The Ice King's Little Trouble Maker-Chapter 549 - 513: You.

The next day

Qiao Yuxian finally woke up before breakfast.

After waking up, she pulled Gu Yanjing, who had already been up and had taken a walk, back onto the bed, wrapped him up with both hands and feet for a while before going to freshen up.

She went to freshen up.

Gu Yanjing was called to the courtyard by Huo Yanxin.

Qiao Yuxian brushed her teeth as she came out of the bathroom, standing in front of the bedroom window, watching Huo Yanxin and Gu Yanjing talking about something.

Huo Yanxin had changed into another gray sleeveless vest, with her hair tied up.

She looked even more sharp than yesterday.

Gu Yanjing was wearing a white shirt, with his back to her.

It was too far away; she couldn’t hear what they were saying.

She watched for a while, found a big loudspeaker in the bedroom, fiddled with it, and recorded a sentence.

Then placed the speaker outside the window, turned the volume to the maximum. Opened it.

When recording, she deliberately left a few seconds at the beginning.

Giving herself time to close the window.

Once the window was closed, the speaker began to sound.

"Huo Yanxin! Huo Yanxin! Come to my door and say ’Princess, please have breakfast’!"

"Huo Yanxin! Huo Yanxin! Come to my door and say ’Princess, please have breakfast’!"

"Huo Yanxin! Huo Yanxin! Come to my door and say ’Princess, please have breakfast’!"

....

The sound repeated endlessly.

Qiao Yuxian watched as Huo Yanxin was startled by the sound.

Gu Yanjing also turned around to look this way.

Then after two seconds, Huo Yanxin charged over angrily.

Qiao Yuxian quickly locked the bedroom door, then went into the bathroom and locked the bathroom door.

By the time Qiao Yuxian finished freshening up, the speaker outside had fallen silent.

Huo Yanxin and Gu Yanjing in the courtyard were also gone.

There was no one in the room either.

Qiao Yuxian looked around and, seeing no danger, went to the dressing room to find some loose clothes to wear, then went to the dining room for a meal.

But as soon as she left the room and walked through the veranda, Shang Chen suddenly appeared in front of her.

Startling Qiao Yuxian.

She even pulled back her outstretched foot.

Looking at him in shock.

Not only was he there, but Meng Yan also slowly walked over from the corner of the veranda, standing in front of her, looking at her.

Compared to Shang Chen, who stared at her expressionlessly.

Meng Yan seemed quite normal.

Although his eyes also showed unusual excitement.

But he was indeed much better.

"Wh-what’s wrong?" Qiao Yuxian took a step back and thought for a moment, "I-I... Did I overwater the flowers or plants you’re cultivating on the D Continent?"

Shang Chen and Meng Yan had come with Gu Yanjing.

But Qiao Yuxian hadn’t seen them yesterday.

She really couldn’t think of anything else, beyond ruining his plants, that could make Shang Chen act this way.

Shang Chen looked at her, saying nothing.

Meng Yan also looked at her, saying nothing.

Qiao Yuxian looked at them for a few seconds, then took another step back, stood on tiptoe, craned her neck around, searching for Gu Yanjing.

She needed backup.

"Mr. Gu is in the east side courtyard," Meng Yan said.

Qiao Yuxian looked at him, then at Shang Chen, and then back at him.

She felt Meng Yan was easier to talk to than Shang Chen.

"What are you guys doing?" Qiao Yuxian asked. "So early in the morning. I feel like you’ve come to fight me."

"We couldn’t beat you," Meng Yan said.

Shang Chen still looked at her.

From his words, Qiao Yuxian picked up on something. She lowered her voice, "Are you here because of the Hacker Alliance and Wuqi?"

Shang Chen stared at her, saying nothing.

Meng Yan smiled and nodded.

Qiao Yuxian slowly exhaled: "I was wondering what else it could be. I thought maybe I overwatered that potted plant in the D Continent living room."

"Tong..."

"Shh." Qiao Yuxian interrupted Meng Yan’s words, "It’s a secret." 𝐟𝗿𝐞𝚎𝚠𝐞𝚋𝕟𝐨𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝕔𝕠𝚖

Meng Yan immediately shut his mouth.

