Chapter 137 - Everything Was Arranged by the Heavens
Lan Qingqing found it inconceivable.
Just moments before, she had felt death's grip tightening around her. Yet, in the span of a few breaths, she was completely healed.
She wasn't the only one awestruck by the turn of events.
Uncle Zhang and the other eighteen shareholders were equally astonished!
They were all too familiar with Lan Qingqing's medical prognosis.
They had resigned themselves to the fact that she didn't have much longer to live.
But now, looking at Lan Qingqing, she seemed the picture of health.
“Yes, you are fully recovered,” Ye Hao confirmed with a gentle nod.
The healing potion Ye Hao had given Lan Qingqing was potent enough to heal a severely wounded cultivator, much less an ordinary person like Qingqing.
Gathering her courage, Lan Qingqing attempted a jump.
Previously, such an action would have caused her heart to seize, but now, it beat without a hitch.
“I really am healed,” Lan Qingqing managed to say through her tears.
No one could fathom the depths of Lan Qingqing's suffering or the extent of her fatigue.
For years, constantly hovering at death's door, she thought she had become desensitized to the concept of mortality.
Yet, in this moment, Lan Qingqing was overwhelmed with joy.
Ye Hao cast a glance at the shareholders, who were still reeling from the shock. “I believe some of you recognize me. Yes, I am the one who killed Bai Ruo.”
His words cast a shadow over Uncle Zhang and the rest.
It was clear Ye Hao intended to involve himself in the affairs of the Nubeat Group.
“Even if Bai Ruo was strong, there are rules to follow,” Uncle Zhang grumbled.
“Who told you Bai Ruo was strong?” Ye Hao asked with a chuckle. “He was merely at the Innate Realm. Did you really think he was that formidable?”
Lan Qingqing turned to Ye Hao with a look of regret and said, “I'm sorry to have kept you waiting.”
“This is for you,” Ye Hao said, offering her a pendant.
Lan Qingqing accepted the crystal pendant with astonishment. It was clearly worth at least a million yuan.
”Help me put it on,” she requested after examining it, passing the crystal pendant back to Ye Hao.
With a smile, Ye Hao moved behind Lan Qingqing and fastened the pendant around her neck. She glanced at herself in the mirror, her face lighting up with delight.
”It's beautiful.”
“The necklace is certainly beautiful, but it's your own beauty that makes it shine,” Ye Hao complimented her.
“Thank you,” Lan Qingqing responded, meeting his gaze.
“Keep this crystal pendant on at all times, even when you shower. If it ever breaks, just replace the platinum chain.”
“This crystal pendant?” Lan Qingqing had a sudden realization.
“It's a protective talisman,” Ye Hao explained quietly. “Even someone as skilled as Bai Ruo, an Innate cultivator, won't be able to harm you.”
“That powerful?” Lan Qingqing exclaimed, eyes wide with amazement.
Ye Hao had recently advanced to the Blood Refining realm, granting him the ability to craft such protective talismans. While Lan Qingqing was busy with the company, he had gone to the mall and purchased six crystal pendants. However, refining the talisman proved more challenging than he had anticipated. Even with his current level of skill, it had taken him the better part of a day to complete.
The finished talisman was so robust that even an expert at the third layer of the Innate state would struggle to breach its defenses. Ye Hao had given Lan Qingqing the pendant because he knew he couldn't be by her side at all times.
”Understood,” Ye Hao nodded in agreement.
Lan Qingqing paused, about to ask if Ye Hao could stay and protect her, when his phone abruptly rang.
“Zhang Lan?” Ye Hao answered.
“Ye Hao, there's been some trouble,” came the urgent voice of Zhang Lan.
“What's the matter?” Ye Hao felt a sinking feeling in his chest.
“Our school forum has several photos of Tang Pianpian entering a hotel with some guy,” Zhang Lan hurriedly explained.
Upon hearing this, Ye Hao's expression turned grim.