Chapter 739: Chapter 207 A Twist of Fate Leads to a Meeting (Seeking Monthly Votes)_2
The two raised their hands high above their heads, their poses quite bizarre, and spoke one after another:
“Your commands shall be followed.”
“The will of God is our desire!”
After speaking, they stood up, exchanged a glance, and revealed bizarre and exaggerated smiles as they began to walk.
Their walking style was uncoordinated, moving the same hand and foot together, yet the two of them were in sync, making consistent and overlapping footsteps as they reached the inner room.
Opening the door, they lifted the covers, only to find the bed empty.
“How strange, where did she go?”
The couple looked left and right, calling out their daughter’s name, but no reply came.
They sat on the edge of the bed, sitting up straight, but they both leaned forward from between their thighs, looking under the bed at the girl covering her mouth, shivering, with dull eyes, and greeted her with tender laughter:
“Xin Rui, it’s time to get up~”
“You’re going to be late for class~”
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Inside the descending elevator.
The claustrophobic environment always gave off a sense of oppression, and even without a phobia, it wasn’t particularly pleasant. The slight feeling of weightlessness made the urine she’d been holding all day surge up, causing Tang Ying to frown deeply.
She hadn’t felt anything just now.
According to “Bloodthirsty’s” judgement, those two were ordinary people, not Transcendents.
But for some reason, the gaze from that thin, tall man among them had made her feel quite nauseous, so much so that she still felt uncomfortable.
“Were those two people who just visited here looking for your neighbors? Do you know them?” Tang Ying couldn’t help but ask inquisitively.
Father Zhou nodded but hesitated before slowly saying, “Don’t know them, but have seen them… This matter is a bit disgraceful…”
While he was hemming and hawing, Mrs. Zhou said quite candidly, “They were looking for the Hu family’s daughter, Xiao Rui! That girl is still studying but found herself a wealthy old man to keep her, she became the mistress! The two just now were bodyguards from that Boss Sai.
“I’ve watched that girl Xiao Rui grow up since she was little, and she and Ashu were childhood sweethearts, innocent and carefree. I used to like her quite a bit, but who knew that appearances can be deceiving.
“How could a girl like that step into our home?”
As she spoke, she sized up Tang Ying from head to toe, her eyes scrutinizing.
“So, that’s how it is…”
These days, money-minded girls were common, no wonder there were people dressed like bodyguards coming to the door.
Tang Ying instantly realized this, clearing up her previous confusion.
But she felt very uncomfortable under Mrs. Zhou’s gaze.
No, Auntie, talk about others if you must, but what do you mean by looking at me that way?
You don’t think I’m also planning to become Director Xu’s mistress, do you?
The hell, am I that kind of person?
Well, today I just need to get them to the Judgement Department and keep them in Director Xu’s office for the whole day…
Tang Ying was almost driven to frustration by Mrs. Zhou’s stare, but remembering that the other party was Director Xu’s foster mother, she took a deep breath, coached herself, and quickly put the matter out of her mind.
Next, she had to concentrate on executing the mission, preventing any Cultist attacks!
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Under the morning sun, by the roadside.
Xu Shu chewed on the sweet and sour fruit in his mouth and mumbled, “This thing isn’t that delicious, was it worth getting upset over?”
“If it’s not delicious, spare me some,” grumbled the orange cat, poking its head out with displeased expression.
She wrestled with a skewer of candied fruits, sticky like cat paw cotton candy, licking it noisily, with many strings of cotton candy still stuck around her mouth.
“Today is going to be a tough fight, huh. If I don’t eat well, I won’t have any strength to fight, how can that be okay?”
“I’m not being greedy, it’s just that this stuff is high in sugar, I can use it to replenish some energy.”
Xu Shu said this while he compacted the cotton candy into tiny little balls and popped them into his mouth one by one.
And believe it or not, the food made by this stall, which looked quite simple to the point of ugliness, was actually quite delicious on the palate; it looked ugly, but tasted fantastic.
“Big brother, don’t wander around outside today, just pack up all these pastries for me, and head on home to rest,” Xu Shu declared boldly.
The middle-aged snack vendor thought to himself that even if he sold all his stock, wouldn’t he go home and restock? Wouldn’t he work the rest of the day? Wouldn’t he earn the money instead of letting his wife nag?
You’ve got to be joking!
However, facing the golden patron, he smiled and said, “Alrighty, thanks for supporting my business, sir. The boss looks blessed, wish you a fortune!”
He packed all the pastries, including Mung Bean Cakes, Osmanthus Biscuits, and Sugar-Pie, into a bag, and, concerned that Xu Shu might have trouble carrying it, he kindly offered, “Boss, need me to deliver it to your place?”
“No need, it’s just a little stuff, why bother?”
Xu Shu pulled out a thousand-yuan note, handed it over without a hint of worldliness, and with a flick, stuffed the entire cart of Mung Bean Cakes, Osmanthus Biscuits, Sugar-Pie, and the like into the lace-trimmed green underpants on the rump of the orange cat.
—— Alice seemed to find it amusing, so she just wore it; the size was quite right, and it didn’t affect its ‘Storage Bag’ functionality.
The middle-aged vendor thought he was seeing things, rubbed his eyes, and then realized that Xu Shu had vanished.
Startled, he hurriedly examined the banknote in his hand, holding it up to sunlight over and over again to confirm it was real money, not ghost money, before relaxing and murmuring to himself, “I’ve met an expert… and I didn’t even give him change!”
“Hey, today is a good day indeed, struck lucky the moment I stepped out. Perfect timing to head back and start another round.”
The vendor hopped on his tricycle, smiling brightly, pumped the pedals back and forth, and headed home, his face beaming with vitality.
Meanwhile, Xu Shu walked the streets, gazing toward the rising sun, striding forward with a contemplative look in his eyes, staring into the void——