Ling Xue was really at a loss. She had worried for so long, and after listening to her mentor’s words, she found them quite reasonable and started to worry as well. But who could have thought, who could have imagined it would end up like this?

It turned out all her mentor’s worries were unnecessary, all just overthinking.

Worrying to death, becoming very cautious, yet Ye Fan and Mengyao never took the past grudges seriously at all.

The saying of using a petty person’s heart to gauge a gentleman’s belly could be no more apt.

"You guys are so carefree; you have no idea how long my mentor and I have been worried." Ling Xue gradually calmed down, digesting Ye Fan and Mengyao’s words, naturally believing them, and with the greatest worry gone, felt much more at ease.

"What were you worried about? Haven’t you interacted with us before? You couldn’t even make such a basic judgement?" Ye Fan asked calmly.

"It’s not that I couldn’t, but I was persuaded by my mentor." Ling Xue gave a bitter smile and said, "My mentor said, having offended you guys, there would definitely be no good outcome, especially after the name ’Terminator’ shocked the Underworld. Her heart was filled with dread. Think about it, with your status and position, if you wanted to deal with someone from the God of Gamblers lineage, you wouldn’t need to make a direct move. Just saying a word would be enough, and that would be a disaster for the God of Gamblers lineage. There would be many people willing to take action."

What she said naturally made sense: if it really came to that, who knows how many people would rush out, wanting to grab a piece of the God of Gamblers lineage’s cake.

"Now that you are relieved, that’s great." Mengyao said generously, "Your mentor’s concerns are not unreasonable. But you must also understand, there are so many people who have grudges with us; we can’t go settling scores with each of them. That would be too much bloodshed. Furthermore, although the God of Gamblers had intent to harm us, it was all in the past. Since they didn’t directly participate in any actions, we won’t pursue it. If we did, it would involve too many people."

"After hearing what you guys said, I’m completely relieved and convinced. I have no choice but to be impressed. People indeed cannot be compared to each other; your level of dealing with people is much higher than the average person. Admirable." Ling Xue sincerely said, "If I had known this, I wouldn’t have accompanied my mentor to bear with the expressions, asking people everywhere and hitting brick walls repeatedly. It was really unpleasant."

"Haha, who did you guys ask for help? What was the point? Were you trying to plead with us?" Ye Fan showed a trace of interest.

"According to my mentor, having a familiar face plead for us would be better than abruptly visiting." Ling Xue explained, "We visited the five major families in the Northwest one by one, from Li Chenggui to Chen Tiande, and these five old foxes are all shrewd people. They completely ignored our situation, appearing warm on the surface but providing no help."

"That was within reason. These people wouldn’t touch risky matters. They just want to safeguard their current wealth. Once risk is involved, each is more astute than the last." Ye Fan gave Ling Xue an explanation.

"Alright, after hearing you guys, I’m relieved and can finally give my mentor an account." Ling Xue said with a smile, "I’ll be leaving now, as my mentor is still waiting for my report."

"Just give your mentor a call; there’s no need to report in person." Mengyao tried to retain her. "As hosts here, we should extend our hospitality and have a good chat."

"I’ll come back to play once my mentor is at ease; as long as you don’t mind me imposing, I’d naturally be happy for some deep exchanges. Especially with Ye Fan, I’m still waiting for him to teach me gambling skills." Ling Xue said unabashedly. 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝕨𝕖𝗯𝚗𝚘𝕧𝕖𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝕞

"You’re welcome anytime." Mengyao said sincerely.

"Ye Fan, what about you?" Ling Xue stared at Ye Fan. "You’re not unwelcome, right?"

"Of course, you’re welcome, but as for the gambling skills you mentioned, I’ll just pretend I didn’t hear that." Ye Fan said quietly.

"So petty, so stingy." Ling Xue pouted, unhappy that Ye Fan wouldn’t teach her gambling skills, but she understood.

Ye Fan and Mengyao watched Ling Xue leave.

Before Ling Xue could get into the car, Jian Tao came over with Xixi for a visit, coincidentally running into Ling Xue.

"Ling Xue?" Jian Tao’s voice was filled with surprise and disbelief.

Ling Xue, about to get in the car in a hurry, heard Jian Tao’s call, hastily looked towards Jian Tao, and even without seeing him, knew it was his voice.

"Jian Tao, what are you doing here?" Ling Xue ran joyfully towards Jian Tao.

Jian Tao and Ling Xue had been best friends since being college roommates; naturally, they were very close.

When Jian Tao was attacked and falsely accused online, Ling Xue was one of the few who cared for her.

She already knew about Ling Xue coming to Dongfang City, but did not expect it to be earlier than planned.

After exchanging pleasantries, Ling Xue pinched Xixi’s cheeks and said with a smile, "Xixi, do you remember Auntie Ling Xue?"

"I remember. In Mom’s circle, you’re known as the woman who can’t get married." Xixi said softly.

"You cheeky girl, always learning the wrong things." Ling Xue lifted her hand as if to hit, but Xixi, unafraid, instead stuck out her delicate chin, making Ling Xue burst into laughter. She wouldn’t actually hit Xixi, who wasn’t even scared of a little teasing.

"You mustn’t call Aunt Ling Xue the woman who can’t get married anymore, understood?" Jian Tao warned her daughter.

"I understand, Mom." Xixi replied, then added, "But Aunt Jiang always says Aunt Ling Xue is the woman who can’t get married. I’ve heard it so much that my ears are calloused."

This Aunt Jiang was naturally one of Ling Xue and Jian Tao’s mutual friends.

"Jiang Lanlan’s sharp mouth, when I see her next time, I’ll definitely have to teach her a lesson. She’s always gossiping about me; it’s too much; it’s even affecting my sweet Xixi. How annoying." Ling Xue puffed her cheeks in anger.

Jian Tao smiled and then said, "By the way, why are you here? Didn’t you tell me you were arriving the day after tomorrow? Why did you come earlier?"

"It’s because of my mentor. Ugh, I don’t want to talk about vexing things." Ling Xue had her mind full of questions and immediately said, "You haven’t told me yet, why are you living here?"

"It’s complicated, just a change of environment." Jian Tao didn’t explain too much.

Ling Xue understood the situation with the Zhao Family and didn’t push further, "Where are you guys heading?"

"To visit neighbors and friends." Jian Tao said as she glanced at the villa where Ye Fan and Mengyao were.

"You know Ye Fan and Mengyao?" Ling Xue was surprised.

"Of course, you know them too?" Jian Tao was astonished.

"Let’s not talk about it now. After I report back to my mentor, I’ll hurry over to find you guys." After saying this, Ling Xue left in a rush.