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Chapter 194 A Clumsy Communication: Uncle Sen's Request
This answer left both of them speechless for a moment.

Are you sure this isn't an exaggeration?

But thinking back to the time on the plane, it really was true that people were recognized in just a few seconds from the moment they appeared until they sat down, without even showing their faces.

You really can't do this unless you're extremely familiar with it.

But how did they become so familiar with each other?
Guan Shan had no intention of prying into the privacy of his artists, but he was genuinely surprised by the familiarity between the two. He carefully asked, "Hanying, what is your relationship with that Instructor Li? Do you see each other frequently?"

"It's alright, the two of us... how should I put it, we're in the same boat now."

They are both delicate and cannot be easily injured, and they have to cooperate to find an antidote and kill the insects. It's not wrong to describe them as being in the same boat.

After Jiang Hanying finished speaking, she nodded to herself with self-affirmation.

That's the relationship, no doubt about it!

But this answer once again silenced Guan Shan.

"In short, you still need to be careful."

"Yes, I'll be careful."

Pei Yuan sat in the back row, looking at this person and then at that person, feeling that the two of them were increasingly on different wavelengths.

Considering that she was the one who started the conversation, she wisely chose to shut up!
Guan Shan didn't shut up, but chose to change the subject: "Are you going out tomorrow? All day?"

"Yes, one of my older sisters moved, I'm going to have a meal at her new place."

"At the beginning of the third episode of 'Absolute Experience,' if nothing unexpected happens, we'll start filming from when the production team comes to pick up the guests. Are you planning to wait for the production team at home or in your studio?"

"I have to come to the studio for breakfast tomorrow morning. Sigh, I won't be able to eat at the studio for a while. I need to eat a lot tomorrow morning."

Guan Shan: "...You only think about eating. Aren't you curious about what the third season will be like?"

Jiang Hanying shook her head. "We'll find out when the time comes."

Pei Yuan was speechless at Jiang Hanying's casual attitude. "Did Brother Guan receive any prior notice?"

“This is a meaningful job.” Guan Shan swallowed the message he had just received, then relayed it to Pei Yuan, “You’ll find out when the time comes.”

Pei Yuan: "..."

So this time it's her turn to get injured?
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Li Chengxiao raised his hand to brush away a half-yellowed sycamore leaf that had fallen onto his shoulder, and looked up to see that many leaves had already fallen from the branches above.

It's only the beginning of autumn, aren't the leaves falling a bit early this year?
Hearing footsteps, he turned his gaze to the front and saw a young girl in a beige suit helping Uncle Sen out of the house.

"Brother Xiao, you're back."

Li Chengxiao nodded to Duanmu Long, "Longlong," then looked to her side, "Uncle Sen."

Duanmu Sen looked Li Chengxiao up and down, then nodded with satisfaction, "Good, good, it's good that you're back safe and sound."

Li Chengxiao stepped forward, "Uncle Sen, I..."

"Don't rush, go back to your room and put your things down. Let's eat first, and then we'll talk."

"it is good."

Li Chengxiao turned around and went back to the room he usually stayed in when he came here. He put down the things he brought back and washed his hands. When he entered the dining room, he saw that the father and daughter were already waiting for him inside.

When Duanmu Long saw him come in, he quickly pulled out a seat next to him. "Brother Xiao, come and sit down. I cooked this meal myself!"

Li Chengxiao paused for a moment, then walked to the seat opposite her and sat down. He glanced at the simple four dishes and one soup on the table and said, "They look pretty good."

Duanmu Long said confidently, "It will definitely taste great too."

Duanmu Sen sat in the main seat, smiling as he looked at the two young men on his left and right. He laughed out loud, "Haha, you'll know once you try it. Hurry up and pick up some food, or it'll get cold."

When they started eating, the three of them were all steadfast practitioners of the rule of not speaking while eating or sleeping. They quietly picked up their food, savored it, and finished the meal in less than half an hour. "Takitaki, go make a pot of tea. Chengxiao, come with me."

Duanmu Long responded and turned to go to the tea room in front.

Li Chengxiao glanced at her, followed Uncle Sen into the study, and closed the door behind him.

"Did you get the things back?"

"Hmm." Li Chengxiao said, taking a small, flat box out from the inside of his coat and handing it over. "Uncle Sen, is this it?"

"That's right!" Duanmu Sen's voice was filled with excitement. He took the box, brought it to his nose, took a deep breath, squinted his eyes, and murmured as he savored the taste, "That's the flavor!"

Li Chengxiao rubbed his fingers together, and his hands, which had just picked up the box, also picked up a bit of the smell. He had smelled it before; the smell wasn't pleasant, but it wasn't unpleasant either.

Uncle Sen looks quite engrossed in the moment.
"Was the journey back smooth? Did you run into any particularly interesting people?"

Li Chengxiao thought for a moment and shook his head, "No, everything went smoothly."

"That's good. I thought you should have been back yesterday, but you were a day late. But it's good that you got your things back safely."

"I was originally supposed to be back yesterday, but I ran into Kitagawa while transiting through Haishi and stayed there for a day."

"Oh, how is Kitagawa doing now?"

"The development is good."

As they were talking, Duanmu Long walked in carrying a tray. "The tea is here."

The tea was poured into the cup, and its rich aroma immediately filled the air. Duanmu Sen took the cup from his daughter, took a sip, and then called to Li Chengxiao, "You should try some too. This girl's tea-making skills have improved a lot since then."

Li Chengxiao met the expectant eyes of the father and daughter, took the cup that Duanmu Long brought him, took a sip, and nodded.

After finishing his tea, Duanmu Sen glanced out the window. "It's getting late. Let's stay and rest tonight."

Li Chengxiao also glanced out the window. The study window faced the sycamore tree in the courtyard. When the wind blew, the branches and leaves swayed, casting shadows that shattered the light inside and outside the room.

He looked away and put the cup on the table. "Uncle Sen, I won't stay. I left in a hurry and only briefly told my brother. I'm planning to go to his place again and stay there tonight."

"Alright, you haven't fully recovered yet. Go to your brother and have him take another look at you. I made you make this trip because... I really couldn't find anyone more suitable, and I don't trust anyone else to go."

"It was just a quick errand to pick up something, nothing much. Uncle Sen, Takitaki, I'll be going now."

"Taki, go see your brother off."

"Need not."

Duanmu Long eventually escorted the person to the front gate, watched the jeep drive away, then closed the gate and hummed a song as he returned to his study.

"Dad, what did you ask Brother Xiao to fetch for you?"

Duanmu Sen beckoned to his daughter, picked up the flat wooden box on the table, and said, "This is it."

"It's such a small thing? You could have just told me and I would have gotten it for you. Hmm, what's that smell? It's weird."

Duanmu Sen opened the hidden clasp on the box, listened to his daughter's words, and shook his head with a smile: "You can't get this back. What strange smell? It's clearly fragrant."

Duanmu Long leaned closer to take a look and saw several dark beads embedded in the box.

"That's it?"

Duanmu Sen placed the box under the light, and the originally dark beads immediately changed their appearance.

It is deep red and almost transparent, with dense, capillary-like patterns inside. When you rotate it slightly, it seems as if it is flowing inside.

Duanmu Long stared at it, not daring to blink. "This looks so much better! And it's so amazing, Dad, what is this?"

Duanmu Sen picked up a bead and placed it in his daughter's hand. "This is a good thing. Find a case that can hold this bead, and make it into a bracelet or necklace, whatever you like. Wear it. Remember, whatever you do, don't drill a hole in it!"