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"Oh dear~ Xiaoling! It's been so long!"

"You silly child! Did you have a hard time abroad? You've lost so much weight!"

"Come in, come in! Come and sit down! Look at the feast I had specially prepared for you today. I guarantee it will be so delicious that it will make your mouth water, and it will give you a good boost."

Ouyang Jiajia, who was looking at Ma Xiaoling, secretly swallowed the meat in her mouth, then went forward to greet her warmly.

Hearing Ouyang Jiajia's words, Ma Xiaoling happily replied:

"Thank you, Aunt Jiajia! Your cooking skills are getting better and better! I could smell the aroma of your food from the doorway! I'm so hungry now!"

Ouyang Jiajia said somewhat awkwardly:

"Um... I didn't cook this meal; it was our new neighbor who cooked it. I'll introduce you to them later!"

"Mo Xie is such a handsome guy! But it's a pity you all don't have a chance. He said he's already married, but his wife didn't come to Hong Kong with him."

Hearing Ouyang Jiajia's words, Ma Xiaoling was somewhat dismissive. How handsome could he be? She had seen all kinds of handsome men abroad over the years.

Just then, Li Moxie came out carrying a pot of soup. She then greeted him, saying:

"Alright! The last soup is served! We can eat now, Jiajia!"

Upon hearing the voice, Ma Xiaoling subconsciously looked over, and then froze. She admitted that she had been a bit too boastful just now; she had never seen such a handsome man as the one in front of her in all these years.

The man before her was just like the charming young men described in those novels, captivating everyone. What was most captivating was his aura, which made Ma Xiaoling's usually calm heart start to flutter. She even wondered if she was about to fall in love.

"Thank you for your hard work, Moxie! Let me introduce you. This is Zhenzhen's childhood friend, Ma Xiaoling. She went abroad for further studies and just came back today."

Upon seeing the most eye-catching long-legged female lead in the world of My Date with a Vampire, Li Moxie simply smiled and nodded, greeting Ma Xiaoling.

Ma Xiaoling was also momentarily stunned by that smile, and then returned the smile, saying:

Hello! My name is Ma Xiaoling.

"Hehe, hello, my name is Li Moxie."

After giving a greeting, Li Moxie continued with a smile:

I just heard you guys talking about your stomachs inside! Everyone, please sit down and eat! The food will get cold!

Upon hearing Li Moxie's words, Ouyang Jiajia quickly added:

"Yes, yes, Xiaoling! Eat first. You must be exhausted from the journey! Sit down and eat! Try Moxie's cooking. Let me tell you, Moxie's cooking is amazing. I've been craving it for so long, but I've been too embarrassed to keep bothering Moxie to come and cook for me."

"Hehe! Sister Jiajia, what's there to be embarrassed about? We have to eat every day anyway. If you don't mind, we can cook together from now on. I find it too quiet to eat alone. With you beautiful ladies eating with me, I can eat a few more bowls."

Hearing Li Moxie's words, Ouyang Jiajia said somewhat embarrassedly:

"Oh my! Mo Xie, you have such a sweet tongue. I'm so old, and wrinkles are starting to appear on my face."

After saying that, she added with some regret:

"It's a pity that you're already married, Mo Xie. Otherwise, I would be overjoyed if you could be my son-in-law."

These words made Wang Zhenzhen blush a little, and she said with a hint of embarrassment and annoyance:

"Mommy! What are you saying! Dinner's ready!"

Seeing her daughter's shy appearance, Ouyang Jiajia sighed inwardly. She knew perfectly well that her daughter had feelings for Li Moxie, but she could also see that it was a case of unrequited love; he simply didn't fancy her little cabbage.

As a married woman, Ouyang Jiajia understood men all too well. She didn't see any intentions towards her daughter in Li Moxie's eyes at all. She also noticed that when he looked at Ma Xiaoling, there was no change in his eyes.

If he hadn't been so oblivious to the men he was looking at while shopping with Li Moxie, Ouyang Jiajia would have suspected that he might have a thing for men.

She even suspected that Li Moxie might not actually be married yet, and that he simply didn't want them to have designs on him.

After all, if he were married, how could he be alone all the time? He's never even been seen talking to his wife on the phone.

