He Xie and Lin Chuchu stood at the door, while Su Jiu'er lay seductively on her side on the bed.

Their eyes met, and the scene froze for a moment.

Fortunately, Su Jiu'er reacted quickly, immediately blushing as she wrapped herself in the blanket beside her, and said in a deliberately stuttering voice, "You... what are you doing in my room!"

What a clever move to turn the tables! He Xie secretly gave Su Jiu'er a thumbs up, then pretended that he had entered the wrong room and quickly left the room to check.

After confirming that this was his room, he walked in and said with a speechless expression, "Are you blind? This is clearly my room."

"ah?"

Su Jiu'er first gave an awkward sound, then said "sorry, sorry" before wrapping herself in a blanket and fleeing the scene.

Watching Su Jiu'er's hurried departure, He Xie couldn't help but mutter a complaint:

"What a careless person! How could he go into the wrong room? I used to think it was illogical when I saw the protagonist on TV go into the wrong room of the opposite sex, but I never thought it would be even more outrageous in reality. He could even go into the wrong room at home."

After saying that, he took Lin Chuchu's hand and walked into the room, closing the door as if nothing had happened.

"Let's go take a shower together."

The room has its own bathroom, He Xie suggested.

He's a bit of a clean freak; when he comes back from outside, he has to take a shower first, otherwise he always feels very dirty, like ants crawling all over his body.

Lin Chuchu didn't respond to his suggestion and just stood there without saying a word.

Clearly, this was caused by what was seen when the door was first opened.

He Xie felt a bit of a toothache.

He wasn't stupid, nor did he treat Lin Chuchu as a fool; he knew that Lin Chuchu had become suspicious.

But once suspicion arose, he had no choice but to continue his charade.

Most importantly, he could shamelessly comfort himself by saying that his sexual encounters with Su Jiu'er were merely to obtain a fox's tail to devour, and not to be a scumbag.

Besides, in terms of first time, Su Jiu'er was the rightful wife, even earlier than Lin Chuchu.

Yes, that's exactly it.

With this thought in mind, He Xie gradually felt less guilty.

He turned to look at Lin Chuchu, and asked with a puzzled expression, "Why aren't you saying anything?"

Why was Jiu'er in your room just now?

Lin Chuchu looked directly into He Xie's eyes and asked in a very calm voice.

The calmer she was, the more flustered He Xie became.

If she could throw a tantrum, He Xie could breathe a sigh of relief, because that would prove she was still the same brainless, rebellious girl she used to be.

Now, things are getting complicated.

He Xie calmed himself down a bit and explained with a helpless expression, "You're asking me? Who am I supposed to ask? I'm speechless that she could even go to the wrong room."

"hehe."

Lin Chuchu sneered, then turned and walked out of the room without looking back.

He Xie grabbed her hand in time and asked, "Where are you going?"

"go home!"

Lin Chuchu said coldly.

He Xie was desperate and couldn't show any sign of guilt, so he immediately hardened his tone and said, "Lin Chuchu, what's wrong with you?"

Am I going crazy?

Lin Chuchu shook off his hand, her eyes slightly red, and said, "You scumbag, you know what you've done!"

After saying that, he turned around and left, intending to go home from the orphanage.

Seeing this, the people downstairs quickly followed and asked Lin Chuchu what was wrong.

Lin Chuchu, with red eyes, said it was nothing, wiped away her tears, and walked out of the yard.

Seeing this, Lin Xiaoxiao quickly followed and asked her what was wrong.

Lin Chuchu didn't answer, but said she wanted to go home.

Lin Xiaoxiao had no choice but to drive her home.

He Xie witnessed all of these scenes and heard their conversation.

But he had no choice; he really couldn't back down and pursue Lin Chuchu.

Now, all he can do is to firmly state that he has not wronged Lin Chuchu, and to put himself in the position of being misunderstood and feeling very angry.

That way, once Lin Chuchu calms down after some time, there will still be a chance to coax her back.

Otherwise, I definitely would have sent it.

Soon, footsteps could be heard outside the room.

It was Zhao Keying who came upstairs.

As soon as she entered the room, she immediately asked He Xie, "What happened between you and Chu Chu?"

"It's nothing, just a misunderstanding. She'll be fine once she calms down."

He Xie gave a very perfunctory explanation.

Zhao Keying hesitated for a moment, then asked, "Did she find out about your affair with Jiu'er?"

Hearing her question, He Xie was shocked, but on the surface he pretended to be puzzled and said, "What are you talking about? I don't understand."

