Demon World——
He Lanzhi was originally handling official business, but suddenly heard an inexplicable noise coming from not far away.
When he blinked again, he saw a familiar yet unfamiliar figure - Yi Chen (the owner of Hualou).
He Lanzhi looked at Yi Chen (the owner of the flower house) who had come uninvited, and a helpless smile appeared on the corner of her mouth:
"Why? Why are you rushing over to me instead of running your brothel properly?"
Yi Chen pretended not to hear anything and sat down in the seat that originally belonged to He Lanzhi without any hesitation. He waved the exquisite folding fan in his hand leisurely and said, "I missed you. Can't I come to see you?"
He Lanzhi didn't believe his words at all: "You are the kind of person who never comes to visit someone unless you have something important to do. As your friend, I know this."
Yi Chen smiled gently: "It's amazing that you understand me so well. I came here to celebrate your becoming the head of the family. As a fox, I am very happy that you can become the head of the family."
He Lanzhi moved closer to him, then raised the corners of her lips slightly: "Just this? Haha, I don't believe it."
Yi Chen didn't seem to want to get into any more twists and turns, so he closed the folding fan neatly and said, "Well, Brother Helan guessed it right again."
As he spoke, he gently lifted He Lanzhi's chin with his closed folding fan, as if he was carefully examining his face. Then he sighed deeply and said with a look of regret:
"There are few demons in the world who understand me so well. If I hadn't known that Brother Helan had someone in his heart, I would have fallen in love with him long ago."
He Lanzhi laughed, with disbelief written all over her face.
"Just you? You, Yi Chen, can have feelings, or that kind of affection? You can say this to other monsters, but it's a bit boring to say this to me."
"If I weren't still useful, would you care about me and make friends with me? This is simply a fantasy!"
Yi Chen remained noncommittal: "Zhizhi is becoming increasingly boring and uninteresting~"
When He Lanzhi heard his name, she felt numb all over and made a face as if she was about to vomit:
"Stop talking nonsense to me here. Just tell me what you want to say and leave as soon as you're done."
Yi Chen pretended to be heartbroken and complained sadly:
"Zhizhi, are you so unwilling to see me? Clearly... clearly we were best friends when we were kids, and clearly I was here first. How can you forget your old love just because you have a new one?"
He Lanzhi felt more and more physically uncomfortable after hearing this. She hugged herself tightly and pretended to defend herself seriously:
"If you keep calling me that, I'll kick you out! Also, you and I have nothing to do with each other. We barely even met when we were little. What's with all that 'new love' and 'old love' talk? Stop making up lies. I'm a clean, innocent, white fox!"
After hearing this, Yi Chen couldn't help but throw his head back and laugh: "Okay, I was wrong. I take back what I said just now that you were boring. You are really very interesting."
He Lanzhi couldn't stand him any longer and urged him repeatedly, "If you have something to say, say it quickly!"
Yi Chen also regained his solemn and serious demeanor: "Okay, okay, I'll do as I say."
He looked at He Lanzhi and suddenly asked, "Has anyone from the human race ever set foot here?"
He Lanzhi heard this and the images of Gu Qingze, Chu Lingxiao, Song Jinnian, and Su Han appeared in her mind. Her fox eyes narrowed slightly, but her expression remained unchanged. "What human race?"
Facing his answer, Yi Chen did not seem angry at all:
"That human once visited my flower house. I'm familiar with his unique scent. It's everywhere in your house. Although it's very faint now, I can still smell it."
He Lanzhi became increasingly helpless: "Please, please remember that you are a fox, not a dog. Sniffing around everywhere sounds very perverted."
Yi Chen deliberately argued: "What? You look down on dogs? Are foxes nobler than dogs?"
He Lanzhi breathed a sigh of relief, trying to ensure that she would not really drive him out: "Since you have smelled his scent and already have the answer in your heart, why are you still asking me?"
Yi Chen opened the folding fan again and waved it gently towards himself: "It was just a trust test for Brother Helan. Unfortunately, Brother Helan failed and betrayed my trust."
He Lanzhi pointed out pointedly: "Even if I passed your so-called trust test, you still wouldn't trust me, right?"
"Oh no, to be more precise, you won't trust anyone, including yourself. You'll just be suspicious, testing over and over again, and then fall into a vicious cycle."
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