However, these are all just Ouyang Jiajia's guesses. Since Li Moxie doesn't seem to have any intention of doing so, they will simply treat each other as neighbors.

Li Moxie, unaware of Ouyang Jiajia's complex thought process, invited everyone to eat together. After all, he felt quite awkward discussing these topics, seeing how shy the young girl was. He had finally managed to change her mindset, and he didn't want her to change it back later.

Everyone was indeed hungry, and after sitting down, they began to eat heartily.

At first, Ma Xiaoling didn't care. She had eaten all kinds of delicious food. But after taking the first bite of meat, she was amazed again. She didn't expect that Li Moxie's cooking was really so delicious.

She has a hobby: she likes to buy handbags and she also enjoys good food. This is the first time she has ever eaten such delicious food.

She even had the illusion that after eating these dishes, her magical power had become much more solid.

Everyone ate the meal very quietly. The emotions of being reunited after a long separation were overwhelmed by the aroma of the food, and everyone ate quietly.

Li Moxie was also very satisfied. After all, chatting with them was a bit tiring, and she had to take detours from time to time. It was much better to just eat in peace.

After everyone finished eating and cleaned up, Li Moxie originally wanted to go back, but perhaps feeling it was inappropriate to let people leave so soon after the meal, Ouyang Jiajia kept him there.

Ouyang Jiajia originally wanted everyone to get to know each other, but everyone was too busy eating to chat, so she decided to keep Li Moxie behind so they could chat and get to know each other.

So Ouyang Jiajia took the lead and asked Ma Xiaoling:

"Xiaoling! Now that you've graduated, what are your plans for the future?"

"If you haven't found a job yet, you can help Mo Xie out. Mo Xie is looking to hire a telephone secretary."

"And let me tell you a secret, the treatment Mo Xie is offering is pretty good!"

Hearing Ouyang Jiajia's words, Li Moxie's eyes lit up. He thought it wasn't a bad idea. After all, it was better to have Ma Xiaoling do it than to find someone he didn't know. Besides, these people were her potential clients.

However, Li Moxie did not insist, wanting to see what Ma Xiaoling had to say.

After all, he knew that Ma Xiaoling later opened her own Linglingtang Cleaning Company.

Hearing Ouyang Jiajia's words, Ma Xiaoling didn't care much. She felt that no matter how high Li Moxie's salary was, it couldn't be that high. She could earn an ordinary person's monthly salary with just one action. Although she was exhausted these past two days, she had also earned tens of thousands of yuan.

If this trend continues, earning several hundred thousand a month won't be a big problem for him.

However, after hearing what Ouyang Jiajia said, she still asked curiously:

"Oh! Mr. Li, what kind of work do you do here? Do you need a telephone secretary? And Aunt Jiajia said you pay a very high salary, how high is it?"

Upon hearing this, before Li Moxie could answer, Ouyang Jiajia excitedly preemptively replied:

"Xiaoling! Don't underestimate Moxie! He makes those handicrafts himself, and they are very popular with some wealthy businessmen in Hong Kong. I saw him before; he made a small dragon-patterned cauldron, which was quite exquisite. A wealthy businessman bought it for over a million dollars."

"Just tell me, isn't Mo Xie amazing? And what's more! The jade pendants he carved can sell for over a million each. Mo Xie is truly incredible."

"If you become his telephone secretary, you definitely won't lose out."

Hearing Ouyang Jiajia's description, Ma Xiaoling's eyes twitched. She had thought she was overestimating this handsome man, but she had underestimated him. He could sell a tripod and a jade pendant for over a million yuan, which was more than she earned by exorcising ghosts and demons.

Wait a minute! Something's not right!! What kind of tripod and jade pendant could sell for over a million? These wealthy businessmen in Hong Kong aren't stupid; how could they possibly spend so much money on these things?

unless.....

Ma Xiaoling found it hard to believe her guess, but apart from that possibility, how could anyone be willing to spend over a million yuan to buy a handicraft, unless they were laundering money?

However, Ma Xiaoling felt that Li Moxie was not the kind of person who would commit crimes. Putting aside everything else, the aura on his body made her feel very comfortable. If he were really a criminal, he would definitely have some foul smell on him, but he did not. His body smelled very good.

