When Ji Liangchuan drove up, it was just a few seconds past fifteen minutes.

Shen Qiang didn't get out of the car, but rolled down the window and said to Ji Liangchuan, "You better warn him that if he attacks me out of the blue again, I might kill him."

Having said that, he didn't care what Ji Liangchuan thought, Shen Qiang waved his hand.

Xiu Ju drove the car.

After the car left the small street.

The driver, Xiu Ju, without shifting her gaze, said to Shen Qiang, "What's wrong, my Casanova? I've been sitting in this crappy car all day, and I thought we'd have an extra sister at home, but it turns out, she seems to have no interest in you at all,"

"And you inexplicably got into a fight with the fourth young master of the Ji Family," Xiu Ju laughed. "So you're in a bad mood now, aren't you? Normally, you don't seem to be this irritable."

Shen Qiang was silent.

He leaned back in his seat, closed his eyes, and listened to the noise of the wind, tires, engine, and the random clatter of plastic covers, speaking in a vaguely irritated voice, "Things haven't been going smoothly lately. Over at the Long Yan Sword Sect, they've glossed over the Xiduobao incident, indicating that they aren't taking my warning seriously."

Looking at Xiu Ju, Shen Qiang said, "This pisses me off."

Xiu Ju smiled and said, "Everyone wants to save face for themselves, and Long Yan Sword Sect is no exception. What they did is understandable. Bianyi plans to leak this matter for others to comment on, but I stopped him because it might feel satisfying but could also invite unnecessary trouble."

Shen Qiang frowned and said, "They actually still look down on me. If this involved Cheng Xinyi, or Wanxin Hesheng, they wouldn't dare to dismiss it so lightly."

Xiu Ju smiled slightly, "If you feel uncomfortable about it, then find a way to become stronger than Cheng Xinyi, Wanxin Hesheng. Then no one will dare to treat you lightly."

Shen Qiang fell silent.

He stopped talking.

Glancing at Shen Qiang, the driving Xiu Ju turned on the radio, which was playing an old song called "A Man Should Strengthen Himself."

"Actually, your annoyance isn't because of Long Yan Sword Sect or Ji Liangyuan, but because of that beautiful young widow, right?"

Shen Qiang pretended he didn't hear.

Xiu Ju said helplessly, "You've been irritable today and haven't said a word to me about her since getting in the car, so I know you're avoiding the issue."

Shen Qiang opened his eyes and said, "Enough, Xiu Ju, I don't want to talk about this."

Xiu Ju laughed and said, "Alright, if you don't want to talk about it, forget it, but actually, I wanted to tell you that I can feel she has a fondness for you. She was very happy and laughed a lot when she was with you."

Shen Qiang frowned and said, "But in reality, she rejected me. She didn't let me stay at her place."

Xiu Ju chuckled and said, "Maybe she's afraid of the neighbors gossiping, maybe she's worried about misunderstanding her own feelings, or maybe she thinks you two are doomed to have no future. If you really like her, why don't you give her more time?"

Looking at Shen Qiang with a frown, Xiu Ju smiled and said, "Moreover, while you hope she will accept you, deep down you haven't truly accepted her. The reason you're feeling so restless and irritable, not experiencing any joy, is because you're hesitating within."

"You're worried that others will mock you for not finding a virgin but instead, a young widow. Your male ego won't allow you to do that, and you don't know how to face her young son, so these uncertainties are the real source of your frustration."

"Otherwise, you would earnestly tell her, 'You're so beautiful, your dress is really pretty,' and you might even forcefully kiss her while flirting."

"In fact, if you were determined to sleep with her, there would be countless excuses to stay over at her place. She lives alone, with no one else around. You could say you drank too much, that you lost your keys, that you can't make it back home, or even that you want to go to the shop with her early in the morning."

"Then, you could naturally stay over at her place, and I believe she would definitely not kick you out. But since you left her place, it means you weren't wholeheartedly wanting to be with her."

Looking at the silent Shen Qiang, Xiu Ju placed her right hand on Shen Qiang's thigh and gently smiled, "So it's best for you to give yourself more time to think this through clearly. If you can't fully accept her, then stop leading her on."

"It's a better choice to focus on your cultivation. Your progress is rapid; you've now entered the late Golden Core stage. One more step and you'll reach the Nascent Soul Stage. As someone who's been there, I can tell you clearly—"

"Once your cultivation reaches the Nascent Soul Stage, you will truly feel the charm of cultivation."

"Divine Sense, Nascent Soul. Powerful techniques to manipulate nature's spiritual energy. As long as your cultivation is sufficient, even mountains and rivers become mere playthings at your disposal."

Shen Qiang laughed and asked, "After my cultivation reaches the Nascent Soul Stage, will you leave me?"

Xiu Ju laughed, "Of course not, I already promised to always be with you."

Shen Qiang smiled, "Suddenly, I feel like I love you even more."

Xiu Ju's eyes became sly, and with a teasing tone, she said, "Alright then, when we get home later, go clean yourself up and be ready to battle me for three hundred rounds."

...

Early the next day, not yet six in the morning, Shen Qiang dragged a blissfully exhausted Xiu Ju out of bed.

Then, he took her straight to the steamed bun shop of the beautiful widow, Gao Hui.

They parked the rented F3 far away at a street corner.

Xiu Ju, sitting in the driver's seat, smelled the faint aroma in the air and said, looking at Gao Hui's steamed bun shop, "This scent smells so good, it makes me want to eat."

As she was speaking, two young men, holding buns, just happened to pass by the car.

One young man was eating with big bites and said with bright eyes, "Damn, when did the Baozi Xishi's buns become so delicious!"

The other young man, while swallowing the buns in large gulps, said with an extremely satisfied look, "No idea, I've never eaten such delicious buns before; they're freaking amazing, even better than a foot massage. Yesterday, that dumbass director deducted two hundred bucks from me. This morning, I got up feeling so stifled and thought about going to argue with him."

"Now, after eating this bun, I feel extremely relieved." The young man paused and said, "Let them be late or deduct money, doesn't matter, these buns are so good, I need to go back and buy a few more."

"I need to buy some too, to have for lunch," said the other young man, his eyes shining.

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