Chapter 1686: Chapter 1672
Wen Zaao’s gaze was fixed tightly on Chu Ge. "What did you pawn?"
Her father’s will mentioned that the gold medal was the key to opening the Time-Space Gate, it’s a really crucial item! Could this guy have really pawned the gold medal?
Chu Ge shook his head. "Don’t worry, I didn’t pawn the gold medal, I pawned a jade pendant."
Upon hearing this, Wen Zaao’s tense heart instantly relaxed, and she let out a long breath. "As long as you didn’t pawn the gold medal."
But there was still one thing she didn’t understand. When they were at the hospital earlier, there was no jade pendant. Where did this jade pendant come from?
Seeing the doubt flickering in Wen Zaao’s eyes, Chu Ge felt quite helpless, but he decided not to explain further. The more he explained, the more questions Wen Zaao had.
"Alright, let’s eat. I’ve calculated the prices for the things we need, it shouldn’t cost much. This should be enough."
Wen Zaao had just taken a sip of soup and upon hearing this, she suddenly spit it out.
"This money is more than enough!" Wen Zaao looked at him speechlessly. This money is more than enough, it could cover everything a hundred times over!
Wen Zaao tugged at the corner of her lips. "Chu Ge, if you have no concept of money, I can temporarily keep it for you."
She truly worried that Chu Ge might be too extravagant with his spending, and soon there wouldn’t be any money left.
"All this money is yours."
Chu Ge said indifferently.
Wen Zaao nearly choked on her own saliva. "What did you say? All this money is mine?"
"Yes, didn’t you say I’ve been freeloading? So now all this money is yours, consider it my payment for these days."
With his arms crossed, Chu Ge said in a hauntingly soft tone.
"I was only joking with you." Wen Zaao scratched her head, slightly embarrassed. She had indeed been just joking with Chu Ge, unaware that he would take it seriously and give her so much money.
Suddenly, Wen Zaao’s embarrassment reached a peak. "Besides, holding this much money makes me anxious."
Chu Ge cleared his throat lightly. "When did your face become so thin? It’s alright, you don’t have to be so polite with me."
Wen Zaao gave an awkward smile; she truly didn’t want to be overly polite with him, but holding such a large amount of money made her feel uneasy.
Just as she was about to say something more, she met Chu Ge’s sharp gaze and suddenly didn’t dare to speak further. He cleared his throat and smiled, saying, "Then just keep the money with me temporarily, I’ll help you manage it. Just let me know when you want to use it."
Chu Ge saw that she might be genuinely embarrassed, so he didn’t say much more, nodding as he spoke again, "Alright, have a look and see what’s missing so far. Feel free to use this money to buy whatever’s needed."
Wen Zaao hummed in response, looking at the list Chu Ge had prepared, her feelings mixed.
Chu Ge gazed at her deeply, as if he wanted to say something but hesitated.
Wen Zaao sensed a warm gaze focused on her, lifted her eyes to meet his, and asked puzzled, "What’s wrong? Why are you looking at me like that?"
Chu Ge rubbed his nose, hesitating.
"If you want to say something, just say it. No need to be polite with me."
Wen Zaao smiled. Having accepted the money, their relationship had indeed deepened a bit, hadn’t it?
"Actually, it’s nothing. I was just curious about what you plan to do about Zhou Ang?"
Wen Zaao suddenly fell silent. Her face, which had just calmed down a bit, now seemed slightly troubled again. "Leave that for later."
Right now, she didn’t know how to face Zhou Ang, but she could never be the same as before. She couldn’t face the son of the person who killed her father and pretend it was nothing, calling him brother.
Chu Ge knew she needed time to process things, so he didn’t ask further. "Alright then, get some rest. I’ll take care of the cleanup."
Wen Zaao hummed, "Then it’s troubling you."
"No trouble at all, just go and rest."
Chu Ge stood up, collected the dishes, and headed into the kitchen.
Wen Zaao took the black bag full of money back to her room.
Back in the room, Wen Zaao stared at that black bag full of money, lost in thought. They know the exact location of Wuling Mountain now, and Zhou Ang will surely ask how they found it. If she tells him the contents of the letter, will Zhou Ang’s heart be able to handle it?
Wen Zaao scratched her head, feeling distressed. Why was she still considering Zhou Ang’s feelings at this point? Clearly, he was now her enemy! Clearly, he was the son of the person who killed her father! Yet she couldn’t bring herself to hate him.
She had considered the possibility that her father might no longer be alive. After all, twenty years had passed. If he was still alive, he would have surely come to find them.
But she could never accept the fact that the killer of her father was his closest confidant!
Even though she was young back then, she had grown up listening to her mother tell stories about their family and Zhou Ang’s family. Once, during Zhou Ang’s mother’s birthday, they even joked that since the two families had a boy and a girl, they could become in-laws.
Wen Zaao leaned on the balcony, quietly gazing at the night sky filled with stars, so beautiful.
She suddenly felt a bit dazed, as if she hadn’t seen such a scene for a long time.
She let out a long sigh. If today she could hear something truly joyful, accompanied by such beauty, wouldn’t that be wonderful?
Wen Zaao’s nose felt a bit sore. She felt like crying, but after crying all morning, she couldn’t bring herself to cry anymore.
Chu Ge tidied up in the kitchen for a while and then finished quickly, as they had ordered takeaway, so there wasn’t much to clean up.
After everything was done, he returned to his room, sat at the desk, casually picked up a book and tried to read, but he couldn’t absorb any of its contents.
Chu Ge put the book down, rubbed his brow, and then closed it. His mind was also in a bit of turmoil; he wasn’t sure what to do.
It wasn’t that he was worried about anything specific, but just thinking about seeing his own tombstone felt a bit strange.
As he sat there daydreaming, suddenly his phone rang. He looked at it; it was Zhou Ang calling.
Chu Ge was a bit surprised. Why would Zhou Ang call him?
Even though they exchanged numbers when they met, usually if there was anything Zhou Ang would call Wen Zaao first.
Suddenly, Chu Ge seemed to realize something. As he picked up the call, he heard Zhou Ang’s anxious voice, "Chu Ge, Zaozao is with you, right? Is she asleep?"
Chu Ge paused for a moment and then lightly replied, "She should be asleep, I’m in my own room, so I don’t know."
"Alright, could you and Zaozao come to see me tomorrow? I have a new discovery."
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