When Hu Jing followed Hai Long back home, she found that the house had already changed. In the room where Hu Jing lived, a brand new air conditioner had been installed near the window, and the bed, which originally had no mattress, was now covered with a white rabbit fur quilt. The floor, which was previously a bit dirty, had been thoroughly cleaned, and various snacks were placed on the bedside table. Seeing the condition of the house, a strange sense of emotion welled up in Hu Jing's eyes, making them a bit moist. Looking at Hai Long with shining eyes, she said gratefully, "Brother, thank you."
Hai Long loved hearing Hu Jing's heartfelt call of "Brother." Hearing this word made him feel as if all 3,600 of his pores had opened, and he said with a smile, "This is what a brother should do. A home should be warm, right?" Hu Jing leaned her head on Hai Long's arm and nodded repeatedly.
The reason for this change was that before leaving, Hai Long had called the maid who had been cleaning for him, gave her 200 yuan, and asked her to wait for the furniture store people to come and direct the installation of the furniture and clean the house.
When Hai Long and Hu Jing returned home, it was already past 10 PM, and Hu Jing was tired. After letting her wash up, he waved her off to go to sleep. Hu Jing knew that Hai Long was going to take a shower, so she said goodnight and ran back to her room.
After washing up, Hai Long lay on the bed, reflecting on the events of the past few days. He felt that everything was so extraordinary. First, he suddenly gained a Dragon King avatar, and then, due to the Dragon King's huge appetite, he was forced to control the Dragon King to fish in the Devil Sea, where he discovered countless crabs. Thinking that his mother and he hadn't eaten seafood for many years, he decided to catch crabs to show his filial piety. However, because the crabs were caught from the Devil Sea, they attracted a lot of wealthy ladies from the rich neighborhood, and Hai Long became rich overnight, earning tens of thousands of yuan in a short time. Just as he was pondering how to tell his mother about this, Liu Yong'an and Liu Yongquan's father was injured by Guan Dahai. Out of sympathy, Hai Long gave them a lot of money to help them through the tough times. Unexpectedly, because of his kindness, he gained two loyal followers. Their father made them kneel before Hai Long and swear to protect him with their lives. From then on, Hai Long took them to catch crabs, and the situation spiraled out of control. The young men from the small fishing village also wanted to join Hai Long's team, enticed by the money. Just as this was happening, Guan Dahai appeared. Remembering the humiliation Guan Dahai had inflicted on him, Hai Long, with the help of the Dragon King, regained his courage and eventually killed Guan Dahai. Now, not only had Hai Long killed Guan Dahai, but he also had the hope of killing another enemy, Guan Dachun, and he had a beautiful woman by his side. Life was getting better, and upon reflection, he realized that all of this was because of the Dragon King. Hai Long was truly grateful to heaven for giving him this Dragon King avatar.
Thinking of Hu Jing, Hai Long's heart was filled with sweetness. He never imagined that Hu Jing would now be living under the same roof as him, in the room next to his, and almost became his girlfriend. Although she didn't agree because of a lack of understanding, living together would soon change that. Hai Long was confident that he would win Hu Jing's heart.
Having a beloved person and a career he wanted to pursue, what could be happier in life? His mind kept replaying the events of the past few days, and it wasn't until midnight that Hai Long felt a bit sleepy. Just as he was about to sleep, he heard someone knocking on his door. It must be Hu Jing. The light was still on, so he said, "Come in, the door isn't locked."
As soon as Hu Jing entered, Hai Long saw her standing at the door, pouting, looking incredibly pitiful. He quickly got out of bed and walked to her, saying, "Oh, what's wrong, why are you crying? Who bullied you?"
Hu Jing pouted and huffed, pointing at Hai Long, "You, it's you who bullied me." Hai Long was a bit confused and asked, "What happened? Don't cry."
Hu Jing, wearing a small nightgown and holding a bag of snacks, pouted and said, "Brother, you bully me. Why are all the snacks you bought in Korean? I can't read a single word, and the packaging is not transparent. How am I supposed to know what's inside and eat them?"
Unexpectedly, it was because of this, Hai Long laughed and said, "Silly girl, just open one and see."
Hu Jing pouted and said, "What if I don't like it? If I open it and don't eat it, I'm afraid you'll be disappointed tomorrow." Hai Long was speechless. Because the quality of Korean food exports was very good, and Hu Jing's health wasn't great recently, Hai Long had bought a lot of Korean snacks, not paying attention to what they were, just buying two bags of each. Looking at the pile of unfamiliar words, Hai Long felt a bit confused. He called Hu Jing over and decided to open each one to see what was inside. Watching Hai Long tear open the bags, Hu Jing giggled, and Hai Long smiled. After opening all the snacks and placing them in front of Hu Jing, he said, "Take a look, eat the ones you like and leave the ones you don't."
Hu Jing happily said "Mm" and started eating. Unexpectedly, the girl, though small, had a big appetite. She hadn't eaten enough at dinner, so he asked, "Why didn't you eat enough at dinner?"
Hu Jing nodded and said, "They were good, but there was too little of each. Besides, I was trying to maintain my image, so I ate very politely. How could I have eaten enough?"
Hai Long smiled and said, "Why aren't you concerned about your image now? You're eating like a little pig."
Hearing this, Hu Jing pounced on Hai Long and started hitting him, saying, "Now you're my brother, and I'm your sister. You're not allowed to be picky about my eating habits. You're supposed to take care of me." Perhaps because she was opening up to accept Hai Long, Hu Jing was lying on top of him while hitting him, but she didn't feel uncomfortable at all.
However, feeling Hu Jing's soft, bra-less chest, Hai Long's little brother couldn't help but rise, pressing against Hu Jing's thigh. Because they were fooling around, Hu Jing didn't notice, but Hai Long didn't dare to move, fearing she would discover it and be embarrassed.
