Ling Zhenfei said with a smile, "Sister, you don't understand. It's not that I've lost weight, I'm just dieting."

Zhou Yun laughed and gave Ling Zhenfei's arm a playful slap, "You cheeky boy, you've been skinny like a monkey since you were little, and now you're dieting."

As the two of them chatted, it felt like they were back in their childhood again. Ling Zhenfei thought this feeling was really good.

Later in the evening, Ling Zhenfei gathered Zhou Yun and Chen Qian together, had a meal, and told them about his plans to take a trip to Japan.

Neither of them seemed particularly shocked. With the money Ling Zhenfei was making now, he could easily travel the world.

"Are you going for a vacation, or is there something you need to do?" Zhou Yun asked.

Chen Qian added, "Exactly, if it's a vacation, bring us along. If you don't want me tagging along, at least take Zhou Yun for a break."

Ling Zhenfei looked at Zhou Yun, and he could tell she really wanted to travel with him.

Ling Zhenfei said, "I'm not going for a vacation this time, it's for something important. If you all want a vacation, we can go together when I get back."

Chen Qian sighed and said, "You should still take Zhou Yun. I just got back from a trip and am gearing up for something big."

Zhou Yun didn't say much, just listened and reminded Ling Zhenfei to be careful when he's away.

Ling Zhenfei knew Zhou Yun was very concerned about him, so to reassure them, he told them he was meeting a friend to treat an illness and would be back soon.

Since Ling Zhenfei often went out to treat people, Zhou Yun didn't think much of it.

But only Ling Zhenfei knew there would certainly be dangers ahead; it wasn't as simple as just going to treat someone.

Ling Zhenfei felt a bit worried, as they say, "Unpredictable things can happen", so he wanted to be fully prepared before going to Japan.

Even if he wasn't fully prepared, he would still need to leave instructions on what to do after he left.

If this time he really wouldn't make it back, at least they wouldn't be completely unprepared.

In fact, Ling Zhenfei himself didn't know what kind of danger he'd face in Japan, but the price Watanabe Nagayumi offered was too high—just the two pieces of yellow cloth were enough for him to make the trip.

Actually, Ling Zhenfei had many thoughts, at least he wanted to delay his time in Japan as much as possible so he could accumulate more time to improve his abilities.

But reaching this stage, making progress was incredibly difficult, especially since Ling Zhenfei was on the verge of breaking through to the Dawen Realm, where it was hardest to improve his skills.

The last time he progressed so quickly was when he unexpectedly jumped from the seventh level to the ninth level of the Zhiyi Boundary, which had surprised Ling Zhenfei.

From a long time ago, Ling Zhenfei had heard about certain things but always thought they were just legends. But after that encounter with Lin Yuluo, he started to believe them a bit more.

At that time, he suspected it was because of Lin Yuluo that he had such a big advancement. The last significant improvement had been during his time with Zhuo Yue.

That night with Zhuo Yue was quite unexpected, but after that day, Ling Zhenfei improved very quickly for a long time.

After dinner, Ling Zhenfei and Zhou Yun returned home. Although it had been a long time since he was back, Ling Zhenfei's room was still spotless, evidently regularly cleaned.

Ling Zhenfei knew it was Zhou Yun who cleaned it, just like the old days in the shabby house, when Boss Ling went to school, no matter how many months he was away, his room was as clean as ever when he returned.

Zhou Yun is such a tidy person, which is the first impression Ling Zhenfei had of her.

Being back home was much warmer than being at the company, so Zhou Yun took off her outer clothes and changed into comfortable home attire.

Ling Zhenfei first went to look at the Heart-Talk Fruit Trees Chunyu had planted around the house. Since Chunyu often watered the trees with Spirit Spring Water, they were growing very robustly and already resembled umbrellas, looking more and more like proper Heart-Talk Fruit Trees.

Ling Zhenfei was quite satisfied, as Chunyu liked eating Heart-Talk Fruit and had planted many trees around the villa, even around Chen Qian's house.

With Xishan Manor now on track, even if they didn't sell Heart-Talk Fruit, the daily consumption was quite high, making it hard to satisfy with just one tree.

So, Chunyu planted so many trees to bring potential to Ling Zhenfei's Xi Shan Restaurant.

Even if Chunyu hadn't planted them, Ling Zhenfei would have.

When Ling Zhenfei returned to his room, Zhou Yun wasn't yet asleep, now bathed and in comfortable pajamas.

The affection Ling Zhenfei felt for Zhou Yun was truly unique; it used to be an infatuation, even an obsession, but that's why he only felt the need to protect her.

In Ling Zhenfei's heart, no one was worthy of Zhou Yun. Even now, Zhou Yun remained very beautiful, with time leaving no traces on her face or body.

Zhou Yun handed a glass of wine to Ling Zhenfei. The wine was brewed by Zhang Duo, made from flowers in Xianling Mountain, with some fragrant tree leaves and mountain fruit jams.

Because brewing this wine was so complicated, its production was quite low, and Zhang Duo only gave a little to the management of the manor to taste.

Zhou Yun really liked this wine, falling in love with it after her first taste, and often had a small drink. Zhang Duo frequently sent wine to Zhou Yun after knowing this.

Firstly, Zhou Yun is a leader at the manor, so it's natural to curry favor with her.

Secondly, Zhou Yun is the goddess of all the men at the manor, so secretly sending wine to her is very normal.

Ling Zhenfei had tried the wine once or twice and, from a professional perspective, thought it was very well made, so he enjoyed it and gave Zhang Duo some suggestions.

"Try it, this is Zhang Duo's new mix of Hundred Flowers Drunk according to your formula," Zhou Yun handed a glass to Ling Zhenfei, keeping one for herself.

Ling Zhenfei held the wine closer to his nose, smelled it, and said, "Not bad, truly not bad. Zhang Duo indeed improved it according to my formula. Did you ask him if this wine can be produced on a large scale?"

Ling Zhenfei was considering adding a new wine to his restaurant's menu. Although the Medical Classic contained many wine recipes, brewing was quite cumbersome, so he left it to Zhang Duo.

Zhang Duo was a hunter in the mountain, knew how to brew wine, but it wasn't good. Luckily, Ling Zhenfei frequently gave him advice and let Zhang Duo refine it, which led to the success they had now.

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