Chapter 144: The Talisman

Liang Hui’s words brought a slight smile to Hua Tianyu’s lips, but he paid her no mind. Instead, he solemnly placed the Star Shadow pendant into Wei Xueying’s fair palm.

This gesture caused Liang Hui to purse her lips repeatedly in displeasure. “You’re just taking advantage of the opportunity to touch Madam Wei’s hand, aren’t you? For a pendant the size of a fingernail, you have to use one hand to grasp Madam Wei’s finger while the other presses against her palm?”

Pervert!

Scoundrel!

You’re clearly trying to grope her!

Liang Hui cursed silently in her heart.

Wei Xueying’s hand, now held firmly by Hua Tianyu, flushed a deep red on her delicate face. Without hesitation, she tried to pull her hand back. If not for the table between them, she might have been tempted to stamp her foot right on him.

“Don’t move!” Hua Tianyu commanded sharply, stopping her action.

Wei Xueying’s phoenix eyes narrowed fiercely. This scoundrel was getting more and more outrageous, holding her hand like that in front of others. She wanted to withdraw her hand, yet he forbade it.

Just as she was about to scold him, an immense aura suddenly emanated from the blue talisman in her palm. Wei Xueying immediately felt a warm current flowing through the hand Hua Tianyu held, spreading from her palm along her arm to her chest, then radiating throughout her entire body.

Whether it was a trick of the mind or not, Wei Xueying felt as if all the fatigue she had accumulated over days had vanished. Her energy seemed to surge back to the vitality she once had before her father fell ill.

This spiritual comfort was something even two large cups of coffee a day could never replicate.

For a moment, she even felt an illusion that she could work continuously for three days, sleepless and tireless.

“Hua Tianyu, what is this…” Even as an ordinary person, Wei Xueying could sense the extraordinary nature of the talisman.

“That’s why I told you not to move. Just now, I exerted a great deal of energy to make this talisman reveal its magic. Yet you misunderstood me. Sigh! It’s heartbreaking to be heard but misunderstood!” Hua Tianyu said indignantly, his eyes expressing a mournful look.

“Ah…” Wei Xueying was caught off guard by his expression, suddenly at a loss. She no longer thought to pull her hand free.

“Sorry, Hua Tianyu. I misunderstood you,” she said softly. Her icy demeanor rarely allowed her to admit fault easily, but now she truly felt she had wronged him.

Only Liang Hui remained suspicious, her eyes narrowing as she looked at Hua Tianyu. She refused to believe that Wei Xueying and she had both misjudged him.

“Forget it!” Hua Tianyu waved his hand generously, then resumed holding Wei Xueying’s small hand. “This talisman’s ability to relieve your fatigue isn’t its greatest function.”

“The greatest use is that if you ever face danger, you can crush it with force. It will protect you by blocking a lethal attack.”

“And because I’ve inscribed a special mark on it, the moment you break it, I’ll immediately sense it. Once I do, I’ll rush to your side as fast as I can!”

“You can block a lethal attack once it’s broken? And you can sense it instantly?” Wei Xueying’s bright eyes locked onto Hua Tianyu.

From his few words, Wei Xueying could grasp just how incredible this talisman was.

It could shield her from a deadly strike—did that also mean it could protect him from such a blow? Hua Tianyu was essentially giving himself a second chance at life for her sake!

Wei Xueying found herself unexpectedly moved.

In all her memory, no man had ever moved her emotionally. Due to her personality, even among women, she rarely felt touched.

Yet today, a gift from Hua Tianyu stirred her feelings so profoundly that she felt somewhat at a loss.

Liang Hui also noticed Wei Xueying’s shift in mood. If Hua Tianyu’s words were true, it was indeed deeply moving. Not only Wei Xueying, but even she, watching from the side, couldn’t help but feel touched.

However, based on her understanding of Hua Tianyu, something still felt off.

It wasn’t that she doubted the talisman’s powers; she believed Hua Tianyu wouldn’t joke about such a matter.

After all, if real danger came and Wei Xueying crushed the talisman only to suffer harm, Liang Hui was certain Hua Tianyu would never wish to see that happen.

Yet precisely because of this, Liang Hui couldn’t quite pinpoint what felt wrong.

Still, with Hua Tianyu holding Madam Wei’s hand in both of his hands, their eyes silently meeting, the scene resembled something out of a Korean drama—the male and female leads locked in a tender moment.

Could Madam Wei be falling into Hua Tianyu’s gentle trap after Wang Hong?

No, this can’t be allowed!

Liang Hui resolved she must prevent such a thing from happening.

“Ahem, Madam Wei!” Liang Hui called out loudly, breaking the atmosphere. “I have some matters to report to you!”

Interrupted by Liang Hui’s voice, Wei Xueying snapped out of her reverie and hastily withdrew her right hand. Her alluring glance caught Hua Tianyu’s gaze, who smiled and watched her for a long moment.

Earlier, Hua Tianyu had already tied a red cord to the talisman, and Wei Xueying fastened it around her neck, close to her skin.

After wearing it, she noticed that the vast aura and warmth still flowed steadily from the talisman on her chest into her body.

Meanwhile, Hua Tianyu’s hands were casually tucked into his pockets…

Again, Hua Tianyu seized the chance to take advantage of her…

Wei Xueying shook her head silently, a hint of helplessness in her heart.

This time, her reaction was less intense; in fact, subconsciously, she didn’t even dare call him a “scoundrel.”

Under the table, she secretly rubbed her two hands together. Why she did so, even she didn’t know.

“Ahem, Madam Wei,” Liang Hui once again played the party pooper, stepping quickly in front of Hua Tianyu and standing between him and Wei Xueying.

“Earlier—”

Before Liang Hui could finish, Hua Tianyu interrupted.

“This banana, can I eat it? Do you agree?” he suddenly asked.

Like Liang Hui, this banana was among the fruits delivered with lunch. Wei Xueying hadn’t eaten it, simply placing it on the desk.

“Oh, that’s fine. I’m not eating it. You can have it!” Wei Xueying replied promptly.

“Ah, Xueying, I’m not asking you. I’m asking Liang Hui!” Hua Tianyu said with a teasing smile.

Then, looking at Liang Hui who still stood between them, he smiled and asked, “May I eat the ‘friend who sends you flowers’?”

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