There's an old saying that goes, "Your principles are swayed by good looks."
Everyone was initially filled with righteous indignation, wanting to help Shen Youling tear the howrecker limb from limb. But one look at Lee Encai, so beautiful she seed unreal, and... how could anyone bear to lay a hand on her?
Now that was awkward.
Shen Youling couldn't bring herself to fight another woman over a man in public, not to ntion Lee Encai was an old acquaintance. One could even call her a friend. Lee Encai had once bravely stepped in to help her stop the perverted Hou Baoshu, after all.
She politely thanked the crowd and asked them to disperse before heading back to work with a somber expression.
When Lee Encai learned that Shen Youling had beco incredibly wealthy and the Tianxiang Doukou Company had grown into a global titan, she couldn't help but feel envious. "I missed out, I completely missed out! If I hadn't been in a coma and had just invested all my private savings in Tianxiang Doukou early on, wouldn't I be rich by now? Ugh!"
Seeing her beat her chest in frustration, Lin Tang found it amusing. "Look at your lack of ambition! Is making money that hard? Once your parents get back, we'll start another company to develop new dicinal formulas. I've got plenty of them."
"Oh, that's right." Lee Encai rubbed her temples. "I'm also gradually rembering so inherited magical Gu techniques. So of the Gu insects can even be used for healing and wellness. I could develop products with them, and they'd definitely be a huge hit!"
The idea of using insects for dicine wasn't new. For instance, processed cockroaches were known to activate blood flow, disperse stasis, and act as a diuretic to reduce swelling.
If cockroaches are that impressive, Gu insects must be even more incredible!
With that thought, Lee Encai's mood brightened, and she cheerfully dragged Lin Tang to his house.
"Grandpa Shen, long ti no see! How has your health been lately?"
"The girl from the Li family!" Shen Qiushi was a little surprised. He hadn't seen Lee Encai for quite a while and had secretly started to wonder if Lin Tang had finally nded his philandering ways. Maybe he had completely cut ties with Lee Encai. He had even felt pleased about it. So why had she popped up again now...?
"Boo hoo... Grandpa Shen, judging by your tone, it sounds like you don't welco my visit?" Lee Encai put on an aggrieved look, getting up as if to leave. "I'm so heartbroken, I'll just be on my way!"
"Hey! You silly child, of course I welco you! I couldn't be happier that you've co to see this old man. Quick, quick, sit down, sit down!" Shen Qiushi hurriedly stopped her.
"Really? That's a relief! Since you're so welcoming, Grandpa Shen, I'll be shaless and stay for a few days, hehe." Lee Encai's expression changed in a flash as she bead.
Shen Qiushi was speechless.
「That evening.」
The first thing Shen Youling saw when she got ho was Lee Encai in the kitchen, busily cooking dinner while wearing an apron. How virtuous of her. Lin Tang, on the other hand, was lounging like the lord of the manor, watching TV with his legs crossed.
Her expression darkened. She walked over and whispered, "Are you planning on letting her stay here?"
"Hm?" Lin Tang looked up. "We all used to live together, didn't we? What's the big deal?"
"You—" Shen Youling's words caught in her throat, her irritation mounting.
"Besides, you've said it ti and again that you don't like and don't care if I'm with other won. So it shouldn't matter if she stays, right?" Lin Tang added.
Shen Youling lowered her head in silence.
Although they were speaking quietly, Lee Encai's hearing was exceptionally sharp now, and she heard everything. Just as she was about to co out and feign innocence, urging them not to argue over her, Shen Youling laughed again.
"Yes, I said that, and I truly don't mind. Do as you please!"
With that, she pulled out her phone and contacted her secretary, telling her to arrange for a new house. She had decided to move out. She would leave this place for those two to ss around as they please. Maybe they could even have eight or ten kids!
When it was ti for dinner, Shen Youling didn't pointedly avoid the al. Instead, she ate with gusto and even praised Lee Encai, saying her cooking had improved.
"I'm still very curious, how did you get so much taller?" she asked.
Lee Encai considered it for a mont, decided there was nothing to hide, and said, "I had an accident a while ago and almost died. It was Lin Tang who painstakingly pulled back from the brink of death, and then I beca like this."
"Ah? You're saying his dical skills not only cured you but also made you grow taller?" Shen Youling was astonished. As a Cultivator, she knew that with a high enough cultivation level and the right spells, sothing similar might be possible. But Lin Tang was just a re mortal...
"Lin Tang, did you use so kind of height-increasing formula?" A formula that could make an adult grow again? That was another guaranteed money-making machine!
"No formula. I just buried her feet in the soil, grabbed her head, and pulled upwards like this. I did about fifty or sixty tugs a day on average. Over ti, she naturally got taller."
Shen Youling was speechless.
Shen Qiushi was also rendered speechless.
PFFT! Lee Encai nearly spat out her rice from laughing so hard.
"If you don't want to tell us, just say so. What's the point of this nonsense?" Shen Youling rolled her eyes. Did he take her for a fool? She wasn't about to believe such a ridiculous story!
"What nonsense? Why do you never believe ? Co on, Encai, let's give her a live demonstration and open her eyes." Lin Tang stood up and moved to grab Lee Encai's head.
Equally mischievous, Lee Encai played along, letting him do as he pleased.
A vein throbbed on Shen Youling's forehead, and she was just about to scold Lin Tang to stop his foolishness when—
"Huh?!"
Both she and Shen Qiushi stared with wide eyes. They watched as Lee Encai's already long neck visibly stretched a little further under Lin Tang's pulling.
This shocking sight was sowhat easier for Shen Youling, the Cultivator, to accept. Shen Qiushi, on the other hand, was terrified.
"You... you... you didn't kill her, did you?"
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