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Zhou Yuan also felt a sense of relief and dared not be alone with Qing Ning anymore, no matter what her purpose had been yesterday, but to outsiders, they were already seen as lovers.

If Chu Ran were to find out, he wouldn't know how to face him.

And the way Qing Ning avoided suspicion was exactly what he had hoped to see.

As for Chu Ran's disappearance, he hadn't planned on revealing it.

Presumably, after Qing Ning returned home, Qing Yuwen would explain everything clearly.

The auction was at noon, only a few hours away, so he might as well head to the Four Seas Commerce Guild to exchange some Spirit Stones with Liu Xinyu.

Qing Family!

"How come you're back?"

The moment Qing Yuwen saw his daughter, he was a bit stunned, especially since something seemed off with her condition. Could it be due to the situation with Chu Ran, had she been in a quarrel with Zhou Yuan?

"Dad, I... I want to enter closed-door cultivation, I don't want to run around outside anymore!"