Volume One, Chapter 23: The Bond Between Mother and Daughter

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She only wished to be as far away from him as possible; naturally, it was impossible to sever all ties with those around him... Moreover, a younger sister? Nian Chu studied Ye Susu carefully. In a flash of insight, a faint impression surfaced from the depths of distant memories.
“So you’ve come seeking the truth?” Old Madam Ye said coldly. Just as her words fell, she suddenly felt a crack in her neck, and the scene before her changed.
During dinner, the wind grew fiercer. Outside the castle, the great trees bent and swayed wildly, as if uprooted by the storm.
Ye Ying walked along the dim path. The entire Zhou Palace felt like an empty hall, silent and dark, even the light was faint.
“No! I can’t leave! Saying that just makes me want to stay even more. I have to find out exactly how Chuchu died,” Bao Bei said suddenly, her voice trembling with emotion.
Though the triplets looked very alike, Wei Anning had never confused them since their birth—until today, when she did.
Ever since Cui Xiuxian brought Bei Tianyu to that village, everything had begun to move forward.
Others were not idle either. After more than an hour, all the monsters had finally been slain.
Among them, a player from the Fang team, either out of desperation or for some other reason, jumped up... Using all his strength, he slapped the spinning basketball midair, leaping high as it flew toward the spectators’ stands.
“That’s right, Wu Wang! The boss treats us especially well. Not only did he take us in, but he also gave us the Broken Mirror Pill so we could break through our limits! We will follow the boss faithfully, no matter how hard or tiring it gets—we will never complain! Whatever the boss wants us to do, we’ll do it!” Lei Dali said with a hearty laugh.
The barrier strip served a purpose. Some tree roots pushed up the concrete slabs but only produced bare branches about the thickness of an arm. The military also used chemical agents in the underground soil to inhibit plant growth. Yet, in the end, the Cthulhu creatures triumphed, and humanity was exterminated.
She still remembered the unbearable words online when she had that car accident.
“Nana, no one protected you before, but since meeting me, your life has changed! From now on, I will protect your entire life!” Zhang Dong said in a deep voice.
In the end, Xia Xinran changed into that fiery long dress but then put on a simple, convenient sports outfit. After stumbling around the courtyard twice, she finally learned.

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She staggered forward a few steps, then instinctively let out a low growl, her teeth just barely showing at the corners of her mouth.
“Wasn’t he handling the ‘ghost incident’ on the Ocean Princess? Why did he suddenly come here?” Lin Yun wondered to herself.
This gave him an idea: to use your system to train my people, and when the time was ripe, bring them back home to debut.
No matter how she thought about it, she never expected Xiao Yun to have any connection with the past version of herself, especially as a Sesean.
Just as Xia Xinran arrived at the Shen residence, she was stopped at the gate. Xia Mingjian was probably too anxious, acting carelessly—he hadn’t even entered the door before he began to pour his heart out to Ye Nuannuan.
Lu Xuan stubbed out his cigarette and, together with Chen Mang, entered the conference room, where Ning Wanxi and various company leaders had already gathered.
With a low roar, Xiao Fan clenched his fist tightly, then, just five meters above the rocky ground, threw a fierce punch.
Hua Guiyi was stunned—this was exactly what she feared most, what she had always feared. So many nights, she had felt fortunate that Empress Shangguan had not stayed behind.
Upon arrival at Xinluo Domain, many passengers disembarked from the flying vessel. The cultivators participating in the final selection followed the steward to the venue on Tianluo Mountain.
After all, before the next village chief was chosen, Li Xingkui remained in office. Offending him now was like pointing a gun at oneself.
“100,000 yuan? You expect me to rush here overnight from the village for just 100,000 yuan?” Zhao Yang sneered disdainfully.
When Yuezhi entered the palace, it was nearly noon. Shi Siang had prepared lunch. The two sat down and chatted about many everyday matters, and the meal was quite enjoyable. At the end, Shi Siang asked a few questions about what Yuezhi’s father had been busy with lately. Yuezhi smiled lightly, evading the topic, and Shi Siang could see no sign of abnormality.
On the way out of Hongtian Building, Zhai Ou and Zhang Hao noticed Zhao Yang was silent, knowing he was holding something back.
At noon, everyone ate together at a restaurant. Chen Shu did not look for a place to rest but drove the car into the shade, opened the window, and lay inside.

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She had originally planned to go ask Cheng Rongjian what was going on, but seeing he had already closed the door, she didn’t, and instead, she opened her disheveled hair and began to bathe.
At the time, I thought I had misheard—how could Xiang Tianhua say such a thing? Normally, he would have ignored us and left with his men.
I thought about it for a long time on the road and decided to inform Officer Zhou about the situation—not exactly to report, but just to notify.
“Um... I’d like to ask if Auntie left a will before she passed? There are some matters I think should respect her wishes,” Gu Qin asked.
“Do I need to teach you how to deal with guests who break the rules here?” Song Yuyan said to the manager.
If he really could shoulder the responsibility back then, he wouldn’t have let Tang Yingnan down, who ended up turning to Tang Guannian’s side, allowing Tang Ming to survive.
“Senior, may I ask if Dream Crystal Palace has offended you in any way? Why are you in such a hurry to leave?” Suddenly, a familiar voice spoke. An elder slowly appeared—it was Master Zuo, the chief steward of the city lord’s mansion.
After speaking, she wiped her forehead again. That eye vanished once more, yet my mother’s own eyes opened, her pupils moving as if she were a normal person.
Mu Bai’s gaze flickered, and a plan formed in his mind. At the thought, the puppets around him surged forward again, attacking the other eight puppets.
She truly wanted to see if Ning Fan could really be like in the dramas—standing guard alone, holding back a thousand foes.