Chapter 161: Shen Qingli's Morbid Sense of Humor

She said, her fingers tracing the man's chest as she initiated a new round of demands.

After Xia Lanqing fell asleep, Rong Qiaoyi got up. Feeling the scarce spiritual energy in the air, the corners of her lips curled up slightly.

How truly anticipated this makes one feel!

She licked the tip of her tongue, swiftly slipped out, finished off a female demon, and swallowed its demonic core.

"It seems I should visit this place less often in the future, lest that man detects me. But now with Xia Lanqing here, there shouldn't be any unexpected mishaps!"

She muttered to herself with self-satisfaction, her mind flashing back to that little girl and Gu Qingming. She always felt there was still something amiss and resolved to investigate it thoroughly.

Reflecting that Chu Li had already moved close to Gu Qingming's neighborhood, she could drop by whenever she wished, which was extremely convenient.

When Shen Qingli was not around next time, she would investigate further.

If the last time had been an act, she refused to believe the trick could be pulled off a second time!

...

Early the next morning, Xie Jinchuan went to the company.

The development project in the new district was treated with utmost importance, and as the primary person in charge, Xie Jinchuan was naturally tied up with endless work.

Shen Qingli, on the other hand, woke up leisurely. After tidying up her belongings, she called a moving company.

Originally, she could have transported the entire household in a single flash, but to avoid arousing suspicion, she had to keep a low profile.

At this thought, she let out a sigh.

It was simply a bit troublesome.

Guanyin walked out. Today, the little girl was wearing a petite princess dress, looking utterly adorable.

"Mommy, are we going to find Brother Gu?"

Seeing the little girl's joyous expression, Shen Qingli nodded. "That's right. In a while, I'll drop you off at Brother Gu's place first. You can play with Brother Gu's manager for a bit, and we'll pick you up to bring you home after we finish moving, okay?"

"Mommy, I can use my tree powers to help you!"

Guanyin put on an innocent look, and Shen Qingli gently patted her little head. "Don't worry, Mommy can handle it by herself. You must never display your abilities in front of anyone else, understand?"

Guanyin nodded thoughtfully.

Soon, everything was packed, the moving company set off, and Shen Qingli took Guanyin directly to Gu Qingming's residence.

Their newly chosen place was only two or three buildings away from Gu Qingming's.

It was very close, making it convenient for Guanyin to go and play with him.

The moving company unloaded all the items, placed them roughly in various rooms, and then left.

The remaining detailed sorting and organizing had to be done by Shen Qingli alone.

Looking at the dozen large boxes before her, she had no choice but to activate a prop.

[Ta-da! One-click categorization!]

Green Green Coriander immediately placed the prop into Shen Qingli's hand. In a mere two or three minutes, everything was neatly arranged.

At that moment, the doorbell rang.

"Who is it?"

Shen Qingli called out, and then heard a somewhat familiar voice from outside: "It's me! I've just moved in here today, so we'll be neighbors from now on. Please take care of me!"

As Shen Qingli opened the door and saw who was standing on the threshold, she raised an eyebrow.

The smile on Chu Li's face froze as well, and the fruit platter she was holding immediately lowered.

"How could it be you? You actually have the money to buy a place here?"

That statement lacked any substance whatsoever.

Shen Qingli found the instantaneously enraged expression on her face quite amusing.

"Shouldn't I have the money to buy a place here? Look at you instead—do you actually still have the money to buy a house here?"

Chu Li curled her lips. Indeed, compared to Shen Qingli, she was currently dirt poor.

"I thought a wonderful neighbor had moved in, but I never expected it to be you. What terrible luck! It seems I'll have to find another place to live; nothing good ever comes from running into you!"

Listening to her sarcastic tone, Shen Qingli chuckled lightly and simply snatched the fruit platter right out of her hands.

"Just finished packing and I'm thirsty. Since you brought this for me—your unfortunate neighbor—I'll graciously accept it."

She shook the fruit platter in her hand, utterly playing the part of an older sister teasing a younger one.

Chu Li huffed in anger, stamped her foot, turned around, and slammed the front door shut with a loud *bang*!

Watching the smile on her host's face, Green Green Coriander instantly felt a wave of mischievous satisfaction.

[Host, you have nothing better to do—why must you keep teasing this little girl?]

[Don't you find this little girl quite interesting? She's still rather cute, willful, and headstrong. That young socialite persona actually suits her quite well.]

[No way, my host is actually feeling pity? I rather think you're trying to push her to her grave.]

Hearing this, Shen Qingli glanced sideways at Green Green Coriander. "I just feel that since we are now neighbors, I should probably be able to do something when Rong Qiaoyi makes her move."

She gazed at the opposite door, lost in thought.

[Hmph, she won't be coming over anytime soon anyway. The itching powder I used on her should take effect right about today.]

At the mere thought of yesterday's incident, Green Green Coriander wanted nothing more than to transform into a human form immediately. How dare that woman bully their cute, charming, and kind little princess Guanyin!

Unforgivable!

With Green Green Coriander's shrill yelling echoing continuously in her mind, Shen Qingli rubbed her temples with a headache and directly blocked the system's voice.

Turning around, she picked up her script and headed toward Gu Qingming's place.

Tomorrow was the audition. Even with the novel author's direct recommendation, failing the audition would still lead to replacement.

Therefore, she had to do everything in her power to secure this script!

Before she had taken even two steps, a tailing shadow appeared behind Shen Qingli, holding a script just like her and stealthily trailing her footsteps.

[Host, that girl is following behind. Is she trying to go see Gu Qingming? She really has no fear of stirring up more scandals!]

"If she cared, she wouldn't be following me."

Shen Qingli found this little girl rather giving her a headache.

It was fortunate she hadn't signed her under her own company's name, otherwise goodness knows how many troubles she might have caused!

Anyway, Rong Qiaoyi barely managed company affairs nowadays, so even if trouble stirred up, she wouldn't care.

As the owner of an entertainment company, Shen Qingli naturally perceived the surrounding gazes with acute sensitivity.

She came to an abrupt halt, spun around on her heel, and caught Chu Li red-handed. "If you're going to trail me like this, you might as well walk openly instead of getting photographed and starting all sorts of messy rumors."

"Who, who's following you? I'm just going to see Gu Qingming to review the script and run lines!"

Chu Li let out a huff, and seeing that her cover was blown, she simply gave up hiding and stepped out.

Seeing her hypocritical demeanor, Shen Qingli couldn't be bothered to argue further.

"There are paparazzi around. Walk inside with me so we avoid any unnecessary trouble."

With that, she grabbed the little girl and headed straight for Gu Qingming's residence.