Chapter 318: Chapter 253: This Life’s First Time

Liu Jialin said nothing. With a smile, she pulled a small ziplock bag out of her pocket, held it up, and waggled it at Wang Jing.

"???" Wang Jing asked, bewildered. "What’s that you’re holding?"

"Guess," Liu Jialin said with a mysterious smile.

"How am I supposed to guess that? Don’t keep me in suspense, just tell me!" Wang Jing said, shaking her head in resignation.

"A... Spirit... Burst... Pill," Liu Jialin said, enunciating each word.

"What did you say?"

"I said, this is a Spirit Burst Pill."

"Where did you get a Spirit Burst Pill?" Wang Jing asked in astonishment.

After all, during the operation to arrest the Canglan Society members tonight, she had been desperately hoping to find Spirit Burst Pills among the confiscated goods. In the end, they hadn’t found a single one.

And now, Liu Jialin, who had gone home early, was holding a Spirit Burst Pill right in her hand. It was simply astonishing.

"A friend of mine gave it to me..." Liu Jialin then explained to Wang Jing how Lin Li had given her the Spirit Burst Pill.

After hearing Liu Jialin’s story, Wang Jing couldn’t help but feel a little curious about this man named Lin Li.

"Alright, I can’t chat anymore. I need to go turn in this Spirit Burst Pill," Liu Jialin said.

"You’d better go! The Spiritual Energy Research Institute has been hounding us for a Spirit Burst Pill.

Once you turn it in, they’ll probably arrange for someone to send it over to the Spiritual Energy Research Institute immediately. Looks like you’ve earned another commendation," Wang Jing said with a smile.

"Thanks to him, I just got some easy credit. I’ll have to find a nice place and treat him to a big meal to thank him," Liu Jialin laughed.

Then, she said goodbye to Wang Jing and hurried off toward the relevant department to turn in the Spirit Burst Pill.

......

The next morning, the crisp chirping of birds drifted in from outside the window.

Inside the dim room, the brilliant morning sun squeezed through a gap in the curtains, casting a golden stripe on the floor.

"Hah~"

Having slept until he woke naturally, Lin Li yawned, threw back the covers, and got out of bed.

"SWISH..."

He pulled the curtains open, and the golden morning sun instantly flooded the room, filling it to the brim.

The weather was clear and cloudless—a perfect day for a trip.

Lin Li left his bedroom and went to the bathroom to wash up.

Breakfast was simple: two boiled eggs, two pieces of bread, and a carton of milk.

After a few days of recovery, the side effects from eating the Magical Little Fruit had completely disappeared, and his appetite had returned to normal.

After finishing breakfast, Lin Li washed the dishes and put them in the sterilizer. Then, he locked all the windows and went back to his bedroom to change.

A short while later, Lin Li emerged from the bedroom pulling a suitcase. He was wearing a white shirt with a woodpecker print and a pair of beige casual pants.

’Time to go.’

Before heading out, he paused for half a minute to think things over. Once he was sure he hadn’t forgotten anything, Lin Li left the apartment.

......

「At the entrance of Happiness Garden District.」

Beneath a flourishing roadside tree stood a beautiful, graceful figure.

Today, Su Yue was wearing a loose-fitting, emerald-green dress dotted with a lovely small floral print.

But her figure was so exceptional that even the loose-fitting dress couldn’t hide her stunning curves.

Some of the young drivers passing by on the street would catch an unintentional glimpse of the beautiful figure on the roadside and become so captivated they nearly drove onto the sidewalk.

"He’s so slow! Didn’t he say he’d already left? It’s been fifteen minutes, why isn’t he here yet?" Su Yue grumbled, lifting her wrist to check her watch.

’The two apartment complexes aren’t far from each other; it should only be a ten-minute walk.’

’Fifteen minutes have passed and there’s still no sign of him. No wonder she felt he was taking his sweet time.’

Just as Su Yue was taking out her phone to call and ask him what was taking so long, Lin Li appeared at a distant intersection, pulling a suitcase.

’He finally showed up.’ Seeing Lin Li waiting for the light at the intersection, Su Yue put her phone back in her purse.

Soon, Lin Li arrived in front of Su Yue, suitcase in tow.

"Lin Li, what took you so long?"

"I ran into one of the ladies from the residents’ committee on my way out. She pulled me aside to chat for a bit, so I’m late," Lin Li explained.

"Oh, so that’s what happened!" Su Yue nodded. "Okay, we’re about to get a taxi to the airport. I’ll give you one last chance to check if you’ve got everything."

Lin Li gave a helpless shrug. "I already checked before I left. You should be the one double-checking. Don’t want to get all the way to Qiong City only to realize *you’re* the one who forgot something."

"I’ve already checked several times. There’s no way I forgot anything," Su Yue said, full of confidence.

As they were talking, an empty taxi approached from down the street.

"Taxi’s here." Lin Li spotted the vacant cab first. He stepped forward to the curb and hailed it.

"SCREECH."

After the taxi stopped, the driver opened the trunk. Lin Li lifted his own suitcase, then reached for Su Yue’s.