Shi Yi looked at Mu Anxiao's almost angry expression and asked, extending his arm, "Then what should I be called?"
"Shi Yi would be closer," Mu Anxiao said, looking down at Shi Yi's arm. "Take your arm back, you're annoying." With that, she walked ahead.
Feng Qishi watched the bitter expression on Shi Yi's face, then glanced at Mu Anxiao's retreating back and said, "I told you she's a tomboy, you shouldn't like her."
"Why? She doesn't grab my arm," Shi Yi suddenly said.
Feng Qishi's mouth twitched.
"Why does she grab your arm?" Shi Yi looked up to meet Feng Qishi's eyes.
Feng Qishi gave an awkward smile and said, "Maybe she doesn't know you well."
"Mm, you're right," Shi Yi nodded and turned to chase after Mu Anxiao.
Feng Qishi rolled his eyes and muttered, "What a… masochistic mouse spirit." Then he followed them.
On the other side, after the man in green pulled Hong Yan's arm, no other men dared to look at Hong Yan's face, which made Hong Yan breathe a sigh of relief.
"Thank you," Hong Yan said as they walked.
The man in green looked ahead and smiled, "Why thank me? I also hate the way those people look at you."
"Oh?" Hong Yan lowered her eyes and smiled.
Mu Anxiao followed behind the man in green and Hong Yan, thinking, "Is it bad for me to follow them like this?" With that thought, she slowed her pace.
Shi Yi slowed down with her and asked, "Mu Anxiao, what's wrong?"
Mu Anxiao ignored Shi Yi.
Feng Qishi walked to Shi Yi's side and smiled, "Mu Shazi doesn't want to talk to you."
"She doesn't want to talk to you either," Shi Yi said, glancing at Feng Qishi.
Feng Qishi's lips curved, "Who says? We have preferential treatment." Saying that, he called out, "Mu Shazi!"
Mu Anxiao tilted her head but still ignored Feng Qishi.
Seeing that Mu Anxiao was ignoring Feng Qishi, Shi Yi laughed and said, "See? She's not talking to you either."
"She turned her head. When you called her just now, she didn't react at all," Feng Qishi said smugly.
"You..." Shi Yi pointed at Feng Qishi and deliberately called out again, "Mu Anxiao, stop."
At the same time, Mu Anxiao stopped.
Then, Shi Yi and Feng Qishi stopped together, and Shi Yi gave Feng Qishi a smug smile.
Feng Qishi curled his lips disdainfully.
Mu Anxiao turned to look at them and said, "We shouldn't go anymore."
"Why?" Shi Yi asked.
Feng Qishi glanced at Shi Yi's confused expression, then at the man in green and Hong Yan, who had stopped in front of a stall behind Mu Anxiao, and said, "Since you've decided not to go, I think… you should tell Hong Yan. Otherwise, she'll think you're lost and look for you everywhere, then we'll see how you explain it."
"You're right," Mu Anxiao nodded, turned, and quickly walked behind Hong Yan. "Hong Yan."
Upon hearing this, the man in green hurriedly let go of the hand holding Hong Yan's wrist and turned to look at Mu Anxiao with Hong Yan. Hong Yan asked, "What's wrong?"
"I think we should each go our own way," Mu Anxiao deliberately glanced at the man in green.
The man in green looked down at Mu Anxiao and asked, "Are you jealous of Hong Yan's beauty?"
"Are you crazy?" Mu Anxiao looked up at the man in green and said.
The man in green smiled, "We agreed to come out together, and now you inexplicably want to leave. Tell me, do you have some kind of scheme?"
"Why do you suspect me of everything? If you don't like me, just say it," Mu Anxiao glared at the man in green.
"So what if I sometimes like you and sometimes don't like you?" the man in green said, meeting Mu Anxiao's eyes.
Mu Anxiao snorted, "You think I like you that much either. You guys have fun shopping. I won't bother you." After speaking, she turned and walked away.
The man in green blinked as he watched Mu Anxiao storm off.
Hong Yan said, "Aren't you being a bit too much? She just came to say something. It's better than leaving without a word."
"Who cares," the man in green glanced away unnaturally and turned, saying, "Come, see what you like, and I'll buy it for you."
"But..."
"No buts. It's better for us to shop by ourselves. This way," the man in green held a hairpin next to Hong Yan's hair bun, "I won't have to think about buying things for that person."
"What do you mean?" Hong Yan turned and asked.
The man in green handed the hairpin to the stall owner, "Give me one packet."
"Coming right up," the owner said with a smile, taking the hairpin.
The man in green put down his hand, turned to Hong Yan, and said, "Think about it, if she followed me and I only bought things for you, my senior brother would definitely say I like you or things that could be misunderstood. Then I'd have to buy something for Mu Anxiao. But," he said, "if I'm alone with you and buy you things, they can't say anything, right?"
Hong Yan's heart sank, and she forced a smile, saying, "Yes, you're right. This is really beautiful."
"My taste is excellent. This hairpin matches your white dress perfectly."
"You're so good to your wife," the owner said, handing the wrapped hairpin to the man in green.
The man in green took the package and said, "You mustn't say such things carelessly. She's just my sister." Then, he handed the hairpin to Hong Yan, "Wear it when you get back."
"Okay," Hong Yan smiled reluctantly and nodded.
The man in green smiled at the owner and naturally reached out to hold Hong Yan's wrist. "What do you want to eat? I'll buy it for you."
Hong Yan looked down at the man in green holding her hand and thought about how long she had known him. She didn't think too much and replied, "I want to eat carrots and greens."
"All vegetables," the man in green said softly.
"If you want to eat meat, I can..." Hong Yan took a deep breath, "accompany you, but I won't eat it."
"I'll accompany you, but since you've become human now, you should eat like a human and not just gnaw on things like that," the man in green said, holding Hong Yan's wrist tightly.
"Okay, I understand," Hong Yan smiled.
"Hehe, I happen to know a place. We can sit upstairs, eat, and watch the acrobats below. What do you think?" the man in green arranged.
"Then, we can call Mu Anxiao and the others back to join us," Hong Yan said excitedly.
"I just want to be with you. If I bring them along," the man in green shook his head, "I'll have to spend more money."
"You're really good at calculating," Hong Yan said faintly.
"Of course. My money isn't blown in by the wind," the man in green said as they walked.
"Then how did you get it?" Hong Yan asked, not reacting.
The man in green paused and stopped, saying, "Hong Yan, remember this: no one's money comes out of thin air. Everyone earns it through their own labor, including me."