Chapter 361 - 362: To Steal

The group move along to the mall. Everyone was having fun talking with each other except for Xue Xiu Yong who would often chide and put a sarcastic word before feeling beaten by his own words. When the girls entered a shopping shop, Xue Xiu Yong stayed far with the bodyguards and the three people send each other a glance without communicating.

"Wang Li Lei's appointed bodyguards for Xiao Yun?" asked Xue Xiu Yong in the midst of quietness.

"Yes." replied Hi Gu Yan briefly and Tian Shi helped by a nod.

Xue Xiu Yong crosses his arm and his lips wrinkled. The girls on the other hand was busy with the dress they were buying and went out of the shop to travel around the shopping mall. While having fun the time passes by fast that separation cake faster than they thought. Nie An hugged Xiao Yun and reluctantly pulled herself away from Xiao Yun.

"The time pass to fast." Nie An grumbled.

"If it doesn't go fast, there would be a problem with the earth." Xue Xiu Yong chided.

"I see that you're not a fun man to be around with." Wang Shi Ning piped.

"Don't say that Shi Ning, later this pitiful young master would shed tears." Xiao Yun replied and laughed to see Xue Xiu Yong looking at them speechless.

"God! He would cry?! I will be more considerate with him then." The girls laughed. Being someone who talk less and live as the only child, there was very few times where Xue Xiu Yong squabble with people but there had been no time where he won.

He could only say, "You guys are low to gang up on me!"

"Don't say that, we are not ganging up on you." Nie An grinned, "If you need a partner, you could take this two gentlemen over here!" Nie An pointed her hands to the two bodyguards who stood beside Xiao Yun. Hi Gu Yan reply with only a smile while Tian Shi internally agreed. After living with his uncle, he was very confident at replying people!

"Forget it, forget it!" Xue Xiu Yong huffed, "Anyway, were you not going to go now?"

"I will." Xiao Yun replied, seeing Nie An she then suddenly remembered something and pulled two cards from her pocket. "It's sudden but tomorrow if you are not busy, you could come here! Azure was invited the spring competition, I would like it if you two could come." she gave the invitation card toward Nie An and Xue Xiu Yong who at first had an uncaring expression before taking the card.

"Be careful on your way," said Zhi Ling Ling.

"You too, tomorrow is an important day for you, so take proper rest." Zhi Ling Ling who had been chosen as the main model for the fashion show had more burden she had on her own and as a friend, Xiao Yun wish for her to take everything with less pressure and stress.

Waving their hands on the car, Xue Xiu Yong who was left beside the two girls sighed and wedge the invitation to his trouser pocket. "I'm also going back. You two go back home now, it's late."

"What? You're worried about us, young master?" Nie An jabbed her elbow to his side, having fun to tease Xue Xiu Yong who then frowned and sighed.

"You're my friends so of course I will." the honest answer surprise both Zhi Ling Ling and Nie An.

"You're unexpectedly a gentleman, Xiu Yong." Nie An gave him an expression of surprise. "It's a shame that Xiao Yun didn't hear this."

"What does this have to do with her?! Anyway, go home. I'm also late now." Xue Xiu Yong and Zhi Ling Ling noticed how he was fl.u.s.tered when he ran and laughed.

"Will you be waiting for someone Ling Ling?" asked Nie An as they moved toward the closest wall to avoid standing in the walk where people were.

"No." Zhi Ling Long replied. "My manager will not be coming to pick me up today because it's my weekend."

"Then we should go together?" Asked Nie An and Zhi Ling Ling nodded.

"It's been a long time, do you want to stay at my house?" Zhi Ling Ling asked and they walked to fetch a taxi, "Next time we should invite Xiao Yun, Qingge, and Shi Ning too."

"That's a great idea!- AH!" Zhi Ling Ling turned her face in surprise when she heard Nie An gasped and saw a man had bumped toward Nie An fortunately, the man was fast enough to caught Nie An before she fell.

Zhi Ling Ling quickly ran toward Nie An helping her as she separate from the man who was dressed in nothing but pitch black clothes. "Are you alright?" Zhi Long Ling worriedly asked to Nie An.

"Yes I'm fine." she then looked up and quickly apologized, "I'm sorry, I must have not put my attention well to the road." But truthfully, she was watching well. It was the other side of the path that was crowded with people that had them bump.

"It's fine." the man replied shortly and went to continue his walk.

Nie An was confused at first, she stared st the man's back, "Wait!" she caught up to the man calling him to stop but the man didn't hear her until she had to pat his back. "I think this is yours." she said giving the small button that caught on her bracelet.

The man picked the button and Nie An took one good moment to stare at the man's face, finding that like the time she apologized he had no change in his expression. "Is there anything else?" the word broke her gaze. He spoke with a tone not to question but asking if she could stop staring at him.

Feeling awkward, Nie An only smiled and shook her head, "Nothing." and as if he was in a hurry the man disappeared.

"What's wrong, Nie An?" Zhi Ling Ling came to her and asked. Nie An shook her head saying nothing and for some reason, she felt that the man was oddly weird.

After taking what he needed, Fan Gang rushed in the crowds, disappearing from the lots of people in the shopping mall until he was very far enough for, Nie An and Zhi Ling Ling. The man was silent as he pulled the two phone from his pocket. The two phones weren't his. It was the phones he stop stealthily from the two woman earlier who was his target. He didn't know if he should say the experience when he once lived as a homeless was a good one as it had helped him to steal the things he needed.

He then opened his left hand, the one he had been kneading to a fist since earlier to open and saw the black button. He knew his plan wasn't going to work out anyways. If anything happen, he knew the people who had contacted him would use him as a scapegoat but it was better than having Lin Chang Lu dragged in this matter. If the woman who had ruined Lin Chang Lu's life in the girl's opinion disappear, perhaps she could regain her composed self.

But what if she would never? Perhaps Lin Chang Lu had fallen in the deep hole where she could not return, he didn't know. He wish he could do something for her but the thought that it had to sacrifice other's life didn't sit well with him. But he had made his thought agreeing that this was his best choice. The one and only. Now that he had found the phone, he didn't wait and went toward the place where he had been contacted to meet with.