Tang Hao and Zhao Qingxue stood by the roadside in a daze.
‘We solved a major case, just like that?’
They looked at each other, and she burst into laughter.
“Hahaha! That was hilarious! That thief is really something. He could’ve left us alone, but he just had to rob us!”
After laughing for a while, she suddenly leaned over, kissed Tang Hao, and said, “You’re my lucky star! I wouldn’t have been able to crack that case if not for you!”
Tang Hao could not help but laugh.
“Let’s go back! Then, you don’t have to leave either. Stay at my place tonight!” She dragged Tang Hao and walked toward the car without any explanation.
After parking the car, Zhao Qingxue pulled Tang Hao to her apartment.
As soon as they entered the door, she turned around with a charming and seductive expression on her face.
“We were interrupted earlier. Now, let’s continue!” She wrapped her arms around Tang Hao’s neck and kissed him in a very domineering manner.
The two of them did not turn on the lights and rolled on the living room couch.
Soft moans could be heard in the darkness.
After the deed, the two of them lay on the couch, leaning against each other.
“I’m off for the next two days. Stay with me!” She muttered, “You haven’t been with me for so… long! I’m not greedy. I only want two days.”
“OK!” Tang Hao answered softly.
After a pause, he said, “I have something for you!”
“What?” She looked over.
Tang Hao took out a jade bottle containing a Pill of Everlasting Beauty and said, “This is called the Pill of Everlasting Beauty. After you eat it, you’ll be beautiful forever!”
“Really?”
She looked at the jade bottle in disbelief.
“Of course! But before you eat it, you have to consider…” Tang Hao said.
“What’s there to consider? It’s obviously a good thing!” She took the bottle, tilted it over her head, and gulped it down.
Tang Hao was stunned.
She leaned over and kissed him. “Thank you!” She said while smiling charmingly.
“By the way, what are we doing tomorrow? We can’t stay at home and make out all day, right? Why don’t we… go shopping, or watch a movie?” She continued.
“OK!”
“Then it’s decided! Let’s see, it’s only eleven o’clock now. Let’s stay up until one o’clock and go to bed!”
She looked at her watch, then at Tang Hao, and smiled charmingly.
After making out some more and washing up, they finally slept at two o’clock. They woke up at ten o’clock the next morning.
“Get up quickly!” She hurried them.
The two of them got up in a hurry, put on their clothes, washed up, and were about to leave.
At that moment, the doorbell rang.
The two people in the apartment were stunned.
“Who could it be?” Zhao Qingxue frowned and walked to the door. She looked through the peephole, and the expression on her beautiful face changed immediately.
She turned around and whispered, “It’s my parents!” She looked as though she was about to go to war.
Tang Hao was shocked and reflexively wanted to run away.
“You should leave!”
Zhao Qingxue anxiously urged him.
Their relationship was clearly more than friends. Besides, he was only twenty years old, and Zhao Qingxue’s parents would definitely not like him.
Tang Hao hurriedly walked toward the balcony.
At that moment, Zhao Qingxue looked through the peephole again and suddenly shouted, “Wait! Don’t go!”
Tang Hao was stunned.
‘One moment she wants me to leave, but the next moment she wants me to stay. What’s going on?’
“My parents are bringing someone with them. They said they would introduce a man to me. In other words, it’s matchmaking! They mentioned it to me before, but I forgot about it after drinking last night!” Zhao Qingxue walked over and whispered.
“Matchmaking?” Tang Hao had a strange expression on his face.
“Yeah! I’m already twenty-four years old! My parents always worry about whether I can get married. They tried to hook me up with that Jiang guy from before.
“That Jiang Yunbo is from a family of police officers. I’ve heard that this guy is some kind of financial genius and a bank executive from a rich family.”
As Zhao Qingxue said this, she frowned and felt extremely helpless.
“In any case, I don’t like him at all. I don’t even want to see him. If you leave, it’ll be a nightmare later! So, don’t leave!”
