" Are you Xiao Hua?" A voice suddenly called from behind causing Xiao Hua to jump in the air. After confirming his relationship with Yu Dong, Xiao Hua was lost in his own world humming happily and never did he expect that someone would creep behind him like this. Stunned beyond belief, Xiao Hua turned around to look at the person behind him and almost heaved a sigh of relief when he saw that the person behind him was a mer with a size smaller than him and not some crazy stalker.
" Yes, I am," answered Xiao Hua with a frown as he looked at the mer who was glaring at him in a rather unfriendly way. " What do you want?" Sensing that the mer wasn't here to talk about sunshine, daisies and what beautiful weather it was, Xiao Hua asked without beating around the bush.
The unfriendly mer snorted. " I am Ke Lixin."
Xiao Hua's frown became even more prominent as he looked at the mer who was introducing himself to him without him asking. " And what am I supposed to do about that Pixin?"
" Not Pixin, Ke Lixin!" Face flushed the mer snapped at Xiao Hua angrily. " I am here because I want to have a little chat with you."
" Oh," was all Xiao Hua said before he took out a small stack of paper like a notebook from his pants pocket and started skimming through it, his action made Ke Lixin stupefied as the latter almost yelled out loud. " What are you doing? What's the meaning of this? I am here to have a chat with you, what are you doing with these papers?"
Ke Lixin wasn't allowed to study by his parents—— only his sisters were allowed to study given that they will be the future of their family as for him, he would be married off to another house and therefore wasn't allowed to waste money on things such as studying. He was low key a bit jealous of his sisters who were allowed to study, thus, when Xiao Hua took out a bunch of papers, Ke Lixin thought that he was mocking him and became even more upset.
" Are you looking down at me?" yelled Ke Lixin as he glared at Xiao Hua.
" Shhh, keep quiet I am checking," with his finger on his lips, Xiao Hua shushed Ke Lixin as he continued to look through the papers. Only after he was done looking through the entire stack of papers did he look over at the mer and then with an apologetic expression he said, " So, Sorry. I don't think you have any appointment with me today, tomorrow or next year, so I am afraid that I cannot take my precious time for you, come again tomorrow and book an appointment with me first, we will talk then, all right? For now, see you again."
Then he skimmed his gaze up and down the mer who was brimming with nothing but hostility and pursed his lips. " Or not."
After saying that with a twist of his hips, he turned around to walk away.
Ke Lixin stared at Xiao Hua's back, just now he was too stupefied with what happened and couldn't understand what just happened but now as soon as Xiao Hua turned around, he snapped out of his daze and rushed after Xiao Hua. " Hey, I am not done! Who do you think you are to walk away from me like this?"
" A free citizen" responded Xiao Hua with an eye roll before turning around and looking at him with his hands on his hips. " And who are you to stop me? Are you my daddy? Why will I stop and listen to you just because you asked me to? Do I look that obedient to you? If so, then I am afraid that you need a doctor to have your eyes checked."
Then without giving a chance to Ke Lixin to say anything, he snorted and twisted his waist before turning to continue his journey home.
Ke Lixin has never encountered a mer like this, a mer with no filter and no care about a thing that others have to say. " Hey! You stop for me!" But there was no way he could let Xiao Hua leave just like that, if so wouldn't he make a wasted trip here? He have to say what he wanted or else he wouldn't be able to sleep at night!
" Sorry, I don't take orders until I am naked," called out Xiao Hua with a wave of his hands.
Furious at being treated like this by a mere courtesan, Ke Lixin gritted his teeth and rushed towards Xiao Hua with quickened pace and whipped in front of him causing Xiao Hua to stop with a frown as he looked at the mer in front. " You will not walk away from me, you cannot walk away from me like this! I need to have a very serious chat with you, so you better listen to me!"
" Why will I?" snapped Xiao Hua done with his patience for the day. This was his limit and there was no way he was going to play along with someone as rude as this mer. " Do I owe you money or something why will I listen to you just because you asked me to?"
" I want you to stay away from Yu Dong," Ke Lixin didn't fall for Xiao Hau's bait this time instead he tipped his head and looked at Xiao Hua with a haughty expression. " I have seen that you are interested in her but I think that you are simply trying to chase someone way out of your league. That is why I want you to stop and stay away from her, you are ruining someone else's chance here."
" And who exactly is the one whose chance I am ruining?" asked Xiao Hua with an arched brow.
"Mine," said Ke Lixin puffing out his chest. " I live in the village next to yours and I am interested in Yu Dong, she is totally my type and I don't want any dog named Tom, Dick and Harry to chase her."
And somewhere Xiao Hua felt the string of rationality snap.