Meng Zhang did return very late, but he did not stay overnight. He took Xi Rou and Chi Ran and rushed back overnight.

It seemed they wanted to discuss important matters with Ling Guang and the others. Jie Chong and Shen Tan also went back with them. Shen Tan also wanted to try the method Bai Hao had given her as soon as possible. If it didn't work, she would come back to rest and recuperate, so she could improve the method and get rid of the problem sooner.

Li You and Bi Shen left after having dinner together. Li You didn't even go home, saying that she had something to do with Li Cheng and had to go there, so she wouldn't be coming home.

Bi Shen drove back by himself.

He had anticipated this outcome, so it wasn't surprising.

Li You watched Bi Shen leave without looking back from the street corner, feeling a mix of emotions. But this was exactly what he wanted—to pretend nothing had happened.

Bi Shen returned to his company and continued working as usual.

Tanyu became irritated instead.

Bi Shenming clearly said he would take responsibility, but what happened?

There was no word or trace of him, but he couldn't take the initiative to ask Bi Shen.

Besides, take responsibility? Take responsibility for what? How will you take responsibility?

Li You was so conflicted by her own contradictory thoughts that she became somewhat withdrawn.

Bi Shen was completely unaware that Li You was avoiding him because she didn't want him to bother her, so he planned to give Li You time to calmly discuss taking responsibility when she was willing to face him.

Bai Hao marveled, "The flowers you plant with care may not bloom, but the willows you plant without intention may thrive."

Bi Shen's decision to let things take their natural course was indeed a wise choice; his retreat only fueled Li You's rebellious desire to take a further step.

If he were to be aggressive, Li You would definitely run away.

Beasts with brains are boring.

Xuan Yu and Teng Xue's rooms were the ones Qin Nan used to live in, and their carpentry and tailoring shops had been cleaned.

Initially, Su Kun and Sang Wusheng were worried about Qin Nan, so they stayed at home and did some simple tidying up while reminiscing.

Chiwei and the other two beasts lived together. Because they had grown up, Liyou had helped them change to two bunk beds. With Piyuan added, it was just right for four beasts to sleep.

Bi Shen's single bed is still in the study on the third floor. When Qin Nan was unconscious, he would come to stroll around and stay overnight, and he would still sleep there.

Since Geng Chen didn't say when he would arrive, and Bai Muqiu's side was also busy for some time with no guests coming, Qin Nan led Bai Hao and the little ones in cleaning up.

Sweep up the fallen leaves in the yard, clean the front yard and living room, and clean the well platform that hasn't been used for a long time.

There's also a loft storage room and a vegetable garden in the backyard.

There's no time to plant anything now, but we can clear the weeds, turn over the soil, and then fertilize the land so we can plant vegetables next spring.

When Qin Nan woke up, everything returned to normal, and Bai Hao also started doing his job, accepting cases involving paranormal events.

Although Bai Hao hadn't taken action for five years, he still resolved many issues even without personally going to the site, thus ensuring a steady stream of customers.

Qin Nan is no longer afraid of ghosts or monsters, but she still doesn't want to deal with supernatural matters with Bai Hao.

I'm not afraid anymore, but I've seen too much of this before, and now it's annoying to look at.

Moreover, he has more important things to do, which is to raise the cub, and Bai Hao will not let him come along.

After the whole family finished cleaning and took turns showering, Qin Nan ordered a lot of raw materials online. She plans to go out and buy more tomorrow so she can make some dried fruit snacks.

Because they had worked hard during the day, the cubs went to sleep early.

Qin Nan returned to his room, took out his bracelet, which contained the gifts Bai Xin and the others had given him. Some of them had been used and damaged, while others were still intact. He sorted them out, repairing and reusing the damaged ones, and displaying or using the good ones.

Looking at the gifts, Bai Hao suddenly remembered that he had gone to the third floor and brought out some well-wrapped gifts for Qin Nan.

"What is this? Did you give it to me?"

Qin Nan accepted the stack of gifts with surprise.

"No, Chen Qizhu gave it to you. When you sleep, it's similar to a vegetative state in humans, so that's what I said. She gave it to you."

Qin Nan opened the package and found some postcards and various folk items, indicating that she had traveled to many places.

Qin Nan looked at the handwritten postcards, as well as some Buddhist amulets and prayer stones.

He didn't have Chen Qizhu's contact information and had no way to thank her.

"Her now?"

"She sent these a few years ago. Later, she got too busy, and the roses and orchids that grew in the front yard were all sent by her. She is now managing the company and is doing very well. I think she will not consider marriage again."

"Yes, marriage is just a phase in life. It's not necessary to have it or not. Love is just another part of life. What kind of life you have and how you live it shouldn't be defined."

"...Anan, are you saying that I'm just a small part of your life?"

"I'm talking about ordinary people. Ordinary people's lives are mostly filled with struggle and pain, and everyone has their own misfortunes. We shouldn't be too attached to them."

So... I'm still not important?

Qin Nan looked speechlessly at Bai Hao, who had a dejected expression.

Ha, does he still think of him as the Qin Nan he used to be?

Did you think he didn't know this was a ruse?

I want to go to bed? No way!

Seeing that Qin Nan remained unmoved, Bai Hao gave up on continuing the act, skillfully laid out his bedding, and lay down in bed.

Qin Nan put everything into the bracelet.

I suddenly remembered something.

"By the way, didn't you say that when you came back you would give me all your savings and let me count the money?"

Bai Hao was slightly taken aback. He hadn't expected that Qin Nan would be just like Tao Xiaolu, so greedy for money.

"Here you go, but it's too much; there's not enough room. I'll give you a portion of the gold first."

With that, Bai Hao waved his hand, and a golden light flashed.

"Crack—Boom—"

Qin Nan sat dumbfounded on the bed board that had collapsed under the weight of the gold mountain, his fists clenched and veins throbbing on his forehead.

"Bai, Hao!"

Bai Hao jumped up with a start and hurriedly pulled Qin Nan out.

Accident!

This is truly unexpected!

Qin Nan stood barefoot on Bai Hao's futon, looking at the mountain of gold nuggets that dazzled the eye, and the pitiful bed that was tattered and buried and could not be seen.

"Click—"

The door was pushed open a crack, and several little heads peeked in, one on top of the other.

"Wow, Brother Anan, you guys are playing with gold in the middle of the night!"

Tao Xiaolu stared at Jinshan with gleaming eyes, swallowing hard, but he still had some sense. This was most likely Bai Hao's, and he absolutely couldn't touch him.

Qin Nan was speechless; he didn't know how to explain himself in a way that would make him seem like he wasn't greedy.

Bai Hao didn't explain at all, and turned around to give the cubs a cold look.

With a "click," the door slammed shut, and the little ones quickly went back to their rooms to sleep.

Qin Nan took a deep breath to calm herself down.

Bai Hao coughed awkwardly twice.

He really didn't mean it this time. Although he also wanted to sleep with Qin Nan in his arms, he wouldn't be so blatant. After all, if he angered her, Qin Nan might really shut him out.

Ten minutes later.

After placing the order for the bed online, Qin Nan slept soundly on the cot that originally belonged to Bai Hao, while Bai Hao tossed and turned in his sleep on the gold bed piled high with gold nuggets.

It's so uncomfortable!

Sigh, Qin Nan is becoming less and less caring towards him!