However, to everyone’s disappointment—
Zhuo Yi remained completely calm, as if he hadn’t heard a single word Zhuo Wenxuan had said.
Huang Xiaoxiao was even calmer.
If he was dissatisfied and wanted a divorce, that was fine too.
After eating hot meals for two days and bringing so many good things home to her family, she wouldn’t be losing anything.
It might even buy her some time.
Before dying in her previous life, she had finally discovered the secret to successful crafting.
After being reborn, she still hadn’t tried it.
Maybe this time it would work.
Besides, she had been reborn.
Who was to say things would unfold exactly the same way as before?
Thinking of that, Huang Xiaoxiao felt no pressure at all.
She wasn’t worried.
But Zhuo Yi thought differently.
After hearing Zhuo Wenxuan say so many cruel things, Xiaoxiao must be feeling terrible.
She had become unusually quiet.
“Alright. You’ve all finished eating, right? If so, it’s time to go.”
Without hesitation, Zhuo Yi began driving everyone out.
“?”
Lin Ruiyang looked at Zhuo Yi, wondering if he had heard correctly.
“If you’re full, then leave.”
Zhuo Yi had already stood up and started clearing the dishes.
Lin Ruiyang: But we haven’t even started eating?
Friend #2 looked at his chopsticks.
They were still spotless.
It was as if they had never been used.
Friend #3 looked at the table.
Had he even eaten anything?
Why did it look like none of the food was gone?
Friend #4: Apparently I just ate air.
Huang Xiaoxiao blinked.
Had she eaten too much?
Was the man unhappy with her?
In short—
What was supposed to be a gathering with friends was abruptly declared over by Zhuo Yi.
Only after being thrown out of the house did Zhuo Wenxuan finally realize what had happened.
She stared at the closed door in disbelief.
“No, wait, I—”
She raised her hand to knock.
“My dear ancestor, can you stop causing trouble for once?”
Seeing this, Lin Ruiyang quickly dragged her away.
“Let go! Let go of me! What does Zhuo Yi even mean by this?”
“For that woman, he won’t even let us eat! He’s abandoning his friends for a pretty face, forgetting loyalty for love, a heartless Pigsy!”
‘Forgetting loyalty for profit’ doesn’t seem like the right phrase here…
And what exactly does a heartless Pigsy mean?
Listening to the shouting outside, Huang Xiaoxiao silently commented in her mind.
“Alright, they’re all gone now. You didn’t eat enough, did you? Eat some more.”
After everyone left, Zhuo Yi brought the dishes back out.
Huang Xiaoxiao’s eyelashes fluttered.
So…
He wasn’t unhappy because she ate too much.
He was unhappy with those people.
Or rather, unhappy with the strange looks they gave her.
A warm feeling instantly spread through her heart.
After lunch, Huang Xiaoxiao lay on the sofa to rest.
Zhuo Yi finished cleaning up and returned to the living room.
He glanced at the woman sprawled across the sofa and silently sat in a single-seat chair opposite her.
“You…”
After staring for a long while, he finally spoke.
“Hm? What is it?”
Huang Xiaoxiao was playing a game. Hearing him speak, she glanced up.
“Do you still want to continue crafting?”
Zhuo Yi asked.
“Of course I do.”
On that matter, Huang Xiaoxiao had never given up.
“But… you don’t mind?”
She put down the tablet in her hand.
Looking directly at Zhuo Yi, she wanted to see whether Zhuo Wenxuan’s words had affected him.
“I don’t mind. I can afford to support one person.”
As he said this, a strong confidence radiated from him.
Beyond that, Huang Xiaoxiao sensed nothing else.
It truly seemed as though he didn’t care at all that everyone called her a failure.
The corners of her eyes curved slightly.
She was clearly pleased by his attitude.
“Then shall we go buy supplies?”
She pointed toward the door.
“Sure.”
Zhuo Yi nodded and immediately stood up.
…
At the shopping district, crowds moved back and forth through the streets.
