Su Li witnessed the entire ordeal with her own eyes, but she didn’t know what exactly happened. She looked at the man in the front row, then at Xiao Luo. It seemed that nothing had happened, but why did the man suddenly quiet down, and dead quiet at that?
She could only think to herself that something impossible must have happened. What other mysteries are Xiao Luo hiding!?
Su Bei stayed quiet and displayed her best manner throughout the movie. There were exceptions of course, small bursts of sweet laughter could be heard during the happy scenes.
By the time they had finished watching the movie, it was already approximately 10:30 in the evening.
But the little girl was still in high spirits and didn’t feel sleepy at all. Su Li looked at the directory of Huijin Building before saying, “Let’s go roller skating, make a reservation!”
She said this to Xiao Luo, which meant that Xiao Luo should take care of everything.
Xiao Luo didn’t have any objections and it was not like he lacked money. Plus, seeing the eagerness on Su Bei’s face, he couldn’t possibly say no and disappoint the little girl. This girl whom he had been treating like his own daughter.
The roller skating rink was located on the fifth floor. Despite it being an indoor place, it occupied a big area. It was a place where one could display their cool tricks and show off their skills.
The skating rink was filled with exuberant patrons; such as people skating backwards, people holding hands, even some beginner skaters, etc. The place was blaring with exhilarating music, encasing the roller skating rink in liveliness.
However at this time, the owner of the roller skating rink was receiving a generous and satisfactory reward from Xiao Luo, it could also be considered a bribe. Immediately afterward, the owner’s eyes turned extremely respectful, and he then made a low bow as if he was about to kneel in a kowtow. He then hurriedly made his way to the control room and turned off the music that was reverberating throughout the roller skating rink.
He continued to do what he was ‘rewarded’ for and shouted into the microphone, “There is a fire in the mall, everyone evacuate immediately! Run now or else it would be too late. The fire exit has already been opened. Run fast!”
The owner’s voice was filled with fervor and anxiety, as if there was actually a fire.
Xiao Luo, who was standing on the other side, couldn’t help but raise his eyebrows in surprise, WTF!
He was so impressed by the owner’s acting that he couldn’t help but to give him a thumbs-up sign in his heart.
As soon as the boss’ words fell, all the people in the roller skating rink immediately dispersed and disappeared within a minute. Countless roller skates were seen scattered around the rink, clearly showing how chaotic the people became after the ‘fire warning.’
“Sir, wait here for a while, and I’ll bring you new roller skates.” The owner walked over and said to Xiao Luo.
“Okay and just don’t let anyone come in and disturb us during this time. That includes you and the staff.” Xiao Luo lightly ordered.
The owner nodded like a chicken pecking rice. “Yes, yes, yes…”
‘This grandfather is rich so I, the grandson, have to speak respectfully.’
“Bang.”
After giving Xiao Luo four new pairs of roller skates, the boss closed the skating rink’s doors, lit a cigarette, and assumed his role as a gatekeeper along with several staff members. They needed to deter the people who wanted to enter and skate, refusing entrance for various reasons, and asking them to just return at another time.
Currently, they were the only four people in the entire roller skating rink. The roller skating rink was isolated from noise outside, and one could even hear their voice echoed when speaking.
“Aren’t you skating?”
Seeing that Xiao Luo wasn’t intending to put on his skates, Su Li couldn’t help but ask while frowning.
“You skate first, I’ll go to the bathroom.” Xiao Luo got up and glanced around to look for the bathroom.
By the time he came out of the bathroom, he saw Su Li, Luo Pingxiang and Su Bei was already skating merrily. Su Li and Luo Pingxiang were understandably skilled in skating, but that wasn’t the case for the little Su Bei. She was wearing her protector gears, but she was still skating very timidly and carefully. She gave of a fantastical picture of a beautiful young elf that came out to play in the mortal world. She held hands with Su Li as they skated their way around the rink
This scene was beautiful!
