Shen Tangtang walked around the outer city during the day and entered the inner city in the afternoon.

The mercenaries guarding the inner city gate had been warned by Qiu Qi, so she had no problem entering and leaving the inner and outer cities now.

Returning to the City Lord's Mansion, the housekeeper was the first to greet her, "Miss Shen, the young master is waiting for you in the study!"

"OK."

Shen Tangtang nodded, followed the housekeeper through the corridor, entered the living room, and finally went upstairs alone into the study on the far left of the second floor.

The door of the study was half open, as if waiting for someone to enter.

She paused at the door, gently pushed it open, and walked in. The study was quiet and the smell of pleasant sandalwood was lit.

Qiu Qi sat in his seat. On the large desk was his unfinished Go game, and next to the chessboard was a cup of steaming tea.

Qiu Qi didn't pay attention to who the visitor was and was still playing chess by himself.

Shen Tangtang took a look, then took a stool and sat down opposite the desk with an expressionless face.

Qiu Qi raised his eyes and said calmly, "Are you in a bad mood after going out for a walk?"

“Yeah.” Shen Tangtang responded lightly, leaning back on the seat somewhat tiredly.

When she learned that Xiaohu's parents were missing, she suddenly thought of her adoptive parents who disappeared before she was 5 years old.

Although the original owner was taken away from her biological parents when she was young, in her memory, she lived a good life before the age of 5 and her adoptive parents loved her very much.

Unfortunately, her adoptive parents disappeared when she was 5 years old, and the original owner died of a fever on the same day her adoptive parents disappeared, and she was brought here.

When she found Xiaohu's relatives today, she was happy for him, otherwise he would have been sent to a concentration camp like she was when she was a child. Although the person in charge of the concentration camp was very nice, there were many orphans in the concentration camp, and it was inevitable that he would suffer grievances.

Qiu Qi raised his eyebrows in surprise when he saw Shen Tangtang's exhaustion. In his eyes, Shen Tangtang had always been a lively, confident and cheerful girl.

He took a sip of tea, followed her gaze to the Gomoku chess game on the table, smiled faintly and said, "Want to play together?"

Shen Tangtang’s eyes lit up, she moved her chair a little closer, and said, “Then I’ll play a game with you.”

Now she no longer felt sad or upset, and all the negative emotions disappeared from her in an instant.

He raised his hand, picked up the white chess piece from the plate, and randomly chose a place to put it down under Qiu Qi's smiling gaze.

She had only played Gobang with her classmates in college in her previous life, and she hadn't played it for a long time. She just remembered to make sure that the opponent's five pieces were not in a line.

The two of them also went back and forth, and the chessboard became larger and larger. In the end, Qiu Qi was slightly better and trapped all of Shen Tangtang's chess pieces inside, and they couldn't connect them.

After several rounds, Shen Tangtang didn't win once.

"I don't want to play anymore!"

Shen Tangtang was deflated, glared at Qiu Qi resentfully, poured herself a cup of tea, and drank it in one breath.

A look of surprise flashed across her eyes. She didn't expect the old man to be so extravagant as to use S-grade snow lotus to make tea.

After taking a sip of tea, Shen Tangtang no longer had any thoughts and felt calm. Under Qiu Qi's gnashing eyes, she poured herself another cup.

"Little newbie, not only are you a scoundrel, but you're also greedy for my tea." Qiu Qi shook his head, poured himself a cup of tea, and thought for a moment before saying:

"What happened at the research institute has been discovered by the other families that have been following us. It won't be long before people in other districts find out too. You must be prepared. The people from the second branch of the Shen family in District 3 will definitely investigate thoroughly."

"And your grandfather, I heard that his favorite grandchild is your cousin Shen Tangtang. Last time you killed her, the Shen family was like an earthquake. In the end, it was your uncle who turned the tide and suppressed it."

When Shen Tangtang heard this, she just nodded lightly, as if these things had nothing to do with her.

Although she had reunited with her parents, she had not confirmed her return to the Shen family, so she didn't care about what happened in the Shen family.

Seeing that her expression remained calm, Qiu Qi spoke again, "You destroyed the Shen family in Dawn City last time. Not long ago, the younger generation of the Shen family came back from outside to investigate. I have helped you keep the matter secret.

But as long as you are willing to investigate, and there are many strange and bizarre superpowers now, they will eventually lead to you, so you have to be prepared."

Shen Tangtang leaned back in the chair and looked up at Qiu Qi, "Master Qiu Qi, why do I feel that you are so tolerant of me, huh? Do you have any intentions?"

Although Qiu Qi was used to Shen Tangtang’s blunt words, he still couldn’t help coughing, “What are you talking about, kid? What intentions can I have towards you? Isn’t it okay for a master to care about his apprentice?”

"Oh, alright! Just be sure you have no intentions towards me. Although you are truly beautiful, Master, you are not my type."

Shen Tangtang seemed to breathe a sigh of relief and smiled at Qiu Qi.

Qiu Qi felt his blood pressure rising a little.

Evil disciple, this is definitely an evil disciple.

"Humph╯^╰I don't have any thoughts about little brats either."

Qiu Qi raised his head proudly and took a sip of tea to calm down. Fortunately, he had someone brew soothing tea today, otherwise he would have been pissed to death by this evil disciple.

*

The next day, Shen Tangtang woke up in the guest bedroom of the City Lord’s Mansion.

It was already bright outside, and she stretched comfortably. It was really nice to have no one urging her to get up.

After washing up and coming to the living room, the housekeeper came up and said to her, "Miss Shen, breakfast is ready. Do you want to eat now or wait a while?"

“Well, now!” Shen Tangtang echoed faintly, and came to sit on the sofa in the living room, without any discomfort at all, as if she was at home.

My dear, there is more to this chapter. Please click on the next page to continue reading. It will be even more exciting later!