After five bigwigs in Beijing's elite circle fell into their trap, I fled.

Chapter 155 My Beloved Pets

Jiang Shu took out a long needle, a little impatiently: "Why not?"

The housekeeper quickly explained, "It's like this, ever since my husband experienced some things twenty years ago, he is now most averse to women getting close to him."

Feng Li sneered: "Lord Guan, even if I stripped naked and begged my treasure to bully me in bed, I would only be rejected. How can you, a middle-aged man, have such a thick skin?"

Guan Muyun's expression tightened: "Besides my wife, I now have a psychological aversion to any other woman. Could you please ask this young miracle doctor to blindfold himself and perform the acupuncture? It doesn't matter if he misses the mark; he can do it a few more times. I can handle it."

Jiang Shu didn't care: "Sure. Ali, tear off that ribbon from your collar."

They handed over the ribbon in a coordinated manner.

Jiang Shu blindfolded herself: "Come on."

He casually stuck the needle into his hand.

One gasp after another rang out.

Five minutes later, Jiang Shu took off her silk scarf and examined the numerous needle marks on Guan Muyun's calf: "I just gave you thirty-five needles. Did you feel any pain?"

"Yes, every single needle prick hurts." Guan Muyun's eyes were red. "Can it be cured?"

“It can cure it.” Jiang Shu clapped her hands and put the needles away. “Let’s sign a contract. Let’s make it clear first, once a week, ten minutes each time. I can’t guarantee a cure.”

"The young miracle doctor truly lives up to his reputation!" Guan Muyun exclaimed excitedly. "I have very little sensation in my legs. Even with acupuncture from so many renowned doctors before, I haven't experienced this intense pain..."

Jiang Shu remained silent, sitting to the side drinking tea. When the contract arrived, she signed it in a few strokes and casually opened her phone's payment QR code: "Pay for today first."

Guan Muyun gestured to the housekeeper to make the payment, and then picked up the contract to sign it.

"Jiang Shu? Young lady, you also have the surname Jiang?" Guan Muyun sighed softly. "My wife also has the surname Jiang. You two have such similar temperaments. When I find my wife in the future, I must introduce you two."

"There's no need for that," Jiang Shu reminded her. "When you're out, don't tell anyone that you know me."

After saying that, he picked up the contract, not wanting to stay a moment longer, and walked out first.

Feng Li followed.

Guan Muyun didn't insist on keeping him, only reminding him, "Don't step on the daylilies on the ground..."

Jiang Shu paused for a moment, then quickened her pace.

In the car, Feng Li couldn't help but ask Jiang Shu, "Can his leg really be cured?"

"I don't know." Jiang Shu didn't care. "I don't know how to treat illnesses. Of those thirty-odd needles, only one was inserted correctly."

Feng Li paused for a moment: "So, the reason he felt pain wasn't because the acupuncture was effective, but because the needle was inserted incorrectly?"

"Yes. But I won't take the money for nothing. I'll inject some spiritual energy into his leg. If even spiritual energy can't heal his leg, then no one else in the world can."

Feng Li squinted, like a lazy cat: "It's not that you can't use your spiritual energy to nurture outsiders, but you can't do it in a way that surpasses mine."

Jiang Shu's tone became serious: "The spiritual energy consumed by your furry space alone is more than that of a thousand Guan Muyuns."

Feng Li was satisfied and reached out to her: "Give me back the ribbon."

Jiang Shu casually tossed it to him, and Feng Li caught it, sniffed it lightly, carefully folded it, and gently put it into his pocket.

Jiang Shu exclaimed, "What are you sniffing for? Are you afraid I'll make it smell bad?"

"..." Feng Li glanced at her, too lazy to reply.

Three days later.

Jiangcheng.

Rental house at No. 082 Xinghua Lane.

Less than two hours after putting down her luggage, Jiang Shu announced to everyone with a complicated expression, "My mother is here." Li Yubai, who was making the bed, was taken aback when he heard this: "So what if Madam Jiang is here? It's not like she hasn't seen us before."

"She doesn't know that we've been inseparable every day since we left Xinghua Village." Jiang Shu paused for a moment. "She'll be staying here tonight, and you guys..."

“I have nowhere to go in Jiangcheng.” Feng Li dusted himself off with a feather duster, his eyes flashing slightly. “Besides, she really likes leopard cats, so I’m not leaving.”

Yan Yu smiled and said, "How much space can a canary take up? I'm not leaving; I'll just stay in the apricot tree tonight."

Rong Jingchen didn't care: "So what if I become Mrs. Torimi Jiang? It's no big deal."

Ning Yunzhan had already brought over the fish tank: "I can turn into a fish right now."

Entrance to Xinghua Lane.

Jiang Liuyun and Li Erniang each carried an old canvas bag and walked towards the rented house.

"Tell me, when will we be able to stop pretending in front of Shubao?" Li Erniang rubbed her wrinkled face. "Every time I get this skin on, I have to use several face masks to get it back on."

Jiang Liuyun comforted her, "It'll be better if she goes to university. She'll only come home once every two weeks. Or we can encourage her to work part-time during the summer to earn tuition. That way, she might not come home even once a year, and we'll be free."

"Hold the graduation banquet as soon as possible, then send her to the capital." Li Erniang paused for a moment, "After the banquet, are you really going to take on that S-level mission?"

"Since the documents have already been signed, of course I have to go."

“Those who went on that mission never returned.” Li Erniang glanced at her. “Shubao is still too young, how about I go in your place?”

“Your specialty is assassination.” Jiang Liuyun chuckled lightly. “For this kind of test of comprehensive strength, I’ll have to handle it.”

"Why don't you take the opportunity to meet your family when you send Shubao to the capital?" Li Erniang said bluntly, "This may be the last time you see each other."

"There's nothing to see. Knowing I'm alive but about to die, it's better to just assume I'm dead from the start." Jiang Liuyun was unwilling to elaborate.

A few minutes later, the two stopped in front of the rental house at No. 082 Xinghua Lane.

"Old Man Yang's place is quite peaceful," Li Erniang remarked. "These two apricot trees are blooming beautifully!"

Jiang Liuyun had already pushed open the door.

Then, the two of them froze in surprise.

Jiang Shu was sitting on a small stool in the yard, teasing a canary with melon seeds.

The agile Border Collie is skillfully wiping the dust off the window with a rag.

A beautiful Bengal cat is holding a feather duster in its paws, dusting off spiderwebs from the eaves.

A beautiful bird of paradise, with its long tail feathers trailing behind it, was using its beak to trim the withered branches and leaves of the apricot tree...

There is also a very new mahjong table in the yard.

Several rows of mahjong tiles were neatly arranged, and a fish tank was placed in the center, where a white arowana swam leisurely.

"Mom! Second Aunt!" Jiang Shu smiled as soon as she saw Jiang Liuyun and the other woman. She flicked away the canary that was flying around her fingertips and hopped over to them.

Jiang Liuyun looked at the busy pets with a complicated expression: "These are... the pets you mentioned?"

“That’s right!” Jiang Shu waved her hand. “My beloved pets, come and greet us!”

Apart from the helpless Platinum Dragonfish, the other four put down what they were doing and came to Jiang Shu, facing Jiang Liuyun and Li Erniang together.

Li Erniang opened her mouth: "Shubao, you've only had pets for a few months, how come you've trained them to be so human-like?"

"There's no way around it, they're not only good-looking, they're also incredibly intelligent!" Jiang Shu pointed to the canary, "This one is called Ayu."

She then pointed to the leopard cat: "Ali, Mom, you've seen it before."

(End of this chapter)