First update,

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"All done?"

When Qin Fang and Fan Ning had dressed and returned to the room, they saw Xia Yun still as Qin Fang had seen her when he arrived—watching TV and knitting a sweater, immediately showing a very strange smile on her face as she saw the two of them coming out.

Qin Fang had quite a thick face, showing no significant reaction. Fan Ning, however, was blushing furiously, glaring fiercely at Qin Fang.

"You two sit for a while; I'll go reheat the food."

Xia Yun didn't say much, and took the initiative to go to the kitchen to warm up the meal.

The meal was quite relaxed, with Qin Fang and Fan Ning acting like a couple in love. Despite a slight age gap between them, in this day and age, especially in a university setting, teacher-student relationships really weren't a big deal.

Xia Yun, other than occasionally teasing Qin Fang and Fan Ning with envy and jealousy, pretended to be someone who also yearned for a teacher-student romance.

Qin Fang had secretly used the Mind Reading Technique on Xia Yun, but unfortunately, the success rate under normal conditions was too pitiful, and he couldn't discern anything.

After the meal, Xia Yun continued to watch her show and knit, while Qin Fang went for a walk with Fan Ning to digest the food in their stomachs.

"How do you plan to handle our relationship?"

Walking quietly beside Qin Fang, after a long silence, Fan Ning finally spoke in a low voice.

Qin Fang's relationship with Tang Feifei was quite public; how could Fan Ning not know? It used to be none of her business, and she wouldn't have cared about it, but what about now?

Qin Fang stopped walking and looked at Fan Ning, who had a somewhat serious expression on her face. Their gazes focused on each other, and each could see their own reflection in the other's eyes.

"Aren't we good just like this?"

Qin Fang wrapped an arm around her, pulling Fan Ning into his embrace, their bodies pressing tightly together, "I don't know how to explain it to you, but one thing I am certain of—I like you! But..."

"But you also like Tang Feifei... and that Xiao Muxue, right?"

Fan Ning took over Qin Fang's sentence and continued, "Giggle, I'm just teasing you, look how scared you are! It's impossible between us. Maybe you're interested in me now because our current teacher-student relationship greatly intrigues you, but as you gradually meet more women, you will lose interest in me... And the same goes for me!"

Qin Fang felt some agreement with the beginning of her statement, but hearing the last part, a nameless fire suddenly rose in his heart, and he couldn't help but pull Fan Ning closer, whispering ominously in her ear: "Fan Ning, don't try to provoke my bottom line! You are my woman, and you'll be my woman for life. If you dare have any thoughts about other men, I will definitely... kill him!"

Fan Ning was momentarily stunned, looking into the eyes of the young man in front of her and seeing nothing but indisputable determination. Clearly, his words were not said lightly; he meant them.

Remembering what happened that night, Fan Ning increasingly felt that this young man possessed a mystery and strength she didn't understand.

"As long as you don't give up on me, I will always be your woman!"

Fan Ning smiled happily, a very content smile. She was no ordinary woman, and naturally, her thoughts were different from those of most women. Seeing the determination in Qin Fang's eyes, she wasn't afraid or terrified, but genuinely happy—it was the happiest moment she had experienced since being secretly controlled.

"Maybe having a man like this wouldn't be too bad..." Fan Ning thought silently to herself.

Actually, Qin Fang himself was surprised by how domineering and assertive he had become. Although his temper couldn't be described as very good, it certainly wasn't like this.

But now, he was gradually changing towards being extremely assertive, a transformation even he couldn't control.

"This... isn't bad!"

Yet Qin Fang didn't feel there was anything wrong with it; maybe his nature had been too soft before, or maybe as his status, position, abilities, and wealth were rising, his personality became tougher too—it was what a true strong person should have.

Qin Fang had never thought about whether he and Fan Ning would have a future, but out of a man's bottom line, he also wouldn't allow Fan Ning to fall into the arms of another man.

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"How is it? Getting used to it?"

Qin Fang returned to the Sawmill Factory, where Lei Zi and Shen Liang had officially moved in. Qin Fang also introduced Tang Feifei and Xiao Muxue to them; after all, Tang Feifei and Xiao Muxue also had keys to this place, and it wouldn't be good if they were mistaken for thieves and captured.

"Everything's great!"

That was what Lei Zi and Shen Liang both indicated.

Speaking of which, Zhu Pangzi really invested heavily to ingratiate himself with Qin Fang; he renovated those nearly collapsing buildings a bit and simply decorated them. Although they couldn't compare to Qin Fang's little house, they were much better than the average security room.

Surveillance room, bedroom, kitchen, bathroom, and even a simple gym—Shen Liang had moved in and kept exclaiming, "Living here, there's no need to buy a house anymore."