Standing in front of a materials shop, Huang Xiaoxiao felt as though she were dreaming.
The man had actually kept his word and brought her to buy the materials she needed.
“This one, this one, and this one. Pack ten sets of each.”
Before she could even speak, Zhuo Yi had already begun pointing at various materials and instructing the shopkeeper to package them.
“Wait! Wait a second!”
Huang Xiaoxiao hurriedly stopped him.
“Not those. I need the materials over here. My ability isn’t at that level yet. Those are for high-level Spirit Ability Users.”
The shopkeeper looked at Zhuo Yi.
“And three portions of each will be enough.”
The shopkeeper looked at Zhuo Yi again.
“Do as she says.”
He waved his hand, signaling the owner to follow Huang Xiaoxiao’s instructions.
…
After purchasing everything, Zhuo Yi escorted her home before heading to the military.
He reminded her to stay safe while she was alone.
Huang Xiaoxiao waved him off, indicating she understood and telling him to hurry up and leave.
The moment he was gone, she eagerly unpacked the materials she had just bought and prepared to begin crafting.
Her first goal was naturally to create a storage space artifact.
She took out her crafting cauldron and carefully placed the materials inside one by one.
Taking a deep breath, she suddenly felt nervous.
She wondered whether this life would turn out the same as the last.
Carefully, she guided a strand of spiritual power from her palm.
The instant it touched the bottom of the cauldron—
BOOM!
Flames erupted violently.
Huang Xiaoxiao jumped backward in alarm.
Fortunately, she had prepared in advance.
Otherwise, she might have been burned.
Control the fire!
Control the fire!
She needed to make it smaller.
Her spiritual power stretched out again, carefully creeping toward the base of the cauldron.
BOOM!
For some reason—
The flames seemed stimulated by her power and burned even more fiercely than before.
What the heck?
How was this even worse than in her previous life?
The entire cauldron was surrounded by fire.
She couldn’t even get close.
Doo-doo-doo-doo!
Just then—
The emergency alarm in the room suddenly sounded.
The shrill warning echoed loudly throughout the house.
…
The fire was eventually extinguished.
The firefighters looked at Huang Xiaoxiao with indescribable expressions.
“Try not to lose focus while crafting in the future. House fires are extremely dangerous.”
“Yes, yes, I’m sorry. It won’t happen again.”
Huang Xiaoxiao felt deeply embarrassed.
She genuinely hadn’t expected it to cause a fire.
The surrounding neighbors began whispering among themselves.
Some pointed at her.
Others wore all sorts of expressions.
Among the crowd, Zhuo Wenxuan watched everything unfold.
She suddenly felt it was necessary to inform the family about Zhuo Yi’s situation.
She absolutely could not allow this woman to ruin her brother.
This was only her first attempt at crafting, and she had nearly burned down the house.
If she continued, who knew what would happen?
Maybe she’d destroy the entire family.
Thinking about returning to the days of never having enough food or warmth, Zhuo Wenxuan felt a chill run down her spine.
Without hesitation, she immediately called her mother.
She reported everything that had happened.
“Wenxuan, it’s not that I don’t want to get involved. You know your second brother’s personality. I probably can’t interfere in his affairs.”
At the moment, her mother was busy chatting with friends.
After hearing Zhuo Wenxuan’s complaints, she didn’t seem concerned at all.
With Zhuo Yi’s personality, very few women could tolerate him.
Sooner or later, the woman would leave on her own.
There was no need to worry.
“No, Mom, listen to me. That woman—”
Zhuo Wenxuan was so frustrated she nearly exploded.
“Wenxuan, Mom’s a little busy right now. We’ll talk later.”
The communicator immediately emitted a series of disconnected beeps.
“Fine. If none of you are going to do anything, then I’ll handle it myself.”
“I refuse to believe I can’t deal with a useless failure.”
Putting away her communicator, Zhuo Wenxuan’s face was filled with indignation.