"Hey, what happened to you, Qinlin? Why did you leave in such a hurry yesterday?"
"I had an emergency yesterday, but I've already taken care of it." Luo Qinlin was too lazy to tell Ouyang Qing about her problem; she wouldn't help her and would instead mock her. "Have you guys heard the news, Qing?
"Which news?"
"Our former teacher died two days ago, and rumors said that she committed suicide." Luo Qin's answer shocked both Ouyang Qing and Jessica. "The video of her husband's affair suddenly became public, and he was facing serious problems. The woman's husband couldn't accept their affair, and Yu Xiaoling's business plummeted overnight because of the scandalous video."
"How could the video possibly be spread to the public?" Ouyang Qing asked in confusion. "I've ordered my people to secure the video, and I purposely kept it to control Yu Xiaoling. There shouldn't be anyone who would know about it except us, but it's useless if she's dead now."
"You should ask your friends about that." Ouyang Qing nodded and contacted her friend, and Luo Qinlin asked Jessica. "What's wrong with you? Why do you seem to be thinking about a serious problem? Isn't your husband taking your son to his parents' house? Did you have a quarrel with him?"
"They're at my parents-in-law's house, and they won't be back in a week." Jessica let out a soft sigh before continuing. "I don't have a quarrel with him either, but I had a strange dream last night, and I met someone familiar but also unfamiliar in my dream."
"Who is that man?" Both Ouyang Qing and Luo Qinlin asked in curious manners.
Jessica shook her head. "I don't know that man, but I feel familiar with him, mainly because of his eyes."
"Hahaha." Luo Qinlin suddenly laughed before embracing her shoulder. "Are you thinking about looking for another man? If—"
"No!" Jessica refused with a little shout. "I'm not a sex maniac like you, and I will always be loyal to my husband."
"Humph!" Luo Qinlin snorted softly before pointing out her little finger. "Your husband's dick is only this big, and such a small dick will not be able to satisfy any woman."
Jessica preferred not to respond to Luo Qinlin, irritating her. 'Sigh! What happened? Why do I keep thinking about him?'
Luo Qinlin then asked Ouyang Qing, who had finished her call, but her expression looked bad. "What did your friend say? Does he know anything about the spread of the video?"
"My friend didn't know anything about it, but she told me that she no longer has the video. She was sure that someone had hijacked her computer, and she had already started tracking that person." Ouyang Qing jumped down from the bed and hurriedly changed clothes. "Yu Xiaoling is dead, so we don't need to think about her anymore, but I have to find another way to do something about Tang Yin. By the way, let's go now; Wen Tian and the others are waiting for us at their usual place."
"Qing, I won't be joining you guys, so you can go with Qinlin, and I'll wait here for you to come back." Ouyang Qing just nodded and pulled Luo Qinlin away with her. Then, Jessica lay in bed and covered her face with one hand, but last night's events resurfaced in her mind. 'Should I go to Feng Xiao again to confront him? He took advantage of my sadness to do such a thing to me, and I can't forget him until this moment. The more I try to forget him, the more I remember him.'
Jessica closed her eyes and tried to sleep, as she hadn't been able to sleep since last night because of Tang Xiao's actions towards her.
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Tang Xiao, who was choosing a ring for Tang Yin, was surprised when Hun suddenly appeared beside him. He was relieved because the people inside the store couldn't see her, as she was just a wandering soul.
"Master, this ring is beautiful, and it suits your big sister." Hun pointed to a ring decorated with a small pink diamond, and it had a deep and intense pink color.
"Hmm?" Tang Xiao looked at the ring and asked the shopkeeper. "Miss, how much is this ring? How many carats is the pink diamond?"
"Are you interested in this ring, young master?" The female shopkeeper respectfully asked because Tang Xiao's appearance was like that of a rich man, and she immediately showed him the ring. "This pink diamond is quite rare and has a total of 10 carats, and the price for each carat is 700 thousand. Besides, the ring was created by a quite famous ring craftsman, so the price is quite expensive at 10 million."
"10 million, huh?" Tang Xiao muttered as he looked at the pink diamond before giving his bank card to her. "Please wrap this ring for me, and I will pay in full."
"Eh?" The female shopkeeper was surprised to hear that. "Are you sure, young master?"
