I raised stunning young ladies, but they all wanted to possess me.

Nearly a third of the street has been reduced to ruins.

The collapsed building was cordoned off, and uniformed people were clearing rubble at the scene.

A line of text appeared in the lower right corner of the screen.

A gas pipeline explosion occurred in the old town of Shanglu, but there are no reports of fatalities.

The cause of the accident is under investigation.

The news anchor read his script in a steady tone.

The relevant departments have activated emergency plans and advised citizens to detour around this section of road.

But in the aerial footage, the stone pavement appears to have been cleaved open by the force of the blade.

The exterior walls of buildings that were smashed through by tremendous force.

The glass windows shattered by the shockwave.

It doesn't look like something that could be caused by a gas pipeline explosion.

Moreover, the huge crater that the Lamp Demon created when he fell was extremely obvious.

There was still some black liquid left at the bottom of the pit that had not been cleaned up.

"This is what the higher-ups ordered us to broadcast; the incident this afternoon caused too much of a stir."

"Half of Shanghai saw that blood-red giant."

"The Superpower Association has already initiated information control."

"All videos showing Ms. Shen transforming have been blocked."

"But Miss, you won't believe a word of the gas explosion claim."

Aunt Tian put the remote control back on the coffee table and turned to look at Gu Yan.

"The young lady almost stood up from her wheelchair when she heard the news."

"She smashed everything she could in the room."

"She's been waiting for you in the lobby since the afternoon, and no matter how you try to persuade her, she won't go back."

When Gu Yan heard the words "almost got up from the wheelchair,"

His pupils contracted slightly.

He opened his mouth as if to say something.

But Aunt Tian had already reached out and pushed open the door leading from the main hall to the inner hall.

The door hinges creaked heavily, and warm yellow light shone through the cracks in the door.

He saw Cecilia's profile in her wheelchair.

The white hair gleamed softly in the lamplight.

Aunt Tian took half a step back, her voice even softer than before.

"Master Gu, Miss has already told Master about the engagement."

"This setup tonight wasn't arranged by me, it was arranged by Miss."

"From today onwards, all the manpower and all the offerings of the Chen family..."

"Your safety is our top priority."

"Please come in first, Miss has been waiting for you for a long time."

After hearing Aunt Tian's words, Gu Yan felt as if she had been struck by lightning and stood frozen in place.

He had indeed heard Cecilia mention engagement before.

But didn't you say you're still young?

Turning twenty is a year away. A year, not four or five days.

What the hell? What's going on here?

How come when he went out and fought the Lamp Demon and came back, the entire world's progress bar was fast-forwarded by four years?

He shoved Aunt Tian aside, his voice trembling.

"Aunt Tian, ​​wait a moment, let me go and find out first."

After saying that, he took off running, passing through the side door of the main hall and sprinting along the corridor.

The shoes made a rapid clattering sound on the wooden floor.

The wall lamps on both sides of the corridor swayed several times because of his figure.

Several servants on night duty were so frightened by his appearance that they shrank back into the corner with their trays.

I thought something serious had happened.

Gu Yan ran to Cecilia's room door, with only one thought in her mind.

We must find out exactly what happened with the engagement.

He didn't even knock; he just grabbed the doorknob, turned it, pushed the door open, and rushed inside.

Then he froze.

The curtains in the room were half drawn, and the lamp on the bedside table was casting a warm yellow light.

Cecilia sat on the edge of the bed, not in a wheelchair.

The wheelchair was parked less than half a meter from the bed, with the armrests still flipped up.

She was changing her clothes, wearing only a very thin white camisole underneath.

The thin strap hung on her snow-white shoulders, one side of which had already slipped down to the middle of her arm.

She had a light blue nightgown draped over her legs that wasn't fully open yet.

The skirt hem bunched up at the knees, and the part above the waistline was completely bare.

Her white hair was loose down her back, with the ends curling up slightly.

Because of the action of taking the old skirt off her head, a few strands of hair were gently floating due to static electricity.

She changed her clothes very slowly and with great difficulty.

Because she couldn't use her legs to support herself, she needed to use her hands to hold onto the edge of the bed first.

You have to lift your body slightly to pull the skirt under your body.

This action had clearly been going on for quite some time.

A thin layer of sweat covered her forehead, and her chest rose and fell slightly with labored breathing.

A bead of sweat glistened on the fair skin below her collarbone under the lamplight.

When Gu Yan pushed the door open, she was reaching behind her back to grab the zipper on the side of her skirt.

Her upper body was slightly turned to the side, and the lines of her shoulder blades were clearly visible under the light.

The white tank top lining clung loosely to her body.

While covering up what should be covered up, it made every inch of exposed skin appear even whiter.

Cecilia looked up and saw the person at the door.

Her face flushed red, starting from her neck and spreading all the way to her ears.

A fleeting flash of shame and anger crossed her icy blue eyes, and her fingers instinctively tightened their grip on her skirt.

But she didn't scream, didn't cover herself with the blanket, and didn't grab anything from the bedside table and throw it at him.

She simply looked at Gu Yan quietly.

The shame and anger in those eyes slowly receded, turning into something extremely calm.

"Master Gu".

Her voice was very soft, and her tone was exactly the same as when she spoke to him in the yard.

"I haven't changed my clothes yet, could you wait outside while I put on my dress?"

She didn't even pull the slipped bra strap back up when she said that.

She sat on the edge of the bed, turned to the side, looking at him with a calm and composed gaze.

It was as if the person who had barged in wasn't a man, but someone she had lived with for many years.

Gu Yan was quite frightened by her words.

He sprang up like a cat whose tail had been stepped on.

He staggered back a large step, his back slamming against the door frame with a thud.

"I'm so sorry, I didn't mean to."

"I'll go out now, you can take your time changing."

He hurriedly retreated outside, slamming the door shut behind him.

Then he leaned against the wall in the corridor, panting heavily.

My heart was pounding so hard it felt like it was going to jump out of my throat.

He raised his hand to touch his face; it was so hot it could fry an egg.

He took a deep breath, then another.

The scene he had just witnessed kept replaying in his mind, each frame pushing his limits of reason.

Hurried footsteps came from the other end of the corridor, and Aunt Tian came running over, panting.

She put her apron back on, still holding a fan she hadn't had time to put down.

She ran up to Gu Yan, bent over, and took several deep breaths before looking up at him.

"Young master, you ran way too fast."

"I can't catch up with you even if I try, so be careful not to get out of breath."