Chapter 215: Chapter 189: I Know Your Depth, You Know My...

"A man and a woman alone in a room, doing... well, what one would expect. It’s perfectly normal, perfectly normal! Haha."

As he spoke, Liu Lang didn’t forget to close the door. "You two continue. Just pretend I was never here."

Seeing the wall slide shut, Lou Yuxue, her face flushed red, hissed, "Aren’t you going to let go of me?"

Chen Yi did as she said and let go, taking a few steps back. A smirk played on his lips as he said,

"Miss Yuxue, I told you we shouldn’t come here. You just had to be in such a rush. See? Now we’re the butt of the joke."

"You..."

Lou Yuxue nearly ground her teeth to dust at his shameless words.

But she knew Chen Yi was only saying this to deceive Black Tooth and Liu Lang. With a sigh of resignation, she closed her eyes and straightened her clothes. Then, in a soft, coquettish voice, she said,

"It’s all your fault for being so handsome, dear Brother Liu. You made my poor heart flutter~"

But just as the words left her mouth, Lou Yuxue had already opened the adjacent door. Looking at Liu Lang outside, she said with a smile,

"Oh, come in, come in. Business comes first."

"You’re done already?"

"..."

Seeing Lou Yuxue give him a charming eye-roll, Liu Lang walked into the private room with a smile.

"Don’t blame me for the bad timing. It was all that bastard Black Tooth. He’s the one who sent me."

Chen Yi shot him a glare, signaling him to shut up. Then, adopting Liu Wu’s impatient tone, he spoke.

"Where’s Black Tooth?"

"If he doesn’t show up soon, I’m leaving."

Just then, Black Tooth appeared from behind another wall. "I was delayed by some matters."

After a quick scan of the room, he gestured for them to sit, leaving no room for argument.

"What message does Young Master Liu have for me?"

Chen Yi glanced at him, his chin held high. "My Young Master wants to know when that deal of ours will be settled. He’s waiting to pay another visit to the Xiao Family."

Black Tooth grunted in acknowledgment. "I heard Young Master Liu ran into a wall with the Old Marquis?"

Chen Yi snorted. "If you know, why ask?"

"If that old fool knew what was good for him, my Young Master wouldn’t have had to send us here in the first place."

"He also said that if your Bright Moon Building spent half as much energy on the deal as you do trying to verify my identity, this would all have been settled by now."

Hearing this, Black Tooth paused, then said:

"Please, Brother Liu, go back and report that we will make our move soon."

"A specific time?"

Black Tooth said nothing, merely glancing at Lou Yuxue.

Lou Yuxue took the cue. "When the weather clears, I will make the arrangements."

Chen Yi looked from her to Black Tooth, raising an eyebrow.

"So, Miss Yuxue is the one calling the shots on this deal? Isn’t Elder Black Tooth the one in charge of the Bright Moon Building in Shu State?"

Lou Yuxue felt another flare of anger. ’This man is infuriating! Every word he says is a trap, yet he never gives anything away himself. It’s maddening.’

"You’re joking, dear Brother Liu~ I simply follow Elder Black Tooth’s lead. How could I dare to act on my own?"

Chen Yi smiled and nodded. "I’d imagine so. I only trust Elder Black Tooth."

"In that case, I’ll go back and report."

Black Tooth grunted. "We will contact you later."

Seeing this, Chen Yi didn’t linger. After signaling to Liu Lang, he got up and left the Spring Rain Building.

「Once all was quiet again.」

Black Tooth sat in silence for a moment before looking at Lou Yuxue. "You were acting a bit differently today. Why?"

A chill ran down Lou Yuxue’s spine, but she didn’t dare let her eyes waver. She looked directly at Black Tooth and said with a coquettish smile,

"Please don’t be alarmed, Elder."

"You know my origins... from the demimonde. Even as one of the Cultured Courtesans, it’s inevitable that people look down on me in this world. A woman has to find a safe harbor."

Black Tooth asked, unmoved, "Liu Wu?"

"Yes. His status is high enough, and his skills in both Martial Arts and the Medical Dao are impressive. If I were to be with him, I would have someone to protect me from the storms of life."

"Of course, I’m also doing this for the sake of our Bright Moon Building. After all, he’s a Medical Saint Hand. He’ll be of great use to us later on."

Seeing how earnest she sounded, Black Tooth simply gave her a long, hard look.

"I don’t care what you have planned, but that deal cannot be affected in the slightest. If it is, your death is certain!"

"Of course..."

As Black Tooth walked away, Lou Yuxue’s expression remained neutral, but inwardly, she was still seething with rage.

’Liu Wu!

You just wait!’