Chapter 150: Deep Reflection

At this thought, Jiang Fan immediately said to the girl, "Wait for me a moment, and don't rush back to Yuan Sheng just yet."

With that, he walked over to the cash register of the mahjong parlor. Xiaofeng was extremely enthusiastic when she saw him, yet he had no idea how to bring up such a matter.

Seeing his hesitation, Xiaofeng asked, "If you have something to say, just spit it out. Are you really going to stand on ceremony with me?"

Jiang Fan hesitated for a moment before finally blurting out his purpose.

When the same words are spoken by different people, the effect is vastly different. Hearing Jiang Fan willing to share such intensely private matters with her, Xiaofeng, though blushing with shyness, was filled with joy.

With a flushed face, she cast him a coquettish and reproachful look and said, "It's just that my relative is visiting..."

Although he had successfully taken the first step now, Qi Xuyao knew that the road ahead of him was still long, and this was merely the beginning.

Di Renjie said calmly, then frowned as he glanced at the buttons on Ruan Meng's chest, turned around, and walked away.

When Chu Xiangsi took his pulse last night, she had already discovered that he was afflicted with the Love Gu and the Dust-Forgetten poison. Therefore, she had mentally rehearsed his failure to recognize her dozens of times over in her mind.

"Get lost! It's already fortunate that I'm not reporting you for harassment. Let me tell you, I was caught off guard just now, but don't let there be a next time. If you ever dare to pull a stunt like that again, see if I don't geld you!" Xie Heyang said as she abruptly started the car, speeding off in a sudden surge before Ding Changsheng could even react.

Seeing that Lin Nuannuan merely lowered her eyes to sip her tea, Xue Mingrui withdrew his gaze with a calm expression. He glanced sideways at Lin Yuze and, noticing the resentful look already plastered across the young man's face, the corners of his mouth curled up slightly. He picked up his own teacup and began to sip slowly.

Cao Tianyou was kicked by Lu Tangtang with such force that his vital energy surged turbulently, leaving a metallic taste of blood rising in his throat. He coldly wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, staring cruelly at Lu Tangtang as if she were his prey.

Ruan Meng adjusted her expression, lifted her chin, and was just about to flash a bright smile when she met Di Renjie's face, which bore no expression other than a deep frown.

He still remembered that upon entering, he had faintly heard this child address Cheng Yue as "Auntie!" So, he used this as an entry point to strike up a conversation, hoping to ease the awkwardness and break the suffocating silence in the room.

It wasn't because I had reached my destination, but rather because I truly had no strength left. I kept feeling as though my soul was growing fainter and fainter, looking as if it were about to scatter into nothingness.

Zhao Zilong felt somewhat out of place. No collar insignia, no shoulder boards... This uniform was a pirate's uniform, incapable of carrying his glory, even though he no longer had any glory to speak of.

"His Highness's words make this humble subject feel quite ashamed." I bowed in saluting Shi Jie and Mr. Wen.

During the morning routine meeting, the CEO had already singled him out and brought up this matter, and now the person in question had come looking for him directly.

It seemed that everyone here was completely oblivious to the existence of mobile phones and cameras. Including the village chief, upon looking at the object in Xiao Yao's hands, everyone instinctively assumed it was a divine artifact and dropped to their knees in kowtow worship.

As the heavy door closed with a thunderous roar, a hidden figure in the shadows drew the blade from its sheath.

Of course, this was a matter concerning the inner quarters of the Lian residence, so we could only indulge in some private gossip. We just didn't know whether our appearance—which seemed to offer the feignedly unconscious imperial concubine a graceful excuse to wake up—was genuinely helping her or completely disrupting her original plan.

After all, when one's mind is not anchored in the right place, it becomes exceedingly difficult to maintain one's initial resolve and steadfastness, and the probability of something going wrong increases significantly.

"I-I just came to see if you were asleep." Naturally, she wouldn't speak the truth. She certainly couldn't admit she was there to check out his physique, or worse, harbor wicked thoughts about cutting open his underwear.

"Then while we still have time, we might as well have a proper vacation! After all, although we've traveled to many places, we always end up running into all sorts of bizarre things and never get a real chance to relax!" Qingqing said.

"There's no rush for this. The Turtle Mountain formation eye will open the day after tomorrow, and inside lies the treasure left behind by the Primordial Qing Empress before her ascension."