Chapter 225: Chapter 225 Stupidity Chapter 225: Chapter 225 Stupidity After resting for a day, Zhong Niangyao and Lu Yichen left the house on the second day.

Zhong Niangyao’s visit this time was not only for a vacation, but she also had an important task. Therefore, they didn’t go to the raw stone market; instead, they drove directly to the suburban Jade Mine. She planned to take an initial look to see if she could find out the reason for any abnormalities. If she could resolve it today, that would be even better.

In the car, Lu Yichen received a phone call.

After hanging up, he put down his phone, then turned his head to look at Zhong Niangyao beside him.

“What’s wrong?” Seeing Lu Yichen’s strange look, Zhong Niangyao blinked her eyes in confusion, “Was the call you received related to me?”

After Lu Yichen finished the call, he was looking at her in such a peculiar way, which meant the call must’ve been about her.

“Your cousin sure has some impressive tactics!” Lu Yichen raised his eyebrow and spoke indifferently, “Because of her, the whole Lu Family is in an uproar now.”

“Ha?” Zhong Niangyao was somewhat puzzled, “What did she do this time?”

“Lu Chenran went to meet with your cousin secretly the day after he got married,” Lu Yichen said indifferently, “and they were caught by the paparazzi. The issue has blown up big; Long Jiarui was so angry that she’s already run back to her parents’ home.”

Hearing Lu Yichen’s words, Zhong Niangyao couldn’t believe her eyes; she widened them in disbelief, “No way! Zhong Mengxuan is actually foolish to that extent.”

Zhong Mengxuan’s actions were undoubtedly stepping on the toes of both the Lu and Long Families. Given the scale of the issue now, Zhong Mengxuan simply didn’t have the capability to deal with the aftermath. Most importantly, this was sure to implicate the Zhong Family.

She wasn’t deeply attached to the Zhong Family, but her feelings for Old Sir Zhong and Old Madam Zhong were quite strong. Such an event would definitely bring quite a bit of trouble to the elderly couple.

“Both the Lu and Long Families are in chaos because of this matter,” Lu Yichen continued, “However, you can rest assured that now Zhong Mengxuan has been exposed publicly, and although many people will curse her as the other woman, she has also been placed in the public eye. Neither the Lu nor the Long Family would dare do anything to her. She’s safe for the time being.”

“I’m not worried about her one bit,” Zhong Niangyao shook her head, but frowned, “What I’m worried about are Grandpa and Grandma. They are not young anymore. An incident like this has a significant impact on the Zhong Family. As the helms of the Zhong Family, they can’t possibly stay out of it.”

Lu Yichen paused, then spoke lightly, “Don’t worry, this is a matter between the younger generation; it won’t involve the family at large.”

Such words sounded like a promise.

Zhong Niangyao clearly understood, and she looked at Lu Yichen in surprise but didn’t say much more.

If it was something else, she might have refused directly. But now that the matter involved the two elderly people, she really couldn’t stand idly by.

This was also the first time she realized that perhaps she wasn’t strong enough. Otherwise, she could have handled such a situation on her own and wouldn’t need to seek help from others.

However, she wasn’t going to let Lu Yichen help for free. This time, she would help check out the mine vein without charging any fee.

The car stopped at a mine in the countryside, and both of them got out.

It was only Uncle Li and Ai Lun who followed them this time.

The mine appeared very empty, and there weren’t many people around. If not for a few houses where the miners lived, it was indeed very quiet.

Zhong Niangyao looked around and then turned to Lu Yichen beside her, “I think the mine looks good, both geographically and in terms of its feng shui layout. Plus–”
Upon opening her third eye, she saw a faint Spiritual Energy envelop the mountain, “The quality of the Jade in this mine is really not bad at all!”

Jade is naturally formed and is a gift from nature, inherently carrying Spiritual Energy. The better the quality of the Jade, the stronger the Spiritual Energy.

This time, she planned to find some good quality Jade and carve talismans directly onto them. Such a method would be many times more effective than carving on yellow paper.

“There are no problems at all?” Ai Lun couldn’t help but speak up from behind, “But Miss Zhong, every time we plan to mine here, something happens. There have already been numerous workers who got injured for no apparent reason. It’s causing widespread panic now.”

“At least from what I can observe on the surface, there doesn’t seem to be anything wrong,” Zhong Niangyao shrugged and said, “However, if things really are as you say, then it looks like we’ll have to go down and see for ourselves.”

“Then let’s go down to the mine now!” Lu Yichen decided instantly.

“Master,” Uncle Li frowned, showing some disagreement, “This is indeed too dangerous. It would be better for us to accompany Miss Zhong down to the mine to investigate! You should wait up here.”

He did not approve of the master personally entering the mine. With such status, it wasn’t appropriate to expose oneself to danger, especially in an unclear situation; the master should be taking no such risks.

“Actually, it’s okay if you don’t go down,” Zhong Niangyao also spoke up, “I can go down by myself. This kind of thing is just child’s play for me; I won’t let anything happen to myself.”

She wasn’t too affected by Uncle Li’s words.

Moreover, his words sounded quite reasonable. In a sense, Lu Yichen could be considered her employer. It was only natural not to let the employer take unnecessary risks.

“I’ll go down with you,” Lu Yichen said lightly, “As the owner, no matter how you see it, I should be more familiar with the conditions below than you, right?”

“Master!”

Uncle Li wanted to say more, but when he saw the slight coldness in Lu Yichen’s eyes, all the words he had at the tip of his tongue were swallowed again.

He could see that the master was displeased. If he continued, he was afraid he might actually provoke the master further. If the master got angry, the consequences would be more than he could bear.

Seeing Lu Yichen’s insistence, Zhong Niangyao didn’t object, shrugged her shoulders, and then followed Lu Yichen’s steps.

Under Lu Yichen’s guidance, Zhong Niangyao quickly arrived at the entrance to the mine shaft.

Zhong Niangyao felt a hint of chill, but she did not feel anything abnormal.