“So what are you going to tell your parents?” Tang Hao said.
“Easy! Pretend to be my boyfriend, just for a while!” Zhao Qingxue said.
“Alright!” Tang Hao said helplessly.
“Get ready. I’m opening the door!” Zhao Qingxue said.
Tang Hao quickly straightened his clothes and followed her to the door.
When the door opened, he saw three people standing outside. In front was a middle-aged couple, and behind them was a young man in his late twenties. He was handsome and gentlemanly in his brand-name suit, and cultured with his gold-rimmed glasses.
“What took you so long, Qingxue?”
Mr. Zhao scolded and looked up.
Then, he was stunned.
Mrs. Zhao and the young man were also stunned.
The three people’s eyes fell on Tang Hao.
“Hello, Uncle and Auntie!”
Tang Hao bowed and greeted respectfully.
“Qingxue, who… is he?” Mr. Zhao asked blankly.
Zhao Qingxue took a step and walked next to Tang Hao. She grabbed his hand and smiled shyly. “Dad, Mom, he’s my boyfriend!”
The three of them were stunned again. Their faces were full of astonishment.
Then, their expressions became awkward.
They were at Zhao Qingxue’s apartment to match her with a man. Now that they found out that their daughter had a boyfriend, what should they do?
She must have found him to placate them!
“What do you think you’re doing, Qingxue?” Mr. Zhao said sternly, “How can you behave like this?”
“What do you mean? He’s really my boyfriend!” Zhao Qingxue said indignantly.
“You’re getting more and more outrageous, you child!” Mr. Zhao scolded sternly.
“Alright, let’s go in and talk! Why are we all standing here?” Mrs. Zhao tried to alleviate the situation. Then, she turned to speak to the young man, “Come in too, Lil Zhang!”
The young man nodded.
His gaze swept over Tang Hao, revealing a hint of hostility and disdain.
The kid was obviously not mature enough. Even if he were really Qingxue’s boyfriend, he would never win the favor of her parents. He had plenty of opportunities.
His gaze turned again and turned very eager when it landed on Zhao Qingxue’s body.
“Qingxue! Look, this is the necklace I bought for you. It will definitely look good on you when you wear it.”
He walked up to her and took out a gift box.
Zhao Qingxue glanced at him coldly and ignored him. She held Tang Hao’s hand and walked inside.
Soon, the people sat down in the living room.
Mr. Zhao’s face was stern the whole time. He looked at Tang Hao unpleasantly.
“Qingxue! It’s not that I want to criticize you, but how old is this boyfriend of yours?” Mr. Zhao said.
“I’m twenty this year, Uncle!” Tang Hao said with a smile.
“Twenty?” Mr. Zhao’s expression turned colder as he reprimanded, “Childish and immature!”
Tang Hao was a little resentful, but he did not talk back.
Seeing that, the young man became smug. “Twenty years is indeed young! What do you do now?” He said.
“As for me, my name is Zhang
Haoran! It’s nothing much. I’m only a bank executive, and my annual salary is only a few hundred thousand! My family isn’t anyone special, but at least we have some political connections and have never gotten into trouble with the law.”
Chapter 678 - Scared Away
As he spoke, Zhang Haoran pushed up his glasses. He sounded boastful and smug.
He looked at Tang Hao with a hostile gaze.
Zhao Qingxue’s parents smiled and looked at Zhang Haoran satisfactorily.
Not only Lil Zhang earned a respectable income, but his family was also politically connected. He looked quite handsome and had a good personality. The most important thing was that he was mature and dependable. He was simply the perfect candidate.
Zhao Qingxue rolled her eyes and sneered, “A few hundred thousand a year? Is that a lot?”
Zhang Haoran was surprised and almost burst into laughter.
‘A few hundred thousand isn’t a lot? How many other people of my age can earn so much? I’m considered the society’s elite!
‘Qingxue is only a criminal police officer. Her annual salary should be only a few ten thousand!
