Enlightenment: Attaining the Dao at Age 8 - Chapter 372 - 189: A Woman’s Magical Logic

As she spoke, the initial courage in her voice faltered, growing more and more hesitant. In the end, her voice became so quiet it was as if the words were trapped in her heart, unable to come out.

It was true. Su Ruobing was the chairman of the Linjiang Reincarnator Association, possessing both power and beauty.

On top of that, she was supposedly a princess from a prestigious family in a megacity like Kyoto.

’Even if she might have some strange, unknown quirks…’

But aside from that, no matter how you looked at it, the woman was on a completely different level, far beyond the reach of a fruit vendor’s daughter like her.

So what if she had become a Reincarnator?

She still couldn’t offer Li Chang’an any help with money, material wealth, or family connections like Su Ruobing could.

He was talented, and she was beautiful—a match made in heaven.

She, on the other hand, was at best an ugly duckling who might never even grow proper feathers.

Anyone could see which of them was the better choice.

That was why, as she spoke of these things, her confidence waned, and her voice grew quieter and quieter until it finally faded away completely.

With her silence, the atmosphere in the restaurant became exceptionally quiet.

Li Chang’an was stunned for a good while before he snapped out of it.

Only after a moment did he register the undisguised affection and adoration in Li Siying’s words.

In truth, Li Siying had often said similar things to him when they were children.

But they were just kids back then, so Li Chang’an had never taken her seriously.

He never thought that this girl, now almost an adult, would bring it up again.

Li Chang’an set down his knife and fork. After a moment’s thought, he said, “You shouldn’t worry about adult matters. How to become a Reincarnator is what you need to be thinking about right now. If you can’t manage that, forget about being with me. You probably couldn’t even get a job sweeping streets…”

He paused for a moment.

He rolled his eyes in exasperation. “And let me make this clear one last time: Chairman Su is not my sugar mommy. My progress so far hasn’t been entirely on my own—I’ve benefited from the appreciation and support of Chairman Su and Governor Hu. But under no circumstances is there any weird ’being kept’ situation going on. Understand?”

Seeing the serious tone in his voice, she realized he wasn’t joking.

Li Siying pouted and said sulkily, “Oh, I get it. But Brother Chang’an, I’m about to turn eighteen. I’m not a little kid anymore. If you don’t believe me, you can see for yourself!”

With that, she mustered her courage, straightened her back, and puffed out her chest, trying to show off her burgeoning assets.

But just as she stuck her chest out, before she could even look proud, Li Jianfei, who had been quiet the whole time, suddenly rapped her on the head.

The strike from her dear brother was swift and precise, its force no less than Li Chang’an’s earlier. Li Siying leaped to her feet, flailing wildly as if ready to fight Li Jianfei to the death.

The two siblings dissolved into a chaotic squabble.

Seeing that Li Siying’s mood had finally returned to normal, Li Chang’an breathed a sigh of relief and quickly sent another message to Su Ruobing through his Rebirth Mark.

When an expressionless Su Ruobing returned to her seat, the dynamic between everyone at the table had clearly become a bit awkward.

The whole situation was giving Li Chang’an a headache.

He had only wanted to host a simple party to celebrate the autumn harvest, but somehow, it had quickly devolved into this mess.

’Sure enough, the strange wiring of a woman’s brain has to be the most difficult thing in the world to understand.’

’Even with my Heaven-defying Comprehension at full blast, it’s enough to fry my CPU.’

’Compared to this, the Martial Dao is so much simpler. It’s like math—just a collection of fundamental truths, all built from individual components.’

After dinner, Su Ruobing rose to take her leave.

As the chairman of the Linjiang Reincarnator Association, the entire city’s operations depended on her. She had to hurry back to announce the results and rewards for the recent regional tournament.

Thus, she couldn’t stay in Cangxuan City for long.

Li Chang’an stood up to see her off.

As the airship from the City Lord’s Mansion drew nearer…

Su Ruobing, who had been about to board the airship, suddenly stopped and turned to Li Chang’an. “Call me Ruobing from now on,” she said. “I don’t want to hear you call me ’Chairman Su’ ever again!”

With that said, Su Ruobing didn’t linger, turning and boarding the airship.

Li Chang’an was somewhat surprised.

Her words clearly went against everything Li Chang’an thought he knew about her. In his mind, Su Ruobing had always been cold and strictly professional.

Even on the rare occasions she showed other emotions, she would quickly regain her composure, never allowing herself to lose her poise.

But now she was actively telling him to call her by her given name…

’Why does this feel so strange?’

’I’m doomed. Is my damn charm really that potent?’

Watching her depart, Li Chang’an’s thoughts were a jumbled mess.

…

After Su Ruobing’s return, things in Linjiang went back to normal.

Li Chang’an took a few more days to rest.

During his rest, Su Ruobing distributed the rewards to all the participants from the regional tournament.

The reward Li Chang’an received wasn’t enormous—just one hundred thousand Rebirth Points.

In addition, for the next three years, Li Chang’an would receive an annual subsidy of an additional one hundred thousand Rebirth Points, which was a pretty decent bonus.

Of course, it was impossible to get rich just by relying on rewards and stipends.

After all, this was at best a Reincarnator’s base salary.

The real prize was the official notice from the Linjiang Prefecture Rebirth Association. The notice stated that Li Chang’an had been added to the candidate list for executive membership. As long as he waited until the Linjiang Rebirth Association needed to recruit new executives, Li Chang’an would be placed in the first-tier evaluation group.

For an ordinary Reincarnator, getting your name on this list basically meant that becoming a high-ranking executive in the Reincarnator Association was a sure thing.

The only question was when.

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