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Chapter nine, Dash Kneeteng, lying, Zu, you're not spending your birthday

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at home with your parents this year, sue Ye asked casually on their way

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to the Immortal Gathering House. I'm
sixteen years already. It's my birthday,

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so it's up to me to decide
how I spend it. The girl beside

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and blinked her beautiful eyes, then
smiled. But later tonight, I'll celebrate

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with mom and dad, she paused, then continued, Besides, my grandmother

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is turning eighty the day after tomorrow. That's a major birthday. My parents

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are busy preppering alongside the rest of
the family. They have no time to

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worry about me. Sue Ye's eyes
narrowed slightly and he nodded. When Lynzu's

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grandmother was the Wynn family's matri arch, Liang Wendby, she occupied a transcendent

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position within the family. Even family
had Wen Chianging didn't dare go against her

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wishes. She was about to turn
eighty. The Wen family naturally dared not

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be negligent. Hurry up, brother
in law, it's almost noon, it

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was clear when ling Zu could barely
wait. All right, sue Ye smiled

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as he caught up to her.
At the end of the day, his

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little sister in law had only just
turned sixteen, an age like a poem

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or painting, brimming with youthful vitality. The Immortal Gathering House Gwangling City's largest

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scale, highest level restaurant, considered
the top establishment in town. Those who

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dined here were either rich or of
noble birth. A common joke went that

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a single glass of wine at the
Immortal Gathering House was comparable to ten years

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of a poor family's income. This
was no mere exaggeration. When su Ye

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and when Lyingsu arrived, the attendants
warmly guided them to a private room on

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the third floor. The de corps
was old fashioned and the air smelled of

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incense. Seven or eight people were
seated inside already, aside from one lone

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young man, all of them were
girls roughly fifteen years of age. When

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when Lynxu arrived, she immediately received
a warm welcome, lying, Zu,

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you look stunning today. This is
the gift I prepared for you. I

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hope you will pass the test to
cultivate at blue a river sword manner soon

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he he if our classmates found out
today was Pinacloud sword manner's number one beauty's

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birthday. I'm afraid they'd stand in
line just to deliver presents. The girls

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gave her the presence they had prepared, chattering away as they did so.

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Their demeanor was both proper and zealous. Suyez gaze swept across the guests glance,

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and he could determine an awful lot. These classmates of when Lynzus were

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all dressed to the nines, everything
carefully chosen. It was obvious that they

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all had exceptional backgrounds, and that
they came from prominent families. Some were

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lively and generous, some were gentle
and reserved, while others were valiant and

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noble. In terms of both appearance
and bearing, all of them were extraordinary,

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however, presumably because when Lingzu was
simply too well dressed and too dazzlingly

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beautiful, when her classmates compared themselves
to her, they all felt varying degrees

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of barely discernible envy. They hid
their jealousy well, but they couldn't escape

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su Ye's keen eyes. He couldn't
help but find it funny. Girls friendships

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might seem close knit, but in
truth, all of them have a hidden

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agenda. Fortunately, it's all innocuous. Knee teng what are you doing here?

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When Lynxu suddenly noticed the only boy
among her guests, her brows scrunched

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up and her expression became noticeably colder. The vibrant atmosphere suddenly grew somewhat stifled.

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The youth in question war robs decorated
with jade. His eyes were bright,

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his eyebrows dashing, and his bearing
noble. The young man smiled,

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then stepped forward to greet her,
lying, Zu, it's your birthday.

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Here's a little something I prepared for
you. Please accept it. He held

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a box inmate with gold and jade
in both hands. He gingerly opened it,

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revealing a pale purple jade hairpin for
all to see. Someone had expertly

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carved it into a loo and about
to take flight. It was so exquisitely

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detailed it looked alive. It was
obvious at a gland that this was the

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work of a master artisan. The
purple lewin fluttering its wings hairpin. It's

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master artisan, most proudest work,
and he's one of the best craftsmen in

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the prefecture. They say it's made
of a natural cold purple spirit. Jade.

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The materials alone are worth three hundred
gold, but after passing through master

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artisan most divine hands, it's likely
worth thousands. One of the girls whose

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make up was particularly exquisite lit up. She'd determined the hairpin's origins at a

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glance. This isn't that a bit
too precious? These girls all had illustrious

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backgrounds, but they couldn't help but
click their tongues. Knee Tanng's lavish spending

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left them shocked. Knee Tang was
quite satisfied with this result. A faint

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smile spread across his face, and
he asked, gently, lying, Zu,

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do you like it? I prepared
it specifically for you. When they

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heard this, the other girl's expressions
shifted. They couldn't help but envy when

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lying Zu. Knee teng. He
was the son of the commander of the

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city lord's old Guard. His talent
was outstanding, his bearing handsome and noble.

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He was just sixteen years old,
but he was already the man of

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the hour at Pinnacloud. Sword manor
who knew how many girls admired him.

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A talented, handsome youth like him
had just spent a thousand gold to purchase

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a jade hairpin as an expression of
his admiration. This was an enormous honor

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for any girl who didn't hope for
things like this to happen to them.

