After walking out of the store, Chu Hengyuan couldn't help laughing. "You and the boss are really... a perfect example of the mutual trust between consumers and merchants." The boss trusted the little girl enough to return her deposit before checking if the doll costume was damaged. And as a consumer, the little girl lived up to that trust. She didn't just run away right after getting her money back.
"Eh?" Rong Lan innocently tilted her head towards Chu Hengyuan. "I just don't like trouble. If I find out there's something wrong with the doll costume after I've left, I'll have to come all the way from Kyoto. That would be such a hassle."
Chu Hengyuan gently tapped the little girl's forehead and shook his head without saying much.
If he kept talking, he might just corrupt this little girl who was so innocent in such matters. After all, if someone had a devious mind, once they got the money back and left, even if the doll costume was found to be damaged later, the boss would probably never be able to find them. All they'd have to do was block the boss's contact information.
So usually, when a deposit is paid, the item is checked first to make sure there are no problems before the deposit is returned.
It's good for both parties.
The two got in the car. This time, Rong Lan obediently sat in the passenger seat to accompany Chu Hengyuan, who was driving.
"We're going home. Are you free tomorrow, Lanlan?" Chu Hengyuan suddenly asked.
As soon as Chu Hengyuan asked the question, Rong Lan immediately shook her head.
Although Si Mo had run away quickly after seeing Chu Hengyuan, he had no money and nowhere to stay. He would definitely wait for her at the place she told him to go to tomorrow. So she had to go find Si Mo. Only after arranging things for Si Mo properly could she get what she needed from him.
"Is there any wedding - related arrangement that requires my cooperation tomorrow?" If it was something related to the wedding, she'd have to settle Si Mo as quickly as possible and then get busy with the wedding. She was a responsible little fox. She couldn't just deceive Chu Hengyuan and then not care.
Chu Hengyuan didn't expect the little girl to be so busy. Surprised as he was, he didn't ask her what she was going to do tomorrow. "It's not related to the wedding. I just really want to go to a certain place. But it's not urgent. I'll take you there when you're free."
Rong Lan nodded. "Sure. If there's any wedding - related arrangement, just tell me. No matter how busy I am, I'll definitely cooperate well."
Chu Hengyuan smiled. "Okay."
The next day, Si Mo found the address Rong Lan had given him. Standing not far from the store, he suspiciously sized up the store sign.
Did he remember the address wrong? Or did he mishear what the little fox had said last night?
Wasn't it Store 305 on the third floor of XX Plaza on XX Road in XX District of Kyoto?
But this place was a jewelry store...
Why did the little fox choose a jewelry store as the meeting place? Didn't she say she'd arrange a place for him to stay? Could it be that the place she meant was the jewelry store?
If that was really the case, he thought he could just run away.
Si Mo, who was always ready to run away, still managed to hold his temper and decided to wait for an hour. If the little fox didn't show up at the appointed time, it was very likely that he had come to the wrong place.
If that was really the case... he'd have to spend more time finding the little fox again.
What a hassle...
But in this world, she was the only non - human he had met. No matter how troublesome it was, he still had to find her.
After waiting for fifty minutes and walking around the mall three times, Si Mo walked back to the front of the jewelry store with a slight frown on his brow.
There were only ten minutes left until the appointed time. Why hadn't the little fox shown up yet? Had he really come to the wrong place?
Just as Si Mo was doubting his life, the little fox he had been thinking about so much took the elevator to the third floor.
Rong Lan spotted Si Mo at a glance. After all, Si Mo had a very special aura. To humans who didn't know any better, it might seem like an air of nobility. But to a spirit like her, Si Mo's aura represented the might of a powerful being. No matter how many people there were around, she could still spot Si Mo at a glance. Moreover, it was a weekday and not many people were shopping in the mall during the day.
Rong Lan waved cheerfully at the young man.
Si Mo, who had been on edge, finally let out a sigh of relief when he saw Rong Lan.
"Were you just talking about me non - stop?" Rong Lan touched her nose.
Si Mo frowned. "No." Of course, he didn't want to admit that he had been worried she wouldn't show up and that for the past hour he had been thinking about what to do if she didn't.
"Eh—could it be that Mom and Dad found out I was gone? Someone must be talking about me. Otherwise, why would I have sneezed five or six times on the way here?" Rong Lan murmured.
Si Mo looked at the jewelry store. "I only realized it was a jewelry store when I got here. Why did you ask me to come to a jewelry store?"
Rong Lan explained, "Today is the day I can pick up my ring. Coincidentally, the empty house I told you about is nearby. I thought since I had to come here anyway, and I didn't know how long it would take to get the ring, I was afraid I wouldn't be able to get to another place on time, so I just chose this place."
As she spoke, she walked into the jewelry store.
Si Mo didn't really want to go in. But seeing that the little fox clearly didn't mind, and he couldn't just stand at the door and shout to her, he had no choice but to follow her in reluctantly.
The receptionist at the jewelry store recognized Rong Lan as a big customer. As soon as she saw Rong Lan come in, she immediately informed the manager.
Si Mo glanced at the name tag on the human who was going to receive the little fox and knew that the little fox had spent a lot of money in this jewelry store. There were also jewelry stores in the world he came from. Customers who could be personally received by the jewelry store manager usually spent over a million.
So this was a rich little fox.
The manager chatted briefly with Rong Lan and then invited Rong Lan and Si Mo into the VIP room.
"Please have some tea and fruits here. I'll go and get the ring Miss Bai reserved." The manager bowed slightly to them and then turned to leave.
Si Mo glanced at the hot tea and fruits on the coffee table and leaned back on the sofa. "Little fox, what kind of ring did you buy? An engagement ring or a wedding ring?"
Rong Lan picked up the teacup. "A wedding ring. So what?"
Si Mo sneered. "It's the first time I've ever seen a woman buy her own wedding ring. Don't tell me you proposed to your human fiancé."
Rong Lan nodded. "Yes. Isn't that normal? My fiancé doesn't have any money. It's normal for me to take care of things that cost money, isn't it?"
Si Mo was taken aback by this self - assured little fox and almost choked. "Normal my foot!" Even someone as aloof as he was got angry. "What do you like about him? He's just a human with a short lifespan. And now it seems he can't give you anything but some illusory sense of love and security!"