"Is your stuff packed, Hu'er?" Huayan looked at Hu'er, who came empty-handed, and asked. The scar on her forehead had completely healed, so today she decided to return to Seaside City. She had already spoken to her father on the phone just now.

"All my belongings are on me, so there's nothing to tidy up," Hu'er said with a smile.

"Being a man is indeed good; this is the only thing that makes people envy you. Let's go. Your driving skills are almost like stunt driving. If you drive faster, not only do we not have to worry about safety issues, but we can also get back to Seaside City earlier."

"Well, that won't work. The master has already instructed not to drive fast!" Hu'er received a phone call from Huli specifically about this matter this morning.

"I find your master has a lot of rules," Huayan rolled her eyes. Hu'er really wanted to say that his master really cared about her and that's why he was so cautious.

In Seaside City hundreds of miles away, Huayan's father was ecstatic. "Chang Ma... Chang Ma, could you please take a look at how I look in this outfit? Is the color too dark?"

After a while, Chang Ma, who was wearing an apron and holding a pair of chopsticks twice as long as normal chopsticks covered in dough, finally came down from the kitchen on the second floor and stood at the stairs, looking at Huayan's father. "Master, all the clothes in your wardrobe were bought by Miss, so whichever one you wear looks good on you! Oh, the cookies in the oven are almost burnt!"

Chang Ma blinked and disappeared again. In the end, Huayan's father looked in the mirror several times from left to right and front to back but didn't find anything inappropriate. Since guests were coming, he didn't dwell on his clothes.

The one who came in was none other than Hu's specially-arranged Husi. With her abilities, it shouldn't be difficult for her to find out about Moyun Pavilion. After coming from Shiyu County to Seaside City, apart from work, she had been paying attention to Huayan. Today, she came specially when she had time.

"What kind of jewelry do you need, miss? I can help you choose." When Husi came in, she observed the boss and found many similarities between him and Huayan. Considering their ages, she guessed he was Huayan's father. With a smile in her eyes, she said, "Let me have a look... Boss, you should have a daughter, right?"

"Oh? Indeed, I do have one," Huayan's father was puzzled why the young lady would say that.

"Well, she should be married by now, right?"

"Not yet?"

"This style of jewelry is nice. Can you take it out for me?" While looking, Husi said, "I have a sister at home, but she got married early. Although her husband is a very wealthy man, she has no worries about food and clothing, but my brother-in-law spends his days in debauchery, changing women outside one after another."

"And his family is a big clan with a lot of scary rules. My sister is often nagged by her mother-in-law. Recently, I saw my sister once, pale-faced and in very poor spirits. So, I think it's better for women to marry into an ordinary family... Sorry for talking so much nonsense. I'll take this one. Can you help me wrap it up?"

Hu Si looked at Huayan's father, who seemed to have some thoughts, with a smile in her eyes. After calling him once, she finally brought him back to reality. When there were no customers in the shop, Huayan's father sat in the small rest area, staring blankly at the tea that had already cooled on the table.

Having heard Hu Si's words just now, Huayan's father couldn't help but think of how, after Huayan married into Cheng's family, Cheng Jie would not come home all day and was fooling around with countless women outside. Even in Cheng's family, Huayan had been subjected to criticism from Cheng's mother.

If Huayan were to marry into a big family again, wouldn't history repeat itself? Actually, finding someone who loves her, even if it's from an ordinary family, would be good. With this in mind, Huayan's father planted the idea that if Huayan married into a big family, she wouldn't be happy in his heart.

Back at home, Huayan was inspected from head to toe by her father and Chang Ma. Although she had gotten a bit darker and thinner, she had no injuries on her body. They both finally relaxed.

"Father, have you been doing well at home during this time?" Huayan asked happily as she ate the apple slices cut by Chang Ma.

"We've been fine at home. It's just that you seem to have suffered a lot. Your skin is even darker than last time," Huayan's father complained and fretted again.

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Huayan smiled carefully and said, "Dad, since I went for training, I can't hide in a place without sunlight, right? Otherwise, I might as well not participate. What do you think? Besides, some people deliberately tan their skin wheat-colored. My skin is naturally created by nature, a pure natural beauty!"

"You talk too much... Just a moment ago, Ning, from the Ning Group, came looking for you. He didn't seem to be in a good mood. But when did you meet Ning?"

"It was at the birthday banquet of Ning's mother that I attended last time." Why did he come to see her with a bad mood? Huayan wondered.

"Well, it's good to make more friends. But if you're choosing a boyfriend, we should be more cautious. I think we should find a young man from a comfortable family, sunny and kind-hearted."

Huayan was stunned and surprised. "Dad, you didn't use to say that. Why the sudden change? Have you been stimulated?"

"You little rascal, how could your old man be stimulated? I just suddenly realized."

