A large supermarket.

Xie Zijue and Jiang Ya each pushed a shopping cart behind them, while Qin Wan pulled Lu Huai along in front, pointing at this and asking if they wanted it, then pointing at that and asking if they liked it.

"Make sure you have your toothbrush and toiletries ready."

"And shower gel and shampoo."

"Since you already have pots, pans, and utensils at home, you don't need to buy any more."

"But you like to cook, and you don't have many essential seasonings at home. See if there's anything you need to buy."

"I need to prepare the ingredients for tomorrow's breakfast and the lunchbox I'll pack in advance..."

As she spoke, Qin Wan pulled Lu Huai to the vegetable and fruit section.

"Let's buy some more fruit, I love to eat it."

"Watermelon, mango, apple, pear, let's buy a little of everything, I like a variety of things."

Faced with Qin Wan's lavish spending, even Lu Huai, who was completely on her side, felt it seemed a bit... wasteful?

Not to mention the heartless brother and sister who were swindled out of four thousand yuan by Qin Wan.

One second they were complaining about being poor, forcing them to lend them money, and forcing them to treat them to a meal.

The next second, she went to the supermarket and started throwing money around, supporting the supermarket's performance like a living bodhisattva, and sacrificing her own flesh and blood to feed Lu Huai, a complete stranger who was not related to her.

Ironically, the money Qin Wan spent was practically skinned alive by the two of them!

What's most infuriating is that these two suckers were forced to serve these two people "dutifully and without complaint."

Jiang Ya and Xie Zijue became increasingly angry and devastated the more they thought about it.

The brother and sister exchanged a glance, and Jiang Ya finally couldn't hold back. She let go of the stroller and rammed it heavily into Qin Wan and Lu Huai in front of her...

"careful."

Lu Huai kept a close eye on the two men with ill intentions behind him, so he caught Jiang Ya's movement immediately.

Lu Huai reacted quickly and pulled Qin Wan into his arms... He himself pretended to stumble from the impact, taking two steps back and slamming his lower back heavily against the vegetable shelf.

"Hmm..."

The immense impact made Lu Huai gasp in pain, but he still held Qin Wan tightly in his arms.

"Are you alright?" Qin Wan looked at him anxiously, her expression slightly unpleasant.

Lu Huai shook his head slightly, but before he could speak, he seemed to see something, and his expression changed drastically.

The next second, Qin Wan felt the large hand around her waist suddenly tighten, and her body was suddenly switched...

"Bang!"

A voice, neither too loud nor too soft, rang out. After seeing Lu Huai's situation, Qin Wan's eyes widened slightly, her face filled with panic.

"Lu Huai!"

"Bang!"

Qin Wan raised her leg and kicked him.

The cart was kicked away instantly, crashing straight into the location of the "perpetrator".

"ah!"

Xie Zijue was unable to dodge in time and was hit hard in the stomach by the cart, letting out a shrill scream.

"cousin!"

Jiang Ya's expression changed drastically, and she quickly helped Xie Zijue up as he was about to fall.

Xie Zijue's face contorted in pain, his gaze fixed on Qin Wan and Lu Huai.

Qin Wan, you forced me to do this.

I originally wanted to treat you sincerely, but you insist on treating me this way, so you can't blame me.

"Qin Wan, how about we call it a day? I'll take my cousin to the hospital for a check-up first. He's in so much pain he's turned pale, and I'm worried about him."

Even now that things have come to this point, Jiang Ya still hasn't forgotten to maintain her relationship with her, which makes Qin Wan ponder the motives of the two of them.

Is a level 9 dungeon really that attractive?

Or have these two already devised a way to obtain the immortal artifact?

Before Qin Wan could speak, Jiang Ya helped Xie Zijue away.

Watching the two figures disappear into the distance, Lu Huai looked at Qin Wan with concern in his eyes, "I'm sorry."

Qin Wan looked over with surprise, "Why are you apologizing?"

“They’re angry, it seems, because of my presence,” Lu Huai said.

Qin Wan waved her hand dismissively, looking completely unconcerned. "It's nothing, don't overthink it. They're not that petty."

Upon hearing this, Lu Huai lowered his eyes to conceal the fleeting emotion that crossed them.

Do you really trust Xie Zijue that much?

"By the way, about what happened earlier, I'll have them apologize to you when we're doing the dungeon tonight."

Lu Huai: "..." Those two almost hurt her, why wasn't she angry at all?

Do you really care that much about that man?

Knowing that Xie Zijue and Jiang Ya might be doing it on purpose, she still chooses to deceive herself and refuses to face the truth.

How's your back?

Before Lu Huai could react, Qin Wan lifted his robe and looked down while asking him a question...

Lu Huai's expression changed drastically. He quickly reached out and pulled his clothes down again, holding on tightly, looking defensive and unwilling to let Qin Wan succeed.

Qin Wan: "?"

"Lu Huai?"

Lu Huai said awkwardly, "I'm fine. I'll just rub it with some medicated wine when I get home."

Qin Wan frowned, but did not ask any further questions.

After checking out, leave your address and hand the items to the supermarket staff for later delivery.

After settling everything, Qin Wan didn't linger outside and took Lu Huai home.

The two had barely stepped inside the house when, in the next second, Qin Wan reached out her devilish hand towards Lu Huai…

"don't want!"

Lu Huai grabbed the hem of his clothes with a look of terror on his face, appearing unwilling to obediently submit.

"?"

Qin Wan's hand froze in mid-air as she squinted at Lu Huai, her face full of inquiry.

The more Lu Huai tried to stop her from seeing it, the more curious she became.

Thinking of this, Qin Wan ignored Lu Huai's struggles and once again reached out her devilish claws towards him...

"Qin Wan..."

"I'm really fine..."

"I'll go back to my room and rub it with some medicated wine, and it'll be fine..."

"don't want……"

Lu Huai's struggles grew weaker and weaker until they finally fell completely silent.

At that moment, he was pinned down on the sofa by Qin Wan, looking utterly helpless, his shirt lifted high.

Qin Wan knelt on either side of him, pinning his hands firmly to his head, her face grim as she stared intently at the wound on his waist...

No, to be more precise, Qin Wan was staring at his entire upper body.

His fair skin was covered with bluish-purple bruises, newly scabbed wounds, and slightly bleeding wounds...

There are also some obviously old scars all over his body...

"These...were all done by that old man?"

After a long while, Qin Wan finally came to her senses and gently touched the dark scar closest to Lu Huai's heart with trembling hands.

The scar was deep, and the flesh was even concave, which was enough to imagine what Lu Huai had suffered.

"It's all in the past."

Qin Wan's warm fingertips made Lu Huai subconsciously tense up, and his Adam's apple bobbed uncontrollably.

His body trembled slightly, and his eyes were dark and unfathomable as he looked at Qin Wan.

He struggled to suppress the strange feeling rising within him, using his remaining rationality to grab Qin Wan's hand and stop her from continuing...

"Qin Wan, it's getting late. We should probably go into the game and do some dungeon quests."

Qin Wan remained unresponsive to Lu Huai's reminder...