Of course, she knew that Xia Ke'an wasn't a real child, and was even quite a bit older than her... But since you always dress up as a little girl and pretend to be young, then you're just a little kid.
"I said she knows, so she knows."
Xu Shi, still addicted to riddles, adopted the air of a charlatan, saying, "Looks like you're not even as good as a little kid, haha."
"Then hurry up and tell me."
The woman was emotionally unstable and easily angered. She pinched his waist hard, even with her tentacles attached.
"Hey, you're trying to murder your husband, aren't you?"
Xu Shi quickly jumped away, "It's not good to be so impulsive... Heavenly secrets should not be revealed."
"Who told you to say I'm inferior to a little kid?!"
Xie Qingyan wasn't buying it and pressed on, saying, "You have to give me a straight answer today."
"Heavenly secrets cannot be revealed."
Xu Shi's gaze turned sly. "If you want to know, you'll have to see how much sincerity the benefactor can offer."
"...I knew it."
His fiancée immediately understood his unspoken meaning, blushed, and leaned closer again, saying, "Fine, just consider it feeding the dog."
"You're the dog, okay? A few days ago, someone clenched their little fists on their own initiative..."
"Shut up, don't say it!"
"Alright, alright, let's discuss something serious then..."
Watching the two flirt and banter away hand in hand, oblivious to everyone else, the two bodyguards behind them couldn't help but exchange a strange glance.
"...Um, Miss Shen, do you really like Chairman Xu?"
Ye Shanshan understood Shen Qin's gaze and tentatively asked a question.
"Is there even a question?"
Shen Qin didn't deny it at all, her tone carrying a little bitterness. She was very unhappy to see Xu Shi being all lovey-dovey with other people every day.
"What a coincidence, our situations are similar."
After thinking for a moment, the curly-haired boy also went along with it and recited a line.
Actually, confiding in Shen Qin about this kind of trouble doesn't seem like the right choice, but who else could I ask? There's no one else... Besides, the two of them have actually been communicating quite a bit these past few days, since their work is quite similar.
We have to get started, and who knows, maybe these words will reach Xu Shi's ears someday, right?
"ah?!"
Shen Qin's reaction was a bit unexpected. Pointing at her, she asked incredulously, "So... you also like Chairman Xie, right?!"
Um? !
Upon hearing this, Ye Shanshan thought there was something wrong with her ears.
But when he looked at Shen Qin again, there was a clear sense of foolishness in her eyes, which did not seem like she was deliberately pretending to be stupid.
"..."
Little Curly actually had a deep impression of Shen Qin, the leader of the "Forgotten Ones" back then. They had a lot of dealings with each other back then... She's completely different from who she is now, okay?
So how did you become like this? I feel so sorry for you...
Forget it, I seem more pathetic than myself.
well.
...
On the other hand, there is another pitiful person in this world, and that is Pan Ling.
After her junior sister ruthlessly emptied her wallet, she finally got a reply from her.
"I have no idea."
"Um?!"
The foolish apprentice was truly dumbfounded this time. "You're not going to keep me in suspense too, are you, Junior Sister?"
"I really don't know."
The older woman looked at her sincerely, "I'm more curious why you think I really know? Even Aunt Xie would be more likely to know, right?"
Xiao Ke'an doesn't care about such brain-teasing questions.
"If you didn't know why you agreed, why did you only tell me after I treated you to so much food?!"
Pan Ling was on the verge of tears, and reached out to snatch the bags from the other person's hands, shouting, "Give them back!"
This is infuriating!
I finally decided to slack off for once, and ended up losing so badly?
"These two things don't conflict."
The white-haired loli shrank back, displaying a rare display of skill, "Isn't it only right that you show some respect to your junior sister?"
Everyone says the foolish apprentice turned out to be cunning, but the real cunning lies here.
"I don't care, either give it back to me, or you have to help me solve the problem!"
Pan Ling said irritably, "Otherwise...otherwise I'll spank you!"
She realized that her master might really be playing a trick on her, because the problem was that she couldn't read Xia Ke'an's thoughts; the other party's mental strength was far superior to hers... She was genuinely being tricked and had no way to complain.
But now she knows how to solve problems reasonably. She doesn't have the guts to deal with the master, but it's not hard to teach this little guy who takes money and does nothing a lesson.
Even among the weak, there are differences. Although they are all beings with almost zero combat power, it doesn't seem difficult for Pan Ling to overpower Xia Ke'an in terms of martial arts. This has nothing to do with ability.
"...No, no, no, I was just kidding."
Seeing that she seemed to be serious, the old lady immediately became timid.
It's clear that during the time she spent pulling Gu Yi's hair, she learned a lot of the good qualities from Miss Black Rabbit.
"Then hurry up and tell me."
Pan Ling glanced at her, stopped what she was doing, and urged her on.
"I really don't know. I guess Dad meant for you to figure it out yourself?"
The older woman blinked. "But I can try to find out for you, is that alright?"
"...That's more like it."
The silly apprentice thought for a moment and nodded. To be honest, she didn't really want to punish Xia Ke'an, but being teased was certainly not a good feeling.
But since my junior sister is so adorable, it seems I have no choice but to forgive her.
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