Su Yuan's mind went blank for a moment. After a while, he suddenly remembered what the Divine Ear had said about his past mortal fates. Could this be what Zhao Zhao was talking about?
But Su Yuan, since gaining sentience, had no such past life. He had lived alone for tens of thousands of years and had no idea when he had ever died.
He had never gotten a clear answer from the Divine Ear back then, and now, faced with Zhao Zhao's words, he was even more confused.
On the other side, Zhao Zhao was extremely anxious at the moment. She waited for a long time but didn't get a response from Su Yuan. Unable to hold back, she stepped forward and grabbed his collar. Her expression looked rather fierce.
"Speak up quickly! You have to speak!"
She was urging Su Yuan.
Su Yuan was in a daze. After a while, he finally met Zhao Zhao's gaze. He tried to adjust his expression, maintaining his cold demeanor, and softly said, "I don't know what you're talking about. I don't remember ever seeing you before."
After saying that, seeing Zhao Zhao's obviously sad and stunned expression, his heart twitched. Then he added, "Why don't you tell me what you've seen?" His tone had unconsciously softened and was far from being as cold as before.
However, upon hearing these words, Zhao Zhao felt flustered and completely at a loss.
Maybe Su Yuan really had forgotten, every bit of it. And in fact, she herself hadn't remembered much either.
She thought of what Su Yuan had said about telling him everything she had seen. But in reality, whether they were true or not, she could always feel that those memories were not good things. They would only make people sad for no reason.
She couldn't let Su Yuan know. Su Yuan had been constantly telling her to give up on him and not waste her time on him.
Maybe if Su Yuan knew, he would only be more determined to abandon her!
Zhao Zhao made up her mind and deliberately skipped over Su Yuan's suggestion. She stopped thinking about it.
She let go of Su Yuan's collar, picked up the Ever - Bright Cauldron beside her, and stuffed it into Su Yuan's arms, saying, "I've brought it back. It looks fine. You'd better keep it well."
Seeing Su Yuan reach out to hold the cauldron, Zhao Zhao immediately distanced herself from him. Standing a few steps away from Su Yuan, she announced, "I've always asked you not to be angry, but I lost something and hid a lot of things from you. It's really my fault. You have every right to be angry."
Su Yuan hadn't even recovered from the sudden emptiness in his arms when he suddenly heard Zhao Zhao continue, "But it's okay. I'll make you happy again. I won't give up on you, and I definitely won't really leave you because of this. I still like you very much. I just want to be in a relationship with you."
She seemed confident, but there was also a hint of uncertainty. Still, she insisted, "Anyway, I'll work hard. You should have a good rest."
After saying that, Zhao Zhao ran away in a flash, as if she was afraid of hearing any more words of rejection from Su Yuan.
She left neatly, leaving Su Yuan standing there in a daze, constantly pondering over the words he had just heard.
Su Yuan really had no way to deal with Zhao Zhao. He couldn't beat her, scold her, persuade her, or even talk sense into her.
Thinking of the bloodstains on her hands that he had seen just now, the exhausted dragon rubbed his temples. He walked out of the secret room and dialed the internal line. He instructed his assistant, White Crane, "Tell Rabbit Ears to go and check the wound on Zhao Zhao's hand. Then report to me later. I'll give her a private bonus at the end of the month."
White Crane's heart skipped a beat. "Sure, sure, sure..." The boss and his girlfriend were really good at playing games.
It was something that the boss could do by simply taking the elevator downstairs to check in person, but he had to ask someone else to do it. Wasn't he just stuffing dog food into their mouths!
Those annoying lovebirds!
Obviously, Miss White Crane had misunderstood, but no one clarified it.
Su Yuan's once cold, aloof, and unsmiling image had collapsed again and again under these "beautiful" misunderstandings.
After dealing with Zhao Zhao's hand injury, Su Yuan finally breathed a sigh of relief and had time to examine the Ever - Bright Cauldron that Zhao Zhao had brought back.
