Yi Xuan had temporarily managed to convince her disciple.
Jiang Suan’s fortune-telling shop was practically a dragon’s den.
If a hotheaded girl like Fufu went barging in there, wouldn’t she just be asking for trouble?
If the senior did to that girl what he had done to her, it would be…
it would truly be too much!
Fufu was young and inexperienced; she couldn’t handle that kind of “treatment.”
As she spoke, Yi Xuan planned to return to the mountain first to pick out a few gifts before visiting Jiang Suan again.
She didn’t notice the increasingly worried look in Ling’s eyes.
Today, Ling decided, she had to go investigate the truth of the matter herself.
***
Meanwhile, at Chenghui Square.
The Huici Market was in full swing.
Shopkeepers were opening their doors to welcome guests, and The Tea Immortal was no exception.
The staff had been instructed that if a VIP named “Jiang Suan” arrived today, they were to be exceptionally enthusiastic.
“Is he still not here?”
“Boss, you’ve asked more than a dozen times today.
Just who is this Jiang Suan?
Is he some big shot?”
“It’s already noon…
*Cough.* Is he even coming?”
“What about this breakfast you specially prepared for him?”
“Tsk…
go, go, go.
Divide it up and eat it yourselves!”
Hongdou was fuming.
With a sharp *thwack*, she snapped her painted fan against the counter.
The floral patterns across her chest trembled with her agitation, a sight of beauty in anger that left the chattering girls wide-eyed.
The boss had been getting more and more feminine lately.
“Still looking?”
“Pfft…
we’re going!”
The greeting girls scattered at once to share the pastries Hongdou had personally made.
Her culinary skills were second to none; anyone who didn’t get a taste was truly unfortunate.
“Sister Hongdou, we’ll enjoy it on his behalf!”
Hongdou laughed and scolded the group of foodies, the frustration in her heart dissipating quite a bit.
She stood up and stretched, her originally well-fitted cheongsam suddenly straining and bulging, the fabric deforming under the pressure of her curves.
“Bad man.
How can he just break his word?”
“Does he really want me to come crawling to him…”
The woman, who had specially changed into a new cheongsam, packed a lunch and elegantly departed from The Tea Immortal, heading toward the fortune-telling shop.
She knocked on the door with a resentful air.
“Oh, for heaven’s sake.”
“I’ve come to deliver food to you personally.
Do you want me to feed it to you myself?
No one?
Say something to me!”
Her calls didn’t draw out the master of the house, but they were heard by the little girl next door.
Three little heads popped out.
“Sister Hongdou, Brother Jiang Suan is still sleeping!”
Li An, taking advantage of her young age, had already gone in to cause a ruckus earlier.
Her father had told her to ask the neighbor if he wanted to join them for morning tea.
But she couldn’t shake him awake no matter what.
She had even been pulled into the bed to nap for a while.
Brother Jiang Suan’s bed was so comfortable, and it had a lovely scent!
“What kind of scent?”
“Um…
just like the scent on Sister Youye.”
“!!?”
Li An’s words were a bombshell.
Hongdou’s lips twitched, and the hand holding the lunch box nearly slipped.
So *that* was why he hadn’t come to eat.
I see how it is!
That stinking man threw their newly established friendship aside for the sake of some woman?
What a pragmatist.
At the very least, she was a beautiful woman too, wasn’t she?
“Fine, fine, fine.
Sister Hongdou is going in right now to wake this big lazybones.
The sun is already burning his backside!”
“Then Li An is coming too!”
“Uh…”
Hongdou pushed the door open aggressively, but she hadn’t expected the little tagalong to follow her in.
The little scheme she had in her heart was forced to retreat.
She’d have to make an appointment for later.
“Jiang Suan~”
“Xiao Guang, be good.
You’re not at fault.
Let Senior give you a hug.”
“Mmm…”
Jiang Suan was mumbling in his sleep, a roguish grin on his face.
He was likely having a pleasant dream—thoughts by day, dreams by night.
Li An muttered under her breath.
The big brother was like this all morning.
He couldn’t be shaken awake.
When Li An climbed onto the bed to rock him, she ended up being pulled into his arms.
*Hmph…
bad brother!
He doesn’t even know how to be embarrassed!*
“Pfft…”
“Is that so?”
Hongdou leaned over the side of Jiang Suan’s bed, wanting to tease him.
Her voice suddenly became delicate as she groaned mischievously.
“Senior, what do you want to do to Xiao Guang?”
“Be good…
the tail…
hehehe.
Senior will be gentle.”
