Chapter 71: Obstacle

Cheng Kexiang's sudden action left Chen Che stunned on the spot.

For a moment, his brain seemed to have stalled. He did not know whether he should stop her or not.

If he stopped her, it would only prove there was a problem; if he didn't, he would be caught red-handed.

However, while his thoughts were racing, Cheng Kexiang had already walked quickly to the bathroom and twisted the doorknob.

At the critical moment, Chen Che finally remembered that he was an Artisan.

He immediately raised a finger and whispered in his heart: "Obstacle!"

Creak!

The bathroom door opened. Cheng Kexiang inspected it carefully; not only was there no one, but there wasn't even a living creature.

Yet, a living person was standing right in front of her.

Li Qingyan was barefoot, holding her shoes in her hands to cover her face, eyes tightly shut, burying her head in the sand.

"Thump."

Cheng Kexiang closed the door, and the invisible barrier in her bright eyes dissipated.

She walked slowly toward Chen Che, who was standing at the doorway, and asked, "Did you really not hide anyone?"

Chen Che said, "If you don't believe me, you can turn the whole room upside down."

Cheng Kexiang gave him a scrutinizing look and waved her hand: "Forget it. Even if you did hide someone, it has nothing to do with me. I'm leaving first, hurry up."

Cheng Kexiang left, Chen Che closed the door, and let out a long breath.

"Squeak~"

The bathroom door opened, Li Qingyan poked her head out and asked in a low voice, "Has she left?"

Chen Che gave a hum, then suddenly laughed: "Why does this feel like an affair?"

Li Qingyan rolled her eyes at him and snapped, "Hurry over and help me!"

Chen Che frowned and walked over: "What's wrong...?"

Li Qingyan walked out of the bathroom with a staggering gait and stood still, leaning against the wall.

Chen Che looked over; she was standing barefoot on the floor, toes pointed inward, knees bent and legs pressed together, forming an extremely twisted pigeon-toed stance.

"Senior Sister, I have already lifted the Bedchamber Arts, you are striking such a seductive pose now, don't tell me you want to seduce me?"

Chen Che put on a roguish look and said playfully: "If you still want more, you can just tell me directly, no need for this."

Li Qingyan's pretty face flushed red. She threw the two shoes in her hands, hitting Chen Che hard, and scolded in shame and anger: "It's all your fault, you little bastard!"

Chen Che spun and jumped to catch the shoes, then walked slowly to Li Qingyan and scooped her up horizontally.

"What are you doing?!"

Li Qingyan was startled, thinking he wanted to go again. She was both shy and annoyed, saying, "No more, the matter regarding my Sixth Senior Sister is more important."

Chen Che placed her on the bed to sit, put the shoes by her feet, and then took out a Silver Needle and pierced it into her lower abdomen.

True Qi was channeled inside, and the heat filled her lower abdomen, healing her body after the battle.

"Hoo~"

Half a minute later, Chen Che removed the Silver Needle. Li Qingyan let out a breath, feeling no pain at all.

"So you actually know how to cherish the fair and pity the jade."

Li Qingyan looked down at Chen Che, the corners of her lips curling into a faint smile, full of tenderness.

"That goes without saying, otherwise it would be a waste of being this handsome." Chen Che looked up and playfully raised an eyebrow at Li Qingyan.

"Tch, you have no sense of decorum!" Li Qingyan teased, but the smile on her face did not diminish.

Chen Che put away the Silver Needle but did not stand up. Instead, he crouched down, knelt on one knee, picked up a shoe with one hand, and held one of Li Qingyan's ankles with the other, gently putting the shoe on for her.

Li Qingyan looked surprised, her face turning even redder, filled with infinite shyness.

She clearly had not expected that Chen Che would actually kneel on the ground to put her shoes on!

This gesture was different from the madness on the bed; it contained a man's tenderness and affection!

Li Qingyan felt warm inside, a sense of intoxication as if bathing in happiness, her soul drifting away.

"How do you plan to help your Sixth Senior Sister?" Li Qingyan stared at Chen Che and asked.

"It's very simple."

Chen Che finished putting on one shoe and started on the other, "Sixth Senior Sister doesn't like that Zhang, and I don't know if Zhang Shouhang likes Sixth Senior Sister. But since he agreed to the engagement, it means he considers Sixth Senior Sister his woman in his heart. What do you think is the one thing a man cannot tolerate regarding his woman?"

