Luo Ziqiu had never found Fifth Moon to be beautiful.
She was on the cute side, at most a “little girl”, not even close to a beauty.
But today she was dressed in a Western-style palace dress and wearing a crown.
On her earlobes were tiny earrings, and she wore a necklace and bracelet, and the style of jewellery was clearly a set.
A single diamond on it was worth a million.
The young woman’s face was also not heavily made up, just lightly painted with eye shadow.
Her eyelashes were long and dense, like little fans.
It was only then that Luo Ziqiu realised that the Fifth Moon he usually saw was wearing a godly long shirt and bouncing around with a compa*s.
Unlike Gu Hongsleeve, who had to wear a cheongsam and make-up even if she went down to the tomb.
But none of that mattered.
What mattered most was what Qiao Bu called her.
Madame.
Madame Laurent.
Luo Ziqiu couldn’t help but take a step back, unable to believe what she was seeing, nor could she believe her ears.
Admittedly, the Fifth Family was also known as a promising family in the imperial capital, and the faction that had branched out had developed business.
But compared to the Laurent family, who held the lifeblood of the global economy, it was far too far behind.
How could the Fifth Moon have a relationship with the Laurent family and become Mrs Laurent in one leap?
He couldn’t understand.
Luo Ziqiu’s ears perked up and his thoughts were in a tizzy, completely confused as to what was going on here.
The extreme embarra*sment made him just want to get out of here as soon as possible.
But Jobe was standing at the door, leaving no way out.
Luo Ziqiu couldn’t even back out if he wanted to, he could only stiffen his body and his face burned.
Qiao Bu was respectful: “Does Madam have anything else to order?
“No no.” Fifth Moon understood what was going on, she waved her hand and yawned, “I’m too sleepy, I need to take a nap, go out.
She had almost forgotten who Luo Ziqiu was.
Was it as good looking as her gold?
Nope.
Fifth Moon didn’t look at Luo Ziqiu either, propping her head on her hand and closing her eyes.
“Madam rest well.” Only then did Qiao Bu withdraw and close the door thoughtfully.
Luo Ziqiu’s carefully prepared suit was already all drenched in cold sweat.
Especially Fifth Moon’s final disregard had caused his mental defences to collapse instantly.
Luo Ziqiu stood frozen in place until Qiao Bu’s gentle voice rang out, interrupting his thoughts.
“Mr. Luo, the master told me to tell you that he invited you here to show you that Miss Yue doesn’t need to climb into your Luo family at all.”
“The entire Luo Lang family, as long as she wants to, is the bride-price.”
Luo Ziqiu’s throat rolled with difficulty, tasting a certain bitterness.
Qiao Bu’s words were clearly intentional.
But it was equally indicative of Fifth Moon’s position in the Laurent family.
The one Cesar Laurent held in the palm of his hand.
“You discard it like it’s nothing, he treats it like a treasure.” Jobe blandly, “The Lady means a great deal to him, and I trouble Mr. Luo and the Luo family to remember your words at the time, that you and Miss Yue are two separate things, and never to bother her.”
Luo Ziqiu looked so wretched that he could barely lift his head: “Yes …… yes yes.”
“But those who come are guests.” Jobe smiled faintly, “Mr. Luo can still continue to attend the next banquet.”
“I have to help my lord and lady prepare for the wedding as well as the honeymoon plans, so I won’t be accompanying you.”
Though the words were spoken, how could Luo Ziqiu possibly stay.
He thought in a trance.
Were they all at the point of having a wedding already?
Luo Ziqiu suddenly thought of the western man who had followed Fifth Moon during the trip to the ancient tomb.
Could it be that ……
Luo Ziqiu’s face paled a few shades and his heart throbbed.
It was.
His contempt and disdain for the Fifth Moon were all seen by Cesar Laurent.
He looked like a jumped-up clown demonstrating with the man in power of the Laurent family.
What a joke.
