Fearing that the toothpick might poke Rong Lan's palm, he slowly pulled it out.
It was precisely because he slowed down that Rong Lan watched helplessly as two-thirds of the toothpick was pulled out, yet she still held a part of it. Even if he stopped pulling, it was obvious that a long toothpick had been pulled out.
The little fox let out a soft snort, her face turning dark. "Why is my luck so bad!"
If they continued playing like this, when would she satisfy her curiosity?
Chu Hengyuan also didn't expect his luck to be this good. He smiled and put down the toothpick. "Lanlan, choose. Truth or dare?"
Rong Lan didn't hesitate. "Truth!"
There was no way she would choose dare. Before she found out what hidden relationship her brother had with the CY Group, she wouldn't drink a single drop of alcohol. Drinking would greatly affect her performance.
Chu Hengyuan originally wanted to ask her again if she loved him, but just as the words were about to come out, he suddenly thought of a more suitable question. "The second question won't be as easy as the first one."
"Uh-huh. Go ahead and ask, brother!" Rong Lan wasn't worried at all. In her opinion, her brother didn't know her ultimate true identity, so he couldn't ask any questions that would embarrass her.
Chu Hengyuan slightly restrained his smile. "My question is, if a human being gets together with a god like the fox immortal I once met, what should the god do after the human passes away?"
The little fox loved him, and he was very happy. But he was also worried. If he died, would she be very sad? After all, human lifespan was so short that she could accompany him through his whole life, but he couldn't accompany her through hers.
Rong Lan was puzzled. "Huh—Why did you think of such a question, brother?"
Chu Hengyuan knew the little girl would ask this, and he had already thought of an excuse. "Recently, I watched a xianxia drama and saw that a human and a god who fell in love didn't have a good ending. Then I thought of that fox immortal, and it suddenly occurred to me that if that fox immortal fell in love with a human, would it be a tragedy? Lanlan is such a powerful fortune-teller. You must know whether a human and a god can fall in love, right?"
"Of course I know!" Rong Lan was completely carried away by the words "powerful fortune-teller". "A human and a god can fall in love. As long as their feelings are strong enough, lifespan won't be an obstacle to their being together. As far as I know, a god can share their lifespan with a human, so that the human can live as long as the god."
"If that fox immortal really falls in love with a human, she will definitely share her lifespan with that human!" She herself was the fox immortal he was talking about. However, since her cultivation hadn't fully recovered, she couldn't perform such a complex spell yet. Moreover, she wanted to come clean first, take him back to her real home, introduce him to her parents and elder brother, and then use the lifespan-sharing spell.
Chu Hengyuan listened to the little girl's explanation and finally breathed a sigh of relief. "So gods are so powerful."
This was a truth-telling game, and the little girl had no reason to lie to him. So as long as they loved each other, they could have no worries. He didn't need to worry about what would happen to his little girl after he died.
"Of course!" Being complimented inadvertently again, the little fox was so proud that she almost wanted to raise her tail.
"Come on, let's start the third round." Chu Hengyuan smiled and picked up two toothpicks.
He also hoped that the little girl would win once. After all, she had proposed playing the truth-or-dare game. She must have something to ask him. If he kept winning, she would be suffocated.
In the third round, Rong Lan finally won.
Pulling out the long toothpick from Chu Hengyuan's hand, the little fox was so touched that her eyes were filled with tears. She reached out and high-fived the little puppet cat. "Little Amber, our luck is turning around!"
"Meow!"
Chu Hengyuan was happy to see the little fox win once. "I also choose truth. Ask me whatever you want, Lanlan."
Rong Lan didn't hesitate. "My question is, what hidden relationship do you have with the CY Group, brother?"
A hidden relationship with the CY Group?
Chu Hengyuan didn't expect the little girl to ask such a sharp question. Had he not hidden some document properly? Or had someone told her something?
He originally wanted to keep it a secret for a longer time. After all, he didn't know when his bad fate would change. Moreover, he wanted to be sure whether he would return to the CY Group in the future before telling her, so as not to let the little fox have false hopes.
However, since she had asked, it was okay to tell the truth.
"I'm the former executive president of the CY Group and also one of the founders of the CY Group."
Rong Lan: "!!!"
She could guess that her brother's answer would be a bombshell, so she didn't eat any snacks or drink any water, for fear of choking if she was too surprised.
However, even though she didn't eat anything, she still got a stitch in her side and coughed several times before she could catch her breath.
"A founder of the CY Group?!" The little fox was so shocked that her face turned red. "Then, then why did you leave the CY Group, brother?" That was a golden goose. As a founder of the CY Group, how did her brother end up in such a bad situation?
Seeing the little girl coughing several times in shock, Chu Hengyuan helplessly handed her a glass of plain water. "Don't be in a hurry. I'll explain slowly."
Rong Lan took the glass and stared at the causal lines on his body with her big round eyes.
Clearly, the causal lines on his body showed "poor". Was there something wrong with her or with the causal lines on his body?
"I was sick last month, and I was sick this month too. Can you tell when I got sick, Lanlan?"
Rong Lan thought for a moment and replied hesitantly, "It seems to be when I got my salary?"
"Right." Chu Hengyuan sighed and began to explain slowly. "I once met an old man. He said that I was born with bad luck, so as long as I had money, I would get sick. When I was still in the CY Group, the better the CY Group developed, the more serious my illness became. Later, for the sake of my life, I left the CY Group and handed it over to Seth, whom I trusted, to manage."
The still dazed little fox: "..." No wonder they say that birds of a feather flock together. If her brother was really as useless as others said, how could he be friends with so many excellent people?
Chu Hengyuan raised his hand, and his fingertips gently caressed the little girl's blushing cheek. His expression was gentle. "I didn't mean to hide it from you. I just thought it wasn't really necessary. After all, I've been away from the CY Group for many years, and I don't know if I'll go back. If I deliberately told you about the past, it would only make me seem more useless now."
He had no relationship with the CY Group at all. If it weren't for Seth still remembering him and transferring money to him when he needed it, he might not be able to live as freely as he did now. As long as Seth had the slightest bit of self - interest, he would become a real poor man.