Chapter 106 - 35.4

After what happened, Li Xinwen decided to just stay at home the next day. After breakfast, he would stay 'cooped' in his room. 'Cooped' being the keyword, because, in reality, he went inside the dimension. He felt that since he is now 'handicapped', he needed access to the alchemy room. That way, he could try and concoct a pill that could help restrain the demonic qi.

"But this last array is very troublesome..." Li Xinwen stared at the array. The runes on top of it are formed in a complex formation. If Li Xinwen wanted to break the seal, he needed to simplify them. "Lanyu, prepare the lake water for me," Li Xinwen said to the small spirit.

"Master, are you sure? If you try to unseal them at your current state, the demonic qi..."

"It's alright. I won't overwork myself," Li Xinwen told Lanyu. "You know it as much as I do that I need those things placed inside," Li Xinwen pointed at the door.

"Very well. As master wishes," Lanyu replied as he flew away to bring the water for Li Xinwen.

Li Xinwen then stared at the array once more. Closing his eyes, he started to circulate his spiritual energy, while keeping an eye on the demonic qi within him. After making sure that the demonic qi won't react, he finally guides his spiritual energy up to his eyes. Activating Moyan, he finally started to work on the arrays.

While Li Xinwen was busy, in the outside world, Li Jinghua had started to stock up on their supplies, thanks to Xue Rui's 'capital'. Although she was still feeling a bit uncomfortable knowing that the money she spent belongs to her ex-fiance. It was only Li Xinwen's urging that she was willing to even do so. 'Consider this as the break-up payment... huh?' Li Jinghua repeated what Li Xinwen had said to her the night before.

The first thing she bought was emergency items such as bandages and rubbing-alcohol antiseptic. Though these things have a shelf life, if placed in her space, the could be preserved longer. She first noticed this when she stored food in her space and when she took it out, it still retained its warmth.

'If only the dimension space is not limited, I'd buy more,' Li Jinghua thought to herself. The next one she bought was seeds of different kinds. She avoided buying things that are hard to grow and just bought things such as potato seeds which is easier to plant and grow.

Before long, Li Jinghua saw a notification from the group she made. Opening the application, she saw the message from Xue Rui.

[Xue Rui: Jinghua, buying bandages and isopropyl alcohol. Does that mean I should also prepare the medicine?]

Li Jinghua stared at the message for a while, especially on the word 'isopropyl alcohol'. She had to look up to the internet to figure out what it was. Once she found out, only then did she reply to Xue Rui.

[Li Jinghua: Can't you just use antiseptic like normal people? I was confused by what you meant by isopropyl alcohol.]

[Li Jinghua: And yes, if possible, prepare the medicine. Especially antipyretic.]

[Xue Rui: image.jpg]

[Xue Rui: Not my fault the digital receipt shows isopropyl alcohol. I only copied what it says.]

[Xue Rui: Leave the medicine to me. But Jinghua, you do know these things have a shelf life, right?]

[Li Jinghua: I know. Don't worry about it... I've told you about my abilities already. I can preserve them well.]

Xue Rui replied with an 'okay' and Li Jinghua put her phone down.

"Jinghua, ah, are you free?" one of her officemates suddenly asked, bringing Li Jinghua back to her work.

"Yes, what is it?"

"This client is asking for you. He wanted to buy a house but said he won't talk to anyone else other than you," her colleague said and Li Jinghua just raised an eyebrow. "It must be nice to have a brother who is a well-known actor, huh? Those clients from the entertainment circle all come to you. Such easy money, ah!"

Li Jinghua could hear the hint of joking in her tone and simply shook her head. Though most of the time, her colleague are friendly, when times like this came, they would still voice out their dissatisfaction in this kind of joking manner. "Alright, who is it this time?"

"It's An Yunxu, ah! The relationship between him and your brother must be close, huh? He recently has an interview and even said that the reason why he took the male lead role of [Death to my Destiny] is that he..."

Li Jinghua didn't bother to listen anymore and took her files with her. It might be because she is biased, but she was never interested in the entertainment circle news. To her, it was enough that her brother is doing well.

