Zhang Xianxian curled her lips, "I'm not the only one who feels this way. Look at you. You used to be a spirited old man, but now you look like you have one foot in the coffin."

Old Chen took a deep look into the distance and said, "Everyone has his own destiny. I, Old Chen, am leaving too!"

"No way, are you really going to lose your life for this cinnabar?" Zhang Xianxian found it unbelievable. What on earth is this old man thinking?

"I have always known that you are extraordinary. Although you look ordinary, your destiny is unpredictable. After I leave, the person you are looking forward to will find you soon." Old Chen looked a little older.

Zhang Xianxian wanted to ask one more question, but Lao Chen left with a smile as usual.

Zhang Xianxian always felt that this seemed like the last time they would meet.

Sure enough, that night, news came from the brothel that Lao Chen had died. The dead person in the brothel was nothing more than a straw mat, and then thrown into a mass grave.

Zhang Xianxian secretly followed the people who were carrying Lao Chen, memorized Lao Chen's approximate location, brought a pot of wine and poured it on the ground. From then on, there would be no little old man to accompany her!

After I came back, I lay on the bed, listening to the whistling wind around me, and couldn't fall asleep for a long time.

It turns out that this is what it feels like when someone close to you passes away.

The next day, when Zhang Xianxian opened her eyes, she was almost scared to death.

Chu Yue and Qi Mo stood beside his bed, looking at him with strange eyes.

Zhang Xianxian decisively wrapped herself tightly in her quilt.

Chu Yue sniffed around Zhang Xianxian and asked, "Who have you been in contact with recently? Why do you have a ghostly aura around you?"

Zhang Xianxian tried hard to recall, "I've only had more contact with Lao Chen recently, but he passed away last night."

"Could it be that I went to the mass grave last night and got contaminated?"

"How dare you go to a mass grave with your guts?" Qi Mo was most concerned about Old Chen. Where did this Old Chen come from?

Zhang Xianxian rolled her eyes. "I have nothing to hide. Why don't I dare to go?"

"Okay, okay, who is Lao Chen?" Chu Yue asked this question again.

Zhang Xianxian then told the story of the little old man, and Chu Yue and Qi Mo became a little more curious about Old Chen, but the man was already dead, and there was no way to investigate.

The two of them helped Zhang Xianxian to eliminate the ghost aura, and the gloomy air between Zhang Xianxian's brows finally dissipated.

It was as if there had never been a person named Lao Chen in the brothel. Everyone was still living their lives as usual, and the gears did not stop turning just because someone was missing.

Chu Yue and Dachuan have been spending less and less time with me recently. I wonder what they are doing behind my back.

A new manager named A Guang came to the brothel. Unlike Old Chen, this new manager was extremely handsome.

I don’t know if it’s because of the new manager, but there are more and more customers in the brothel, and there are also many women disguised as men sneaking in.

At this time, Xu Niang would always pop up at the right time and say the classic line, "I have been running this business for so many years, old procuress, do you really think I am blind? Can't I tell whether it is a boy or a girl?"

Then the women ran out with red faces.

Before running away, he would always leave a handkerchief behind. Zhang Xianxian discovered that in the end those handkerchiefs would always appear in A Guang's hands.

Zhang Xianxian discovered that there was not much space left for Lao Chen in her heart. It turned out that everyone could be replaced. Now her object of observation was A Guang.

It is said that A Guang came to apply for the position of manager on his own initiative. Originally, Xu Niang was worried that A Guang was too young and might not be able to manage so many people. But no one knew what kind of magic A Guang had put on Xu Niang. Not only did Xu Niang hire him, she also gave him double the monthly salary, which made Zhang Xianxian very envious.

Lao Chen is an honest and kind person. Although his words are not pleasant, he is at least a good person. As for A Guang, when Zhang Xianxian saw him for the first time, she felt that although this man is good-looking, he has such a face but it is useless.

Every now and then, a love-crazy drama would be staged in a brothel, where a down-and-out talent would go to a brothel to meet a beautiful woman, but his pockets were empty, so the beautiful woman could only watch from afar. When both of them knelt in front of Xu Niang, one of them was beaten by Xu Niang with a feather duster and burst into tears.

In the end, the talented scholar made many promises and left the beauty, leaving her waiting anxiously by the window.

After Lao Chen left, Zhang Xianxian had a new task, which was to persuade the beauty to let go of her love and continue to work hard for her career for a few more years.

This task was not initially her responsibility.

Xu Niang originally gave this task to A Guang, but who knew that A Guang completed the task so well that the beauty's longing for the talented man was transferred to herself.

He was so angry at that time that he said that this task would no longer be his responsibility, and then he pointed casually and the task fell on Zhang Xianxian's head.

Zhang Xianxian regretted it so much. Why couldn't she just stay by the stove and watch the fire? Why did she have to wander around?

When I wanted to refuse this task, Xu Niang said, "You have a good relationship with Lao Chen. After Lao Chen leaves, I will take better care of you. If you work hard, your monthly salary will double from this month."

It turns out that some people still remember Lao Chen.

Zhang Xianxian didn't know what made her accept this task. Maybe it was the doubled monthly salary, or the sense of accomplishment that would come from completing this task, or maybe it was the Old Chen that Xu Niang mentioned casually.

Zhang Xianxian bought many storybooks for the ladies to read. Some of the ladies seemed to identify themselves with the storybooks and gradually came out of them, while others did not care and thought that the storybooks were just lies and still could not change their yearning for the supreme love that the talented man was about to give them.

Among them was a beauty she had never expected, Zhu Sha.

Although Zhu Sha always targeted her, Zhang Xianxian thought she would not be trapped by the so-called illusory love.

But who knew that this young lady was not only trapped, but also trapped very deeply.

Zhang Xianxian brought the meal to see her. Zhu Sha sat on a chair and looked out the window. "Why, you are here to persuade me again? Liu Lang will definitely come to pick me up. I don't believe your words at all."

Zhu Sha no longer had the strength to speak.

Ever since Zhang Xianxian gave the storybook to Zhu Sha, she has locked herself in the room, refusing to eat or drink. This has lasted for three days.

The whole person is as thin as a bamboo pole. I’m afraid that if a gust of wind blows, he will be blown away!

Zhang Xianxian felt that Zhu Sha's obsession was a bit too deep, and he was too unwilling to face the real world. "I don't want to persuade you. What does your situation have to do with me? Think about how you always targeted me before. Look at what you have become now. Tsk tsk tsk!"

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