Killers and Prostitutes (Second Update)

Zhong Qing neatly placed the chopsticks on the edge of the bowl, then shifted her legs to the other side, her black open-toed high heels stepping on the wet ground, her toes as pink as pearls, like delicate flower buds in the morning.

"You know what? Given your flirtatious and opportunistic behavior, I used to think you were an unemployed bum living with middle-aged or elderly prostitutes." Zhong Qing still had to retaliate, saying irritably. This was her cousin's classmate, a high school student who could so easily flirt with a mature professional woman, calling her cute and adorable.

"What's wrong with prostitutes? Do you know the Qin Huai? I know plenty of them, they're all quite well-behaved and lovely." Liu Chang'an waved his hand. "Assassins and prostitutes are often described as the oldest professions in many stories. If a mysterious or important character has the identity of an assassin or a prostitute, it's a way to add style and enhance the character's charm. I don't mind an unemployed vagrant living with a middle-aged or elderly prostitute. You can also portray him as someone with a complex emotional history, a weathered look in his eyes, and something hidden behind him..."

"Make rice noodles!" Zhou Shuling shouted.

Liu Chang'an went to make rice noodles.

Zhong Qing glanced at the spicy soup in front of her, picked up her chopsticks, and began to eat the remaining chicken in the bowl. She sighed inwardly; talking to Liu Chang'an really required patience. Why was he so good at rambling? Couldn't he at least let her finish her sentence and complete her task?

Seeing that Liu Chang'an had finished making the rice noodles and placed them on the table beside him, Zhong Qing called out to Liu Chang'an.

"Just say what you need to say, I'm busy," Liu Chang'an reminded Zhong Qing not to change the subject.

Zhong Qing didn't bother arguing with him about his deliberate use of "well-behaved and cute" to describe prostitutes, and looked at Liu Chang'an seriously, "That lady just now was the mother of the Third Miss, the Third Mistress of the Zhu Family."

"She's really young, but she doesn't look like a mother to her daughter." Liu Chang'an nodded, indicating that out of respect for the beautiful girl's appearance, he had observed her for a while and knew what she looked like.

Zhong Qing's eyes were somewhat complicated. It wasn't that he had complicated feelings for Liu Chang'an, but he just felt that this person was really hard to understand. At first, he thought he was just a migrant worker, but after checking, he found out that he was a student from a top high school, and then he actually had a connection with the Qin Family.

He carried bricks at the construction site and was available whenever needed.

He completely disregarded Miss Zhu and kicked her into the swimming pool.

He grilled centipedes at a classmate reunion, risked his life to save someone from a lake, and didn't care at all when the person he saved tried to extort money from him.

He has gained the attention of people with immense power and wealth, yet here he skillfully prepares rice noodles and sells breakfast.

How can someone be so carefree, unafraid of what most people would fear, and not yearning for what most people would pursue? They seem both rebellious in this ordinary world and content in their own little world.

"Third Mistress's idea is that since the Su Family and the Ye Family have a history of marriage, why not let the younger generation continue their relationship? The marriage that didn't happen back then can be completed now." Zhong Qing had no say in these matters, and although she found it absurd, she still told Liu Chang'an everything.

The Third Mistress and the Third Miss are of course different. Zhong Qing can interpret the Third Miss's orders herself, but she only needs to carry them out when it comes to the Third Mistress's matters.

"My surname is Liu." Liu Chang'an shook his head. "You can go find Ye Chenyu. The meaning of my surname being Liu is that even if I have feelings for the generation with the surname Ye, our fate has run its course."

"We can't find him, but you and Miss Ye are getting engaged. Elder Ye should show up. It's such a big deal, he can't just ignore it, can he?" Zhong Qing felt helpless. Back then, she had been trying her best to prevent anything from happening between Zhu Juntang and Liu Chang'an, all at the request of the Third Mistress. Who knew that it would become the Third Mistress's request now?

"First, I have a girlfriend. Second, I don't like Zhu Juntang. Third, this Third Mistress is taking herself too seriously; please leave."

After Liu Chang'an finished speaking, he ignored Zhong Qing and went back to prepare the rice noodles. Business that day was mainly concentrated in the morning and forenoon; all that rambling would only delay his rice noodle sales.

Zhong Qing stood up. She had no way to persuade Liu Chang'an anymore, and she didn't even try to persuade him anymore, because she already knew that Liu Chang'an was someone she couldn't handle at all. He was like a rock in a latrine, hard and smelly.

"Business is good; I feel like we'll have repeat customers tomorrow," Liu Chang'an said to Zhou Shuling.

Zhou Shuling wasn't too concerned about whether the powder business was doing well. She asked with concern, "They're here to see you, right? Talk to them properly. You seem rather impatient."

"The premise of 'talking things out properly' is that they contact me first, schedule a time, and see if I'm willing, instead of driving over in a luxury car, acting like they're begging me to do whatever I want. That's not talking properly, that's being arrogant and showing off." Liu Chang'an's smile remained gentle. "I've already given them a lot of face. If I had the temper of two thousand years ago, I'd throw them into soup and soak them in noodles."

"Look at you, so capable! Take Dongdong and fly around in the sky a couple of times. I'm worried you won't be able to land." Zhou Shuling laughed. But Liu Chang'an was right. Some rich people take themselves too seriously, as if they expect others to agree to whatever they ask.

"Do you know how humans first conquered Mount Everest?" Liu Chang'an asked.

"Ah?"

"That's how I drifted there, I couldn't stop. Later I drifted all the way to the moon, met Chang'e, but there was nothing I could do, I couldn't come back. I had to wait until satellites were invented and I was connected to Wi-Fi, then I was able to reconnect with Earth and return on the Apollo spacecraft." Liu Chang'an with a touch of emotion, "Time flies, it's been so long since I've seen my Chang'e."

Zhou Shuling was overjoyed. She had mistakenly given someone else a 100-yuan note as 10 yuan change. Luckily, most people use QR code payments these days, otherwise she would have been worried that she would keep giving the wrong change when she partnered with Liu Chang'an to run a stall!

"Wow, business is good! Look how happy you are."

Liu Chang'an was chatting and laughing with Zhou Shuling. After the busiest time of the morning, business quieted down, and they were chatting casually. At this moment, a man in his thirties walked over and looked at Zhou Shuling and Liu Chang'an with a cold expression.

"Gou Shanhai, what are you doing here?" Zhou Shuling's expression changed. This was the man who had made Zhou Shuling pay off her debts a couple of days ago and then marry her.

"Would you like some rice noodles?" Liu Chang'an asked.

Gou Shanhai sized up Liu Chang'an. He looked quite young, but there was no childishness in his speech and expression, so he was probably a bit younger than Zhou Shuling. It wasn't clear yet whether he was Zhou Shuling's man or an accomplice. Gou Shanhai nodded casually. "One bowl, please. Do you have a fried egg? Add one."

"No fried eggs, only tea eggs, would you like some?"

"Let's have one, two, too."

Liu Chang'an poured the rice noodles, pointed to the payment code, and said, "It'll be fourteen yuan in total."

"You're asking me for money?" Gou Shanhai laughed and said to Zhou Shuling, "Little Ling, tell him who I am."

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