"Let me hug you." Li Changzhou wrapped his arms around Yang Qinglan's waist and affectionately rubbed his face against her smooth and soft cheek.
Yang Qinglan tilted her head and smiled with her lips pursed.
"Lanlan! You can't spoil him like this!" Li Qianxia pulled Yang Qinglan out of Li Changzhou's arms.
"Hey, Li Qianxia, I think you just want to make fun of me about this!" Li Changzhou questioned his sister.
Li Qianxia immediately nodded, saying "Mmm-hmm!" to affirm herself, her face beaming with a smile that seemed to say, "I just wanted to tease you, so what!"—there was a hint of intimacy in her expression.
Just as Li Changzhou was about to let his sister know how heavy his love was, Yaochi smiled and said:
"Qinglan is right. I also think this money is worth spending. No matter what we do, it's important to have a win-win mentality."
“Look, that’s what you call professional,” Li Changzhou said to his sister again.
“Win-win situation…” Li Qianxia pondered, “There’s a little bit of truth to that.”
Without this money, would Yin Se-ri, Dayi, Houhou, and the Dinosaur Head Warrior still have helped them? Now, not only have they helped, but they've also formed a great bond, and the other party is happy to cooperate with them again.
The same goes for Aferona.
She continuously collected medicinal herbs for Qinglan to refine elixirs, collected poisons for the king cobra, and gathered intelligence for Li Changzhou—all of which she did voluntarily.
Whenever Li Changzhou gives an order, Aferona will do her utmost. Why? Because there are benefits to be had.
Respect without fear is too weak, and cooperation without shared interests is too empty.
When you interact with others, thinking about win-win situations will not only make your subordinates more loyal, but also attract more friends or people willing to cooperate.
“Therefore,” Yaochi revealed her true intentions, looking at Yang Qinglan, “for a win-win situation, the three of us must stay together.”
“I know you can win, and Changzhou can also win, but where do I win?” Yang Qinglan placed her jade-like hands behind her back, which did not make her appear dignified, but rather gave her a sense of lightness and etherealness. Her voice was also very pleasant and melodious.
Yaochi smiled and replied, "Wouldn't it be safer for the three of us to be together?"
"Do you think I would like security obtained in this way?"
“Whether you like it or not is different from whether you need it. You didn’t say you didn’t need it, but you know in your heart that safety is necessary. It’s not just you who will die, or it could be you and Changzhou, or Qianxia.”
"No, no, no, it has nothing to do with me, I'm just eating watermelon!" Li Qianxia actually took a watermelon to eat.
The watermelon was red and sweet, and although it wasn't seedless, even the seeds were an enticing black, radiating vitality and making it irresistible.
Yang Qinglan glanced at Li Qianxia, then turned her gaze to Yaochi, and said slowly:
"You're being so realistic, so I'll be honest with you too—Changzhou and Qianxia are extremely disgusted by their parents' infidelity because of their family backgrounds. Do you think he'll agree to your proposal?"
"Is this what you call treating each other with sincerity? This is a threat!" Li Qianxia said, then quickly shut her mouth.
“That’s an extreme view.” Yaochi’s smile remained unchanged as she tucked a strand of white hair behind her ear. “What child doesn’t like loving parents? But what about the children themselves when they grow up? Do I need to elaborate on the current divorce rate?”
Is a high divorce rate a good thing?
"Of course not. What I mean is, people live for themselves, and children like loving parents for themselves too, don't they? They want a warm and loving family."
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"Since children are selfish, should parents really compromise themselves for their children's sake? Should they continue to stay with someone they have no feelings for? We only live once."
“There is a small group of people in this world,” Li Changzhou interjected in the debate, “who would rather live for others. For them, this is not a grievance, but a happiness. Does that mean their lives are meaningless? Is a life only meaningful if one lives for oneself?”
Yaochi became listless: "How can I say anything if you've already opened your mouth? You know I'm no match for you."
After saying that, she even pouted slightly, looking aggrieved.
Li Changzhou almost forgot that she was there to break up—no, to join in. Seeing her expression, he subconsciously assumed that there were originally three of them, and that he had neglected her.
That was close.
Favored concubines are terrifying.
"Pfft!" Li Qianxia spat out a melon seed, her eyes fixed on them as she did so, as if she were watching a captivating TV series, the kind of show that you can't bear to look away from even while eating.
The three exchanged a glance—
Yang Qinglan, with her hands behind her back, nodded and looked at her toes.
Yaochi smiled, avoiding Li Qianxia's gaze, and admired the swing made of vines in the Honey Pot World.
"Ahem." Li Changzhou cleared his throat, composing himself. "I'm planning to go check out Jupiter—"
"Oh, right." Yang Qinglan and Yaochi both remembered something and spoke at the same time.
"Hahahaha!" Li Qianxia laughed so hard she slapped the table. "I say you three should just get together! Brother, you too, it's fine to do things for others, but you can't do everything for others. In the future, if your child with Qinglan is born with your child with Yaojie, do you think they'll care that you have two wives?"
"How is it?" Yaochi looked at Li Changzhou and Yang Qinglan, smiling smugly. "Being with me will immediately grant you an S-level instinct, and my own instincts will also improve. Everyone will be safer, and the children will have playmates."
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