Chapter 68: He Cheng, Is This Your Birth Date?

Su Qingli never once looked at He Cheng, though He Cheng stole several glances at Su Qingli, sweat gradually beading on her forehead. When people get nervous, they instinctively want a drink of water. He Cheng found her water bottle empty, so she went to refill it. At that moment, everyone investigating the footprints turned their eyes to He Cheng’s shoes—because the imprint was just too peculiar, the sole’s pattern distinctly odd!

Under normal circumstances, even the most loyal of servants wouldn’t show a friendly face to the sister of a traitor, for what Rubia had done was considered the gravest of betrayals in this world: defying the Elven King, defying the gods who ruled all. Such acts were utterly unforgivable.

Xu Lian stared, wide-eyed and speechless. Your Majesty, have you gone mad with longing for your child?

It turned out that Jing Yuan, worried after Binging Lotus hadn’t returned for a while, went out to search the places she frequented, and indeed found her by the mountain stream.

The Third Prince sneered. “Seventh Brother, you needn’t worry. Your beloved is perfectly safe.” With that, he waved his hand dismissively.

Meanwhile, Gu Lian promptly arranged for Tian Jiao to attend charity events without compensation, participate in benefit performances, and make high-profile donations to children in impoverished regions who’d lost access to education. This won widespread praise from the media and netizens, effectively overturning her previous reputation as a selfish, rebellious show-off.

But culinary skills aren’t something you can master just by watching; they demand time and practice. Even a simple wok-toss could be the result of decades of a master chef’s dedicated training.

His calmness left her dumbfounded, then a little sorrowful. In his eyes, was their marriage nothing more than a formality? If so, what was the point of the press conference? Was she expected to lie for them? Despite the disgust on An Luo’s face, she simply nodded.

Security and the Disciplinary Committee, having been notified in advance, lined up to welcome them. Since this place was near the field exercise grounds, the buildings resembled prisons, bristling with iron bars everywhere.

Long before entering the martial grounds, Leng Yue had already noticed the changes in Ling Su’s eyes and cheeks. Before coming to the Western Regions, the couple had already had Long Xiu and others thoroughly investigate everything here.

Yet when President Mu carried Xiao Zitian out, he was clearly delighted. Ning Wei’s lips curled upward; it seemed she had underestimated Xiao Zitian, and her worries had been for nothing.

Luo Heng was also pondering intently, perhaps racking his brains over how to yield to Xia Qingxiao, until his head began to ache.

Xia Luo called out, prompting Liu Zhongwu, Bai Tanhua, and the others to rush forward. Thud, thud! Every harpoon launched found its mark, each one followed by agonized screams.

No one was happier about this than my mother. On the day I was discharged from the hospital, as she drove, she praised her own past decision as the right one.

I shook my head, my thoughts wholly absorbed by the chessboard before me, when Dou Dou began to whimper and grumble.

Who looks better, the person on the playing card or the real one? Is there even a question? Of course the real one. Unconsciously, Xia Luo’s gaze drifted to Que Zhu himself, staring wide-eyed, afraid to miss a single alluring moment.

I dashed away as soon as I finished speaking. He chased after me, dragged me into the elevator, pinned me against the wall, and kissed me fiercely once again.

I shook my head, indicating I had no appetite. My eyes were fixed on the door; all I wanted was to leave this place.

The others hadn’t noticed, being farther away, but Xia Luo saw it clearly—the dagger was slightly longer than usual, and the blade had barbs. If one were caught by it, the consequences would be dire.

Fu Simin turned around in surprise, hurt that Chi Miaomiao wasn’t siding with him but instead chose to stay with the Pei family as a stepmother.