Chapter 86

"Whose neck is covered in spots... uh." Hua Xin touched her flat stomach, which seemed to be almost sunken in. Because she stayed up all night fighting the Black Monkey last night, she only managed to eat a bite of noodles with chili sauce Thirteen Spices when she woke up in the afternoon. Now, seven or eight hours later, coupled with the "intense" exercise, her stored energy was completely used up... "I'm starving... Little Hua is starving...?" "I should have eaten something after finishing the Black Monkey fight..." The girl slumped down and half-lay down, staring blankly at the empty street in front of her. Her eyelids were heavy, and her vision gradually blurred... "Woof woof..." "?" "Hua Xin's consciousness immediately cleared (Prison Flower's Alertness). A slightly hurried running sound, panting, and the unique calls of the species were rapidly approaching her... Before she could even sit up, she felt a furry creature nuzzling against her lap. The girl looked at the golden retriever in front of her, somewhat bewildered, and subconsciously reached out to rub its head, then involuntarily exclaimed in shock, " Xiang Guan... uh?, a golden retriever?!!" In the middle of the night, there was no Spider-Man, no Batman, no Oregano, no Tide Rider Hero... and there was a golden retriever??? Hua Xin looked blankly at the collar around the golden retriever's neck and the long leash, then lowered her head to meet its big, bright eyes: "Where is your owner?" "Woof! (It's a human! It's a human! Let me pet you, let me pet you.)" The golden retriever wagged its tail happily, continuing to rest its head on the girl's lap while she asked questions and angrily rubbed its head. "What's your name?" "Golden? Furry?"Hua Xin looked at the golden retriever's shiny fur; it didn't look like a stray at all... It seemed like the dog food and fish oil it ate were more expensive than what she ate. Thinking this, the girl's smile vanished. " Landmine!!!" " Landmine, don't run away!!!" A clearly urgent female voice rang out in the empty street. Hua Xin looked up and saw a figure in pajamas and slippers rushing towards her in a frantic manner. "..." "Your name is Landmine?" She looked at the innocent-looking golden retriever with a forced smile, suppressing a laugh as she rubbed its head. "Woof!" "(It's meow!)"Landmine meowed happily at Hua Xin, then broke free from her embrace, standing on the ground wagging its tail and waiting for Yuanzi to approach. But those restless paws... The girl calmly picked up the leash beside her, wrapped it around her hand, and then grabbed Landmine's fluffy tail from behind. Landmine turned around in shock to look at this baby human, filled with disbelief that the human it had just been sucking on would betray it like this. Weren't they best friends...? " Landmine... you definitely won't get any jerky tomorrow?" "A woman in pajamas, her hands on her knees, gasped and spoke haltingly. Landmine found it hard to believe a human could utter such cold words. Its ears, which had been excitedly puffed up, immediately drooped, its struggling tail stopped wriggling, and its four paws obediently bent over the ground, looking pitifully at its owner. 'Woof... (I'm sorry, meow.)' 'Um, here's the leash...' Hua Xin said weakly, bowing slightly, then handed over the leash, her hand already off the golden retriever's tail. What if they found out and scolded her? Little Hua..." "It'll drop little pearls." "Cough... Thank you, thank you so much. My dog is so disobedient; I don't know if I'm walking it or it's walking me..." The woman in pajamas managed a breath, then took the leash from the girl's hand with a very apologetic tone. However, as a nail art enthusiast, even though it was a bit blurry in the night, she subconsciously sighed at the small hand in her sight—it was a shame it wasn't manicured... Wait... This hand?... She suddenly looked up and saw Hua Xin's face clearly. For a moment, she felt her breath catch in her throat, her eyes unable to look away, and she involuntarily murmured, "So beautiful..." "?"Hua Xin immediately took two steps back, her eyes wary, ready to run away at any moment. What's going on? What's going on? What's going on? What's going on?... Is she trying to bully me because I'm easy to bully?... I know the law... Be careful, or I'll send you a lawyer's letter??... "Woof!"Landmine nudged her leg, looking at its silent owner with a puzzled expression. "I'm sorry!!" The woman in the pajamas suddenly snapped out of her daze, slapped her forehead in annoyance, and then apologized with unusual seriousness. "No... it's nothing."Hua Xin looked at her nervously, wondering whether she needed a speed of 100m/9s or 1000m/90s to outrun this energetic golden retriever. "You're so beautiful, gorgeous!!" she said earnestly. "?" Huh? The girl was taken aback, not quite understanding what the woman meant. The woman in the pajamas chuckled, then firmly secured the leash to her left hand, extended her right hand, and said with a smile, "Hello, beautiful, my name is Li Xue. I'm so, so, so grateful that you stopped the Landmine for me..."Li Xue pointed to the still pitiful golden retriever and said helplessly, " The Landmine is this!" It wasn't an extortion, it was a greeting! Hua Xin belatedly realized and quickly and politely extended her hand to shake hands with Li Xue: "You... hello." She remembered Xia Yan's teaching: "When others introduce themselves, we should also introduce ourselves politely." But a century-old problem popped into her mind. (My name is...) (What is my name??) (What should I call myself now?!) (Hua Xin is Xia Yan's friend, but is the Hua Xin on the ID card also Iron-Blooded Tough Guy?...) She really couldn't think of a name to get by. She was terrible at naming things, and she used the same " Invincible Cat Fist " ID for all her games and software. She couldn't use Invincible Cat Fist in this situation too! "Hello, my name is Invincible Cat Fist..." It was like An Lushan entering Chang'an... Tang Dynasty was finished... After a few seconds, she barely managed to squeeze out a few words: "Just call me Hua..." She really couldn't think of anything else... Ah, it feels so good to have a blank mind... A few minutes later, Li Xue and Hua Xin sat on the edge of the flower bed. Li Xue raised one leg and stepped on it while angrily rubbing her head and complaining: "I opened an original Milk Tea Shop a few years ago, and soon after, another Milk Tea Shop opened across the street." "At first I didn't pay attention, then my shop went out of business." "The shop across the street is called Heytea." "I didn't believe it, so I moved and opened another one, and another shop opened across the street, and then my shop went out of business a month later." "The shop across the street is called Ama's Handmade." She let go of the dog's head, turned around and kept stroking Landmine's fluffy tail, her eyes flashing with a flame called never giving up, and continued, "Then I opened a pastry shop." "It lasted for a full half month!!"Hua Xin seemed to have already foreseen the ending, her lips constantly twitching from an upward smirk to a steady smirk. If it were an O. Henry ending... she cautiously asked, "This time, what opened across the street?"