Chapter 54: Dine With Me Tomorrow?


    Trantor: Henyee Trantions Editor: Henyee Trantions


    The next day was a work day. In order to go home early and rest, Lu Haiqiao chose a clean and warm shop by the street and ordered two bowls of vegetable soup noodles.


    It was almost midnight when they finished eating.


    They were the only customers left in the shop. After paying the bill, the two of them walked out side by side.


    At this moment, thin raindrops fell from the sky.


    When Xie Da, who was waiting by the car, saw this, he immediately went to the back of the car and took out two umbres.


    Xie Xuan took the umbre from Xie Da’s hand. The wide umbre covered Lu Haiqiao’s head to block the wetness of the rain.


    “What time do you get off work tomorrow? I’ll pick you up.”


    “Normally, it’s five o’clock. If I don’t have to work overtime…” Lu Haiqiao said as she looked across the road. When she noticed a figure sh past the four-story balcony of one of the residential buildings, she frowned slightly.


    Something didn’t seem right.


    When she looked over again, the balcony, which had been lit, had darkened.


    It was pitch-ck as if it had fused with the night.


    Was she overthinking?


    Just as this thought shed through her mind, Lu Haiqiao felt a cool touch on her wrist. Before she could react, Xie Xuan pulled her into his arms. Then, the sound of ss shattering shook her eardrums.


    The ss door of the small shop behind them was pierced by an arrow, and fragments fell into the shop. The owner was so frightened that his eyes widened and he dropped to the ground in a daze.


    “Boss!” Xie Da hurried forward. “Are you alright?”


    Xie Xuan looked down at the woman in his arms. “Are you alright?”


    Lu Haiqiao slowly shook her head. Her face was so calm that no fear could be seen.


    Xie Da nced at the arrow that had pierced into the floor of the shop. “Boss, it’s…’


    Before he could finish, Lu Haiqiao suddenly interrupted, “It’s a crossbow.” Hearing this, Xie Xuan was shocked.


    He watched as Lu Haiqiao walked into the shop and helped the boss sit down on a chair. She firstforted him and saw that the shop owner had regained his senses. Then, he squatted down and observed the broken ss and the arrow.


    Just as she was deep in thought, Xie Da stepped forward and whispered, “Boss, they’re back…’


    Xie Xuan raised his hand and made a gesture to stop him.


    After a while, Lu Haiqiao got up and walked out of the noodle shop.


    Arriving in front of Xie Xuan, she looked at the residential building opposite and chuckled. “I estimate that the arrow is about 50 to 60 centimeters long. After shattering the ss, the arrowhead pierced into the ground by about 10 centimeters. If it’s a bow, not only will it be difficult to operate with such a short arrow, but even if it’s barely shot out, it won’t be so powerful, so it can only be a crossbow.


    “Judging by the angle…” At this point, Lu Haiqiao paused. A few secondster, she looked up at Xie Xuan with certainty in her eyes. “The target should be you, but I don’t think they wanted to kill you. It was more like a warning.


    “Did you… offend someone?”


    From the moment Lu Haiqiao started analyzing, Xie Xuan’s gaze never left her.


    Gradually, his expression changed from surprise to pleasure, and then from pleasure to approval.


    “Probably.” Xie Xuan shrugged nonchntly. “After all, I’m not a good person. It’s not strange for bows and arrows to target me.”


    The rain gradually stopped.


    Xie Xuan slowly put away his umbre and asked in a seemingly casual but serious manner, “Do you still dare to dine with me tomorrow?”


    Her actions tonight surprised him, but it didn’t mean that she wasn’t afraid..