Su Li, in particular, was like a soul dancer in space; sometimes accelerating forward, sometimes skating backwards, sometimes shifting with her hands as she moved elegantly like a goddess, and her interactions with Su Bei made her seem even more enchanting.
Xiao Luo’s mouth corners involuntarily raised into a smile, for the first time, he really felt that the beauty of this woman was beyond amazing.
“Dad, come on, let’s play (skate) together!”
When Su Bei saw him, she immediately shouted at him while moving and skating towards him.
But after all, she was still young and inexperienced and because of her impatience, she didn’t grasp her balance quite well at the moment and suddenly fell to the ground with a “thud”.
“Beibei!”
Xiao Luo hurriedly rushed over to help her up.
However, the little girl didn’t cry despite falling and she only smiled at him after she stood up.
“Did it hurt?” Xiao Luo asked nervously.
The little girl shook her head, “Dad, don’t worry, Beibei wasn’t hurt!”
“Be careful next time, don’t ‘run’ too fast.” Xiao Luo reminded her.
“Hmm…”
Su Bei also obediently nodded. Then, she took Xiao Luo’s hand. “Dad, come quickly, let’s race with mother.”
Xiao Luo reached out and pinched her little nose. He affirmed, “OK.”
He then put on the roller skates. At first he thought it would be very simple but as soon as he stood up, he fell before he could even take five steps.
“Dad, are you all right?” Su Bei came ‘running’ to his rescue with her eyes sparkling.
“I’m fine.” Xiao Luo had a wry smile. Although he was really okay, he felt embarrassed. After all, a grown man who fell down in front of three women because of his inability was pretty humiliating.
“Mr. Xiao Luo, haven’t you ever skated before?” Luo Pingxiang skated over and held out her hand as she asked with concern.
Xiao Luo took her hand and stood up, he shook his head. “No, it’s my first time skating…”
“Oh, that’s understandable then, first timers inevitably fall. Also if you fall again, you must remember not to use your hands upon landing, otherwise it will easily hurt your wrist.” Luo Pingxiang preached with her own experience.
“OK.”
Xiao Luo nodded with a smile.
“Swish!”
Su Li came to a sudden stop, braking her skates sharply and beautifully in front of him. She brought an air of elegance with her, making the scene even more stunning and surreal. She was a vision, like that of a goddess, as she laughed, “You looked very handsome when you fell down!”
She obviously meant the opposite, sarcasm.
Xiao Luo’s expression immediately darkened, he was completely speechless.
“You should practice more, even Su Bei is better than you. As her father, if you can’t even compare with her, won’t that be too shameful? By the way, I forgot to tell you that this is only Su Bei’s second time skating.”
Su Li smirked, it seemed like this guy brought her indescribable joy. Following that, she called Su Bei to catch up with her, and continued to skate inside the huge rink while drawing beautiful tracks.
“You can do it!” Luo Pingxiang cheered Xiao Luo on, before rushing to catch up with Su Li.
Sigh… Why does it feel like he’s being disdained?!
Xiao Luo exhaled a long breath, his heart was in torment.
However, he would not waste system points just to exchange for an ‘roller skating’ skill. It was unnecessary. He would just learn it slowly.
He carefully observed Su Li’s movements, and after some analysis, he broke it down into several small steps. It was basically like walking but instead of just picking the feet up, a slight force would need to be exerted to push one’s body into a gliding motion, like sliding off a ‘slide.’ It was similar to riding a bike, once one got the hang of the motion, one would be able to balance oneself.
It seemed that there was also a trick to use to avoid losing balance, it was recommended to bend your knees and hunch over a little at the beginning, so that your center of gravity will lower, and it would be easier to maintain stability.
He quickly mastered the necessary steps after he studied the trio for a while. After ‘running’ around the rink thrice, he was now able to keep up pace with Su Li. And soon, he became more and more comfortable, like a duck in water, gliding freely.
