Chapter 163: Washing Hands, One Hundred Times

Therefore, she arrived promptly right after school ended.

As soon as she stepped inside, she caught sight of Zhan Su, whose profile was as flawlessly sculpted as Apollo's, sitting on the sofa and reading a book.

Heipi was on the long-pile carpet in front of him, watching its invariably classic cartoon channel.

"Lord Zhan, good afternoon! Heipi, good afternoon..."

Without even lifting his head, maintaining his reading posture, Zhan Su spoke, "Wash your hands one hundred times."

"Ah?"

Shi Qingqing was somewhat bewildered. She had just walked through the door, so why on earth did she need to wash her hands a hundred times?

Had Zhan Su's... germophobia flared up again?

Well, if she had to wash them, she would!

It was just washing her hands. She placed her school bag by the doorway, slipped on her shoe covers, and walked toward the bathroom.

She turned on the faucet, and as the water splashed noisily, Shi Qingqing playfully began to count.

One, two, three... until she reached one hundred.

Shi Qingqing dried her hands and came back out.

Zhan Su was still reading, looking as though he had no intention of paying attention to her.

Shi Qingqing stood beside the sofa, wanting to say something to Zhan Su, but with him maintaining such an indifferent and lukewarm attitude, she had no idea where to start. For a moment, the atmosphere grew awkward.

"I... well, I'm going to wipe the table..." Staying in this awkward silence wasn't going to solve anything.

She needed to find something to do first.

"Stop right there!" Zhan Su's gaze still hadn't left the book in his hands, but his voice was cool and aloof, allowing no room for argument.

"Ah? Okay!" Stand at attention and accompany him?

If she had to stand, she would stand!

She pulled out her military training posture!

"What were you doing at Qingyuan today?" His voice remained cold and detached, betraying not the slightest change in emotion.

Shi Qingqing instantly understood the reason behind Zhan Su's earlier demand for her to wash her hands a hundred times.

Damn it, could it be that Zhan Su had actually witnessed the scene outside Qingyuan where she was talking to the Heavenly King Shen?

The Heavenly King Shen had even pulled her hand...

Her heart inexplicably fluttered with guilt. Considering how Zhan Su had previously flown into a rage just because her eldest maternal uncle had pulled her arm, today she had held hands with Heavenly King Shen... Cough!

Was this the prelude to a coming storm?

She had to calm him down!

She was here for peace talks today!

With her phone at one percent battery, she desperately needed the support of Zhan Su's human power bank!

"I went to Qingyuan to look for you, Lord Zhan. I waited there for ages without seeing you, and then I happened to run into Heavenly King Shen. We just chatted casually for a bit, hahaha..."

With that, Shi Qingqing swore, "Every single word is true, I wouldn't dare deceive you!"

Zhan Su's gaze was sharp and piercing, making Shi Qingqing's heart skip a beat. Fortunately, she hadn't lied.

After a long moment, Zhan Su asked, "Looking for me? Something the matter?"

"It's nothing much, really. I just wanted to thank Lord Zhan for advancing my salary yesterday, and also thank you for giving me the concert tickets. They've been a huge help to me, and I felt so grateful that I wanted to express it." Shi Qingqing pursed her lips and chuckled to herself.

Zhan Su wasn't smiling, but she couldn't afford not to. Someone had to break the ice and lighten the mood, right?

Being too serious and treating it like an interrogation was no fun at all.

Yes, exactly like that.

Zhan Su cast a disdainful sideways glance at her, making no effort to conceal the mockery in his eyes. "If you were truly grateful to this young master, you should have made a phone call or sent a text message yesterday, shouldn't you? You only remembered to go to Qingyuan to thank this young master by this afternoon?"

"Ah! I didn't know your phone number, Lord Zhan!"

Zhan Su finally put the book aside, his voice turning slightly chilly. "Say that again."

Shi Qingqing was startled. What was wrong now?

Ah, she remembered!

"Right, I remember now! I do have it. Lord Zhan called me that time, but I just didn't save it. I'll find it right now and save it specially."