Chapter 71

Chapter 71: The “Turn Misfortune into Fortune” Talisman

Su Qian returned to Yun Jin Villa.

On the way, she asked Xia Meng Meng about the exact effects of the misfortune talisman.

Xia Meng Meng excitedly described it. “Sister Qian Qian, this misfortune talisman is amazing! Once it’s stuck on someone, all kinds of unlucky things will keep happening.”

“What a pity. I didn’t get to see him being unlucky with my own eyes,” Su Qian sighed softly.

When she looked up, she noticed the lights on the second floor were on.

She couldn’t help feeling puzzled.

At this hour, Lu Yao was usually in the backyard.

The second floor held the gym, the study, and the home theater.

Su Qian originally thought Lu Yao would be in the theater. With modern electronics, he was already playing like a pro.

But she found him in the gym instead, working out.

He wore a black athletic tank and shorts. Under the light, his well-defined muscles looked like they were faintly glowing.

Sweat slid down his face and neck, dripping onto the floor.

His hair was a bit messy.

But it only made him look more wild and charming.

Gulp!

Su Qian swallowed, completely shameless.

[His body is really good.]

Alright, she admitted it—she was a little shallow.

These days, who wasn’t obsessed with good looks? Who didn’t like staring at a handsome man with abs?

Lu Yao sensed someone approaching and turned his head.

When he saw it was Su Qian, surprise flickered in his eyes, and then his lips curved slightly.

“You’re back?”

His voice carried a hint of post-workout breathlessness, but it sounded especially good.

Su Qian snapped out of it and walked into the gym.

A faint, unnatural blush spread across her face.

“Yeah. I just got back.”

Lu Yao looked at her, his gaze landing on her slightly flushed cheeks. “Did you drink?”

Ahem-

She got caught peeking, and then he even mistook it for drinking.

This was way too awkward.

Su Qian cleared her throat twice. “No. It’s just… I walked a bit fast outside.”

“Oh.”

Lu Yao lifted his brows, the smile at his lips deepening.

He clearly didn’t believe her excuse.

[No, Big Brother, don’t just “oh” me.]

Su Qian grew even more uncomfortable under his gaze, her eyes darting away.

That meaningful “oh” felt full of teasing.

Lu Yao set down the dumbbell.

He walked a few steps closer to Su Qian.

The scent of sweat and hot hormones rushed over her, making Su Qian’s heart beat faster.

“What are you doing?”

When she saw Lu Yao reach his hand out,

Su Qian instinctively stepped back, flustered.

“Getting a towel,” Lu Yao said simply.

He reached past her, grabbed a towel from the rack behind her, and casually wiped the sweat from his face and body.

Lu Yao draped the towel over his shoulder and lifted a brow. “Otherwise, what did you think I was going to do?”

Su Qian’s face burned.

At his question, it turned even redder.

She forced a laugh to hide her panic and embarrassment. “Haha… a towel. I was thinking of a towel too.”

Lu Yao found her flustered look amusing.

“Um…” Su Qian hurriedly changed the subject. “I have something for you.”

Lu Yao raised his brows, curiosity in his eyes. “Oh? What is it?”

“Wait. I’ll go get it downstairs.”

After throwing out that line,

Su Qian hurriedly turned and fled the gym.

Only Lu Yao was left standing there, completely confused.

He shook his head and followed downstairs. He was drenched in sweat anyway, and he could take a shower while he was at it.

Su Qian went into the basement garage and found the spirit stones Xia Meng Meng had teleported over.

After thinking about it, she also grabbed a “turn misfortune into fortune” talisman.

Not long after,

Lu Yao finished showering. He dried his hair with a bath towel and put on loose home clothes.

“Didn’t you say you like special stones?” Su Qian spoke as she pulled a few spirit stones from a cloth pouch.

“Here.”

Su Qian smiled and held them out to Lu Yao. “Take them and play with them.”

Spirit stones?

Lu Yao’s pupils shrank slightly.

He hadn’t expected that what Su Qian wanted to give him was spirit stones.

With spirit stones, the teleportation array should work.

Lu Yao thought quietly.

“What’s wrong?” Su Qian asked when she saw him zoning out, confused.

[Did he remember something? That shouldn’t be possible.]

“It’s nothing.” Lu Yao shook his head. “I just think these stones look nice.”

He took them and gently rubbed them, feeling the faint coolness they gave off. “Where did you find these?”

“Online,” Su Qian lied smoothly. “As long as you like them.”

“Oh right, give me your phone for a second.” Su Qian held out her hand, looking a little urgent.

Lu Yao was confused, but he didn’t ask. He pulled out his phone and handed it to her.

Su Qian took it, turned her back, and slipped the “turn misfortune into fortune” talisman into the phone case.

“Here, your phone.”

Su Qian turned back and handed it to Lu Yao.

Her smile looked a bit unnatural.

Lu Yao took it, glanced at the case, and lifted an eyebrow, as if he had noticed something unusual.

But he didn’t expose it.

He only smiled and teased, “What, did you pull some little trick on my phone?”

Su Qian’s heart clenched.

But she still forced herself to stay calm. “What trick? I just cleaned up your phone.”

She pouted. “You’re always downloading random apps and eating up your storage. Your phone was getting laggy, so I cleaned it up for you.”

“Besides, your phone uses my card. If you look at something you shouldn’t, the police will come looking for me.”

Lu Yao stared at Su Qian for a few seconds.

He saw darkness between her brows.

That was a sign of an incoming bloody disaster.

“What is it?” Su Qian asked, uneasy under his stare.

“It’s nothing.” Lu Yao withdrew his gaze and said, “Thanks.”

Su Qian quietly relaxed.

“So formal.”

She snorted lightly. “I’m going back to my room to rest.”

With that, Su Qian turned and left.

Lu Yao watched her back, the corners of his mouth lifting slightly, amusement in his eyes.

Then he looked at the “turn misfortune into fortune” talisman inside the phone case.

The faint smile still hung on his face.

“Shoddy workmanship.”

He shook his head lightly.

There was a smile in his eyes, but also helplessness toward the talisman.

He understood it was Su Qian’s good intention.

He turned to his desk and took out the cinnabar and brush he had bought earlier.

With a light flick of his wrist,

smooth, mysterious symbols flowed from the tip of the brush, gradually appearing on the talisman paper.

“I’ll bring it to her tomorrow.”

Lu Yao put away the reinforced “turn misfortune into fortune” talisman.

Earth had no spiritual energy.

He couldn’t even use one-tenth of his strength.

But drawing a simple talisman like this was still easy for him.

…

After reading the file Su Qian gave her,

Lu Jia Jia was restless the entire night.

After thinking it over again and again, she called Su Qian early the next morning and asked to meet in person.

“There’s no need to meet. If you have something to say, just say it over the phone,” Su Qian refused.

On the other end, Lu Jia Jia took a deep breath.

“Are you sure everything in that file is real?”

Su Qian fell silent for a moment.

That love-brained mindset really was hopeless.