“…”
The whole room went silent.
Even the children were stunned.
*Tsk, he’s a furry lover!*
Jiang Suan remained completely oblivious.
He reached out for whatever was warm, and under the effect of Absolute Control, Hongdou flew right into his embrace.
“Yes!
Just like that!”
“That’s how Li An and Li Bao got pulled in this morning!”
“…”
The startled cries finally shattered Jiang Suan’s beautiful dream.
He frowned and opened his eyes.
Before him was the proprietress, her face flushed beet-red.
*Tsk, what’s going on?
Am I still dreaming?*
[Congratulations, Host, on successfully completing your first day.]
[Today’s Mission: The evil Master Xuanhuang is coming.
Hurry and “save” the little tiger!]
[Mission Description: The little tigress is planning to teach you a lesson and show you her fist the size of a sandbag.
Since she is so ungrateful, Host, it is time to strike and give her a blow to the head!]
[Please go to the street immediately to tell Master Xuanhuang’s fortune.
Act as a matchmaker between him and Orange Fufu, and collect divination fees from both parties.]
[Rewards: Divination-use Humanoid Bangboo × 1, Xiao Guang’s Polaroid (Two-way)]
[The One Divination Per Day System is at your service.]
[Note: Are you satisfied with Miss Hongdou’s morning wake-up service?
Please rate it on a scale of one to ten.]
“Full marks.”
“What full marks…”
“I didn’t expect Miss Hongdou to use such a method to wake me up.
I have to give it full marks.
However…
you climbed up here yourself.
You’re not going to make me take responsibility, are you?” New chapters come out on g.com first.
“…”
The heat from the man’s breath brushed against Hongdou’s face.
The surge of hormones made her head feel dizzy, yet she couldn’t muster an ounce of resistance.
She couldn’t figure it out.
Had Jiang Suan woken up first, or had he pulled her into his arms while still asleep?
She had come to deliver breakfast, but she had become the breakfast instead!
“You’re awake and you still won’t let go?
If you keep touching, I’m charging a fee!”
“How much?”
“…Jiang Suan!”
A sharp, piercing cry of embarrassed fury erupted from Hongdou’s mouth.
No matter how socially sophisticated she was, she was still an unmarried maiden.
This bastard actually treated her like a woman of the night?
“How much?” What kind of thing was that to ask?!
*Awoo!*
A set of teeth marks appeared on Jiang Suan’s wrist.
She didn’t hold back at all, biting down hard like a little dog.
She was the one who mentioned a fee.
But she wouldn’t let him ask the price.
Truly unreasonable.
Ah, women…
He didn’t resist, simply staring at her with a look of mock grievance.
The woman took the opportunity to roll off the bed and straighten her disheveled clothes, especially the coverage on her legs.
If she didn’t fix it, the base of her thighs would be completely exposed!
*Thump~*
She slammed the lunch box onto his nightstand.
No longer in a good mood, she shot him a lingering, resentful glare.
“I really worried about you for nothing.”
“There’s a woman’s scent all over this bed…
Here’s your lunch.
It’s the meal I promised you.
Hmph, come and eat at the shop yourself from now on.
You don’t actually expect me to bring it to you every day, do you?”
“I have things to do at the shop.
I’m leaving!”
Hongdou’s whole body was burning up as she spoke in a huff.
In all her years, when had she ever actually climbed into another man’s bed?
She had clearly just been craving a massage and was curious about Jiang Suan.
It made sense to look after a generous customer, but throwing herself into the bargain was definitely not worth it…
“Cough, wait a moment.
Are you free tonight?”
“For what?”
Despite her irritation, Hongdou didn’t leave in a huff.
Jiang Suan propped his chin in his hand, looking at the charming proprietress with a beaming smile.
A few little ones were leaning against the edge of the bed, watching the spectacle.
He hazily recalled what had happened—hugging the three kids, then hugging Hongdou.
It was truly embarrassing, but this was all fate!
Since it was heaven’s will, shouldn’t he cherish it?
“Hongdou, I want to properly apologize to you.
Will you give me a chance?
I didn’t do anything to you in my dream, did I?”
“Heh.
You were calling my name, trying to hold me, and harbored ill intentions toward me.
You have the nerve to ask?”
Hongdou gritted her teeth, deliberately twisting the facts.
Jiang Suan wasn’t sure.
Was he really that lustful?
Surely he wasn’t so pathetic that he’d call her name loud enough for her to hear.
“Oh?
Then, what do you think?”
“I’m free after nine tonight!
Come if you want, or don’t!”