Suddenly, Ruan Yuling laughed.
Compared to before, her smile was less contrived and coquettish, with a hint more of genuine cheerfulness.
"Brother Yun, thank you."
You smiled and said, "I’ve already called you elder sister, so there’s no need for such formalities."
As you spoke, you took a small porcelain bottle from your bosom and placed it on the coffee table.
"Well, how should I put it, this is a gift for elder sister. Although its effects aren’t as powerful as the Taoist’s array, it still has some use."
Zong Wangyue, sitting beside, reached out for the porcelain bottle, opened it to have a look, and couldn’t help but exclaim, "Ho ho, a Beauty Pill, tsk tsk, quite the generous gift. These Dan Medicines can sell for twenty thousand each nowadays, and they’re priceless, there must be at least ten of them in here."
Afterwards, Zong Wangyue put it back on the coffee table, and Ruan Yuling picked it up, playing with it in her hand, while her eyes flickered contemplatively at you.
Seeing Ruan Yuling’s eyes filled with deep meaning, you hurriedly said, "Sister Ling, if you ever encounter any trouble in the future that you can’t resolve, feel free to find any one of us. As long as we can help, we’ll do our utmost."
"Elder sister has something she’d like Brother Yun to help with right now."
Ruan Yuling’s smile still carried an intoxicating charm, merely one look was enough to capture one’s gaze, making it hard to look away.
"Please tell me, elder sister."
"Since leaving the village, elder sister hasn’t met many who have treated me with true kindess, not even those seven husbands, who were merely infatuated with my appearance. It’s rare that several brothers are willing to genuinely help me, so I’d like Brother Yun to do me a favor." Ruan Yuling blinked her enchanting eyes, her words laced with a delightful tone, "I would like Brother Yun to father my child, what do you say?"
Without even thinking, you refused, "Sister Ling, anything but that is fine, just not this one."
"Why? It’s not like elder sister has become ugly."
"It’s not about you, it’s that I already have a girlfriend, and we love each other very much." You had not expected Ruan Yuling to make such a request and hurriedly explained.
Ruan Yuling’s eyes swirled, naturally drawing people’s hearts into her gaze, trapping them without escape.
"Brother Yun, elder sister isn’t asking you to betray your girlfriend, you know. Elder sister just wants to share a beautiful night with Brother Yun. Elder sister doesn’t need you to take responsibility, and I will raise the child alone without letting your girlfriend know."
You scratched your head, realizing that Ruan Yuling was formidable. If it had been anyone else, they probably would have been groveling at her feet by now. Even after the array’s removal, the seductive aura she exuded did not fade in the slightest; in fact, you felt it had grown stronger.
Although you didn’t understand the reason behind it, you were clear that you absolutely couldn’t continue being around this woman, as you could clearly feel your heart starting to stir!
"Sister Ling, please find someone else. I think with your abilities, it shouldn’t be difficult to find a handsome and suave man."
Ruan Yuling didn’t press the issue too hard but merely sighed softly, gracefully standing up. She moved her long legs wrapped in provocative black silk stockings and walked over to you, slowly bending down, at which point you were less than twenty centimeters away from her!
"Since Brother Yun is unwilling, elder sister surely can’t force the issue, what a pity. I really wanted to have a child with Brother Yun, our child would definitely be perfect."
As she spoke, Ruan Yuling took a small crystal card from the deep valley of her chest and placed it in your hand, then slowly brought her red and pure lips close to your ear, whispering with a soft and fragrant tone, "Take good care of it. If you ever find yourself free, feel free to come over to elder sister’s place for a visit, a visit."
Ruan Yuling then walked toward the main door under the watchful gaze of you four. When she reached the doorway, she halted momentarily, tilting her body slightly, and her long wavy black hair cascaded to the side, showcasing her nearly perfect profile to you all: "Oh, by the way, bring your girlfriend next time. Elder sister can teach her how to brew black tea."
Xiao Feng and Yang Kai both moved closer at the same time, staring intently at the crystal card in your hand.
"Hey? Madman, what’s this?" Yang Kai asked.
Xiao Feng looked back and forth, shaking his head slightly, "I don’t know. My family’s little one is poor, never seen this kind of thing. Let’s have Zongzi take a look."
"Hey, short, rich, and ugly, come over here and have a look." Yang Kai waved at Zong Wangyue, who was sitting on the other side.
Zong Wangyue rolled his eyes in annoyance, "Even if your Brother Zongzi is ugly, I still have two Heavenly Immortal beauties, hmph!"
As he spoke, Zong Wangyue walked up to you, glanced at the small crystal card in your hand, and then exclaimed with an unprecedented expression, "Wow, wow, wow! This is incredible, absolutely incredible!"
"What are you babbling about?"
Xiao Feng kicked at Zong Wangyue, but the chubby guy dodged nimbly, twisting his big butt and said, "You two poor clowns, this crystal card is a treasure that all the men of Yuhang dream about."
You and Wei Shuxian exchanged glances and asked, "What exactly is it?"
"The Black Widow’s home key!"
Xiao Feng and Yang Kai immediately started to uproar.
"Oh, your sister!" You stood up to hit someone, but the four rascals immediately hopped and skipped away.
You grabbed the crystal card, originally intending to just leave it on the coffee table, but then thought better of it and put it in your pocket, silently thinking that in a few days, when you had time, you would go return the key to Ruan Yuling.
The next morning, you had no classes, and after finishing the twelve books you had borrowed, you drove to return them. But as you entered the exhibition hall, you heard Captain Xian Qianling’s low shout from inside: "Gone? How can that be!"
Carrying the books, you walked over and found Captain Xian and the guide from yesterday standing by the corridor, with Captain Xian’s face clearly showing anger.
"Captain Xian, the weather is so nice today, why the gloomy look on your face?"
As soon as Captain Xian saw you, he immediately said, "You’ve arrived just in time, help me find this thief."
"A thief? What thief?" You set the books aside on a glass cabinet and said to the guide with a smile, "Could you please check these in for me?"
The guide nodded smilingly, and quickly had someone else return the books to their places.
Pointing at the cheongsam on the wall, Captain Xian said to you, "Didn’t you look at this cheongsam yesterday?"
You looked at the now empty glass case, blinked, and nodded, "Yeah, it seems there was a cheongsam hanging here. Where did it go?"
The guide said, "We don’t know what happened either. We discovered the cheongsam missing this morning when we came to work."
You couldn’t help but be a little surprised; after all, that cheongsam was an old antique and not particularly attractive. The reason you took an extra look at it yesterday was that you felt it was special; it seemed to have a faint trace of a soul’s aura on it. But you hadn’t looked into it in detail since you weren’t so idle to investigate everything thoroughly.
"Since you’re here, help us check it out, will you?"