Among the crowd emerging from the private room, the man at the head of the group stood out with his exceptional presence.

The weather in Beijing was cold, and he wore a black sweater that clung to his body, perfectly outlining the muscular physique beneath. He walked ahead with his hands in his pockets, his handsome face expressionless and radiating an aloofness that kept people at a distance.

He was surrounded by people who spoke to him warmly, but his expression remained indifferent.

This person was none other than the long-lost Sixth Master, He Xiuyun.

Perhaps Su Yan's gaze was too direct, for the man with his eyes lowered suddenly looked up and his eyes met hers unexpectedly.

Both of them were taken aback.

Seeing that she had stopped, Guo Ziming stopped and turned around. "Junior Sister, why aren't you moving? What are you looking at?"

Su Yan nodded slightly to the man as a greeting, then looked away. "It's nothing, I just saw someone I know."

"Why don't you go say hello?"

"No need, let's go, I'm hungry."

Upon hearing this, Guo Ziming disregarded everything else, pulled her to sit down, and ordered food.

Su Yan ordered everything she wanted to eat, and just as she put down the menu, a cool voice suddenly came from above her head, "Why don't you come over and say hello?"

She looked up abruptly and saw that Sixth Master had appeared behind her at some point.

Realizing what was happening, Su Yan smiled and said, "I saw that there were too many people around you, so I didn't go over to bother you."

Upon hearing this, He Xiuyun raised an eyebrow, indicating that he accepted her explanation.

"Ayan, who is this?" Guo Ziming looked at He Xiuyun with a puzzled expression.

He felt like he'd seen this person somewhere before.

Su Yan quickly introduced, "Senior brother, this is the friend I just mentioned, He Xiuyun."

After saying that, she pointed to the opposite side and said to He Xiujun, "My senior brother, Guo Ziming."

He Xiuyun raised an eyebrow, as if he had heard the name somewhere before.

However, he didn't delve into it further and took the initiative to greet Guo Ziming, "Mr. Guo."

Guo Ziming replied with "Mr. He" and then fell silent.

"Sixth Master, what brings you to Beijing?" Su Yan asked curiously.

He Xiuyun said patiently, "Let's talk some business and come back for the New Year."

"Back?" she asked in surprise. "Aren't you a local from Guangzhou?"

“My godfather is here, I’ve come to keep him company.”

Su Yan suddenly realized, "I see."

At this moment, the waiter began to serve the dishes, and Guo Ziming said, "Mr. He, would you like to stay and have some more?"

He thought the other party would refuse, but to his surprise, He Xiuyun sat down and said, "Okay, I was just hungry."

Guo Ziming: ...A miscalculation!

He was extremely frustrated; why was this person acting so unpredictably?

Guo Ziming felt extremely frustrated during the meal.

Because Su Yan chatted with He Xiuyun the whole time, she would occasionally say a few words to him.

After about an hour, he couldn't take it anymore and interrupted, "Are you full? If you are, I'll pay the bill."

Su Yan and He Xiuyun stopped chatting.

Su Yan belatedly realized that she had eaten too much, so she said, "I'm full, Senior Brother."

He Xiuyun also put down his chopsticks and said, "Mr. Guo, let me pay the bill."

"No need," Guo Ziming said with a forced smile. "You're a guest, how can I let you pay? My junior sister will scold me later."

Su Yan's lips twitched. "You're my senior brother, I wouldn't dare to scold you."

After paying, Guo Ziming asked, "Mr. He, would you like me and my junior sister to take you back?"

He Xiuyun paused for a moment, then said, "No need to thank me, my friend is waiting for me outside."

After saying that, he looked at Su Yan and asked, "Where do you live?"

After thinking for a moment, Su Yan gave him the address.

Sixth Master is a dangerous figure in Guangzhou, so what should he be like in Beijing?

"Alright, junior sister, let's go back," Guo Ziming urged.

Su Yan responded and said goodbye to Sixth Master before being pulled away by Guo Ziming.

He Xiuyun narrowed her eyes, her gaze falling on the hand that Guo Ziming was holding.

Then, recalling Guo Ziming's seemingly unhappy expression during the meal, it seemed as if he didn't want him to have too much contact with Su Yan.

Before he could think further, Wu Feifan walked in from outside. "Sixth Master, Miss Su has already left. Why haven't you come out yet?"

He Xiuyun snapped out of his thoughts, then gave Su Yan's address and instructed, "Buy a house near this address."

Wu Feifan was puzzled. "We don't come to Beijing often, so why do we need to buy another place here? And it's so far from your godfather's place."

He Xiuyun glanced at him indifferently.

Wu Feifan immediately shut up. "I'll buy it later."

...

"Junior sister, are you very familiar with that Mr. He?"

Guo Ziming had been holding it in for a long time, but he couldn't help but ask the question out loud.

Su Yan hesitated for a moment, "We're not that close, not really close, just acquaintances."

He Xiuyun was too dangerous. She didn't want to have too much contact with him, which is why she didn't go up to greet him when she saw him at the restaurant.

Hearing this, Guo Ziming felt a little relieved and changed the subject, asking, "Does the food at this restaurant suit your taste?"

"It's delicious. You have to eat it with locals in Beijing to truly appreciate it."

After she finished speaking, she remembered something and asked, "There's still a week until the New Year. Did Master usually spend it with you?"

"No, my eldest brother and I are going back to our respective homes. Master doesn't like crowds and doesn't want to go back with us. My second brother usually comes back once a year to spend the New Year with Master. He came back last year, but he probably won't come back this year. However, my eldest brother and I will be with Master from the second day of the Lunar New Year to the fifth day."

Su Yan immediately had an idea, "Then let Master come to my house and spend the New Year with me, otherwise he will be too bored by himself on New Year's Eve and Spring Festival."

Guo Ziming and Xie Jin both come from large families and are extremely busy during the Lunar New Year. Although they take time out these days to have a meal with their master, they are always greeted with a phone call from home after they have finished eating, asking them to come back for a second round of meals.

Guo Ziming said, "Master doesn't like to bother us. My eldest brother and I have tried to persuade him every year, but to no avail. You should try to persuade him this year. If he's willing, that would be great."

"Okay, I'll ask him again in a couple of days."

"Junior sister, you and Jiang..."

"Senior brother," Su Yan quickly interrupted him, "this matter is over, let's not mention it again."

She tried hard to force herself not to think about Jiang Jingxing.

But just hearing his name is like the foundation that has just been built collapsing again.

She had never felt that anyone was so unforgettable.

Or perhaps... she's just not ready to forget yet.

Guo Ziming was secretly pleased, but he didn't show it on his face. "Good, it's good that you can let it go."

Su Yan remained silent.

Looking out the window, she felt as if her heart was being fried in oil.

...

Meanwhile.

In a special ward at a military hospital.

Jiang Jingxing lay in bed receiving acupuncture.

When the doctor inserted the needle for the second time, a slight pain suddenly came from my leg.

His eyes widened, and he couldn't help but sit up in bed, excitedly saying, "Old Master Jue, I can feel pain again."

Upon hearing this, Master Jue paused in inserting the acupuncture needles, feeling a great sense of relief.

Doing things you're not sure about is really agonizing.