Upon arriving at Yadu Garden, Liu Jiayao sent Li Min away.
"You must be tired from sitting on the train all night. I've already prepared so porridge for you, along with so fried dough sticks and stead buns. Go wash your face and brush your teeth first. I'll get the porridge ready for you," said Liu Jiayao as she opened the door and handed Ge Dongxu a pair of slippers.
Although it had been three months since Ge Dongxu had last seen Liu Jiayao, for so reason he felt even more familiar with her. He nodded without any pretense of formality at her words.
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Liu Jiayao, now without her jacket, wore a tight wool sweater that accentuated her curves, montarily bewildering Ge Dongxu.
After the al, Liu Jiayao chatted with Ge Dongxu for a while, and then, as if by tacit agreent, they both entered her bedroom.
This ti, Liu Jiayao didn't ntion taking a bath, which was evidently because she had already taken one that morning. Her body carried a faint and pleasant scent of post-shower freshness.
Although it wasn't the first ti he had seen Liu Jiayao's near-perfect body, because he had had consecutive dreams of her over a week or two, Ge Dongxu's reaction was even stronger than the last ti. He felt very uncomfortable and, covering his lower body, nearly looked for a crack in the floor to crawl into.
Fortunately, Liu Jiayao was very understanding. She smiled and told him it was okay, that she could understand him, which made Ge Dongxu feel all the more unworthy.
With that deep sense of self-bla, Ge Dongxu's state of mind gradually returned to tranquility, no longer tempted by the appealing form before him.
After helping to clear Liu Jiayao's ridians, Ge Dongxu naturally broke into a profuse sweat. However, having cleared her ridians before and assisted by the Taiyin Spirit Gathering Formation in the past few days, his True Qi was quite abundant. Thus, despite sweating profusely, the effort was much easier than the last ti.
It was Liu Jiayao who prepared the bath for Ge Dongxu, getting him a towel and fresh clothes to change into.
After a good soak in the bath, Ge Dongxu realized it was already half-past ten and told Liu Jiayao that he had arranged to talk with Tang Yiyuan.
"I've been so busy lately I haven't had the chance to invite Professor Tang for a al to express my gratitude. Since you are here today, let's invite him out for tea first to talk, and then have a al together," proposed Liu Jiayao.
Ge Dongxu and Tang Yiyuan's discussion would rely involve dical matters, so there was no need to avoid Liu Jiayao. Hearing this, he nodded and said, "Okay, you pick a place, then call Professor Tang."
"The sun is quite nice today. How about we go to Longqi Mountain to find a quiet and elegant teahouse, have so tea, and try the local farmhouse dishes?" suggested Liu Jiayao.
"That would be perfect as I like places with mountains and forests," Ge Dongxu enthusiastically agreed with Liu Jiayao's suggestion.
Teahouses that served tea and farmhouse dishes had just started to beco popular at the ti, so there was no need to reserve a place in advance. Liu Jiayao directly called Professor Tang and arranged to et at the teahouse on Longqi Mountain.
After making the arrangents, Liu Jiayao decided not to ask Li Min to take them but instead drove Ge Dongxu to Longqi Mountain herself.
When they arrived at the agreed-upon teahouse, Professor Tang was already there waiting for them.
Upon seeing Ge Dongxu and Liu Jiayao coming over, Professor Tang first shook hands with Ge Dongxu, and then with Liu Jiayao. When shaking hands with Liu Jiayao, Tang Yiyuan's gaze lingered on her face, showing a look of surprise.
"What's the matter, Professor Tang? Don't tell you don't recognize after a few months," joked Liu Jiayao.
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"Heh, to be honest, in just three short months since we last t, you've really changed a lot. Not only do you seem more spirited, your complexion has beco much more rosy than before, as if you've suddenly turned back into a twenty-year-old girl. If I ran into you on the street, I really might not recognize you," Tang Yiyuan said.
"Really? With what you just said, I suddenly feel seven years younger!" Liu Jiayao touched her own smooth and delicate cheeks, laughing happily as she looked at Ge Dongxu with an unconsciously tender gaze.
"I'm of an age myself, so why would I lie to a young person like you? Dr. Ge's dical skills are truly miraculous. I can't help but admire him!" Tang Yiyuan exclaid with great emotion.
The speaker was unintentional, but the listener took it to heart, and Liu Jiayao's pretty face unknowingly blushed at Tang Yiyuan's words.
Since there was still ti, the three of them started by ordering tea.
"Professor Tang, Dongxu ntioned that you have so dical issues to discuss with him. Go ahead and talk; don't mind . I ca purely to keep you company," Liu Jiayao said, pulling her chair up next to Ge Dongxu and addressing Tang Yiyuan.
"An opportunity to consult with Dr. Ge face-to-face is rare, so I won't stand on ceremony with you," Tang Yiyuan replied with a slight seriousness in his deanor.
"Of course, there's no need to be polite," Liu Jiayao replied with a smile.
Tang Yiyuan indeed did not stand on ceremony with Liu Jiayao, eagerly seeking knowledge from Ge Dongxu.
Ge Dongxu appreciated that Tang Yiyuan, despite his age, was willing to ask questions without any sense of sha and was so dedicated to learning. Thus, aside from issues related to cultivation dicine, he answered every question without reservation.
Watching Ge Dongxu, despite being so young, explain things like an old scholar to Tang Yiyuan, ripples of adoration flickered in Liu Jiayao's eyes from ti to ti.
Since he had class on Monday, Ge Dongxu took the train back to Changxi County that Sunday night.
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The year-end approached in the blink of an eye, and all the students at Changxi No.1 Middle School were imrsed in the intense preparation for their final exams, including Ge Dongxu.
While he was a cultivator and was always able to maintain full energy, clear thinking, and strong mory, he was only a bit smarter than the average person in terms of intelligence and not a learning genius. Like anyone else, he often needed to spend ti reading and doing exercises to achieve good grades.
Because of the upcoming finals preparation, Lin Jinnuo and Zuo Le, who had been discharged from the hospital, wanted to invite Ge Dongxu for a al to thank him in person, but he had no ti.
Lin Jinnuo and Zuo Le, knowing that Ge Dongxu was still a student, did not insist and decided to wait until after the New Year. They planned to ask him out for a al after school resud, as the study pressure usually wouldn't be as intense right after the start of a new term.
As Ge Dongxu finally faced his final exams, Zuo Le was celebrated as a hero and a role model for having been injured while busting a child trafficking gang by the Provincial Public Security Departnt. When even the provincial authorities issued a docunt calling for everyone to learn from Zuo Le, Ouzhou City and Changxi County naturally had to show their support. So before the New Year, Zuo Le not only fulfilled his wish of becoming the director of the Changxi County Public Security Bureau, but he was also inducted as a mber of the county's Standing Committee.
The forr position of bureau director was considered a division-chief level status, while a Standing Committee mbership was at the level of a deputy departnt head, which ant that Zuo Le had jumped two ranks, from deputy division head directly to deputy departnt head.
Also, for this reason, Zuo Le and his family felt even more grateful towards Ge Dongxu. Without him, not to ntion a promotion, they wouldn't even know where their lives might be.
PS: Here's the fifth update, and I will keep pushing on. Regardless of the outco, I aim to update so more by evening ti.
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