Let me explain, it's not what you think.

"You're still laughing." Lu Chen reached out and pinched her cheek.

These hawthorns, with their magical properties, are incredibly sour.

"Just laugh, just laugh! Hehehe!"

Tantai Qingxue put the candied hawthorn away, took a bite, and her cheeks puffed out, making her look extremely cute.

Seeing this, Lu Chen felt a pang of tenderness in his heart.

This is the perfect girlfriend, and in a way, she is quite an accident. She fell in love with him at first sight and can be considered his first "girlfriend" in this world.

Despite her aloofness and arrogance, she was just a playful little girl in front of him.

After the interlude, the two continued walking forward, but when they reached the street corner, Lu Chen suddenly stopped.

Because there was a woman standing opposite.

She wore a black dress, had long, flowing hair, and her features looked like they had stepped out of a painting.

Lin Xi.

She also noticed Lu Chen, paused for a moment, then moved her gaze from Lu Chen's face to Tantai Qingxue's hand that was holding his arm.

The three of them stood there on the street, and none of them moved.

Tantai Qingxue felt Lu Chen's arm stiffen slightly. She looked up and saw the woman in the black dress opposite her.

"Huh? Lin Xi? You're back?"

She frowned slightly, then tightened her grip on Lu Chen's arm and pressed her body closer to his.

This woman had once competed with her for a man, though at the time she didn't understand what true love was.

But this time, I have to be careful, after all, I've already given my Blood Plum to Brother Lu Chen.

"How did you end up with him?"

"What? You two know each other?"

It's more than just knowing each other!

Lin Xi roared inwardly.

She'd already eaten all the food; how could she not recognize him?

When they returned, she and Meiji were worried for a long time because of Lu Chen's reputation as a demon. They were afraid that they would also fall victim to his evil schemes, and they lived in fear for a month.

It wasn't until later that they felt relieved and plotted against their master. Now their master had also realized that something was wrong with her and claimed to be in seclusion. All affairs of the White Lotus Sect were now in her and Meiji's hands.

It was during this brief respite that she secretly slipped back to prepare some cultivation resources for her brother Li Fei.

Then, around the corner, she encountered Lu Chen and Tantai Qingxue.

What puzzled her most was why Tantai Qingxue was with Lu Chen, and so sweetly at that? Wasn't she Li Fei's fiancée?

After thinking about it, she felt it didn't matter. Li Fei's heart had always been with Tantai Qingxue. Now that she was with Lu Chen, it would only make Li Fei's heart fall on her!

Having figured all this out, Lin Xi looked at the two of them with a cold and aloof expression.

"We know each other, but we're not very close."

After saying that, she left the spot.

Tantai Qingxue watched her retreating figure, tilted her head, and seemed to be deep in thought.

"Lu Lang".

"Um?"

The way she looked at you didn't seem like you were strangers.

"Stop being so jealous for no reason!" Lu Chen tapped the girl's forehead, then reached out and took her hand, continuing to walk forward.

Tantai Qingxue stumbled a step as he pulled her along, then caught up, took his arm again, and rested her head on his shoulder.

"Lu Lang".

"Um."

"I won't ask about your secret, but you have to promise me that no matter what happens in the future, you won't abandon me."

Upon hearing this, Lu Chen stopped.

"I'll say it again now: you belong to me for the rest of your life."

Tantai Qingxue smiled upon hearing this, then tiptoed and kissed him on the corner of the mouth.

"However, Xiaoxue is still very angry. She needs her younger brother to coax her tonight!"

"Alright, alright, whatever you say!"

Lu Chen turned his head and looked at the tall beauty in front of him, and at the section of her snow-white calves that were exposed under her skirt. Suddenly, he felt his waist start to hurt again.

……

Meanwhile, Lin Xi hurriedly arrived at the Li family home and found Li Fei.

"Huh? Xiaoxi, what brings you back? Where have you been all these years? I haven't seen you in so long!"

Li Fei was very happy about the return of his childhood sweetheart.

"Don't mention me, Brother Li Fei. I just saw your fiancée holding hands with a man while shopping outside. What's going on?"

Upon hearing this, Li Fei's expression froze.

However, after realizing that he would have no further connection with Tantai Qingxue, he still brought up the matter of annulling the engagement.

Upon hearing this, Lin Xi was overjoyed.

She never imagined that so many things would happen while she was away!

So, Lu Chen really is my lucky star! Not only did he help me solve my master's problem, but he also solved Tantai Qingxue's problem! Then, wouldn't things between me and Brother Li Fei in the future... be a natural progression?

In the future, I must thank Lu Chen properly!

……

After reconnecting with Li Fei and giving him the resources he had accumulated, Lin Xi reluctantly left the Li family.

"Sigh, I didn't expect that Brother Li Fei is only at the ninth level of Qi Refining. The resources I gave him are completely insufficient for his future cultivation after he reaches the Golden Core stage!"

"But this is the best resource I can offer from the White Lotus Sect. I'm out of money. How can I help Brother Li Fei?"

As Lin Xi pondered, she became worried again.

"I don't have any valuables on me, I can't exactly sell myself..."

"Huh?!"

"Yeah, how could I not have thought of that! Lu Chen is my lucky star, why shouldn't I ask him for help! It's just that..."

As Lin Xi spoke, her figure disappeared from the spot, and she began to search for Lu Chen's courtyard. Soon, she locked onto an area and transformed into a rainbow light, heading straight there.

Outside Lu Chen's courtyard gate, Lin Xi was about to raise her hand to knock, but her hand stopped in mid-air.

She heard it.

The sounds coming from the courtyard were intermittent, faint cries.

The sound was extremely soft and faint; if it weren't for her Golden Core stage hearing, she would never have been able to hear it.

But because she heard it, her face turned bright red to the roots of her ears.

That was Tantai Qingxue's voice.

It's not crying, it's singing.

Her voice was broken and intermittent, like falsetto, or perhaps she couldn't help it. Occasionally she would raise a syllable, then sink back down, turning into a soft sob from a young girl.

Lin Xi's hand froze in mid-air, as if she had been frozen in place.

She wanted to walk, but her legs wouldn't obey her commands; they felt as weak as if she were walking on cotton.

How could this happen? Tantai Qingxue is so aloof, how could she possibly end up like this with Lu Chen?

It's only been a few days? What kind of magic does Lu Chen possess that can make a proud and arrogant Holy Maiden of the Li Huo Sect cry like this in broad daylight?