Chapter 67

Chapter 67: The Way She Looked at Him Wasn’t Innocent

He was sure now.

The mountain of spirit herbs and spirit plants his little disciple had sent over had been used by Su Qian to make medicine.

Su Qian felt guilty under his gaze.

[This guy didn’t discover something, did he?]

“Ahem…”

Worried about slipping up, Su Qian coughed lightly. “Since there’s nothing else, let’s go back.”

Lu Yao caught her guilt clearly.

His lips lifted slightly, but he didn’t expose her.

“Tsk, then I’m heading back too. I’ve still got work this afternoon.” Zhou Ran yawned. “I’ve been worked to death lately.”

Factory Director Zhao smiled as he walked them out to the factory gate.

Zhou Ran was about to get in when he saw Su Qian smoothly sit in the back seat, and he couldn’t help teasing. “Tsk, President Su, you’ve really got that leader vibe.”

Su Qian rolled her eyes. “Stop talking. Get in already.”

“Where’s your car?” Zhou Ran looked around and clicked his tongue. “Don’t tell me you walked here.”

“Someone touched it. It was dirty, so I sent it to be disinfected,” Su Qian said with a face full of disgust.

“Oh?” Zhou Ran looked like he’d just smelled gossip. “Who was that bold, daring to touch my Sister Qian’s car?”

“Just a disgusting toad.” Thinking of Chen Zi Hao made Su Qian feel uncomfortable all over. “Are you getting in or not?”

“Coming, coming.”

Zhou Ran climbed into the driver’s seat with a grin and started the car.

The car drove smoothly along the road.

Zhou Ran glanced at Lu Yao through the rearview mirror and asked with a grin, “What should I call this brother?”

Since he was Su Qian’s “distant relative,” he was naturally Zhou Ran’s friend too.

Lu Yao paused, then said indifferently, “Lu Yao.”

Zhou Ran laughed. “Brother Lu Yao, if you ever need anything, just come to me. In Lin Jiang, I, Zhou Ran, still have some face.”

Lu Yao gave a small nod and said nothing.

Zhou Ran didn’t feel awkward and kept going. “Brother Lu Yao, how did you meet Su Qian? I can tell she treats you differently.”

Lu Yao fell silent for a moment. “We met by chance.”

Zhou Ran’s curiosity flared. “Then there has to be a story. Hurry and tell me.”

“Drive,” Su Qian cut in. “You talk too much.”

“Tsk.” Zhou Ran shrugged. “I just didn’t want this big brother to be bored, so I was finding something to talk about.”

The car continued moving steadily.

Suddenly, a black sedan shot out from a side road.

Zhou Ran slammed the brakes and yanked the steering wheel to avoid it.

Both Su Qian and Lu Yao lurched forward hard.

Su Qian cried out, panic on her face.

Lu Yao reacted instantly. With one hand he steadied himself, and with the other he reached for Su Qian to keep her from slamming into the seat in front.

Su Qian fell onto Lu Yao before she could react.

Lu Yao froze for a split second, then instinctively caught her.

Their bodies pressed close in an instant.

Su Qian could clearly feel the warmth coming off Lu Yao, and her cheeks flushed.

“Damn! What kind of person drives like that?” Zhou Ran cursed.

“Su Qian, are you okay?”

Seeing the scene in the rearview mirror, the worry on Zhou Ran’s face faded, replaced by a hard-to-describe grin.

“Ahem… looks like you’re fine.”

Zhou Ran quickly looked away and kept driving, acting like he hadn’t seen anything.

[Distant relative? Who are you trying to fool?]

He wasn’t blind. The way Su Qian looked at this buddy was definitely not innocent.

“Are you okay?” Lu Yao’s voice sounded right by Su Qian’s ear.

Su Qian was extremely awkward. She was just about to sit upright when someone in the Chat Group started @-ing her like crazy.

Usually, hardly anyone @-ed her like that in the Chat Group.

She decided to check what was going on.

She saw that Xia Meng Meng had @-ed her more than ten times in a row.

Xia Meng Meng (Cultivation Cannon Fodder): “?Excited?Sister Qian Qian, I got you another batch of spirit herbs and spirit plants. Oh right, and all kinds of talismans-truth-telling talisman, misfortune talisman, calamity-averting talisman…”

Su Qian stared at the long string of messages.

She felt both surprised and delighted.

The others in the group were also dragged out by Xia Meng Meng’s spam.

Jiang Xiao Yu was curious. “These talismans don’t have spiritual energy. Can they still be used?”

Xia Meng Meng replied quickly, “The effect will be greatly reduced, but it doesn’t affect using them.”

Jiang Xiao Yu (Apocalypse Survival): “That’s great! Give me some too. I refuse to believe that in front of a truth-telling talisman, he can still act tough and deny he likes me.”

With that one sentence, Su Qian’s gossip-loving heart was completely hooked.

Su Qian (Modern Metropolis): “I couldn’t tell you two had already gotten to this point?”

The others in the group all came online to watch the drama.

The chat exploded.

Messages hit 99+ in minutes.

Jiang Xiao Yu (Apocalypse Survival): “Meng Meng, Su Qian, I’m counting on you ?Pitiful?”

Lin Yue (Ancient Household Intrigue): “Girl Qian Qian, I want some too!”

Ever since Su Qian became a “package transfer station,” whenever the others had good stuff, they sent it through her.

Su Qian (Modern Metropolis): “No problem, no problem.”

Xia Meng Meng (Cultivation Cannon Fodder): “Then I’ll send them to you right now.”

Su Qian: “!!!”

That snapped her awake.

Only then did Su Qian remember she was still in the car, and…

She glanced down.

Lu Yao was still under her.

“Seems… not very convenient,” Su Qian replied in the group.

As she looked up, she met Lu Yao’s gaze.

Lu Yao raised his eyebrows slightly, watching her with interest, as if waiting for an explanation.

At first, Lu Yao thought Su Qian stayed down because she was frightened and couldn’t get up.

But when he looked carefully…

This woman was zoning out again!

And every so often, her lips even curled, like she was in a great mood.

Lu Yao had no idea she was watching drama in the group, and she got so into it she forgot where she was.

“Comfortable lying there?” Lu Yao’s lips lifted slightly when he saw Su Qian come back to herself.

Only then did Su Qian realize she was still in that position.

Her face instantly turned bright red.

She hurriedly got off Lu Yao and sat upright.

“I-I’m sorry. I got distracted just now.”

Then she added, “Um… sorry.”

Her heartbeat still hadn’t settled. Her eyes flicked to Lu Yao without meaning to, then quickly darted away.

Distracted?

Lu Yao narrowed his eyes slightly. Watching her flustered look, he found it oddly amusing.

“Distracted? What were you thinking about that you got so absorbed?”

Su Qian grew even more embarrassed.

She stammered, not knowing how to answer.

Up front, Zhou Ran was holding back laughter, feeling deep admiration for Su Qian.

No wonder she was Sister Qian!

She didn’t waste words. The moment she got a chance, she directly pounced and pinned the other person down.

Savage enough!

He cleared his throat. “Sister Qian, you’ve got to be careful next time. Cars on the road can pop out anytime.”

The double meaning couldn’t have been more obvious.

Su Qian glared at Zhou Ran. “Drive.”

“Got it!”

Zhou Ran answered in a lazy, cocky tone, but the grin on his face just wouldn’t go away.