His Escape from Marriage Failed, He Became the Cure Instead, and Gained Three Pounds Living the Good Life

The night breeze stirred gently beside the lakeside pavilion.

After a whole day of turmoil, the atmosphere had finally relaxed.

The table held no ordinary Spirit Fruit, but the finest treasures the Murong family had tucked away.

Glazed Jade Cake, Starlight Dew-even the serving plates were made of spirit-nurturing warm jade that gathered spiritual energy on its own.

Gray Gray plunged its head straight into the jade basin of Starlight Dew, making happy gulping sounds, its tail whirling like a windmill.

Xie Changsheng lounged sideways on a couch, picked up a piece of Chalcedony Cake, and tossed it into his mouth. After chewing twice, his eyes lit up. "Mm! This is good!"

Luo Hongyi raised a cup of wine. A single drop was worth several months of running her stall.

She tipped her head back and drained it, then set the cup down with affected restraint and wiped her mouth.

Only Si Chen held a cup of plain tea, sipping unhurriedly, as though the spiritual radiance and treasures around him had nothing to do with him.

Murong Yuan and his daughter Murong Li sat in the lower seats, keeping them company with respectful bearing.

Murong Li had changed out of her wedding robes into a simple, elegant moon-white dress. With the scars on her face completely faded, she looked delicate and gentle.

Only her eyes still held a little of the bewilderment of someone recovering from a grave illness, along with the complicated glances she occasionally cast toward Zhou Yan.

Zhou Yan...

Zhou Yan felt uncomfortable all over.

He sat opposite Murong Li. He had long since changed out of those bright red wedding robes, yet he kept feeling everyone's gazes brush over him, especially that bastard Xie Changsheng's.

"Ahem..."

Zhou Yan tried to break the silence. Looking at Luo