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Yet, when Lynzu's brow only furrowed
even deeper and her expression turned even frostire,

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this gift is too precious for me
to accept. You should keep it,

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Knee Tanng's smile froze, replaced by
a hint of distress. However,

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before he could respond, when Lynzu
called for everyone to take their seats,

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she even specifically requested that Su Ye
sit beside her. From beginning to end,

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she left Knee Tanng completely hanging.
However, when they saw Knee Tang's

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predicament, some of the girls couldn't
help themselves. They spoke up, one

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after another and warmly invited him to
sit down. Knee Tang quickly got his

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emotions under control and sat down with
a smile, as if he'd already completely

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forgotten about his earlier awkwardness. However, whenever his gaze landed on Su Yi,

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he felt an inexplicable discomfort. To
tell the truth, it wasn't just

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Knee Teng. The girls were all
baffled too. Why did when Lingzu invite

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su Ye. Of all people,
out of respect for her, they tacitly

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agreed not to say anything. Still, none of them took the initiative to

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greet su Yi, much less to
exchange pleasantries. If not for when ling

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Zu, they would never have consented
to sit at the same table as him,

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who wanted to get acquainted with alivened
son in law. Everyone laughed at

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thus, even though su Ye was
seated right there. It was as if

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he were invisible. They were ignoring
him completely. Brother in law. They

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might ignore you, but I won't. Whatever you do, don't get upset.

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While the others weren't paying attention.
When Lingzu whispered in Suyizir, her

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breath was like the touch of an
orchid, and her eyes were bright and

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lust russ. Her little face was
fraught with concern as she tried to comfort

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him. Su Yi didn't quite know
what to say. He had the mental

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fortitude of two lives. Why would
he care about something like this? But

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for long a group of beautiful maid
servants walked into the room carrying a sumptuous

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array of dishes. All of them
were rarely seen delicacies. When Lynx tilted

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her head in confusion. I didn't
order that much food. Need Tang seemed

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to perk up, and he said
heartily, Lying Zu, today is your

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birthday. How could we let you
spend money on us. Our day at

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the Immortal Gathering House is entirely on
me. His gaze swept across the other

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girls, and he put on a
loft air. Everyone, please even drink

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to your heart's content. Enjoying yourself
is the best way to congratulate lyn Zu.

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The girls laughed delightedly. Although their
backgrounds were exceptional, they couldn't just

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dine at a money pit like the
Immortal Gathering House all willy nilly. When

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Lying Zu, however, was not
impressed. She said coldly, how much

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did this cost? I'll reimburse you
later on. Knieteng laughed, Lying Zu,

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don't be so distant. It's just
one meal. If you really pay

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me back when I next returned to
Pinacloud's sword manner, the other guys will

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curse me to death. Quite a
few of the girls laughed and chimed in

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their agreement, urging when Lying Zu
not to worry about it. When Lynxa

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hesitated, but in the end she
decided not to say anything more. She

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did, however, whisper in sue
Ye Zir. This guy is always like

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this at Pinacloud's sword Manor. He
loves nothing more than showing off. There's

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nothing more irritating than vain guys like
him. Also, I never even invited

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him to the Immortal gathering house.
He showed up of his own accord.

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His skin sure is thick, sue
Ye laughed. Vanity was a common affliction

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among youths, and it wasn't such
a terrible vice. Suddenly Knee teng glanced

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over. He hadn't heard what when
Lynx said to su Yi. He could,

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however, see her pink lips in
the intimate act of whispering into suyez

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ears. His smile froze, and
he could no longer suppress the flames of

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his jealousy. He even felt the
urge to get up, wallop su Yi

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and send him packing. Knee Tang
forced down his envy and feigned relaxed casual

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curiosity. Sue Yi, your lying's's
brother in law, and this is her

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birthday party. I wonder what present
you got for her? A faint,

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almost indiscernible hint of a smile tugged
at Suyi's lips. What kind of person

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was he? He could tell at
a glance that this kid resented him and

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was trying to cause trouble. As
expected, the others all looked over all

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of them with different expression. They
could roughly guess that Knieteng was interested in

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comparing gifts, or perhaps he was
just seizing this opportunity to embarrass su Yi.

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Now that they thought about it,
what right did a liven son in

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law have to sit at the same
table as them. He was humiliating himself

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and he didn't even know it.
This knee tang is really detestable. When

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ling Zu was starting to get angry, she long since realized that Suye had

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forgotten about her birthday. How could
he possibly have prepared a present, yet

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Nietanng just had to bring it up. I almost forgot about Lyingzu's birthday,

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which is why I didn't have time
to prepare at present. However, I'll

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make it up to her later today
after we return home. As Suyi spoke,

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he looked at when ling Zu.
That was because his words were aimed

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at her. He didn't care a
whit what the others thought of him.

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When lying Suit was briefly dazed.
She pursed her pink lips, but inwardly

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there were no words to describe her
delight. Brother in law. He cares

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about my birthday after all. M
M, that's right. He's just been

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busy lately, so he inadvertently overlooked
it, that's all. As she thought

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this, her eyes lit up and
a smile gradually spread across her face.

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So you didn't bring a present?
Knee Ting had finally found an opportunity to

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vent his belly fill of jealousy,
and he couldn't resist poking fun lyn Zeue's

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been so good to a mere livened
brother in law like you for nothing.

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Look at you. I wouldn't have
guessed you'd forget even her birthday. The

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girls in attendance couldn't help but shake
their heads. You can't rely on a

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wall built in the mud. This
sou ye sure is inept, But now

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that I think about it, he's
the win family's liven son in law,

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a man who lives by moooaching off
a woman. What kind of gift could

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a guy like that even give?
Whatever it is, it's sure to pale

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in comparison to senior apprentice brother Knee
Tang's jade purple Lewin Harpin, I really

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don't get why Wendlingsu cares so much
about a liven brother in law like him.

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Many of the girls found it hard
to understand, and in their hearts

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they felt renewed disdain for su Ye. Knee Tang saw all of this,

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and he finally relaxed. But just
as he was considering whether or not to

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strike while the iron was hot and
gives su Ye a few more good kicks,

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bang, some one shoved open the
private dining room's tightly shut door