The Tycoon's Enchanted Mermaid-Chapter 75 - : Pursuit

Chapter 75: Chapter 75: Pursuit

Ah Da didn’t know if everyone else was the same, or if Qin Yu was born with a unique physique.

Exerting a great deal of effort, Ah Da finally finished. Her face pale, she leaned in close to Qin Yu’s ear to carefully assess his condition—his breathing was steady, his complexion rosy.

It seemed she had succeeded!

Ah Da breathed a sigh of relief. It had not been in vain that she had used up her stored Spiritual Power over the past few days. Her eyes, round and lovely, curved beautifully, shone especially bright with a smile.

Qin Yu was usually too busy, eating little as well. Fortunately, he was young and robust, with no serious health issues.

A wave of fatigue hit her, her eyelids heavy as gold. The aftermath of overexerting her Spiritual Power struck on time, and Ah Da turned into a wisp of green smoke and flew into the incense burner, restoring tranquility to the bedroom.

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As the morning fog slowly dissipated, the warm sun peeked through the clouds and shone into the bedroom. Qin Yu slowly opened his eyes, raised his hand to block the light, and sat up to grab his phone—it was eight o’clock on the dot.

He threw off the covers, walked into the bathroom, scooped up some cold water and splashed it on his face, letting the drops slide down his hair. Qin Yu looked deeply at his reflection in the mirror—it wasn’t an illusion; he could feel his exceptionally good spirits.

The exhaustion from five consecutive days of intense work had vanished overnight, clearly no accident.

Before leaving, Qin Yu took a deep look at the Green Jade Incense Burner. The jade was moist and clear—particularly translucent in the morning light.

Ah Da didn’t know that Qin Yu had already guessed it was her doing. Holding the Little Porcelain Bottle made of white jade, she lay sound asleep on the Jade bed, occasionally murmuring some dream talk with puckered lips.

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Kyoto University.

The bell rang for the end of the class, and as the grand academic building buzzed with students, Fang Yuan walked out laughing and chatting with her roommate, her phone ringing in her bag just as they exited the main door.

Fang Yuan pulled it out to see it was an unknown number. Hesitating, she didn’t immediately answer. Her roommate, curious, craned her neck to take a peek and teased, “Why don’t you answer? Could it be the rich student’s brother calling?”

“Possibly, after all he did send flowers to the dorm yesterday, a total of nine hundred and ninety-nine roses. It’s the most straightforward and extravagant expression of love I’ve ever experienced—flamboyant wealth. Our Yuanyuan has been on the trending searches too.”

“Speaking of which, is this rich brother actually handsome? I’m dying of curiosity. Yuanyuan, when will you bring him over for us to have a look?”

“Just stop making wild guesses; it’s not what you think,” Fang Yuan’s cheeks flushed as she glared at her roommate and walked aside to answer the phone.

“Hello, may I speak to Ms. Fang Yuan? This is Housekeeper Song from Linjiang Villa. The lesson scheduled for noon has been postponed temporarily; Miss Fang need not come by.”

Fang Yuan froze, gripping her phone till her fingers turned white, her voice tense, “Housekeeper Song, have I done something wrong?”

“There’s no need to worry, Miss Fang; you’re not being dismissed. It’s just that our young lady has some matters to handle and can’t attend classes normally for now, so we’ve postponed them. I will notify you when the lessons can resume.”

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Housekeeper Song’s tone was calm and strictly businesslike, giving Fang Yuan a sigh of relief. She quickly apologized, “I’m sorry for troubling you, Housekeeper Song.”

After hanging up, Fang Yuan felt like she’d walked through heaven and hell in just a minute. Her mind was a blur. She couldn’t afford to lose this job—not only because of the high-paying, rare part-time opportunity, but also because many were envious when she originally got the job. If she were suddenly dismissed, people wouldn’t hesitate to slander her on forums, questioning her professional capabilities. She simply couldn’t allow such a thing to happen.

Fang Yuan clenched her phone, took a deep breath, and thankfully, it was only a delay in the lessons.

The roommate noticed her pale complexion and stepped forward with concern, “What’s wrong? Did something happen?”

Fang Yuan shook her head and forced a smile, “It’s nothing. I misunderstood something just now. Come on, let’s go have dinner together.”

“What did you misunderstand?” Her roommates, being pulled along with her, persistently inquired, “Is it really nothing, or are you just pretending?”

“Yuanyuan, tell the truth. Did a wealthy young man call to confess his feelings? Does he want to ask you out?”

Regarding Lu Yuan, Fang Yuan didn’t want to discuss these matters with her roommates and said a bit annoyedly, “No, it really wasn’t him. Can we please stop talking about it?”

Seeing this, the roommate quickly changed the subject, “Alright, alright, no more jokes. Let’s go eat.”

“Hurry up, I’m starving; I didn’t have breakfast.”

The private lesson at the villa was canceled at noon, and Fang Yuan felt uneasy. After lunch, she found Ah Da’s WeChat on her phone, wanting to care for and probe the situation.

After hesitating for a long time, she ultimately did not send the message.

She was worried about messing things up.

Fang Yuan started her journey to Yulong Villa; Lu Jing’s class was at four in the afternoon.

Due to the rose incident, rumors that Fang Yuan was being pursued by a wealthy man of Capital City circulated all over the school. Eyes filled with scrutiny and inquiry followed her relentlessly along the way, causing her immense irritation.

Lu Yuan suddenly delivering roses to the school had also startled her. Ostensibly, it was to thank her for tutoring his little brother, but realistically, who thanks a teacher by sending roses in such a grand gesture with so many people watching? She felt compelled to accept.

Roommates teasing, forum discussions buzzing—her name suddenly became known to the public. Even her school ID photo and the video of her speech during the evening gala were posted online.

Some said she was beautiful and a top student at Kyoto University; it was no surprise a wealthy heir was pursuing her.

Others claimed she was arrogant and cunning, receiving roses to her dorm yet feigning reserve, playing a game of consent and refusal…

Fang Yuan didn’t care about online comments, but what troubled her was not knowing what Lu Yuan intended.

Could he really like her?

Logically, they had only met once and had not even added each other on WeChat, yet his sudden gesture of sending flowers made their relationship ambiguously intimate.

Fang Yuan couldn’t pinpoint her own feelings—there was joy, but also sadness. She had a very good first impression of Lu Yuan, gentle and polite, gentle as jade, handsome in appearance. Because he was outstanding in every aspect, she couldn’t help feeling inferior.

The taxi stopped outside the gate of Yulong Villa. Just as Fang Yuan got out of the car, a black stretch limo approached, its luxury car emblem glaringly conspicuous.

The car window slowly rolled down, and the man sitting in the backseat, wearing a tailor-made gray suit and a meticulously tied tie, had a handsome and gentle face. His upright nose was adorned with a pair of gold-rimmed glasses, giving him an overall appearance of genteel elegance.

Fang Yuan froze as she saw Lu Yuan, only recovering when he smiled and spoke.

“Miss Fang, there’s a distance from the main gate to the residence. I just got off work; let’s go in together.”

As soon as he finished speaking, Lu Yuan opened the car door, not giving Fang Yuan a chance to refuse. She bit her lip and could only lower her head to thank him, “Thank you, Mr. Lu.”

Once Fang Yuan got into the car, Lu Yuan’s gaze constantly lingered on her, direct and intensely suggestive, making her feel as though pierced by thorns, her heart pounding incessantly.

“Miss Fang, did you like the roses?”

Lu Yuan’s sudden question made Fang Yuan shiver, her heart suddenly leaping to her throat.