Tomb raiding: A mere 20 is nothing!

Are you old?

A crack suddenly appeared on Zhang Haixia's composed expression.

He's been using a fake identity for so long, always using his age as an excuse to tease others; now the tables have turned.

That cannot be refuted.

After all, age is truly an insurmountable mountain.

"Ha!" Zhang Haixia scoffed coldly, saying expressionlessly, "I suddenly have some regrets."

What is there to regret?

Of course, it was about the time he went to Russia to rescue Qi Qiu. After learning about Qi Qiu's background and what he had experienced, he thought the kid was a pitiful person. Now he realized that although he was pitiful, it was a pity that he had a mouth.

Zhang Haixia's words were completely nonsensical, but everyone present understood them.

Including Qi Qiu himself.

He looked at Zhang Haixia again and replied vaguely, "Putting aside the jokes, to be serious, I'm actually looking forward to meeting you."

"Oh?" Zhang Haixia raised an eyebrow and pressed, "What do you mean by that?"

Qi Qiu's earlier playful tone vanished. "I know you were my guide back then. Without you, I might not have survived, so—"

His expression turned serious, and he nodded slightly: "I still owe you a thank you."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Haixia was slightly surprised, but the surprise quickly disappeared and turned into a sense of normalcy.

indeed.

Qi Qiu should thank him.

Without him, Shen Mingchao would not have been able to appear in St. Petersburg, Russia a year ago, and Qi Qiu would not have been rescued.

Zhang Haixia gave a slight smile: "It seems you already know."

"Yes, I knew a long time ago."

Qi Qiu answered truthfully.

Yes, he actually knew the truth about his rescue all along, and he also knew about Zhang Haixia's existence.

At the time, he considered that this was his sister's privacy and was afraid that revealing it would backfire and make his sister wary of him, so he did not directly point it out.

His earlier statement in the group that he couldn't figure out the person's identity was a complete lie.

Why share information with your love rival?

He's not that kind.

Not wanting to waste any more words on others, Qi Qiu deftly bypassed the two people blocking her way, took a few steps forward, and stopped directly in front of Shen Mingchao.

He took a small wooden box out of his pocket and handed it to the other person.

"Ming Dynasty..."

He changed his form of address, and his voice became tender: "The one-month deadline is up. I've thought it through, sister. Can you give me this chance?"

"No!" A cold, sharp male voice suddenly interrupted.

It was none other than Wang Can, who looked utterly displeased.

When a rival comes to his territory and demands a title in front of him, who can remain silent?

"You little brat, you want recognition but don't you know the place? Acting like nobody's around? Do you think we're dead?"

The good atmosphere was ruined.

Qi Qiu's face darkened, and he immediately retorted.

"Aren't you the same?"

"They've already died once, and their emotional intelligence is still so low. Don't they know it's impolite to interrupt? Doesn't the Wang family offer courses to improve emotional intelligence? No wonder the Wang family is hated and hated so much."

With just a few words, Wang Can's true identity was exposed.

"How dare you interfere with the Wang family's affairs?" Wang Can swung his wrist, exuding an overwhelming sense of pressure.

"What kind of skill is it to just talk the talk? Let's go outside and have a real fight!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he stood up abruptly, looked down at Qi Qiu, and his aura suddenly became sharp.

Just because he can't beat Zhang Haixia doesn't mean he can't deal with a little brat who can only tell fortunes!

Faced with overwhelming hostility, Qi Qiu knew perfectly well that he had no chance of winning in a head-on confrontation.

Therefore, he planned to retreat in order to advance.

"Sister~"

His back suddenly bent down, and he reached out to grab Shen Mingchao's clothes. His eyes were filled with panic, and he timidly nestled against her like a young animal seeking protection.

"Sister, why did he resort to violence so easily? He's so rude!"

The other three people: ? ? ?

Is the change that fast? Honey.

Wow, you have two faces at such a young age!

"You're such a jerk!" Unable to stand the other person's low-class behavior, Wang Can cursed and punched the other person on the shoulder.

"Hmm~~"

What the hell is that noise?

Wang Can, his face contorted with disgust and goosebumps rising on his skin, cursed, "Are you fucking possessed by a ghost? I didn't even use much force. Don't pretend, you hear me? I'm not buying it!"

Qi Qiu rolled her eyes inwardly: "You're just being presumptuous. Who told you to eat it?"

However, it did give him a good opportunity to play the victim.

Pretending to clutch his arm, with red eyes, he leaned close to Shen Mingchao's ear and pitifully complained, "Sister, this person hit me so hard, it hurts so much~~"

"..." Shen Mingchao pursed his lips.

She felt that Qi Qiu's appearance was familiar, so she looked at Zhang Haixia next to her and asked him with her eyes: "Xia Zai, do you have any clues about what's going on after seeing this scene?"

Zhang Haixia remained silent, frowned, and looked away.

When I did it myself, I didn't think there was anything strange about it, but when I saw someone else doing it, I realized how annoying it was.

Seeing that Qi Qiu was practically boneless and about to snuggle into Shen Mingchao's arms, Wang Can finally couldn't take it anymore.

"Enough!" He suddenly reached out, trying to grab Qi Qiu's collar and drag him out.

He found it very strange.

Are the Zhang family's nine gates really that good-tempered? This person is so despicable, how come he hasn't been beaten to death yet?

However, his hand was stopped halfway through its reach.

Wang Can looked up and saw Zhang Haixia, whom he had no connection with at all.

"Why are you playing the good guy now? Get out of my way! Don't stop me, I'm going to straighten his bones and let him experience what 'loving caresses' really mean."

Zhang Haixia had a headache, but he didn't budge. He calmly explained, "If you really make a move, you'll be playing right into his hands. He can use his injury as an excuse to stay here and not leave."

"...Not leaving?" Wang Can rolled his eyes. "If you don't leave, I'll throw him out!"

Zhang Haixia shook his head.

Qi Qiu's decision to stay or leave is not something they can interfere with.

Moreover, the fact that Shen Mingchao allowed Qi Qiu to come in today already speaks volumes.

Having restrained Wang Can, Zhang Haixia looked at Qi Qiu and said seriously, "We can have our little squabbles, but don't take it too seriously and ruin our relationship. Since you want to stay, you'd better tone it down, otherwise it'll be difficult to get along with you in the future. What do you say?"