Aren't we friends? Why are you rushing at me?

Sunday arrived as promised.

The sun is just right, the breeze is not dry.

It's a great day for shopping and also for causing some trouble.

At least that's what Natsuno thinks.

Arriving early at the mall entrance where Lin Shi and I had agreed to meet, I waited for the two of them to arrive.

She even dressed up specially today.

Continuing to abandon her unique "taste," she chose a pair of beige overalls that looked harmless and very cute.

The main goal is to subtly lower Ye Cheng's guard.

"here!"

Natsuno's eyes lit up when he saw the two people who had just come down from the elevator.

Looking at the two, who seemed like a perfect match, I felt a strange pang of sadness.

However, this emotion was fleeting and she forcibly suppressed it.

"Old Lin! Orange! Over here!"

Xia Ye took a deep breath, composed himself, and jogged over to meet him.

Lin Shi was not given a chance to speak.

Xia Ye completely ignored him, and grabbed Ye Cheng's arm, acting as if she were her long-lost older sister:

"Not late at all! I just arrived too!"

"Come on, let's go, Sister Ye Cheng, today I'll definitely show you what an art prince is all about."

Without giving Ye Cheng any chance to refuse, he dragged her deeper into the mall.

Lin Shi looked at the two women in front of him who were acting like best buddies and shook his head.

It's alright, at least it should be quite quiet today.

However, the ideal is full, and the reality is very skinny.

Although Xia Ye had a strong desire to spend the money, she overlooked a fatal problem: she had no idea what Ye Cheng actually liked.

She, who has never liked to use her brain, opted for the simplest method with her abundant family wealth: one-click scanning.

Our main principle is: whenever we come across a store, as long as the things they sell are even remotely related to "human use," we have to go in and take a look.

I have to apply makeup whenever I see cosmetics, carry a bag whenever I see one, and change my clothes whenever I see them.

The whole morning.

The three of them explored almost the entire mall.

The result was that they came up empty-handed.

Ye Cheng did not choose to buy any of them.

Xia Ye originally thought that Ye Cheng was shy and wanted to rush to place an order first, buy it first, and then give it away later.

She only realized it when Ye Cheng had carried her out of the store with one hand, halfway through their operation.

Things seemed to be going against her expectations.

It seems that Ye Cheng can't give away anything she wants.

Not to mention those from this morning, Ye Cheng hasn't even taken a liking to them yet.

At that moment, she was slumped unceremoniously on a public bench in the mall corridor.

In contrast, Ye Cheng still carried her shoulder bag, her back straight, and her breathing steady, as if the tens of thousands of steps she had just taken were merely a warm-up for her.

"Sister Ye Cheng."

Natsuno waved his hand weakly:

"I... I can't walk anymore. You really didn't find anything you liked this morning?"

Looking at Xia Ye, who was exhausted, Ye Cheng felt a little embarrassed, but still honestly shook her head slightly.

Although this action somewhat disappointed Natsuno's good intentions.

But she had absolutely no interest whatsoever in those fancy, impractical, and fragile things from the morning.

"Ugh."

Natsuno looked up at the sky and sighed, feeling that her dignity as a "rich woman" had been severely undermined.

She turned her head and looked at Lin Shi, who was sitting next to her and carrying her empty bags.

Asking your crush what your rival likes is a very pathetic act.

But now, she really doesn't want to run around anymore.

"Old Lin..."

Xia Ye lowered his voice, his tone trembling with a hint of tears, and asked:

"What exactly does your partner like?"

"I don't want to guess anymore, I really don't want to guess anymore."

Lin Shi couldn't help but curl the corners of his mouth when he saw Xia Ye's expression of existential doubt.

He pondered for a moment, glanced at Ye Cheng who was observing the mall's dome structure, and slowly said:

"Your line of thinking is wrong."

"Don't look at her from a young girl's perspective. Treat her like a brother, it might be better."

"ha?"

Natsuno was stunned.

She turned to look at Ye Cheng in shock.

I beg her to quickly refute Lin Shi's words.

Otherwise, all my efforts this morning would have been for nothing.

And she also had to thank Ye Cheng for accompanying her for so long without uttering a single complaint.

Ye Cheng still didn't follow her plan.

After hearing Lin Shi's description, he nodded slightly.

Upon seeing this, Natsuno instantly wilted like a deflated eggplant.

"Thank you, Sister Ye Cheng."

"You didn't like it, yet you spent so much time shopping with me."

"You've really worked hard."

Ye Cheng smiled at Xia Ye's somewhat sad expression and shook her head:

"No, I'm actually quite happy."

Xia Ye could tell at a glance that Ye Cheng was just trying to comfort him, which made him even more frustrated.

I took a deep breath, and my mind started racing.

Since you're treating Ye Cheng as a "boy".

Why bother going to the mall then?

Several words flashed through Xia Ye's mind in an instant: hardcore, iron-blooded, violent aesthetics.

Isn't this just a coincidence?

This perfectly matches her family's business.

"Walk!"

Natsuno suddenly stood up, all his fatigue gone, his eyes sparkling with excitement:

"I know where to go!"

"Sister Ye Cheng, Lao Lin, let's go somewhere else!"

Half an hour later.

A taxi stopped on a dilapidated street in the old town of Jinghai City.

The area is surrounded by dilapidated houses slated for demolition, with large "demolish" characters painted all over the walls.

The roadside weeds have grown to over a meter tall, and there are bricks scattered everywhere.

"We're here, this is it."

Xia Ye paid the fare and pointed to a dilapidated storefront in front of him with a sign that read "Old Xia Hardware Store".

Lin Shi looked at the rickety signboard and his lips twitched.

"Natsuno, where is this? Why are you here targeting me as a demolition victim?"

"Demolition?"

"What demolition?"

Hearing Lin Shi's question, Xia Ye looked around with some confusion:

"Oh~"

"You misunderstood. 'Demolish it' doesn't have a circle on it. This pile is an illegal structure, so it needs to be demolished."

Inside the Jinbei van that was "professionally unclogging sewers" that had been following behind.

Scarface's men, Big Cart and Little Cart, are observing the surrounding environment.

Looking at the desolate scenery around him, the little car couldn't help but complain:

"Brother DaChe, do you think these people are crazy?"

"Why would you leave a perfectly good shopping mall to come to this godforsaken place?"

"Stop talking nonsense."

The truck driver glared at the small truck driver, picked up the phone, and dialed a number:

"Hey, Old Deng."

"Stop wandering around the city center, the target has changed."

The car continued to survey the desolate surroundings and couldn't help but mutter another complaint:

"Seriously, bro."

"The boss is really something, the commission from that Mr. Shen guy was clearly for a 'traffic accident'."

"Why not just get any car?"

"For example, right now, we can just crash into it and solve the problem immediately."

"We absolutely have to find a stroke of good luck."

"What else is there to say...?"

The car mimicked the scarred face's deep tone:

"Life is all about having a stroke of luck, and then everything will go smoothly from then on."

Hearing the small car's dissatisfaction, the big truck driver glared at him:

"You don't know anything. Even assassins need to make a show of themselves, you know."