Chapter 625 - 625: The Poachers Have Arrived

Zhao Mei was eating happily when Liu Xiaoya came over and said, "Mr. Zhao, Miss Lin, I've finished taking the measurements. We can leave anytime."

"Alright, let's go now then," Zhao Yuan said.

"Okay," Liu Xiaoya replied. At the same time, she smelled the refreshing and invigorating scent of the Soul-Stabilizing Incense. Her gaze fell upon it, and she asked in surprise, "Mr. Zhao, is that... Soul-Stabilizing Incense in your hand?"

Zhao Yuan nodded. "Yes. Why, have you used it before?"

Liu Xiaoya replied, "I got one from a friend once. After I used it, I didn't just feel a hundred times more energetic—my mind became much more active, too. All sorts of great creative ideas just kept pouring out. The Soul-Stabilizing Incense is a bit pricey, but it's worth it. The only problem is that it's too rare and incredibly hard to find. I've been trying to buy more ever since, but I've had no luck no matter where I've looked."

Zhao Yuan smiled and said, "Give it some time. The Soul-Stabilizing Incense will be mass-stocked soon, and it'll be much easier to buy."

Liu Xiaoya wasn't surprised that Zhao Yuan knew this. 'A man as wealthy as him is bound to have his own connections.' What she was curious about was why he was lighting a stick of Soul-Stabilizing Incense right now.

When she asked, Zhao Yuan obviously couldn't say that the little Ghost Zhao Mei was eating it, so he just said vaguely, "I was feeling a little drowsy, so I lit a stick to wake myself up."

Liu Xiaoya's eyes nearly popped out of her head.

'Feeling drowsy, so you light a stick of Soul-Stabilizing Incense? Holy crap, could you be any more extravagant and wasteful?'

However, something even more shocking was yet to come.

Zhao Yuan said, "What you just said reminded me. Bai Mei, give Miss Liu a box of Soul-Stabilizing Incense."

"Yes," the Bone Woman replied. Using her handbag for cover, she took out a box of Soul-Stabilizing Incense from her Storage Ring and handed it to Liu Xiaoya.

"This is for me?" Liu Xiaoya's jaw dropped. She couldn't believe it, nor could she bring herself to accept it.

Zhao Yuan nodded. "Yes, it's for you. Didn't you just say that the Soul-Stabilizing Incense helps you come up with more and better ideas? I'm hoping that with the help of this box, you can design an even more beautiful interior for my villa."

In her heart, Liu Xiaoya desperately wanted to accept the box. But after an internal struggle, she politely refused, "I can't accept this. It's too precious."

The Soul-Stabilizing Incense was pricey, but what made it truly valuable was its rarity. Very few people who obtained it were willing to give it away.

What's more, Zhao Yuan was giving her an entire box!

It was an unbelievably generous gesture! It also made Liu Xiaoya wonder if Zhao Yuan had some other motive.

Zhao Yuan said, "If I'm telling you to take it, just take it. Soul-Stabilizing Incense might be precious to others, but it's nothing rare to me. That's because I'm the one who invented it."

"What? You invented Soul-Stabilizing Incense?" Liu Xiaoya was stunned. She finally understood how Zhao Yuan could be so wealthy at such a young age!

If he was the inventor, then none of this was surprising anymore.

Liu Xiaoya stopped refusing. She thanked him profusely, accepted the Soul-Stabilizing Incense, and promised, "Mr. Zhao, rest assured, I will put this box to good use and design a villa for you so beautiful it will astound the world!"

Zhao Yuan nodded and said with a smile, "I look forward to it."

After leaving the villa, Liu Xiaoya was about to take her leave, but Zhao Yuan said, "Get in the car. We'll give you a ride back."

"There's no need, I can get back on my own," Liu Xiaoya politely declined.

Zhao Yuan simply opened the front passenger door for her and said, "Get in. The sooner you get back, the sooner you can rest, get yourself in the right headspace, and start working on my design plan."

Seeing this, Liu Xiaoya felt she couldn't refuse any longer. She thanked him and got into the car.

Zhao Yuan and Lin Xue sat in the back seat, with Zhao Mei floating beside them.

This little Ghost's temperament was completely different from Zeng Rui's. She didn't like staying in the Ghost Residence and preferred to wander around outside. It was probably a side effect of being trapped in the Soul-locking Array for too long.

The car soon drove out of the Cao Tang Peninsula District. Just then, Liu Xiaoya suddenly saw three people standing outside the district entrance. Her expression immediately soured, and she blurted out, "What are they doing here?"

"Who?" Zhao Yuan asked curiously.

Liu Xiaoya answered, "My former boss, Ma Hui, and two of his lackeys."

Zhao Yuan said, "Are they here to steal your client? Their information network is pretty good."

Lin Xue snorted. "They actually dare to show up. How shameless!"

Liu Xiaoya guessed, "I bet his two lackeys saw me waiting for you at the district entrance today and reported it to him."

At the same time, Ma Hui's two lackeys also saw the Mercedes G55 SUV driving out. They rushed to tell Ma Hui, "Boss, they're coming out! That's the car!"

"You're sure you're not mistaken?" Ma Hui asked.

"No mistake. It's that car. I memorized the license plate," one of them said, as if seeking credit.

The other one shot his companion a glare, then pointed and said excitedly, "Boss, look! That bitch Liu Xiaoya is in the car!"

Ma Hui gritted his teeth and said, "So it really is that bitch! I can't believe she actually managed to land a decoration job in the Cao Tang Peninsula District. I wonder if she traded her body for it. Hmph. That bitch, she used to play all high and mighty with me at the company, wouldn't even let me touch her hand. And what happened? She ended up becoming a whore anyway!"

His two lackeys nodded in unison, agreeing.

Ma Hui waved his hand and ordered, "Go, block that car. I'm going to snatch this prized contract right out from under Liu Xiaoya's nose, right in front of her! And even if I can't steal it, I'm going to ruin it for her!"

The two lackeys were obedient. They immediately spread their arms and stood in front of the car, blocking it.

Zhao Yuan snorted coldly and ordered, "Pull over. Let's see what they're trying to do."

The Bone Woman did as she was told and stopped the car. Ma Hui immediately walked up, his fat face plastered with a phony smile.

Zhao Yuan rolled down the window, looked at him, and said in a cold voice, "Who are you? Why are you blocking my car?"

Ma Hui quickly introduced himself, "Hello, sir. I'm Ma Hui, the owner of the Fuqiang Decoration Company. And you are...?"

Zhao Yuan looked him up and down for a few moments, then said sarcastically, "Oh, so you're that shameless, sleazy boss? Someone like you doesn't deserve to know my name!"

Ma Hui's face instantly darkened. He pointed at Liu Xiaoya in the passenger seat and snarled, "Was it this bitch who said bad things about me? Don't believe a word she says, sir! Everything she told you is just a slanderous lie she made up!"