As expected, it was the kind-hearted Li Jie who opened the door. As soon as he saw her, Li Jie smiled and said, "Lele!"
Then he turned and called inside, "Hey! Lele's here!"
Chang Le was dragged inside by them; everyone was there.
After chatting for a while, Chang Le explained his purpose and handed them a paper invitation: "This is a paper invitation to the banquet the day after tomorrow. I sincerely invite you to attend!"
Bai Xie accepted it with both hands: "It's all prepared. We have to go to Lele's coming-of-age ceremony!"
Chang Le reminded her helplessly, "It's Anning's birthday party, so we'll have to trouble you to prepare two gifts~"
Kulei hugged her tightly and said generously:
"Don't even mention one gift! Ten gifts would be no problem! If I weren't still young and didn't have any power, I would have given all my properties and land in your Central Plains to Lele!"
"No, you mustn't!" Chang Le pleaded.
"If my sister gives me all of this, your future beautiful wife will fight me to the death!"
Kulai laughed heartily and pinched Chang Le's cheek: "My Lele still loves me the most! Okay, whatever you need, just ask your sister for help, and your sister will do her best."
“Yes!” Li Jie agreed. “We can all certainly do our part!”
The performer gently patted Chang Le's head and said with a smile, "We were just worried that you might be keeping something to yourself and not telling us."
Chang Le smiled and said, "No, I promise! If I encounter any problems I can't solve, I'll definitely come to you!"
The group arranged to have dinner together. During the meal, Bai Xie brought up something: "By the way, Lele, we've taken on a mission and we're leaving the day after the banquet ends."
"Is the mission dangerous? I'll go with you," Chang Le said immediately.
Bai Xie smiled and ladled her a bowl of soup: "No need. This time it's not dangerous. It's a secret realm in Kunlun Mountain in the Fifth District. We've been there once before, so we know the way well. Nothing will happen."
"Don't worry, Lele," the musician said. "This mission will be coordinated by the authorities, and they will protect our safety. You don't need to worry; we're not weak. Do you want to treat us like porcelain dolls, Lele?"
Chang Le was still worried, but trust overcame her unease: "Okay, then you must be careful. I'll wait for you to come back."
"Stop talking and eat." Kulei put a piece of food on her plate.
After finishing his meal, Chang Le returned to the Hua family home.
Hua Qingyun and Hua Wuyan are at home, and Hua Xiange has also returned. Tomorrow, Hua Yuezhi and Hua Lanshi will also return. No one will be absent from the banquet.
It was late, so Hua Xiange simply brought her a cup of hot milk, said a few words to her, and prepared to leave.
Chang Le handed him the empty cup, and as he watched him take it, a sudden thought flashed through his mind: "Second Brother."
"What's wrong?" Hua Xiange put down her cup, turned around, and sat down again.
Chang Le looked at him calmly: "Second Brother, you said before that I should heat up my own milk and not trouble Butler Zhou. What about this glass of milk?"
Hua Xiange immediately said, "I heated this up for you. I kept an eye on it the whole time and it didn't pass through anyone else's hands, so there's no problem..."
His urgent voice stopped abruptly, and his eyes were filled with astonishment and panic as he looked at Chang Le.
Chang Le chuckled as if he had expected this: "So the milk Zhou Liang gave me really did have a problem. My second brother was reminding me about it back then."
Hua Xiange was also at a loss for words because of her speechlessness.
Chang Le threw another straight punch: "So, milk can affect my memory?"
Hua Xiange looked at her in astonishment, hesitated for a moment, and finally nodded.
"Then, brother, could you tell me again, is my amnesia after falling from the building related to Zhou Liang? Was it... at Father's behest?" Chang Le leaned closer, resting her hands on the armrest of the Hua Xiange sofa, and looked up at him with wide eyes.
Hua Xiange awkwardly avoided her gaze and hummed in response.
A glint flashed in Chang Le's eyes, and he asked in a slightly hoarse voice, "Is Zhou Liang's special ability to alter memories?"
Hua Xiange answered honestly, "I'm not entirely sure. It should just make the original memories disappear or become misplaced. As for whether it has other abilities, I'm not sure. Zhou Liang is my father's confidant. He has been by my father's side since he was a child. Even when my father was at his lowest point, Zhou Liang was still loyal to him. He only listens to my father. I have never seen him make a move before, so I don't know much about his strength."
Hua Xiange looked at Chang Le and told her everything she knew.
His gaze held a hint of caution, but when he looked at Chang Le, it was with pure affection, and his tone was utterly sincere.
Chang Le chuckled, raised his hand to give him a light hug, and said with a smile, "Second Brother, how come you're so obedient? Thank you for being willing to tell me all this."
Hua Xiange's heart softened completely, her eyes immediately reddened, and she hugged her back, whispering:
"I should be thanking Lele. I was angry back then, and my attitude was really bad. I was also really bad to Lele. I was immature and I was just being stubborn with myself. I'm so happy that Lele is willing to acknowledge me as his brother again."
“Second brother…” Chang Le paused for a moment, then chuckled and stroked his hair. “Second brother will shine on stage.”
Hua Xiange composed herself before leaving.
After a long while, Chang Le shook his head with a light laugh: "TuTu, Hua Xiange is the most innocent person in this family."
422 pops up: [But he's also the one with the purest attitude towards you. Your fourth brother dotes on you, but I feel he's hiding a lot of things. Hua Xiange makes people feel more at ease.]
"Thanks to my second brother, I learned that one of the seals on my memories was Zhou Liang's doing."
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