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Phoenix Yaoling suddenly stood up and then went to open the door: "I reckon that those who dared to come here this time, aside from the Seventeen, have no one else. I wonder just how much this guy has earned."

The door opened, revealing Seventeen with a standard smile. A quarter of the mask covered half of his forehead, and the corner of his mouth had an elegant smile.

Seventeen saw that the one who opened the door was Phoenix Yaoling, and then smiled as she looked at Phoenix Yaoling: "This is the profit young miss has made today, if you remove the intermediate fee that should have been deducted from Qingfeng Stronghold, young miss has earned a total of four hundred thousand silver."

Four hundred thousand taels of silver was already a very large sum. It was about the total net income of the Shui family for five years.

Phoenix Yaoling looked at Seventeen, and the corners of her mouth hooked into a strange smile: "Counting it, the biggest winner today should be Seventeen, right? With a 1: 10 payout, she earned four hundred thousand, what about you, millions?"

Seventeen was still smiling, his attitude humble and respectful: "You must be joking, my identity is low, I have no rights to win or lose, and I have no private property to lend to Young Miss."

Phoenix Yaoling raised her eyebrows and curled her lips: "Seventeen is becoming more and more dishonest."

Seventeen smiled and did not speak.

Seeing that the Seventeen was silent, Phoenix Yaoling said thoughtfully: "You dare to lend money to Shui Qingyan in front of him, are you not afraid that Chu Chen will betray you?"

"If Prince Chu does not agree to allow Seventeen to lend the money to Fourth Miss, how could Seventeen possibly lend the money?" Seventeen would always have a respectful and amiable appearance, "Furthermore, Seventeen doesn't have that much private property to lend to Fourth Miss, this is all part of my arrangements."

Phoenix Yaoling shook his head, and then said playfully: "Have you taken a fancy to the Fourth Miss?"

"A lowly slave like the Seventeen has no right to fancy anyone." Seventeen was still smiling gently, that kind of gentleness that made Phoenix Yaoling unable to find any problems with it.

Seventeen opened his mouth, but there was no shame in his tone. It was as if he was already used to it or accepted it.

Phoenix Yaoling looked at Seventeen's formal smile, curled her lips, and then looked at the thing on the tray in his hand before extending his hand. "Give it to me."

Seventeen missed Phoenix Yaoling's hand, and smiled politely: "Qingfeng Stronghold has its own rules, and Seventeen is going to personally hand this over to Miss."

Phoenix Yaoling immediately opened her eyes wide: "Kid, you must have strong wings!"

The Seventeen directly ignored Phoenix Yaoling's anger and only looked at him with an innocent smile.

Just as Phoenix Yaoling was about to attack recklessly, she suddenly heard a miserable 'squeak' from inside the door.

Phoenix Yaoling was shocked, it was Zi'er's call, she immediately turned and walked towards her room, when she reached it, the first thing Phoenix Yaoling saw was Shui Qingyan sitting up on the bed.

"Shui Qingyan!" Phoenix Yaoling was stunned, she was sure that she touched Shui Qingyan's sleeping points and all the major bloodlines around her body, how did Shui Qingyan sit up!

Phoenix Yaoling blinked her eyes. When she saw that the bulging blue veins on Shui Qingyan's face had already disappeared and were replaced by a pale face. Phoenix Yaoling instantly understood.

It must be because Zi'er was too greedy and drank too much blood that she almost sucked Shui Qingyan dry. Therefore, when Shui Qingyan felt the threat of death, she subconsciously protected herself and then woke up.

Thinking about it here, Phoenix Yaoling lowered her head and looked for Zi'er's figure. Sure enough, she saw a red stomach that was bigger than a fist, creaking on the ground.

The Shui Qingyan at this time had already awakened from the darkness and chaos.

"Seventeen?" Shui Qingyan slowly opened her mouth. Her head was still very heavy and she could vaguely hear the voice of the Seventeen.

Seventeen followed behind Phoenix Yaoling. She looked at Shui Qingyan, whose eyes were empty and whose face was pale, and who seemed to have some wrinkles on his face. She still had a warm smile on his face, as if Shui Qingyan could see the elegance on the corner of his mouth.

Shui Qingyan raised her hand dizzily, wanting to touch her right cheek. She felt a lot of pain from her right cheek, but her hand had no strength at all.

Seventeen wanted to go up and help, but when his gaze landed on Chu Chen, who was arrogantly sitting there, he did not move a single step.

Phoenix Yaoling walked over, picked up the purple spider from the ground, and placed it into her sleeve. Then, she looked at Shui Qingyan with interest: "I never thought that your willpower would be so strong, after resting for just a bit, you could rely on your strength to break through the few major acupoints I gave you."

The Seventeen was slightly shocked when he heard him. Shui Qingyan being able to wake up from Phoenix Yaoling's grasp was truly amazing.

When Chu Chen heard Phoenix Yaoling's voice, he frowned slightly before retracting his gaze. If it was said that Shui Qingyan did not know Phoenix Yaoling's background, he definitely would not believe it. A person shouldn't have this kind of reaction towards a stranger, at least Shui Qingyan knew something.

