ALL NOVEL Chapter 242
Seeing the figure sliding towards them, Xu Lin and Qin Yunhe wanted to try to catch it, but Bai Xiaoxiao acted faster. She sprang forward, extended her arm, and grabbed the white figure in an instant!
Panting heavily, Bai Xiaoxiao found herself half-lying in the muddy riverbank. Looking at the little white cat in her hand, slowly recovering from its fright, she sighed with relief.
“Bai Xiaoxiao.” Xu Lin quickly walked over and helped Bai Xiaoxiao up. After checking her over and ensuring she wasn’t hurt, he finally relaxed.
“What if there were sharp objects or rocks in the grass? That could seriously injure your chest or abdomen! Look at you, covered in mud.” Xu Lin scolded her without hesitation.
Helping others is fine, but not at the expense of your safety!
“Sorry… I’m sorry for getting my clothes dirty.” Bai Xiaoxiao lowered her head, her voice tinged with a sob.
“Xu Lin, let it go. Senior Bai was just anxious to save the little guy. You know she loves animals.” None of them had seen Xu Lin this angry before and didn’t know what to say.
Only Ji Yun walked up to Xu Lin and patted his arm.
“Did I mention the clothes? I said you need to pay attention to your safety! I worry about you, I get scared!” Xu Lin’s words, almost like a confession, made Bai Xiaoxiao’s bitterness disappear instantly. She peeked at him through her tears.
The others also looked at Xu Lin, especially Su Qingwan, whose look seemed to say, “How can you say such a cheesy thing?”Realizing his emotional outburst, Xu Lin blushed and quickly walked ahead, saying over his shoulder, “I got a bit carried away. You guys chat; I’m going to check out the lake.”
As Xu Lin walked away, Ji Yun and the other girls laughed. “He really has a bit of youthful spirit, doesn’t he?” Su Qingwan said, and Qin Yunhe and Liu Qinnuan nodded. This guy, usually so mature and composed, looked rather cute in his flustered state.
Ji Yun wiped away Bai Xiaoxiao’s almost falling tears with a tissue and gave her a light smack on the butt.
“Ah! Ji Yun, what are you doing?”
“Still crying? Xu Lin was so worried and anxious about you getting hurt. Shouldn’t you be happy?”
“I’m not unhappy…”
“Alright, just tell him you’ll be more careful in the future.”
“Okay.”
“Good thing you’re wearing a PU jacket. The smooth fabric can be wiped clean. Your inner clothes aren’t dirty, are they?” Qin Yunhe walked over with a wet wipe and started carefully cleaning Bai Xiaoxiao.
“I have more wet wipes here.”
Su Qingwan also came over, handing a wipe to Ji Yun and Liu Qinnuan. She pulled out another to help Bai Xiaoxiao clean the mud spots on her back. Seeing everyone busy helping her, Bai Xiaoxiao’s eyes welled up with tears again.
“You’re 18, a grown woman, and you still cry all the time,” Ji Yun said with a smile as she wiped Bai Xiaoxiao’s pants and noticed her crying again.
“It’s not that… I just feel like everyone is so good to me.”
“You’re overreacting. We’re just helping you clean up a bit,” Qin Yunhe said, laughing and patting Bai Xiaoxiao’s back.
“Thank you, everyone.”
“Meow~”
“We almost forgot about the little cat,” Bai Xiaoxiao said, holding the kitten, which didn’t seem to be a pet. It was covered in mud, had bugs on it, and had a scratch on its paw.
At this moment, a middle-aged woman wearing the same uniform as the man from earlier came running up.
“Thank you all! You scared me to death. I saw it just now, and it suddenly ran off and fell into the water.”
“Is this your cat?”
“No, it’s a stray that someone abandoned. We saw it on the monitors and have been trying to find it. I finally spotted it today, but it got scared and ran off, falling into the water.”
“Here you go.” Bai Xiaoxiao handed the cat to the woman. The woman noticed the muddy stains on Bai Xiaoxiao’s clothes and understood what had happened.
“Do you like cats, young lady?”
“Yes, I do.”
“Then this little cat is yours.”
“Huh?”
“Really. But for now, it has to stay with me. You can’t take pets around the park.”
“Thank you for giving it to me,” Bai Xiaoxiao said with a smile, handing the kitten over.
“If we kept it, we would have had to find a pet store or someone to adopt it. It’s much better if someone who likes it takes it. It’s fate.”
With the cat situation resolved, Ji Yun and the others quickly walked ahead. After a few dozen meters, they saw Xu Lin taking a photo of a girl.
“Thanks.”
“No problem, happy to help.”
“Xu Lin, flirting everywhere you go?” Qin Yunhe joked. Before Xu Lin could respond, the girl quickly waved her hands.
“No, I just asked him to take a picture. Don’t misunderstand.”
“Oh? You’re already defending him?” Qin Yunhe teased, giving the girl a cold look that scared her into almost running away. But her good intentions made her stay and explain.
“Uh, ma’am, we really just met. My boyfriend is over there.”
“You have a boyfriend and you still asked him for help?”
Qin Yunhe’s remark left the girl speechless.
She had just had a small argument with her boyfriend and had asked a handsome guy to take her photo out of spite.
“Alright, stop teasing her,” Su Qingwan said, coming over and grabbing Xu Lin’s arm. “I’m his girlfriend.”
“Sorry, sorry, I got it wrong.”
“No, I’m his girlfriend,” Qin Yunhe said, glaring at Su Qingwan. You could joke, but was she really serious?
“I’m his girlfriend too.”
Su Qingwan ignored Qin Yunhe, confidently looking at the girl, who was now completely confused.
Where am I? Why did I come here for a photo?
A few minutes later, Xu Lin finally spoke up, scolding the two and apologizing to the girl. Qin Yunhe especially felt that she had taken the joke too far and frightened the young girl.
After walking a few more minutes, the path became wider, the air more humid, and the nearby stream rushed faster. More people were around, and the stone path beneath their feet disappeared, replaced by a faint mist that brought a chilly dampness.
At the end of the path, they reached a railing. As they approached, a gentle breeze dispersed much of the surrounding mist, revealing the scene below. Everyone, including Xu Lin and his friends, looked down in awe, their words catching in their throats.
As the mist cleared away like a veil being lifted, the crystal-clear lake came into view.
The water was so transparent that they could see the bottom. The lake surface was calm, reflecting the sky above, creating the illusion of a blue sky mirror.
Sunlight streamed into the lake, adding shimmering points of light and warmth to the reflection. In the next moment, water and light combined to reveal a giant rainbow spanning across the lake.
After half a minute, they finally exhaled. Liu Qinnuan spoke first. “So beautiful~ This view alone makes the trip to Linshui worthwhile.”
“Shall we go down and take a closer look?”
“Sure.”
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