Chapter 70

"Then it's up to you," Xu Jianxing said with a laugh.

Upon hearing this, Isabel rolled her eyes in annoyance and then moved closer to Xu Jianxing, asking curiously, "Mr. Xu, can I know your name?"

"Xu Jianxing," Xu Jianxing replied with a smile. Based on Isabel's ability to easily spend 100 million yuan on jade, he knew very well that it wouldn't be difficult for her to find out his identity, so there was no need to hide it.

Hearing him really report his name, Isabel smiled sweetly and deeply etched those three characters in her mind. Then she asked curiously, "Mr. Xu, do you have a girlfriend?"

"What do you want, are you doing a census?" Xu Jianxing said in a defensive tone.

"You are so unreasonable, I'm just curious," Isabel rolled her eyes coquettishly and urged, "Mr. Xu, just tell me."

"Alright, but you can't have any ideas about me, I'm not used to foreign food," Xu Jianxing chuckled.

Hearing the part about having ideas, Isabel glared at Xu Jianxing again, but when she heard the last part, her face turned red, and she said in dissatisfaction, "That's racial discrimination, I can sue you."

Isabel's tone grew more intense, "What's wrong with foreign food? Is it not food, can't it fill you up? Besides, in today's society, the fusion of Eastern and Western elements is not uncommon, such as in architecture, weddings, and medicine, and the results of this fusion are often more perfect than before."

"Phew!" Xu Jianxing was sweating profusely, how did his casual remark provoke such a strong reaction from Isabel? However, Xu Jianxing thought that the issue might be about racial discrimination.

In fact, Xu Jianxing was right to some extent. Isabel was a racial peace activist who strongly opposed the ruling class dividing people's social and legal status based on racial and ethnic characteristics, and the hostile, persecutory, and unequal treatment of other races.

In her view, since everyone was born on the same planet, there should be no racial or ethnic divisions, and everyone should have equal rights under the law. On a larger scale, this would also play a significant role in the development of the entire planet. Of course, this was just her dream, and she knew it was impossible to achieve, as wherever there were people, there would be conflicts and selfishness.

As for what she meant by those words, no one knew.

After speaking, Isabel saw Xu Jianxing's head shrink and smiled gracefully, like a hundred flowers blooming. Then she said a bit awkwardly, "Sorry, Mr. Xu, I got carried away."

"It's okay, it's okay. I'll try foreign food in the future. You have to taste it to know if it's good," Xu Jianxing said reassuringly.

But this sentence sounded different to Isabel, and she said with a slight blush, "Mr. Xu, I see you are really bad."

"How am I bad again?" Xu Jianxing said innocently, "I said I don't eat foreign food, and you reacted so strongly. Now I say I will eat it, and you say I'm bad. Tell me, should I eat it or not?"

"Eat, eat you big head," Isabel said with a mix of embarrassment and anger, "I see you are just pretending to be ignorant."

"Pretending to be ignorant?" Xu Jianxing scratched his head in feigned confusion, but inside he was laughing, "This foreign girl is quite interesting."

Then he said with a puzzled look on his face, "How am I pretending to be ignorant? Weren't we talking about whether to eat foreign food? You haven't answered that question yet."

"Hmph, I'm not talking to you anymore," Isabel huffed and turned her head away.

Xu Jianxing chuckled, shrugged, and didn't say anything more, closing his eyes to rest.

After waiting for a long time without any response from Xu Jianxing, Isabel grumbled to herself, "This bad guy is like a block of wood, he doesn't know what it means to be a gentleman. I wonder which woman would like such a big block of wood."

Thinking about this, her cheeks turned slightly red again. She felt that this block of wood wasn't bad. Not only did he have extraordinary martial arts skills, but his gaze when looking at her was also very pure, which was completely different from most young men she knew.

As she thought, Isabel turned her head and saw Xu Jianxing with his eyes closed. She felt a bit dissatisfied, but then she propped up her chin and stared at this mysterious Chinese man.

At this moment, Isabel realized that Xu Jianxing not only had a face that was pleasant to look at, but the aura he exuded also made people want to get closer, as if being by his side would make one feel safe and comfortable.

In fact, it was quite normal for Isabel to have this feeling. After Xu Jianxing broke through to the innate stage, his aura had merged with the natural energy of the universe, and the natural energy of the universe also automatically infused into his body. For ordinary people, being close to Xu Jianxing was like being close to nature, how could they not feel comfortable?

