Chapter 17

Yan Chan lay lazily on the bed, her sparkling peach blossom eyes staring at the person in front of her who was dressing up.

The fingers supporting his chin tapped lightly on the side of his face in a rhythmic manner, as if he had finally made up his mind to get up from the bed.

Yan Chan pulled open the thin quilt, casually threw it into the back of the bed, put on her shoes and walked down neatly.

The eye-catching bright blue round-necked robe did not look tacky at all on her, but instead added a sense of calmness to her. The collar was tied tightly, and a headband of the same color was passed through the crown, and the end was held down with a jade buckle.

"Your outfit today is quite simple." Yan Chan stood behind Guan Zheng and looked at her. Guan Zheng only had two white jade hairpins inserted horizontally in her bun, and her hair hanging down behind her was neatly tied with a hairband. Her light green dress swayed on the ground.

Yan Chan recalled the scenes of their meetings. In her memory, Guan Zheng was extremely delicate from head to toe, even the hair hanging on her chest was not out of place.

Guan Zheng happened to turn around and met a pair of smiling eyes. Seeing this, she also smiled and pulled Yan Chan over to sit beside her.

"Can you draw my eyebrows for me?" Without waiting for her to refuse, Guan Zheng handed the powder to Yan Chan's palm.

Yan Chan hadn't expected her to make such a suggestion. She held Daifen in her hand in shock, not knowing what to do. She lowered her eyes to look at the thing in her hand, then raised her head and said, "Don't blame me if the painting is not good."

Yan Chan didn't think of refusing, as she was enjoying it anyway.

The scent of jasmine wafted in her face as Yan Chan's body suddenly approached her. The slightly cool rouge was gently applied between Guan Zheng's brows. She stared intently at Yan Chan's sparkling eyes, which were full of seriousness. Her slightly red lips were pursed, so close to her yet so far away.

At this moment, those peach blossom eyes seemed to only accommodate her.

Guan Zheng's eyes flickered, wanting to deeply imprint this moment in her mind and never forget it.

Suddenly, a tear fell, and Guan Zheng didn't realize why she suddenly cried. She hurriedly raised her hand to wipe it away.

When she looked up again, she frowned, and the familiar feeling disappeared before she could grasp it.

"Why are you crying again? Is it because my painting is ugly?" Yan Chan said calmly, raising his hand to brush away the loose hair on her forehead.

"I don't know either, it just feels uncomfortable here." Guan Zheng covered her chest, as if a stone was pressing on it, making it hard for her to breathe.

Guan Zheng subconsciously wanted to take out the blessing bag that she always carried with her, but she couldn't find it on her body. She felt inexplicably panicked but also had the illusion that it was natural.

Yan Chan, who was sitting beside her, had no idea how conflicted she was inside. He just watched her expression change again and again until she finally calmed down.

"Yan Chan, can we leave here? I have a feeling something bad is going to happen..." She suddenly raised her head and grabbed Yan Chan's sleeve tightly.

Yan Chan said yes softly, but was thinking quickly in her heart. She brought Shi Guiyi and the others to Fengdu Ghost Market to find Guan Zheng. This Fengdu Ghost Market might not even be in the main storyline!

Now, is the story finally getting back on track... Yan Chan suddenly felt a sense of worry for no reason.

Ultimately, the information she received was too little. She wasn't familiar with the plot, nor did she have any cheat codes. The synopsis for "The Return of the Crow" was too concise, unwilling to reveal anything more. How stingy!

"Guan Zheng, why do you want to look for Atlantis?" Yan Chan asked suddenly. The topic spanned such a wide range that Guan Zheng was stunned.

"Hmm..." Guan Zheng secretly glanced at Yan Chan's expression and felt a little embarrassed to speak. It was difficult for her to say the reason now.

Is she going to tell Yan Chan that she was rescued by Wu Chunlai and she was so excited that she had to follow him?

No matter how you think about it, you can't tell her this!

She must swallow such a depressing thing! She would never tell her even if she died!

"Brother Wu saved me, and I haven't repaid him yet..." She changed her words, but the meaning was the same.

Seeing her like this, Yan Chan instantly understood a little bit. Yan Chan thought that she must have guessed right this time. Guan Zheng got the script of the second female lead who was in love but couldn't get it!

Although Guan Zheng didn't say anything to spoil the mood, someone might as well say it.

Yan Chan opened her thin lips and blurted out an infuriating sentence, "Are you attracted to Wu Chunlai?"

“???” Guan Zheng stood up suddenly, which scared Yan Chan. She didn’t expect Guan Zheng to react so strongly.

Before she could speak, Yan Chan's clear voice came again: "He is not worthy of you."

Guan Zheng opened her mouth and finally asked the question that had been weighing on her heart and tormenting her every day: "Are you fond of me?" She looked at Yan Chan, wanting to see even a little affection in Yan Chan's calm eyes.

Unfortunately not.

Yan Chan was just stating a fact: Wu Chunlai was fickle and wanted to have two wives, so he was not a good match for him.

Yan Chan pretended very well and completely deceived Guan Zheng, making Guan Zheng mistakenly believe that he had no feelings for her at all. But only Yan Chan herself knew that she was hopeless.

Yan Chan was still hesitant. Perhaps it was because he had saved her from danger many times, giving her an illusion, just like when Wu Chunlai saved her in the past, and she mistook gratitude for love.

This feeling came too quickly and was too unreal. Yan Chan was afraid that it was just an impulse on her part.

Both of them need time to calm down, especially Yan Chan herself.

Whenever she met Guan Zheng, she often lost her mind and always said that Guan Zheng seduced her. In fact, Yan Chan knew in her heart that it was she who took the initiative to seduce Guan Zheng.

Yan Chan is really bad.

She hesitated for a long time, but in the end said nothing and watched the disappointment accumulate in Guan Zheng's eyes.

Guan Zheng felt bitter as she watched her avoid the question. "You're always like this. When you encounter a difficult question, you just stop talking."

"Yan Chan, how can you just get out of bed and not recognize me?" Guan Zheng hugged her angrily, as if this could keep Yan Chan by her side forever.

Hearing this, Yan Chan quickly covered her mouth, "Why are you becoming more and more rude now? How dare you say such irresponsible words like Meng Lang?"

Guan Zheng snorted and dodged her hand, "Isn't it? Besides, besides...what you said last night was much more embarrassing than this!" Her voice became more and more stuttering, and her face turned pink.

It really opened the door to a new world for her. She didn't dare to recall it in detail, and every word she said would not pass scrutiny.

Yan Chan tilted her head with an innocent smile on her face. She obviously enjoyed what she heard last night. She saw that Guan Zheng was extremely excited and bit her very tightly.

Ghost Restaurant

In a dark corner, a man in a black robe with a mask on his face crossed his arms and said in a low voice, "I heard you have some 'talks'. Are you betting money or your life?"

The person he was talking to chuckled, "Humph, I only bet on human nature."

Hearing this, he touched his chin and said with interest, "That's quite interesting. Tell me about it."

"The Four Conches, the Key to Atlantis, do you want to know?" His voice seemed magical and full of temptation.