"What have you two been whispering about since just now?" Bi finally snapped out of her excitement about the pot lid and asked the two people sitting at the table.
"What do you think we're doing?" Li Changzhou asked in return.
"Gossiping about women?" Bi guessed, since she often caught her maids doing this.
"One man and one woman."
"A blind date?"
"It's still not quite there," Li Changzhou said.
"What on earth are you doing?" Bi frowned, her good mood almost gone.
"Talking about love."
"Talking about love?!"
“Bi,” Yang Qinglan began, “have you thought about your situation after returning to Russia? Your identity has been exposed, and you have many maids, among whom there may be a black card.”
"Now I have telekinesis for attack and this for defense," the Tsar's princess said, shaking the wooden pot lid with an arrogant and smug look on her face. "Who can stand against me now!"
Li Changzhou took out "Jiang's" ID card and handed it to her.
Bi accepted it with a puzzled look on her face.
"You're so cute, what are you going to do when you're attacked by such instinct?" Yang Qinglan asked in a relaxed tone, like a kindergarten teacher asking a child, "What's your mother's mother's name?"
The Tsar's princess swept her blue eyes around a few times, her face turned sour, she huffed angrily and threw the identity card at Li Changzhou, then plopped down on the sofa.
She was too light; her body bounced up from the sofa, making her appear even less imposing.
Li Changzhou caught the incoming ID card between his fingers, his eyes fixed on Yang Qinglan, who was resting her cheek on her hand.
The curves of her profile are breathtakingly beautiful, and her slender neck exudes a noble air, like that of a crane.
Her serious demeanor when teasing children is incredibly endearing, making you want to strike up a conversation with her and jokingly tease her for doing such a thing at her age.
The instant Yang Qinglan turned her gaze to him, Li Changzhou looked at Maria Aferona.
"Your response was good."
During the battle with Wang Donghua, Aferona, unaware of her own strength—and even slightly at a disadvantage (Bi was countered)—still insisted on following Li Changzhou despite Wang Donghua's invitation.
“It’s what I should do,” Maria Aferona said with a smile.
She suddenly remembered her previous thought and quickly told Li Changzhou, "Lord Black Mist, after the event is over, I want to take over the Mafia so that I can better serve you."
Li Changzhou smiled and said, "Then I must be even more careful to ensure your safety."
Aferona was momentarily confused by his words. Did he think she was threatening him with money?
Just as she was about to explain, Li Changzhou said:
"From now on, don't deliberately do evil, but I don't expect you to be a completely good person either. Living is the most important thing."
Maria Aferona was stunned for a moment, then a surge of joy welled up inside her, knowing that she had been initially accepted.
"And another thing," Li Changzhou paused, then said with a touch of emotion, "if the benefits are big enough, it doesn't matter if you can't control yourself, including killing me to gain your freedom. These are all allowed, or rather, even if I don't allow it, you would still do it."
“My lord, I will never betray you!” Aferona anxiously assured him. “I have come to understand that only by following you and under your control can I possess power and true freedom.”
“Well said.” Yang Qinglan nodded in agreement. “Freedom with constraints is true freedom. Doing whatever you want is nothing more than being a slave to desire.”
She looked at Li Changzhou, as if she were speaking to him... or perhaps she was speaking to him.
Li Changzhou, who had been playing with his identity card like he was cutting cards, slowed down after hearing this and finally stopped completely.
He neatly arranged all his ID cards on the dining table, like a student making a firm decision to no longer be controlled by his mobile phone.
He took out the Snow Mountain Mineral Water, and Yang Qinglan smiled slightly, took it from him, and poured a glass for him and herself.
Amidst the sound of water hitting the bottom of the cup, Li Changzhou turned to Aferona and instructed, "You've had a long day, go and rest. It's safe here. Even if someone finds this place, we're here."
"yes."
After taking a shower upstairs, Aferona lay down on the bed and fell asleep. She hadn't slept so peacefully since the Value Game started.
Downstairs, Li Changzhou withdrew his gaze from Maria Aferona, lost in thought.
He could vaguely sense the subtle changes in her mindset.
He couldn't help but ask Yang Qinglan: "Is there a philosophical concept that says, 'After being abused, one can devote oneself wholeheartedly to someone and feel happy'?"
“Philosophy is philosophy, and perversion is perversion.” Yang Qinglan put down the kettle.
“…” Li Changzhou picked up his cup.
"However, self-sacrifice can sometimes bring pleasure."
"Like people who like to play support roles in games?"
"They don't understand games, but they are happy to give and can get self-satisfaction from giving. Some philosophers believe that such people are not actually selfless and sacrifice themselves for others, but are ultimately just trying to satisfy their own desires."
The two chatted idly, but it was all about topics that the Tsar's princess was not interested in.
"I'm going to sleep too. Tell Xia when she gets back." Bi walked towards the master bedroom in a bad mood. She definitely wanted to sleep in the best room, but no one was going to argue with her about it.
There were only two people left in the living room.
"Let's begin the experiment," Yang Qinglan said.
"Mm." Li Changzhou nodded.
Yang Qinglan took out a dagger and handed it to him. Li Changzhou picked up the dagger and stabbed himself in the wrist.
"Make the opening smaller," Yang Qinglan reminded, "so the flow rate is slower and more can flow out."
"...Are you the devil?"
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