After Xu Fei finished absorbing the true qi, he got up and stretched lazily.
To his surprise, the window revealed daylight.
“Blimey, it’s already morning!”
Muttering to himself, Xu Fei checked his phone, only to find it wasn’t just dawn, but past seven in the morning.
The shop staff were due to arrive around half eight.
To avoid an awkward run-in, Xu Fei quickly grabbed the Phoenix Tail Jade Ring and Dragon Head Jade Pendant and left Tongtian Jian.
Outside, feeling his stomach rumble, Xu Fei settled at a breakfast stall to eat some steamed buns.
But just as the steaming meat buns arrived, his phone rang.
“Why’s it Su Yu, that lass?”
Eager to cut ties with the Su family, Xu Fei felt a twinge of irritation seeing her call.
Still, he couldn’t just ignore it and play deaf.
“Hello, what’s up?”
“Weren’t you at my place last night? How come you’re gone this morning?”
Su Yu, on the other end, sounded oddly anxious, her tone carrying a hint of command.
“For heaven’s sake, Miss Su, don’t I have any freedom? Something urgent came up last night, so I left. Any problem?”
Xu Fei, wary of being roped back in by some odd Su family tactic, spoke firmly this time.
“I… I get what you mean. If you don’t want to stay with the Su family, I won’t force you. But I hope, for old times’ sake, you’ll help us just this once!”
“Just this once, and the Su family will never bother you again!”
Xu Fei froze at her words.
He instinctively sensed something was genuinely wrong with the Su family. Otherwise, with Su Yu’s spoiled heiress attitude, she’d never say such a thing.
Plus, her promise of no further pestering made Xu Fei see this as a good chance to break free.
If Xu Fei truly wanted out, he could just walk away.
But that wasn’t his style. Others might think he was scared of the Su family.
This way, he’d help the Su family one last time, then leave with dignity, a decent ending.
So, Xu Fei nodded and said, “Alright, tell me the address, and I’ll head over now!”
His firm response put Su Yu somewhat at ease.
“It’s… it’s at our place. Hurry over, things are getting out of hand. I’ll explain on the way!”
Not daring to delay, Xu Fei pulled a hundred yuan from his pocket, slapped it on the table, and hailed a taxi straight for the Su family estate.
On the way, he kept the call open. Su Yu, sobbing, laid out the whole story.
It all stemmed from a deal the Su family’s Jade Group had struck with a prominent East China clan.
That family, now marking its 250th anniversary, no mean feat despite the odd number, had someone order a jade tripod from the Su family’s Jade Group to celebrate.
