"I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry, I..."

The tenderness between the two came to an end when Liu Zhaodi bit Jiang Yuan's tongue.

"Phew!" Jiang Yuan was startled awake by the pain on his tongue. He immediately rolled out of bed, explaining, "I'm sorry, I..."

The explanations that were on the tip of their tongues stopped.

Seeing Jiang Yuan's embarrassed look, Liu Zhaodi smiled triumphantly. She knelt by the bed and poked Jiang Yuan's lip with her finger, saying with heartache, "You're bleeding. Did I bite you too hard?"

"You must be a dog!" Jiang Yuan's brain was still frozen, and he blurted out a typical straight man's line.

"Sigh, I just thought that after being bullied by you for so long, it's rare for you to be so proactive, so I have to punish you properly!" Liu Zhaodi grabbed Jiang Yuan by the collar and tried to drag him to the bed.

"Stop messing around, doing this would be letting down Ning Yanlan and you too!" Jiang Yuan grasped Liu Zhaodi's smooth, fair wrist.

"What? Didn't you say we should sit on the bed? Now we won't even sit on the bed or do anything. What are you afraid of?" Liu Zhaodi looked at Jiang Yuan with a provocative gaze. At this moment, she understood that Jiang Yuan already had her in his heart, and it was only a matter of time before they were together, so she wasn't in a hurry at all.

"I'll sit in the chair!"

Jiang Yuan's movements became clumsy; he even made several mistakes while pulling out a chair.

"Fine, there's nothing I can do if someone wants to take advantage of me and then abandon me!" Liu Zhaodi sighed heavily.

“Zhao Di, I didn’t…”

"Alright, stop making excuses that you can't even fool yourself, let's get down to business!" Liu Zhaodi sat up arrogantly and said seriously, "Speak, what do you want to see me about!"

"I want to hold an auction, and also, continue to acquire cores and Holy Spirit Stones! Finally, I'm out of forging materials, you see!" Jiang Yuan himself was embarrassed to say it, because what he was doing sounded simple, but it was not easy to do. First of all, not to mention the huge amount of manpower and resources, he also lacked the necessary connections and integrity, and these seemingly basic things are the most important things in doing business.

"You're putting me in a difficult position. Look, my family has left Nancheng, and I don't have any help with me! Sigh!" Liu Zhaodi sighed.

"That's easy, I'll have Oath send a few people over!" Jiang Yuan said casually.

Liu Zhaodi rolled her eyes and said indignantly, "I want someone who can help me, who is strong enough to protect me, and who is also handsome. Of course, it would be best if he could take care of my daily needs! Also, I like furry little animals, so it would be even better if my helper has pets!"

Jiang Yuan's eyelids twitched, and he said speechlessly, "You might as well just give me your ID card!"

"Is it that obvious?" Liu Zhaodi pouted and acted cute.

"It's not obvious, it's practically like you've written my name on your face!" Jiang Yuan was incredibly conflicted. How did he end up with such a difficult girl like Liu Zhaodi? And it seemed like he had fallen for her too!

"Hehe, then you choose for yourself! Anyway, I didn't force you!" Liu Zhaodi sat on the edge of the bed, swinging her legs contentedly.

Jiang Yuan had no choice but to nod and say, "Okay, I can be your helper! But I have conditions!"

"What are the conditions?" Liu Zhaodi asked Jiang Yuan with a smile on her face.

"Next time, can you wear clothes that go past your knees? And this slit, are you planning to cut it all the way up to your waist?!" Jiang Yuan said exaggeratedly, then muttered, "It hurts my eyes to look at it!"

Liu Zhaodi chuckled, then said softly, "Do your eyes hurt or your heart hurts?"

"So, will you agree or not?" Jiang Yuan pressed on relentlessly, practically pinning him to the bed and waiting for his answer.

"Don't be impulsive, don't be impulsive, I'll go change it right away!"

Liu Zhaodi's heart was pounding, and in the end, she felt too embarrassed to leave Jiang Yuan's body.

"Oh!"

Seeing Liu Zhaodi flee in panic after being frightened by him, Jiang Yuan couldn't help but smile knowingly.

In his eyes, Liu Zhaodi was a perfect girl. She was capable, understanding, gentle, and beautiful inside and out. He felt no pressure at all being with her, and she even handled Ning Yanlan's relationship perfectly.

"Wait a minute, this is my room, why would I run away?" Liu Zhaodi poked her head in from outside the door, her eyes full of confusion.

Jiang Yuan smiled faintly and said, "Okay, I'll go out and wait for you!"

"etc!"

Just as Jiang Yuan was about to step out the door, Liu Zhaodi, who was hiding behind the door, suddenly grabbed his hand.

"What's wrong?" Jiang Yuan stopped and asked.

"Can we officially become a couple in private?" Liu Zhaodi asked, observing Jiang Yuan's expression after each word, afraid of provoking his displeasure.

Jiang Yuan hesitated, and just as he was considering his answer, Liu Zhaodi, seeing his predicament, immediately said, "It's just in private, I promise it won't interfere with your life!"

"Zhao Di!" Jiang Yuan hugged the timid girl in front of him. He took Liu Zhao Di's affection for him for granted and never cared about her feelings.

...

"There are two large mines in the southern part of the city. One of them is the Pingshan mine, which is controlled by my Liu family, and the other is the Black Stone mine in the west!"

In the Liu family garden, Jiang Yuan and Liu Zhaodi sat on a swing, swaying and chatting. The atmosphere between them was both warm and ambiguous.

"So all this time, it's been your Liu family supporting us with the forging materials?" Jiang Yuan said with a wry smile. He had previously thought that the Oath could buy such low-priced forging materials, but it turned out that the Liu family had pulled some strings for them.

"So what do you think? Besides me, is there anyone else so stupid as to sell you things at a loss?" Liu Zhaodi smiled, revealing two small dimples, which was quite adorable.

Jiang Yuan asked thoughtfully, "Is the Liu family still mining the Pingshan mine recently?"

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