Peerless Martial Expert in the City
Chapter 382 - 385: Walk Without Watching

Chapter 382: Chapter 385: Walk Without Watching

"Are they having a quarrel?"

"That guy is just awful. His girlfriend is so beautiful, and yet he keeps ignoring her, making her feel so wronged!"

"It’s really like a fresh flower stuck in cow dung. Such a beautiful girlfriend and he doesn’t know how to cherish her. If that girl were my girlfriend, I would treat her like a treasure every day, taking great care of her..."

"..."

Passersby on the street, watching Xiao Yi and Wang Qingqing walking one after the other slowly along the road, began to point and whisper quietly to each other.

"Ah?"

Finally, after walking for about ten minutes, as the crowd ahead grew larger and the glances and whispers louder, Xiao Yi, who was walking in front, finally noticed something was amiss and quickly stopped.

When he saw the looks from the crowd and heard their whispered conversations, his face involuntarily showed a wry smile, and at the same time, he felt somewhat guilty as he turned to look at Wang Qingqing beside him.

"I’m sorry..."

"I’m sorry..."

Xiao Yi turned his head, just about to apologize to Wang Qingqing, but unexpectedly, Wang Qingqing also snapped back to reality at that moment, realizing what had happened and awkwardly looked at Xiao Yi.

Both spoke almost at the same time.

The expressions on their faces both awkwardly paused the conversation.

"I’m sorry, I was thinking about something just now and wasn’t paying attention."

It was Xiao Yi who first snapped back to reality and continued with an apologetic face.

"It’s okay, I was also a bit distracted. Are we now..."

Wang Qingqing quickly gestured with her hand, also with a hint of apology.

"Let’s just take a taxi, haha."

Xiao Yi turned his head, glanced at the bus stop sign which they had passed by nearly a hundred meters, and then at Wang Qingqing’s feet—she was wearing high heels not excessively tall, perhaps five or six centimeters, but obviously not very comfortable. This time, without any hesitation, he decisively made arrangements and, without waiting for Wang Qingqing to say anything else, directly went to the roadside and stopped a taxi.

Watching Xiao Yi hail the taxi, Wang Qingqing finally said nothing more and got in.

Upon reaching the community where Wang Dawei, Wang Qingqing’s uncle, lived, they got out of the taxi. Although Wang Qingqing had been telling Xiao Yi that it wasn’t necessary to bring anything and that they could just go up to the house, Xiao Yi still felt embarrassed to arrive empty-handed and decided to buy some fruit from a small local market nearby.

Wang Qingqing, unable to dissuade Xiao Yi, reluctantly followed him to the small fruit market.

The market was located in a small street next to Wang Dawei’s community. It was very small in area, but not lacking in stalls. Each stall was extremely small, fully displaying the cramped and valuable nature of the space in G City.

To fit as many items as possible, each stall owner had cleverly come up with their own methods, displaying their skills by extending their stalls into the public space on the street in front using wooden boards, reaching out more than a meter.

Only those inside had no way to expand at all.

As a result, the already narrow street became even narrower, and the two-way road almost turned into a single-lane road.

Xiao Yi walked up to a fruit stand that looked fairly new and, despite Wang Qingqing’s objections, bought a large assortment of fresh and expensive fruits. After paying, he prepared to head to Wang Qingqing’s second uncle’s home.

But when he turned around, he saw Wang Qingqing pouting, seemingly quite angry, and his expression suddenly became a bit sheepish.

"Senior Qingqing, it’s really nothing. It’s just buying some fruit. Moreover, your second aunt and her family have a hard life, and they probably can’t afford to buy these fruits normally, so I wanted to buy more for them to try," he explained, looking down.

"Xiao Yi, I know you mean well, for me and for my second aunt’s family, but we are still students and these fruits are so expensive. There really is no need to spend so much money. Moreover, many of these fruits are more show than substance. We don’t need to eat them, really. For fruits, just buying some apples or pears regularly is enough to get all the vitamins we need. Why waste money?"

Wang Qingqing looked up at Xiao Yi and said earnestly.

"Actually......"

Seeing the sincere and earnest look on Wang Qingqing’s face, Xiao Yi’s expression stiffened for a moment. He hesitated, then gritted his teeth, ready to tell Wang Qingqing that his family situation was actually not bad.

But just as he was about to speak, a sudden sharp screeching of brakes and a string of curses came from the side of the road.

"You crazy woman, can’t you watch where you’re walking?"

"Do you have any idea what kind of car this is? If you scratch it, can you afford to pay for it?"

"If sir’s car gets scratched, even selling you wouldn’t cover the cost, you know........."

"........."

Hearing these incredibly loud and intrusive voices that disrupted his speech, Xiao Yi frowned slightly, but soon, he turned his head back to Wang Qingqing, ready to finish what he was saying.

Although he was annoyed by the rude attitude of those people, it really wasn’t his business, and he didn’t want to meddle, especially since he was on his way to visit Wang Qingqing’s second uncle’s house, it was even less appropriate to get involved.

But just as he turned his gaze back to Wang Qingqing, he saw her face color change suddenly, and with a hint of disbelief, she cried out, "Second Aunt!"

Without waiting for Xiao Yi, she immediately dashed forward, her face marked with panic.

"Everyone, I’m really sorry. I didn’t mean to."

Almost at that moment, the exceptionally submissive voice of Li Xiaomei also rang out.

Second Aunt?

Li Xiaomei?

A look of surprise appeared in Xiao Yi’s eyes, and he quickly turned his head and followed Wang Qingqing, stepping briskly towards the front.

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