Past Matters
Aside from the time Zhu Juntang discovered him, Liu Chang'an had been to Baolong Center many times, and sitting here gave him a familiar and habitual feeling.
In this kind of state, people tend to relax. Liu Chang'an sat cross-legged, put down the book in his hand, and casually picked up a peach and started eating it.
Peaches are such a beautiful fruit. They have a unique flavor when they are green and a unique flavor when they are ripe. Often, a gentle squeeze will give you a wonderful feeling of anticipation, and a gentle pry might just reveal a sweet, ripe, and juicy peach.
Men love to eat peaches.
"Have some snacks. Try these SH pan-fried buns; they cost 88 yuan at the hotel downstairs, and they're really delicious," Zhu Juntang quickly recommended.
"It's poisoned, I won't eat it." Liu Chang'an refused without hesitation. Although he was immune to all poisons, why would he eat it knowing there was something wrong with it? It wasn't some kind of fresh delicacy he had never eaten or tasted before.
"Fine, don't eat it then. I'm too lazy to poison it. What if I really poisoned you to death? Qin Yanan would come after me then." Zhu Juntang wasn't that stupid, even though there was indeed a tiny problem with these pan-fried buns.
"If it's not poison, then it must be some other strange thing," Liu Chang'an said confidently. "Many years ago, a woman named Su Mei did something like that."
"You're still pretending! You big liar!" Zhu Juntang was furious.
"What?" Liu Chang'an asked, puzzled. "You were the one who insisted I admit to Longevity and having superpowers, and now you're calling me a liar. How am I supposed to play house with you?"
"Playing house? You were lying to me!" Zhu Juntang was furious.
"Think what you want." Liu Chang'an continued munching on the peach; the peach seemed to be fine.
"I'm going to settle accounts with you!" Zhu Juntang was furious.
Liu Chang'an nodded. The peaches were delicious, juicy and sweet. With a gentle bite, the juice burst forth with an irresistible aroma.
"First of all, tell me, how did you get to this building that time? Why are you not in any of the surveillance cameras? Not in the elevator or stairwell. Don't tell me you climbed up the outer wall; that would be even more impossible without being discovered." Zhu Juntang still hadn't completely lost the urge to rationally analyze the suspicious points to prove that Liu Chang'an was indeed suspicious and that she wasn't a fool who had been deceived.
"Baolong Center Building Two," Liu Chang'an casually pointed to the nearby, slightly shorter building, "I climbed up that building first, then used the rooftop for acceleration, and with a powerful leap, I reached the rooftop of Building No. 1."
"Why don't you just say you flew up here?" Zhu Juntang felt a sense of doubt, but quickly suppressed this naive feeling. How could she possibly believe him even halfway? She must be crazy.
But Zhu Juntang couldn't help but look towards Building No. 2. If she had superpowers, jumping over like that would indeed be possible, wouldn't it?
"I just landed and came out from behind the glass house when I saw you'd spotted me. I felt a little awkward, so I just started a casual conversation," Liu Chang'an sighed softly. "I guessed you were thinking about suicide, but according to the principle of the reverse effect, talking about suicide to someone who's contemplating is useless, talking about how wonderful life is is useless. You have to talk to her about Longevity to trigger her rebellious psychology and shift her interest, because only someone contemplating doesn't have the rationality of an ordinary person and would be moved by the topic of Longevity. Plus, my demonstration jump made you experience the fear of suicide beforehand, so of course you wouldn't think about suicide anymore."
"Really?" The more she talked about it, the more plausible it seemed. Zhu Juntang hesitated, and she found that her initial skepticism was gradually giving way to a growing sense of belief.
"Just kidding."
Zhu Juntang casually threw a pan-fried bun at Liu Chang'an, furious!
Liu Chang'an casually grabbed the pan-fried bun and put it down. He could choose not to eat the food, but throwing it away carelessly was inappropriate. He sneered, "People who like to show off usually take a bite when you casually toss it like that. It's like some assassins licking their blades and saying their poison is incurable... I'm not that stupid. Your cunning is impressive when used unintentionally, but unfortunately..."
"Liu Chang'an!" Zhu Juntang shouted, interrupting his nonsense. She hadn't thought that far ahead; all she wanted now was for Liu Chang'an to jump off the building and become a true scumbag—that would be his perfect state!
Liu Chang'an stopped talking and continued munching on his peach, casually opening a book to read. Since it was a book club, he naturally had to look at and talk about books.
Looking at Liu Chang'an, who perfectly and naturally transformed his temperament and feeling the moment he opened the book, Zhu Juntang felt only helplessness and complicated emotions.
This person is really beyond my ability to handle!
Zhu Juntang decided to stop thinking about how he managed to do what happened that night, because magicians would never reveal their magic secrets, even if it meant death!
Anyway, stop thinking about Liu Chang'an's Longevity or superpowers. What I'm most upset about is that I've been calling him grandpa for so long!
"Liu Chang'an, let's put everything else aside. There's a serious issue we need to discuss properly." Zhu Juntang also sat down cross-legged opposite Liu Chang'an.
This wasn't a very ladylike sitting posture. Zhu Juntang was wearing white leggings, and her hands were pressing down on the hem of her skirt. She didn't seem to care much about a ladylike sitting posture or the issue of accidentally exposing herself.
This is not the time to talk about elegance.
"You say it." Liu Chang'an started eating the second peach and wrapped the pit of the first peach in a tissue.
"Are you worried about leaving saliva on the peach pit?" Zhu Juntang blurted out instinctively.
"Peaches are delicious. I'm thinking of planting one of these peach trees when I get back."
"These days, you can't just take any seed and grow a fruit tree that tastes exactly the same!" Zhu Juntang knew this common sense.
Liu Chang'an didn't care. He just planted them anyway. If they didn't grow, so be it. Who cared?
"Don't interrupt!" Zhu Juntang scratched her hair. Why did she always seem to have a brain fart when she was with Liu Chang'an?
Liu Chang'an hadn't interrupted, nor did he care that she blamed him.
"My mom plans for me to get engaged to you." Zhu Juntang finally got to the point, which was the most crucial issue, involving the life-changing event of a fairy marrying into the mortal world. Of course, it was more important than all sorts of nonsense like Longevity and superpowers.
Zhu Juntang never expected that Qin Yanan's words would come true. When the old lady of the Zhu Family learned of Liu Chang'an's existence, she did not hesitate to compete with Ye Sijin again. Back then, Su Mei couldn't marry Ye Chenyu because Ye Sijin interfered. Now, Ye Sijin's great-granddaughter wants to marry Liu Chang'an? No way!
"Why are you worrying about this?" Liu Chang'an asked coldly and calmly. "Only the person I choose can marry me. What chance do you have?"
Zhu Juntang was stunned for a moment. Hearing his firm rejection was good, but why did she feel so unhappy? Zhu Juntang originally thought she was narcissistic enough.