"Jinghua, the client is waiting in room 3!"

"Alright. Thank you!" Li Jinghua replied before she went to the room where the client is waiting. When she opened the door, she saw An Yunxu sitting on the chair in a relaxed manner. Sitting beside the actor is his agent. When the two people in the room saw Li Jinghua, the agent nods his head in acknowledgement while An Yunxu offered Li Jinghua a smile.

"Ah, you are Xiao Xinwen's sister? As expected of someone born of the same mould, the two of you looks extremely similar," An Yunxu said. "Did anyone ever ask if the two of you are twins?"

"No. They never said that," Li Jinghua replied. 'Though someone did mistake me for my brother...' she added in her mind. "Enough with the flattery, Mr An. I heard you wanted to buy a house?" as Li Jinghua said this, she opened the files she had brought in.

"Not just a house but a villa," An Yunxu said with a smirk on his face. "I heard that there is one, just right beside your house."

Hearing this, Li Jinghua frowned. It was true that one of the buildings beside their house has been empty for a while now. But she didn't remember it was being bought back in her past. "Indeed there is one. But there are also others. Here, let me show Mr An the pictures and their locations," Li Jinghua said as she pushed the files over to both An Yunxu and his agent. But rather than picking it up, An Yunxu just gave her a scoff.

"Miss Li, I only want that villa. No need to show me the other," An Yunxu told her. Though An Yunxu was still smiling, Li Jinghua could sense the hostility from the other. 

"Why does Mr An wants this villa in particular?" Li Jinghua couldn't help but ask.

"Naturally because I have the money, ah!"

"..." Li Jinghua didn't believe that this was An Yunxu's reason. She turned to the agent, who only shrugged his shoulder with a helpless expression. "Very well. But before finalizing your purchase, would you like to go and see the buildings first?"

"Of course. Can we go today? Since the filming for [Death to My Destiny] has started, my free time is actually limited now," An Yunxu told Li Jinghua. "Today is one of those rare days where I am free."

"No problem. Here is the address, how about I see you there in the afternoon?" Li Jinghua suggested.

"En. That sounds good. By the way, how is Xiao Xinwen doing? I hope he has been recuperating well?"

"He is alright. Healthy as ever," Li Jinghua replied as she stood up and rearranged her files back. "Then, Mr An, I will see you in the afternoon."

When Li Jinghua returned to her office, her colleague was surprised. "Already? That was fast."

"En. He already knew which one to get. Though... how did he know there was an empty villa beside mine?" Li Jinghua wondered.

"Ah, it must be Sun Meilin," her colleague replied. "She also came not too long ago, asking villas. But in the end, she bought the one in the Eastern Suburb. Since Sun Meilin is the lead actress for [Death to My Destiny], it is not weird if An Yunxu knew about it from her."

"That's true, I guess. Anyway, I won't be in the office this afternoon. Mr An wanted to go see the villa."

"Alright. Jinghua, ya! If you can secure this sale, you better treat us for dinner!"

"When you got Sun Meilin to buy a villa, did you treat me?" Li Jinghua asked back. "If not, then don't ask, ba."

Her colleague didn't take offence and simply laughed. In the first place, she wasn't really hoping to be treated for dinner. In their line of jobs, these kinds of things are normal. "By the way, Jinghua. I've noticed that lately, you've been buying a lot of stocks. Did you get an insider's information or something? You should share with your fellow sisters, ah!"

"Sure. But we sign a contract saying if you end up losing money, you will never blame me," Li Jinghua replied in a nonchalant tone.

"Nah, never mind. Stock trading is very volatile. Saving money is more efficient for me. My luck has never been good," her colleague replied. "Anyway, I'm going back to work. Good luck later in the afternoon!"

Li Jinghua waved her hands before she took her phone out and texted Li Xinwen, informing that he might receive a guest in the afternoon. Then, she turned back to her computer and started to look at the stock trading market on one tab, while the other tabs show the markets for houses, residence and apartments.