Upon hearing this, Elder Wang looked at Luona with some surprise, only then realizing that the two elderly were foreigners, while this young girl had the face of a Chinese.
Elder Wang prescribed several traditional Chinese medicines for Luona, advising her to rest and assuring that her symptoms would ease within ten days.
As per Luona’s wish, they decided to stay in Beijing for a few days, taking the opportunity to explore the capital of China.
The next day, Luona, holding a map, led her grandparents to the Great Wall.
The Great Wall was magnificent. Standing atop its ramparts, Luona was in awe and took many photos of her grandparents. Then, she handed her camera to a passerby, "Could you help us take a picture, please?"
"Sure, no problem," the passerby took the phone.
Just as the passerby pressed the shutter, he ran off with the camera!
Adelle was startled at first, but then quickly reacted and chased after him shouting, "Catch the thief! Catch the thief!"
The thief ran desperately, quickly outpacing Adelle.
Adelle was panting heavily.
Just then, a young man in a trench coat suddenly dashed over from the side and swiftly subdued the thief to the ground with a neat capture move!
"Clap, clap, clap!"
Applause erupted all around.
"Comrade, here’s your camera." He tossed the camera to Adelle.
Adelle caught the camera and said, "Sir, thank you so much! God will surely bless you!"
Finding her manner of speaking a bit odd, the young man looked up at Adelle.
Adelle continued, "My name is Adelle Jansen, from M Country! You can just call me Adelle. May I ask the name of the brave sir who helped us?"
"Shangguan Xu."
Yes, this man was none other than Shangguan Xu.
"Mr. Shangguan, thank you!" Adelle bowed deeply to Shangguan Xu.
"Drawing one’s sword to help at the sight of injustice is a traditional virtue of China, no need for thanks." After saying this, Shangguan Xu left with the thief in tow.
Adelle watched Shangguan Xu’s retreating figure, her eyes filled with sparkling stars!
So handsome!
She had never seen someone so handsome before!
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