101: Meet An Yunxi again, our boss wants to see you

While walking and thinking, Ye Lin unconsciously found himself in the commercial district of the provincial capital.

As night fell, besides those rushing home, many people were already out shopping and dining, and the streets were bustling with crowds.

There were well-dressed individuals, ordinary people in casual attire, performance artists, and streamers, and even a dirty, ragged beggar asking for money.

It was an old man; his age was hard to tell, but he was estimated to be over fifty.

Ye Lin felt conflicted about street beggars because there were both genuine and fake cases.

Some were truly in dire straits, while others were simply lazy.

However, looking at the old beggar, Ye Lin felt it was more likely to be genuine, though this was just a feeling.

"Good deeds bring good returns, please spare some," the old beggar extended his broken bowl, begging from a wealthy lady.

Seeing the dirty, broken bowl before her,

"Ah!"

The wealthy lady shrieked as if she had encountered something terrifying, wildly waving the bag in her hand.

"Go away, go away, don't get my clothes dirty."

The old beggar hadn't expected such a strong reaction and quickly retreated.

Behind the old beggar was a young man who was livestreaming; Ye Lin couldn't tell what type of content it was, but he was doing push-ups on the ground, constantly shouting, "Babies, did you see that? I'm doing push-ups right now in the most prosperous part of the provincial capital."

"Families, please follow and light up the fan-board."

The streamer was completely focused on the screen and didn't notice the old beggar behind him.

The old beggar also didn't see anyone behind him, tripped over the young man, and fell directly onto the streamer.

"Ouch!"

The streamer was in a plank position and, with the old beggar falling on him, landed face-first on the ground.

The old beggar couldn't get up immediately either, lying directly on top of the streamer, like a human pile, both of them on the ground.

This peculiar sight immediately drew the attention of passersby, who gathered around to take photos and videos.

However, no one stepped forward to help, perhaps because taking pictures was more important to them.

Ye Lin frowned, intending to go and help the old beggar up.

But just then, a girl in white walked out from behind the crowd and gently approached the old beggar.

She didn't mind his dirtiness, reached out and took his hand, pulling him up, "Grandpa, are you alright?"

This made the old beggar a bit embarrassed, and he quickly pulled his hand away from the girl's, "Miss, my hands are dirty, I can get up myself, I can get up, I mustn't get your hands dirty."

The streamer on the ground had initially wanted to curse, but seeing it was a beggar, he muttered "bad luck" and walked away with his phone.

Seeing that there was no more excitement, the crowd dispersed.

It's her!

Ye Lin recognized her; the girl in white was Xiao Xi, who had been at Jinhai Club earlier.

The tragic young girl whose boyfriend died before her eyes.

It was because Xiao Xi was so pure that Ye Lin recognized her at a glance.

Seeing that the old man was fine, Xiao Xi took out 50 yuan from her bag and gave it to him, softly saying:

"Grandpa, I don't have much money, but please buy yourself something to eat."

"Miss, I can't take your money, you've already helped me," the old beggar said sincerely.

"Grandpa, please take it," Xiao Xi put the money directly into his bowl and then left.

The old beggar behind her was incredibly moved, constantly muttering, "Good person, good person."

"This girl is righteous."

"You're such a straight man, didn't you see she's a beauty? You only think about righteousness."

"So kind, beautiful and kind. What a blessing it would be for whoever marries her."

Xiao Xi's kind deed received unanimous praise from the onlookers.

Ye Lin, standing nearby, was also very impressed. The old man was so dirty that Ye Lin himself would probably find it a bit hard to pull him up, but Xiao Xi truly could.

Thinking of her boyfriend, who had such a good girlfriend but didn't cherish her, and instead went to kill someone.

What an idiot.

Amidst his random thoughts, Ye Lin unconsciously followed Xiao Xi.

Xiao Xi, dressed in white, stood by the roadside waiting for a car. Red traffic flowed quickly past her, and she seemed like a white lotus in this mundane world, appearing so fresh and ethereal.

Ye Lin gradually became captivated. Such a fragile girl made him suddenly feel an urge to go and protect her.

"Warning, warning!"

Suddenly, the system's cold voice rang in his mind, "Host detected to be charmed. As the level of charm is low, please maintain self-control."

Damn it!

My goodness.

Ye Lin unhesitatingly went into the system and turned off [Old Monk's Meditation]. What the hell, with such a reminder, will he still be able to look at beautiful women in the future? All the mood is gone.

By the roadside, Xiao Xi saw a taxi and took two steps forward, intending to hail it.

Suddenly, a silver-gray minivan accelerated, swerving from the middle lane to the side lane, screeching to a halt in front of Xiao Xi, making the girl quickly shrink back in fright.

The car door slid open with a hiss, and three hoodlums jumped out, grabbing Xiao Xi and trying to pull her into the car.

The girl struggled fiercely, but it was no use, and she was about to be dragged into the car.

Although there were a few other people also waiting for taxis nearby, when faced with such a situation, they only dared to shout from a distance, and no one dared to step forward.

"Stop! Police!"

Just then, a loud shout came, and a flying kick landed directly on the waist of one of the hoodlums, sending him flying into the car.

He had expected these people to run when they heard "police," but the others remained unmoved, threatening:

"Don't meddle in other people's business. We're from the Lu family. Our boss wants to talk to Miss An about something. We'll let her go after we're done, and we promise not to harm her."

Upon hearing this, Ye Lin thought, "Oh, the way they talk, anything can happen these days. They're kidnapping her and still calling it a 'talk.'"

Ye Lin decisively pulled out his police ID, flashed it at them, and sternly said, "I'll say it again: Police. You are now suspected of kidnapping. Let go, or I will take compulsory measures."

The leader saw that Ye Lin was not to be trifled with, gave a look, and released the girl.

The girl, frightened, quickly hid behind Ye Lin.

"Officer, we just wanted to ask her a few questions, not kidnap her," the leader explained.

"Ask questions? Do you think I'm stupid? Get down!" Ye Lin roared, pointing at the group.

The leader looked at the girl behind Ye Lin and shouted, "An Yunxi, you don't need to hide. Our boss said he just wants to ask you a few questions, and you can't escape."