But as she browsed, Lin Xueli suddenly noticed something amiss.
In an aisle not far away, two familiar figures were walking back and forth. She froze for a moment, wondering how she could have run into them by such a coincidence.
Her face reddening, Lin Xueli shook her head slightly and was about to turn into another aisle when she saw Ye Xingchen and Xiaohua walking her way. The three of them promptly ran straight into one another.
"Hello! How come we've run into you again? We really must be destined to meet..."
Xiaohua looked at Lin Xueli, her face full of smiles, and took the initiative to extend her hand in greeting.
This left Lin Xueli a little embarrassed. She quickly nodded, held out her hand, and looked at Ye Xingchen as she replied:
"Yes, we really are destined to meet. I've run into you two lovebirds several times now, haven't I?"
Standing beside them, Ye Xingchen looked a little awkward at her words. He looked at Lin Xueli and replied:
"You're overthinking it. We're not a couple. She's my younger sister. We only came to this supermarket to buy some daily necessities to spruce up our rented place. If there's nothing else, we'll get on with our shopping."
Watching Ye Xingchen turn and leave with such a cold, stiff attitude, Lin Xueli shook her head slightly. What's this guy trying to hide?
The little girl clearly looked nothing like him, yet he insisted she was his younger sister. At a loss for words, Lin Xueli shook her head, looked at the supermarket goods around her, and walked on.
But as she walked, she suddenly noticed something wrong in the supermarket. Looking up, Lin Xueli saw several men wearing black-stocking masks enter through the doors. As soon as they