Chapter 1849: Chapter 1846: Manipulated and Missed a Millennium!
It was as if the tighter he held her, the more he could smooth away the panic Long Xuanye had brought.
Lu Hualiang hugged the soft body in his arms, really reluctant to let go.
However, he had just come back and there was too much to do; this really wasn’t a good time for cuddling.
He could only set her down to the side first. "Be good, I still have to work."
Xia Weibao, though reluctant, still let go and sat on the sofa playing on her phone, keeping him company while he worked.
Lu Hualiang was very busy. On one hand he had to hand over things with Yang Li and find out what had happened at Lu Corporation during this period; on the other, he had to arrange the security of the imperial city.
Nan Yi and Long Xuanye had both come to the imperial city; he had to be on guard!
He was so busy his feet barely touched the ground; even his lunch was takeout eaten in the office.
Seeing how busy Lu Hualiang was, Xia Weibao used the excuse of going out for a walk, then ran to the secretaries’ office to find out through which departments the people he’d sent away had to pass.
Then she went straight over in the capacity of the CEO’s wife and intercepted them, not letting them leave.
As for Lu Hualiang’s side, they’d talk about it when he found out.
Anyway, it’s not like he’d dare do anything to her.
Yang Jian could go; with his thick skin he wasn’t afraid of the sun.
But delicate beauties were different; in a place like Africa, they’d shed a layer of skin.
In the evening after work, when Lu Hualiang came out of his office, Yang Liu and the others hurried to hide.
They needed to keep their heads down and wait until the big boss cooled off.
With the young madam taking the heat, they probably didn’t need to be scared, right?
When they got home, dinner was already ready. After the two of them ate, Lu Hualiang went back to the study to keep working.
Xia Weibao pouted. He really was busy—after a whole day at the company, he still had to work when he got back.
Thinking of the idea she’d had that night, Xia Weibao grabbed a laptop and ran to the study.
When it came to modern high-tech computers, she actually only knew how to use them to a limited extent.
She was, after all, someone from ancient times. Even if she’d adapted to modern life, her knowledge in certain areas was still very limited.
Knowing how to type and browse web pages was already impressive.
Seeing her come in hugging the laptop, Lu Hualiang lifted his head from the pile of documents. "What is it?"
Xia Weibao smiled and leaned over. "I’m here to keep you company."
The corner of Lu Hualiang’s mouth curved, a hint of gentleness flowing from his eyes. "Go play games on the sofa."
Instead of sitting on the sofa, Xia Weibao walked to his side and glanced at his computer.
A dense mess of who-knows-what; it looked like something she’d seen before, called code?
Way too complicated; she couldn’t understand it.
She scratched her chin, looking conflicted. "Your Majesty, I’m realizing you know so much."
They were both from ancient times; how come he knew everything? These things came so easily to him, while she didn’t understand a thing.
She suddenly felt she was a bit unworthy of him...
Lu Hualiang freed one hand and pinched her cheek. "It’s different. You came straight through, but I was originally a modern person."
Even though he now carried a thousand years of memories, his current identity was as someone born in the modern era.
Naturally, that wasn’t the same as her, who had crossed over halfway.
Xia Weibao suddenly thought of a question she’d never found a chance to ask.
"Your Majesty, what was that secret art you mentioned before? Why did I time-travel a thousand years into the future, while you were reincarnated?"
Lu Hualiang’s expression stiffened. "That’s a bit complicated. It’s a Royal Family–forbidden Evil Arts. It takes life as the price, and with the help of a vessel, it can send a person’s soul through time and space, letting them seize a body and return to life.
Doing that goes against the natural order and the price is huge—two lives in exchange for one chance."
So, both he and she had died; she was sent to seize a body and come back to life, while he was reincarnated.
Thinking of this, a flash of killing intent crossed Lu Hualiang’s eyes. He’d originally sent her to her next life, but someone had tampered with it, and they missed each other by a thousand years!
