Chapter 109: Chapter 103: Xia Xue’s Anger (3rd Update! Vote for Monthly Tickets!)
This phone call from Xiao Lin was certainly not for Xia Xue. He knows the priorities of matters well. Although Xia Xue is important too, compared to the importance of the call he is making, Xia Xue could wait for a bit. However, Xiao Lin seems to have misjudged the importance of the mistake he made. If he had known that prioritizing was wrong, he would never consider the current call as important.
Somewhere in Yanjing, a ruddy old man saw the incoming call display, smiled, and happily picked up the phone. From the other end came a slightly hurried voice: "Master, it’s me, Xiao Lin!"
"You brat finally remembered to call back?" The old man said, teasingly. The youngster has been away for almost a week now, calling only now made the old man unhappy, and moreover, this call was not the usual greeting which didn’t please the old man.
"Hehe, Master, I’ve been busy, you see. I actually wanted to call earlier, but Hua Qingyi said that the campus hospital here is the most laid back, who knew that was nonsense!" Xiao Lin said, as he ran along, the sound of his running naturally reached the old man’s ears.
The old man pondered silently, wondering what Xiao Lin was running from. From the sound, he wasn’t using any Lightweight Body Technique, so it must be in a crowded area. Thinking about it, he said, "Alright, what matters do you have with this call? Let me guess, is it about Yanjing Sword calling you? That matter, if you want to do it, do it, if not, don’t. Our Dragon Soul members are men who stand tall and firm, dealing with battlefield matters and not getting involved in those messy politics!"
Xiao Lin was taken aback for a moment, then understood what the old man meant. He laughed, "Master, you mean the affair of Murong Lengyue being kidnapped, right? Hehe, it’s already resolved, and we even caught a big fish!"
"Oh? Resolved? So quickly?" The old man hadn’t expected Xiao Lin to solve it already, and even catch a big fish? What kind of big fish? It piqued the old man’s curiosity.
"At that time, I was just outside the bank waiting for a friend. I happened to encounter it, and unexpectedly, there was a big fish hidden inside. Master, guess what kind of big fish it is!"
"Good boy, playing riddles with me, be careful I come over and deal with you now!" The old man, hearing the matter was resolved, felt good and didn’t mind joking more with Xiao Lin. In Dragon Soul, Xiao Lin is one of the few from the younger generation who dares joke with him.
Xiao Lin couldn’t hold back and hurriedly told the story of the bank robbery while emphasizing Hua Qingyi’s actions, praising Hua Qingyi to the skies, as if he was peerless, giving quite a detailed account of the rescue process where Hua Qingyi played an essential role, finally saying, "Without Hua Qingyi, Eastern Aristocrat would have succeeded long ago, and I wouldn’t be happily sharing good news with you here."
The old man knew well why Xiao Lin emphasized Hua Qingyi but pretended not to notice, nodding, "Hmm, this boy is good, though not in our Dragon Soul anymore, but he still acts with the Dragon Soul spirit, worthy of coming from Dragon Soul!"
"Master..." Xiao Lin was a bit frustrated, the old man usually so astute, how come he doesn’t understand what he was saying now? He had to remind him, "Master, Hua Qingyi suffered significant internal injuries, probably only sending him to Dragon Soul Base can heal him!"
"Do you really think so?" The old man put away his jovial expression. He too was fond of Hua Qingyi, but due to his sensitive status, being the heir of Fenghua family, made him very sensitive. Fenghua family stands prominently in Huaxia politics, controlling much of the East, including Yanjing at the center of their political sphere. If Hua Qingyi continued in Dragon Soul, it would bolster Fenghua family’s power even further. If Hua Qingyi grows, if Fenghua family doesn’t heed Yanjing’s orders, can Yanjing still restrain Fenghua family?
Regarding this, Xiao Lin understood well, knowing what Fenghua family’s involvement in Dragon Soul would mean, responded firmly, "Hua Qingyi has the capability to join Dragon Soul. I don’t care whether he’s from Fenghua family or anywhere else, as long as he remains loyal to Dragon Soul, loyal to Huaxia!"
"Let me think about it, even if I agree, if those above don’t agree there is no way, after all, though last incident wasn’t our fault... you know!" The old man said, a bit frustratingly. Frankly, he thought highly of Hua Qingyi, but Hua Qingyi made quite a mess that alarmed Xiangshan’s top officials. If no punishment is made, it wouldn’t be justified.
"Hmm, then Master, please send someone to bring back Eastern Aristocrat, he has a lot of exploitable value. If he stands on our side, it will greatly aid actions in the Middle East, and Hua Qingyi could return to Dragon Soul Headquarters together with Eastern Aristocrat, is that okay?" Xiao Lin asked.
