Chapter 13: Life and Death Contract
"The Third Young Master is back! The Third Young Master is back with a female guest!"
Shen Zhiyi: “…”
She looked at Xiao Lanting in confusion.
Xiao Lanting raised a faint smile with an ambiguous meaning, without any explanation, he just turned in a direction and walked towards a path.
"Come with me."
Shen Zhiyi looked in the direction of the living room in front of him and asked, “How about I go say hello to your family first?”
When you visit someone's home for the first time, it's okay if you don't bring a gift, but you still have to say hello.
Xiao Lanting looked doubtful and asked, "You want to go?"
She nodded, feeling that this was necessary.
Xiao Lanting: "I have a big family, you might find it annoying."
Shen Zhiyi said: “No, when I lived in the Taoist temple before, there were more people.”
Xiao Lanting: "That's fine. If I don't go now, the old man will send someone over."
He turned and led her towards the living room.
This place is well connected and its architectural style is similar to that of the garden castles in medieval Europe.
Shen Zhiyi followed his footsteps for three minutes before entering the entrance corridor of the living room.
The magnificent lobby really looks like a hotel lobby.
The elegant and low-pitched cello slowly flows out a pleasant melody, which matches the murals on both sides of the corridor, making Shen Zhiyi feel like visiting a gallery.
She was fascinated by the view, but when she turned the corner, she was stunned.
A lot of people.
It’s true, a lot of people.
There were more people than at the dinner party she had just had.
The whole family sat together, the men sat together, playing cards and drinking, and the women gathered together, reading and chatting.
At this moment, they all stared at her, their eyes full of surprise, as if they had seen something extraordinary.
Xiao Lanting said calmly: “Chen Zhiyi, my student, come back to make up for the lesson.”
He pointed to the dignified old man in the middle and said, "This is my grandfather."
Shen Zhiyi came back to his senses and bowed to everyone: “Hello grandpa, hello everyone, my name is Shen Zhiyi, sorry to bother you.”
Still quiet. Everyone seemed to be in a trance, staring at her without saying a word.
Shen Zhiyi tapped the floor with her toes awkwardly, regretting not listening to Xiao Lanting.
Five seconds later, the old man laughed out loud: "Okay, okay, okay, good, good boy, it's your first time here, just have fun, don't worry about making up for the lessons."
Seeing a group of people about to surround him, Shen Zhiyi suddenly felt as if he was facing a powerful enemy.
Just then, someone held her hand.
She turned to look at the man beside her.
Suddenly he seemed incredibly tall.
Xiao Lanting said, "Time is precious. I'll take the girl to make up lessons first."
He walked away quickly, and Shen Zhiyi also walked away quickly.
Because of nervousness, my hand unconsciously held his.
When I got outside, I heard a man laughing softly.
"Nervous?"
Shen Zhiyi shook his head: “No.”
"Um?"
His voice rose slightly, naturally carrying a seductive feeling, but his eyes were clear and bright, without any clues to be found.
Shen Zhiyi felt his heartbeat quicken a little.
When she followed his gaze and saw that her claws were pinching his palm involuntarily, her blood pressure rose along with her heartbeat!
Seeing her panic, Xiao Lanting turned over his palm and said nonchalantly, "It's okay, I'm not hurt."
Shen Zhiyi quickened her pace and didn't make eye contact with him.
"Where is it?"
The man reached out and grabbed her backpack, pulling her back and whispered, "This way."
"oh."
Xiao Lanting was firm in his words and said it was a make-up lesson, without any ambiguity.
Shen Zhiyi looked at the sea of questions in front of him and felt overwhelmed.
The man sat next to her reading a book and asked her to show him when she was done.
"Why not?"
Feeling her frequent gazes, he put down the book and looked over.
Shen Zhiyi was very honest: "I only know half of it."
"That's why I said that your basics are good, but you haven't learned the rest well." He scolded her lightly, then moved closer to her, grabbed a pen, and explained to her step by step.
The servant came in carrying snacks and fruits.
Without looking up, he gently raised his hand to signal him to put it aside and then go out.
Shen Zhiyi glanced at the exquisite fruit cut plates, they looked really delicious.
“Shen Zhiyi.”
A slightly serious male voice sounded in my ears.
She was slightly startled and turned her head subconsciously.
The man's cold white cheek was right in front of her, so close that she could see herself in his eyes.
Boom boom boom.
She heard her heartbeat ringing in her ears.
She felt a suction from his eyes that made her suddenly forget to react.
"Focus," he said.
Shen Zhiyi pretended to be calm and lowered his head to write the questions.
I cried out in my heart that it was all over.
He seemed to really like her.
What should she do then?
Xiao Lanting's cell phone rang. He took a look and went out to answer it, leaving her to write first.
She breathed a sigh of relief.
I was so confused at the moment that I had no intention of doing the questions.
So he took out his cell phone and asked Fan Xiaoqing, the female sea king, for advice.
[Baoer, a high school classmate of mine asked me a question and I can't figure it out. Could you please help me?]
Xiaoqing: Your high school classmate's last name is Chen, right?
【……】
【Xiao Qing: Hey, hey, what's going on? 】
[My classmate found out that her teacher liked her, and she didn't know what to do.]
【Xiao Qing: Did the teacher confess his feelings to her?】
【not yet. 】
Xiaoqing: Oh, then wait until he confesses his feelings. If he doesn't, just play dumb. Just do what you normally do. Don't deliberately distance yourself from him, or you'll easily send the wrong message to him and cause unnecessary trouble.
【OK. 】
Shen Zhiyi has zero experience in love, but Fan Xiaoqing changes boyfriends every month and has more experience than her, so she chooses to trust her.
After the conversation, she had a clear idea in her mind and then she turned her attention to the test paper.
In the next room.
Xiao Lanting was on a video call with someone. The other person was a kind old man wearing a Taoist robe and with white hair and beard.
"Have you found the person?"
"Found it, it's confirmed to be her."
The old man nodded and sighed, "Master, it's your fault for not being careful that day. That's why things have come to this. Otherwise, you wouldn't have to go through so much trouble."
Xiao Lanting's face was pious, a bit more serious than usual. He said, "It's destined. Master can't be blamed."
The old man said, "Now that things have come to this, within a year, your two fates are forever bound together. Her success is your success, and her failure is your failure. Therefore, protecting her is protecting yourself. You can't make any mistakes."
"Disciple understands."
"She's been having a rough time lately. Her life is in danger, but there's a way to resolve it. She's already found a solution. Please pay more attention to her and help her."
Xiao Lanting frowned: "Fear for life?"
The old man pretended to be profound: "The secret cannot be revealed. You just need to remember what I just said."
"Um."
Returning to the door of the study, Xiao Lanting thought of what happened that day again as he watched Shen Zhiyi concentrate on writing the questions.
Whenever I think about it, I feel that this is my fate.
(End of this chapter)
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