Max Level Return—I'll Protect That Fragile One

Her WeChat friends were few and far between, only the closest ones.

Zhang Zhiyi liked her post and said: [When I return to Yujiang City, I’ll go shopping with you.]

Xu Xingguang replied to Zhang Zhiyi: [I’m going to West Continent City, I’ll shop with you when I come back, senior sister.]

Zhang Zhiyi sent a private message asking her what she was doing in West Continent City, and Xu Xingguang told her about the news of her work being adapted into a film.

Upon learning that Xu Xingguang’s novel was going to be made into a movie, Zhang Zhiyi felt proud.

Zhang Zhiyi said: [By then, I’ll bring all my friends to support you.]

They chatted a bit, then Xu Xingguang exited the chat window, and found there was new activity in her Moments.

She clicked in and saw Xiahou Huai Gui leaving her a message, asking: [At Yingxiang Tiancheng?]

Yingxiang Tiancheng was the name of this commercial district.

Xu Xingguang replied to him: [Yes.]

Xiahou Huai Gui immediately responded: [What a coincidence, I’m here too.]

Just as Xu Xingguang was about to ask which building Xiahou Huai Gui was in, she suddenly heard a familiar male voice from the escalator diagonally in front: ”Miss Xu, long time no see.”

Xu Xingguang looked up and glanced diagonally forward, and when she saw Xiahou Huai Gui, she was slightly surprised.

After months, Xiahou Huai Gui had recovered well, his body had become much more robust, dressed in a casual suit, he appeared tall and strong, with a firm chest.

The face that once looked like a mummified skeleton had restored his original handsome and energetic appearance.

He had a pair of eyes as enchanting as peach blossoms in March.

If Huo Wen’an’s eyes were deep, like a deep well with an unfathomable spring, then Xiahou Huai Gui’s eyes were more like a clear forest spring, bright and clear.

The former grew up tumbling in the mud, while the latter grew up amidst love and praise.

Different living environments endowed them with different mentalities.

Yet they had similarities as well, which was the inherent aura that no one could ignore.

Xiahou Huai Gui had a certain gentle quality that was as subtle as the quiet nurturing of all things.

Huo Wen’an, on the other hand, had multiple facades; when he wasn’t smiling, looking at people with drooping eyes, it would give them a chilling fear. When he smiled, looking at people inscrutably, it stirred a sense of anxiety.

Perhaps Xiahou Huai Gui was still young and hadn’t reached Huo Wen’an’s level yet.

”Young Master Xiahou.” Xu Xingguang boldly looked at Xiahou Huai Gui, and finally praised: ”You now seem reborn, I almost couldn’t recognize you.”

”That’s all thanks to Miss Xu.” Xiahou Huai Gui gazed at her deeply and said: ”I heard you accidentally entered the No-man District a while ago, and even alarmed the Young Leader of the Huo Family to come to your rescue. Miss Xu, are you very familiar with the Young Leader of the Huo Family?”

Xiahou Huai Gui was a bit surprised when he heard about it.

He had never met the Young Leader, but he knew what a menacing character he was.

After hearing about this, both Old Master Xiahou and the old madam thought that Huo Wen’an ventured into the No-man District to rescue Xu Xingguang in an attempt to win her favor and seek a cure for his illness.

But Xiahou Huai Gui didn’t agree with this view.

For someone like Huo Wen’an, who always had a calculating presence and a ruthless heart, he would never place himself in danger.

His solitary act of going to the No-man District to rescue Xu Xingguang was unlikely for the purpose of healing.

”We’re quite familiar.” Xu Xingguang boasted like showing off a treasure: ”I proposed to him, and he agreed; he is now my fiancé. So, would you say we are familiar enough?”

Xiahou Huai Gui never expected the truth to be so absurd. ”When did you two meet?”

Since waking up, Xu Xingguang had only been awake for a few months. She always stayed in Cangshan Town, so how could she have developed feelings with the Young Leader of the Huo Family?

”We’ve known each other for a long time.” Xu Xingguang looked at Xiahou Huai Gui with a hint of playfulness.

Having been through so much and encountering many suitors, Xu Xingguang could keenly sense who harbored interest in her.

Xiahou Huai Gui was in fact subtly hinting at his interest in her by probing her relationship with Huo Wen’an.

Receiving his hint, Xu Xingguang also had to clarify her own stance.

Xu Xingguang said in a serious tone: ”Young Master, I saved you at the invitation of Xiahou Zuiyue. Of course, the main reason was because of my senior sister.”

”Additionally, I’m also someone who values talent greatly. Young Master, your exceptional skill in music made me unwilling to see you leave this world at such a young age, which is why I decided to help you heal.”