The Strongest Talent Tree

Chapter 186: Chapter 183: A Misunderstanding

Yao Ying smiled brightly, seemingly forgetting her reason for being there. She gestured excitedly as she told Feng Hao, "With my good looks, all I have to do is stand at the door and I’m a living, breathing advertisement! You should have seen the crowd during the day. The people at the Treasure Pavilion next door were stunned."

"That’s true," Feng Hao realized. He sized Yao Ying up with interest and teased softly, "Not bad, not bad. You really do have the potential to be a star."

"What are you talking about? I don’t understand," Yao Ying asked, confused.

"It’s better if you don’t." Feng Hao grinned, casually sweeping the Magic Crystals on the counter into his possession before turning to go upstairs.

Yao Ying wasn’t happy about that. "Why are you taking the money? I haven’t finished looking at it yet!"

"Don’t be ridiculous. Even if you stared a hole through it, it’s still my money." Feng Hao gave a playful smirk and headed upstairs without another word.

Yao Ying was suddenly speechless. She gritted her teeth in frustration and said, "Well, you could at least restock the shelves, right? Otherwise, what am I supposed to sell tomorrow? Myself?"

"If you dare to sell yourself, you can get the hell out. I’m running a legitimate business here." Feng Hao shot her an annoyed glare, then turned back. "Tell me, which products sold well today?"

"I knew you couldn’t bear to part with me." Yao Ying gave a charming smile, her breath fragrant. "The best-sellers today were the Life Spirit Pills and the Snow Frost Ointment. Other than that, it was the, uh... M-P-Threes. Sales for everything else were basically negligible."

"Okay, got it. I’ll restock tonight." Feng Hao completely ignored the first half of her sentence and chuckled. "It’s getting late. You can head home for the day."

But Yao Ying suddenly became coy. "It’s so late... can you take me back to my dorm?"

"Hey, now you’re pushing your luck, aren’t you?" Feng Hao said, exasperated.

But after a moment’s thought, he decided it would be better to take her back. After all, she had helped him earn a fortune, contributing through both her results and her hard work. Giving her a ride was the least he could do. ’Can’t be helped,’ he thought. ’A boss has to give his employees some perks, right?’

"Seeing as you did a good job today, this boss agrees."

"Really?" Yao Ying was overjoyed, her eyes shining with a captivating light.

Feng Hao couldn’t be bothered to waste more words on her. He walked quickly outside, hopped into the Mansa Vehicle, and shouted through the window, "What are you standing there for? Get in!"

"Okay, okay!" Yao Ying hastily locked up the shop and cheerfully climbed into the passenger seat.

Not long after the flying car took off, Yao Ying’s brow furrowed. She sniffed the air with her delicate nose, her eyes turning resentful. "Why does it smell like a woman in here? Did you have a woman in the car today?"

"Are you part dog or something? You can even smell that?" Feng Hao said, slightly surprised.

He knew that Xiyue Frost rarely wore makeup, so she didn’t have any of those pungent perfumes on her. Plus, after a whole day had passed, a normal person would never have been able to smell anything.

Yao Ying sulked. "Sigh... what can I do? I like you. If you want to cheat, go ahead. I won’t mind."

"Speak plainly," Feng Hao said, his face darkening with exasperation.

"What if I said it was just a feeling? Would you believe me?" Yao Ying blinked seductively, practically pressing her entire body against Feng Hao.

Although Feng Hao had a special resistance to peerless beauties, he was still a virile young man in his prime. Faced with such a blatant seduction, it was inevitable that he would have a physiological reaction.

The fragrant scent wafting into his nose, in particular, was making him flustered and unable to focus on driving.

"Hey, hey, hey! Behave yourself unless you want us to crash," Feng Hao snapped.

"Hee hee..." Yao Ying giggled triumphantly, her eyes full of seduction. "So you get turned on too, huh?"

"Duh," Feng Hao snorted, pursing his lips.

