After arranging everything, Xiao Xun used the Spatial Ring to return to the original time. Upon exiting the barrier, a sweetness welled up in Xiao Xun's throat, and a mouthful of hot blood erupted.
Then, his vision went black, and he collapsed onto the ground.
When he woke up again, he was in his bedroom, with Mu Jiahe anxiously watching over him.
Upon noticing his blinking eyes, Mu Jiahe immediately grabbed his hand, "Are you alright? How did you get such serious injuries? Who did this to you?"
Xiao Xun raised his left hand and jiggled the ring on his index finger. "I suspect this ring has side effects. No one attacked me; after using it a few times, my body started to have problems."
Mu Jiahe took a deep breath. "You mean this ring, which you exchanged with my deceased father for the demon sword you captured on the battlefield?"
Xiao Xun nodded. "Yes, he said he is a blood race now, so he can't acknowledge you."
Mu Jiahe frowned. "How did he become a blood race? And I was present at his funeral, I saw him buried with my own eyes."
"He said your stepmother is a blood race, so before he died..."
"I don't have a stepmother..." Mu Jiahe suddenly interrupted Xiao Xun.
Xiao Xun's brain struggled to process. "But you told me before."
"I lied to you, can't you tell it's a joke!"
Xiao Xun pursed his lips. "But I don't think what he said or did seemed fake."
Mu Jiahe nodded. "Alright, since I can't dispel your concerns, I'll take you to the other world to verify your conjecture."
Although Xiao Xun had been treated by Mu Jiahe, he was still in pain all over and couldn't help himself.
Therefore, he left the house in the afternoon.
Xiao Xun arrived at Guan Jiawen's home in the urban village. Just as he was about to knock, the door of a single-story house to his right opened, and Guan Jiawen's father stood at the entrance, glaring at Xiao Xun.
"Uncle, you're home!!"
As soon as he called out, Guan Jiawen's father rushed out with a stick, pointing at Xiao Xun. "How dare you show your face again? You've ruined my daughter, you've ruined her whole life, do you know that?"
Xiao Xun spread his hands. "Uncle, let me explain."
Guan Jiawen's father wouldn't listen, but as he took a couple of steps, he was held back by a middle-aged woman.
"Honey, what are you doing!"
Guan Jiawen's father pointed at Xiao Xun. "Do you know? Our daughter was harmed by this person."
"Let's be reasonable. Your daughter borrowed money at high interest. The first time, I helped her sort it out, and I promised the loan shark that I wouldn't intervene a second time. Not only did your daughter borrow money at high interest, but she also plotted to harm me. How is it that I ended up harming her?"
Faced with Xiao Xun's rebuttal, Guan Jiawen's mother was more sensible. "This child is right. It's our daughter who is disappointing, it's not his fault!"
Guan Jiawen's father threw away the wooden stick in his hand and squatted on the ground.
He grabbed his hair with both hands. "Why are you still here? What do you want?"
Xiao Xun looked around. Most of the tenants inside had gone out to work and were not present.
"Wasn't Guan Jiawen released yesterday? Hasn't she returned today?"
Guan Jiawen's father was stunned. He stood up. "She's being released today? I don't know!" He looked at his wife, who also looked bewildered. "I, I don't know either!"
Upon hearing this, Xiao Xun shouted, "Then what are we waiting for? Go find her!"
As the three of them reached Xiao Xun's car, Xiao Xun, with his sharp eyes, recognized Guan Jiawen with her hair cut short. He saw her eyes were red, indicating she hadn't rested well, or hadn't rested at all.
Xiao Xun immediately chased after her, and Guan Jiawen didn't run.
Her parents went over, and the family of three hugged and cried. Her father kept saying he was incompetent and had failed his daughter. His mother, wiping away tears, asked where she had been and why she hadn't called home.
Xiao Xun saw that more onlookers were gathering and reminded the three of them to find a restaurant to eat and chat.
The four of them found a small restaurant that Guan Jiawen's father frequented and sat in a private room.
Guan Jiawen kept her head down, unwilling to look up.
"Did you suffer in there?"
In response to Xiao Xun's question, Guan Jiawen shook her head. "It was okay."
She was usually a shy girl, and after this incident, her personality became even more introverted.
"Do you remember what I told you the day before yesterday?"
Hearing Xiao Xun say this, Guan Jiawen nodded.
Her father looked at Xiao Xun. "I don't know what President Xiao wants with my daughter? We really don't have any money."
"I'm not here to talk about money. After all, we know each other, and I can't just ignore her. So, there's a job, and I don't know if she can take it."
"Yes!"
Her father agreed immediately, without considering anything else.
Guan Jiawen lowered her head. "I don't know what President Xiao wants me to do?"
"We'll talk about it after dinner. Today, consider it a welcome feast for you."
Saying that, he picked up the menu and handed it to the waitress, who was also the proprietress. "No need to order. Just have the boss prepare eight of her best dishes."
The proprietress was also amiable and said, "Alright!"
While the dishes were being prepared, her father ran out and returned a moment later with a bottle of white wine.
Xiao Xun knew this bottle of wine wasn't cheap; it sold for at least over four hundred in the market.
He reached out and pressed his father's hand. "Uncle, I'm driving, so let's skip the wine."
"We want to drink, we want to drink, this is our wine of apology."
"Really, I have something to do tonight, and I don't really like white wine."
Her father's hand stopped. "Oh, really! Then how about some beer?"
"Really, no need. How about this, you give me your bank account number later, and I'll transfer Guan Jiawen's salary directly to your card. What do you think?"
His mother said for the first time, "Yes, why wouldn't it be okay? Her younger brother is starting school too..."
After the meal, Xiao Xun specifically called Guan Jiawen into the car.
"President Xiao, I've caused you trouble."
"You know you've caused me trouble, so don't do this again in the future, okay?"
Guan Jiawen nodded heavily. "Okay."
Xiao Xun looked out the car window, then lowered his voice. "Did you really major in the nursing and maintenance of atomic bombs in college?"
Guan Jiawen nodded. "That's right."
"How is your professional knowledge?"
"I've won scholarships."
Xiao Xun cautiously looked around. "Since you can repair and maintain them, is there a problem with manufacturing?"
"Yes, repairing and maintaining are just a few simple modules. Manufacturing design involves much more fields and knowledge." After saying that, she also felt something was off. "President Xiao, are you trying to build an atomic bomb?"
Xiao Xun smiled. "How could I build something like that? Setting aside whether an individual can afford it, this thing is illegal, and many materials are unavailable even with money."
Guan Jiawen nodded, then looked at Xiao Xun with confusion. "Then why is President Xiao asking me this?"
"Isn't it popular to open tutoring classes now? I've opened one, and I want to ask you to teach my students how to maintain and repair atomic bombs. I'll pay you twenty thousand a month, how about it? But you'll have to go abroad."
Guan Jiawen was eager to go somewhere else, change her mood, and earn so much money, so she naturally agreed.
"Are you serious?"