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He opened his eyes, pointed out the window with a mischievous smile, and said, "Oh, you're awake? The sun's almost high in the sky, it's almost past noon."
He looked her up and down and teased, "Didn't realize you could sleep so much?"
Chapter 12 A Thousand Miles to Find Her Husband? What a laughable and ironic feat!
Zhu Zhuqing blushed deeply, glared at him fiercely, but was too lazy to explain.
After spending more than a day together, she had come to understand him a little better. He was just a talkative person who never took anything seriously!
She quickly finished washing up and stepped out of the bathroom, only to find Jiang Yunzhou leaning against the door, watching her with an air of leisure.
"What, what are you doing standing here?" She subconsciously took a half step back.
"Isn't it time to eat? What else can we do? Aren't you hungry?"
Jiang Yunzhou spoke with self-assurance, and added at the end, "By the way, as usual, it's your treat."
Zhu Zhuqing almost choked on her breath.
The words, "I'm almost out of money," almost slipped out, but I swallowed them back down.
"Fine, fine, I'll accept the debt of gratitude for saving my life."
She said impatiently, "Please, please, please! I'll treat! Okay?"
She was determined to leave today no matter what; if she stayed any longer, her meager gold coins would run out!
The two did not leave the hotel and had lunch directly at the hotel restaurant.
After the meal, they found a relatively quiet corner in the lobby and ordered some delicate pastries and drinks.
Zhu Zhuqing looked at Jiang Yunzhou across from her, who was eating with great relish, and couldn't help but think to herself: How can a dignified Soul Saint be so stingy?
When she ordered, she deliberately placed the deflated money bag in the most conspicuous position on the table, implying that she was almost out of money!
Why does he still turn a blind eye?
She still paid for the desserts and drinks!
Jiang Yunzhou, on the other hand, felt perfectly justified: Why spend your own money when you can spend other people's money?
When it comes to women, you have to be frugal when necessary!
Jiang Yunzhou.
Zhu Zhuqing put down her fork and said seriously, "I really have something very important to do. Can you let me go and take care of my business first?"
Jiang Yunzhou leaned back in his chair with an air of nonchalance, slowly sipped his drink, and shook his head slightly: "If you leave, where am I supposed to find you? Don't worry, wait a little longer."
His gaze swept across the hotel entrance, a slight smile playing on his lips. "Maybe with luck, I can even catch a good show for free."
Seeing his nonchalant demeanor, Zhu Zhuqing felt a tightness in her chest, yet there was nothing she could do.
What an annoying guy!
Jiang Yunzhou's patience paid off.
Just as Zhu Zhuqing was feeling bored and Jiang Yunzhou was almost at the point of creating some amazing desserts, the light at the hotel entrance was blocked by two figures.
A lively girl in a pink dress with long scorpion braids walked in, chattering away, alongside a boy in a plain blue shirt with a middle-part hairstyle.
They went straight to the front desk.
The girl skipped and jumped around, full of energy, while the boy appeared calm, but his brows also carried a youthful spirit.
Jiang Yunzhou's eyes lit up, and he whispered to Zhu Zhuqing, "Disciple, do you see that girl in the pink dress? Remember what she looks like."
Zhu Zhuqing was bored when she heard this, and subconsciously looked over, asking in confusion, "What do you mean? Who is she?"
"Oh, it doesn't mean anything special."
Jiang Yunzhou smiled mysteriously, "You'll understand in time."
This way of speaking only halfway and hiding half made Zhu Zhuqing experience what it meant to be 'stopped in an inch'!
She was furious; those words were really getting on her nerves. This person definitely had a serious illness!
The Riddler has now topped her list of the people she hates most!
"You're really annoying!" She couldn't help but roll her eyes at him again.
Just then, Jiang Yunzhou gestured towards her with his lip, a look of anticipation on his face: "Well, the show is about to begin."
Zhu Zhuqing turned her head to look at the door again in confusion, and what she saw made her feel as if she had been struck by lightning!
Three more people walked in at the entrance of the lobby.
The leader was a tall, handsome young man with long blond hair, dressed in luxurious white robes.
He had a languid expression and a cynical smile on his lips, with two beautiful and hot twin women who looked almost identical on his left and right arms around each other!