"You’ve set such a big trap, how can Master not get caught?" The old man was straightforward, not least because Hua Qingyi was hardworking and made progress. Although not all credit was his, getting badly injured for this cause deserved recognition.
"Thanks a lot, Master! The matter is now handed over to Yanjing Sword, so when Dragon Soul’s brothers come to pick him up, just go straight to Sword Headquarters!" Xiao Lin finished speaking, had a few more words with the old man, then hung up the phone.
Xiao Lin hadn’t forgotten the girl named Tong Tong, but after looking around, he couldn’t find her anywhere. He figured she must have already taken that young woman’s child to the hospital, so he didn’t hesitate and got into his car, heading straight to Yan University.
While in the car, Xiao Lin dialed Xia Xue’s number. The phone rang once but was swiftly hung up by Xia Xue. Xiao Lin knew he was in big trouble now. Coupled with the text message he received, the situation wasn’t much better than when he was at the bank earlier. To Xiao Lin, the robber’s strength wasn’t significant; it was only because he had Murong Lengyue as a hostage.
But Xia Xue was different. Women are strange creatures, especially when you’ve made a huge mistake like this. He had just messed up their relationship so much that she couldn’t even get out of bed, yet after having a good morning, he didn’t come back by noon and didn’t answer calls either. No wonder she was mad.
With robbers, Xiao Lin had plenty of ways to deal with them; with women, he was helpless. He was thinking about how to quell Xia Xue’s anger. Although he’d heard from Hua Qingyi that women need to be coaxed, Xiao Lin lacked experience. How should he coax her?
"Hmm, flowers, roses, for sure!" Xiao Lin’s emotional intelligence wasn’t too bad. He knew roses were a woman’s favorite, so he headed straight to the flower shop, whipped out a small stack of banknotes, and boldly said, "Miss, I need 999 roses, and fast!"
The flower shop girl glanced at Xiao Lin, her eyes darting back and forth over him—partly because of his handsomeness, partly because of his obliviousness—and lazily asked, "Sir, is this your first time buying flowers for your girlfriend?"
"Uh... how do you know?" Xiao Lin asked, a bit surprised.
"Do you think a few hundred bucks can buy 999 roses? Do you think this is cabbages we’re talking about? Even for cabbages, you wouldn’t be able to buy 999 with that money, let alone roses. Even if you had the money, we might not have that many flowers to sell you. Plus, you’d need a car to fit them all in!" The young lady disdainfully eyed Xiao Lin and glanced at the QQ car parked at the store entrance. Clearly, he was just an ordinary office worker driving a QQ commuter car, yet he wanted 999 roses.
Instead of getting angry, Xiao Lin agreed with the flower shop lady’s reasoning and quickly said, "So, how many flowers can I buy with this money? They are indeed for my girlfriend!"
"Looking at you, it seems you’ve upset your girlfriend and are buying flowers to ask for forgiveness, right?" The flower shop lady had an expression of "I knew it," which was rather endearing.
"Heh, exactly! I’m careless and inadvertently upset my girlfriend, so I’m buying flowers to ask for forgiveness!" Xiao Lin felt a bit embarrassed; it was really humiliating. If this got out to his Dragon Soul brothers, wouldn’t they laugh their heads off? The proud Dragon Soul Military Doctor, knowledgeable in both astronomy and geography, his medical skills unrivaled, his martial arts unmatched, being chided by a flower shop girl—and willingly so.
"Ninety-nine roses then. That’s all we have in the shop—a big bouquet that would fit perfectly on your backseat." Seeing Xiao Lin’s favorable attitude and handsome looks, the flower shop lady spared him further trouble and directly offered a solution.
"Alright, alright, thank you very much!"
But when the flower shop staff brought out the ninety-nine roses, Xiao Lin was a bit dumbfounded by the sheer size of the bouquet. However, he was also delighted, hoping these flowers would win Xia Xue’s forgiveness.
The flower shop employee carefully placed the large bouquet of roses into a special box to avoid crushing the flowers and helped load it onto the back seat. Xiao Lin, feeling quite pleased, hurried back home.
Meanwhile, Xia Xue was feeling pretty upset and gloomy. Last night had been exhausting, and she didn’t have Xiao Lin’s stamina. After breakfast, she took a little nap, getting up around eleven o’clock, eagerly waiting for Xiao Lin to get off work and bring her something to eat. But the wait dragged on until past two o’clock.
Xia Xue was very concerned about Xiao Lin, calling him dozens of times and texting him as well, but received no response. She was worried about him, only to find out close to two o’clock that when she dialed his number again, he wasn’t in a shutdown state but was engaged in another call. That was what really made Xia Xue angry.
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