Xu Yanran had absolute confidence in her looks, but she was taken aback when Chen Xiao remained unmoved. Was my hint not obvious enough?
She bit her red lip, her voice low. "Don’t worry, I won’t cling to you. I just want to live."
With that, her slender hand pulled Chen Xiao into the car, and she quickly shut the door.
But the next second...
WHAP! Chen Xiao slapped her across the face. "Are you crazy? What do you take for?"
Xu Yanran was stunned by the slap, plumting into deep self-doubt. Am I that bad? He’d reject soone practically throwing themselves at him?!
However, she knew perfectly well that if she didn’t cure the Fiery Charm Poison, she was as good as dead.
"I’m begging you..." She swallowed her pride, her tone pleading. "Help get rid of this poison."
She had endured so much to get where she was, becoming a genius in Dragon Soul with a limitless future. How could she be willing to die from sothing as trivial as the Fiery Charm Poison? She would never have accepted help from anyone else, but this young man had saved her. Moreover, she felt a strong attraction to this mysterious and powerful youth, which was why she mustered the courage to make such a shaful request... only to be slapped in the face?
Chen Xiao was speechless. "You’re insane. This is just a common Aphrodisiac. It can be forced out with a little effort, so why make it so complicated? Did you think you needed to use my body to cure you?"
Am I a gigolo? Are these won all this desperate?
Several Silver Needles appeared in Chen Xiao’s hand, which he swiftly inserted into Xu Yanran’s acupoints. As soon as they were in place, her body suddenly stiffened.
A warm current surged into her body with unstoppable force. This energy coursed through her, gathering the full power of the Fiery Charm Poison and directing it toward her lower abdon. The strange sensation intensified, and a burning heat pooled within her. She felt as if her entire body was floating, suspended in the clouds. More and more of the poison’s potency frantically converged on her lower abdon...
"Ah!" she suddenly scread, her hands gripping the leather car seat tightly. Her knees clamped together as she gasped for breath, completely exhausted.
Chen Xiao glanced at her. "It seems the Fiery Charm Poison has been forced out. You can handle the rest on your own."
With that, he turned and left.
Xu Yanran was mortified. Staring at the damp car seat, she wished she could find a hole to crawl into. To think she had actually lost control while the poison was being expelled... and he had seen everything. Could anything be more humiliating?
After a few seconds, she composed herself and lifted her gaze to his retreating figure, her red lips pressed firmly together.
Who on earth is this man? Not only is his strength terrifying, but his dical skills are also heaven-defying. He dispelled my Fiery Charm Poison with just a few Silver Needles. When I was poisoned, he didn’t take advantage of . Instead, he slapped to my senses and then used his incredible dical skills to cure ... A true gentleman, so strong-willed and impervious to temptation, is incredibly rare. I must find out who he is! A man like him must leave so clues, even if he’s intentionally hiding his identity! I refuse to believe you can stay hidden forever.
She couldn’t even be bothered to look at the kind of n who flocked around her. Yet, the cold, ruthless, and slightly disdainful gaze of that mysterious young man had pierced her heart like a sharp sword, leaving her inexplicably captivated. Only a man this powerful was worthy of her affection. She even regretted not pulling off his mask right then and there. If she had, she would know who he was.
By the ti Chen Xiao returned to the Luo Family residence, it was around midnight. The wind was slightly chilly. A slender figure in pajamas stood at the main gate. It was Luo Qingli.
She had been pacing back and forth anxiously, but her expression resud its usual cool detachnt the mont she saw Chen Xiao. She walked up slowly, feigning nonchalance. "I was just... stretching outside. I wasn’t waiting for you. By the way, where did you go? Why are you back so late?"
"I was handling sothing," Chen Xiao said dismissively.
"Why... do you sll like a woman?" Luo Qingli’s nose twitched, her delicate eyebrows furrowing slightly.
"You’re mistaken."
Even though they were only a couple in na, he didn’t want any more trouble with her on this topic.
"I’m not wrong. It’s perfu, and... it slls vaguely familiar," Luo Qingli murmured.
Chen Xiao felt a headache coming on. He had just spent several hours at Qin Lan’s place, exhausting himself to cure her poison. It was only natural that her perfu would linger on him. And since Luo Qingli spent every day with Qin Lan, of course she would recognize it.
He didn’t answer her question and walked inside.
Luo Qingli bit her lip and followed him in her cotton slippers, her cool voice trailing after him. "The housekeeper made so soup tonight. I saved so for you, so rember to drink it."
When Chen Xiao saw the table full of oysters, lamb kidneys, and turtle soup, his scalp tingled. "Are you sure the housekeeper made this for *you*?"
Caught in her lie, Luo Qingli’s face flushed red.
After forcing himself to eat everything, Chen Xiao said, "I’ll sleep in the guest room tonight. As for the Wushuang Corporation bid, I’ll take care of it for you soon. Don’t worry."
He had the Jade Pendant now. Tonight was the perfect opportunity to figure out its secrets.
"I’ll handle the Wushuang Corporation matter myself, so don’t trouble yourself." Luo Qingli didn’t believe for a second that Chen Xiao could actually secure the bid. She’d rather do it herself than rely on him. "Besides, why are you sleeping in the guest room?"
"I always do what I promise. Rember, this is the second thing I’ve done for you."
After saying this, Chen Xiao left the living room and entered the guest room. He settled into ditation for a mont, then began to channel his Inner Strength into the Jade Pendant, but the pendant showed no reaction. He hesitated for a second before circulating the strand of True Qi within his body...
BOOM!
The Jade Pendant in his hand erupted in a burst of luminescent light, enveloping him. His mind reeled. A massive surge of information, like a raging tide, swept into his Sea of Consciousness.
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