Qingmeng smiled somewhat awkwardly; that was indeed what she thought.

“You saved him before, and I felt that you valued him quite a bit, which is why I asked if the person you like has the surname Huo.”

Qingyou said, "It's normal for you to misunderstand like this, after all, I have never talked about anything with Huo Xingchen."

"After Mom and Dad passed away, we went to the first district to find Grandma. We accidentally got separated."

"After I got lost, I was surrounded by several men who wanted to bully me. Huo Xingchen helped me, and we have been in contact with each other ever since using the bracelet."

“We didn’t get to see Grandma back then, and we didn’t even get into the Yan family’s house. I didn’t tell you about it because I was afraid you would worry.”

"The reason I saved Huo Huanyu in the Fourth District was because he was surnamed Huo and was Huo Xingchen's older brother. That's why I took action and paid more attention to him."

She sighed and said, "I used to think that there was little hope of ending up with Huo Xingchen. The Huo family probably wouldn't allow their heir to marry an ordinary person like me, so I didn't tell you, afraid you would worry."

"That's why we pretended not to know Huo Xingchen's identity when we were at the hunter's lair."

“Now he doesn’t want to go back to the Huo family and has decided to stay by my side, so my previous concerns are gone.”

Of course, she made all of this up; otherwise, it would be impossible to explain why she knew Huo Xingchen and why they had a tacit understanding that had developed long ago.

Qingmeng looked enlightened. "I see."

When they went to the first district, the younger sister did get separated from her for half a day.

It turns out that my sister met Huo Xingchen around that time.

If it were based on Huo Xingchen's former status, the Huo family would definitely not have allowed him to marry his sister. No wonder his sister was so troubled before.

Now that Huo Xingchen has faked her death, she can not only escape the Huo family's schemes but also stay by her sister's side, which is actually a good thing.

She thought for a moment and asked, "Does Ping Hongxi know?"

Qingyou shook her head. "She doesn't know about me and Huo Xingchen."

"However, I suspect that she probably thinks I like Huo Huanyu, just like you do."

She added, "Given her current behavior, if she goes to the First District, she'll likely go after Huo Huanyu and kidnap him."

Qingmeng couldn't help but say with relief, "It's a good thing she doesn't know about you and Huo Xingchen, otherwise she would have tried to steal Huo Xingchen away."

Qingyou chuckled and said, "Yes, it's a good thing I didn't tell her."

It's impossible to steal her little star. If it could be taken away so easily, they wouldn't have been together for so many worlds.

Because of Qingyou's words, Qingmeng became much more enthusiastic towards Huo Xingchen during dinner.

The next day, Ji Yong and the other two visited Qingyou's house again.

After Qingyou helps them refine the flying shoes, send them a message.

Then they led the group of hunters back to the first district.

Two days later, Ji Yong not only sent the materials Qingyou needed, but also the equipment and materials for researching and making medicine to Huo Xingchen.

Qingyou and Huo Xingchen conducted their research almost entirely indoors.

Qingyou did not hide the fact that she had found the alien core in the hunter's lair from Qingmeng.

Moreover, before Ji Yong left, he transferred 100,000 credits to Qingyou.

This is the loot they collected from the credits on those hunter's bracelets.

Qingyou transferred 50,000 yuan to Qingmeng.

Therefore, Qingmeng no longer had to worry about making a living and wanted to stay by her sister's side to take care of her, so she stopped going out of the city to earn money.

Knowing that pomelos can be used to create formations that promote crop growth, Qingmeng diligently grows vegetables and often sells them.

Ji Yong and his group returned to the First District, which also caused a stir.

No one expected that after so many years of lording it over the outside of the city, their strongest hunter group would be captured by Ji Yong and his men, who would also destroy their stronghold.

Similarly, unexpectedly, Huo Xingchen, the heir of the Huo family, would die in the hunter's den.

After sending Deng Kaichun to the Huo family, Ji Yong openly went to the place where Huo Xingchen's maternal grandfather lived, saying that he wanted to deliver Huo Xingchen's belongings there.

At the Huo family residence, Ji Yong openly showed his watch to the head of the Huo family and expressed his intention to give it to the old man.

The Huo family head didn't see anything wrong, and since Ji Yong had personally witnessed Huo Xingchen being captured and killed by hunters, he was more than happy for Ji Yong to go and explain things to the old man, so as to avoid suspicion falling on them.

The Huo family and others speculated that Ji Yong went to the old man to report the death and deliver his belongings because he wanted to get in touch with the old man.

But no one really cared, after all, the old man's lines weren't so easy to match.

Especially since I heard that the old man is bedridden and no one knows how much longer he can live, even if Ji Yong gets involved, it won't have much of an impact.

Huo Xingchen's maternal grandfather was so angry upon hearing the news of his grandson's death that he vomited blood in front of everyone.

Then, clutching the watch that Ji Yong had given her, she fainted.

After everyone had left, he took out his watch and used a secret method to check the code inside.

He then looked through the code book and learned about his grandson's situation.

He felt relieved and then played an old man who was deeply affected by the sudden loss of his grandson.

He even claimed to be recuperating and refused to see anyone.

The next day, at a coffee shop in the first district.

Before the cataclysm, there were many coffee shops in every city, but after the cataclysm, coffee became a scarce commodity.

Only one coffee shop was opened in the entire base, in the first district, and the owner had powerful backing.

The coffee, drinks, and desserts in this shop are exceptionally expensive, so those who can afford to patronize this coffee shop are either wealthy or influential, making it a symbol of status.

Ping Hongxi, dressed in an elegant manner, sat on the sofa, looking out the floor-to-ceiling window.

She had been here twice in her previous life, but both times it was because of Qingyou.

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