Problem Girls Strategy

Xiao Ling Xing made the sound of a balloon being deflated. Seeing that he could not intimidate Jiang Zao, he had no choice but to give up and honestly explained to him: "This is a report to be given to Miss Yi Ji."

"Did my sister tell me anything else?"

Xiao Lingxing immediately shook her head like a rattle, covered her mouth tightly with both hands and stopped talking, for fear that Jiang Zao would ask her something again.

Jiang Zao didn't continue to embarrass her: "Okay, then let's continue shopping. We have quite a lot to buy this time. Have you asked Tianyin to drive over to ship it?"

"Yes, I told Tianyin about it before I left."

"Fortunately, she took her driver's license test at home during the summer vacation, otherwise this shopping list might have to be divided into two batches."

"Yeah, I'm really lucky."

Xiao Ling Xing and Jiang Zao were chatting and shopping at the same time. Because her vision was partially blocked by a roll of tissues in her arms, she accidentally bumped into someone when turning a corner. The other person seemed to be a girl. She staggered and fell to the ground. Xiao Ling Xing, on the other hand, stood there motionless.

The girl was wearing a green sportswear. If it weren't for the fact that her chest didn't match Matsushima's, Jiang Zao would have thought she was following him in disguise.

PS: They all have blonde hair, blue eyes and fangs, isn’t that a coincidence (happy), although Matsushima’s hair is all dyed blonde.

Chapter 47: Encounter with Zhaili

Eriri feels that her luck has been really bad recently because she was implicated in a quarrel between two people and her identity as a book artist, which she had been hiding, was revealed, causing an uproar in the school. She was forced to suspend her studies and transfer to another school.

She still remembers the contemptuous looks and vicious words from her former good friends when the news reached her class.

"I never thought that Eriri, who looks like a young lady, actually draws pornographic comics in private. You can't judge a person by his appearance."

"This is the kind of person that is described as "sour and reserved". On the surface, they look bright and beautiful, but who knows how messy their private life is behind the scenes."

"I've heard rumors that Eriri is actually doing dad work."

"Wow, is this true?"

One person makes a pack, three people make a tiger. In just one day, the rumor had completely destroyed everything that Eriri had built up in the school over the past year. It was like a man-eating tiger, chasing after her and refusing to stop until it swallowed her whole in its bloody mouth.

During this period, she didn't know how many times she woke up from nightmares in the middle of the night, sweating profusely. Even if she changed into clean clothes, her cold limbs kept her from falling asleep for a long time.

Ying Lili locked herself in her room for a long time in a decadent manner. This morning, when she was so hungry that her stomach growled, she realized that there was no food in the refrigerator in the room.

Her parents have been busy because of the rumors about her at school and have basically not come home in recent days. She has long since ordered the housekeeper not to enter the room. Ying Lili had no choice but to go out and buy some food to fill her stomach.

The sun hanging high in the sky loudly announced its already strong presence to the two-legged beasts, and the scorching sunlight made people's skin hurt.

Ying Lili gritted her teeth and rushed into the sunlight without any preparation towards the nearest shopping mall. Hunger made her brain start to lose its correct judgment. She should have gone to the convenience store.

She didn't expect that before she could buy anything, she was already dizzy with hunger and was knocked to the ground. Even her glasses were knocked off her face and fell to the ground. The lenses made a crisp shattering sound, just like her broken heart at this moment.

"I'm sorry, miss. My girlfriend bumped into you due to a moment of negligence. Are you okay?"

Without her glasses, Eriri, who is severely myopic, the whole world becomes strange, and all objects and people are covered with a thick layer of mosaic.

Although she was a little worried about her situation when she first heard it was a boy's voice, she felt relieved when she heard him mention the word "girlfriend".

"I'm fine physically, but my glasses were broken."

"I see. Xiao Xing, tell Tian Yin to come to the supermarket. After we pay and deliver the items to the car, we will accompany this lady to the optical shop and compensate her with a pair of glasses."

"Ok."

Jiang Zao always felt that the person in front of him looked very familiar, but he couldn't confirm her identity. He could only temporarily stop his guessing and stretched out his hand to the girl: "Miss, can you see my hand? Hold on to it and stand up carefully."

Ying Lili hesitated for a while, and felt that Jiang Zao had behaved very gentlemanly so far. Finally, she decided to put her hand in the big hand whose outline she could only see in front of her, and supported herself to stand up: "Thank you, sir."

"Cuckoo~"

Ying Lili's stomach growled uncomfortably, making her very embarrassed. Her fair little face turned a deep red.

Jiang Zao helped her out in a gentlemanly manner. "After we get the glasses, we'll treat you to a meal as an apology."

"Um...thank you."

Although she couldn't see Jiang Zao's appearance clearly, Ying Lili already had a very good impression of him in her heart: considerate and gentlemanly.

"Jiang Zao, here!" Zhou Fang Tianyin quickly drove the school's van to the supermarket. Sitting in the driver's seat, he waved at Jiang Zao and Xiao Ling Xing who were carrying big and small bags.

After the two put all their things in the car, Zhou Fang Tianyin drove away. She had already learned from the phone that the two of them would accompany the blonde girl next to them to the eyewear store to get a new pair of glasses.

