Su Li was touched. The more time she spent with Gu Huanian, the more she discovered his many admirable qualities: he was thoughtful, considerate, and always put her first. He was never a chauvinist.
The two arrived at Chen Shujing's place around 4 p.m.
Chen Shujing knew she was coming and prepared a large table of dishes, most of which were Su Li's favorites.
Seeing the two return, she stepped forward and grabbed Su Li's hand.
"Su Li, your aunt hasn't seen you for a while, and I miss you so much that I can't eat."
Looking at Chen Shujing's concerned expression, Su Li suddenly felt as if she had returned to a few years ago, when the dean looked at her with the same eyes.
Filled with warmth, Su Li threw herself into Chen Shujing's arms; "I missed you so much too."
Chen Shujing patted her back to comfort her, saying, "From now on, you can live here. Auntie will cook delicious food for you every day."
Su Li shook her head. She and Gu Huanian were only dating at the moment, and she still needed to buy her own house and couldn't live here.
That would sound awful if word got out! Especially the neighbors, they'd say she's shameless, moving into someone's house before she's even married.
Seeing Su Li shake her head, Chen Shujing asked, puzzled, "What's wrong? Didn't we live like this back in Lijiatun? Why are you unwilling now that we're here?"
"It's not that I'm unwilling, it's just that Hua Nian and I aren't married yet. If I stay here, it'll cause gossip," Su Li said directly.
Upon hearing this, Chen Shujing glared at her son. Such a beautiful and kind daughter-in-law, yet her son still hasn't married her.
Gu Huanian really wanted to get married too! But Su Li made it clear that she didn't want to get married right now, so what could he do but go along with it?
"Ah Li, you and Mom eat first, don't wait for me. I'm going out to make a phone call now, I'll be right back."
"Huanian, let's eat first! Let's forget about those things for now." Su Li had been pretending all along, and now she didn't want Huanian to rush out in a panic because of what had just happened.
Gu Huanian looked at Su Li and saw that she was not as sad as before.
He felt a little strange. She had been crying so hard just now, but now she seemed indifferent.
Perhaps she said that on purpose to avoid causing him trouble.
No, he still had to contact her. Since it was something her mother left her, it must be very important.
"My unit has to go out for a while, I'll be back later."
Chen Shujing looked at her son with some heartache; "I've already prepared the meal, you can eat before you leave, it won't make a difference if you take a little longer."
Su Li echoed, "Yes! Let's eat something first before we go."
Gu Huanian nodded. Su Li's jade pendant had been missing for several days, so calling now or calling later made little difference.
After the three of them finished eating, Gu Huanian went out, and Su Li washed up and went straight to sleep, as she was really tired after sitting on the train for so long.
Xie Feng took the package but didn't return to the Xie family home. Instead, he went directly to one of his own properties.
Once there, he couldn't wait to take out the jade pendant. Following Su Jiaojiao's instructions, he pricked his finger and let blood drip from it.
After ten minutes with no effect, he thought maybe he hadn't had enough time, so he waited a while longer but it still didn't work. What went wrong?
Worried that he hadn't dripped enough blood, he dripped some more onto the jade pendant.
But after waiting for two hours it still didn't work, so he put the jade around his neck.
I tried to sense the space, but no images came to mind.
This is very wrong. He had sensed the existence of space in his dreams, and this situation only shows that he has not yet made contact with space.
Thinking about it, he still had to go to the farm to find Su Jiaojiao and find out how to bind with the space.
Once this space is bound, he needs to drink the spiritual spring water to recover his health. Then he can offer Su Li some compensation by making her the Xie family's daughter-in-law.
Because Xie Feng was so eager to get the jade pendant, he rested for the night and took a bus back to the Northeast early the next morning.
He didn't know where Su Jiaojiao's farm was. It took him several days to get there.
Xie Feng first found a guesthouse to rest for one night, and went to the farm early the next morning.
He couldn't get in there; he gave someone some money, and that person called Su Jiaojiao out.
The moment he saw Su Jiaojiao, he almost couldn't recognize her. In such a short time, Su Jiaojiao had been worn down to the point of being emaciated, and she exuded a sense of dejection.
"Are you Su Jiaojiao?"
Xie Feng asked again, still unsure.
Su Jiaojiao was excited to see Xie Feng. He must have come to find her now because he had finally obtained the jade pendant.
He came to find me because he wasn't bound to the space.
She didn't want to stay here for even a day longer; Xie Feng had to get her out of there.
She felt she was going to be tortured to death if she stayed here any longer.
They get up before dawn every day to work and continue until dusk, and the people here are also difficult to get along with.
For the smallest thing, they'll curse or beat someone up without hesitation.
And that little steward, he's been eyeing her ever since she arrived, and he always knocks on her door in the middle of the night.
She lived in constant fear at night, and had to do so much work during the day; her life was exhausting.
Xie Feng led Su Jiaojiao to a secluded spot and whispered, "I got that jade pendant back from Su Li. Can you tell me exactly how to contact the space on it?"
"Sure, of course I can help you, but I have one request. First, you have to give me a cup of the spiritual spring water from the space. Second, I don't want to stay here anymore, so you have to find a way to get me out of here and to the capital. Otherwise, I won't tell you even if you kill me."
"Okay, I'll find someone to arrange it right now. But you know what the consequences will be if you don't let me bind the space later."
Su Jiaojiao was frightened by his cold gaze, but when she thought of how Xie Feng had obtained the space in such a cruel way in her previous life, she felt a sense of relief.
But she felt there was nothing to be afraid of.
"Don't worry, I can definitely help you bind the space if I say I'll help you. It's just that I need to leave here now. I'll tell you how to connect the space whenever you make the arrangements."
Although Su Jiaojiao knew that the country would reopen soon and she would be able to go back quickly, she didn't want to wait any longer.
Life here is just too hard to bear.
Xie Feng contacted people in Beijing that same day and asked them to find a way to arrange for Su Jiaojiao to go to Beijing.
Having connections makes things easier, and the matter of Su Jiaojiao being transferred back to Beijing was already settled early the next morning.
Xie Feng accompanied Su Jiaojiao to Beijing again. The round trip alone took several days, delaying their arrival by half a month.
Upon arriving in Beijing, Xie Feng led the person directly to his territory before speaking, "Tell me! What do you want?"
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