On the other side.
In Sanjin City, a bustling street.
It was around 8 PM, most office workers had already left work, and students were also out of school. It was the liveliest time of the night.
One could see.
The bustling street was filled with people, coming and going. If a child wasn't held by the hand, it would be easy to get lost.
Xia Mei was wearing hot pants and a skirt. Her beautiful appearance, coupled with her tall, model-like figure, and the fact that the girls beside her were also elegantly dressed, meant that even in the crowd, they couldn't be overlooked. They attracted the attention of many passersby.
"Xia Mei, look, so many people are looking at you."
A girl beside Xia Mei, wearing ultra-short denim shorts, confidently strode her long legs and said.
Xia Mei rolled her eyes and glanced at the girl in denim shorts.
"I think they're looking at you more. Look at what you're wearing. If I were a guy, I'd look too, and even give a slight nod of respect."
The girl in denim shorts was teased but didn't mind. She smiled and replied,
"That just shows my natural beauty. But speaking of which, Xia Mei, are you dressing so innocently today? Not sexy enough. Our Xia Mei has become so demure, family."
She said this while observing Xia Mei's outfit.
Today, Xia Mei was wearing a gray logo t-shirt with tight-fitting jeans and a pair of white canvas shoes, looking lively and pure. However, combined with her expression and makeup, she exuded a seductive innocence.
As one of Xia Mei's good friends, the girl in denim shorts knew that Xia Mei's usual style was known for being hot and sexy, and she rarely dressed like this.
In response.
Before Xia Mei could answer, another girl beside her, dressed in a JK uniform, spoke up.
"That's because you don't know that Xia Mei recently got a boyfriend. Now Xia Mei changes her style every day to please her boyfriend."
In her words.
The JK girl seemed to recall something and smiled.
"Before, Xia Mei dressed too sexily and her boyfriend lectured her. Since then, Xia Mei has complained a lot, but she no longer dresses sexily and provocatively, opting for a pure and alluring look."
"Wow! Really?"
The girl in denim shorts patted Xia Mei, her eyes shining.
"Xia Mei, what kind of boyfriend did you find this time? He actually made you change your style. When did you become a simperer? You never changed your outfits for your boyfriends before. What's going on this time? Why the change of heart?"
"That boy is very handsome, and he's from an online relationship. Isn't that like a fairy tale? Haha."
The JK girl chimed in, adding to the conversation.
Then she took out her phone and opened the chat history with Xia Mei, finding a candid photo Xia Mei had secretly taken. The photo showed Wu Nian squatting with his hands clasped together, talking to a young female pilgrim.
The scene in the photo had an indescribable sacred and peaceful aura amidst his handsomeness.
Even the girl in denim shorts, who had seen a lot, had her eyelash-grafted eyes light up.
"My goodness, this guy is so handsome. Even cosplaying as a monk with a shaved head, he looks so good, like a high monk. So handsome, really so handsome. No wonder Xia Mei has become a simperer."
"Right? I thought he was so handsome too. And Lanlan, you're wrong. Xia Mei's boyfriend isn't cosplaying as a monk. Xia Mei took this casually."
"Huh? You mean he's a real monk? Is that true or not?"
The girl in denim shorts looked at Xia Mei, her eyes filled with inquiry.
Xia Mei was amused and exasperated. After giving the JK girl a playful glare, she thought of Wu Nian's appearance and smiled sweetly.
"Yes, Wu Nian is a monk, a young high monk from Mount Wutai. He's very famous in the Buddhist circles of our Great Xia. That was when he was talking to a young female pilgrim, telling her about Buddhism. I took the opportunity to take a picture."
As she spoke.
The girl in denim shorts was stunned. She took a few seconds to recover before saying,
"This handsome guy is actually a monk? I'm shocked. What a waste of resources. But Xia Mei, you're amazing, you don't even let monks off the hook, and it's an online relationship at that. But thinking about it, if I met such a handsome guy, I'd become a simperer too."
Xia Mei laughed and chided the girl in denim shorts.
"What are you talking about? I'm not a simperer, and it's not exactly an online relationship. I was introduced. It's a long story, I'll tell you later. Let's go shopping quickly."