Fortunately, this place is a large shopping mall and there is an eyewear store here. Jiang Zao took Xiaoling Xing and Erili directly to the eyewear store on the third floor and asked the clerk to take Erili to measure her eyesight and get glasses.

Xiao Ling Xing, who was standing aside, was filled with pink bubbles of happiness because Jiang Zao called her his girlfriend. The smile on the corners of her mouth could not be suppressed at all. Now, she looked more like an ordinary girlfriend who wore a maid outfit for her boyfriend's hobby than a maid.

"Girlfriend...hehe..."

"Although there's no official statement, aren't everyone in the dormitory my girlfriend?"

"That's different from what you said to everyone in the dormitory. You announced my girlfriend's identity in front of outsiders."

"That's true. As long as you are happy, I owe you this."

"Jiang Zao, don't say that. You saved all of us, so you don't owe us anything."

"but I…"

"Stop talking."

Xiao Lingxing put her index finger on Jiang Zao's lips to interrupt him, her blue eyes flashing with an unprecedented seriousness: "This is what we all think. Rather than having only one person win, it's better to choose a way that everyone can reach the finish line."

"So, Jiang Zao, you can hold your chest high with pride, because you are a hero to all of us, and also our common lover."

Jiang Zao grabbed her index finger that was pressed against his lips and kissed it gently: "I will be proud of this, Xiao Xing."

"This is a rare opportunity, why don't you tell me what type of stockings you like."

Seeing that Xiaoling Xing was about to start enriching her report again, Jiang Zao could only smile helplessly: "As long as it's not the kind of death red stockings, I can actually do it."

"I see. I have obtained new information."

"Um... your two friends have already got their glasses fitted." The clerk interrupted the couple who were interacting in a wonderful question-and-answer way.

"Oh, it's done. Use it to pay." Jiang Zao handed over the bank card, entered the password on the POS machine, and then continued to answer the questions raised by Xiaoling Xing.

When the clerk and Ying Lili, who was wearing glasses, came back, the clerk respectfully handed the bank card back to Jiang Zao, and also gave him a black VIP card and a manager's business card.

Jiang Zao was a little puzzled. Could it be that your store has not even opened yet? Why would you give a VIP card when you make your first purchase?

He didn't know that the balance on his card had increased directly from over one million to over 11 million without any text message reminder. The style of the bank card had also changed. The store manager had seen people in the market and could tell at a glance that only people with deposits of at least tens of millions could have this style of card. He immediately arranged for someone to apply for a VIP card for Jiang Zao.

Wearing her new glasses, Eriri finally saw the couple's appearance. To her surprise, this girlfriend... was actually wearing a maid outfit. Is this her boyfriend's little quirk?

"You two, my name is Sawamura Spencer Eriri, just call me Eriri."

"Hello, Ms. Eriri, my name is Jiang Zao, and this is my girlfriend Xiaoling Yuki."

Looking at this weird couple who were seriously introducing their girlfriends but whose girlfriends bowed to them like maids, Eriri almost couldn't help laughing, and the sadness in her heart was dispelled a lot.

Jiang Zao stood up and said, "Let's go eat something. Is there anything Miss Ying Lili you would like to eat?"

"Just let the two of you decide."

Jiang Zao turned his head and looked at Xiao Lingxing: "Xiao Xing, what about you?"

"Why don't we go to a Chinese restaurant? I think we can order some porridge there."

"That's right. Let's go. The fourth floor is the food floor. We should be able to find a Chinese restaurant there."

They probably said this because they thought that I was on an empty stomach and it was not suitable for me to eat greasy and spicy food. They are really nice people.

Eriri followed behind them and sighed inwardly.

Chapter 48 Chatting with Zhaili

Although Ying Lili tried hard to hide her depressed mood, her unintentional actions always revealed a sense of decadence. Jiang Zao noticed this keenly and took out a tissue to wipe the corners of her mouth.

I didn't expect to run into Zhaili, and I was like why she looked familiar. Wait, could the back view in the photo of Pochi-chan's street performance be her?

"Ms. Eriri, is there something on your mind?"

Eriri thought that since these two people were just strangers who met by chance and had very nice personalities, it would be okay to talk to them a little, right?

She put down the spoon she was using to scoop up the porridge, and leaned back against the chair. Her petite back pressed into the soft cushion. Ying Lili asked tentatively, "What do you think of staying at home?"

"A stay-at-home kid? Like Yumiko, who stays in her room all day long?"

Yumiko? Jiang Zao glanced at Xiao Ling Xing in surprise. Didn't you call her Sakaki-san before? Is this the progress of your relationship after reaching a consensus?

That's not right. Yumiko still called you the same name as before when we were on a date.

"No, I don't mean that I like staying at home..." Eriri denied what Komine Yuki said, with a hesitant look on her face. Even her little hands on the table were subconsciously clenched. Should she explain the real meaning of the word "stay-at-home"?

She was afraid of encountering the same situation at school.

Jiang Zao came to Eriri's rescue in time: "Xiao Xing, Eriri-san must be talking about the kind of otaku who likes to watch anime and read novels."

