Perhaps the nervous and flustered look on Zhaozhao's face was too obvious, for Su Yuan actually let out a low laugh.
Zhaozhao felt even more nervous when he laughed. Unable to help herself, she began to urge him, her tone tinged with annoyance and embarrassment. "What are you laughing at? Hurry up and say it!"
Seeing that he had really annoyed the girl, Su Yuan stopped laughing and softly said, "There are no signs of any spell - related restrictions on him."
This made Zhaozhao pause and fall into deep thought.
If even Su Yuan couldn't tell, was it really as she had previously judged, that what was trapping Zhuang Ming wasn't this kind of spell?
"However..." Then Su Yuan's voice rang out again. His gaze was fixed on Zhuang Ming, and he sounded calm. "Throughout history, there have been a wide variety of spells. Apart from those of human cultivators, there are also those of the demon race. Moreover, considering the current Asura Hell Realm, the absence of spell - related traces doesn't mean much. There could be other reasons, and this needs to be investigated slowly."
"Investigate slowly..." Zhaozhao repeated Su Yuan's last words. Suddenly, she thought of her master, Chongming, who was probably on Wutong Mountain at this moment.
In Zhaozhao's memory, her master Chongming's library was filled with various spell scriptures and rare spells. Her master was extremely proficient in all the books in the library.
If she could ask her master to take a look, he should be able to spot the strangeness on Zhuang Ming. But the relationship between her and her master now... Oh well, she'd better not think about it. She'd study it on her own.
Su Yuan stood sideways in front of Zhaozhao. Watching the girl's expressions change constantly, from being tangled to being gloomy, and finally evolving into a faint sense of loss and melancholy.
"Don't be discouraged. I'll go back and check carefully. I should be able to find out, but you may not be able to take him away today." Su Yuan took a step forward. Unconsciously, he wanted to reach out and touch Zhaozhao's soft hair, but suddenly remembered something and stopped his hand in mid - air.
Zhaozhao looked up at Su Yuan's hand hanging in mid - air in surprise and gave a dazed "oh".
This reaction made the atmosphere a bit awkward for a moment. Su Yuan wanted to say something to ease the awkwardness, but Zhaozhao had already turned around and started talking to Zhuang Ming. Su Yuan could only give up resentfully.
What broke this strange atmosphere, or rather, Su Yuan's own awkwardness, was the arrival of the takeout he had ordered earlier. It had been delivered to the community gate.
But deliverymen weren't allowed into this community. Usually, the property management had full - time staff for this. However, since Su Yuan and the others were in the greenhouse and the situation was a bit inconvenient, Su Yuan simply went to the community gate to pick it up himself.
As soon as Su Yuan pushed open the glass door of the greenhouse and left, Zhaozhao withdrew her furtive glances and quietly let out a sigh of relief.
"Sister, are you very afraid of that uncle?" Zhuang Ming was a sensitive and delicate - minded child. He noticed Zhaozhao's reaction and looked at her with big, bright eyes, smiling faintly.
Zhaozhao was puzzled by this statement, but perhaps because she felt a bit guilty, she stammered, "I, I'm not afraid of him."
"Then what is it?" Children have endless curiosity. Zhuang Ming looked at Zhaozhao with an innocent determination to get to the bottom of things.
What was it... Of course, it was because she had feelings for Su Yuan. Whenever she saw him, all sorts of indescribable thoughts would pop up in her head. She felt guilty!
If Su Yuan was still the same as before and hadn't said those things to her, she definitely wouldn't feel embarrassed now, Zhaozhao thought.
That shyness and girlish reserve that she had once lacked seemed to suddenly emerge after Su Yuan's cold and merciless rejection.
"What are you thinking about, sister?" Zhuang Ming didn't get an answer, so he waved his hand in front of Zhaozhao's face and looked at her with a pure and childish face.
"Nothing..."
Just then, Su Yuan came back carrying a bunch of takeout. Zhuang Ming stared at it from afar, his eyes fixed.
He hadn't had a proper meal for many days.
Su Yuan placed the takeout in front of Zhuang Ming. Looking at the little bit of dust on Zhuang Ming's face, he didn't know if it was because of someone's influence, but the Dragon Lord, who was used to seeing the sufferings of the world, actually had a soft - hearted moment.
"These are all for you. Eat slowly." Su Yuan's voice softened, and he showed a rare tenderness towards Zhuang Ming.
"Thank you, brother." This time it wasn't "uncle". It had to be said that Zhuang Ming was really a very perceptive and smart child. This "brother" made Su Yuan, whose heart was already a bit soft, feel even more pleased.
With a wave of his hand, a small orange lamp appeared in Su Yuan's hand. The moment the lamp appeared, the temperature in the greenhouse rose a lot. It wasn't as cold as before, and a warm atmosphere filled this small space.
He handed the lamp to Zhuang Ming. "This lamp can protect you. I'll know when the lamp goes out. If there's an accident, it can buy you some time."
Zhuang Ming took it over in disbelief, not knowing how to thank this beautiful brother in front of him. He was so touched that his eyes were filled with tears.
No one had been kind to him since his mother passed away, but on the same day, he met Sister Zhaozhao and this beautiful brother...
After settling Zhuang Ming, Su Yuan didn't say anything else and took Zhaozhao away from the community.
Zhaozhao still hadn't come to her senses when she got back to her small apartment. Su Yuan had just... held her hand all the way?!
This wasn't really a strange thing. After all, they had done more intimate things than this. But things were different now. Zhaozhao was a bit confused about what Su Yuan was thinking.
In the living room, the Taotie, sitting on the chair, belching and patting its belly, gave a non -chalant look at its absent - minded master. A sense of responsibility for supporting the family welled up in it.
It seemed that the stupid master still couldn't be relied on. It seemed that from now on, the task of making money would have to be left to it. It was indeed the most reliable beast in this family!
When Zhaozhao walked out of the bathroom in a daze, she opened her phone and found that Nang Jia, whom she hadn't contacted for a long time, had called her. She missed the call.
Too lazy to use the hair dryer, Zhaozhao decided to use magic to dry her wet hair. So, with a head full of steam, she called Nang Jia back.
"Nang Jia, why did you call me?"
On the other end of the phone, Nang Jia first strongly condemned Zhaozhao for not calling her "sister". Then she expressed shock and congratulations on Zhaozhao's live - streaming. Finally, she tactfully asked about the current relationship between Zhaozhao and Su Yuan.
Zhaozhao pondered for a while. Instead of answering Nang Jia's question, she asked one of her own. "Sister Nang Jia, what did you receive on the Employee Care Day today?"
Nang Jia was completely confused. "What Employee Care Day? When did the Demon Administration Bureau have such a human - oriented rule? Why don't I know about it?"