Guo Xuyang and his group retired to their respective accommodations after dinner.
Wu Youzhi and Pi Xiaoqian stayed in the guest rooms at Guo Xuhui's home.
Xiao Yun took Lin Zixuan to the villa on the west side, arranging for her to stay in the room next to hers.
"Thank you, Director Xiao," Lin Zixuan said.
"Don't mention it, Sister Xuan. This is your home from now on."
Lin Zixuan's face turned red upon hearing this. "I'm sorry."
"Sister Xuan, there's no need to apologize. He has extraordinary talent in that regard and is insatiable. One or two people cannot satisfy him. Your arrival can better alleviate the burden on these sisters."
"I'm afraid Ziqi will be angry if she finds out about this."
"This, well, I don't think so. He and Lin Ziqi have known each other for quite some time. If he had any intentions towards her, he would have acted long ago and wouldn't have waited until now. It means their destiny with Yangzi hasn't arrived yet."
"The more it's like this, the more I fear Ziqi will be angry."
"When it comes to feelings, there's no way to be certain. If you were afraid of Lin Ziqi getting angry back then, you wouldn't have gotten together with Yangzi. I know Yangzi; he rarely forces people to do things. If you didn't like Yangzi, you wouldn't be with him, would you?"
"I was quite conflicted at the time. I agreed to it somewhat haphazardly."
"Sister Xuan, let me put it this way. Every woman is susceptible to vanity, and you and I are no exception. I joined the real estate sales company not long before him. I can't say I know him inside out, but I have a fair understanding. When you came to buy a house, I already knew he had feelings for you. However, at that time, he was just a small salesperson and lacked the ability or, rather, the means to pursue you. If he had confessed his feelings back then, you would have surely rejected him. But now it's different; he has the ability and the means. When we ate together last time, I knew you had feelings for him; your gaze towards him was full of admiration. Later, he specifically arranged for you and your sister to stay here, and I knew you wouldn't escape his grasp."
Lin Zixuan hadn't expected Xiao Yun to say all this. She had merely felt that she shouldn't have accepted Guo Xuyang, only to find Xiao Yun seeing through everything so clearly. She had to admit that none of the women around Guo Xuyang were simple.
"Director Xiao, I really hadn't noticed these things."
"Sister Xuan, perhaps this is a case of the onlooker seeing more clearly than the person involved. Yangzi truly has no intentions towards Lin Ziqi. When he arranged for her to work at the store, it was with a mindset of making amends for what happened. He has mentioned many times that if it weren't for his youthful ignorance, Lin Ziqi wouldn't be in her current situation, so he harbors no feelings for Lin Ziqi. As I said before, when destiny arrives, you cannot avoid it. But if destiny hasn't arrived, you cannot force it. Just like Xiao Li and Brother Hui; who would have thought they would end up together? But their destiny arrived, and no one could stop it. Tomorrow is their big day, and so many people will envy them, and so many will be jealous. Not to mention others, but I am certainly jealous. Jealous of Xiao Li's good fortune. You, me, and many others are around Yangzi, but none of us have managed to achieve lasting happiness with him. This is fate, and this is destiny. You weren't here for lunch today. Li Minxi, prompted by Brother Hui, climbed aboard and called Yangzi's mother 'Mom.' She was accepted by Auntie and even gave her necklace to her. But what good is that? We discussed this before: if you want that piece of paper, you have to emigrate overseas; many countries recognize polygamy. Then again, who cares about that piece of paper? Being together is destiny. When destiny ends, even if you have that paper, you still have to part ways. It's not something a piece of paper can bind."
"Director Xiao, do you argue or get jealous when you are together?"
"I don't know about others. I certainly don't. If you spend more time with Yangzi, you'll get to know him. Once you understand him, you won't engage in such foolish acts of fighting over him."
"Will he come tonight?"
"I don't know. Perhaps he will, perhaps he won't."
Xiao Yun's words seemed like cryptic pronouncements.
At this moment, Guo Xuyang was lying in his room.
"Yu'er, are you there?" Guo Xuyang murmured mentally.
"Yes, Master. Is there anything?" Yu'er's voice echoed in his mind.
"Yu'er, how much merit do I have now?"
"Master, you currently have three thousand three hundred merit points," Yu'er's voice responded in his mind.
"Yu'er, help me upgrade my stealth ability to the highest level," Guo Xuyang murmured mentally.
"Ding... Congratulations, Master. Your stealth ability has been successfully upgraded. Your stealth ability is now level seven." Yu'er's voice sounded in his mind. "You can become formless, transform at will, your form follows your heart, objects move with you, stealthily infiltrate, assimilate invisibly, decompose consciousness, and quietly enter dreams."
"Ding... Congratulations, Master. Your stealth ability has been successfully upgraded. Your stealth ability is now level eight." Yu'er's voice sounded in his mind. "You can become formless, transform at will, your form follows your heart, objects move with you, stealthily infiltrate, assimilate invisibly, decompose consciousness, and quietly enter dreams, distinguishing friend from foe."
"Ding... Congratulations, Master. Your stealth ability has been successfully upgraded. Your stealth ability is now level nine." Yu'er's voice sounded in his mind. "You can become formless, transform at will, your form follows your heart, objects move with you, stealthily infiltrate, assimilate invisibly, decompose consciousness, and quietly enter dreams, distinguishing friend from foe. You are me, and I am you."
At this moment, Guo Xuyang felt as if he had instantly traveled thousands of miles away, to the wall that Alaba had entered the Nine Netherworld through. With a flicker of his body, he appeared beside Lv Liang. "Go." He absorbed Lv Liang into his mind, then returned to his room. It happened so fast it was like a mere thought. The sensation was incredibly wonderful, like being in a mother's womb, comfortable and peaceful. It was as if the entire universe was a vast maternal body, and he was the infant within.
"Yu'er, can you come out?" Guo Xuyang murmured mentally.
"Yes, Master," Yu'er's melodious voice echoed in his ear. A beautiful figure stood before him. She was over 1.7 meters tall, with black hair cascading down her shoulders. Her flawless skin was exposed, and she was completely unclothed. Every curve was perfectly formed, her waist as slender as a willow branch, easily grasped by a hand. To use a line of poetry to describe her would not be an exaggeration: one inch more would be too long, one inch less would be too short; adding powder would be too white, adding rouge would be too red; her eyebrows were like kingfisher feathers, her skin like white snow. She was too beautiful. What is the golden ratio? This is the golden ratio. Her exquisite face, her long, phoenix-like eyes, her high-bridged nose, and her rosy cherry lips captivated Guo Xuyang.