Chapter 21: Chapter 21: Don't Arrest Wen Chi!
Suisui put her hands on her hips, raised her little head, and scoffed at the two experts' suggestion.
"I won't become any kind of expert! I want to become an immortal!"
Suisui's sincere words were taken as childish prattle, and everyone was amused.
These days, even kids have been influenced by those fairy - tale TV shows!
The two experts looked at her with a smile and chimed in,
"Okay, okay. Becoming an immortal is great. Little Teacher Suisui, what will you do after becoming an immortal?"
Suisui was stumped.
Her big, bright, and dark eyes showed confusion.
Yeah, after becoming an immortal, then what?
She really couldn't think of anything!
Becoming an immortal was just the deepest desire hidden in the hearts of every mountain spirit.
Just like people need to drink water when they're thirsty and eat when they're hungry, the little ginseng spirit only knew that she wanted to become an immortal.
"Anyway, anyway, I just want to become an immortal."
Suisui's voice was small and weak, and she didn't sound confident herself.
The two experts were just joking and didn't really expect Suisui to give an answer.
Seeing Suisui's embarrassment and knowing that kids have thin skins, they took the initiative to change the topic.
"Little Teacher Suisui, you're so good at growing flowers. Who did you learn it from? Your elders?"
Tan Yong, standing aside, his eyes lit up and he clenched his fists!
Yes! That's the question!
Who knew that Suisui didn't play by the rules.
"Learn? Why should I learn? Shouldn't we be born knowing this kind of thing?"
Her fair, soft, chubby face was full of self - assurance, as if asking rhetorically: Don't you guys know?
The two experts were left speechless.
We're lagging behind!
"Ah!"
Suisui slapped her little hand and suddenly thought of something!
"What? What?"
The experts thought that Little Teacher Suisui was finally going to introduce the master gardener behind her.
Tan Yong also thought he could finally get some clues about Suisui's family members.
But then.
They saw Suisui pointing at Wen Chi with her short, chubby finger:
"Xiao Chi! Xiao Chi also deserves credit!"
Wen Chi, who was caught off - guard, was like: Who? Who are you talking about?
The experts turned around, and the easy smiles on their faces in front of Suisui faded a little.
Wen Chi felt a chill down his spine, like a poor student suddenly running into the dean!
"I, I..."
His throat tightened, and he didn't know what to say.
He just watched helplessly as the two experts strode up to him.
"Uh, I'm not..."
Before he could finish, the two experts each grabbed one of his hands.
"You must be Suisui's elder? No wonder you could raise such a clever kid like Suisui. You look smart!"
"You're a star, young man? What a pity for your talent. If you were a scientist, your future would be limitless!"
"It's okay. Every profession produces its own top - notch talents. Isn't it the same to cultivate Suisui well?"
"Yeah, yeah, that makes sense!!"
"..."
The two experts were so shocked by the discovery of Baishan Chunlan that they didn't understand the situation at all and mistook Wen Chi for Suisui's older brother.
Come to think of it, they really did look alike!
And Wen Chi was so dumbfounded by the experts that he forgot to refute and just thought dizzily —
So, I, who got 88 points in math, could also be a scientist?
"Yeah! Our Xiao Chi is very smart! He's equally amazing as a big star!"
Suddenly, a voice chimed in.
The experts and Wen Chi looked over and saw Jian Lin approaching with a smile.
"Hello, two experts. I'm Jian Lin, the director of this variety show. Well, I have something to talk to you about. Could we talk aside for a moment?"
Because of Suisui and Wen Chi, the experts, who were cold and silent when they first arrived, were now friendly.
They readily agreed to Jian Lin's request and walked aside with her. The content of their conversation was unknown for the time being.
Xia Kai also put away his surprise and slowly walked up to Wen Chi, muttering:
"This guy is so smart."
"Who are you talking about?"
Wen Chi asked immediately.
When Xia Kai saw Wen Chi, he didn't have time to think about anything else.
"No! Xiao Chi! We were mistaken!"
Before Wen Chi could react, he was excitedly grabbed by Xia Kai and dragged in front of Tan Yong, who was talking to his subordinates.
Xia Kai: "Captain Tan, will our Xiao Chi be arrested?"
Tan Yong raised an eyebrow: "Arrest him for what?"
Wen Chi's heart skipped a beat. Biting his teeth, he confessed his "crime" and asked along the way:
"If I turn myself in, will the court give me a lighter sentence?"
Tan Yong's complexion was strange.
The young policeman behind him burst out laughing.
"Cough."
Tan Yong stopped his subordinate's behavior and said helplessly to Wen Chi:
"Did you dig up the Baishan Chunlan?"
"No, no."
"Then do you know what Baishan Chunlan is?"
"I don't know."
"So, why would we arrest you?"
Wen Chi was dumbfounded.
He had already prepared himself mentally to be handcuffed. What was going on? A misunderstanding?
Seeing those policemen trying to hold back their laughter, Wen Chi's face burned.
This was really embarrassing in front of the police station.
However.
The real bombshell was yet to come —
"What? Arrest Xiao Chi? No way!"
Suisui rushed over like a little whirlwind, crashed into Wen Chi's leg like a small cannonball, and nearly knocked him over.
Wen Chi hurriedly reached out to steady her.
But before that, Suisui had already hugged Wen Chi's leg tightly, her little body clinging to it.
She shook her head like a rattle:
"No way! You can't arrest Xiao Chi! Xiao Chi is not a bad guy!"
Suisui remembered the scene in her dream where Wen Chi was being scolded by countless people and even had eggs thrown at him...
"Don't throw eggs at him! Xiao Chi is a good guy!"
The people around gradually realized what was going on and couldn't help laughing or crying.
Tan Yong quickly comforted her: "Don't worry, Suisui. We won't arrest Wen Chi. It's a misunderstanding."
Suisui was still skeptical.
Even though Tan Yong and the others explained a lot to her, she was still as stubborn as a little beast guarding its nest, constantly looking around warily and staying close to Wen Chi's leg.
Whenever someone approached Wen Chi, she would immediately perk up her little tuft of hair and try to glare at them with her fierce yet cute eyes, trying her best to protect Wen Chi.
After all, she was just a little kid herself.
"Suisui is protecting you so much. Are you two really not related?"
Even Xia Kai began to suspect and looked Wen Chi up and down.
Wen Chi stared back expressionlessly.
Until Xia Kai felt embarrassed.
"Well, Suisui is three and a half years old. You were only fifteen when she was born."
After a pause, he had a sudden thought,
"Hey? Could she be your long - lost sister?"
Xia Kai was just joking.
But Wen Chi was stung by the word "sister" and immediately put up his defenses.
"No way! I don't have a sister!"
His face was as pale as paper, and he refuted firmly.
His reaction was so strong that it scared Xia Kai.
"K - know, sorry about that."
Wen Chi silently lowered his gaze and turned his face away.
When the atmosphere became tense, Xia Kai couldn't help thinking —
He can't even bear the word "sister". Could there be a painful past behind this?
Or is it related to Wen Chi's family that he never mentions?