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Such scheming women are rare indeed!
As more and more guests arrived at the birthday banquet, many took the opportunity to present their gifts. Everyone was eager to curry favor with Chen Anlin, so most of the gifts offered were quite valuable. Some even went so far as to bring an extra gift specifically for the young Master Chen. After all, the current Chen family was not a place where just anyone could enter. Even if one managed to get in, it was not guaranteed they would meet Master Chen.
Thus, many people seized this chance to meet Chen Anlin and wanted to make a good impression. The Sun family presented a precious Nine-Reversion Restoration Pill, while the Tang family offered their own gift.
Chen Anlin felt somewhat helpless; those who had already given gifts were now coming over to him again with more offerings. Before he knew it, he had accumulated a pile of gift boxes in front of him. What on earth is this? Chen Anlin shook his head, feeling that these people were really putting him on the spot, making his already affluent family seem even more extravagant.
Out of politeness, he thanked each person one by one, but as for remembering them... Sorry, but that was simply impossible. Strangely enough, he could clearly remember those who hadn’t given gifts. Hmph, a bunch of sycophants.
Not far away, Ye Hao watched this scene with disdain and sneered coldly. He held these people in great contempt.
Once most of the gifts had been presented, Chen Anlin took out his own offering: a century-old ginseng cultivated from a drop of spiritual liquid, which was also quite precious. At that moment, Ye Hao realized it was his chance to shine.
He directly pulled out a stone, and upon seeing this, countless people began to mock him. He was actually giving a piece of broken rock? It was said that the Su family's son-in-law was a fool, but who would have thought it was true!!
“Hahaha, this is hilarious! A stone!”
On the high platform, the elder of the Su family also wore an expression of disbelief. She examined the stone for a while but could not discern its significance. Ultimately, she confirmed that it was just an ordinary rock.
Listening to the surrounding people's doubts, Ye Hao smirked slightly, appearing completely unfazed.
He enjoyed the feeling of being in the spotlight.
The skeptical murmurs would soon turn into exclamations of surprise, for this was no ordinary stone! This was a treasure of the Xunxian Sect, a Qi-nurturing Stone. Wearing it nourished one's vital energy, making fatigue less likely.
Go ahead and curse, mock, but soon you will be astonished! Ye Hao thought to himself.
Sure enough, at that moment, an elderly man in the audience spotted the stone and exclaimed, "If I am not mistaken, that stone should be the legendary Qi-nurturing Stone, which has supposedly been lost for ages. Ye Hao, how did you come by it?" Suddenly, Chen Anlin looked at Ye Hao and asked deliberately.
Ye Hao was taken aback; he had been so focused on showing off that he hadn’t thought about how to explain its origin.
Furrowing his brows, he didn’t want to reveal where the stone came from, as it involved his secret. This was clearly intentional; Chen Anlin was doing this on purpose.
"Cough, cough. I found it in a wild area last time," Ye Hao could only come up with an excuse.
This little episode didn’t draw much attention from the crowd. After all, while Qi-nurturing Stones were rare, they weren’t particularly powerful. The so-called nourishment of vital energy wasn’t that impressive.
Ye Hao looked around, hoping to see expressions of surprise on everyone’s faces. However, he was disappointed; no one seemed to care.
This left him somewhat speechless—did these people really not find the Qi-nurturing Stone remarkable? It had been missing from the world for so long!
Just then, he noticed Chen Anlin walking outside with Su Menghan and Su Bingyu. Seeing Su Bingyu's cheerful demeanor made Ye Hao feel incredulous. Why was Bingyu forcing a smile for that guy Chen Anlin?
Outside in an open area, Chen Anlin was instructing Su Bingyu and Su Menghan in sword practice. Under his watchful eye, Ye Hao had been secretly observing them.
"Ye Hao! I've been looking for you for a while now. You’re hiding here to slack off, aren’t you?" Suddenly, Zhao Chunlan's voice rang out from behind Ye Hao.
I don’t have it.
Hmm? What are you looking at? Zhao Chunlan noticed Chen Anlin with her two daughters not far away, and she certainly didn’t want Ye Hao to ruin things.
Before Ye Hao could say anything, she slapped him again.
Smack!
Get to work!
Endure!
Ye Hao took a deep breath and could only start clearing the dishes. He thought to himself that since Su Bingyu and Su Menghan were together, Chen Anlin wouldn’t dare do anything, no matter how bold he was. Moreover, he believed that Su Bingyu was a pure girl who wouldn’t let Chen Anlin act recklessly.
With that thought, he relaxed a bit.
Unbeknownst to him, at that moment, Su Bingyu twisted her ankle and looked apologetically at Chen Anlin. “Young Master Chen, I’ve twisted my ankle. Could you help me into the house?”
Chen Anlin nodded.
Su Menghan was speechless. What a coincidence! But with her sister around, she believed nothing would happen, right?
Determined, she resolved to keep a close watch and make sure Chen Anlin didn’t take advantage of the situation.
After helping Su Bingyu into the house, Su Bingyu turned to Su Menghan and said, “Menghan, go to our medicine cabinet and bring back some wound ointment.”
“I’ll send a servant,” she added.
“The servants are busy entertaining guests in the front yard. Besides, they wouldn’t know where the ointment is kept. Just go get it,” Su Bingyu explained.
Su Menghan frowned but nodded in agreement, thinking she would be back soon.
Unexpectedly, just as she returned with the ointment, she ran into her mother, Zhao Chunlan.
Without saying a word, Zhao Chunlan pulled her along to congratulate their ancestor on her birthday.
“Mother, I still need to go see my sister…”
Zhao Chunlan replied, “Let’s congratulate her first; it will only take a moment. Why are you in such a hurry?”
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