Luo Ziqiu pursed his lips and walked towards the banquet hall, lost in thought.
Luo’s father, who did not speak English and was unable to communicate with the other prominent members of the Fei Leng Cui family, stood at the table in a restricted manner.
Upon seeing Luo Ziqiu, he immediately put down his gla*s and was impatient: “Ziqiu, how did it go? Did you meet with Mr Laurent?”
The thought that the Luo family would soon be able to soar to greatness and be among the world’s most famous families, Luo’s father’s excitement was hard to contain.
“Dad, don’t think about it.” Luo Ziqiu let out a bitter laugh, “The Luo Lang family invited us to come and specifically mentioned my name, it’s not at all what you think, it’s a warning to me.”
He recounted what had happened when he met Fifth Moon.
Father Luo froze violently, his lips quivering, “What?”
The Fifth Moon, the wife of Cesar Laurent?!
What a big joke!
“Dad, the Luo family doesn’t stand a chance.” Luo Ziqiu shook his head, his voice dry, “I …… don’t stand a chance either.”
Once Luo Huo fell, the Luo family was in chaos.
There had always been no peace within the trigonometry family, and it was common to pull people out of trouble.
But it was better than the Gu family who had touched Ying’s bottom line.
The Gu family is really and truly ruined.
In a month’s time, the feng shui and trigonometry world in Luo Nan has been turned upside down.
**
The departure of Luo Ziqiu’s father and son did not have any effect on the banquet.
Many celebrities browsed around, all looking for Cesar Laurent.
It was a pity that up to now, he himself had not appeared.
Jobe directed the maids to serve wine and dessert.
“Jobe the butler.” A middle-aged man stepped forward and gestured, “I wonder if there is a chance to talk to Mr. Cesar in private?”
Jobe could tell at a glance what the middle-aged man had in mind and he smiled, “Mr Henry, I am really sorry, our lady is young and likes to be clingy, the master is not available these days and needs to be with her. ”
Hearing this coldly, the middle-aged man stammered, “Mrs. Fu …… Fu Fu?”
Didn’t the Lorang family’s elders group say that today’s banquet was for Cesar Lorang to choose a suitable love interest?
What’s with the madam?
“Excuse me for a moment.” Jobe nodded slightly, “The master called me.”
With his hands behind his back, he departed slowly, leaving the middle-aged man in disarray where he stood.
The others thought the middle-aged man had been rejected and were so devastated that they came forward to gloat and comfort him.
“Henry, don’t feel bad, Mr. Cesar has a very high vision, and your daughter is not his type.”
“That’s right, I heard that Mr. Cesar likes hot bodies, what a coincidence, my sister is a supermodel.”
“Bugger off! I don’t stand a chance, and neither do you.” The middle-aged man grunted back, “What do you know? Mr. Cesar already has a wife, so why don’t we think about what we’ll give away when they get married.”
Saying that, he lowered his voice, “I just heard from Jobe’s butler that this lady is young, I don’t know if she can handle it.”
The crowd: “????”
In a matter of minutes, this explosive news had reached the ears of all the guests.
The Grand Elder didn’t care to water post in the nok forum anymore, and hurriedly pulled Jobe over, “What is going on with the young lady?”
Jobe drifted off, “The master is still on probation, Grand Elder, rest easy for a moment. ”
Grand Elder:”???”
The group waited until the ball was over and did not wait for Cesar and the little lady that Jobe spoke of to show themselves.
At this time, in the bedroom.
Fifth Moon fell asleep and suddenly woke up with a start, “Ahhhhhh it’s time!”
She jumped out of bed as soon as the covers were lifted, “Oh no, oh no, I’m late!”
“Late for what?” Cesar looked up, “The prom is all over.”
“Huh?” Fifth Moon froze, a little crestfallen, “What about it?”
“No what to do.” Cesar stretched slowly, “I wasn’t there anyway, let them have their own fun.”
“Oh.” Fifth Moon scratched her head, “Then what did you even give me a custom-made dress for?”
