After Descending the Mountain, Seven Big Brothers Spoil Me - Chapter 981

Chapter 981: It’s Over, She’s Gone Crazy Again
Zhao Xinghua was momentarily choked, nearly jumping up in alarm.

His eyes widened, and he said, “Zhouzhou, calm down!”

This was her biological father!

Upon hearing this, Zhouzhou became even more upset, her eyes widening as she glared at him. “Am I the kind of person who values money over my dad?”

“That’s hard to say,” Zhao Xinghua mumbled under his breath. But seeing her eyes grow even wider, he couldn’t hold back his laughter and quickly corrected himself, “Okay, okay, you’re not.”

As he spoke, he turned his gaze to Jing Bai and added, “Jing Bai, hurry up and put that needle away. Don’t act like that again. Otherwise, be careful, Zhouzhou might come over and beat you!”

Upon hearing this, Jing Bai looked at him with a confused expression, not understanding the sudden change in tone. “But didn’t you tell me to be helpful?”

Why were their words and actions so contradictory?

Zhao Xinghua’s eyes also widened at this response. “Helpful? Who would help someone by having their daughter hurt their own father?”

Jing Bai, with an unusually calm expression, replied, “He will hinder her progress.”

“That’s a lie!” Zhouzhou immediately protested. “Dad has never hindered me. He’s helped me a lot. If it weren’t for him, I wouldn’t be so strong now.”

Hearing this, Ye Lingfeng gently patted her head, nodding in approval. Not bad, she wasn’t completely heartless.

Zhouzhou continued, looking at Jing Bai, “Not only has Dad never held me back, he’s the one who’s helped me grow the most.”

“If you keep saying things like that, I’ll really get mad!” she added, her face turning serious. There was no hint of joking in her tone.

She didn’t care whether Jing Bai understood emotions or not, but he kept saying things like that over and over. This time, he even handed her the tool. Was he planning to kill her dad directly and then explain himself afterward next time?

She didn’t want that kind of help.

When she met his gaze, Jing Bai slightly pursed his lips, slowly withdrawing his hand without saying a word. He turned and walked toward the door.

It seemed like he didn’t care, but at the same time, he seemed to care deeply.

At least, this was a side of him they hadn’t seen before.

Zhao Xinghua called out to him a few times, but Jing Bai didn’t stop and quickly disappeared into the night.

Seeing him leave, Zhouzhou blinked her eyes, hesitated for a moment, and then asked, “Did I go too far?”

Zhao Xinghua looked at her and shook his head, sighing, “No, you did the right thing.”

If she had casually said it, Jing Bai might have thought she was joking. But by saying it so seriously, he knew she wasn’t playing around.

Still, Jing Bai’s situation was a bit special. He really didn’t mean any harm.

From his point of view, he truly thought he was helping Zhouzhou.

Thinking of this, Zhao Xinghua scratched his head, unsure of how to explain the situation.

“Alright, forget it. He probably won’t take it to heart. You all must be exhausted, so rest early. You’ll need your energy for the next mission.”

With that, Zhao Xinghua ended the video call.

The room instantly fell silent.

Zhouzhou looked up at Ye Lingfeng, feeling a bit lost.

“Dad?”

She felt like she really upset Jing Bai.

Ye Lingfeng comfortingly patted her head. “What did you do wrong? If anyone’s trying to get you to hurt me, wouldn’t you be angry? If you didn’t care, I’d be the one upset.”

Upon hearing this, Zhouzhou thought it over and realized she hadn’t done anything wrong.

But thinking about how Jing Bai left just now, she felt a little bit gloomy, like he was really sad.

Seeing her like this, Ye Lingfeng sighed helplessly, reached out, and ruffled her hair. “Alright, little saint, it’s time for bed. You’ve barely been to school this semester anyway. You’ve wasted all that tuition.”

At those words, Zhouzhou’s attention was immediately diverted. She puffed out her cheeks, clutching her chest with a pained expression, her face scrunched up in sorrow.

It really hurt.

Seeing this, Ye Lingfeng couldn’t help but smile.

Little actress.

But it wasn’t entirely fake. Zhouzhou truly felt upset.

The money wasn’t refundable.

With that thought, she lay on the bed, tossing and turning, unable to sleep.

Meanwhile, Ancestral Master kept a close eye on the time, waiting until it was past midnight before immediately taking the money from Zhouzhou’s card.

Instantly, a golden light appeared around him.

Zhouzhou felt this and turned around, instantly feeling even more distressed.

She thought of the money at school, the money Ancestral Master had taken, and the Merits Light she had lost.

Sitting up, she looked down at her chubby feet, which only had two small patches of golden light left. The rest of it had been given to others during her tasks.

It felt like she was back to square one.

Zhouzhou gritted her teeth, unable to hold it in any longer. “Wah!” she cried out, her heart aching.

Earning money was so hard, and earning merit was even harder!

Hearing her cry, Ancestral Master was startled. Seeing Zhouzhou sobbing uncontrollably, he hurriedly tried to console her, “Stop crying, stop crying. I didn’t lose too much merit either. What can we do? It’s just that difficult.”

“You’re just destined to be poor. You can’t hold on to money. It’s actually pretty good that you have what you do now.”

“Anyway, if it doesn’t work, you can always go begging again.”

This was something she used to say.

But when Zhouzhou heard it this time, she immediately started crying even harder.

She slapped her thighs and clutched her chest, crying, “Why is my life so hard!”

Ancestral Master’s lips twitched. Oh no, here we go again.

Couldn’t she come up with something new?

No matter how loud she cried, he wasn’t going to give the money back!

After all, they had a signed contract.

Just as he was thinking this, Ancestral Master suddenly saw something. His head jerked to the side, his eyes gradually filled with golden light.

He shook Zhouzhou’s arm forcefully. “Alright, alright, stop crying.”

Zhouzhou continued crying, still thinking about her lost merit.

Seeing her like this, Ancestral Master clicked his tongue, then suddenly flew toward the door with her in tow.

Her body was lifted into the air. Zhouzhou was startled, and before she could ask what was going on, she suddenly felt a familiar aura.

Looking up, her mouth instantly curved into a wide smile, and she let out a bubble of snot.

Merits Light! It was Merits Light!!!

Ancestral Master disdainfully placed her on the ground. “Crying and laughing, aren’t you ashamed?”

Not ashamed at all.

Zhouzhou immediately spread her arms wide.

The next moment, a brilliant golden light enveloped her, and Zhouzhou immediately stopped crying. Her smile was so wide, it almost reached her ears.

Ancestral Master also hurriedly spread his arms.

Inside the room, Ye Lingfeng suddenly opened his eyes and squinted, feeling a warm current flowing through his body, healing the hidden injuries left from his previous missions.

He was slightly surprised.

Was this… Merits Light?

While he was thinking this, two bursts of laughter rang out from outside.

He walked over to the window and couldn’t help but twitch his mouth when he saw the sight outside.

Zhouzhou and Ancestral Master were both rubbing their legs and stomachs, laughing like villains.

“Hahahahahahaha—”

They couldn’t stop laughing.

Grandma Qin was startled awake, hurriedly shaking Grandpa Qin.

“It’s over, it’s over! Zhouzhou has gone crazy!”