Chapter 44: Unlucky

A meal was finished in silence.

As they were leaving, Qin Luo called out to Sun Guangche.

After finding out, he learned what happened next.

The enforcers of the Four Phases arrived, saw the scene, and along with the order from the Phase Lords—and not the Vermilion Bird Phase Lord, but the other two Phase Lords—they ultimately decided to take Sun Guangche into the Four Phases.

Because they also wanted to see whether he could actually defy fate and change his destiny.

At the same time, it was to prevent the Four Great Families from going after Sun Guangche again.

However, they still respected Sun Guangche’s wishes and let him return to his hometown, back to the mountains where he first met the fairy sister.

A hundred years, for an esper, is both long and not long.

With that, Qin Luo was a little relieved.

Afterward, he went home with his sister and began his days as a human pillow.

He shamelessly took a “sick leave.”

Unfortunately, he was a guy, so he could only say he wasn’t feeling well recently and planned to lie low.

Three days passed quietly.

Little Aunt only came back for one night.

And that night, he finally got relief from the torturous torment of being a human pillow, and then he slept like the dead.

Today, Qin Luo came to Mingyu Tower.

He was here to turn in assignments today.

Because he had completed two assignments in one go.

One was naturally the yokai incident.

The other was the Yunjun Mountain Spirit case that had troubled the company for a long time.

Although the evidence wasn’t sufficient, the Zhao family absolutely refused to talk, so no one had taken on this assignment.

Following the bespectacled big sister in front of him, Qin Luo finally got to see the true face of the Four Phases.

However, what he cared about most was the beast-eared girl café saved on his phone.

‘Damn it!’

‘Sister has been by my side the whole time, so I have no chance to go!’

‘And the prices are way too expensive—ten thousand an hour! Is it made of gold or what!’

‘But the seductive glances and alluring movements of the beast-eared girls make my pure soul burn.’

‘Hmm.’

‘As they say, “If I don’t go to hell, who will?”‘

It was still the burly Minister Yang who received him.

A big hand slapped Qin Luo’s shoulder, and he laughed heartily:

“Haha, Young Master Luo is personally recruited by President Qin. Truly, heroes emerge from youth!”

While shaking Qin Luo’s hand, he showered him with praise.

Words of praise flowed endlessly like the mighty Yellow River.

This made Qin Luo a bit embarrassed.

Still, being praised did feel good.

No wonder big bosses love their subordinates’ flattery.

Of course, it would be even better if pretty girls praised him.

“Together, the two assignments are worth twenty points, which will be credited to Young Master Luo’s account shortly.”

Minister Yang couldn’t help but sigh.

Twenty points.

Among the newly recruited enforcers, aside from the eldest young lady, no one had ever achieved such results.

Hearing this news, Qin Luo excitedly rubbed his hands together.

Because he had always wanted to change his name!

Changing a name required fifteen points.

Now he had twenty points coming in all at once—

He could finally have a domineering name!

Meanwhile.

Su Wanyu drove a car toward the airport.

She was here to pick someone up.

Since childhood, apart from her little brother and Little Aunt, she had very few relationships.

As for close female friends, she only had one.

And the person she was picking up today was that close friend.

They had known each other for six or seven years.

Su Wanyu was actually fairly at ease with this friend.

Because she had long had someone in her heart.

Unfortunately, she hadn’t found that person yet; apparently, they had suddenly disappeared.

Moreover, after years of observation, she found that her friend was always very averse to other men.

This put her somewhat at ease.

Of course, she couldn’t be completely at ease.

She had to eliminate all possibilities.

Even if this person was her good friend.

That was why she had come to pick her up alone.

She absolutely couldn’t let her little brother meet her friend.

Before long, the crowd surged out of the airport.

With just a glance, she spotted her beautiful friend in the crowd.

Luo Zhirou also saw Su Wanyu at once and quickly walked over.

Luo Zhirou gave a gentle smile:

“Xiaoyu, sorry to trouble you this time.”

“Zhirou, there’s no need to be so polite between us. Let’s go.”

Su Wanyu smiled faintly.

If Qin Luo were here, he would probably be shocked speechless. Sister actually has friends?!

After getting in the car, Su Wanyu drove Luo Zhirou away from the airport toward a hotel.

That’s right.

Her plan was to have her friend stay at a hotel.

It wasn’t as if she lacked money.

At the same time, this would prevent her friend from coming into contact with her little brother.

Luo Zhirou looked through the car window at the towering buildings outside and couldn’t help remarking:

“I still envy you, Xiaoyu. Aunt Qin is reasonable, unlike my family, who constantly pressure me.”

Luo Zhirou’s older sister was one of the Phase Lords of the Four Phases.

And her parents had been setting her up with eligible young men.

On the surface, it was for her own good.

In reality, it was all for a political marriage.

In the past, it was just her parents, and that was fine.

But this time, even her sister spoke up.

Driven to desperation, she simply ran away from home and came to Su Wanyu.

“By the way, Xiaoyu, you have a little brother, right?”

Luo Zhirou asked with a light smile.

Seeing Su Wanyu’s expression shift slightly, she quickly added:

“Don’t worry, I won’t steal your little brother.”

Luo Zhirou knew very well what her friend was like.

To put it nicely, she was a brother-con.

To put it bluntly…

“Besides, I used to have a little brother who followed me around, but I lost him later.”

A nostalgic look appeared on Luo Zhirou’s face.

Su Wanyu drove while asking:

“You still haven’t found him?”

“Mn, maybe… he’s already gone.”

Luo Zhirou’s expression dimmed.

“After so many years, there’s still no news at all. It’s as if he vanished from the face of the earth.”

“Forget it, let’s not talk about this anymore.”

“Speaking of which, I haven’t been to Jinghai City in years.”

Compared to Su Wanyu’s aloofness toward outsiders, Luo Zhirou was much more talkative.

She stretched, revealing her graceful figure, no less attractive than Su Wanyu’s.

The two women chatted intermittently.

Most of the time, Luo Zhirou initiated the topics.

Suddenly—

Su Wanyu’s phone rang.

Luo Zhirou instinctively glanced at the phone screen.

Contact name: Little Puppy.

“Little Puppy?”

A look of confusion appeared in Luo Zhirou’s eyes.

Su Wanyu smoothly slid to answer.

“Sis, I’m done with my business. I’ll be home soon. What do you want to eat? I’ll cook.”

On the phone, the young man’s tone was light, clearly in a great mood.

Hearing her little brother’s voice, Su Wanyu’s cold expression instantly melted, and a smile unconsciously curved her lips.

“Make that beef brisket noodles from last time.”

“Sure!”

The young man’s cheerful voice came through the phone.

Then, the call ended.

However.

Luo Zhirou, sitting in the passenger seat, felt her body stiffen slightly.

The moment she heard that young man’s voice, her mind went blank for a moment.

It was as if some long-buried memory had been suddenly awakened.

She asked, pretending to be indifferent:

“Xiaoyu, we’ve known each other for so many years, and I still don’t know your little brother’s name.”

Su Wanyu didn’t hide her brother’s name.

“Qin Luo.”

Luo Zhirou: “!!!”