A Blow

Zhang Chen walked out of the Exquisite Pagoda, pondering Jiang Nan's affairs. He could not help but see this woman in a new light.

Shen Qiu still hasn't emerged from seclusion. If he comes out and discovers that Jiang Nan has fallen for someone else, who knows what trouble he'll stir up then. Zhang Chen wore an expression of someone waiting to watch a good show. He felt that Shen Qiu would never let the matter rest. That wealthy young master feared neither Zhou Zhen nor anyone else. If Shen Qiu kicked up a fuss, Zhou Zhen and Zhou Qiucheng would surely lose face. He just did not know whether Zhou Qiucheng knew about Shen Qiu and Jiang Nan's relationship. Given Zhou Qiucheng's status, he should not have been unaware, yet he had still done this. Could it be that he truly did not know? Should I give him a warning?

Zhang Chen hesitated inwardly, then shook his head and dismissed the thought. I'd better stay out of it! This has nothing to do with me. I shouldn't meddle in other people's business.

Why are all the women I meet so strange? Shen Ling is hopelessly lovestruck, Jiang Nan is full of schemes, and Xie Lingyun is obsessed with cultivation. It seems there isn't a single normal woman around me. Zhang Chen was speechless. He lowered his head and hurried back, his figure vanishing after several turns.

As time trickled away, another three days passed in a flash.

That day, Zhang Chen stood atop a cliff at Chongzheng Academy, gazing at the sea of clouds in the distance as he contemplated how to develop the Sun True Fire. Suddenly, he saw two figures standing in a pavilion far away. One was Jiang Nan, and the other was Zhou Zhen. They