HLnovel Chapter 414 is quite special.
Chapter 414 is quite special.
When Lu Yangyang woke up the next day, she was already in her own bed.
She had no recollection of when she fell asleep or how she got back.
All I remember is her telling Sheng Junyi about Chenzhou, but by the end she couldn't remember anything.
Lu Yangyang patted her head, looking annoyed.
Drinking really does make you drunk; I hope she didn't say anything inappropriate.
Lu Yangyang got out of bed, filled a basin with cold water, and vigorously rubbed her face.
By the time she finished getting ready and went to have breakfast, Sheng Junyi was already sitting there drinking tea, looking quite respectable.
Lu Yangyang walked over and sat down at the dining table, cleared her throat, and tentatively asked, "What did I say to you last night?"
Sheng Junyi looked at her thoughtfully, his gaze making Lu Yangyang feel uneasy.
She simply turned her face away; whatever, as long as she didn't ask, she wouldn't know.
She doesn't know, so she's not ashamed.
Lu Yangyang comforted herself with a good attitude.
Then, Sheng Junyi, as if on cue, spoke up: "You spent the whole night flapping around on the roof and told me that if you could fly, you would..."
"What?" Lu Yangyang turned her head sharply and asked nervously.
No way, no way? Could she really do something like that? How come I have absolutely no recollection of her?
"Yangyang!" Suddenly, a clear voice called out from the doorway.
Lu Yangyang looked over at the sound and saw Wen Qingqing and Jiang Zhiyi walking in from outside.
Wen Qingqing ran in and saw the lavish breakfast on Lu Yangyang's table. She was shocked and angrily rebuked, "So, you make me work like an old ox in the countryside while you hide here eating and drinking like a king?"
Lu Yangyang: "..."
If she remembered correctly, those girls were all very skillful, and out of gratitude, they would make different kinds of snacks and delicious food to feed her every day.
"What are you doing here..." Wen Qingqing stopped mid-sentence as she turned her head, her heart pounding in her throat. She tugged at Lu Yangyang's sleeve and whispered, "What's he doing here? Didn't you say he wasn't human?"
Lu Yangyang quickly raised her hand to cover her mouth, glaring at her and gritting her teeth: "Sister, how old are you to still believe in ghosts and gods!"
She was just saying that Sheng Junyi was a fox demon who ate human hearts and livers offhand. It was just something she said casually, since she didn't get along with Sheng Junyi back then. Why does this girl always mess things up at crucial moments? She just blurts out whatever comes to mind.
Wen Qingqing also realized what was happening and hurriedly covered her mouth with both hands in embarrassment.
Jiang Zhiyi smiled as she looked at the two of them, then bowed and greeted Sheng Junyi: "Zhiyi greets the Second Young Master."
"Miss Jiang, you're too kind." Sheng Junyi returned the greeting with a cupped hand.
Then he stood up and said to Lu Yangyang, "I have something to do, so I won't bother you any longer."
After saying that, he turned around and left.
Lu Yangyang hadn't finished asking her what she had said last night, but to avoid embarrassing herself in front of her friends, she decisively gave up.
After Sheng Junyi left, Wen Qingqing let go of his hand, glanced curiously outside, and then turned to look at her two friends: "You both know him? Who exactly is he?"
Jiang Zhiyi glanced at Lu Yangyang, then smiled but remained silent.
Wen Qingqing looked at Lu Yangyang, waiting for her to speak.
Unable to bear her gaze any longer, Lu Yangyang sat down, grabbed a steamed bun, stuffed it into her mouth, and mumbled something indistinctly.
"My second brother."
"What?" Wen Qingqing exclaimed in disbelief.
Lu Yangyang was so startled she almost choked. "What are you doing?"
"You, you..." Wen Qingqing stared at her, then suddenly realized what she meant. She reached out and touched Lu Yangyang's face, covering the tattoo on her face, her eyes wide with disbelief: "I knew he looked familiar, but I just couldn't place him! Turns out he's your second brother! Are all your family members this good-looking? Your second brother is so devastatingly handsome, do you have any other brothers? Are they all this good-looking too?"
Lu Yangyang: "..."
Wen Qingqing looked at her with a face full of anticipation.
“I also have an older brother, who is also very good-looking,” Lu Yangyang said helplessly.
Wen Qingqing gently tugged at the hem of her dress, her face flushed, and whispered shyly, "Have your brothers gotten married? What kind of girls do they like?"
Lu Yangyang stared wide-eyed at the girl's rosy cheeks, shook her head, and thought, "She really does have a face that could bring ruin to a country and harm people!"
“I married her,” Lu Yangyang shattered her little bit of bewitched expectation: “The girls they like… are all quite special.”
Big Brother and Little Pear, Sheng Junyi and Sister Ruoxue, although they haven't been able to have a happy ending yet because of their positions, in their own hearts they've already had one, right? Otherwise, Sheng Junyi wouldn't have drunk so much last night, trying to drown his sorrows in alcohol.
Unfortunately, she never got to ask why Sheng Junyi failed to win the wedding.
Wen Qingqing blinked lightly and sighed in disappointment: "Alas, all the beautiful plants in this world are indeed taken."
Lu Yangyang pulled her down to sit and stuffed a steamed bun into her mouth: "Eat up, eat up. Forget about all that 'grass'. Eat more. Don't let handsome men blind you. In the end, you'll realize that steamed buns are the most important thing in this world because they're filling."
Jiang Zhiyi sat down beside her and put a soup dumpling in Wen Qingqing's bowl: "Yangyang is right, you've been working hard lately, eat more."
Wen Qingqing looked left and right, and then realized she was really hungry.
After breakfast, Lu Yangyang asked Jiang Zhiyi, "Have all the girls been settled in?"
Jiang Zhiyi nodded and took out a booklet: "I have recorded the names, ages, skills, and thoughts of all those girls and categorized them. In addition to the people I plan to send over when I open the shop, there are a few girls who told me they want to learn martial arts and become guards."
"Hmm?" Lu Yangyang flipped through the booklet in her hand, looking at her in surprise.
Jiang Zhiyi reached out and turned to the first page, which listed the names of several girls. "These girls are all quite young. I asked a martial arts master, and they said that dancing since childhood is very helpful for learning martial arts. So I asked someone to find a female master in the martial arts industry to train them."
Lu Yangyang's eyes lit up as she listened. Jiang Zhiyi was clearly thinking the same thing as her: "Miss, I think we need to cultivate our own people. So instead of slowly looking from outside, I think we should make use of these girls to build our own power. They have experienced life and death and understand the value of survival even more."
“You’re right!” What Lu Yangyang has been most worried about these past few days is how to build up the people she can use. She can’t fight alone forever, and relying solely on herself and Jiang Zhiyi is far from enough. Not only are they overwhelmed, but they also can’t do many things. However, Jiang Zhiyi gave her a great idea today. If she can unite these girls who were originally desperate, why can’t they become a brand new force?