I have ten trillion licking dog gold

The night was cool and still.

All sounds are silent.

Only the streetlights are still shining in solitude.

In this kind of weather, naturally no one would go out for a walk, unless they were preoccupied with something on their mind.

"Ugh--"

The heat dissipated under the dim light, and Mr. Jiang walked alone in the neighborhood.

We have obtained the Imperial Seal of the State.

However, he didn't even have the courage to go and fulfill his promise.

Is it because he's weak?

It's obvious to everyone that the Guanyin Bodhisattva showed her only favoritism to the young Taoist nun, but now even the young Taoist nun says, "She's so fierce."

If it were someone else, wouldn't they have had their head ripped off and lit like a sky lantern?
"Alas--"

Sighs continued incessantly along the way; thankfully, there were no other idiots, otherwise they would have been frightened.

Suddenly.

Someone stopped and looked at the familiar villa in front of them.

There's a light on inside.

After pausing for a moment, unable to shake off his worries, he simply walked towards the villa, reached the door, raised his hand, and rang the doorbell.

"Ding-dong, ding-dong, ding-dong..."

The door opened.

But as the crack in the door widened, Jiang Chen was stunned to see the classically beautiful face revealed inside.
"I thought it was Li'er."

That's right.

Pei Yunxi opened the door.

She's not here.

The goddess Pei, who had returned from Huicheng, was quite annoying; she blocked the entrance and didn't move.

Boss Jiang coughed lightly. He certainly didn't care about saving face. Regardless of who he was planning to see, he figured he might as well make the best of it.

Is it convenient?

Having met both parents, it wouldn't be right to be too cold-hearted. After someone made a request, Pei Yunxi stepped aside and made way for them.

Jiang Chen entered the house.

Leng Yue was locked out.

"What time is it? Why aren't they back yet?"

Boss Jiang didn't treat himself as an outsider, and his self-righteous tone showed no sense of boundaries.

"She has already entered the workforce."

Pei Yunxi was concise and to the point, and even took the initiative to ask, "What would you like to drink?"

"Need not."

Mr. Jiang waved his hand, showing no surprise whatsoever.

Parents are just a figure of speech.

"Do you need to see her?"

The two entered the living room.

"No, I was just taking a walk and happened to be passing by, and I wanted to chat with her."

"Is there no one at home to chat with you?"

"..."

Mr. Jiang choked, glared at her angrily, and then, to save face, sat down on the sofa. "Shu Rui isn't here."

Pei Yunxi nodded without any hesitation and sat down, though at least four or five seats away.

"Didn't you go to Japan?"

Mr. Jiang was surprised, and his earlier annoyance vanished instantly. "How did you know?"

Pei Yunxi did not respond.

That kid, the Martial Saint?
Some men do indeed resist women "monitoring" them, but Boss Jiang doesn't mind. On the contrary, he sees it as a sign of care and concern.

"Yeah, I just got back."

He casually took a tangerine from the fruit plate, peeled it, and then asked the national goddess with millions of fans, "Want some?"

Pei Yunxi pursed her lips slightly, and smiled, "It's quite sour."

"Really."

Mr. Jiang, skeptical, peeled off a piece, put it in his mouth, chewed, and said, "It's alright."

"Then take them all."

"That won't do. Li'er will come after me." She definitely wouldn't sell something like that.

The air quieted down, and Pei Yunxi watched him quietly as he finished eating a tangerine.

Boss Jiang clapped his hands and laughed, "They say you can tell what a person will be like at three years old. You were a beauty even when you were a child."

"I'm sorry to have troubled you."

Wow.

Boss Jiang raised an eyebrow. She had become too gentle, so gentle that he felt a little out of place.

"Don't say that. You're a celebrity; speaking out against injustice is your social obligation. By the way, have the results come out yet?"

"The dean has been arrested, and the relevant officials have been dismissed."

Jiang Chen, who seemed to have done nothing, nodded, "That's good."

"Ring ring..."

Jiang Chen shifted his gaze to the lit-up phone on the coffee table.

Pei Yunxi picked it up, glanced at the screen, and without hiding it from anyone, pressed the answer button. Of course, she couldn't put it on speakerphone.

"sister."

It was Luo Li'er, and the ambient noise over there was quite loud; you could feel the intensity of the music even through the radio waves.

"Ah."

Pei Yunxi remained expressionless and simply responded.

"I'm not coming back tonight."

Pei Yunxi didn't make a fuss. Before she could ask, Luo Lier took the initiative to explain, "I'm going to sleep at Senior Xu Siyi's house."

Pei Yunxi, who had always played the role of a strict parent during Luo Lier's university years, is now unusually tolerant, asking, "Is it convenient for them?"

"It's convenient, anyway, Senior Xu is single, haha. I'll have Senior Xu talk to you."

Understanding is mutual.

Xu Siyi's voice came from the other end soon after. Unlike Luo Li'er, Xu Siyi's voice was somewhat reserved and polite.
“Miss Pei, since we might be a little late, I'll have Luo stay at my place for the night. You don't need to worry, Miss Pei.”

"I'm sorry to have troubled you."

"No way."

"Yeah, have fun."

Pei Yunxi put down her phone; she was truly understanding.

This is the right way to educate.

Be strict when necessary, and let go when it's time to let go.

"She's not coming back tonight?"

Jiang Chen naturally recognized that it was Luo Li'er on the phone. Knowing nothing about it, he started rambling, "This won't do. It's too dangerous for a young girl like her to spend the night outside."

"A gathering of colleagues."

Pei Yunxi explained simply, "And she's staying at your alumni's house, Xu Siyi."

Jiang Chen was slightly taken aback, then nodded, his expression changing faster than flipping through a book, "That's still fine. Being with Xu Siyi is no problem. Xu Siyi is very shrewd and won't let Li'er suffer any losses or be deceived."

Fortunately, Xu Siyi couldn't hear her, otherwise she would definitely ask: "Are you being polite?"

Do you think Li'er is stupid?

With a simple and straightforward question, Goddess Pei left Boss Jiang speechless once again.

Xu Siyi is indeed shrewd. When he first obtained the system and his fate was just beginning to take a turn, she managed to get a gold chain from him. Xu Siyi was clearly not the target of his advances, yet she became the first person to "eat the crab" (achieve success).

Even so, is Luo Li'er inferior to her?
He had actually planned, examined, and analyzed the situation. Putting aside the targets selected by the system, they were all characters from Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio. As for the other women around him, not one of them was easy to deal with.

Oh.

Besides Tong Dan.

Keep your mind simple.

Even the Taoist nun sister, he is now beginning to realize that she is not to be underestimated.

"Yes, that girl has indeed grown up and knows how to behave, so you don't need to worry too much about her."

After saying that, Boss Jiang patted his leg, ate an orange, chatted for a while, and that was enough. That was exactly why he had rang the doorbell earlier.

"Then get some rest, goodnight."

He was about to take his leave, but before he could even stand up properly, he suddenly heard...
"I won't stay a while longer."

Mr. Jiang's mind wandered, and before his brain cells could even process what was happening, he heard something else...
"Li'er isn't coming back tonight again."

Li Shurui is not home.

Luo Li'er wasn't home either.

啧。

It seems like everything is going perfectly. (End of Chapter)