"I...I'm going to check on my cousin." Jiang Ya got up and fled in panic.
Yes, she couldn't bear to listen anymore.
She was afraid she wouldn't be able to resist and wouldn't even participate in tonight's dungeon raid.
In the restroom, Xie Zijue's angry, handsome face was clearly reflected in the glass mirror in front of the sink.
"cousin?"
"How are you?"
A familiar female voice came from the doorway of the men's restroom.
Xie Zijue suppressed his anger, turned around and left the restroom.
"Aya, what brings you here too?"
"I was worried about you, so I came to check on you." As she spoke, Jiang Ya looked Xie Zijue up and down, and only breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that he was alright.
"I'm fine," Xie Zijue said, his face pale.
"Cousin, I'm sorry, it's all my fault. If I had known Qin Wan was so difficult to please, I wouldn't have let you pursue her," Jiang Ya said with a guilty expression.
Xie Zijue shook his head. "It's none of your business."
"What do we do now?" Jiang Ya asked anxiously.
Xie Zijue pursed his thin lips, his expression grave. "Let's skip the bill first."
"Huh?" Jiang Ya was taken aback.
Xie Zijue gave her an annoyed look and said, "Didn't you look at the menu when Qin Wan ordered?"
"Look, I saw it..."
"You saw how much food she ordered, didn't you?"
Jiang Ya continued to nod, but soon she came to her senses. "Cousin, do you know something?"
Upon hearing this, Xie Zijue's face darkened, looking extremely unpleasant. "I just went to the front desk and asked. The bill for our table is three thousand RMB."
Jiang Ya: "???"
"Three thousand?"
"Is this store a robbery?"
"How dare they ask for such an exorbitant amount?"
Xie Zijue's expression was grave. "It's not the store's problem, it's Qin Wan's problem."
"The store she chose is notoriously expensive."
"And all the dishes she ordered were the restaurant's signature dishes, each one more expensive than the last."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Ya's expression turned extremely unpleasant.
"So, if we skip out on the bill now, will Qin Wan still take us to the secret realm dungeon tonight?"
"..." Even Xie Zijue fell silent.
The brother and sister exchanged a glance, their expressions a fascinating mix of emotions.
But Qin Wan seemed to think the excitement wasn't enough, and at this particular moment, she sent messages to the two of them...
The phone rang with a "ding-dong" notification sound.
Jiang Ya frowned, took out her phone, unlocked the screen, and after reading the message Qin Wan had sent, her face turned ashen, as if she had swallowed a fly, feeling extremely frustrated.
"Cousin, how about... we chip in for this one?"
Xie Zijue frowned and stared at Jiang Ya with a strange expression, as if he didn't understand why she had suddenly changed her mind.
Until Jiang Ya handed him her phone to show him...
Xie Zijue's face contorted for a moment, and his breathing became several degrees heavier.
After a long pause, he finally looked up at Jiang Ya and asked, "Don't you think it's too much of a coincidence?"
Upon hearing this, Jiang Ya also fell silent.
really……
First, we'll rip them off badly.
Now they're suddenly being told that tonight's secret realm instance is a level nine instance, and if they're lucky, they might even get a celestial artifact...
It's worth noting that since the launch of "Nine Provinces Under Heaven," only two immortal artifacts have been created so far.
If another celestial artifact were to appear at this time, its value would be unimaginable...
"Besides, even if a celestial artifact does appear, are you sure the two of us will get a share?"
"You should know that the owner of this secret realm instance is Qin Wan, not you or me."
It's rare for Xie Zijue to be so intelligent, instead of being blinded by greed.
Jiang Ya's eyes were filled with struggle and inner conflict. "Then... are we just going to give up like this?"
"Cousin, are you willing to accept this?"
Xie Zijue's thin lips were pressed tightly together, his face somber. "Do you think I could possibly be content with this?"
"If it weren't for Lu Huai's appearance, Qin Wan would only have my brother and me by her side."
"When a celestial artifact is truly created, one of us will drag Qin Wan along while the other goes to retrieve it. Who knows, the third celestial artifact might just be us."
"But now that Lu Huai has joined the fray, even secretly plotting against Qin Wan has become difficult, let alone persuading her to give us the immortal artifact..."
At this point, Xie Zijue suddenly paused, then his eyes lit up as if he had thought of something.
"I've got an idea!"
Jiang Ya looked at Xie Zijue with suspicion.
At the dining table.
After sending the WeChat message, Qin Wan fed Lu Huai while explaining the secret dungeon they were meeting that night.
"Tonight's dungeon is a level nine secret realm, which is very dangerous and difficult. If you are not used to it, you can let me know and log off early to rest."
“I’m very adaptable,” Lu Huai said.
Qin Wan glanced at him and nodded in agreement. "I believe you."
Upon hearing this, Lu Huai smiled.
[Lu Huai's favorability increased by 1, current favorability is 91.]
"By the way, try to stay close to me and don't wander off when we're doing the mission tonight."
"Also, remember to be careful of those two people from earlier."
Lu Huai was taken aback and looked at Qin Wan with surprise, "Those two people... are there something wrong with them?"
Qin Wan paused in her act of picking up food, then gently stirred the rice in her bowl a few times. "It's not that..."
"I mentioned the two of them to you before. Before you came along, the three of us often teamed up to do missions together."
"I'm really good to them. They can choose any magical item they get as a reward for each mission."
"I originally thought we were very, very good friends."
"Until recently when I was short of living expenses, I thought I would ask them for help, but I found out... that my so-called good friends might just be wishful thinking on my part."
After Qin Wan said this, Lu Huai understood everything.
"Did you invite them both to tonight's secret realm instance?" Lu Huai asked Qin Wan.
Qin Wan nodded, "Yes, after all, we're friends, and it's rare to draw such a high-level secret realm dungeon."
As she spoke, Qin Wan seemed to remember something, pointing to the table full of delicious food in front of her.
"Look, to celebrate my good luck, Xie Zijue and Jiang Ya specially invited me to dinner, saying they wanted to celebrate for me."
Oh……
Lu Huai couldn't help but sneer inwardly.
Unfortunately, before he could even try to persuade Qin Wan, Xie Zijue and Jiang Ya returned ahead of schedule.
"How was it? Did you enjoy the meal?"
"Is it to your liking?" Xie Zijue asked Qin Wan with gentle eyes.
"Not bad." Qin Wan suddenly changed her previous coldness towards him and gave him a big, bright smile.
"Thank you for your kind invitation tonight, Zijue."
"I never expected that you, Zijue, knew that I love Western food and even ordered such a full table of my favorite dishes. You are so thoughtful."
Upon hearing Qin Wan's words, Xie Zijue and Jiang Ya were both taken aback.
What the heck?
Didn't Qin Wan choose this store herself?
And this whole table of dishes, wasn't that ordered by Qin Wan too?
Why would she say that Xie Zijue ordered it for her?
The brother and sister exchanged a glance, neither of them able to grasp the deeper meaning behind Qin Wan's words for a moment...
Only Lu Huai stood to the side...
Upon hearing Qin Wan's words, Lu Huai lowered his eyes, staring at the steak on his plate, the knife and fork in his hand making a very subtle scraping sound...
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