2022-07-19 11:16:00The general gave a long and heavy sigh when he heard Peng Mingxia.
"I need to use your identity for this transaction to happen." He motioned his arms towards his family and himself. "As you can see, my situation is not good."
"What do you mean by that?" Peng Mingxia was quick to question.
Peng Mingxia knew that something was up with the deal. But the temptations of solving one of the biggest headaches in medicine society was far too big for him to pass up.
But he did not expect that the general was seriously striking this deal with him. Forget about the audacity (that was only felt one-sidedly by Peng Mingxia), the general in the first place should not have the right to make this negotiation with him in the first place.
"What I meant is, we w
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"You are listening right? Come out they wanna meet you." With arms crossed Zhi Ruo leaned back, as she said aloud.There was silence before a person appeared next to Zhi Ruo, the kelpie like hair was the first thing that the people in the room noticed. Next was the towering figure, and then the blank eyes.To say that the eyes of the room didn't go to Tiān Dì the moment Zhōngguó leaned in towards Zhi Ruo's wasn't noticable, was an understatement, even if someone wasn't trying to notice it they will have no choice but to notice it.There was an uncanny resemblance on how Zhōngguó dressed chose to dress himself, with the librarian that was starting to get annoyed by the gazes that he was receiving. It was apparent on Tiān Dì's twitching brows that he did not like the fact that he was being gazed at oddly.
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As if she didn't hear the uncertainty that coated each of Yuan Chuanli's words, Zhi Ruo tilted her head. "Didn't you hear me? I already said that grandfather's words are most likely to be excuses." Zhi Ruo waved her hands dismissively. Yuan Chuanli watched Zhi Ruo's careless actions and wanted to sigh. It was his luck to face such a indifferent and free willed heiress. He had finally decided to trust the rumors, that the true blooded Ye clan members are an eccentric bunch, more eccentric than the ancient cultivators that decided to live out of the current society. Yuan Chuanli thought that Ye Gu Shi was a weird one. He soon followed that thought with; that was because he hadn't met Zhi Ruo yet. "Even if the patriarch's words are excuses, I plan to follow his words exactly at face value." The guy said, causing Zhi Ruo to frown. Who knew that Yuan Chuanli was such a good law abider th
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Yuan Chuanli reclined in his chair, studying Zhi Ruo intently with his cool, calculating gaze. Uncertain of what her next move would be, he remained silent, allowing Zhi Ruo to take the lead in the conversation. Zhi Ruo sat in front of him, her mask covering her face and her hands folded neatly in her lap. Despite Yuan Chuanli's intense scrutiny, she remained composed and unperturbed. Her eyes, though hidden behind the mask, betrayed a sharp intelligence and a quiet confidence, as if she knew something that he didn't. Yuan Chuanli couldn't help but feel a twinge of unease as he studied her posture, which was relaxed but poised, as if she was ready for anything. He wondered what secrets she was hiding behind that mask, and what kind of person would be so calm in the face of his scrutiny. All of a sudden, a laugh escaped Zhi Ruo's mouth. It rang inside the well furnished room, as if it was fir
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