“I’m high profile, need a reason?”
“……”
Cesar beckoned, “Come here, have something to eat.”
Fifth Moon walked over and picked up a snack, “I need to eat less, I’ve gained weight lately.”
Hearing these words, Cesar slowly raised his eyes.
Once again, he stretched out his sinful claws.
The little girl’s face contorted again.
“You really need to stop pinching me.” Fifth Moon protested once again, “Don’t think you’ll be able to turn around just because you’ve prepared a birthday present for me!”
Cesar didn’t have anything on his mind.
He held her with one hand and poked her face with the other, “There’s meat on your face, chubby.”
Fifth Moon was so angry: “I don’t call that fat, it’s called baby fat!”
What kind of straight man is this, can’t you talk?
She hated being called fat.
It was obvious that her waist was very thin and she had a small tummy at most.
The phone rang at that moment, waking up Cesar, who was in the middle of rua fifth month.
“Go away, no pinching me.” Fifth Moon responded as well.
She fiercely slapped away Cesar’s hand and fumbled to pick up the video call.
The phone screen lit up with a “drop”.
The sound of the waves came first, and the girl’s face was reflected on the screen.
Behind her was a blue sky and white clouds, her hair blown up by the sea breeze, revealing her white neck.
“Happy birthday, Yue Yue.” Ying spoke, “The birthday present will be delivered tomorrow at nine twelve, remember to pick it up.”
“Master Fu.” Fifth Moon’s eyes were tearful, “Where are you, can I come and join you? He’s bullying me.”
The knot in Cesar’s throat rolled, slightly hoarse, “Boss.”
“It’s so late and you two are still together.” Ying nodded, “Chased him down?”
“Got it.”
“No, not at all, it’s a trial period. ”
Two voices rang out at the same time.
“So.” Ying raised his eyebrows, unhurriedly, “It seems that you need to work harder.”
Xizhe: “……”
He was now really starting to think seriously about Fu Yunshen’s words, whether lust would work or not.
Maybe we can try it.
**
Everything was back on track.
The news that Cesar Laurent was seeing someone spread around the world in just ten days.
In keeping with his usual high-profile style.
As for whether he was being chased by the Fifth River or not, that was not something for Ying Ziyang to worry about.
She and Fu Yunshen had been out for more than half a month.
Today was the 24th of March, her twentieth birthday, which was spent at sea.
She had lived a long, long time, but it was only in this life that she had seriously started to celebrate her birthday.
The cake was made by Fu Yunshen himself, and it was the chocolate flavour that Ying Ziji liked.
On it was a line written by his own hand…
Happy birthday, Little Destiny.
He called her many things, especially when it was late at night, changing his voice to call her.
But sometimes, he didn’t limit himself to the night anymore.
Ying straightened up and took a bite of the cake, her eyebrows slowly wrinkling.
Fu Yunshen knew her taste and made the cakes without cream, not greasy.
But today she had only taken a bite and had a feeling of revulsion.
“Can’t eat?” Fu Yunshen, “Bad appetite?”
“Mm.” Ying yawned, “Maybe I’m not hungry.”
The two of them were peak ancient martial artists anyways, apart from their status as sages.
It wouldn’t bother an ancient martial artist of this level to go without food for a month.
“Not hungry?” Fu Yun Shen also frowned.
But then, as if he thought of something, he lifted his hand, clasped the girl’s wrist, and accurately squeezed her pulse.
One second, two seconds, three seconds later ……
Fu Yunshen’s expression went from careless to gradually grave, and his back tensed up.
On his forehead, there was even a thin layer of sweat.
Ying was still blowing the sea breeze, and after waiting for a long time, he didn’t let go of his hand: “Why are you so slow.”
A healer does not heal himself.
She didn’t know what he had shown her either.
Fu Yunshen didn’t say anything, but got up and went to the inner cabin and took out a blanket and covered Ying Zidian with it.
