Shangguan Dandan truly felt no instinctive urge to devour Chi Yu, which meant Liu Chang'an's analysis was very likely correct.
Everyone had their own thoughts. Su Mei remained in the secret chamber, preparing to conduct a series of experiments on Chi Yu.
Since Shangguan Dandan was carrying a fruit box and a thermos full of meat soup, Zhong Qing thoughtfully escorted her to find Zhou Shuling and Zhou Winter. The Empress Dowager had no strength—she could hardly be expected to carry one thing in each hand, could she?
Liu Chang'an was going to find Zhu Juntang. He had promised to buy her cosmetics on the condition that she studied properly, so he needed to ask Yan Qingcheng how Zhu Juntang had performed that evening.
After making a circuit through the underground levels and taking the elevator up to the top-floor apartment in Baolong Center Building One, Liu Chang'an first met Jin Xiaomei.
Jin Xiaomei told him that the studying had just ended. Zhu Juntang was about to head down to the mall to buy cosmetics, and she had arranged for the mall's beauty department to extend its hours and close for a private reception.
Just then, Liu Chang'an saw Zhu Juntang and Yan Qingcheng emerge from the study together.
Yan Qingcheng had indeed put on makeup today. Her brows resembled distant mountains, lightly traced in the pale shades of an ink wash painting. The makeup made her features look fuller and more defined, and her soft, rosy lip color especially suited a girl with her reserved, slightly shy temperament.
Her carefully styled long hair draped over her shoulders. A stray lock hanging by her cheek and her neat bangs gave her a gentle, feminine air. Her simple white dress, paired with matching white canvas flats, made her look graceful in