Chapter 29: Go to the Mall

Chapter 29

The talisman paper burning midair burst into blue flames.

At the moment it was burnt to ashes, the two people in front of Jian Xi showed two different states.

"Pfft~" Xiao Jingyi's face turned ashen, and she directly spurted a mouthful of blood!

Huo Chengxi felt his whole body relax as his expression revealed clarity. He glanced at the person who had already fallen to the ground, took out his phone and dialed 120, "Hello, hi, someone vomited blood by the lake beside B University."

Walking to Xiao Jingyi's side, Jian Xi looked down at her, the coldness in her eyes clearly visible, "Miss Xiao, it's fine to like someone, but using these indecent tricks when you clearly know the other person doesn't like you, that's very annoying. Besides, did the Master Luo who did the ritual for you tell you that this ritual would burn your life force?" Th.ê most uptodate novels are published on n(0)velbj)n(.)co/m

Burn her life force? Master Luo didn't mention that. He only said there would be minor backlash if it was broken by someone!

Then, could her best friend be...

Seemingly seeing through her thoughts, Jian Xi sighed, "You have already crossed the river as the merciful goddess, yet you still care about others?" After looking at Xiao Jingyi for a moment, this person was still decent, just too competitive, temporarily blinded for a moment. But regretting now was useless anyway!

Huo Chengxi remained silent throughout, although he would never go easy on those who plotted against him, after all she was a girl, and he saw Jian Xi handling it with restraint, so that proved this Xiao Jingyi was not an extremely treacherous villain, perhaps just a momentary lapse of judgement.

Therefore, that emergency call could be considered giving the Xiao family face!

Xiao Jingyi couldn't speak now, nor did she answer Jian Xi's rhetorical question. Her eyes looked towards the expressionless Huo Chengxi beside Jian Xi. In the instant their eyes met, she suddenly understood that, in fact, she should have stopped liking him many years ago. It was just her competitive mindset and jealousy acting up.

But regretting now was useless anyway. She closed her eyes, although her body was piercingly painful at this moment, her consciousness was extremely clear. She murmured, "Huo Chengxi, I'm sorry!"

Jian Xi's lips curled up slightly. This lesson was not learned in vain, she had understood!

By the time the ambulance arrived, Xiao Jingyi had already fainted. She was carried onto the ambulance, and her supervisor went along to the hospital with her.

She didn't have any major issues, the backlash wasn't too severe either, after all the ritual done just last night hadn't consumed too much of her life force yet. Also, this was the first time she had seen Huo Chengxi today, and Huo Chengxi wasn't too infatuated with her either, so it was just a matter of suffering for a few days. Even if one has a sudden awakening, punishment must still be received for doing bad deeds!

The two of them stood by the lake, watching as the ambulance left. Huo Chengxi asked, "Any more?"

"No more, just this one for this month!" Jian Xi shrugged.

Although it was only He Qingrou doing the buying, Jian Xi was just there to offer opinions, but that didn't stop her from feeling excited!

When He Qingchen received Jian Xi's message, he had also sent He Qingrou a message to inform her about Jian Xi's special circumstances, so she couldn't buy things for her. Because of that, He Qingrou felt dejected for quite a while.

Her original intention today was to get Jian Xi some new stuff, but unexpectedly it ended up with her shopping for herself!

After browsing the first floor, the two of them came to the second floor.

The second floor was filled with fragrance brands, one of which was He Qingrou's usual brand. Coincidentally, on the way here, the store had called her to say this year's new fragrance had arrived and asked if she wanted it delivered to the mansion for her to try out or if she would drop by the store to try it.

He Qingrou said she would come by the store later, so after finishing the first floor, the two headed straight there.

Although the matter with He Paihuai was resolved, the He family was the number one aristocratic clan after all, and naturally had many rivals lurking in the shadows too. Therefore, He Qingrou would still have five to six bodyguards following her whenever she went out.

After the two of them entered the store, the bodyguards all stood outside the door.

The store manager was a woman in her thirties, very well maintained. She took out a bottle of perfume from a separate crystal display counter, "Miss He, this is our new fragrance for spring, also a limited edition called 'Love'. The top notes are fruity - grape, lemon, pomelo; the middle notes are osmanthus, sweet pea, green leaves; and the base notes are woody.

After the introduction, the store manager handed He Qingrou a fragrance blotter to let her try it out, and also gave one to Jian Xi.

He Qingrou held the strip near her nose and waved it twice before sniffing it. "Little Seven, does it smell nice?"

Jian Xi's sense of smell was rather sensitive. The moment she entered the shop she had been strongly resisting the urge to sneeze from the overpowering scents. It did smell nice, but altogether it was somewhat choking!

However, just this particular fragrance on its own did have a very pleasant aroma, so she nodded.

He Qingrou also quite liked it and indicated to the store manager that she would take this bottle of perfume.

The store manager's smile grew even wider as she hurriedly asked someone to pack it up.

Suddenly, a strong perfume smell wafted over. Jian Xi really couldn't stand it anymore, she turned her head sideways and covered her mouth as she let out a sneeze!

Suddenly, a shriek rang out not far away, "Ah! What are you doing? How disgusting! My clothes!"