Chapter 53 (1/2)

Chen Hao continued practicing, and in the blink of an eye, more than ten days had passed.

These few days, after completing the formal procedures of the purchase of the apartment, Chen Hao ignored everything else and focused on cultivation, training his body, practicing the Dipper Steps, and practicing calligraphy. His schedule was full every day. Zhou Gang had asked him about eating together twice, and Chen Hao had rejected him both times. As for Bai Ru’s various invitations, he naturally rejected them all as well.

After several times, Chen Hao would impatiently turn off his phone and ignore all distractions.

He improved greatly over these ten-odd days.

Firstly, the Dipper Steps. After his near-death experience in the tomb, his body started getting used to the combination of the Dipper Steps. Now that he knew the way and direction, his Dipper Steps improved tremendously.

Next would be his calligraphy.

Chen Hao’s handwriting was not bad. Else, his junior high teacher wouldn’t have asked him to learn calligraphy. After all, it would be easier to teach someone with a basic foundation, and only if the teacher managed to teach the student well would the parents not feel like they had wasted their money.

Chen Hao had just graduated from university, so he hadn’t forgotten all that he had learned. Hence, after his hard work of more than ten days, he was getting the grasp of it. If he persisted on, shortly after, he could consider practicing drawing an amulet.

Chen Hao was satisfied with his visible improvement . He felt that he was on his way to becoming a genuine great master.

One day.

Just like the previous ten days or so, early in the morning the black cat woke up first and squirmed out from Chen Hao’s arms. It twisted its body and pulled open the curtains. Then, ignoring the fact that the sunlight shining in was awakening Chen Hao, it went to the washroom and started washing up.

It was a simple process—lick toothpaste, rinse mouth, then clear throat.

After washing up, the black cat ran out and started fixing its own breakfast using the cat food that Yang Hui had imported from overseas.

The taste of the overseas cat food was very much to this black cat’s liking. It would eat a lot every time. However, what Chen Hao found astonishing was that even though it was eating a lot now, it had become thinner and thinner. Its chubby body was visibly turning into a rectangle-shaped one.

As the black cat was enjoying its food, Chen Hao was awoken by the piercing sunlight. He sat upright and stretched with a helpless look on his face, but he couldn’t be bothered to get angry anymore.

Mornings had passed like that ever since they had moved here.

He felt speechless about the fact that he had already bought the cat a pretty cat bed, and it also seemed to like it. But why was it that when it came to bedtime, the cat would always climb onto his bed? Did it feel insecure or something?

Mouth twitching, Chen Hao got out of bed and started washing up.

By the time he finished, the black cat had finished eating. Without the need for words, the human and cat went out the door one after the other to get breakfast.

There was a breakfast shop not far from the area where he lived run by an elderly couple, mainly selling buns, soy milk, and dry noodles. As they had good culinary skills, business was brisk.

Chen Hao liked the noodles there, so he would go there at the same time every morning.

Several minutes later, the boss brought Chen Hao a bowl of noodles, a steamer of xiaolongbao[1], a cup of soy milk, and a bowl of soy milk.

Chen Hao casually brought the bowl of soy milk to the black cat, for it to slowly lick from the bowl, while he picked up his chopsticks and enjoyed his dry noodles.

While he was eating, someone suddenly sat in front of him.

The speechless Chen Hao raised his head.

It turned out to be Bai Ru.

Why is this woman everywhere? Haven’t you gotten your promotion and pay raise? Does a senior management executive of the Shuanglong Group have nothing better to do?

“It’s been a long time since we last met, Master Chen.” Bai Ru pretended not to notice how Chen Hao was displeased to see her, maintaining the broad smile on her face, making it difficult to find fault with her.

Chen Hao said calmly, “President Bai, are you here to see me because your Shuanglong Group has met with another troubling issue?”

Bai Ru pursed her lips and smiled, appearing not at all unhappy at Chen Hao’s sarcastic words.

“No, all is good. Now that Shuanglong Group’s development has gotten onto the proper track, after the construction at Stream Mountain is completed, it will be rocketing to success.”