"fine."

After saying this, Zhao Keying left the room, her departure quite abrupt.

Not long after, Liu Yan, Song Yuxin, Gu Xinyao, and Li Muke all came up to the room one after another to ask He Xie what had happened.

Liu Yan and Li Muke came up together.

He Xie dismissed them with the same answer, saying that it was just a small misunderstanding with Lin Chuchu and that it would be fine in a while.

Seeing that He Xie refused to speak, the group stopped pressing for details and left the room one after another.

Except for Song Yuxin.

She didn't leave the room with him, but stayed and sat down next to He Xie, asking in a low voice, "Brother, did Sister Chu Chu see our matching phone cases and get angry?"

He Xie: "It has nothing to do with this. It was a misunderstanding caused by other things."

Song Yuxin pursed her lips and looked into her beautiful, watery eyes, saying, "Brother, could you tell me why? Maybe I can give you some advice."

He Xie: "Children should just focus on their studies and not be curious about adult matters."

Song Yuxin pouted, a rare occurrence for her, and said with some dissatisfaction, "You're only three years older than me, how can you act like an adult and treat me like a child?"

He Xie smiled and said, "No matter how old my Yuxin is, in my heart you will always be an illiterate girl."

Song Yuxin was unhappy; she didn't want He Xie to treat her like a child.

This is a thought that many people have during junior high school: the desire to grow up and be recognized.

"Brother, I wanted to ask you something."

Song Yuxin asked softly and cautiously, "Is the reason why Sister Chuchu is angry because your affair with Sister Jiu'er has been discovered?"

"?"

He Xie was a little confused.

What happened?

How come everyone knows about my relationship with Su Jiu'er?

Has Su Jiu'er started making a loudspeaker?

Thinking of this, He Xie couldn't help but twitch his lips slightly. He felt a little angry and wished he could rush into the next room right now and teach that vixen who couldn't control her mouth a lesson.

However, he did not act rashly before he was certain.

Instead, he pretended to be confused again, looking at Song Yuxin with some doubt and asking, "Wait, what are you talking about? I don't understand. What did I do with your sister Jiu'er?"

Song Yuxin didn't say it outright, but instead used a more subtle approach, her face slightly flushed as she said, "Brother, actually, if a boy is good enough, then it's okay for him to share his love with many girls at the same time, and many girls can accept that."

Wait a minute! What the hell is this?!

He Xie felt increasingly uneasy listening to this. He looked at Song Yuxin with a strange expression, frowned, and said, "Yuxin, you're a girl, you shouldn't have such thoughts."

Song Yuxin's face grew increasingly red, and she nervously protested, "I didn't have that thought. I was just saying that it's okay for you to have that thought, since many people in my hometown think that way."

"I have never had such a thought," He Xie said with a righteous and stern expression.

After saying that, he seemed to realize something and belatedly asked, "What did you just say? Are there many people like that in your hometown? Are you thinking about the past?"

"Huh? What?" Song Yuxin chose to play dumb.

He Xie narrowed his eyes, once wanting to use the effect of his essence blood to enslave Song Yuxin and interrogate her about what she had just said.

But after much hesitation, he ultimately did not do so.

He is a man of principle. He enslaved his family members with his essence and blood in order to obtain the bloodline connection effect and use it to protect his family.

It was not meant to be used to enslave family members.

This is a very serious matter of principle, and we cannot set even one precedent.

Because in many situations, people are creatures without principles.

Once you do it the first time, you'll do it a second time, and a third time.

There are only two exceptions: zero times or countless times.

"Brother, I haven't finished my homework yet. I'm going back to my room to do it."

After saying that, Song Yuxin fled the room as if she were escaping, not daring to stay and face He Xie alone.

Watching his younger sister run away, He Xie sighed deeply, feeling very irritated.

"Never mind, I'll practice some breathing exercises to calm myself down."

After thinking it over, He Xie used his mental power to close the door remotely, then walked to the window where the air was better ventilated, sat down, and calmed his mind to practice breathing techniques.

Just a few seconds into his cultivation session, a soft knock sounded at the door.

Immediately afterwards, Su Jiu'er's weak voice came: "Master, may I come in?"

With a flick of his wrist, He Xie opened the door remotely and said indifferently to Su Jiu'er standing at the door, "Come in, I have something to ask you."

"oh."

Su Jiu'er walked in with her head down, closed the door behind her, and then carefully stopped in front of He Xie, standing there timidly.

He Xie looked into her eyes and asked, "Did you tell Aunt Liu and the others about what happened between us?"