That blond-haired boy was none other than Dai Mubai, her fiancé whom she had traveled thousands of miles and endured countless chases to find!
Jiang Yunzhou didn't say anything more, but his gaze quietly locked onto Zhu Zhuqing, closely watching her reaction.
Zhu Zhuqing clenched her fists tightly under the table!
The familiar throbbing from the depths of her martial soul made it unnecessary for her to confirm anything further!
Is this the fiancé she's been longing for?
This is the fiancé she thought was struggling alone in a foreign land?
Look at his flippant demeanor, his practiced movements, and the casual ease with which he held the twins...
This is hardly the behavior of a newcomer.
He's clearly a regular here, a seasoned pro at love and sex!
A chilling coldness mixed with anger swept over Zhu Zhuqing's entire body!
She clenched her teeth, her body trembling slightly uncontrollably.
What a ridiculous and ironic feat!
It turns out that he had long been indulging in pleasure and had completely forgotten about his fiancée in the Starfall Empire!
So what am I to him?
A heavy burden? A ridiculous hindrance?
Her extreme anger made her want to laugh.
It was a self-deprecating sorrow, a laugh tinged with blood.
She forcibly suppressed her resentment and grief, turned her head and stared at Jiang Yunzhou: "You! You deliberately stalled me just to make me see this?"
Her eyes were filled with shock and confusion. "This all seems like a coincidence, yet it also seems like it was all within your expectations. How did you know?"
Jiang Yunzhou neither admitted nor denied it.
He simply looked back at her calmly, his eyes deep.
Maintaining mystery is what keeps people curious and wanting to explore, isn't it?
He stood up and straightened his clothes: "I promised to give you three days to think it over. Now, I want to go out for a walk. Are you coming?"
He glanced at Zhu Zhuqing, who seemed somewhat lost and dejected, and said, "Never mind, you're free to do as you please."
He understands Zhu Zhuqing.
Given her pride and composure, she would never rush forward to tear the mistress apart at this moment.
She would only lick her wounds silently, like a wounded beast, and digest this embarrassment and pain alone in a corner.
As expected, Zhu Zhuqing simply sat silently in place, watching Dai Mubai and Tang Shan's group clash over the room issue, and watching them eventually seem to reach some kind of agreement.
Watching Dai Mubai walk away with the twins in his arms, until the lobby was empty again.
She stood up listlessly and slowly made her way back to her hotel suite.
She just wants to be alone right now and think things through.
Persist? Is there any point in persisting anymore?
Jiang Yunzhou strolled out of the hotel and disappeared into the afternoon hustle and bustle of Suotuo City.
He certainly wasn't wandering around aimlessly.
He was searching, searching for that inconspicuous shop.
Did you promise to cause trouble for Tangshan?
Let's start now!
Doing nothing? That would be too boring.
Jiang Yunzhou simply treated Suotuo City as a sand table map, leisurely strolling around it to familiarize himself with the terrain.
Finally, in a secluded and quiet corner of a small street, he found his target.
In an inconspicuous little shop, a middle-aged man with a flat face, glasses, and a hooked nose, who is quite conspicuous overall, is resting with his eyes closed on a recliner at the entrance.
Chapter 13 Dare to say you won't sell, I'll kill you.
Jiang Yunzhou smiled and stepped into the dimly lit shop.
His gaze quickly swept over the dusty clutter on the shelves and soon settled on a few inconspicuous pieces of ore.
"Boss, how much are these stones?" Jiang Yunzhou's voice broke the silence in the shop.
Holland, lounging on the recliner, lazily opened one eye, glanced in the direction Jiang Yunzhou was pointing, and casually asked, "Oh? Are you going to take them all, sir?"
Jiang Yunzhou nodded.
He knew nothing about ore and didn't know which piece it was, but it didn't matter. It was always better to take it all with him than to let it go unpunished!
"All of it, one hundred gold coins," Huland quoted without even lifting his eyelids.
Jiang Yunzhou frowned slightly, wondering if he would have to raise the price again if he readily agreed.
Sure enough, this guy is a real shrewd businessman, and his obsession with gold soul coins is just as strong as mine!
How dare a few broken stones ask for a hundred gold coins?