After chatting with Huang Le for a while about everyday family matters, it was mostly Huang Le doing the talking.
His daughter had started school, and tuition was expensive these days.
His wife had also found a good job.
Now that they'd settled down, there were all sorts of new changes at home.
Xiao Ran listened intently, even joining Huang Le in a silly laugh now and then.
He couldn't help feeling a little envious of him.
That was right. This carefree life was something Xiao Ran envied, but could only see in Huang Le.
Thinking of this, Xiao Ran couldn't help thinking of Yuting.
"If..."
In an instant, Xiao Ran's mind filled with thoughts. He lost himself for a moment, and a tremendous mental disturbance rippled through the space around him.
Though no one was aware of what was happening, everyone—including Huang Le—felt a chill run through them, as if they were about to suffocate.
Fortunately, Xiao Ran was only distracted for a moment. Wu Man's voice promptly brought him back to his senses.
"What are you thinking about?"
Xiao Ran's heart skipped a beat, and he immediately snapped back to reality. Only then did he realize that his mental power had unknowingly spread across all of Zhending Flavor, even affecting the pedestrians on the street outside.
He quickly suppressed his emotions and reined in the mental power that had spread out.
At once, everyone around him breathed a sigh of relief. They even felt as if they'd narrowly escaped death.
Luckily, Xiao Ran had only been distracted, and he wasn't in a bad mood. Otherwise, this might have turned into a major disaster with casualties across the board.
Thinking of this, Xiao Ran felt a little embarrassed. He turned to the diners who were just recovering and said,