Then he picked her up by the waist.
They had set off from the coastal area of Asia and Europe, and were now close to Antarctica and were going to see the Aurora Borealis first.
For the Sage World, which had bestowed power on other Sages, she could completely manipulate the weather and create the aurora borealis.
But Ying did not want that.
She liked this ordinary life, with flesh and blood, with the smell of fire and smoke, watching the mountains and rivers and the sea.
Ying Zidian looked up, expressionless: “It’s high noon, what are you doing?”
“No more degrees.” Fu Yun Shen took a slow breath before barely calming down, “Go back to nurse your baby.”
“……”
Ying Ziji was silent for a full thirty seconds.
She also raised her hand, squeezed her pulse and pondered, “It seems to be there.”
She was calm, but Fu Yunshen couldn’t calm down.
It was the first time he had met such a thing, and his palms were trembling.
“I’m pregnant, and I stayed up late yesterday.” Without saying a word, Fu Yunshen carried her inside, “Go back now, I’ll take the boat back.”
Ying Zidian refused, “I don’t want to, I want to go on shopping.”
“Go back when you’ve finished.”
“I’m going to do the experiment after I’ve finished.”
This was her hard-earned vacation.
“No.”
Ying Ziji sighed and reminded him, “I’m a sage world.”
Fu Yun Shen faded: “You can’t even be a sage universe.”
“……”
Ying skipped his head, “Yue Yue is so right, you guys are just bullies.”
Let alone the honey year, she didn’t even have the chance to finish the honeymoon.
This man was really irritating.
Anyway, she could slip out on her own and no one could find her.
Ahead, not far away.
The sea was rippling and a lot of broken ice was moving with the sea breeze.
It was a clear day and the fishermen had gone down to the sea.
Only no one has come here.
Because here the Skeleton Pirates are coiled up.
“Chief, this is the ship!” The pirate looking out spoke up, “I read the news on the internet, they pa*sed through St. Petersburg a while ago and the residents there took a special photo with them.”
A hoarse voice rang out, “Bring me the photo.”
The deputy immediately handed over a photograph.
It showed a ship, exactly as the telescope had seen it.
William narrowed his eyes, “Good, let’s have them.”
At a word of command, the pirate ship chartered over.
Ying didn’t even need to look to know what was going to happen, her eyebrows raised, “Looks like someone doesn’t want me to nurse my baby.”
Fu Yunshen put her down on the recliner and turned around, “Please make way, gentlemen.”
Right now, Ying Ziji was pregnant and the matter was important, so he had no intention of starting a conflict with ordinary people.
“Make way?”
“Hahahahaha, he actually asked us to make way?”
The pirates all laughed as if they had heard some kind of joke.
“Make way?” William pinched his cigarette, coldly, “Tell them our rules.”
“Come on, two, don’t think of any other escape.” The deputy spoke up, “We are professional pirates, even if you have sea survival skills, you are no match for us, don’t waste your efforts, or hurry up and hand over all the money.”
Fu Yunshen lifted his eyes, interested: “Professional?”
“Of course, you have entered these waters, don’t you see that apart from you, no one else dares to come in at all?” The deputy clapped his hands, “Ask around in the surrounding towns, who doesn’t know the fame of our skeleton pirates?”
He said, very proud, “My elder brother, and the ibi supreme executive officer, that is worship the iron buddy relationship!”
“This sea area has been granted to us by ibi, Mr. Fu, you are the CEO of the venus group, you wouldn’t know what ibi is, would you?”
Hearing these words, Ying finally lifted his head and looked at William.
William took a puff of his cigarette and exhaled slowly, with a moralistic look.
“If you don’t want to give the money, that’s fine.” William put down his pipe and gave a courteous smile, “The woman stays and that’s it.”
He pointed at Ying Zidian and Fu Yunshen and ordered the pirates around him, “Send her to my ship.”
With her looks and figure, Ying Zidian was indeed worth a thousand dollars.