‘As for that kid, he’s only twenty years old. He might not even be working yet!’
“What are you talking about, Qingxue? A few hundred thousand isn’t much? How much more do you want?” Mr. Zhao reprimanded, somewhat displeased.
At that moment, Tang Hao smiled. He stood up, extended his hand, and shook Zhang Haoran’s hand.
“Hello! My name is Tang Hao. I run a small company. It’s nothing much,” Tang Hao said with a smile.
Zhang Haoran was stunned. ‘Running his own company? What, could he have rich parents?’
Then, he sneered.
‘Small company? That’s nothing! His family background probably isn’t anything spectacular either!’
“What company? I may have heard of it!” He said disdainfully.
Tang Hao smiled, took out a business card, and handed it over.
“This is my business card. Please accept it!”
Zhang Haoran sneered and took it. When he took a closer look, his whole body trembled, and his eyes widened. His mouth opened wider and wider, almost forming an “O” shape.
“Hao… Hao… Haotian?”
He stuttered, his face full of disbelief.
“Yes! It’s only been established a few years ago. I guess you can consider it a small company?” Tang Hao smiled bashfully.
‘What the f*ck? Haotian is a small company? You’re the only one who thinks so!’
Zhang Haoran’s face twitched a few times. He was about to pop a vein.
‘Haotian Group is a large corporation with an annual profit of several billion!’
His hand holding the business card trembled slightly, and a cold sweat broke out on his forehead.
What was his meager salary of several hundred thousand compared to that freak?
“Ah! By the way, my family is very ordinary. My ancestors are all farmers from mountain villages. It’s not worth mentioning!” Tang Hao said.
When Zhang Haoran heard that, he immediately heaved a sigh of relief.
At least his family background was better.
“However, I have this. Does it count as a political connection?” Tang Hao smiled as he took out his military ID and handed it over.
Zhang Haoran took it, glanced at it, and his entire body shuddered. His fingers jerked as though they had been scalded, and the ID fell out of his hand.
Then, he stood up in a hurry and said, “I’m sorry, I have to go! You can continue this without me!”
He did not see where he was going and hit his head on a wall. He clutched his head and ran out of the apartment.
Bang!
The door was closed, and the apartment was deathly silent.
Mr. Zhao and Mrs. Zhao sat there in a daze.
‘That was too exaggerated! Why is Lil Zhang so scared?’
Mr. Zhao frowned, but he remembered that Lil Zhang had mentioned something like “Haotian.”
‘Could it be… that Haotian?
‘Impossible!’
The business card caught the corner of his eye, and he reached out and took it. He took a closer look and his mouth opened wide.
‘Oh my god! It’s really that Haotian!
‘Wait, why does the name Tang Hao sound so familiar? Oh, right, isn’t he that guy from the rumors in the Provincial Headquarters? Back then, the superintendent of the City Headquarters fell from grace because of him.
‘It was rumored that not only did he have a good relationship with Vice Governor He, but he also had military affiliations.
When he thought of that, his gaze landed on the military ID.
“Does the kid have a rank?”
He mumbled, picked up the military ID, and looked at it.
Then, he was completely petrified.
Mrs. Zhao leaned close to take a look and was petrified as well.
The two of them looked at the ID dazedly.
Seeing that, Zhao Qingxue was secretly delighted.
“So what do you think, Dad, Mom?”
The two of them finally came to their senses. After a long while, Father Zhao smiled drily.
‘He’s the boss of Haotian Group and also a major general of the army. No wonder Lil Zhang was scared away.
‘This guy is a monster!’
He should be feeling happy, but he was feeling uneasy.
The kid was too powerful. His family was not worthy of him!
Besides, the kid was too young and immature. What good could come out of the relationship?
“Um… Qingxue! Are you really…”
Father Zhao coughed lightly and said.
However, his tone of voice was much more relaxed.
“Of course it’s real,” Zhao Qingxue said, “Why would I lie to you? If you don’t believe me, you can ask Big Bro!”
