Celestial Master： I Have an Otherworld-Chapter 44: Gains and Losses
The lingering gloom of recent days suddenly dissipated, gentle sunlight spreading across the land, casting a soft halo over the cold steel city.
Fang Zheng stretched his muscles towards the azure sky, a smile appearing on his face as he felt a sense of tranquility.
Everything,
has ended!
He was back to living a stable life.
Romancing, earning a bit of money, living a simple and fulfilling life.
"Fang Zheng!"
"Erqiu!"
Guo Erqiu’s vibrant figure always brought joy, perhaps this was the reason Fang Zheng was willing to let go and pursue her.
"Here."
Fang Zheng handed over a belated gift:
"Sorry I haven’t had time recently, I’ve picked something for you, see if you like it?"
"Ah!" Guo Erqiu hesitated, until the gift was forced into her hands, she lowered her head and slowly opened the brocade box with a complex expression.
A beautiful gold necklace came into view.
Simple design, a blend of retro and modern, the implication of Elder Yue and the red string was obvious, making her wrist tremble gently.
"Do you like it?"
Fang Zheng looked expectant.
"Fang... Fang Zheng." Guo Erqiu raised her head, her eyes flickered:
"I think... maybe... probably... possibly... we’re not suitable for each other."
"Hmm?" Fang Zheng was stunned, the words felt like a heavy strike on the head, leaving his mind blank and consciousness dazed.
"Why?"
He spoke dumbfounded.
Although they hadn’t confessed, they both clearly understood their relationship, even Guo Ziran had tacitly approved their feelings.
"Look."
Guo Erqiu bit her lip and twisted her shirt’s corner with both hands:
"You’re my grandfather’s apprentice, there’s a generational gap between us."
Fang Zheng was silent, after a long pause he said:
"Did someone tell you something?"
"No... no." Guo Erqiu showed panic, shaking her head and waving her hands repeatedly:
"No one told me anything, it’s just how I feel."
"Are you sure this is how you feel?" Fang Zheng asked earnestly:
"Erqiu, we’re already adults, there’s no need to listen to others about feelings, you have to respect your own thoughts."
"I understood something from a young age."
"Life..."
"Only belongs to oneself!"
Saying this, he looked past Guo Erqiu towards someone behind her.
At some point, Zhou Ping and his daughter Zhou Qingqing appeared on the scene, Zhou Qingqing looked much more agreeable today without her usual rebellious style.
If it weren’t for the anger in her eyes...
"You Fang."
Zhou Qingqing stepped forward and pulled Guo Erqiu, saying:
"Do you have the courage to tell Erqiu what you’ve been doing these days?"
"Erqiu!"
"He’s a murderer!"
"Shut up!" Fang Zheng’s face darkened, he reprimanded angrily:
"What’s it to you?"
Zhou Qingqing’s body trembled, instinctively stepping back two steps, yet still pulling Guo Erqiu away from Fang Zheng.
"Fang Zheng." Zhou Ping’s voice was indifferent:
"If you don’t think of yourself, you should think of Erqiu and the master. With your personality, being with Erqiu will only harm her."
"Hmph!"
Fang Zheng snorted:
"Don’t lecture me with grand principles, the master has no objections, why should you?"
"Erqiu!"
He looked directly at Guo Erqiu, saying:
"As long as you’re willing, no one can stop you."
"..."
Guo Erqiu opened her mouth, but the words wouldn’t come, looking at Fang Zheng her gaze was like shattered glass, full of reluctance and sadness.
The scene fell silent.
Fang Zheng’s heart sank uncontrollably, Guo Erqiu’s silence had already expressed her stance.
"Erqiu, let’s go."
Zhou Qingqing held her head high, like a victorious fighting cock:
"Return the gift to him."
Guo Erqiu’s wrist trembled, slowly reaching out her hand.
"No need." Fang Zheng coldly turned away:
"Just throw it away!"