Li Qingyan suddenly realized: "You want to swing the hoe to poach the wall right in front of Zhang Shouhang, so that he gets angry and cancels the engagement! That way, even if the Cheng Family wants to, they won't be able to!"

"It doesn't count as poaching; Sixth Senior Sister was never his woman to begin with."

"Oh right, I forgot, she is your woman now."

Li Qingyan patted Chen Che's head lightly, expressing the trace of jealousy in her heart:

"Speaking of which, you have already cuckolded Zhang Shouhang. After all, he is a person of status and reputation in Shanghai. Since you've taken advantage, don't make things too difficult for him."

Chen Che said: "If he can know when to retreat and stop pestering Sixth Senior Sister, I wouldn't bother with him."

Li Qingyan suddenly sighed and said: "Speaking of which, your Sixth Senior Sister is also pitiful. I and your other senior sisters are all orphans, abandoned infants picked up by Master while traveling. Although we don't know who our biological parents are, the sisters grew up together with Master, so our childhoods were considered complete."

"However, your Sixth Senior Sister is different from us; she has a family. And because of that, she spent the least amount of time with Master."

Li Qingyan said slowly: "Back then, she was ten years old, and her family went to Kunlun for a trip. As a result, she got lost. After Master found her, she stayed in the mountains with Master for three months before she was found."

Although she had extremely high talent in the Lu Mo Technique, and Master did indeed cultivate this potential of hers.

But women of great families have never been able to control their own destinies.

Her family did not believe Master was some reclusive expert, only thinking she had met a good person.

So they didn't believe at all that she could perform the Lu Mo Technique, nor did they intend to let her learn it.

What she had to do was either be outstanding in the path planned by her family, or be obedient.

Joining the Inspection Bureau was the only thing she had done in her life that went against her family's wishes.

Of course, the price is that she cannot inherit the family's property, unless she quits the Patrol Division.

But since she insists on not quitting, she can only be arranged by the family to marry into the Zhang Family to pave the way for the family. To pave the way for her younger sister, Cheng Kexin."

Chen Che's body paused, and after a while, he said, "She is bound by her family."

"That's right, so what we need to do now is to rescue her!" Li Qingyan said.

Chen Che put on both shoes, looked up, and only then discovered that Li Qingyan was watching him.

Her eyes were crystal clear, containing tenderness and lingering affection that were almost overflowing.

"It's time to go." Chen Che stood up.

Li Qingyan, however, jumped up at this moment, grabbed Chen Che's arm, and like a young girl tasting the flavor of love for the first time, planted a heavy kiss on her boyfriend's face.

"Muah!"

Chen Che was stunned and said, "Didn't you just say you weren't coming?"

Li Qingyan hit him, her face brimming with a happy smile: "I just simply kissed you, don't get the wrong idea!"

"If we go out like this, aren't you afraid of being seen by others?" Chen Che said, glancing at Li Qingyan, who was resting her head on his shoulder.

"We can just separate when we're almost there!"

Li Qingyan pushed Chen Che toward the outside: "Hurry up, hurry up!"

The two left the room and walked toward the back garden.

The Cheng Family's back garden was one hundred square meters in size, and a pavilion was built at the entrance connecting to the living quarters.

Chen Che and Li Qingyan only separated when they were about to reach the pavilion, walking past it one after the other.

Cheng Kexiang saw Chen Che arrive and immediately stood up to greet him, only to discover that Li Qingyan was following behind Chen Che.

This caused suspicion to grow in her heart once again.

"Sister Li, you've come too." Cheng Kexiang smiled.

"Yes, Chen Che said there was a good show to watch, so I came along." Li Qingyan took Cheng Kexiang's hand and smiled.

Cheng Kexiang smiled and said, "Sister Li, I went to your room to look for you just now, but you weren't there. Where did you go?"

Li Qingyan's heart skipped a beat, but she said calmly, "I just went out for a stroll."

Cheng Kexiang raised an eyebrow and smiled, "Then you should call me next time; I'll go with you."

"Sure!" Li Qingyan's smile was radiant, but her heartbeat was exceptionally intense.

The two women turned around at the same time, only to find that Chen Che had already walked into the garden along the stone path.

Directly in front of where he was heading were Zhang Shouhang and Cheng Kexin, who were pulling at each other for some unknown reason.