“Huh? He knows?”
Mr. Zhao and Mrs. Zhao were stunned.
“Of course he knows!”
“Damn, and he didn’t even say anything! The next time I see him, I must teach him a good lesson!” Mr. Zhao said angrily.
Tang Hao quickly got up, walked to the side, and pretended to take something. He retrieved some divine liquor, a box of beauty cream, and some specially made health pills from his pocket dimension and handed them to Zhao Qingxue’s parents.
“Uncle, Auntie, here’s something for you!”
The two hesitated for a moment, but they accepted the gifts anyway.
“You don’t have to be so polite!” Mrs. Zhao smiled. “Can I call you Lil Tang?”
“Sure!” Tang Hao replied. He looked at his watch and said, “It’s almost noon. I’ll go buy some vegetables and make some lunch!”
“It’s fine! We have some other business in the afternoon, so we’ll be leaving soon!” Mr. Zhao said.
They chatted for a while more before the two got up and left.
After seeing them off, Zhao Qingxue heaved a sigh of relief. “At least they’re satisfied!”
“Yeah!” Tang Hao also heaved a sigh of relief. It was really awkward just now.
“Alright, at least with you around, at least they won’t force me to go on a blind date anymore. I feel like the whole world is peaceful now,” Zhao Qingxue said happily.
“Then… what about the future?”
His presence might be able to placate the parents for now, but it was not viable in the long term.
“The future? Who cares! We can talk about the future in the future. If it doesn’t work out, we can say that we broke up! We’re all open-minded people, so why would it matter?” Zhao Qingxue said nonchalantly.
“I don’t want to think about the future. I just want to be happy now!”
As she said that, she turned around and wrapped her arms around Tang Hao’s neck, smiling brightly.
Her pair of beautiful eyes fixed on Tang Hao as she muttered, “I’m already very happy to be able to be with you like this. The rest is not imp
ortant at all.”
After speaking, she hugged him tightly.
“Let’s go shopping! You promised that you’re going to spend today and tomorrow with me! Don’t go back on your word!”
After a long while, she let go, took a step back, and grabbed Tang Hao’s hand.
“I want to watch a movie. Also, let’s eat delicious food, and maybe buy some nice clothes!”
She smiled brightly, took Tang Hao’s hand, and walked out. She was very happy and excited.
Chapter 679 - Just A Rookie
In the Z University library.
Tang Hao sat there, holding a novel in his hands and reading it with great interest.
Yan’er sat In front of him, focused on studying.
In the blink of an eye, it was almost the middle of the semester. For an ace student like Yan’er, she had to study hard and prepare for the midterm exam.
Tang Hao did not have much to do, so he accompanied her.
As he read his novel, his phone suddenly vibrated and a text message came in.
He picked it up and was surprised after reading it.
“Dear customer, the triennial exchange conference is about to begin. Octagon Alley sincerely invites you to attend this conference. If you are interested, please go to your local store and request an invitation.”
“Exchange conference? Octagon Alley?”
Tang Hao furrowed his brows.
He was no stranger to Octagon Alley. He had been there a few times and bought several things.
What was the exchange conference though?
He pondered for a moment, stood up, walked to a corner, and called Shabby Taoist Master.
“Exchange conference? Oh, that! It’s an event organized by Octagon Alley held once every three years. It can be considered a major event in Huaxia’s cultivation world.
“Many people will attend the event, including cultivation families and unaffiliated cultivators, as long as they have dealings with Octagon Alley.
“It’ll be a meetup followed by an auction of many nice things. You can go and take a look. Mao Mountain will also be sending a delegation to the event.”
After ending the call, Tang Hao pondered for a moment.
“Might as well go and take a look!”
Very soon, Tang Hao made up his mind.
In the evening, after having dinner with Yan’er and walking around the campus, Tang Hao sent her back to her dorm. Then, he drove to Octagon Alley.
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