* 𝙛𝒓𝒆𝙚𝒘𝒆𝓫𝙣𝓸𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝒄𝒐𝓶
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"Boss Fang."
Someone blocked his path:
"Someone wants to see you."
Fang Zheng looked up, ready to ignore, but upon seeing the person he raised his eyebrows subconsciously:
"It’s you!"
He recognized the person, during a divorce lawsuit Guo Erqiu’s law firm handled, a file was stolen, and this person had appeared at the scene, referred to as Secretary Qian.
Seems like a person around some parliament member.
Secretary?
"My surname is Qian, Qian Xiao." Qian Xiao gestured with his hand:
"Please!"
A low-key but definitely not cheap luxury car’s door opened, revealing leather seats inside, a heavily made-up woman waved with a smile.
Fang Zheng squinted, thought for a moment, then stepped into the car.
To his surprise, the woman was not the person who wanted to see him, but a female companion Qian Xiao arranged to attend a banquet together later.
The person who wanted to see him was the star of the banquet.
The vehicle slowly started, silently blending into the traffic, and appeared an hour later at the outskirts of Qu City, stopping in front of a villa.
’Passed five gate checks!’
’So secluded, what is this place?’
"Boss Fang."
Qian Xiao opened the car door:
"Please!"
After getting off, the woman actively hooked Fang Zheng’s arm, and though they were strangers, they walked into a large hall like lovers.
In the hall, many men and women were scattered around.
Unlike nightclubs or clubs, this environment was maximally luxurious, the men were sharply dressed, the women graceful and elegant, all carried a certain indefinable aura.
An aura that...
Was distinctly different from ordinary people!
"Fang Zheng!" Someone stepped closer:
"Couldn’t imagine meeting you here."
"Who are you?" Fang Zheng frowned.
"I’m He Jiangdong." He Jiangdong had his hands behind his back, nodded with a mild smile:
"Chief at the Public Security Bureau, though just a deputy, we met inside some time ago."
"Oh!"
Fang Zheng squinted.
"Speaking of which." He Jiangdong turned, gesturing upstairs:
"I have a relative here today, you should know them."
Fang Zheng looked up to see He Xuanping dressed in a suit, looking down at him, their eyes met, He Xuanping nodded and picked up a glass of wine to toast from a distance.
Scanning the scene.
Figures like He Xuanping and He Jiangdong seemed unremarkable, mingling happily with others, many seemed slightly familiar.
Seemed like...
They were seen on TV.
"I heard Qi Yuan disappeared." He Jiangdong turned back, looking at Fang Zheng:
"Qu City has millions, any day there might be one or two who vanish, yet Zhou Ping is persistently stubborn, wanting to find clues."
"It’s not that easy to find?"
"Right, Boss Fang!"
"Hmm." Fang Zheng nonchalantly replied.
Compared to Zhou Ping, He Jiangdong showed obvious goodwill towards Fang Zheng, but dealing with such people never felt comforting.
"Today is Mr. Zhao’s charity gala, Boss Fang how much do you plan to donate?"
"Mr. Zhao?"
"Exactly."
He Jiangdong laughed:
"Boss Fang must’ve pondered why you could exit the Public Security Bureau so promptly? As I know, Zhou Ping keeps wanting to drag you back in, but never dares, do you know why?"
"I see." Fang Zheng understood, looking to the third floor, his eyes flickering:
"Chief He, how much do you plan to donate?"
"Being a charity event, naturally, the more the better." He Jiangdong stated:
"A million maybe!"
"Mr. Zhao also needs funds for election campaigns, Boss Fang why not contribute, personally up to twenty thousand, companies have a different calculation."
The Public Security Bureau’s salary wouldn’t easily allow donating a million.
Fang Zheng had seen Zhou Ping living frugally.
"Heh..."
With a light chuckle, he slowly spoke:
"Just so, I started a company, let’s offer five million."
Five million!
Qian Xiao beside him looked up, a faint smile on his face.
On this day.
Fang Zheng lost love, but gained many ’friends’.