"ah?"

Su Jiu'er was a little confused.

He Xie frowned, his tone not so friendly as he said, "What 'ah'? I'm asking you a question, don't try to play dumb."

Su Jiu'er quickly said, "Master, I haven't mentioned anything about us to Aunt Liu and the others."

He Xie: "Really?"

Su Jiu'er: "Really, I swear."

As she spoke, Su Jiu'er said with a wronged expression, "Master, think about it. If I tell them about what happened between you and me, there will be no benefit at all, and there will even be many disadvantages. Why would I tell them?"

He Xie thought it made a lot of sense and realized that he was probably too upset, which made his mind a little unclear.

He looked at Su Jiu'er and said apologetically, "I'm sorry for wrongly accusing you. If there's nothing else, you can go out. I want to be alone for a while."

Su Jiu'er didn't rush out, but hesitated for a moment, then blushed and said, "Master, do you think it's possible that we were too noisy at night and they accidentally heard us?"

"Cough cough!"

He Xie coughed twice to cover his embarrassment, then immediately urged Su Jiu'er, "Hurry up and go out, I need to be alone for a while."

"oh."

Su Jiu'er reluctantly agreed.

After that, she left very obediently and did not bother He Xie any further.

After she left, He Xie took out his phone, opened WeChat, clicked on Lin Chuchu's WeChat profile picture, and found that he could still view her Moments. He immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

Thank goodness I wasn't deleted from your friend list.

Later, I'll have a voice chat with her on WeChat to avoid her being too angry to sleep at night.

After putting away his phone, He Xie suddenly opened the system panel.

I glanced at the life attribute panel above.

Life Count: 443

Upon seeing the number 443, he felt a sense of relief.

No matter how angry Lin Chuchu was, it was all worth it.

Because of these 400-plus lives, he will have enough leeway to deal with anything should chaos break out in the human realm someday.

Even if he doesn't become the savior of humanity, he can at least become a guardian deity who can protect those around him; that shouldn't be a big problem.

After doing all this.

He Xie got out of bed and left the room, going to the courtyard outside to inspect the progress of the Four Heavenly Kings' work.

When he appeared in the yard, the four guardians all greeted him respectfully as their master, and then got to work, working diligently.

"Well done."

He Xie looked around and, seeing that all the work was being done well, nodded in satisfaction.

Then he went to lie down on the hammock in the corner of the yard, and on a whim opened the system panel, intending to use the remaining contrast value to open the super magical blind box.

I had a few tens of millions of contrast points, which I used to redeem all the super magical blind boxes and opened them all in one go.

We shipped a lot, dozens of pieces.

Most of them are exotic flowers and fruits, and a few are rare crystals.

Without a second thought, He Xie devoured all the exotic flowers and fruits that had appeared, successfully evolving to the ninth level of the legendary realm, just one step away from becoming a mythical creature.

As for the remaining crystals, he used them all to carve them into women's jewelry, some into necklaces, some into bracelets, and some into rings.

I can prune whatever I want, it's all up to my mood.

After spending most of the day carving these ornaments by hand, He Xie was not in a hurry to give them away.

He wanted to keep it as a backup.

For example, if you forget Valentine's Day or anniversaries in the future, you can directly take these accessories out of the system inventory and give them out as holiday gifts.

What's this called?

This is called being prepared for a rainy day!

"This water-repellent bead bracelet is nice. It looks like it would suit the girl well. I'll find an opportunity to ask her out and make up with her, and give it to her to cheer her up."

He Xie looked at the emerald green bracelet on his wrist and muttered to himself.

After muttering to himself, he took out his phone from his pocket, opened WeChat, clicked on Lin Chuchu's WeChat friend profile picture, and sent her a video chat invitation.

The other party declined the video chat invitation.

Lin Chuchu: You scumbag, don't bother me!

"Still angry."

He Xie looked at the message Lin Chuchu sent, shook his head with a wry smile, and said.

To be honest, he still doesn't know why Lin Chuchu is so angry.

He felt that Lin Chuchu was unaware of his relationship with Su Jiu'er.

"Could it be that just because Su Jiu'er appeared in my room today, that little punk girl got so angry?"

He Xie thought to himself that there was such a possibility.

Before long, it was time for dinner.

He Xie went inside to eat, and after finishing, he came out to the yard to supervise the construction, devoting himself wholeheartedly to the work of building the orphanage and no longer thinking about matters of love and romance.

During this time, Su Jiu'er came over several times to hint that he should come inside to do something, but he refused with a righteous and stern expression.

