The Daily Life Of A Cyberpunk Magician-Chapter 523 - 279: Li Yuntang’s Realization

"Sure, Ms. Yuntang, hello," Jiang Shu nodded to Li Yuntang, a kindly smile spreading across his face. "Please, come in and take a seat. Would you like something to drink?"

"What do you have?" Li Yuntang entered the Magic House, surveying the layout of the entire room.

The arrangements were casual, but everywhere one could see decorations related to magic.

Poker cards, mirrors, all kinds of little props, and ornaments.

If Jiang Shu’s magic fans were here, they would undoubtedly be very excited.

"We have... boiled water," Jiang Shu thought for a moment, then added, "Only boiled water."

Li Yuntang: "..."

She sighed deeply and said in a faint voice, "Is this your way of saying you don’t welcome me?"

"No, it’s just that I usually only drink boiled water." Jiang Shu scratched his head in embarrassment and pointed to the four Tablet Spirits that had taken on the appearance of paparazzi, constantly snapping pictures and arranging shots. "If you want something specific, I could send them out to buy it."

Come to think of it, Li Yuntang wasn’t the first woman to drink boiled water in this room.

It was time to stock up on some tea or coffee or something.

Or maybe mix up a secret sauce on the spot with soy sauce and vinegar for the guests?

Not to boast, but no one could resist the sauces he mixed by hand.

But that was not quite right either, considering previous guests like Kirie, Shen Xuwan, and Li Yuntang had all visited, and with such a small social circle, with no other acquaintances, was there any point in buying drinks?

It seemed unnecessary.

Besides, if someone as distinguished as Li Yuntang could only drink boiled water, what couldn’t other guests drink?

With that thought, Jiang Shu felt perfectly justified in dismissing the idea of buying drinks. Better to do less than more.

"No need, water is fine," Li Yuntang wasn’t pretentious, to her, drinking water or something else made no difference.

So a large porcelain bowl filled with boiled water appeared in front of her, and across the table, Jiang Shu also faced a similar large porcelain bowl, even with a chip on its rim.

It seemed that the intact large porcelain bowl before her was the highest standard of hospitality Jiang Shu could offer.

Li Yuntang: "...?"

"Not to hide the fact, but if I have bowls, I just never bothered to buy cups," Jiang Shu scratched his head again. "I’m just too used to being lazy."

"No problem, let’s get right down to business." Li Yuntang glanced at the porcelain bowl before her without making a move; she didn’t want to delve further into the "what to drink" topic.

She had seen all levels of hospitality, but Jiang Shu’s bandit-like meeting style was something she had truly never encountered before.

It left a deep impression on her, at least one she would not forget any time soon.

"I do know a bit about Qiu Wanying’s situation," Jiang Shu said, clinking his porcelain bowl against the one in front of Li Yuntang. Instead of speaking directly, he countered, "But I also want to know, how much do you really understand about this woman who is closest to you?"

He paused for a moment, then stared directly at Li Yuntang’s face, his eyes full of an intensely restrained calmness, "If you’re not prepared to face another side of Qiu Wanying, then I won’t tell you."

Jiang Shu’s words sounded like a warning that the conversation ahead with Li Yuntang could be dangerous, but in reality, he was just trying to pry information from Li Yuntang.

He needed to know how much Li Yuntang knew first before he could construct an appropriate lie to deceive her.

If he started fabricating stories right off the bat and was caught, that would be quite embarrassing.

Now that the cooperation between them was good and Li Yuntang still had much value to offer, he didn’t want to break that atmosphere.

Li Yuntang gave Jiang Shu a meaningful look before she slowly began, "Ever since I officially joined the Entertainment Series at the age of eighteen, Qiu had always been my exclusive make-up artist, the best in the industry."

"As for her, she loved to play. Outside of work hours, I rarely saw her," Li Yuntang continued, her voice conveying a sort of reminiscence, "During the shooting of our movie, you might have heard, she had no shortage of men in her life, and she was quite casual about her relationships. In her own words, she was simply ’collecting’ men. But in everyday life, she really was a good person."

Even without using Spirit Technique, Jiang Shu could sense Li Yuntang was becoming somewhat incoherent, and her emotions fluctuated accordingly.

It seemed Qiu Wanying’s death had hit her hard.

"Yeah, I can feel that," Jiang Shu nodded affirmatively. "She indeed was good to people."

"About half a year ago, I noticed some changes in her," Li Yuntang kept talking, and at this moment, her penetrating gaze focused on Jiang Shu, "She started going out less often and during certain times of the day, she would lock herself in a room and study something. One day, she had an emergency and left suddenly. In her room, I saw a deck of poker cards."

"Poker cards?" Jiang Shu repeated Li Yuntang’s words, and then he took out a deck from under the table. Holding the cards, he slid his hand over the table creating an arc, and the poker cards fanned out neatly across the surface, "Had she gotten into gambling?"