Peerless Martial Expert in the City
Chapter 47 - 46 Zhang Yuhan

Chapter 47: 46 Zhang Yuhan

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————————————————"My name is Xiao Yi, Xiao of Xiao Shan, Yi of ’The Book of Changes’."

Xiao Yi smiled and introduced himself seriously for the first time.

"Xiao Yi."

The girl repeated Xiao Yi’s name, then extended her hand toward him and managed to muster a slight smile, "My name is Zhang Yuhuan, nice to meet you."

"I’m also very happy to meet you."

Xiao Yi smiled and lightly reached out to touch her hand, and immediately let go afterward. He then took the opportunity to say, "Classmate Zhang, I have some other matters to attend to, so I’ll be going first."

He had already felt that in this short time, the onlookers’ gazes began to shift towards them, with some even holding smartphones as if they wanted to capture his image.

Getting involved in this matter was already troublesome enough; he certainly did not want to be photographed and have his identity exposed, although they might already know him and could soon trace him down. Still, every moment he could delay was precious, and it was certainly better than exposing himself now.

Furthermore, his eagerness to leave also stemmed from not wanting to get too involved with Zhang Yuhuan. Even though he had coincidentally saved Zhang Yuhuan once again, inadvertently getting involved in her affairs, he didn’t want to meddle too much. On instinct, he felt that the matter would not be simple. If he delved too deeply into it, it would undoubtedly be troublesome—not something trivial like threatening Gao Junjie, that spoiled young master, or joining Zeng Xiaoxiao, the violent and twisted little girl, to kick around at the Taekwondo Hall. Before he understood the real reason the old man sent him to Z University, he didn’t want to get entangled in this kind of mess.

"Ah? You’re leaving already?"

Zhang Yuhuan heard that Xiao Yi was about to leave and immediately showed a hint of disappointment on her face, "I haven’t yet properly thanked you for saving my life."

Her impression of this slim boy who saved her twice was very good, and she felt an urge to talk with him a bit more, to learn a bit more about him. His face, which didn’t look very handsome, and his smile, which wasn’t particularly charming, somehow made her feel especially comfortable, as if it was very refreshing.

"No need for that, haha."

Xiao Yi smiled, his body nimbly sidestepping, just in time to avoid the sneaky shot from a cellphone hiding in a corner, leaving only his slanted back view.

"Wait a second, Classmate Xiao."

Seeing Xiao Yi sidestepping to leave, Zhang Yuhuan hurriedly called out.

"Classmate Zhang, is there something else?"

Xiao Yi stopped, looking at Zhang Yuhuan.

"Since you’re busy today, I won’t insist on keeping you here. What’s your mobile number? May I have it? I’ll find time to thank you properly another day."

Zhang Yuhuan looked at Xiao Yi, a mix of nervousness and anticipation in her eyes.

"This..."

Xiao Yi’s expression was slightly hesitant. He rarely gave out his cellphone number; aside from a few acquaintances, no one else knew it so far.

"What’s the matter? Classmate Xiao, is there any inconvenience?"

Zhang Yuhuan noticed Xiao Yi’s hesitation and her expression instantly turned a bit pale, a strong sense of disappointment welled up in her heart. It was her first time asking a boy for his cellphone number, and she hadn’t expected to face failure.

"No, it’s not that. My phone just broke, and I haven’t replaced it yet. I probably can’t recover the old number either. How about this, you give me your number then, once I have a new one, I’ll text you right away."

Xiao Yi looked at Zhang Yuhuan’s disappointed expression, and said with a kind of unwillingness to hurt her feelings.

"Ah, okay, my number is 139XXXXXXX."

Zhang Yuhuan, hearing that Xiao Yi’s not giving her his number wasn’t a refusal but rather because his phone had just broken, instantly felt joy and hurriedly reported her own number.

"Alright, I’ve made a note of it. Once I’ve sorted out the new number, I’ll send you a message."

Xiao Yi, looking at Zhang Yuhuan’s delighted expression, repeated her number, then smiled and said.

After finishing speaking, he glanced at the crowd that had gathered around and said, "Alright, let’s leave it at that, I have to go now," and quickly turned and left.

Zhang Yuhuan watched Xiao Yi’s retreating figure, feeling a faint sense of disappointment in her heart, but the thought that he had taken down her number and said he would contact her, brought her some comfort again. But very soon, uncertainty arose in her heart. Would he really contact her? Or was it just lip service, a way to save her face, just to placate her? Why else would his phone happen to break just at that moment?

Although Zhang Yuhuan had always been quite confident about her looks, this time, she felt no confidence at all. Thinking back on the two occasions when Xiao Yi had come to her rescue, not once did she see in his eyes the sort of desirous look that other boys had when they gazed at her. To him, she seemed as ordinary as anyone else, perhaps even uninteresting.

Zhang Yuhuan’s young heart began to flutter with anxiety and unease.

Only when the bystanders next to her started to congratulate her, on her narrow escape from death, did she come back to her senses in a fluster, somewhat frantically responding to a few before quickly glancing at the electric bike driver and hastily making her exit from the scene.

Her departure left the onlookers, especially the women who wanted to ask about the information of the man who had just been her hero, feeling a wave of disappointment.

In truth, Zhang Yuhuan was overthinking things. When Xiao Yi said his phone was broken, he was lying to her, but his intent to take down her number and message her after getting a new one was not just to appease her.

The moment Zhang Yuhuan had asked for his number had also alerted Xiao Yi to something; his current number was his private and secret line, secured through specialized satellite encryption. It had signal coverage in most of the world and could guarantee a relatively high degree of calling and communication security. It wasn’t something he could just give out to anyone, only those he trusted deeply were privy to it. But now that he was at Z University, it wasn’t practical to withhold his number from everyone. Without having to go far, he knew that once he returned to the classroom, Zeng Xiaoxiao that girl would definitely ask him for it.

The only solution, then, was to get a new, ordinary number for G City, something he always did whenever he went to a new place. For instance, when staying at a hotel, conducting business, or needing to contact local people, he would use that number.

But this time, coming to G City, he hadn’t needed to stay at a hotel, hadn’t had any substantial business to carry out, and hadn’t met anyone who had asked for his number, so he hadn’t thought about it, even after several days.

Xiao Yi was a person of strong execution. Not having thought about it was one thing, but once he did, naturally, the faster he dealt with it the better. After leaving the spot where Zhang Yuhuan had been, he immediately headed out of the campus gate straight for the mobile service hall located at the school entrance.