A Plain-Style Masked Beauty

Liu Chang'an walked through the campus in winter. Although he was not someone whose mood was easily affected, looking at the plane trees all around him, he still recalled many past events.

The most difficult thing for a person to do after living a long time is to maintain their state of mind unaffected by the past, and to still be able to live like an ordinary person, experiencing the same joys and sorrows.

Even Liu Chang'an could only choose to clear the cache, clean up the memory, optimize the system, and restart.

That's fine too.

Liu Chang'an couldn't help but recall Shangguan Dandan's exclamation upon seeing the wild boar, "Such a big wild boar, it must be a sign of spiritual energy revival!"

If biological evolution were to occur now, leading to a global resurgence of spiritual energy, it might be quite interesting.

Liu Chang'an looked down at his hands and thought, "Forget it, the world is fine as it is."

Just as Liu Chang'an was thinking about these random things, his phone rang with a text message.

Liu Chang'an took out his phone and saw that he had several missed calls and messages. Just as he was about to check the messages, another call came in.

There must be some urgent matter. Liu Chang'an hesitated for a moment, but still answered the call from the unknown number with good intentions. If the caller was offering loan services, Liu Chang'an decided to ask if he could get a loan to help him buy something like a flat-topped fishery administration vessel.

If installment payments are possible, that would be ideal, with a repayment period of at least 500 years, or even 1,000 years. A higher interest rate is acceptable, considering the ship is quite expensive.

"Hello." The call connected, but it was quiet on the other end. Liu Chang'an didn't hang up immediately.

I could hear a faint breathing sound; it seemed like they were choosing their words.

"Are you going to lend me money to buy an aircraft carrier?" Liu Chang'an asked casually when the other party didn't speak, then took the phone away from his ear and prepared to hang up.

"One... one aircraft carrier costs... several tens of billions!"

Liu Chang'an frowned slightly. Hearing a girl's voice, he didn't mind that she had misjudged the price of the aircraft carrier. In fact, building an entire combat, training, and maintenance system for an aircraft carrier was extremely expensive. The cost of building just one aircraft carrier, under a mature shipbuilding system, could not possibly reach tens of billions, whether in RMB or USD.

Excluding major South Asian countries.

The girl had a very nice voice, but she spoke haltingly, as if she had mustered up a lot of courage to talk to Liu Chang'an.

The voice sounded somewhat familiar, but after thinking about it carefully, I realized that none of the girls I knew had such a charming yet slightly naive voice.

"Several hundred billion! How many billion can you lend me? I'll pay it back over five hundred years." Since the other party had spoken, Liu Chang'an didn't hang up the phone.

"Five... five hundred years... do you still want... really want to live another five hundred years... do you think you're Emperor Kangxi?!"

Liu Chang'an laughed because when the other person said "I really want to live another five hundred years," there was a clear hint of singing in their voice, but she quickly lowered her voice to cover it up after realizing it.

He could also tell that, although she was rambling, she was clearly trying to ease her tension; she was currently in a state of panic.

"Kangxi, if he were to live another five hundred years, that wouldn't be a good thing. But his son is quite capable. I could live another five hundred years without any problem; I have plenty of time. But if you don't tell me what you need me for, I won't give you even five seconds."

"Don't... don't hang up!"

"Then tell me who you are!"

"I... I'm your Aunt Liu."

I don't have an aunt.

"I am... I am An Nuan's mother." After saying that, she finally seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, her tone less tense, and emphasized, "Really."

Liu Chang'an was silent for a moment.

In the ordinary mindset of an average person living a normal life, where there are no abnormal phenomena that defy common sense, upon hearing such a phone call, one would only think that someone is playing a trick on them.

The voice doesn't even sound right. For someone to impersonate his girlfriend's mother like that is ridiculous. Does he think he's an idiot?

Next, you should yell at the other person, then hang up the phone, or even block their number.

"You've been eating face cream again?" Liu Chang'an didn't question it further. He wasn't that incredulous or dumbfounded, nor did he think that the world lacked extraordinary events. He believed that many unusual things were related to him or were created by him.

"How did you know?" Liu Yuewang, somewhat guilty and surprised. Although she had already prepared to confess when she called... and it was only a matter of a few words before it came out, Liu Yuewang was still a little unhappy that he had guessed it.

It's true that she ate the face cream again, but the fact that he brought it up so directly, without her having to admit it, means he had been guessing she would do it all along. She had clearly assured him she wouldn't, so why didn't he believe her? He must have been suspicious of her for a long time.

"No matter how much you guard against it, it's hard to guard against a thief within your own family. I told An Nuan to keep an eye on you, but it seems she can't always keep an eye on you. After all, the face cream is in your hands, and only you can control your mouth." Liu Chang'an shook his head slightly. Women just can't control their mouths. Some women can't control their mouths because they like to eat, while others can't control their mouths because they gossip everywhere.

"I... I just felt that eating a little more wouldn't hurt... I've been feeling pretty good lately, it's just... I haven't been sleeping well, so I was thinking of eating just a little bit more..." Liu Yuewang stammered. She knew she hadn't listened to Liu Chang'an, and she knew she was wrong. Surely he wouldn't scold her like last time?

"It seems your vocal cords have been affected this time. This voice should be your voice from your teenage years, right? It's not a big problem, since voice verification isn't widespread these days. As for your relatives and friends noticing your voice has changed, that's not a big deal either. After chatting a few times and meeting a few times, they'll confirm that the unfamiliar voice is yours, and then it won't have any impact." Liu Chang'an decided that from now on, any face cream he makes can only be kept by An Nuan for her use, otherwise something bad will happen sooner or later... Everyone's situation is different, but since Liu Yuewang is showing signs of reverse aging, even the most serious cases will become more difficult to handle in this direction.

"It's not about that... it's a small matter... where are you now?" Liu Yuewang listened carefully and found that his tone was alright, so she felt much relieved. After all, she was an elder, and it would be hard for her to accept being constantly scolded by a junior.

Single women generally have stronger self-esteem and are more concerned about saving face.

"I just finished class," Liu Chang'an said, glancing around. "Is there anything else in front of the teaching building?"

"Come find me, I need to talk to you about something." Liu Yuewang gave Liu Chang'an an address.

"You said it wouldn't work over the phone?" The address Liu Yuewang gave was a tea restaurant, but Liu Chang'an wanted to eat beef noodles there for lunch today.

Liu Yuewang insisted on meeting, so Liu Chang'an went to the address Liu Yuewang gave him. He asked the waiter for directions to the private rooms and walked down the corridor on the second floor. Behind each roll-up curtain were private rooms of various sizes. Downstairs, there was a drizzling water curtain, and several birdcages hung under the eaves, creating a scene reminiscent of birdsong and fragrant flowers.

Liu Chang'an walked to the door of the innermost private room, rang the bell, and then lifted the curtain.

"Excuse me, I've come to the wrong place." Liu Chang'an glanced around and, seeing that Liu Yuewang wasn't sitting inside, turned and walked out.

Just as he lowered the curtain, Liu Chang'an paused for a moment, then turned around and went inside.

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Children's Day is approaching, and if Zhou Dongdong's Star Value reaches 200,000, Qidian will hold a birthday event for Zhou Dongdong. The book club is also crowdfunding gifts to increase Zhou Dongdong's Star Value. Xia Hua will also cooperate with everyone's enthusiasm and start a burst of chapters. I'm sure everyone is already impatient with the short chapters of three or two thousand words these past few days.

Sending a heart emoji to Zhou Dongdong will also increase your Star Points, and it's free.