Lei Zi needed to take care of his sister, so he was mostly here during the day and went home at night, while Shen Liang was responsible for the nighttime shift. All he had to do was keep an eye on the monitors, and when there was nothing to do, he could go online or watch TV. It was indeed very relaxing.

On top of that, the high salary Qin Fang offered made both of them very satisfied with the job.

"Once you get used to it, it's all good! Come on, I need your help with something today..."

Qin Fang nodded and motioned for them to follow.

"We can finally start cutting the stone—I've been looking forward to this!"

Tang Feifei and Xiao Muxue had been waiting at the small house for a while. These past few days, having nothing much to do, they kept egging Qin Fang on to cut those pieces of raw stone. Worn down by their nagging, Qin Fang finally agreed.

Only Qin Fang knew the safe's combination; not even Tang Feifei and Xiao Muxue knew it, let alone Lei Zi and Shen Liang.

The three men exerted a lot of effort to get the raw stones out, but the tools were ready—Qin Fang had prepared them specifically for stone cutting.

"Feifei, Muxue, each of you pick a stone. If jadeite comes out, I'll give it to you!"

Qin Fang was decisive. There were four stones on the ground, all of pretty good quality but varying sizes. The jadeite that might come out of these might not be top-notch, but it would certainly not be cheap. If compared to diamonds, it could probably fetch a sizeable diamond ring.

Of course, even if Qin Fang wanted to give diamond rings to the two beauties, it wasn't certain whether they would accept them!

"I want this one..."

Tang Feifei made her choice without hesitation, immediately pointing at one of the stones.

"Then I'll take this one!"

Xiao Muxue momentarily hesitated when she saw which one Tang Feifei had chosen, then quickly pointed to the one beside it, a touch of darkness flickering in her eyes.

This fleeting look was inadvertently caught by Qin Fang, who could only shake his head helplessly. He wanted to say that if it came to comparison, the stone Tang Feifei had picked was the smallest of the four, despite being of good quality.

Unfortunately, both beauties had chosen the same stone, which invariably brought a hint of other thoughts to the scene.

In this matter, Qin Fang had no choice but to stay as neutral as possible, while Xiao Muxue threw him an exasperated look, the resentment in her eyes slightly reminiscent of a sorrowful heroine.

Gazing at Xiao Muxue's enchanting figure, Qin Fang did feel quite tempted, but seeing the pure and innocent Tang Feifei beside him, he could only suppress those impulses deep within his heart.

"You both have a good eye. The raw stones you've chosen look very promising—I think there's a great chance we'll find jadeite in them..."

Seeing that the two beauties had made their choices, Qin Fang naturally stepped in to praise them, making it seem like they had indeed picked wisely. This immediately filled both with happiness.

Even though the setting was a bit simple, Qin Fang, Lei Zi, and Shen Liang were all men of considerable strength. Qin Fang did not do the cutting himself but handed the grinding wheel to Lei Zi and Shen Liang, letting them do the cutting while he directed them and chatted with the two ladies.

Whirr, whirr, whirr~~~

The grinding wheel was turning, and Lei Zi and Shen Liang were busily at work, using the wheel to slowly reveal the jadeite from the raw stones.

The process wasn't fast. Qin Fang had a rough idea of the size of the raw stones inside and, by comparing it to the overall size, could guess the appropriate force and range for the cuts.

Both beauties were full of anticipation for the appearance of jadeite. Even though stone chips were flying everywhere, their excitement was undiminished as they focused on their respective stones.

"Ah, there's green! It's really green..."

Xiao Muxue suddenly exclaimed. When Shen Liang made a cut, a hint of green was revealed, and she shouted excitedly, though Qin Fang could tell that the quality was just ordinary bean green.

Tang Feifei looked at the patch of green. Although she still smiled, jealousy was apparent. Just then, Qin Fang turned to look at her, and she glared at him fiercely, pouting her lips in the process.

Xiao Muxue was very smug, purposely showing Tang Feifei the green she had found. Upon seeing Tang Feifei's reaction, she seemed even more delighted.

But seeing Qin Fang's wry smile, her own smile dimmed a bit. She could feel Qin Fang's awkwardness. "Feifei, look quick, yours has appeared too..."

Fortunately, the awkwardness didn't last long as Xiao Muxue quickly pointed to Tang Feifei's stone and exclaimed.

"Ah, mine too, mine's green too...!"

Tang Feifei was taken aback for a moment, then she also saw the green on her stone, even greener than Xiao Muxue's. Any resentment she might have had vanished immediately, and she excitedly hugged Qin Fang. (To be continued, for further developments please log in to www.qidian.com. More chapters are available there, support the author, support genuine reading!)

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