As for the sense of safety, it naturally came from Xu Jianxing's strong martial arts skills, which had already planted a seed in Isabel's mind.

Time passed quietly.

After about ten minutes.

Xu Jianxing suddenly opened his eyes, a glint of light flashing in them, which startled Isabel, who was staring at him, and she blushed and asked involuntarily, "What's wrong?"

"Your people are about to arrive, I'll go first," Xu Jianxing said with a smile as he stood up.

Isabel felt a bit reluctant for some reason, but she also knew that Xu Jianxing didn't want to reveal his identity. After thinking for a moment, she opened her handbag, took out the jade worth 100 million yuan, and handed it to Xu Jianxing with both hands, saying, "Mr. Xu, thank you for saving my life. I have nothing to repay you with, I hope you won't mind accepting this."

"Okay," Xu Jianxing frowned slightly, most annoyed when people tried to pay him with money, whether for saving lives or other reasons. But then he thought about it and his frown eased as he laughed and took it, "Thank you, then we are even."

Xu Jianxing naturally hoped that after this, Isabel wouldn't find excuses to seek him out. He still wanted to live a peaceful life. Moreover, he was quite interested in this top-quality jade. He really wanted to know what kind of offering such jade could make. Besides, he felt he deserved this reward, and he believed Isabel's family was definitely very wealthy.

When Xu Jianxing took the jade, Isabel was slightly stunned. She wasn't concerned about the jade itself, but in her understanding, China was a land of etiquette, and she thought Xu Jianxing would at least show some modesty. She didn't expect him to accept it so readily.

But when she tasted the meaning of Xu Jianxing's words, Isabel realized what he meant and said with a hint of dissatisfaction, "Mr. Xu, am I so ugly that you can't bear to be near me?"

Hearing this, Xu Jianxing knew Isabel would definitely come looking for him in the future. To dissuade her, he thought for a moment and then said with a smile, "Isabel, how could that be? You are the most beautiful Western girl I've ever seen."

This made Isabel smile immediately. Before she could speak, Xu Jianxing said in a low, mysterious voice, "Isabel, when I was in college, I had a wish, I hope you can fulfill it."

"What wish?" Isabel asked in surprise.

"To bring glory to my country," Xu Jianxing chuckled.

"Bring glory to your country?" Before Isabel could understand what he meant, Xu Jianxing raised his hand and "slapped" it on Isabel's plump buttocks, then grabbed it hard.

"Oh my God!" Isabel's body jolted forward in pain, and she cried out in disbelief. By the time she reacted and tried to grab Xu Jianxing's hand,

Xu Jianxing had already darted away, laughing, "This time I brought a little glory. If you come looking for me again, I believe I can bring great glory without anyone knowing."

After saying this, Xu Jianxing ignored Isabel's angry gaze and, in two leaps, disappeared from her sight like a bolt of lightning.

"You bastard!" Isabel finally came to her senses and shouted in embarrassment and anger at the direction where Xu Jianxing had disappeared.

Isabel then rubbed her buttocks, which she was sure was now bright red, and giggled with a slight blush, "This bastard didn't even go easy."

Growing up in Western culture, Isabel didn't consider being touched on the buttocks a big deal.

"Bad guy," Isabel couldn't help but curse again, but for some reason, the image of that charming and mysterious guy's smile popped into her mind, and she felt a bit nostalgic. She said excitedly to herself, "Wait for me, I won't let you off, mysterious martial arts, mysterious big boy."

As for Xu Jianxing's threats, she had long forgotten them. Although she had not had a boyfriend due to her interest in exploring various civilizations, she was relatively more conservative compared to the average Westerner. However, influenced by the broader environment, she didn't place much importance on that layer of membrane, as long as it was with someone she liked or had a good feeling about.

And she had a good feeling about Xu Jianxing, not only because of his life-saving grace and mysterious martial arts skills, but also because of the aura he exuded, which made her infatuated.

This was also a difference in the cultures of the two countries. In China, even if a woman had a good feeling for a man, if the man didn't take the initiative, that good feeling might eventually fade with time. In the West, it was normal for a woman to pursue a man, and if the feeling came, they might even go to bed together immediately.

Then, Isabel looked at the three robbers lying on the ground and felt a bit scared, feeling that without the mysterious big boy by her side, she had no sense of security at all.