"It was nothing. You don't need to give me anything." Lin Li waved his hand, refusing the roses from the Flower Shop Owner.
"It may have been nothing to you, but it was very important to me." The Flower Shop Owner insisted on giving the flowers to Lin Li.
"This..." Lin Li hesitated.
"Since you don't like flowers, how about I give you some money instead?" The Flower Shop Owner smiled sweetly.
"Forget the money. I'll take the flowers." Seeing that she was about to give him money, Lin Li hurriedly accepted the roses.
"If you have free time in the future, come by my shop anytime..." the Flower Shop Owner said with a hearty laugh.
Lin Li had not expected her to be so enthusiastic. He smiled and nodded, exchanged a few polite words with her, then turned and left.
"Whew..."
Watching Lin Li's departing back, the Flower Shop Owner let out a long breath. "Today has been a real run of bad luck. Fortunately, what happened to that person had nothing to do with me."
After saying that, she turned and went back into the flower shop.
Under a billboard not far away stood a man about 1.65 meters tall and in his thirties.
At that moment, he glared darkly at Lin Li, fists clenched tight as he muttered, "Damn meddler."
"Beautiful lady, we're only making friends. Don't shut us out like we're a thousand miles away!"
"Exactly. Besides, isn't there a saying? At home, rely on your parents; outside, rely on your friends. Making more friends won't do you any harm..."
Two young men with dyed blond hair, one tall and one short, surrounded the graceful Su Yue. Their eyes burned as their honeyed words poured forth without end.
"..." Su Yue had already forgotten how