Su Lin nodded: "That's right, Xiao Wan is smart enough to guess it, but it's okay, at most she'll just pinch me a few times or bite me a few times."
"I don't know what kind of spell you cast on that girl to make her like this."
Su Lin laughed heartily; "I bewitched you, didn't I? And you've become like this now."
"I'm not like Xiao Wan."
"It's all the same, as long as the result is the same. Okay, let's not talk about this anymore. You give me directions, and I'll take you home."
"Okay~!" A faint smile appeared on Zhao Yanyan's face.
Previously, Su Lin was the one who escorted the girls home; today it was finally her turn.
After dropping Zhao Yanyan off at home, Su Lin took out his phone to call Su Zhenguo to ask about the evening's events.
Su Zhenguo sighed, "Son, tonight we owe you everything. If it weren't for this 4G technology, I probably wouldn't have gotten a single drop of soup 々々."
"Dad, it's just half a railway line, why are you so agitated? If we're talking about giving up profits, we've already given up most of them," Su Lin said with amusement.
"Giving back is normal. When we accumulate enough capital, we become capital. But capitalists and businessmen are two different things. We should leverage our strengths to integrate resources so that we can make more money."
"Do as you please. To be honest, I don't really care about making money. Starting a company is just something I'm doing casually."
"Hey, this casual thing of yours is quite something. I heard your supermarkets are expanding to Jingzhou and Linhai, and they'll probably be outside the province by the end of the year at the latest."
Su Lin laughed loudly, "The end of the year? You underestimate me. By the National Day holiday at the latest, my supermarket will be outside the province."
"Hey, it won't be so fun once you leave the province. If you need money, just tell your dad, and he'll fully support you."
Su Lin scoffed, "Forget about relying on you. I'd be grateful if you didn't drag me down."
"How can this child talk like that?"
"By the way, your little nemesis Lin Tian died at the hotel today."
"What? Lin Tian is dead?" Su Lin asked, feigning surprise.
"Son, Lin Tian's death has nothing to do with you, right?" Su Zhenguo asked in a low voice.
Lin Tian's death inexplicably involved two major families, and he really didn't want Su Lin to get involved as well, otherwise it would be very troublesome.
"How could this have anything to do with me? Dad, didn't you say he died suddenly? What does it have to do with me?"
"Sigh, it was indeed a sudden death, but there's obviously something wrong with it. I don't think the Qin family or the Li family will ignore it. And the only one who has a grudge against Lin Tian recently is you."
Su Lin casually replied, "It's alright. I've done nothing wrong, so I'm not afraid of them investigating."
"That's good, that's good."
After finishing his conversation with Su Zhenguo, Su Lin quickly summoned the system.
"System, I still have two chances to draw from the Lucky Treasure Chest and two chances to draw from the Epic Treasure Chest, right?"
[Yes, host. Would you like to participate in the lottery now?]
Su Lin rubbed his face and said, "Draw! First, draw for the lucky one, then draw for the epic one."
[Wow! Golden Legend! Congratulations, host, you have acquired the skill Tea Ceremony Mastery.]
[Ding! Congratulations, host, you have drawn a substitute dummy.]
[Wow! A peerless treasure has appeared! Congratulations, host, you have drawn the Divine Thief Sect's skill, "Treading Snow Without a Trace."]
[Wow! A peerless treasure has appeared! Congratulations, host, you have drawn the Thief's Manual, "Hidden Hands".]
As the four voices rang out, Su Lin's mind was flooded with various information. The first was about the tea ceremony, including smelling tea, brewing tea, tasting tea, and so on.
This skill is now rarely known; generally, only elderly scholars or high-ranking officials are interested in it.
The substitute dummy was a dummy that looked almost exactly like Su Lin. Su Lin only glanced at it before letting it lie in the system space.
You'll need this someday.
Finally, Su Lin began to accept information about the Divine Thief Sect's martial arts techniques.
"Treading on Snow Without Leaving a Trace" is easy to understand; it's an incredibly ethereal form of light-body skill. When mastered to its highest level, it allows one to leap across rooftops and walk on snow without leaving a trace, traveling at full speed even faster than a high-speed train. Light-body skill is an essential skill for those who want to kill, rob, or roam the martial world.
Finally, the "Hidden Hand" skill becomes somewhat useless, as it allows you to take something without the other person's knowledge.
This skill has some bugs; it has a 100% success rate when used.
Su Lin wondered if he would not need to take off his clothes if he used it on Lin Xiaowan or Xia Shiyu.
After failing to catch them eight or ten times in a row, the two of them were left empty-handed.
"Damn it! If the leader of the Thief Sect knew that this was what I thought when I obtained this technique, I wonder if he would go crazy."
However, Su Lin quickly realized that the "Empty Hands" skill couldn't be used carelessly. He had just tried to grab at the void and felt a significant drain on his energy and spirit; his entire aura had diminished.
"This skill, like the Taiyi Divine Needle, requires the use of essence, energy, and spirit. That makes sense. Such a broken skill, if it had no restrictions, no one else could play it."
"At least it's not tanned anymore. This time it's actually quite fair."
Thinking of the Taiyi Divine Needle, Su Lin took out the jade porcelain from his system space.
