Chapter 143: Hit On

The man looked beside him at his hand to see Xiao Yun gripping at his hand with ease. The whispers next to them weren't exactly helping as well because their degrading stares and words made the man felt even more embarrassed to be stopped by a young girl. 

"What are you doing?" 

"My words, exactly." Xiao Yun replied and saw the man jabbing his other arm toward her face.

Nimbly, she slanted her head to evade the jab and pulled the man's hand before placing her hand at his back while kicking his knee. Losing his balance, the man collapsed forward and had found his hand twisted on the back while his face smoothened on the marbled floor. 

"That wasn't a nice move, forcing woman and raising a hand." Xiao Yun scoffed with a frown. 

His friends saw the incident playing as his friend was humiliated by a young girl. Quickly, the came to aid his friend with the same physical assault. 

"Oh, Da- Jie your words are truly right!" The two men halted and dropped down to the ground while grunting from the pain on their shoulders. 

"Ah-, finally you two are here, why are you late?" Xiao Yun released the hand of the man before walking next to them. 

"The traffic was taking a longer time than we thought." Hi Gu Yan replied before releasing his hand at the same time as Tian Yi. 

"That's true, it's morning so I guess people are busying around now." Xiao Yun turned her face around to see the three men running away in fear without looking back. 

"W- W- We will remember about this!!" The three men screamed their last greetings which were replied by them with small laughter. 

Tian Yi gave a slight yawn as he ate the morning sandwich he bought in. "Da- Jie, I could see that your skill has been growing."

"Thanks to you." Xiao Yun giggled but stopped when she heard a voice from her back. 

"Um..." The woman took off her tinted glasses that had been covering her beautiful face. "Thank you very much for saving me." 

Her face gave off a confident vibe, hourglass lean body, and smile which prove her fearlessness. Without anything to hold back, she reached out her palm for a handshake toward Xiao Yun. 

"That's isn't a problem. But I suggest not to provoke anyone like that ever again. If you got harmed, that wouldn't be desirable." Xiao Yun returned back her greetings politely.

The woman laughed. "I also thought the same, but I guess I was too hot-headed just now after receiving my fellow friend declining the met up."

Xiao Yun returned with a long 'ah' and heard the woman continued. 

"My name is Han Mi Er. You can call me Mi Er, what's your name?" the woman spoke before wrapping her hand on Xiao Yun's hand. Unlike how Xiao Yun thought that she would become overly spoiled and haughty, Han Mi Er was a rather mature and friendly person.

"I'm Yu Xiao Yun." 

"How old are you?" Han Mi Er asked before waiting for Xiao Yun's reply, she raised another question after another. "As thanks for saving me, would you come with me for a cup of tea?"

Tian Yi and Hi Gu Yan reached out his hands to stop the woman but Xiao Yun felt no danger against her and raised her hand to stop them. "I'm eighteen and sorry but I would have to refuse it at the moment I'm waiting for my friends." 

"Oh..." Han Mi Er sang her answer with a disappointment. " So you are in high school. But you are very strong! I have never seen anyone to be that strong for a girl! Oh, and I'm in college for your information." Just as she finished replying to Xiao Yun, Han Mi Er's phone rang aloud. She placed her hand for a moment and made a space to answer the call. 

"Yes? What? Xi Guang- Ge Ge's son is missing? Our little gift is missing? Where are you right now, I'm going!" Han Mi Er ended the call in haste and charged toward Xiao Yun before placing a name card in between her palm. "If you have any time to contact me, I will definitely return back the favor."

Like a passing wind, it took a short time for Han Mi Er to come and go back to her place. Xiao Yun drew a breath, she had never seen such a busy person before.

Nie An and Zhi Ling Ling had just arrived at the department store to see Xiao Yun standing with two men in a black suit. Tian Yi and Hi Gu Yan's body build was larger than average man, and with Xiao Yun standing in front of them, she was akin to a small hamster in front of a bear. 

As though lightning struck down near them, the girls' faces turn dark. Their faces were stern and the other one had a wide scar on his forehead, although it was rude to judge someone from the book, they were undoubtedly a gangster to the girls' eyes.

Zhi Ling Ling was the first one to cover her mouth with a trembling voice. 

"N- N- Nie An... who is that two with Xiao Yun...? They don't look like her friend...."

Nie An replied with shaking her head, but she wasn't the type of person to stand back even if she was afraid. And so the girl charge forwards and reached out her hand to step in between the bodyguards. 

"D- Do you have anything to do with my friends... sires?"

Zhi Ling Ling also stood following Nie An's stride with a slightly scared face. "Please don't bother us! If you want an accompany, please go somewhere else! Xiao Y-... My friend already has a fiancee!" 

Nie An vigorously nodded. "You may not know this, but my friend's fiancee is very frightening!" 

"Yes! He is the head of Wang Corporation! If you dare to land a hand on her, it wouldn't pass easily!" 

"Yes! Yes! She's a precious person, go away before we call the security!" 

"Ah..." Tian Yi had a shocked face and even the composed Hi Gu Yan had the same exact color. Xiao Yun could guess that probably her friends thought that they were extorting money from her or she was being hit on like Han Mi Er. 

Xiao Yun laughed softly and looked over her friend's shoulder to see Tian Yi and Hi Gu Yan making faces at her to solve the misunderstanding. 

Nie An saw the two men pulling no single muscle nor their step and resorted to the last move of taking Xiao Yun's hand to run until they found some help. 

"No, no, no. It's fine Nie An, Ling Ling this two is my bodyguards."  Xiao Yun said, stopping Nie An's hand who had been preparing to run away. 

"Really?" Nie An asked with doubtful eyes toward Tian Yi before turning back toward Xiao Yun in a whisper. "Xiao Yun, you don't need to be afraid. If they really did anything just tell us."

Even though Nie An's words were as tough as the light on her caramel eyes, her hand and Zhi Ling Ling's which was holding her hand was quivering like the lid of a boiling kettle. 

Xiao Yun placed her hand over them. "Thank you for your worries. But they really are my bodyguards. This one is Tian Yi and the other one is Hi Gu Yan."

"Tian Yi...?" Nie An raised an eyebrow at them. "Hi Gu Yan?"

"Yes! I'm Tian Yi this one is the latter. Also, I exactly know who Da- Jie's fiancee is!" Tian Yi replied while surrendering his hands on air. 

"U... uh..." Nie An's hand dropped along her face that reddened to her ears. She had overreacted and accused innocent people in a haste. Feeling sorry, Nie An and Zhi Ling Ling bowed in a tune. "I'm very sorry for accusing you!" 

Be it a blessing or the opposite, Tian Yi and Hi Gu Yan had long since before seen as a dangerous person. It wasn't a new thing to be seen as such and they weren't the type of people who would take such thing to their heart. 

"That's no problem, ladies." 

Xiao Yun wrapped her friend's hand and pointed toward the department store to break the tense atmosphere. "We would be late for our plan! Let's go now, shall we?"

The two girls nodded and shopped around the stores altogether. Followed by Tian Yin and Hi Gu  Yan, Xiao Yun's first time in shopping with her school friends proceed successfully. After a while of shopping through the grocery store for snacks, the girls decided to stop in a cafe for brunch. 

Nie An looked over the menu and as the person who suggested the cafe, she excused herself to order the food. Xiao Yun looked over her phone and discussed the future places to visit in Huangzhou with Zhi Ling Ling. 

"U... uh... Xiao Yun." Xiao Yun heard her name being called and faced up to Zhi Ling Ling who seemed to be looking down at her hand in a fiddle.