Shang Chen was still expressionless, but judging by his breathing, he seemed a bit too excited.

"Alright," Qiao Yuxian said, "let’s go, time to eat."

"You."

Just as Qiao Yuxian was about to leave, Shang Chen suddenly said a word, stopping her in her tracks, making her look at him.

Meng Yan also looked at him.

Shang Chen’s lips moved slightly, and he said with a stiff neck, "Are you injured..."

A question mark popped up in Qiao Yuxian’s head.

Then Shang Chen completed the latter two words: "...or not?"

Qiao Yuxian: "......"

Meng Yan suppressed his laughter.

"No," Qiao Yuxian said, "who am I? Would I let him hurt me? That scumbag, I just left-hook and right-hooked, and he was down."

Shang Chen looked at her, obviously not convinced.

But Meng Yan seemed to believe it, seriously asking, "That simple?"

"Yes," Qiao Yuxian said, "despite the rumors, he wasn’t that strong."

"I fought him," Shang Chen suddenly said.

Qiao Yuxian and Meng Yan looked at him.

Shang Chen continued expressionlessly, "I nearly died, and Mr. Gu picked me up."

Qiao Yuxian’s expression froze.

Meng Yan was also slightly stunned.

"Thank you," Shang Chen suddenly bowed to her.

Qiao Yuxian got startled again, quickly pressing on his shoulder to make him stand straight and seriously saying, "Tell me. Who else bullied you. We can set off to settle scores right now. I’ll get revenge for you."

Shang Chen looked at her.

"I’m serious. Who else? Right now, we’ll set off." Qiao Yuxian said.

Shang Chen kept looking at her, then blandly said a word, "You."

Qiao Yuxian was stunned for a moment, and then immediately withdrew her hand from his shoulder. Then she looked at Meng Yan and said, "Meng Yan, let’s discuss the current situation of cyber-attacks and defenses."

"Okay," Meng Yan quickly nodded.

Qiao Yuxian immediately walked toward the dining room with Meng Yan, talking as they went, looking as if she was speaking very seriously.

Shang Chen watched Qiao Yuxian’s retreating figure.

After a while, his tense expression relaxed a little, and after a while more, Qiao Yuxian and Meng Yan were about to be out of sight.

He then followed.

...

Qiao Yuxian said she would return to the capital in the afternoon.

And after hearing they were heading back to the capital in the afternoon, Huo Yanxin flew away right after breakfast.

Qiao Yuxian found her behavior quite abnormal.

Abnormal enough that she barely recognized her.

So after lunch, Qiao Yuxian and Gu Yanjing also left promptly.

Meng Yan drove, and the two of them sat in the back.

Shang Chen followed behind them in another car.

The car exited Yue City and got onto the highway.

Qiao Yuxian started to feel drowsy.

She forced herself to stay alert, looking out the window, and after a while, she said, "Gu Yanjing, when you brought Shang Chen back, was he injured?"

Gu Yanjing put down the computer on his lap and looked at her upon hearing her words, "Yes, badly."

"Why did you save him?" Qiao Yuxian asked curiously.

With injuries so severe, it was very likely he couldn’t be saved.

"I had seen him once before, he probably doesn’t know," Gu Yanjing said. "He was very good at fighting. His character was also straightforward, not scheming."

"Appreciating talent," Qiao Yuxian said, "like how I regard Lu Muyao."

"Yes," Gu Yanjing had found him by the roadside.

Shang Chen had fainted by the side of the road.

"Did you know he was beaten like that by Wuqi?" Qiao Yuxian asked again.

Gu Yanjing’s expression flickered with surprise, "No."

"I knew it," Qiao Yuxian looked at him. "If you knew, Wuqi wouldn’t be left to me to handle."

"After Shang Chen got a bit better, I said I could help him get revenge as a reward for working with me in the future," Gu Yanjing said, "He said it wasn’t necessary. He just wanted an identity for a stable life. So I didn’t ask again."

Qiao Yuxian nodded, "To him at that time, nothing was more important than a stable life."