"What shopping? Gossip is the real deal. I thought you came to Sanjin City, Xia Mei, and even asked us to come for a trip. Turns out you're here to find your monk boyfriend from Mount Wutai."
The girl in denim shorts said with a smile.
They weren't from Sanjin City; they were all from Luxia City. Xia Mei had invited them to Luxia City yesterday, and tonight they had planned to go shopping here.
At this moment.
The JK girl beside them also chimed in.
"Lanlan, are you sure this is gossip, or do you just want to see a handsome monk? Haha."
"Both, both."
"Then do you want to see more?"
Xia Mei, being praised for her boyfriend's good looks by her good friends, couldn't help but reply playfully.
The girl in denim shorts heard this and said,
"Yes, I want to! Although this one is Xia Mei's, it doesn't stop me from looking at handsome guys. Also, Xia Mei, hurry up and tell us how you met your monk boyfriend. Don't tell me it was through playing Honor of Kings."
She recalled what the JK girl had said earlier about Xia Mei being in an online relationship.
In this era, when online relationships were mentioned, most of them originated from online gaming and then met in person. Honor of Kings was the most common game for such relationships. Many boys now played Honor of Kings with the intention of finding a girlfriend, honing their skills to carry female players.
"It wasn't through playing Honor of Kings."
Xia Mei replied. Then, from her phone photos, she found a picture to show them.
It was from when Zhang Wei had made a bet with Wu Nian, and then asked Li Junfei to introduce Wu Nian to an online dating prospect. Zhang Wei had asked Li Junfei for Wu Nian's photo to see what the introduced guy looked like, and then Zhang Wei had asked Wu Nian for a photo.
She recalled.
Wu Nian had replied that he didn't have photos and didn't have a habit of taking selfies. He sent Zhang Wei a photo of the three of them together in the Northeast, which was a group photo of Zhang Wei, Wu Nian, and Zhang Chao.
"This is the photo Wu Nian sent me."
Xia Mei said with a smile.
"This guy never takes selfies. I asked him for a selfie, and he sent a group photo."
"That means your monk boyfriend is pure. Boys who don't take selfies are usually not secretly flamboyant. Wow! There's a handsome guy!! Xia Mei, who is the handsome guy next to your boyfriend? This one is also very handsome."
The girl in denim shorts was speaking when her gaze shifted, and she noticed Zhang Wei standing beside Wu Nian in the photo, smiling sunnily. Her eyes immediately lit up again.
Not just her.
The JK girl beside her felt the same.
"Huh? I haven't seen this one before. Who is this handsome guy? He looks so handsome and sunny."
"That's Wu Nian's good friend, named Zhang Wei. I got to know Wu Nian because of Zhang Wei. At that time, Wu Nian came to Luxia City to visit Zhang Wei, and then something happened, and he introduced me."
"Came to Luxia City to visit Zhang Wei? Does that mean Zhang Wei is from our Luxia City? Xia Mei, you've been keeping secrets! If he's this handsome, why don't you introduce him to us quickly?"
"Exactly, introduce him quickly! Where in Luxia City is this handsome guy named Zhang Wei from? How old is he?"
The JK girl and the girl in denim shorts both leaned in.
Their expressions.
Xia Mei was sure that if she didn't answer, they would beat her to death. They were all like hungry wolves.
"Don't even think about it. Zhang Wei already has a girlfriend, and she's very beautiful. I heard from Li Junfei that she's even prettier than me."
The girl in denim shorts sighed.
"Ah, what a pity. As expected, all the good flowers have been picked."
The JK girl also looked unhappy.
"Someone got there first. She's even prettier than Xia Mei. How can we poach him now?"
The girl in denim shorts agreed.
"Yeah, if he had a girlfriend, it would be okay. At least I could try to poach him with my sexy and seductive body. But his girlfriend is so good-looking, sigh... Forget it. Handsome guys are destined to be strangers to me."
Xia Mei smiled looking at her two good friends.
However.
Just as she opened her mouth, before she could say anything, a scream from the crowd ahead interrupted their conversation.