Even if he were bored out of his mind, let alone when he was busy right now, he wouldn't be in the mood to have fun with Su Jiu'er.

I'm having a fight with my girlfriend right now, how can I be in the mood for these things?

Time flies.

In the blink of an eye, more than two hours had passed.

Seeing that everything was alright, He Xie planned to go back to his room to take a shower and go to bed.

Before he could even step inside, his phone suddenly started twitching in his pocket.

He took it out and opened it, only to find that it was a message from his ex-girlfriend An Ruoli on WeChat.

An Ruoli: I heard you dropped out of school. Why?

He Xie: Why do you care so much?

An Ruoli: I've also dropped out of school. I just got home not long ago and haven't finished eating yet. Shall we go out for a late-night snack together?

He Xie: No, it's almost time to go to bed.

An Ruoli: Do you remember what I said last time? My family has many exotic flowers and fruits. If you want, I can send you some to try.

An Ruoli: Do you want some? If you do, I'll get you some when we have a late-night snack later.

He Xie: I don't know why, but I suddenly feel a little hungry.

He Xie: Where do you want to go for a late-night snack later? I'll treat you.

An Ruoli: There just happened to be a new steakhouse downstairs from my house called Three Lives Three Worlds Steakhouse. It looks pretty good. How about we come here for a late-night snack?

He Xie: Sure, send me your location.

An Ruoli: [Location Address].

He Xie: Go and reserve a seat first, I'll be there soon.

An Ruoli: Okay.

After the chat ended, He Xie inspected the work progress of the Four Great Generals.

If you feel that you have done a good job, let them stop and rest.

Let's continue tomorrow.

Of course, there will be a reward tonight.

He Xie watered the Twisted Tree Spirit and the Whispering Grass with a bottle of Fairy Dew, which made them sway their branches and leaves and exclaim how comfortable they felt.

As for the little water spirit and the three-legged golden crow, He Xie gave them a piece of ice bead and a piece of fire stone respectively.

These Ice Beads and Flame Stones were recently obtained from a super magical blind box.

It's perfect for Little Water Spirit and Three-Legged Golden Crow; giving it to them would be making the best use of it.

After doing all this, He Xie went back inside and told his family that he was going out. Then, with a whoosh, he flew towards the steak restaurant that An Ruoli had mentioned.

......

In a room on the second floor of the Lin Family Manor.

Lin Chuchu lay sullenly on the bed, feeling both angry and sad.

Seeing this, Lin Xiaoxiao couldn't help but ask again with concern, "Chuchu, what exactly happened between you and He Xie? Can you tell me? Maybe I can give you some advice."

Lin Chuchu pursed her lips and finally spoke, "When I went to his room, I saw Su Jiu'er lying on his bed."

Lin Xiaoxiao: "You suspect they're having an affair?"

Lin Chuchu sat up in bed, her face full of anger, and said, "There's no doubt that there's something shady going on between them!"

Do you know?

"Su Jiu'er was wearing a set of sexy lingerie, lying on He Xie's bed in a seductive pose. When she saw me come in, she nervously said that she had entered the wrong room. Who would believe that?"

Faced with this situation, Lin Xiaoxiao dared not make any arbitrary judgments, much less fan the flames.

All I could do was comfort Lin Chuchu, saying that it might be a misunderstanding and that it would be best to talk to He Xie properly after she calmed down, and definitely not to have a cold war.

Lin Chuchu felt wronged. She knew all of this, but she was just dissatisfied with He Xie's attitude and wanted to be angry with him.

Although Lin Xiaoxiao had never been in a relationship, she had watched many idol dramas and read many romance novels, so she could understand Lin Chuchu's feelings at this moment.

So while scolding He Xie on her behalf, she gently comforted her and helped her calm down.

The two sisters chatted like that for a while.

Lin Xiaoxiao suggested, "I heard from a friend that a new steakhouse called 'Three Lives Three Worlds' opened on Yanda Street. The food is really good. How about I drive you there now for a late-night snack and help you relax with some good food?"

Lin Chuchu hesitated for a moment and said, "But... won't eating late-night snacks make me fat?"

Lin Xiaoxiao pinched Lin Chuchu's arm and said with a smile, "You're a bit too thin now. You'd look better if you were a little chubby."

"Then we'll do whatever Sister Xiao says."

Lin Chuchu smiled sweetly, her beautiful eyes crinkling slightly, and decided to go out for steak with her cousin, Lin Xiaoxiao.

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