So after thinking about it, Ma Xiaoling still asked Li Moxie with some uncertainty:

"Mr. Li! May I ask what kind of jade pendant you are selling... Could... could I take a look?"

Upon hearing Ma Xiaoling's words, Li Moxie didn't hide anything. He reached into his pocket and actually took out a jade pendant talisman that he had already crafted from his personal space, handing it to Ma Xiaoling.

Ma Xiaoling took the jade pendant and sensed its majestic righteous energy, its mystical Daoist charm, and some runes she couldn't understand. She could then confirm that the person in front of her was the big shot that even Uncle Qiu was terrified of.

Her mind was a bit blank. She couldn't believe that even Uncle Qiu, who was usually so secretive about the big shot and clearly somewhat afraid of him, was now sitting right in front of her, and that he had just cooked her a meal.

Thinking about it, Ma Xiaoling found it all very strange, but it was true. Feeling the magical fluctuations emanating from the jade pendant, she was 100% certain that it was the kind of talisman that Uncle Qiu had mentioned.

However, Ma Xiaoling still couldn't quite believe it and asked again to confirm:

"Mr. Li... no!! Senior Li... may I ask whether this jade pendant was made by you yourself or by your elders?"

Hearing Ma Xiaoling's words, Li Moxie smiled and then said:

"Just as you suspected, I crafted this myself. The person you're thinking of is me."

Ma Xiaoling's mind went blank. She hadn't expected it to really be her. She hurriedly stood up, bowed deeply to Li Moxie, and said respectfully:

"The 40th generation descendant of the Ma family of the Exorcist Dragon Clan pays respects to his senior!"

Ma Xiaoling no longer cared about the current situation or whether her true identity would be exposed to Wang Zhenzhen and Ouyang Jiajia. The person in front of her was a real big shot. What would she do if he took her, a junior, for granted and attacked her?

Putting aside whether she could beat him or not, she really couldn't. The most crucial thing is that most of Ma Xiaoling's skills in her life were actually learned from Uncle Qiu. Most of the Ma family's skills involve summoning dragons for help, and they don't have many exorcism techniques. Most of her skills were taught to her by Uncle Qiu.

If the Ma family hadn't been burdened with so many responsibilities, Ma Xiaoling should have also claimed to be a disciple of the Fuxi Hall.

Fuxi Hall is a branch of Maoshan. According to Qiu Shu's guess, the person in front of him is very likely from the ancestral home of Maoshan. Even Qiu Shu would have to be a head lower in seniority when he sees such a person, let alone her.

Besides, the person in front of her was a master who had single-handedly taken on most of the fantasy world in Hong Kong, so she really couldn't afford to be disrespectful.

Ma Xiaoling's sudden action startled the two people present, who both said with some suspicion:

"Xiaoling, what are you doing? Why are you calling Brother Moxie 'senior'?"

"Yes, Xiaoling, what's wrong with you?"

Seeing the two of them looking completely bewildered, Ma Xiaoling felt somewhat helpless. She didn't want to reveal her identity to Wang Zhenzhen and Ouyang Jiajia, but this was a powerful figure in front of her. If she wasn't courteous enough, she was afraid that he would settle scores with her later.

She couldn't believe that someone who could cripple someone with a single move could be a pure, harmless, sunny, and cheerful young man.

Just as she was about to explain to Wang Zhenzhen and Ouyang Jiajia, she saw Li Moxie wave his hand and say:

“You don’t need to be so afraid of me. I’m not that kind of unpredictable old man. He hit hard because those guys kept jumping around in front of me, even spreading rumors that I stole our sect’s secrets. That’s why I couldn’t help but take action.”

“I know something about your Ma family, the exorcist dragon clan, and I admire the people of your Ma family quite a bit, so you don’t need to be so polite to me.”

Hearing Li Moxie's words, Ma Xiaoling breathed a sigh of relief. At least from his words, she could tell that this big shot wasn't the kind of person with an eccentric personality.

However, Ma Xiaoling still mustered her courage and asked curiously:

"Senior! May I ask, what is your lineage...?"

"Hehe, my lineage is the Maoshan Sect, and I am the current head of the Maoshan Sect."