151: Chapter 151 Little Angel Jia Yiling

"Yoo-hoo, Zhao Xiaoshuai, where are you taking me to play today?"

Originally, the time agreed upon with Jia Yiling was around five o'clock, but since things with Sun Yingxue ended early, he took the opportunity to ask Jia Yiling out ahead of schedule.

When they first met, Jia Yiling still called him Brother Zhao, but after they got familiar with each other, she started addressing him by his full name directly.

With her mask removed, Jia Yiling was also the sweet-looking type, though she had a bit more liveliness compared to Sun Yingxue.

Moreover, her innocence wasn't something she put on; it had a sort of naive, guileless feel to it.

It's just that looking at her face, Zhao Xiaoshuai always felt like he had seen her somewhere before, but he couldn't recall where for the life of him. He could only be certain that he hadn't seen her in the domestic section...

"Get in the car first."

Compared to Sun Yingxue, Jia Yiling wasn't as sensible; she was the type to just hop into the car head-first, and her movements getting in weren't exactly graceful.

"Your car is quite handsome. Just now, when you drove over, I heard several people nearby gasp in surprise."

"It's alright."

This maybach had already helped him show off too much; he was getting a bit tired of it, and he had recently been looking at his next luxury car.

Sure enough, when a man becomes fickle, it's not just women—even his former dream cars couldn't hold his interest for long...

Zhao Xiaoshuai brought Jia Yiling to a popular trendy toy store. He heard that young people nowadays liked playing with these things, and it would also serve as a market survey for the one he was planning to open with Li Xin.

Claw machines, blind boxes, DIY crafts...

Jia Yiling had surprisingly never really played any of these, and she found everything very novel, playing with excited shouts.

Being with Jia Yiling was much more relaxing than trading blows with Sun Yingxue; he could say whatever came to mind without having to overthink it.

Although the emotional value she provided wasn't as substantial as Sun Yingxue's, her innocent and cute nature could really make one feel relaxed in body and mind.

At dinnertime, as she wished, they went to a well-known charcoal hot pot restaurant and ordered a whole table full of meat.

"It's over, it's over! I'm definitely going to gain several pounds going back today; I'll have to go on a diet again!"

"Then you can watch me eat."

"How can you say such cruel things! Besides, having a big meal and losing weight don't conflict with each other. Isn't losing weight just so you can eat big meals better?"

It sounded like she had a point. With a light chuckle, the two began chatting about anything and everything.

"As a current female university student, how have you never played with those trendy toys? What do you usually do then?"

"I'm a very slow person. Just studying takes me several times longer than others. When I occasionally have free time, I go to the orphanage to do volunteer work."

"With such hard-won free time, why do you choose to do volunteer work?"

"Because my parents died in an accident when I was little. My sister and I depended on each other for survival, moving around between various relatives' homes, and I was almost sent to an orphanage."

"I know that feeling of losing everything and having no one to rely on."

"But I still had a strong sister to rely on, whereas the elderly and children in the orphanage are basically all alone. I want to make them a little happier."

He hadn't expected that Jia Yiling, who was always giggling and seemed to have no worries at all, actually had such a childhood.

"Are you willing to tell me your story?"

"Okay!"

As Jia Yiling recounted her story, Zhao Xiaoshuai gained a deeper understanding of her.

"Your sister is truly an amazing person to have allowed you, who experienced such hardship in childhood, to remain so pure and kind today."

"Hehe, I also admire my sister very much. I'll introduce you two another day."

In Jia Yiling's description, her sister was a figure who was both a sister and a mother to her—mature, powerful, and capable of anything. It seemed she had already obtained a medical doctorate when Jia Yiling was in high school.

She must be over thirty-five years old now.

"Then, after we finish eating, shall I accompany you to the orphanage you often visit? You can pick out more gifts for them today; my treat."

"Really? I can pick as much as I want?"

"Pick whatever you want."

"Hehe, then don't regret it later~"

Zhao Xiaoshuai just smiled; he wanted to see just how capable this girl was.

