RING RING RING!
Just then, Jiang Xinghai's phone rang.
The caller ID read: Feng Lulu.
"Lulu, don't tell you miss already?" Jiang Xinghai answered the call.
"I do. I miss you *so* much."
Feng Lulu's voice dripped with a strange, sarcastic tone before she continued seriously, "I'm calling to tell you that I can't make it to the AM Wellness Center this afternoon, so we'll have to reschedule."
"Of course. You pick the ti," Jiang Xinghai said generously.
"Tonight, then," Feng Lulu said with a sly chuckle.
"Lulu, are you this eager because you saw the changes in your aunt's figure?" Jiang Xinghai teased.
"You've got it. My aunt was stunned by her own figure."
Feng Lulu said with great envy, "She's been constantly showing off in front of the mirror right in front of these past two days. How could I not be in a hurry?"
"Lulu, it's not right to talk about your aunt behind her back, you know," Jiang Xinghai said, still teasing.
"That's where you're wrong. I'm actually on the phone with you right in front of my aunt," Feng Lulu laughed aningfully.
Jiang Xinghai had a flash of realization. "Ah, I see. You win this round."
"Hehe, but let's be serious."
Feng Lulu's tone grew serious. "School starts for in a month. You know how it is with won—the usual topics are always money, or figures and looks, that kind of thing. And you know how strong a woman's jealousy can be."
"If you want to go through a second puberty, just say it. Why be so indirect?"
Jiang Xinghai laughed again. "Besides, it's natural for won to care about their appearance. A refined figure and good looks are your capital. I understand how you feel right now, but tonight won't work."
He had already promised to help Shen Zhengye with a physical conditioning treatnt tonight, aiming to make the older man vigorous and help him reclaim his masculine vitality.
"If tonight is no good, does that an the only other option is this afternoon?"
Feng Lulu muttered in frustration, seemingly calculating her schedule. "No, I really can't free up any ti this afternoon. It'll have to be postponed until tomorrow."
"Then tomorrow is fine," Jiang Xinghai said.
"But I'm really busy tomorrow too..." Feng Lulu grew even more annoyed.
"Well, then I'm afraid I can't help you," Jiang Xinghai said, his tone suggesting it was none of his concern.
Feng Lulu was speechless. "Can't you just ask what I'm so busy with?"
"Oh, right. What have you been busy with lately?" Jiang Xinghai's voice was filled with mock curiosity.
"Didn't you ask Master Xue Zhong to help Jishan Hall join the National dical Hall?"
Feng Lulu took her phone back to the second floor, flopping onto her bed and swinging her feet. "He arrived in Jizhou last night. He said Jishan Hall was supposed to join the National dical Hall today, but another National dical Saint Hand, soone called Granny Nong, insisted on coming to conduct the assessnt in person. SIGH!"
"That's nothing to worry about. It's just politics, sothing everyone understands. It's just a formality," Jiang Xinghai reassured her.
"It would be great if it were just a formality. My aunt told today that Granny Nong is bringing her precious grandson along. He's about my age, and I'm supposed to 'entertain' him. It's so annoying!" Feng Lulu tossed and turned on her bed in frustration.
"And what does this 'entertaining' entail, exactly?" Jiang Xinghai's tone had to turn serious.
'Based on what I know of Lulu's aunt, Lin Liping, she wouldn't make that kind of deal, would she?'
"Don't be so dirty-minded. It's just wining, dining, and showing him around. It's a total waste of my ti," Feng Lulu lanted.
Jiang Xinghai smiled, relieved. "Well, as long as sleeping with him isn't part of the deal."
"Tch! In his dreams!" Feng Lulu was indignant. "If it weren't for my aunt and Jishan Hall, I wouldn't have agreed to this at all."
"So that's why you're so busy and can't find the ti. I get it now. If you need help, just call ," Jiang Xinghai assured her.
"Okay, let's leave it at that for now. But if I have an ergency and need your help, you can't back out, okay?" Feng Lulu didn't want to keep bothering Jiang Xinghai.
"I understand. By 'ergency,' you an if Granny Nong's grandson tries anything funny. Don't worry. If he dares to bully you, I'll make sure he can't be a man anymore. How's that?" Jiang Xinghai said with a reassuring laugh.
"It's a deal." Feng Lulu hung up, completely satisfied.
Jiang Xinghai let out a long sigh, silently lit a cigarette, and pushed open the door to his room. "Lei Hao, is everyone here?"
"Reporting, Minister Jiang! The n from the morning, afternoon, and night shifts are all here, awaiting your orders," Lei Hao replied, thrilled to be addressed by Jiang Xinghai.
'To have Jiang Xinghai rember his na was already a victory in itself.'
"Minister Jiang, I'm Kong Ao, the afternoon shift leader. I'm a veteran."
"Minister Jiang, I'm Liu Daxiong, the night shift leader. I've been training in Sanda since childhood."
The two shift leaders announced their nas and respective skills.
"What's your na? What did you do before this?" Jiang Xinghai suddenly turned to a lean, middle-aged man who was about five-foot-seven.
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