Chapter 20: Guardian (Requesting Monthly Votes)

Shen Siyuan did not refuse Jiang Wenxin's kindness; he stepped into the elevator and took the breakfast she handed him.

"It's buns from Nongxing Hall," Jiang Wenxin said.

Nongxing Hall is a bun shop that has recently become quite popular in Binhai; its slogan is "real ingredients, hand-wrapped, the taste of childhood."

Aside from the generous ingredients, to be honest, the texture is not as good as "Hex Technology," but the advertising is excellent, and people now pay more attention to health, so it has been very popular in Binhai over the past two years; every morning, long queues form outside each store, especially among the elderly, who really like their buns.

Because the buns are handmade and probably do not use yeast, one bite does not feel too soft; instead, the filling inside is large and plentiful.

The buns Jiang Wenxin bought were meat buns, glistening with oil, making one very hungry.

Besides that, there was a cup of soy milk; soy milk with buns is the perfect match.

Watching Dou Dou stood aside, looking up with longing eyes; clearly, she also wanted to eat the buns her mother bought.

So Shen Siyuan lowered his wrist, letting Watching Dou Dou take a sip.

Seeing Shen Siyuan's action, Jiang Wenxin's eyes lit up with surprise; her gaze dropped to the position below, and it was obvious she had also realized that Watching Dou Dou was in the elevator too.

However, there were still two outsiders in the elevator at that moment, so she did not dare to speak, and besides, the elevator had already arrived and was opening.

As soon as the elevator doors opened, Ding Youguang and Zhou Zheng hurried out; Shen Siyuan followed, while only Jiang Wenxin dawdled, slowing her pace.

Once inside the company, Ding Youguang and Zhou Zheng, who still had things they wanted to say to Shen Siyuan, exchanged a glance, then turned and walked straight to their own offices without looking back.

However, before entering their offices, they could not help but glance back, and indeed saw Shen Siyuan talking with Jiang Wenxin.

Jiang Wenxin's face was full of smiles, appearing extremely happy.

The two seemed to have discovered a huge secret; without waiting for Shen Siyuan to proactively create a group chat for them, they found each other on the corporate WeChat, requested private WeChat contacts, added one another, and began gossiping and exchanging theories.

"Watching Dou Dou is right beside you..."

"She is fine; you don't need to worry..."

"You want to see her? No, the reason I let you see Watching Dou Dou before was because of a wisp of Nether Qi; that thing is not good for you; prolonged exposure will erode your bodies and turn you into living dead; in short, it is a very dangerous thing..."

"Don't be disappointed either; in a while, I can let her manifest directly, and you will be able to see her again; however, humans and ghosts follow different paths, so you must gradually move on; always lingering on her is actually not good for you..."

"Now? No, not now, because she has gained some abilities and cannot control them well yet; if she manifests, she might easily hurt you..."

"Just a glance? Alright then..."

Clearly, Jiang Wenxin was not very reassured about her daughter.

Shen Siyuan looked around; it was still early, so he walked toward the stairwell.

Few people come here; usually, some people in the company like to gather here to smoke, so early in the morning, there is certainly no one around.

However, even in the morning, the stairwell smelled of smoke, and beside it stood a makeshift ashtray made from a soda can, filled with cigarette butts.

"Alright, stand back; let her manifest so your mother can take a look, otherwise she won't be reassured," Shen Siyuan said to Watching Dou Dou.

Upon hearing this, Watching Dou Dou ran to the steps and then manifested her form.

Immediately, Jiang Wenxin's eyes widened, her mouth dropped open, and she stared at her daughter in stunned silence.

Watching Dou Dou was still the same Watching Dou Dou, but her hair was burning; blue flames rose up, licking the air, looking extremely mystical.

"This... what is going on? Is Watching Dou Dou okay?"

She hurriedly asked Shen Siyuan, then tried to move forward to embrace her daughter, but Shen Siyuan grabbed her arm.

"Do not get close to her; the flames on her body are dangerous; it was fine when she was not manifesting, but after manifesting, she can cause harm to people..."

"She... why has she become like this?"

Watching Dou Dou was not worried at all; she clenched her small fist against her chest and said proudly, "Mom, I am very powerful now..."

Shen Siyuan thought for a moment and explained to her, "I have temporarily taken her as my Guardian and taught her some supernatural abilities; however, she has not mastered them well yet; it will be fine after some time..."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Wenxin's pupils contracted slightly; she looked deeply at Shen Siyuan; what kind of obscure terminology was this?

However, she quickly recovered and said, "Watching Dou Dou is still young."

Her subtext was that Watching Dou Dou was still young, could not help him, and should not be involved in dangerous matters.

Upon hearing this, Shen Siyuan smiled and said, "Rest assured; I am just keeping her by my side temporarily; appointing her as my Guardian brings her only benefits, no harm..."

"Thank you, Mr. Shen; Watching Dou Dou is troubling you," Jiang Wenxin thanked Shen Siyuan again.

Before, she had always addressed Shen Siyuan by his name, as agreed between them; now that no one was around, she addressed him as Mr. Shen again.

At this moment, Watching Dou Dou seemed to feel her mother did not believe her and emphasized again, "Mom, I am very powerful now..."

Saying this, she summoned a gust of Yin wind and rushed upward along the corridor.

"Get down here..." Shen Siyuan said.

This little one seemed well-behaved, but after all, she was a child, and her temperament was still quite lively.

Watching Dou Dou's action startled Jiang Wenxin, but seeing that she could indeed ride the wind, she was both surprised and delighted.

"After becoming my Guardian, besides the flames on her body that can protect her, she can also ride the wind and manifest."

"Thank you~ thank you, Mr. Shen..."

Jiang Wenxin now knew that her daughter had received an opportunity and gained supernatural abilities; while shocked, she thanked Shen Siyuan repeatedly again.

"Don't thank me yet; this is only temporary," Shen Siyuan waved his hand and said.

At this moment, Watching Dou Dou had already landed back at her previous spot, looking proudly at her mother, as if waiting for her praise.

Jiang Wenxin knew her daughter well, so she immediately said, "Watching Dou Dou is great~; you really scared Mom."

"Hehe..."

Watching Dou Dou put her hands on her hips, puffed out her little belly, wore a proud expression, and her little appearance was utterly adorable.

"Alright, hide your form again; do not manifest unless I tell you to; understood?"

"Okay."

Watching Dou Dou responded, and her form slowly faded, then disappeared before Jiang Wenxin's eyes.

"If you miss Watching Dou Dou in the future, just call out; if a gust of Yin wind rises around you, it means Watching Dou Dou is by your side..."

"Thank you~"

Jiang Wenxin bowed deeply to Shen Siyuan.

"We've been colleagues for a while, and meeting Dou Dou was fate—don't mention thanks again…"

Having said that, he walked straight toward the stairwell exit; being thanked over and over was getting on Shen Siyuan's nerves too.

Jiang Wenxin hurried to keep up, and on hearing his words instinctively began to thank him again, but pulled the words back just as they reached her lips.

"Oh right, I've already spoken with my younger cousin—when are you free? I'll arrange for you two to meet…"

"Next Wednesday," Shen Siyuan thought for a moment and said.

Although people had introduced partners to him before, it had never been like now, one after another.

He had to meet one tonight, and probably another when he went home tomorrow, so he planned to rest two days before meeting the last one.

Exiting the stairwell, Jiang Wenxin once again resumed her appearance of a caring big sister.

Just then, the elevator opened and quite a few company employees walked out, among them the online games division general manager Zheng Can.

Seeing the two of them coming out of the stairwell, his gaze lingered on them both with some surprise.