Chapter 387: Chapter 387

In the middle of the night, at the Lu Family villa

Inside the bedroom, the family of three rarely gathered together.

Since Dad Lu's weight loss results had been quite significant recently, although he hadn't directly returned to his earlier image of a broad-shouldered, narrow-waisted, elegant and handsome domineering CEO, he was at least much better than his previous greasy appearance.

The increasingly stunningly beautiful young lady Shen, though still somewhat disdainful, had ultimately reduced the number of times she went out.

But at this moment, looking at her increasingly spirited precious daughter before her, Shen Qing subconsciously rubbed her eyes, feeling she probably hadn't woken up yet.

Especially watching as the water cup before her eyes actually... actually...

"Really disa... disappeared!"

After repeatedly confirming there were no traces of magic tricks, she wasn't seeing things, nor having neurological issues.

Perhaps due to excessive shock, young lady Shen subconsciously covered her mouth, a pair of sparkling phoenix eyes brightly gazing at her daughter:

"Like the Crimson Pearl Immortal or something..."

"Hitting your head just now was the legendary awakening of memories."

The more she thought about it, the brighter Shen Qing's eyes became, and now she no longer blamed her unlucky husband for randomly placing fitness equipment in the living room, causing their precious daughter to accidentally trip.

Instead, she stared at her daughter with shining eyes, classical masterpieces, modern fantasy—in short, various novel plots flashed through her mind.

It turned out that just moments ago, the villa had lost power for some reason. While An Ning got up as usual to drink water, the little girl tripped and fell backward over the newly added equipment in the living room.

Since it wasn't late yet, the commotion downstairs mixed with the little girl's crying immediately roused the couple upstairs.

Frantically finding a flashlight, when they saw the mess downstairs and their daughter pitifully fallen on the ground, with the culprit being their increasingly displeasing unlucky husband,

Anger mixed with worry, young lady Shen's temper instantly flared up.

Unfortunately, before her hand could land on his waist, the next scene made both husband and wife freeze simultaneously.

They saw something on their daughter's neck seemed to be glowing faintly, an indigo halo particularly conspicuous in the darkness at that time.

That light, how to describe it, was lustrous and radiant, inexplicably giving off an exceptionally pure feeling.

But what was even more astonishing came next. As the couple rushed forward one after another to check their daughter's condition, they discovered that after a faint glow, the jade pendant originally hanging around her neck had disa... disappeared!

This situation beyond common sense, in the middle of the night, actually gave Shen Qing a fright.

Although it was ultimately proven to be just an "accident"

Hmm... accident my ass!

Thinking back to her earlier conjecture, young lady Shen became even more spirited! Carefully bandaging her good daughter's wound, her phoenix eyes shone like searchlights fixed on her daughter.

Rather like someone eagerly wanting to share a secret joy.

Fortunately, at the critical moment, cheap father Lu Ting proved somewhat reliable after all, although his lifelong materialist scientific worldview had suffered a huge impact, leaving him momentarily dazed.

His somewhat profound gaze swept over his daughter briefly before focusing on An Ning's somewhat empty neck area.

Thoughtfully, he said:

"The jade pendant Ning Ning was wearing just now, Dad remembers it was given by Grandma during our recent visit."

The color and quality were indeed extremely rare.

It's just that initially, Lu Ting, including Shen Qing, hadn't paid much attention. After all, having been born into wealth since childhood, what precious things hadn't the couple seen? Moreover, for this only granddaughter, Grandma Shen had always treasured her dearly, giving various good things continuously over the years.

They hadn't thought much of it earlier, but now...

Right, just a few days ago, A-Qing mentioned that Ning Ning's jade seemed increasingly beautiful and lustrous!

"I knew it, Grandma is the best!"

Pretending not to understand the deeper meaning in cheap father's words, the little girl not yet eight years old, wearing a light yellow duckling nightgown with slightly curly long hair cascading before her, nodded excitedly with great emphasis.

Looking at their precious daughter still curiously trying various "disappearance techniques," and recalling the various strange incidents recently,

At this moment, even Lu Ting, who had firmly believed in materialism for over thirty years, couldn't help feeling as if his worldview was on the verge of shattering.

Glancing at the mother and daughter still excitedly chattering on the sofa, after a moment, Lu Ting couldn't help but tiredly rub his somewhat throbbing temples.

Then, under the identically strange gazes of the mother and daughter, he spoke with serious expression:

"Alright, Ning Ning, Dad knows our Ning Ning is a smart child. Now Dad asks you, and Ning Ning must answer seriously..."

More than half an hour later, after detailed experimentation and confirmation of the jade's space size: approximately four cubic meters (roughly the capacity of a small to medium-sized van)

Retrieval restrictions: within one meter of herself. Limited to inanimate objects only. Time within the space is highly likely to be in a static state.

Safety status: As the carrier, the jade pendant had established a connection with her, could "disappear," greatly reducing exposure risk and theft risk.

The method of establishing connection was temporarily inferred to be blood absorption from the wound.

Blood recognition? Remembering a few cultivation novels he'd briefly glanced at during his chuunibyou period, Lu Ting's expression grew even more peculiar.

Why had strange things been happening around him continuously recently?

But that wasn't the focus now:

"Ning Ning, you're saying this jade plaque only started feeling slightly warm in recent days?"

Propping her chin and thinking seriously for a moment, An Ning then nodded somewhat hesitantly.

After all, the air had been quite hot these days, so not noticing carefully was understandable!

After carefully confirming no less than three times, seeing their daughter was already sleepy, the couple soothed their daughter to sleep before Lu Ting got up and walked toward the study with a grave expression.

Everything that followed required no further effort from An Ning. If before, Lu Ting had simply been preparing casually just in case,

Then now, having personally witnessed non-scientific phenomena, that earlier mere one-thousandth suspicion immediately multiplied countless times.

As a domineering CEO possessing "money power," once he became serious, cheap father could accomplish far too much.

However, watching as Father Lu seamlessly entered some dark web, having skillfully switched several IP addresses beforehand, even using an account from some foreign bank, striving not to leak any of his own information, the system couldn't help but pause momentarily.

"Heh, scumbag dad's computer skills are pretty good!"

"What did you expect? Do you think he could have captivated young lady Shen to that extent before merely by relying on his face?"

Of course, without his face it would have been absolutely impossible—even if he were a domineering CEO, no exception!

In the evening, comfortably lying on the soft large bed, An Ning couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Ah, indeed, when there's trouble, adults should handle the labor! Why should someone with her small arms and legs bother struggling with it!