The seal on the Ever - Bright Cauldron hadn't been broken, which meant that the things inside were still there. But looking at the cauldron, Su Yuan couldn't calm down at all.
He tried to convince himself that now that the Ever - Bright Cauldron was back, he should focus on that matter.
But in fact, no matter how much he brainwashed himself, the stubborn look on Zhao Zhao's face and the words she had said kept flashing through his mind.
It seemed that he really needed to investigate thoroughly. Su Yuan had a hunch that Zhao Zhao wasn't lying. They might have met many years ago.
But he didn't know exactly what kind of past it was.
He was sure that he had never died and then been miraculously resurrected or reincarnated. So there was only one possibility - Zhao Zhao was the one who had truly died once.
The past that the Divine Ear had mentioned might refer to Zhao Zhao's past.
Suddenly, Su Yuan remembered that Zhao Zhao had once said that someone wanted her dead and had broken her bones. Could it have been at that time...
Su Yuan didn't dare to think anymore. A dull pain stabbed at his heart like slow slicing, making it difficult for him to breathe.
He forced himself out of this pain and tried to calm down to think about what to do next. He thought that he might go to the Underworld to check on Zhao Zhao's past life.
But even the Divine Ear couldn't find out. Would the Underworld really have any records? Su Yuan wasn't sure.
Meanwhile, in the office area downstairs, Zhao Zhao was listlessly lowering her head, allowing Senior Rabbit Ears to clean the bloodstains on her hands.
In fact, the wound on her hand had already healed. After all, she had a very strong self - healing ability. What was left on her hand now was just a trace that she hadn't had time to get rid of.
Rabbit Ears carefully held the cotton swab to wipe Zhao Zhao's hand. She could clearly feel Zhao Zhao's low mood. Thinking that this task had come from the boss's assistant, she immediately had a guess in her mind.
Zhao Zhao was usually like a little sun, warming the hearts of the demons wherever she went. Seeing her listless like this, Rabbit Ears felt heartache.
She thought for a while and tentatively asked Zhao Zhao, "Zhao Zhao, did you quarrel with the boss?"
Zhao Zhao nodded listlessly. "Yes. Su Yuan is really angry. He doesn't even want to talk to me."
Rabbit Ears sighed. Just as she had thought. She had always said that if Zhao Zhao got hurt in the past, it would never be their turn to care. The boss would have rushed to take her to the office to take care of her himself.
Now, it seemed that the problem was really serious.
"Then haven't you thought about making him happy?"
When it came to this, Zhao Zhao became even more dejected. She had wanted to make him happy. The problem was that Su Yuan didn't even give her a chance. He was always so cold. Whenever she tried to reach out, Su Yuan's look would send her back.
"I don't know what to do either." She stuffed the hand that Rabbit Ears had cleaned into her coat pocket and, somewhat in despair, rested her chin on the table and stared blankly.
After making those declarations in Su Yuan's office like an oath, she had no idea what to do when she came out.
However, Rabbit Ears wasn't as worried as Zhao Zhao. Did this quarrel seem serious? Rabbit Ears guessed it was.
But even if things got to the worst, once a cold person like the boss fell in love, he would be like a wildfire. Even if he was angry with Zhao Zhao now and seemed to be ignoring her, in the eyes of onlookers like them, it was just a form of flirting.
Why would a man who loved and doted on you pick a fight with you occasionally? It must be to deliberately get your attention and ask for some compensation!
Rabbit Ears, who had read countless romance novels and had a wide range of reading, thought that her analysis was very accurate.
So, not being able to bear seeing little Zhao Zhao so troubled, she gave Zhao Zhao a piece of advice based on her experience:
"Hey, it's always the case that couples make up after a quarrel. You listen to me. Just use the beauty trap. Try your best to seduce him. I don't believe he won't be tempted!"