Rebirth of an Idle Noblewoman (1-200)

Chapter 196: Shen Nianzhi's Fate

“Murong?” Baili Bin was only one click away from seeing the contents of the document, but he turned and looked at Uncle Tai.

The elder’s expression was serious as he replied, “Yes, Young Master. Master has already gone back to the Baili family to ask for usage of the Baili Family Arcana.”

The Baili Family Arcana?!

It was at this point that an expression of shock made its way onto Baili Bin’s face, upon knowing that they were going to unseal the family arcana that had been kept unused for more than a decade, and he set everything aside to prepare for his trip to the ancient martial arts world.

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“Sister Gu, you were so cool back there!” Hua Youlin looked at Gu Xiqiao with an expression of worship. Those men that could manhandle him like that were all like mice in front of a cat when Gu Xiqiao was there.

To a boy of his age, Gu Xiqiao probably was the very image of a superhero.

Gu Xiqiao glanced over at him and started up the car. “It wasn’t that hard.”

“I see you brought Haha too.” Hua Youlin commented upon seeing the familiar dog on the backseat of the car.

“Yeah, it was probably bored.” Gu Xiqiao drove the car onto the main road. Jiang Shuxuan wasn’t at home, so Gu Xiqiao didn’t feel safe letting Haha stay at home by itself, so she brought it out for a spin instead.

Hua Youlin reached over to the backseat and carried Haha into his arms. “What about Xixi?” He hadn’t seen the bird in two days.

Gu Xiqiao suddenly felt as if Hua Youlin was better in the past, the way he didn’t speak a lot in contrast to how he seemed to never shut up now, and if someone gave him a megaphone he would probably use it to shout to the entire world. “I’ll take you to see Xixi now.”

As the car drove towards the city center, Hua Youlin continued to chatter on. “Sister Gu, why are we going in this direction? Aren’t we going back home?”

“We’ll be having dinner outside.” Gu Xiqiao glanced at the rows of shops as they passed them by. “What do you want for dinner?”

“Ah, we won’t be eating at home?” Hua Youlin was a little disappointed, having become a fan of Gu Xiqiao’s cooking after just a few days.

“Brother Jiang won’t be coming home today.” (read: I won’t be cooking.)

Hua Youlin: “…”

He wanted to fight Jiang Shuxuan, but then again, if he wasn’t home, that meant that he could ask Sister Gu whenever he had problems with his studies! He wouldn’t need to sit together awkwardly with that statue anymore!

“Hey, it’s Dalin!” Hua Youlin saw a familiar silhouette by the road, and he patted Gu Xiqiao’s shoulder excitedly. “Sister Gu look! It’s Dalin and Brother Luo!”

It’s not as if they hadn’t met before, why was he so excited?

Gu Xiqiao sighed and resignedly parked her car by the road, and Hua Youlin practically pranced out of the car.

Shen Nianzhi didn’t expect that she would be able to hold an art exhibition of her own one day and in the Imperial Capital of all places. Not only that, but the ones that would join the exhibition were also all people that she couldn’t even imagine, and she had been in a dazed state ever since she saw Mu Zong.

Even she as an art student knew what the Nine Heavens Group was.

She didn’t have a lot of hopes for the name card that Gu Xiqiao had given her and only called out of politeness’ sake, but she didn’t expect to be told that they were willing to sponsor her to hold an art exhibition, as well as an art studio of her own.