Chapter 73: The Sister-in-Law Returns Home

When she returned home, Li Qingyun told Gu Tingzhou about her sister-in-law’s return. Gu Tingzhou recalled his younger sister’s fate in her previous life and let out a sigh. Li Qingyun didn’t probe further; she wasn’t interested. In the book, she had only read a few passing words about Gu Tinghua and didn’t really know what kind of person she was.

She hurried to change the second child’s diaper and then made up some formula to feed him. Li Qingyun was always a person of temperament—since her sister-in-law wasn’t keen to acknowledge her, she had no desire to force herself on her either. Later, she would just bring over a few small dishes as a token; as long as appearances were kept, that would suffice.

Their home was full of—

No matter how stubborn and sharp he might be with outsiders, when facing Bai Changxi, he seemed at a complete loss. Dr. Zhang Shouning’s projection flickered, as if affected by some interference, but fortunately Luo Tianhuan and Renault more or less understood the gist of his words. After Dr. Zhang’s projection vanished, it was replaced by a projection of an orange-yellow planet—Yanhuang Star.

Asheng had wanted to go along as well. She always felt the idea of cavalry attacking a fortress was unreliable; even if it was a night raid, even if prisoners could be used to trick open the gates, she remained uneasy.

“That’s right—anyone in a white shirt, looking like Li Chenxuan, can’t be any good! If he bullies you again, just tell my brother—he’ll deal with him in an instant, right, bro?” Ou Yan was so excited beside her, not forgetting to give her brother another chance to shine.

Xu Jingya went to her room and changed into something for going out. She didn’t tidy up much—just picked a white shirt, layered a gray open-collared wool sweater over it, paired them with matching trousers, and slipped on black mid-heeled leather shoes. That simple outfit only accentuated her graceful poise.

Among Zheng Xuan’s disciples, some were from noble families. They glanced at Asheng with meaningful looks. “The foundations of the Cao family truly run deep. Anyone with ulterior motives trying to enter their domain would find every step arduous.” Their control was meticulous, down to every detail.

In the middle of the night, who knew what time it was; half-asleep, she thought she heard a faint sound at the door. She listened closely, but then all fell silent.

Asheng resisted the urge to roll her eyes and lied with a practiced air of mystery, “Hua is the name of the medical sect where I studied. The oldest of my senior brothers is called Hua Tuo, and I am known as Hua Mi.” There was also Hua A and Hua Fo—together, the names formed “Amitabha.”

Her body was suddenly pulled forward by a force, and before she realized it, her forehead pressed against a broad chest, and she fell into a soft bed.

Her bangs were dyed red, the tips green, and most of her hair was yellow. Ye Miao had gone through such a phase herself. Looking back, she fondly called it her ‘alternative’ period.

Since the master had spoken so clearly, what could Tian Sheng say? Even if the master hadn’t said so much, as a disciple, he would never disobey.

“I’m fine with it. Are you sure I’m not holding you up?” Yu Ducheng asked him curiously. Li Xiang grinned and said it was no problem.

“Is this really a place to eat?” Qin Feng was doubtful; wasn’t Heavenly Dragon supposed to treat him to dinner? Why bring him to a place that was neither a club nor a restaurant? Was it just to show off the Billionaire’s Club?

Yamaguchi Jr. put on an indifferent front; when it came to threats and inducements, he was more ruthless than anyone else. As long as she wasn’t dead, he had ways to make her comply. No one is perfect; everyone has a weakness. Once he found her soft spot, nothing would be a problem.

Huo Qingsong had a premonition: if he really nodded his head and agreed to what Lü Xianger said today, then from this day forward, there would never be any possibility of further closeness between them. The thought of becoming strangers with Lü Xianger filled Huo Qingsong with a barely contained fury.

With so much experience, I leveled up again. Checking my stats, I had already reached level 33, and on the leaderboard, I’d impressively climbed to third place.