Tang Wulin's Old Acquaintance

Ling Zi Chen clapped her hands in rare delight. "As expected of the Spirit Pagoda's Pagoda Master—so decisive in handling things."

"Don't worry, leave this to me. I'll help you settle it completely within two days."

Perhaps because it was rare to see Ling Zi Chen this excited, Tang Wulin, standing beside her, was briefly stunned. "Hey, hey, hey, we're not home yet. Did you really have to say what you were thinking out loud?"

Ling Zi Chen shot him a look. "What's it to you? I'm not like you and Luo Ze, bottling everything up inside and refusing to say it."

Tang Wulin was speechless. Since when had he ever bottled things up?

But considering this woman's personality, he thought it over and decided not to argue with her. Otherwise, they would be at it for ages again.

Seeing Tang Wulin fall silent for once, Ling Zi Chen felt as though something was missing from her heart. For a moment, she even felt a little disappointed.

Perhaps she had grown accustomed to their usual bickering, or perhaps there were other reasons, but Tang Wulin's silence truly made her feel uneasy.

So much so that, on the way back, this mad scientist actually apologized to him for once.

"I'm sorry. If anything I said earlier offended you, please forgive me."

Hearing this, Tang Wulin, who had been considering whether to bring his parents over, suddenly came back to his senses and looked at her in confusion.

"Why are you apologizing?"

Ling Zi Chen explained sincerely, "I only acted that way because I wanted to talk to you more. You know how I am—I never let anyone off once I have the upper hand in an argument."

"If anything I said came across as offensive, I'm truly sorry. I really didn't