"Then I can rest easy." Yao Ying smiled meaningfully, sneering inwardly. ’As long as Feng Hao is still a man who thinks with his lower body, I’m confident I can seduce him.’

The thought of Feng Hao’s heartbroken expression after her plan succeeded sent a thrill of secret pleasure through her.

Feng Hao, oblivious to her thoughts, quickly flew the Mansa Vehicle to the liberal arts department’s dormitory and, under the stunned gazes of countless students, sped away without a backward glance.

As it turned out, taking Yao Ying back to her dorm was a huge mistake.

Because by the next day, rumors that he and Yao Ying were having an affair had started, and they quickly spread throughout the entire Five Provinces Academy.

And sure enough, the moment Feng Hao emerged from his cultivation that morning, he received a message from Xiyue Frost via his [Listening Stone]. She immediately started cursing him out. "You shameless lecher! You just got back from Rongcheng and you’re already hooking up with Yao Ying! How could you do this to Yaoyao?"

"What the—? What’s going on?" Feng Hao was completely baffled.

"What? Are you afraid to admit what you’ve done?" Xiyue Frost said coldly. "Someone saw you take Yao Ying back to her dorm last night with their own eyes. Are you still going to deny it?"

"I swear to God," Feng Hao finally understood and hurriedly explained, "Yao Ying has been working at my shop recently. I just gave her a ride back because she’s been doing a great job with sales."

"Oh, really? So she’s the boss’s wife now, is she?" Xiyue Frost’s train of thought leaped to a new conclusion.

Feng Hao was speechless. ’I knew I shouldn’t have given her that counseling session. Look at her now. Once she starts talking, it’s like she’s firing a verbal cannon; there’s no stopping her. By the way, does autism get better this quickly?’

"If you don’t believe me, you can come to the shop and see for yourself," Feng Hao replied with a bitter smile.

Hearing this, Xiyue Frost finally calmed down. She gritted her teeth and huffed, "Don’t think I’m that easy to fool. You just wait. I’ll be over in a bit."

"Fine. Come whenever you want."

After ending the [Listening Stone] communication, Feng Hao couldn’t help but smile bitterly. No wonder his right eyelid had been twitching while he was cultivating last night. So something big really was happening.

"Son of a bitch, you dare to set me up?" In his fury, he directed all his anger at Yao Ying.

He stormed downstairs, threw open the shop doors, and not long after, Yao Ying walked in. Seeing Feng Hao behind the counter, she said joyfully, "Darling, were you waiting for me?"

"Cut the act. What’s with the rumors at the academy?" Feng Hao asked coldly.

Yao Ying faltered for a second, then chuckled as if in realization. "Oh, that? That’s just people gossiping. What’s it got to do with me?"

"..." Feng Hao was speechless.

’If I’d known this would happen, I never should have taken her home yesterday. Now look at this mess, I’m so screwed!’

"Let them say what they want. What’s the big deal?" Yao Ying said with a smile as she straightened the shelves.

Feng Hao snapped, "What do you know? I’m being fucking framed here!"

"Is that so? Then you might as well go die. After you’re dead, this shop will be mine, hee hee." Yao Ying joked nonchalantly. For someone who had long borne the title of "The Biggest Slut in the Five States," a situation like this was no more than a tickle.

Unfortunately, Feng Hao was sitting behind the counter with a grim expression, in no mood to joke with her.

Just then, a biting cold draft blew in.

"Huh? Where is that killing intent coming from?" Yao Ying froze and instinctively looked toward the door.

Xiyue Frost stormed in, radiating killing intent. She was dragging a heavy black sword, her body wreathed in frost, and the hem of her clothes fluttered though there was no wind, creating an invisible, oppressive aura.

"Isn’t this Junior Sister Xiyue? What brings you here?" Yao Ying went up to greet her in surprise, then slapped her forehead as if remembering something. "Oh, I almost forgot you and Feng Hao already know each other."

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