Qi Xinyi.
A girl with light shaded brown hair. Even though she appeared normal in her typical clothes, anyone with good eyes would notice how stunning she is up close.
Nobody knew, however, that this shy, reticent girl only had one family, which she cherished, and that her mother was the only one who had reared her for the previous nineteen years.
At first. Because of her appearance, which attracted unwanted attention, it was difficult for both her and her mother.
During that time, Qi Xinyi tried her best to suppress her emotions so as not to worry her mother.
And she also knew how; it was not just her, but her mother too, who was sharing similar problems, but two of them could only keep them in, having no one who would support them at that period.
Qi Xinyi's mother was a smart person.
Not only she worked hard, but she also saved a lot of money while living frugal life with Qi Xinyi, who was rather smart for her age, and never bickered with her mother for anything. Finally, after four years of arduous work, Qi Xinyi managed to save up enough money.
She even doubled that amount through stock trading, which allowed them to purchase a small cafe in the city, giving them the status of upper-class residents.
Although changing one's perception of oneself is relatively simple, changing oneself into something different takes time, and as a result, Qi Xinyi never found the same level of confidence as her peers, even in this city.
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'Fuck! What did that guy say about me to her? She looked away, even though we just looked at each other a moment ago.'
Lin Feng drove on as he thought in his head, but after noticing the girl's somewhat dejected expression in the rearview mirror, he made the decision to quickly circle the road and head back to the original root.
"Come in. Did he leave you here alone?" Looking at the timid girl, Lin Feng asked. In addition to feeling that the girl in front of him was extremely timid—something he could not have imagined—Lin Feng stared at Qi Xinyi with an odd expression.
"I am also from the same group, so at least have a little bit of faith in my character. I will not jump on you in my car, so jump in. I'll drop you back to your home."
Lin Feng used his vampire charm instinctively by staying loyal to himself, and Qi Xinyi, who had been acting doubtfully, felt her emotions subside and began to believe in him.
'Even Jiang believed in him. I also think he is not a bad guy.' As Lin Feng smiled at her acceptance and asked her to fasten her seatbelt, the girl's thoughts began to waver, and she accepted his helping hand, sitting next to him inside.
"Are you fine with a fast ride? If not, I can drive slowly for the way back." As he gradually increased speed, Lin Feng asked.
By shifting gears quickly, he was able to stabilize the vehicle's speed, which actually required a high level of balance between the car's centre of gravity and all four tires.
And because of this, he was able to keep his centre of gravity balanced, which made teacher Lan and Qi Xinyi feel at ease in the vehicle he was operating.
"You drive really well." She spoke while sitting for a while.
"Eh! Ah, this is actually a driving skill. As long as one trains in this and core balance, they can do something like this at ease." Lin Feng coughed awkwardly.
As he thought about how it was all thanks to the system that he was able to acquire this skill. Plus, according to the skill understanding, he knew how by balancing water in the water cup while driving for several years and genius driving sense, one can acquire a skill like this.
So, he felt that bragging about something like this is really not worth it.
"Is that so?"
'Is he just bad with compliments? Or is he just that self right.' These were Qi Xinyi inner thoughts, but looking at the roadside, she was able to tell that they were going at quite quick speed, but before encountering the road police, Lin Feng would skillfully slow it down, making it look like he was just moving at the same speed.
Because of this, they arrived at the colony where she lived without being too late or too early, and after she gave him the directions, they arrived at the cafe that her mother had been diligently building.
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"It's here." Qi Xinyi asked, and Lin Feng stopped his car.
'This is great. I had to say, it is a nice place to open a cafe at this place.'
"This is a nice place to open a cafe." In the end, Lin Feng mumbled aloud, which caused Qi Xinyi to turn her head in surprise and look at Lin Feng with a hint of happiness.
Qi Xinyi naturally enjoyed it when someone gave her mother business praise with an open mind, like Lin Feng did.
"Right? I agree, and I have heard that the Long Hu building is set to open soon, which will undoubtedly bring in a lot of customers. As a result, she is considering expanding the cafe a little." After speaking out all of that.
When Qi Xinyi realized she had said a little too much, she turned to face Lin Feng, who was smiling at her, causing the girl to blush as she removed her seatbelt and pouted.
"I completely agree!" Lin Feng shouted the moment she walked out. This caused Qi Xinyi to pause, smile a little, then turn around and tap on the window.
"Come out! I'll treat you to something for giving me a ride." Her eyes were fixed on him as she asked, and he removed his seatbelt and embraced the girl's good intentions.
"Okay!!!"
"Good! Come in..." A small dimple appeared on her face. Before she went inside the cafe, that was still quite full even at this period of time.
"Mom!!! I am back." After locking his car and starting to walk, Lin Feng heard Qi Xinyi's voice from outside and grinned, thinking about how she only showed her childlike side to her mother.
He thought how this could be the real Qi Xinyi personality that is always hidden within her own acting and mask-like personality that she had developed over all this period of time.
"Welcome!"
"Oh, the little one is back..."
"I had been waiting for a while, little Qi. I want to hear the original today."
"Okay! I will start, soon enough. But before that, buy the deluxe set as per agreement." Qi Xinyi's mischievous voice continued as she threatened an old man, who was smiling from ear to ear, looking at Qi Xinyi with a doting smile.
"Hahaaa... She got you, old man; see, I told you that she had a sharp memory." Another old customer laughed at the other party, who only shaked his head with a smile, as he kept his promise when Lin Feng entered the cafe.
"Student Lin, can take the seat. I will be back with my treat. Also, don't talk about him in front of them, alright?" Xinyi whispered while giving Lin Feng a look, who nodded at her request and had no intention of making it hard for Qi Xinyi tonight and only wanted to enjoy a free food offer.
"Hmm... Is he a Xinyi classmate? I see, little Qi is already a girl at prime." The old guy teared while the other old guy was smiling from the back, looking at the other guy acting, while Xinyi pouted angrily before stomping her feet and heading inside the kitchen back.
"Hahhaaa..." The cafe echoed with laughter as Lin Feng glanced at two elderly men and sensed a connection with them that made her feel somewhat under pressure, something that no normal person could possibly project.
'Master, they are not normal but martial artists.' Alvis voice echos beside Lin Feng, as he had fought many human martial artists while working as an underworld Nightwatcher job, and he was already familiar with their breathing rhythm too.