Chapter 242 The Master's Aura

Fortunately, both the Golden Mask and Yi Yi listened to her very well.

Aside from secretly arguing behind her back, what I did most was compete for her favor in front of her. I didn't dare to make a mess of the house like I did on the first day.

They can be considered to have lived in peace.

In the few days since leaving the instance, Jiang Liyue has heard more news about Jiang Lingxue and Huo Heng from Huang Linye.

At Huo Heng and Jiang Lingxue's engagement party, Jiang Lingxue suddenly ran away from the wedding!

Huang Linye became particularly excited when he said this: "Do you know what? I went to see him that day. After Huo Heng came out of the dungeon, he had a particularly ugly scar on his face, and he walked with a limp. He was nothing like the arrogant man he used to be."

"Moreover, his temper has become extremely irritable. I saw him secretly cursing Jiang Lingxue behind her back, and it seemed like he even hit her. No wonder she ran away."

"Everyone says he became like this because he was traumatized in the dungeon, but I think this is more like his true nature. He always looks down on people and is incredibly arrogant."

When evaluating Huo Heng, Huang Linye's resentment was clearly immense, and he always added a lot of negative subjective assumptions.

Jiang Liyue had grown accustomed to ignoring his boastful words, but she noticed the key point: "Besides his appearance, have you noticed anything different about Huo Heng?"

Jiang Liyue was genuinely curious about what Xie Shiyuan had done to Huo Heng back then.

It's definitely not just about the physical impact.

Huang Linye was also unaware of this: "If I had known, I would have told everyone through a loudspeaker long ago."

He said this with complete confidence and without any sense of guilt.

"Moreover, this engagement was held in a very rushed manner. Only some families in the industry were notified. My family didn't actually go. I had to sneak in to watch the show by getting an invitation. So there are many things I don't know."

At this point, Huang Linye added with a hint of schadenfreude: "In short, Huo Heng and the Huo family have really lost face this time. They were jilted in front of so many people."

"I just don't know what your sister was thinking. She agreed to the marriage but then ran away. Wasn't she afraid of the Huo family's revenge? She can run away, but the Jiang family can't. I saw that the Jiang family's parents were terrified and kept apologizing to the Huo family."

Huang Linye knew that Jiang Liyue didn't consider the Jiang family as family at all. Given his sister Yue's mentality, it was impossible for her to be sad about something like this.

Therefore, they spoke of the Jiang family without any restraint.

I felt a little happy inside.

The Jiang family almost starved to death because they kicked Yue-jie out of their home because of Jiang Lingxue. In the end, the good daughter they took back betrayed them. Little did they know that the daughter they didn't want was the real big shot.

How can this not be considered a "feel-good" story? Even though Huang Linye knew Jiang Liyue didn't care, he secretly felt happy for her.

Jiang Liyue didn't really feel anything about it; she had no feelings for her parents.

The original owner who truly had feelings is already dead.

They felt they had repaid the original owner's kindness in raising them with their own life; if the original owner died, they would take it from the original owner.

Jiang Liyue herself takes no responsibility for this.

She was curious about Jiang Lingxue and Huo Heng, mainly because they were the male and female protagonists in the original story.

It's unclear what Xie Shiyuan did to Huo Heng back then, but with just a little trick, the happy and sweet male and female protagonists in the original story fell apart so easily.

It seems that the relationship between the male and female leads in the original story wasn't as unbreakable as imagined.

Huang Linye was still muttering to himself, "I wonder where Jiang Lingxue has gone to hide. She couldn't have run off into a dungeon, could she? She might as well have married Huo Heng..."

Jiang Liyue smiled meaningfully: "That's not necessarily true."

Knowing that there was no further news from Huang Linye, she quickly ended the chat.

A short while later, Chu Li, who had been chatting with her on the phone all this time, sent her a message.

Is it convenient for me to go out today?

Jiang Liyue's eyes lit up upon hearing this: "You're back from your business trip?"

Jiang Liyue considered this handsome neighbor, who always gave her gifts, as a friend.

After all, no one is an island, and she naturally needs to make normal friends.

My neighbor is gentle and polite, and he always maintains a proper sense of distance and boundaries when we interact. It's quite interesting to chat with him occasionally.

Compared to Huang Linye's talkative nature, the neighbor's way of getting along is actually more in line with Jiang Liyue's habits.

Chu Li replied instantly: [Just got back, and I was thinking there's no food at home, should we go out to get something to eat?]

[You seemed to really like that restaurant we went to last time, so I was asking if you wanted to come along.]

See? Adults can speak in such a refreshing and pleasant way.

Not overly polite, yet maintaining impeccable manners.

Jiang Liyue really liked the restaurant from last time, and she quickly replied: 【Okay, shall I come find you?】

She wasn't really sure what her neighbor thought of her, but as long as he maintained this polite attitude, it wouldn't be a problem to occasionally have a meal together with him.

More importantly, the neighbor remained polite throughout, but she didn't know why she always felt a subtle sense of unease.

She was a little curious about it.

Since there's plenty of free time outside the instance, she doesn't mind exploring it.

Chu Li: [Let me change my clothes and then come pick you up. Let's go together then.]

Jiang Liyue: [Okay.]

She didn't have to wait long. The doorbell rang, and Jiang Liyue, having changed her clothes, went out.

Chu Li changed into a more casual gray sports jacket this time, which was different from the suits Jiang Liyue always wore when she saw him before, and it looked quite novel.

Noticing her gaze, Chu Li smiled gently: "What, is this the first time you've met me?"

"It's mainly because it's the first time I've seen you like this," Jiang Liyue said honestly, shrugging.

In fact, she was always wary of strangers, but she always felt more relaxed in front of Chu Li, which was something she found strange and unsettling.

Chu Li's smile became even more helpless: "I can't possibly wear a suit all the time, can I? Miss Jiang, I'm not a workaholic, I also have personal time."

Jiang Liyue joked, "Traveling on business trips all the time, isn't that being a workaholic?"

Chu Li seemed to pause for a moment before sighing indifferently, "It's all for making a living. Who wants to work all the time?"

If it weren't for seeing her...

Jiang Liyue expressed her deep sympathy and smiled even more broadly: "Then work hard, Mr. Chu."

The two quickly got into Chu's car and went to the restaurant where they had been before. After enjoying a pleasant meal, Jiang Liyue returned home.

Yi Yi and the Golden Mask, who were squatting in the living room waiting for her to come home, immediately surrounded her.

Then, the next moment, Yi Yi shouted, "Master, why did you sneak off to see that big bad guy!"

The golden mask also circled around her twice at the same time.

Master, it can smell your scent!

Jiang Liyue: ...Hmm? ? ?