"Haruno Rei, when you helped take care of the orchid before, you really went out of your way for me! Now that I've arrived, I can take the orchid back."

Zhujun looked at Haruno Rei with a beaming smile and began to speak...

Hearing Zhujun's straightforward words, the lackey standing behind him pushed up his glasses and said, "Big Brother! She took care of it for such a long time for you before. You can't just say 'thank you' and be done with it, right? You should at least give her some money as a gesture of thanks."

Upon hearing the lackey's words, Zhujun gently patted his forehead...

Soon, Zhujun spoke again, "My bad, my bad!"

Having said that, Zhujun swiftly pulled out a handful of cash from his pocket.

Without even counting it, Zhujun just grinned and handed the big wad of cash over to Haruno Rei.

Haruno Rei glanced at the money she was being offered and said, "Forget the money! You used to come here quite often to support my business before, so it was only right for me to help you."

Having said this, Haruno Rei turned her head to look at Haruno Nanako and said softly, "Daughter, go and bring that orchid out, so he can have a good look and make sure it's really unharmed."

"All right! I'll go right away."

Haruno Nanako agreed and quickly turned to run off.

Zhujun saw Haruno Nanako running away, squinted his eyes, and said insincerely with a smirk, "Haruno Rei, you're breaking my heart by talking like that! I am completely at ease with my things in your hands. Since you've said it's fine, it must be fine, therefore, no need for a thorough inspection!"

Hearing Zhujun's hypocritical words, Haruno Rei really felt like slapping him across the face, as he truly disgusted her...

Suppressing the urge to erupt in anger, Haruno Rei spoke calmly, "Even if you trust me, you should still check it properly! After all, that orchid is worth a fortune, and I really wouldn't be able to compensate you if there was any issue."

"Heh, fine then. Since you put it that way, I'll take a good look later!"

With these words, Zhujun said nothing more!

At this point, both Zhujun and the bespectacled lackey began to sense that something was really amiss.

Just as they were about to voice their concerns, they suddenly became silent...

That's because, by then, Haruno Nanako had come over holding an orchid.

They quickly turned their heads to look as soon as Haruno Nanako appeared.

In an instant, their eyes widened completely.

"This... how is this possible!"

Muttering in disbelief, the two of them vigorously rubbed their eyes.

They were completely bewildered.

The reason for their shock was that they found the orchid Haruno Nanako was holding to be bursting with life, showing no signs of being on the brink of death.

They knew this situation should be impossible, as the orchid had previously been sentenced to death...

...

Seeing the two of them so shocked, Hu Xiaobei and the others sneered coldly...

Hu Xiaobei and they knew that their shock was because the reality before their eyes was beyond their expectations...

As Hu Xiaobei sneered, the bespectacled man came back to his senses from his confusion. After pushing up his glasses, he leaned over to Zhujun and whispered, "Big Brother, go up and check it out thoroughly, is this orchid the same one you sent over before?"

Hearing the lackey's words, Zhujun imperceptibly nodded.

He moved forward a step and stared at the orchid for a few moments.

In that instant, Zhujun became even more stunned.

Because he was certain that this very robust-looking orchid was the same one he had sent over before.

"This makes no sense! It makes no sense! How could it possibly have come back to life, and to thrive like this!"

Muttering in astonishment, he reached out and touched the leaves of the orchid.

In the next moment, he was certain the orchid had truly come back to life, and it was even more flourishing than before!

Haruno Rei didn't pay attention to his change, and said directly, "Since you've taken a good look, when you leave, please take it with you. Also, don't send any orchids here anymore. I'm getting busy with business now, so I really can't take care of them."

Being given a direct order to leave, Zhujun was about to say something.

But just as he opened his mouth, his phone in his pocket rang first.

Hearing the ringtone, Zhujun hurriedly took out his phone.

Once he saw the number, Zhujun's eyes suddenly lit up.

The next second, under everyone's gaze, Zhujun quickly answered the call.

"Hello! Master, it's me. Have you returned?"

"Yes, I'm back! Before I went on my trip, you said you had cultivated a very precious orchid. At the time you wanted me to take a look, but I was busy. Now I'm free. Can I come see it?"

Hearing this interested inquiry, Zhujun couldn't help feeling a bit embarrassed.

Previously, Zhujun had cultivated this orchid…

After it was successfully cultivated, Zhujun wanted his Master to take a good look.

He even thought of giving it directly to his Master…

So he had called the Master.

However, the response was that the Master had gone on a trip.

Knowing the Master was away, he planned to wait for his return before offering it.

But before he could make the offering, the orchid had withered away.

Because the orchid died, he couldn't continue to offer it to the Master. Therefore, he had no choice but to use it for a harmful scheme.

Now, the scheme hadn't succeeded either…

Thinking about the causes and consequences, he heard an utterly cool inquiry, "Why aren't you speaking? Was it all a lie before?"

Hearing this chilly counter-question, Zhujun snapped back to reality!

In that moment, he suddenly thought of the orchid that was now back to normal…

With that thought, he hurriedly said, "Master! What are you talking about! Even if you gave me ten thousand guts, I would never dare to lie to you! Where are you right now?"

"If you dare not lie to me, that's good! I just got off the plane and I'm on my way to the city center."

Hearing the Master's reply, he laughed and said, "That's great, Master. I'm in a shop near the city center right now, you can come here directly."

"Alright! Is that orchid you mentioned also with you?"

"Yes! The orchid I mentioned to you before is with me, you can have a good look when you come over."

"Okay then, I'll be right there!"

"Good."

After hanging up the phone, Zhujun's face was full of excitement and exhilaration…

He knew the orchid was now growing so well, it would surely excite his Master.

So after the Master had seen it, he would definitely love it very much, and by then, he could surely make a grand display in front of his teacher.

…

"Brother, inviting the Master over directly now… Isn't that a bit improper?"

Zhujun, who was excitedly imagining a bright future, was doused with this bucket of cold water. His face turned extremely ugly.

The next second, he turned his head expressionlessly and said coldly, "What do you mean by that now? Are you looking down on me, huh? Do you wish I'm unlucky forever?"

Hearing this chilly counter-question, the bespectacled man was somewhat embarrassed.

He quickly tried to appease him, saying, "Brother, how can you talk like that? Am I… Am I that kind of person? I'm saying this now because I know there's something wrong with this orchid. We still haven't figured out how it has become so robust, so if the Master comes here and sees something wrong with the orchid, then we really won't have anywhere to die!"

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