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nThere was an evident shock in those intimidating eyes of Ye Wangchuan when he saw the girl turn around. He stepped on his lit cigarette and strode over.

nHe rose a brow and grabbed her left wrist. “What are you doing here?”

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nQiao Nian felt a wave of oppression as his shadow loomed over her. Moreover, he was holding onto her. She felt her head throb again, and she did all she could to not shake him off. Instead, she said casually, “I heard there’s a good milk tea shop around here. I came to get it.”

n“Get milk tea?”

n“Mm.”

nYe Wangchuan furrowed his brows. He had no idea if there was a milk tea shop on this street, but he knew of a few bars.

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nHe had been smoking around the corner when he overheard some men talking about “nice legs” and decided to follow their gaze.

nHe then ended up finding her standing by the roadside, completely unaware!

nYe Wangchuan exerted some force on his temple to ease his frustration, then asked in a low voice, “So, have you gotten it?”

nQiao Nian showed her free hands and answered very easily, “I did. It tasted ordinary. I only had half of it and threw the remaining into the bin.”

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nYe Wangchuan had never interacted with people of her age. But he thought about how he used to be at 18 and felt that he wasn’t like her, who seemed to exude wildness even in her eyes.

nAlmost like an untamable wolf!

nHer eyes were full of madness and free will.

n“Shouldn’t you be in school at this time?”

nQiao Nian was so calm, she didn’t look like someone who’d been caught playing truant. She gave him some nonsensical reason in a surprisingly serious manner. “It’s the first day of school, so we didn’t have any lessons. It ended early and I came to get some milk tea.”

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nHe considered her words thoughtfully and then released her hand. His stiff expression softened as well. “Have you eaten? Let’s go, Brother will give you a treat.”

nQiao Nian eyed him in shock. “You’re really going to treat me?”

nYe Wangchuan found her reaction amusing. He got closer to her ear and said almost flirtatiously, “Why not? Well, you can treat me too. I wouldn’t mind that.

n“Come on, it’s on me. You can have anything you like.”

nQiao Nian seemed to scrutinize him with her dark eyes. “Anything at all?”

nYe Wangchuan wasn’t really expecting her to treat him, anyway. As he looked at her long and lush lashes which curled up slightly, he couldn’t even help but smile a little. He found it pretty adorable. “Yes, anything at all. Just let me know what you feel like eating.”

nThe wildness in Qiao Nian’s eyes seemed to have been set free as she smiled. “Alright, you said so!”

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nTwenty minutes later, Master Wang was standing before a small stall by the roadside. There wasn’t even a shelter for that stall. He simply couldn’t take a step.

n“We’re here.”

nQiao Nian seemed to feel at home around here as she greeted the boss.

n“Aunt Chen, how’s business today?”

nThere was just a single trishaw by the road, with a few planks of wood on it. A clean and simple tablecloth was draped over the planks, and about 20 plastic baskets were laid out neatly on the makeshift table. Vegetable and meat skewers were placed into the baskets.

nThere was a pot of soup right on the inside of the trishaw, now hot with steam. A woman in her early 40s was busying herself with it.

nThe woman was evidently happy to see Qiao Nian and smiled despite how busy she was. She greeted in return, “Nian Nian, you’re here.”

n“Mm, school ended early today, so I came to have a look.” Qiao Nian seemed to be rather close to her. There was a sort of comfort and familiarity in the way she spoke.

nYe Wangchuan had never seen her at ease like now. His frown eased as well.

nThis was his first time at a roadside stall. While he wasn’t very particular about where to dine at, this place that Qiao Nian took him to was out of his expectations.

nThey were at the corner around a cross junction, and the pavement was especially wide. 30 tables were set up around the trishaw, and the seats were all snapped up even before it was seven in the evening.

nMost of the customers here were young people, and some of them were in school uniforms, likely from the schools nearby.

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