I am a dragon

Tao Xiaotao, who had been missing for a day, suddenly reappeared, acting mysteriously.

I asked curiously, "Do you know some secret?"

"That's right." Tao Xiaotao straightened her baseball cap, looking quite smug. "However, I'm a little hungry now."

"Let's go get some noodles."

"Tch, you think you can get rid of me with just a bowl of noodles?" Tao Xiaotao scoffed.

I asked, "What would you like to eat?"

"casual."

"hot pot?"

"I just ate it yesterday."

"Barbecue?" For the sake of the truth, I'll risk everything.

Tao Xiaotao shook her head and said, "I need to lose weight."

"So, what do you want to eat?"

"casual."

I was almost going crazy: "..."

Finally, Tao Xiaotao reluctantly dragged me to eat spicy hot pot.

I really don't understand why young girls love to eat mala tang (a spicy hot pot dish). Isn't it just a pot of vegetables?

It was quite expensive.

There's a chain of mala tang (spicy hot pot) restaurants near my neighborhood, and it's full of young people.

Perhaps because of my different experiences, my mindset is a bit old-fashioned, and I can't be considered a young person.

Once inside the mala tang restaurant, Tao Xiaotao's eyes lit up, and she selected two large plates of food. I had no appetite, so I waited for Tao Xiaotao to reveal her secret.

"Where have you been all day?"

As soon as Tao Xiaotao sat down, I couldn't wait to ask.

Tao Xiaotao glanced at me: "Are you concerned about me?"

"That's right, I was really afraid something might happen to you."

"Ptooey, ptooey!" Tao Xiaotao spat twice on the ground, complaining to me, "Can't you wish me well for once?"

"So what did you go to do?"

Tao Xiaotao was the first friend I made in Miancheng, and I treated her like a younger sister.

Tao Xiaotao said, "I was kidnapped by my brother's men. I was cooped up for a whole day, and I finally managed to escape. I didn't even take my phone, and I didn't have any money on me. Otherwise, I wouldn't need you to treat me to a meal."

I asked in surprise, "Why did your brother arrest you?"

"you guess."

I looked at Tao Xiaotao, but perhaps because of the moisture in the air, my vision was a little blurry. It seemed as if Tao Xiaotao's face had blushed slightly.

Perhaps it's just my imagination.

"I can't guess," I answered honestly.

Tao Xiaotao said helplessly, "This is really boring. I'm starting to doubt if you're even twenty-three years old."

"That's undeniable. Am I that old?"

"You may not look old, but you have an old mindset."

"Maybe it's because I've been to jail?"

Tao Xiaotao looked at me seriously and said, "Stop talking about going to jail all the time. What's wrong with going to jail? Don't you think it's cool?"

I'm blown away by Tao Xiaotao's thought process. I don't think anyone would want to do something so cool, right?

"You should tell me what exactly happened."

I changed the subject and got to the main point.

Tao Xiaotao's expression also turned serious. After thinking for a moment, she asked, "Have you mentioned the jade pendant to anyone?"

I shook my head: "No, I already told you."

Tao Xiaotao is Ghost Hand Li's granddaughter. If it weren't for this relationship, I wouldn't have mentioned it to Tao Xiaotao.

Tao Xiaotao's expression then turned serious, and she said, "Perhaps it's because of me."

"Who did you tell?"

"My brother," Tao Xiaotao explained, "I've always suspected Su Kun was after my jade pendant, and this time it's even more certain."

"Wait a minute, didn't you say that President Su and Maple Leaf Forest had no connection? Maple Leaf Forest contacted me, how is that related to President Su?"

Tao Xiaotao took a bite of the spicy hot pot and said, "Maybe he wasn't telling me the truth. I saw him with Zhao Guoqiang, and Zhao Guoqiang's attitude towards him was like that of an employee meeting his boss."

It's not surprising that a big boss has some shady income, but I was more interested in the jade pendant and asked, "What secret does this jade pendant hold? Is it a treasure map?"

"I don't know, my grandpa didn't tell me," Tao Xiaotao said. "At first, I thought my grandpa was lying to me."

"That's what he told me too," I said, annoyed. "I'll have to ask him about it next time I visit him in prison."

At this point, I suddenly realized something.

"By the way, no one has visited him in all these years."

Tao Xiaotao rested her chin on her hand and said, "It was my grandfather's request; he wouldn't let us visit."

"I see. But apart from not having freedom, your grandpa is doing alright in prison. I'm even benefiting from his situation."

I'm telling the truth. In prison, Ghost Hand Li and I received special treatment, which everyone envied.

Sometimes I think, it would be nice to stay in prison forever.

However, it's easy for this to develop into a gay relationship.

"Didn't you ask your mother?"

"I asked, and my mom doesn't know either," Tao Xiaotao asked. "Have you heard anything from your cousin?"

"No, neither the living nor the dead have been found."

The atmosphere became somber when my cousin was mentioned.

"People will gossip about you living with your sister-in-law all this time."

Tao Xiaotao hesitated for a moment, then asked, "Do you like your sister-in-law?"

I tapped her head with my chopsticks.

"What are you saying? That's my sister-in-law."

"But you're not related by blood, and she's your cousin's wife."

I said, "I originally wanted to move out too, but with so many things happening one after another, I'm worried about leaving her alone."

"Then why did you say you don't like her?" Tao Xiaotao suddenly got angry.

I felt a strange sense of irritation and said irritably, "Who I like is none of your business."

"I'm concerned about you, afraid you'll go astray."

"Thank you for your time, but you should take care of yourself instead," I said sarcastically.

Tao Xiaotao frowned: "What's wrong with me?"

"She's like a crazy girl all the time; she'd better find someone to marry soon."

"Lu Feng!" Tao Xiaotao suddenly turned hostile, threw her chopsticks at me, then refused to eat her spicy hot pot and stormed out.

A woman's heart, a needle under the sea.

I don't know what I said that made her angry. She stood up to chase after me, but the shop assistant stopped me: "Sir, your order..."

After I paid the bill, Tao Xiaotao had disappeared. I called her, but then I remembered that she said she didn't have her phone.

"What's with the spoiled princess attitude?" I muttered, but still feeling uneasy, I decided to go to her house to find her.

As soon as I entered the residential area, Zhou Mingyuan and several other people stopped me.

"A good dog doesn't block the way."

I've already blacklisted Zhou Mingyuan, and I don't speak kindly to him when I see him.

A sinister glint flashed in Zhou Mingyuan's eyes, as if he wanted to devour me.

Actually, I quite enjoy the thrill of him wanting to kill me but being unable to.

"Lu Feng, someone wants to see you."

"I'm busy."

"Don't be too arrogant." Zhou Mingyuan reached out and tapped my chest.

Without any hesitation, I grabbed him and twisted him, causing Zhou Mingyuan to slap his thigh in pain.

"Let go, let go..."

The men behind Zhou Mingyuan took a step closer, and I released Zhou Mingyuan, my face full of vigilance.

Before, I always worried about being a convict and endured everything, but all I got in return was being bullied. Now I've woken up and I'm going to use my fists to tell everyone.

I, Lu Feng, am not someone to be bullied!