Shui Qingyan didn't say anything. She was trying very hard to see something, and she still needed time to think.

Hearing this, the corner of Shui Qingyan's mouth curled up, and she smiled slowly. That kind of smile was her usual smile, without any sort of meaning, but it had the feeling of a spring flower blooming.

Seventeen looked at Shui Qingyan, and only had that smile on Shui Qingyan's face.

Hearing Shui Qingyan calling him, Seventeen also smiled like he always did, he only looked at Shui Qingyan and said: "Miss, what orders do you have for me?" While saying that, Seventeen's legs did not move at all. He did not intend to walk over to help Shui Qingyan up.

At this time, Shui Qingyan had already known that she was in Chu Chen's President level private room. Even though there was a dense mint fragrance in the room, Shui Qingyan was able to smell the unique scent of Chu Chen, she had noticed it the first time she held the golden hairpin against Chu Chen's neck.

It was a smell she had never smelled before.

Whether it was Luoluo's memories of when she was young or Shui Qingyan's memories, only Chu Chen had that kind of taste.

"Where's the head?" Shui Qingyan tried her best to raise her strength to speak.

Seventeen immediately understood what Shui Qingyan meant, and laughed: "I have already packed it for you."

Hearing this, the smile on Shui Qingyan's face slowly widened, but it carried a hint of coldness.

After settling the matter that she was worried about in her heart, Shui Qingyan turned her empty eyes towards Phoenix Yaoling's direction. The corner of her mouth curled into a cold smile as she spoke sarcastically: "I have never relied on anyone before."

Phoenix Yaoling squinted her eyes, bringing along a hint of danger. Was this little girl born with enmity towards everyone, or was it only towards her? She only said one sentence, did she need to use this kind of tone.

Seventeen continued to smile as he looked at Shui Qingyan, his eyes carrying the usual gentleness and amiability.

The corner of Chu Chen's mouth slowly rose as he looked at Shui Qingyan's attitude towards him.

At this moment, the room fell into silence.

Shui Qingyan felt that the atmosphere in the room became awkward because of her words. She frowned and tried moving her body.

However, it was difficult for her to use up all her strength. She only moved her leg a little, and then fell to the side with an unstable center of gravity.

Seventeen's footsteps moved slightly. Chu Chen looked over in an instant, with a probing look in his eyes. As a result, Seventeen's movements suddenly stopped in front of Chu Chen's eyes.

A playful smile hung from the corner of her mouth. Phoenix Yaoling raised her brows and looked at Shui Qingyan who was about to fall off the bed.

She had just seen the Seventeen's footsteps, and now she saw the Chu Chen who was sitting there.

Phoenix Yaoling secretly thought: "I don't believe that this Chu Chen brat can carry Shui Qingyan into a room while his entire body is covered in blood and flesh fragments. I don't believe that he will allow Shui Qingyan to fall down."

As she thought about it, Phoenix Yaoling squinted his eyes and continued to mutter in her heart, "Furthermore, with this fall of Shui Qingyan's, the small wounds on her body will probably worsen. I can see the look in that stinky brat's eyes when she sees those small wounds."

"Moreover, the Feng Family's secret technique prophesied that the people who appeared in the bamboo forest that day, regardless of whether they were men or women, would all be shackled by Chu Chen for life, whether they were his enemies or friends. Now that Shui Qingyan has appeared, what exactly is Shui Qingyan bringing to him?" Just as Phoenix Yaoling was getting off guard, Chu Chen made his move.

The moment Chu Chen got close, the tip of his nose emitted a faint fragrance.

He could not tell what it tasted like. It was warmer than the cold plum, lighter than a peony, thicker than a clear lotus, and colder than an orchid.

Following that, a hand reached out to his waist and caught hold of Shui Qingyan. Shui Qingyan could feel that the hand at his waist was very strong and long.

In order to protect her own instincts, Shui Qingyan tried her best to pull at Chu Chen's clothes the moment she caught her. It was as if Chu Chen was worried that Chu Chen would put her down, so her hand was especially powerful, and almost relied on Shui Qingyan to use all of her strength.

Chu Chen looked at Shui Qingyan who was tightly grabbing onto her clothes, and thought of the words Phoenix Yaoling had unintentionally said.

"This girl doesn't feel safe at all. The future Second Princess doesn't feel safe at all. This is really strange. Could it be that someone in the past has caused her an unforgettable injury?"

"Why don't you trust me? Since I'm able to catch you, I won't throw you down." Chu Chen lowered his head and looked at Shui Qingyan, whose head was resting on his chest.

Shui Qingyan took a deep breath, gathered her strength, and pushed Chu Chen aside as he sat on the couch.

Chu Chen released the hand on Shui Qingyan's waist and stood there, quietly looking at Shui Qingyan.

Shui Qingyan turned her head and smiled towards Chu Chen: "It's just a habit, it's not that I don't trust Prince Chu, you don't have to take it to heart."

Sensing that Chu Chen was looking at him, Shui Qingyan touched his face, and then, he said, "This face is indeed a little unsightly to look at." As he spoke, he touched his veil.