"I see," Xiaoling Xing clasped his hands together, with an apologetic look on his face, "I don't know much about this kind of thing, so I can't comment on them."

Yes! This is the reaction a normal person should have! Ying Lili was so excited that her beads were about to fall off. Now she was even more looking forward to Jiang Zao's opinion, who could understand her meaning.

"In fact, I can be considered an otaku," Jiang Zao first introduced, "It's a pity that there are no classmates who share the same interests as me. Occasionally, only some classmates will read some popular novels nowadays."

"Is Jiang Zao actually a otaku?" Xiao Ling Xing was shocked!

Jiang Zao was speechless: "Is it necessary to be so surprised? It's normal for me to have hobbies that you don't know about. Even people from my country have little hobbies like Crescent Moon and Sky Chong, right?"

"A native of the motherland?"

"Crescent Moon Chong?"

Inadvertently talking about the work in the previous life, Jiang Zao couldn't explain the true meaning to them, so he quickly changed the subject: "Personally, I am actually very grateful to the otakus. Most of them are of normal character, but some of them are not morally corrupt."

“Just think about it, if there weren’t these otakus who like otaku culture and silently support their favorite works with actions, would a latecomer like me really have the opportunity to see the current flourishing animation, novels and comics?”

"I think it's probably like an item that suddenly becomes popular at a certain time. It's popular for a short period of time, and then no one cares about it anymore. It's also like fireworks, shining brightly for a moment, and then forgotten by people."

Jiang Zao's words made Ying Lili's favorability towards him increase rapidly, from a stranger to a person with whom she could communicate.

Although Jiang Zao was talking about his thoughts on normal works on the market, it also applies to Ying Lili, who draws books. It is because of people's support and love that there are now grand winter and summer Comi exhibitions held twice a year.

"So, even if society and even schools still have many prejudices against otakus, I am still very grateful to this group of people. What you love is your life, isn't it?"

Ying Lili could hardly suppress the impulse in her heart. Every word Jiang Zao said pierced her heart. With tears in her eyes, she stood up and held Jiang Zao's hand tightly: "Comrade!"

Jiang Zao was swayed up and down by Ying Lili's hand. No one knew what had stimulated her to react so strongly: "Ms. Ying Lili, calm down, calm down."

"Ah? Oh! Sorry, Miss Xiaoling." Ying Lili then realized that she was so excited that she actually shook her boyfriend in front of others. She awkwardly let go of Jiang Zao's hands, sat back in the chair, and put on the appearance of a lady again, although it didn't match the green sportswear on her body.

"It's okay." Xiaoling Xing didn't care about it. It was just a handshake. She was much lower level than the girls in the dormitory. During this period, all their chats had to be muted before they could be sent out.

"Ahem," Jiang Zao coughed to ease the awkward atmosphere: "Let's get back to the topic. I really hope there will be someone in the class who is also an otaku, so that we can at least talk about some topics we like."

Eriri tried her best to put on a nonchalant expression and asked him out of the blue, "What if people in your class knew that you were a otaku, or if someone was isolated or bullied because of this?"

Jiang Zao frowned. He felt that Ying Lili's tone was not right, but he did not think too much about it and continued to express his thoughts: "Based on the rumors about me in school, I don't think I will encounter such a thing..."

What kind of personality are you in school? You are so confident that you won’t be bullied.

Ying Lili naturally didn't know that the rumor about Jiang Zao beating up the gangsters in Wutian High School had evolved into him destroying an entire gang alone.

"But if this kind of situation really happens in class, no, before it happens, I will nip it in the bud," Jiang Zao said firmly, "Hobbies and interests should not be ranked high or low."

"Thank you for your thoughts..." Ying Lili left these words and said goodbye to Jiang Zao and Xiao Ling Xing after dinner. It was not difficult to tell from her lighter steps that she was much more relaxed and no longer had the tense feeling she had before.

"Jiang Zao, you are inadvertently trying to conquer girls again." Xiao Lingxing put her soft little hand into Jiang Zao's palm, speaking in a faint tone.

Jiang Zao didn't think he could win over Ying Lili with just these few words: "Uh... I don't think so. I'm just speaking from my heart."

Xiaoling Yuki originally wanted to give up at this point. She had just raised her little feet in black round-toed leather shoes when she suddenly remembered what Kazami Ikki had said to her alone not long ago.

"Xiao Xing, if you learn to be jealous, you may get unexpected rewards."

Isn't now the perfect time to be jealous! ?

Xiao Lingxing, who had a sudden realization on the spot, immediately pretended to be jealous, frowned slightly, with a hint of resentment in her eyes, and her pink little mouth pouted: "I'm jealous."

Although the mall was crowded with people and there were many girls dressed more beautifully, Xiaoling Xing, who was acting like a spoiled brat in the crowd, was like a gem emitting her own unique brilliance in the quicksand, so gorgeous that people could not take their eyes off her.

Ah this...

To be honest, Jiang Zao never thought that Xiao Ling Xing would take the initiative to tell her that she was jealous. Most of the time, she was more like a maid, suppressing all her emotions in her heart, standing behind her master without saying a word.