"Please take care of the payment now." Tang Xiao casually answered her because Xiao Ai had already helped him to rob three-quarters of Ran Linfeng's wealth, and he felt that the pink diamond was suitable for Tang Yin.
"Please wait for a moment, and I will take care of your payment, young master." The female shopkeeper went to the back room with an expression full of excitement because she would get quite a big bonus from the sale of the ring.
When he was waiting for the female shopkeeper, Tang Xiao saw Xing Xing walking side by side with a woman, and they seemed to be joking happily. 'She looks tomboyish, but she's still beautiful, and her smile is captivating.'
"Do you like that little girl, Master?" Hun followed his gaze.
'Actually, I've known her for a long time, but we never had a close relationship in the past.' Hun smiled when he saw Tang Xiao's expression. 'She is attractive, but I cannot approach her while in this disguise. Additionally, if I reveal my true form, she will be in danger because many people are targeting me.
"Why don't you teach her to be a cultivator, Master? You can give her access to the ark, and those bad guys won't be able to harm her."
'You're not wrong about that.' Tang Xiao sighed softly before continuing. 'However, you know that the world of cultivation is too harsh and cruel, and she looks happy with her current life. Therefore, I would rather not ruin her happiness by bringing her into such a world.'
Hun nodded understandingly to Tang Xiao because she herself had experienced the cruelty of such a world in the past; thus, she could understand his worries.
They suddenly saw Xing Xing looking at them, or rather, she was looking at Tang Xiao, and her expression showed that she was curious about him.
"Master, she is curious about you, so you should approach her now." Hun spoke in a teasing tone.
'No.' Tang Xiao rejected Hun's idea while shaking his head, but he raised his eyebrows because Xing Xing walked towards him. 'Crap! Why did she come here?'
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"Hey, Xing! Are you interested in that man?" Xing Xing's friend asked as she followed behind her, and she also looked at Tang Xiao in admiration. 'He is indeed handsome and much taller than most people, and his body is well built.'
Xing Xing answered her friend's question. "Have you ever felt so familiar with someone you didn't know before, Xiao Yuying? I remember exactly that I had never known that man before, but I felt familiar with him."
"Hmm?" Xiao Yuying raised an eyebrow. "What makes you feel familiar with that man?"
"I don't know for sure, but I feel familiar with him." Xing Xing answered by shaking her head as she sped up.
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Soon, both women arrived in front of Tang Xiao, and Xing Xing directly asked him a question. "Please forgive me if I disturbed you, but I wondered if we've met before?"
"What makes you feel that way, Miss?" Tang Xiao asked as he smiled at Xing Xing.
Xing Xing shook her head. "Honestly, I can't understand it myself, and I'm pretty sure that I've never seen your face before. But somehow I feel that we've met before, and I decided to meet you to make sure."
'Do all women have sharp instincts like her? Last night, Jessica came to me by herself, and she felt familiar with me because of my eyes. However, Xing Xing and I weren't that close when we were in school, so she shouldn't be familiar with me.' Tang Xiao deeply wondered before shaking his head. "Miss, I think your feelings are wrong because I'm sure I've never met you before."
Xing Xing still couldn't shake the familiar feeling toward Tang Xiao, and she took out her smartphone. "Can you give me your number?"
Just as Tang Xiao contemplated fulfilling or rejecting Xing Xing's request, the female shopkeeper suddenly returned with a bag and a payment receipt. "Thank you for shopping at our store, young master."
"Thank you." Tang Xiao then turned to Xing Xing. "I'm sorry, I still have other things to do, so I have to go now."
"Wait!" Xing Xing immediately grabbed Tang Xiao's hand. "Please give me your number; I still want to talk to you."
Tang Xiao then gave his number to Xing Xing, and he also saved hers. "You can contact me whenever you want, but I have to go now."
Hun immediately entered the sun stone as soon as Tang Xiao left the shop, but Xing Xing kept looking at him, making her friend feel strange about her attitude.
"Hey!" Xiao Yuying patted Xing Xing's shoulder. "How long are you going to be stunned like this? The man is gone, so we must continue our shopping, and you can contact him after you come back."
"Let's go then."
- To Be Continued -