Without saying a word, he crushed the jade porcelain, and a piece of ancient jade appeared in his palm.
The ancient jade is not large, only slightly larger than a one-yuan coin. It is translucent and still radiates a precious green light.
Without saying a word, Su Lin stuck the ancient jade to his forehead and then crushed it.
He felt a sudden clarity in his mind, and the application route of the third (Zhao Qian Zhao) needle of Taiyi Divine Needle and the internal energy cultivation method appeared in his mind.
The method of circulating internal energy, the skill of handling needles, and the integration of offense and defense.
"This Taiyi Divine Needle is truly terrifying."
Regaining his composure, Su Lin drove back to his apartment and then came out.
This time he didn't drive.
Su Lin has now come into the sights of many people in Donghai, especially since Lin Tian died tonight, many people will definitely investigate.
Su Lin didn't want to drive too conspicuously.
With no one around, Su Lin began to skillfully use the "Treading Snow Without Leaving a Trace" technique.
Tonight, Qin Deshu will discuss the marriage alliance with Qin Jiuyue. If nothing unexpected happens, Qin Jiuyue will go out for some fresh air in anger and then run into the protagonist, Xiao Chenzhi.
Qin Deshu will also suffer a stroke tomorrow. In the original novel, the stroke was orchestrated by Qin Desen from the second wife, which is yet another drama of power struggle within a wealthy family.
Su Lin didn't care about any of that; all he wanted to do now was to intercept Xiao Chen and Qin Jiuyue's meeting.
It was this encounter that made Qin Jiuyue develop feelings for Xiao Chen.
Although it was only their first meeting, something happened. That's how absurd the plot of a rich girl falling in love with the protagonist in a novel can be.
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At the Four Seasons Hotel, Qin Jiuyue was unaware of what was happening in the conference room. She was sitting to the lower left of Qin Deshu, her face full of emotion: "Grandpa, I'm only twenty years old today, how come you're already talking to me about arranged marriages?"
Qin Deshu was not moved by Qin Jiuyue's beauty at all, and said, "Xiaoyue, I didn't say that you should get married now, but that you should be mentally prepared."
"Perhaps today, perhaps tomorrow, people from other families will come knocking on our door. In the past, I could stop them by saying you're not yet twenty and haven't grown up yet, but I certainly won't be so sure about that in the future. Do you understand what I mean?"
Qin Jiuyue shook her head; "I don't understand, I don't understand. I'm only a junior in college, I'm still a student."
"Student? In ancient times, someone your age would be a mother. Xiaoyue, you have to trust me, I definitely won't harm you. As for the arranged marriage, you don't need to worry too much. If the other party's status is not high enough, or if they treat you badly, just tell Grandpa, and I'll make sure he suffers the consequences."
Even though she was mentally prepared, Qin Jiuyue still felt sad when she heard Qin Deshu's words.
Being born into a large family like the Qin family, she had no say in her own marriage. She knew this from a young age.
They either obediently accept the arranged marriage by their families, find a partner of similar status, or take over the family business like Li Ziyu and become a strong woman, the price of which is remaining unmarried for life.
I just didn't expect this day to come so soon.
Qin Deshu patted Qin Jiuyue's head and said, "Let's go home in a bit. I won't go back with you. I have a lot of things to take care of tonight."
Qin Jiuyue knew that her usual coquettish skills were no longer effective, so she pouted and got up to leave.
She went down to the garage alone and got into her Porsche 911 Turbo.
The car, number 787, did not head towards the Qin family manor, but instead drove aimlessly.
On the other side, Su Lin ran wildly, finally experiencing the exhilarating feeling of ancient people leaping across rooftops and scaling walls.
When he arrived at People's Square, he glanced around and didn't see Qin Jiuyue and Xiao Chen, so Su Lin judged that neither of them should have come.
In the middle of the square, many young people were rollerblading, including inline skateboards and quad skateboards. Several other young people were playing upbeat music through a small speaker while others were learning street dance.
"Tsk... This is what People's Square should be like. In a few years, it will be taken over by square dancing aunties. Young men, cherish your time."
The thought that any open space in the future would be dominated by square-dancing aunties sent chills down Su Lin's spine, and he hoped that such a world would never exist.
After waiting for a while, Su Lin saw a young man walk over from the side. His clothes were rather plain: a gray-white crew-neck short-sleeved shirt, paired with light blue shorts and black cloth shoes. He looked somewhat dark-skinned, but his eyes were bright. His hair was tousled and unkempt, but not dirty. He had a relaxed and casual air about him.
This person is none other than the protagonist, Xiao Chen.
To Su Lin's surprise, the charming woman next to Xiao Chen was none other than Qin Jiuyue, the leading lady of tonight's banquet.
"I didn't expect them to run into me, but that's fine, it's my turn to go next."
It was clear that Qin Jiuyue was getting impatient, probably because of the marriage alliance Qin Deshu had mentioned.
"Beautiful lady, I say the weather is so nice, the world is so wonderful, and you are so pretty, why are you looking so gloomy?"
"In this vast sea of people, you didn't bump into anyone else but me. Don't you think this is fate?"