointed at Jiang Fan, who was standing beside her with his hands in his pockets. “Add him on Green Bubble.”
Here we go again.
Xia Chan joked, “Luo Xian, are you trying to help your brother chase me?”
Luo Xian nodded openly. “Yes.”
Such frankness made Xia Chan unable to hold back her laughter. “Alright. For your sake, I’ll give your brother a chance.”
Jiang Fan muttered softly, “As if I really want…”
Before he could finish, Luo Xian shot him a look that instantly silenced him. He hurriedly changed his tone. “Add. I didn’t say I wouldn’t add.”
Under Luo Xian’s persistent gaze, Jiang Fan reluctantly took out his phone and added Xia Chan on WeChat.
After Xia Chan left, Jiang Fan finally complained, “Luo Xian, even if you want to help me chase a girl, this isn’t how you do it. First, I have to like her. Second, she has to like me. Mutual feelings. Do you understand?”
“I don’t.”
“You…”
Luo Xian put on her mask. “That girl named Xia Chan wasn’t bad-looking.”
Jiang Fan was helpless. “You’re a Holy Maiden. The Holy Maiden of the Sword Sect. Not some street hoodlum. What do you mean ‘that girl’?”
“Didn’t the protagonists in your previous novels talk like that all the time?”
“… ”
Jiang Fan was speechless.
It seemed…
It did…
Actually happen like that.
After returning to the rented apartment, Jiang Fan collapsed onto the bed while Luo Xian picked up his phone.
He did not know when he fell asleep. When he opened his eyes again, it was already dark outside.
“Awake?”
Luo Xian’s voice made Jiang Fan instantly alert. “Why are you still here?”
Luo Xian walked from the window to the bedside and returned his phone. “I chatted with Xia Chan for you. In a couple of days, find an opportunity to invite her out to do something. That will quickly bring you closer.”
Jiang Fan felt as if his head had doubled in size. He was practically broke. Judging from Xia Chan’s clothing and demeanor, she clearly came from a well-off family.
They were not from the same world. There was no possible outcome.
“I don’t like Xia Chan. She doesn’t have feelings for me either. Don’t…”
“You help me. I help you. Fair.”
Luo Xian’s figure gradually faded. Before disappearing, she left one sentence behind. “Do as I say. I guarantee you’ll get a girlfriend.”
Jiang Fan rolled his eyes and curiously opened WeChat to see what Luo Xian and Xia Chan had talked about.
After reading the chat history, his vision went dark…