Chapter 8 - Fiancé?

She hailed a cab at the entrance. The driver was an uncle.

"Young man, you're so handsome!" The uncle praised Xing Jiuan when she opened the car door and got in.

Xing Jiuan was wearing a black jacket, black casual jeans, and a pair of white sneakers. She was 1.7 meters tall and had an excellent figure.

She had short hair. So from time to time, people would mistake her for a boy.

Xing Jiuan was holding a black baseball cap and her cell phone in her hand. Upon hearing this, she smiled and said, "Uncle, I'm a girl."

"…"

This was awkward.

The uncle started the car and was momentarily speechless.

Xing Jiuan sat in the passenger seat and looked at her cell phone. It was unclear what she was looking at. She was casually browsing through her photo album, chat records, videos…

She'd looked through quite a lot.

There were many past photos stored on her phone. After she arrived at the Huo family's house, her phone broke down not long after. There were many things in it that she didn't have time to save.

"…Young lady, you look really dashing. Are you a celebrity?" the uncle began asking.

"No, just an ordinary person."

Many people would think that Xing Jiuan was a delinquent girl. Even if she was good-looking, she didn't look like a good child.

This uncle was surprisingly friendly.

"My daughter has a room full of posters, and she says they are of a certain celebrity. I don't think that celebrity looks as good as you.

"Young lady, do you have any posters of you? I'll take one back and show it to my girl. She keeps saying that I don't have good taste, but I think I do."

Xing Jiuan only smiled and did not say anything else. She did not have any posters of herself, and she would not give out photos of herself either.

After Xing Jiuan paid and left, the uncle took a few more glances. "My aesthetic standards are pretty good."

Xing Jiuan went straight to their private room. Mu Qing and the rest had yet to arrive, so she got someone to serve her a cup of water first as she fiddled with her phone.

That uncle reminded her of the Master.

Although that old man always fought with her for snacks and was even more childish than she was, he was still her family, one who had raised her for more than ten years.

She had said that she would provide for her master during his retirement.

She'd initially wanted to give the Master a call, but the other party called her first.

Xing Jiuan picked up the call and said in a rare obedient voice, "Master."

"Xing…" The person on the other end of the line paused for a while when he heard this obedient voice.

"Xing Jiuan, your fiancé's grandfather is looking for you."

"What fiancé?" Xing Jiuan was stunned. "Master, do you know how old I am? How could I have a fiancé?"

She didn't even have a boyfriend.

"You arranged it yourself when you were young. His grandfather is here looking for you, and he is so annoying. Tell me what to do."

Xing Jiuan was also confused. "Master, don't talk nonsense. How could I have formed this engagement myself? Don't lie to me."

At this moment, the door was opened. However, Xing Jiuan, who was standing a distance away, did not hear it.

She could not understand how she could have a fiancé after she was reborn.

"In any case, he's already here. What do I do?"

"Break it off," Xing Jiuan answered without hesitation.

"Then I'll break it off for you."

"Yeah."

Xing Jiuan still wanted to say a few more words. It had been a long time since she had heard her master's voice. She missed him a lot.

However, the other party did not seem to miss her as he hung up immediately.

Xing Jiuan was still holding her cell phone. Before she could react, she was suddenly hugged by someone.

"Jiuan, I missed you so much," a girl with a lolita face said. She was half a head shorter than Xing Jiuan, about 1.6 meters tall, and she looked like a minor.

"Ou Qi," Xing Jiuan greeted softly and looked at the two people opposite her.

"Senior Brother, Lu Mingxi."

There was something off with her voice.

She sounded rather cautious.

Mu Qing walked over and rubbed her head. "What? Have you grown distant from Senior Brother after not seeing him for a few days?"

"No." Xing Jiuan suppressed her emotions and smiled at him.

"How was your trip? Did you settle everything?"

"Who do you think we are? Of course we've settled it properly." Ou Qi was still clinging to Xing Jiuan. "It's a pity that you didn't go with us, Jiuan. We found a very delicious restaurant. The food was especially tasty."

The small group sat down. Ou Qi was still blabbering about how delicious the dishes were. It was really a pity that Xing Jiuan didn't go.

"We can still go if we have the chance," Xing Jiuan said in a good-natured manner. She didn't mind Ou Qi leaning against her and chattering non-stop.

"What would you like to drink?" Mu Qing asked.

"I've already ordered." Xing Jiuan pointed at the water on the table.

As the four of them sat together, Xing Jiuan was exceptionally silent.