An Ning: "Chu Chu is a nice person. You two can get to know each other sometime!"

Lili: "I'm afraid you have ulterior motives for acting as my matchmaker. After all, this afternoon I deliberately approached the man behind you, and he angrily pushed me away."

Anning: "Haha, you're so funny and sincere. Lili, I hope you'll focus on unmarried people; that will give you a better chance of success."

Lili: "Two people in love don't care about getting married. You and Raito are divorced, aren't you?"

Anning: "I completely agree with your point of view. We are divorced, but we love each other. Marriage and divorce are not important."

Lili: "I can see that you two love each other. I don't have anyone I love; many people turn me away."

Anning: "Many of your confessions are unrequited love, your wishful thinking. This is the real reason why you can't find happiness. You set your sights on people who can give you romance, but you forget that you don't love each other. This romance doesn't belong to you. You are chasing after other people's happiness, but in the end, it's all for nothing."

Liliko: "It's all wishful thinking on my part. Why doesn't anyone love me? I want to be loved."

Anning: "Find someone who truly loves you, not someone who gives you romance. Two people who truly love each other will be attracted to each other. Even if they forget each other's existence or are separated by thousands of miles, they will not get lost and will meet again. You are romantic and know how to create romance, which is very attractive to you. Abandon your goals and you will find someone who is on the same wavelength as you."

Lili: "I think I understand. Okay, I'll go wander around the dance floor and see if anyone appreciates my dancing. By the way, what time does the Haozhi Shopping Mall open?"

An Ning: "Hahaha, Haozhi Shopping Mall is open from 9 am to 9 pm, hahaha..."

This Lili is so interesting, she's a perfect match for Chu Chu, who has all sorts of quirky ideas. An Ning covered her mouth and laughed as two servings of spicy hot pot covered in sesame sauce were placed in front of her. The fragrant aroma instantly awakened An Ning's taste buds.

Thunder: "That's great, honey, eat up! Cut the sesame sauce in half, it's really good."

Anning: "This tastes so familiar."

Anning picked up a piece of bean curd, put it in her mouth, looked up at Leiting, who had sesame paste stains on his lips. Anning wiped them off for him and then spoke to him.

Anning: "Honey, you have to take me out for spicy hot pot often, I really like it."

Thunder: "Okay."

An Ning forgot that she was in Hertz Castle. It felt like she was in a roadside stall, sneaking out to eat spicy hot pot and barbecue, and then going home with her stomach full. She felt so happy, the happiness from two years ago had returned. But the illusion was shattered by Liao Qian and Allen. Liao Qian came over with a bottle of nutritional oral liquid in his mouth.

Liao Qian: "Young Master Lei, did you enjoy your meal?"

Lei Ting: "Haha, it tastes just like the food I had in Fengtian. I was just momentarily confused, like I was at home with An Ning. I was even hallucinating when you weren't talking."

Liao Qian: "Then eat more, Anning. Is the food to your liking?"

An Ning: "Mmm, it's delicious, hehe."

Liao Qian: "The most memorable thing for me! When Lei Ting and I were in junior high school, we lived in the school and often climbed over the wall to go out and eat barbecue and spicy hot pot to satisfy our cravings. We both had a limited allowance at the time, but this kid insisted on collecting some cards. I used my allowance to buy them for him. For a month, we ate in the school cafeteria and didn't have money to go out and satisfy our cravings."

An Ning: "Hahaha, I've never run out of pocket money since I was a kid, hahaha..."

Allen: "Me too, I never worry about money."

Liao Qian: "Hahaha, Lei Ting may be the eldest son of the Lei family, but he was already quite frugal before he married An Ning. He would often save up to buy something, and if it wasn't enough, he would ask me for more. I don't have much pocket money either, but I've been supporting him quite a bit!"

Thunder: "Who told you to be my brother? Brother, good brother..."

Liao Qian: "Get lost, you troublemaking little brother."

Everyone: "Hahaha..."

Since Thunder arrived, Liao Qian has been much happier, showing many sides of himself that Allen had never seen before. Allen loves to see Liao Qian laugh, and he is very happy when Liao Qian laughs.

Anning: "Leiting, here's your favorite fried egg."

Thunder: "Honey, do you remember that I love fried eggs?"

An Ning: "Huh? I think it was a subconscious action."

Thunder: "Yeah, you used to love giving me the fried eggs from your bowl."

An Ning: "Right! Hehe, it seems I'm slowly remembering!"

Liao Qian: "You and Lei Ting still have many sweet moments, it's good to think about them."

An Ning: "Okay, you guys chat, I'm going to the restroom."

Allen: "I'm going to the restroom too. Thunder, take care of Liao Qian for me. I'll take care of An Ning."

Thunder: "Go."

Anning and Allen went to the bathroom inside the castle. As soon as Allen left, Liao Qianke couldn't hold back any longer and opened his mouth to let Leiting feed him.

Liao Qian: "Give me a bite quickly."

Thunder: "You can't eat it."

Liao Qian: "Hurry up, Allen definitely won't let me eat when he gets here. You think I really made this for you?! Hurry up..."

Thunder: "Looking greedy, huh! Open your mouth."

Liao Qian: "Haha, not bad, not bad."

Thunder: "Chew it up a bit before swallowing."

Liao Qian: "Okay, okay, stop nagging. You can eat it all, I don't want any more."

"That's really satisfying," Liao Qian nodded, then casually wiped the sesame paste stains off Lei Ting's mouth.

Liao Qian: "Phew, if this were in Fengtian, I would definitely recover much faster."

Lei Ting: "Phew, An Ning sometimes makes a 'phew' sound when she talks. She must have learned it from you!"

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