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Blackwater Lake, Villa Area

This place, which was only fifty kilometers away from the metropolis, was a very popular tourist destination on Venal-4. The water of Blackwater Lake was not actually black but pristine blue, instead. The lake was one thousand meters deep, so light could not penetrate down to its depths.

It only looked all black from afar because of fine, black sand by the shoreline—hence, the name.

This lake was like an air conditioner; warm in the winter and cool in the summer, especially when the water turned warm in winter. Layers of white mist would hung above the lake, shifting and drifting to create a fairytale landscape.

There were few people who could afford to buy a house in the capital ring, where the land itself was worth its weight in gold, and those who could buy an entire villa were even fewer. Billions of star coins were not something the average citizen could possess, which was why the people who could live by Blackwater Lake were exceptionally rich.

Wearing a set of dark clothes, Xia Fei did not disturb anyone, merely informing Pang Xing as he came over all by himself to meet with the three brothers of the Ling family.

Recently, the lass, Avril, had been revolving around Xia Fei, and his life was of course very comfortable with her taking care of him. It was just that she was not used to taking care of others, for she grew up spoiled, causing her to become very exhausted every day, falling asleep in no time once the sun set.

Even if Avril was awake, Xia Fei would also not see fit to tell her about these things. There was no reason to let the innocent girl worry or be afraid because of this. A lady like her ought to live her life in the light, while this dark, scary, and nasty side should be left for Xia Fei to deal with.

Zhou Yuqing stared at the child. “Pan, what did I usually teach you?”

Pan blinked his eyes, not saying a word. His reaction time was terrible, making it very hard to interact with others.

“Say ‘goodnight,’” Zho Yuqing ordered, her eyebrows knitted together.

Pan foolishly used his hand to circle around his scalp for a good while before stammering, “G-Good… ni-night…”

Barty was evidently quite annoyed. “Forget it; just leave it. It’s not like you don’t know he’s touched in the head.”

Though Zhou Yuqing was very strict with her son, she showed an air of complete obedience toward Barty. Anyone with a pair of eyes could easily tell that her tenderness was just an act. Any woman who was physiologically normal would not like a man who was physically impaired, especially when the man’s impairment was fatal to a woman who was in her prime, unless she had ulterior motives.

After banishing Pan back to his room, Zhou Yuqing nestled into Barty like a cat, using that soft yet alluring voice of hers to say, “It’s precisely because I know that he isn’t all that bright that I have to be stricter with him. Once I die in the future, and Pan is left without anyone to rely on, just what sort of life will he lead? Oh, that poor thing, to be nothing from the moment he was born.”

Xia Fei smirked. He suddenly felt that Zhou Yuqing ought to have been an actress. To act the part as vividly as she did, the acting skills she displayed was more than enough to win her an Oscar statuette.

Any clever woman would know that the most powerful weapon they had was not what was between their legs but their tenderness, instead.

Evidently, Zhou Yuqing was a clever woman, and she was wielding her tenderness with such expertise that even the irritable Barty could not feel angry with her.

“Haven’t I already bought Pan a life fund, enough for him to never worry about food or clothes for the rest of his life? There’s even enough to hire a few helpers for his needs, so you needn’t worry about that anymore,” Barty said.

Zhou Yuqing suddenly changed her act, a piteous look hanging on her face. “Sometimes, just having money isn’t enough.”

“Then, what else do you want?” Barty asked, mildly irritated.

Zhou Yuqing used her hand to stroke Barty’s chest, furtively saying, “At the end of the day, Pan is someone from your Jian family. I don’t mind; I’ll be fine as long as I have you by my side, but are you willing to see Pan be nameless for the rest of his life? He doesn’t even belong to a family.”

Zhou Yuqing’s acting talent was being pushed to her fullest potential when she said this, her voice going hoarse while her lips quivered and her eyes watered, looking pitiful as if she had been wronged but dared not tell anyone about it.

Barty was silent. Being unable to give Zhou Yuqing and her son a name had always been the hidden pain in his heart. It was a pain that intertwined with his handicapped state, forming this superficially beautiful scene that withheld an extreme degree of depression in his life.

After being silent for quite some time, Barty sighed. “We can’t rush this sort of thing. Let’s discuss it another time.”

That was when Zhou Yuqing did another move that everyone had already expected. The tears in her eyes fell without a sound as she hugged Barty with a look of gratitude. “Yes, I’ll listen to whatever you say. Just say the word and I’ll do whatever you ask. You’re my man—the only person I will love my whole life.”

Any man would find it hard to receive such words from a woman. Though Barty was just half a man, he was still moved by what she had said. He placed a hand on Zhou Yuqing’s back and spoke as though he was speaking to himself. “There’s no hurry. I heard that father is coming back. We’ll see how things are then; I’ll be sure to mention this when he’s happy.”

Zhou Yuqing’s crying increased in intensity as if Barty’s words had moved her until she became a mess.

Xia Fei nearly got up in a standing ovation and cheered. Even the exchange of dialogues in this exciting show was worthy of praise. He felt that he had underestimated the woman; all the past winners of the Oscars ought to be gathered together and have Zhou Yuqing train them once again, for her acting had already surpassed the realms of acting and was already something transcendental.

Suddenly, Ling Yun seemed to have sensed something off as he abruptly got up from his chair and squawked, “Oh, no! Third brother’s in danger!”