"That's right, progress in thinking is commendable. Here's a reward, an apple. Open your mouth..." Huayan's father was extremely pleased with the lavish praise, and the apple juice in his mouth seemed even sweeter.

Just after a short nap in the afternoon, Cheng Qingqing, whom she hadn't seen for a long time, came to the shop to find Huayan. Huayan had long forgotten about the unpleasantness at the last banquet and happily invited her upstairs. The healthy glow and radiance on Cheng Qingqing's face had disappeared, replaced by a hint of melancholy. This made Huayan curious why they all seemed to be in a bad mood?

"Why does your complexion look so bad, Qingqing?"

"Sister Huayan, I finally see you. You don't know how much I've suffered during this time..." Cheng Qingqing's tears were about to fall as she spoke.

"What happened? Is it something at home? Or is it something about your relationship?"

"It's because of Ning... His ex-girlfriend came back a few years ago. Although they broke up later, Ning had only been alone for these years, never involved with other women. I'm worried that now that she's back, I'll have even less of a chance! Sister Huayan, what should I do?" Tears streamed down Cheng Qingqing's cheeks, and Huayan quickly handed her a tissue to wipe them away.

Thinking to herself that Cheng Qingqing was another woman crying for love, "Qingqing, how can you be sure that Ning still loves Cheng Yunqi? Time can change many things, including love."

"Ning won't change his mind because of time. Big Brother and he are good friends, so I'm very sure."

Suddenly, Huayan also remembered the warning from Cheng Yunqi to Ning last time, and then thought about how Cheng Yunqi seemed to care a lot about Hu Li. Furthermore, with her inconsistent nature, once Ning found out about certain things, anything could happen. "Qingqing, do you know if Ning is still holding onto Cheng Yunqi or if he wants to pursue his own love?"

"I can't forget him. Today, I happened to be with him. When Cheng Yunqi called him, his expression immediately changed. I really want to ask, is there only one Cheng Yunqi in the world that's good enough for him?"

"You can persist, but if in the end, he still can't accept you, you have to learn to let go." When it comes to matters of the heart, others can only give advice, but ultimately, it's up to her to decide.

After Cheng Qingqing left in the afternoon, Huayan continued sleeping until seven or eight in the evening. Huayan's father had closed the shop early today, went to the supermarket to buy groceries, and was now busy chopping vegetables with Chang Ma in the kitchen.

Huayan walked into the kitchen to help when Lao Yang called. "Xiao Yan, you did a good job this time! But I heard from Wulin that you were injured on your forehead. Did you go to the hospital?"

Worried that her father might overhear about her injury, Huayan quickly took the phone downstairs to answer, "Lao Yang, my dad doesn't know about my injury, so you can't let it slip in the future. Also, my forehead has completely recovered. Next time we meet, you won't be able to tell that it was injured."

"Sorry, I got carried away and forgot that you're at home now. I just don't understand, Wulin said your forehead wound was quite big. How could there be no scar?"

"It was a healing medicine given by a friend."

"Was it Hu Er?"

"Smart, it was him."

"Hu Er and the people behind him are not simple. If you want to retaliate against Cheng's family, you can leverage their power." Lao Yang suddenly said in a low voice.

Huayan was shocked by the decision Lao Yang seemed to know about, which she hadn't told anyone. "Lao Yang, how did you know? Do you have telepathic abilities in addition to your insight?"

"I don't have any special abilities now. I guessed that you had intentions to retaliate against Cheng's family. And Lao Qiao and I will stand by your side, understand?"

"Yeah, thank you. But I don't intend to make revenge the focus of my life. If there's an opportunity or if I feel like it one day, I'll deal with them then." Lao Yang's words made Huayan feel that her decision to join them was right. They understood her and believed in her. As for revenge against Cheng's family, there were plenty of opportunities. Didn't they want to develop in the jade industry? If she could use her insight to possess more high-quality, multicolored jade, or sell it before others and compete, the more they invested in the jade business in the future, the worse they would lose.

In the unused office building, Hu Er blocked Hu Si as she came back from outside. "Where were you just now, Hu Si?"

"Are you suspecting me, Er Ge?" Hu Si said angrily and aggrieved.

"It's not that I suspect you. You've really done something you shouldn't have. Look at these!" Hu Er raised his left eyebrow and threw a dozen or so pieces of paper on Hu Si's body, and one happened to fall in front of her. On it was a photo of Huayan, her name, and all the information about her from birth to now.

In the spacious building, Hu Si's beautiful eyes contained ripples of fear, and this fear made her whole body tremble. She really wanted to confirm whether Hu Er had told Hu Li about this news. When she remembered the punishment Hu Li had imposed on Hu Wu, her legs went weak, and she suddenly fell to the ground.