As it turned out, after wandering around the mall for half a day and ending up with a pile of small gifts in large and small bags, it had only cost a little over a thousand yuan.

"Is this enough?"

"Are you still complaining it's too little? Any more and I wouldn't be able to carry it all."

Over these past days, Zhao Xiaoshuai's spending had frequently reached tens or hundreds of thousands, making him forget that over a thousand yuan was already half a month's salary for an ordinary worker.

And this money could actually buy a great many things.

Acting as a free porter for once, when they arrived at the orphanage, it was clear that Jia Yiling was indeed a regular visitor here; both the elderly and children were very familiar with her.

"Ling'er, you bring so many things every time you come. Aren't you still in school? Don't spend money recklessly."

"Grandma Li, I'm already interning now and have a salary. Besides, someone else is treating today; I'm just using someone else's money to do a good deed."

"Oh, your boyfriend looks really handsome; he's a good match for you."

"Please don't talk nonsense, Grandma. We haven't started dating yet."

"It's fine, it's fine. If not today, it will be tomorrow, hehehe. You are both good people, and good people are rewarded."

Jia Yiling soon began acting like a child leader, surrounded by a bunch of kids, and started handing out gifts one by one.

It was clear she was truly happy, and infected by her, the other elderly people and children also revealed heartfelt smiles.

"Young man, Ling'er is a good girl; you must not bully her."

"Rest assured, Grandma Li. Just as you said, good people are rewarded. She will be as happy as she is today for the rest of her life."

"Then I will believe you. I don't have many days left to live; you must not lie to an old woman like me."

"Rest assured."

He repeated it once more, but this time Zhao Xiaoshuai's tone had become much more solemn.

When Jia Yiling first approached him like a little fan girl, he had only considered her a high-quality, beautiful girl and included her on his list of targets to pursue.

However, after getting to know her in depth, he was deeply attracted by that kind of innocence and kindness, and a very strong desire to protect her arose.

'I'll try my best to pursue her; if it really doesn't work out, I'll just treat her like an extra little sister.'

"Zhao Xiaoshuai, why are you standing there dazed? Come over and help me hand out the gifts."

"Big brother, come play with us!"

To be honest, Zhao Xiaoshuai was not very good at dealing with children; it had taken a lot of effort when he first met Chu Xinyi.

However, considering that the child called him "Big Brother" instead of "Uncle," he still walked over.

When it was time for the children to sleep, Jia Yiling reluctantly left the orphanage.

On the way to take her home, the little girl would giggle from time to time, seemingly still immersed in the joy from just now.

Zhao Xiaoshuai habitually glanced at the system.

Taking her out to play for an afternoon and having a big meal only increased her favorability by 6 points, but the final trip to the orphanage increased it by a full 30 points.

269 (Favorability)

"Lingling, do you want to continue being a nurse after you graduate?"

"Of course. Otherwise, wouldn't all these years of studying have been for nothing?"

"I know your original intention is actually to help more people. There is a job that is very suitable for you; I don't know if you're interested."

"Tell me about it~"

"I have a foundation, you know? I want to ask you to be the brand ambassador."

"Me? Brand ambassador? No, no, how could I do that?"

By this time, they had arrived at Jia Yiling's school, and he parked the car to the side.

"I think you couldn't be more suitable."

"Actually, the work is simple. It's just being a spokesperson, promoting our foundation, letting more institutions and individuals know about us, and letting them know how to contact us when they are in trouble."

"Usually, it's just participating in some public welfare activities, just like what you are doing now. It's completely what you are good at."

"At most, it's just verifying the real situation of some applicants, but there are professionals to assist with this. You just need to occasionally do some promotional work."

"Think about it. Not only can you use the power of the foundation to help more people, but you can also advocate for social trends and benefit many people you wouldn't be able to reach on your own. Don't you want to do something like this?"

Jia Yiling's eyes were already beginning to shine: "Hearing it like this, it seems I really can do it! This is exactly the most beautiful future I've dreamed of!"