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Chapter 485 - 481 Ling Gengqiu (1)

Chapter 485: Chapter 481 Ling Gengqiu (1)

It’s often said that focused individuals are the most charming, and indeed, that’s no lie.

Nanrong Wanqing’s arms were resting on the desk, with her right hand holding a pen, scrutinizing each word in the document before her, diligently making annotations, completely oblivious to Ling Chen standing by the side of the desk.

Perhaps she had been reviewing for too long. After a few minutes, Nanrong Wanqing put the pen down and rubbed her somewhat sore arms, her gaze instinctively drifting upwards. Suddenly, her movements stiffened, and she stared dumbly at Ling Chen in front of her, taking a long while to react.

Seeing her dazed appearance, Ling Chen broke into a grin and said, "What’s the matter, not recognizing your own man after just over ten days?"

Hearing the term ’your own man,’ Nanrong Wanqing couldn’t help blushing, her pretty face turning as red as a freshly bloomed flower, bright and captivating.

Ling Chen smiled as he walked over to Nanrong Wanqing, wrapped his arms around her neck, and drew her close into his embrace, whispering softly, "I missed you."

"Mhm." Nestled against Ling Chen’s broad chest, Nanrong Wanqing closed her eyes, basking in the warmth of his arms, and let out a soft hum through her nose.

"Mhm what, you mean you didn’t miss me?"

Nanrong Wanqing answered bashfully, "I never said that."

"So you did miss me? That sounds more like it. I thought I was the only one pining." Ling Chen chuckled, resting his head on Nanrong Wanqing’s shoulder, cheek pressed against her smooth skin, inhaling the faint scent of her body, as his hands unconsciously began to wander downwards.

"Stop it!"

Catching sight of where Ling Chen’s hands were reaching, Nanrong Wanqing’s cheeks flushed with embarrassment, and she protested coquettishly, "Cut it out the moment you get back, and we’re not even at home. What if someone saw us?"

Ling Chen said with a mischievous smile, "Are you implying that at home, you’d let me..."

"Don’t you dare say it." Nanrong Wanqing swatted away Ling Chen’s hands, hugging her chest protectively as she voiced her flustered complaint, her face still red, "We haven’t seen each other for more than ten days, and you’ve become more shameless. You must’ve been up to no good while you were away."

"Who says?" Ling Chen defended himself. He had accomplished quite a few good deeds on his trip, having saved the lives of several hundred people on a ship. However, when it came to misdeeds, his thoughts immediately drifted to the ’porridge girl.’

That woman had done so much for him, only to leave without a word, denying him the chance to express his gratitude. Every time he thought of it, a sense of guilt gnawed at him.

Seeming to sense the shift in Ling Chen’s mood, Nanrong Wanqing turned her head towards him, noticing the flicker in his eyes, and asked with concern, "What’s wrong?"

"Nothing." Ling Chen gave a slight smile, putting thoughts of the porridge girl temporarily aside. Since he didn’t know her whereabouts, he decided to wait for a chance encounter with her in the future.

"You’ve just returned, why don’t you rest for a bit? Once I finish with my work, we can go home together."

Ling Chen nodded in agreement. For some reason, his heart felt exceptionally warm when Nanrong Wanqing mentioned ’home.’ Perhaps, having often drifted from place to place, being rootless and alone, he had developed an inexplicable yearning for home.

Looking at Nanrong Wanqing’s enchanting face, Ling Chen couldn’t resist embracing her neck and leaning in for a kiss, savoring her cherry-like red lips.

After a long moment, they parted lips.

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Meeting Nanrong Wanqing’s autumn-water-like beautiful eyes, Ling Chen smiled and said, "Don’t tire yourself out, make sure to rest."

Nanrong Wanqing obediently nodded, "Understood."

After leaving the office and seeing Ling Chen come out, Wang Lan immediately lowered her head, seemingly afraid to look directly at Ling Chen, worried he would tease her about the earlier incident.

Returning to the security department, Ling Chen greeted Zhong Wei and the others.

Sitting in his office, Ling Chen leaned back in his chair, legs crossed, savoring the green tea Wei Jun had brewed while casually pulling a document envelope from his backpack.

This envelope was handed to him by the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion Master when he disembarked, claiming it contained two very important pieces of information.

Opening the envelope, Ling Chen took out two documents. With his experience, he could tell at a glance that the documents were copies, each bearing the seal of the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion and stamped with the word ’treasured.’

Documents categorized as treasures by the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion were bound to be extraordinary.

Ling Chen put down the tea cup, unable to wait any longer, and started to read one of the documents word by word.

After spending more than ten minutes reading the document, Ling Chen’s mood couldn’t calm down for a long time. The document detailed the secret history of the Martial Arts world hundreds of years ago, to be exact, it was the legendary life of a martial artist. And this person was none other than the creator of the Prajnaparamita Sutra.

Ling Gengqiu!

That was the name of the man.

Ling Chen chuckled to himself, never expecting this legendary figure to be his kinsman.

According to the records, Ling Gengqiu was born into a Martial Arts family. Not yet twenty, he was already among the top masters of the younger generation, unbeaten among his peers. However, Ling Gengqiu had the character of a prodigal son, handsome and unrestrained, unbound by family rules, often breaking them. After several warnings, Ling Gengqiu simply ran away from home to indulge in pleasure-seeking and live a carefree life.

With his good looks and martial arts prowess, Ling Gengqiu naturally won the hearts of many women. But he was too fickle, never spending too much effort on any one woman, fleeing immediately after winning her over, leaving behind many resentful women.

When Ling Gengqiu was in his forties, he finally met a woman who drove him mad with passion. But the woman was just in her twenties, much younger than him. Nonetheless, Ling Gengqiu did not care at all. When it came to the women he desired, no one could escape his grasp.

With years of experience in the game of love, unsurprisingly, Ling Gengqiu succeeded in capturing the woman’s heart. Although they did not marry, they lived together and even had a child. Such behavior was unacceptable by the norms of the time. When the Ling Family learned about this, they were furious, considering Ling Gengqiu’s actions disorderly and a disgrace to the family name. Hence, in anger, the Ling Family Patriarch ordered Ling Gengqiu to be expelled from the family.

To this, Ling Gengqiu was indifferent; having been away from home for many years, he had no deep feelings for the Ling Family.

So, Ling Gengqiu spent a few peaceful years with his woman and child. However, as the saying goes, it’s hard to change one’s nature. Ling Gengqiu was not a man to settle down, so he secretly met with other women behind his own woman’s back.

Until one day, his woman accidentally discovered this and was infuriated.

However, considering the years of affection, she chose to forgive Ling Gengqiu. But to her dismay, not only did Ling Gengqiu not reform, he escalated his behavior, sometimes staying away from home for months at a time, which completely disheartened her.

As it is often said: deep love begets deep resentment.

A woman turned hateful from love is the most terrifying.