After hitting Hai Long for a while, she found that it didn't hurt him but made her own arm ache. She said, "Brother, your chest is so hard." Hai Long laughed and said, "Silly girl, of course it is. If you hit me, only you will feel the pain. You know, to protect you, I put a steel plate in my chest."
Hu Jing exclaimed, "Ah," and angrily lifted Hai Long's pajama top to take out the steel plate and hit Hai Long again, thinking her brother was bullying her.
However, as soon as Hu Jing lifted Hai Long's shirt, she saw his well-defined pectoral muscles. Her hands, which were meant to hit, turned into caresses, and her eyes became starry. She muttered, "So strong."
Hai Long was speechless again, completely at a loss with Hu Jing. When Hu Jing realized what she was doing, she didn't feel embarrassed but hugged Hai Long and said, "Haha, with such a strong brother, I'm no longer afraid of being bullied."
Hai Long laughed and hugged Hu Jing, saying, "Sure, if you're happy, I'll take care of you for life."
Unexpectedly, Hai Long said this, and Hu Jing blushed, saying, "Brother, you're so mean." She lay in Hai Long's arms, eating and ignoring him, making Hai Long laugh even more.
Seeing Hu Jing's cute expression while eating, Hai Long felt that the money he spent was worth it. Hu Jing's health was something he couldn't change. Heaven had given her a flawless face, like Jolin Tsai in the "LOVELOVELOVE" MV. With a bit of makeup, Hu Jing looked exactly like Jolin Tsai. However, Heaven had also given her a poor body, perhaps the reason why beautiful women often have short lives. You can only accept what Heaven gives you; resistance is futile. Hu Jing's eyes were pure, like crystal, and she always had many questions to ask, like a real-life "Ten Thousand Whys." For example, while looking at the stars, Hu Jing would ask, "Brother, why is that star so bright?" "Brother, why do the stars disappear when the moon comes out?" "Brother, why am I so short and you are so tall?" These cute and innocent questions made Hai Long's love for Hu Jing grow even stronger.
They chatted until Hu Jing fell asleep in Hai Long's arms. Hai Long held her soft, slender waist with one hand to prevent her from falling off, and with the other hand, he gently patted her back to lull her to sleep. Watching her cute expression as she lay in his arms, occasionally rubbing her head against his chest, Hai Long felt both sweet and helpless. This little girl trusted people so easily, without any guard, and fell asleep in his arms, truly pitiful and lovable.
Feeling Hu Jing's faint body scent, after half an hour, seeing that she was asleep, Hai Long slowly picked her up and carried her to her room, placing her in the rabbit fur quilt. Seeing her snuggle into the pillow and turn over comfortably, Hai Long returned to his room to sleep.
Perhaps because Hai Long's soul had fully merged with the Dragon King's soul, he rarely slept in lately. On one hand, the Dragon King had to go out to sea early in the morning to catch food, or it would get hungry. On the other hand, Hai Long was always full of energy, needing only four to five hours of sleep to recover from the day's fatigue. Although it was strange, it was reality, and he had to accept it. Getting up at four, Hai Long controlled the Dragon King to eat breakfast and then returned to the abandoned shipyard to rest, while his soul returned to his body. Checking the time, it was only 6 AM. Hai Long made some porridge and heated up the ready-made food from last night in the microwave. Around 7 AM, the alarm clock rang, and upon listening carefully, it was Hu Jing's alarm clock, indicating that the little girl usually got up at this time.
Soon, a disheveled, sleepy little girl with messy hair and a disheveled nightgown, one side of which had slipped down to her arm, revealing her chest, opened the door and walked out. Seeing Hai Long, she said, "Good morning!" and yawned, then continued to the bathroom. Suddenly, the little girl seemed to remember something, turned her head mechanically, rubbed her eyes, and realized she was in Hai Long's house, not her dormitory. Looking at her clothes and Hai Long's playful gaze, Hu Jing let out a high-pitched "Ah" and ran into the bathroom. After a long time, Hu Jing came out, her hair washed, nightgown on, and wet hair, with her diamond-like eyes and a red face from embarrassment, looking incredibly cute and charming in Hai Long's oversized pajamas.
The little girl shyly came to Hai Long and said, "Brother, you saw my ugly face." Seeing her bashful appearance, Hai Long felt incredibly beautiful.
Laughing, he said, "Not ugly at all, you're so beautiful." Hai Long was referring to her barely visible chest, which Hu Jing also understood. Biting her lip, she hit Hai Long hard and said, "Bad brother," then ran back to the sofa.
Seeing the little girl was up, Hai Long brought out the prepared food. Watching Hai Long busy, Hu Jing's eyes gradually became fiery. She never imagined Hai Long was such a good man who knew how to cook. Sweetly, she said, "Brother, you're so good, you even made breakfast for me."
Hai Long smiled and said, "Of course, you're my sister. If I don't take care of you, who will?" In his heart, he thought, "You're my future wife, my goddess. For you, I'm willing to do anything, even face life and death."
In the morning, Hai Long specially went to the Chinese medicine store and bought ginseng, deer antler, and other tonics. The store owner said that forest frogs were good for beauty, so he bought two boxes of forest frogs, which cost 1,000 yuan per pound. For breakfast, Hai Long made forest frog and potato stew, ginseng chicken soup, and a pot of millet porridge. Seeing the two-finger-thick ginseng in the soup bowl, Hu Jing was surprised and said, "Brother, this is so expensive." As for the forest frog and potato stew, she had never seen it before. After processing, the forest frogs were unrecognizable as frogs unless you looked closely.
Hai Long said, "Starting today, you'll be eating the tonics I prepare for you. By the end of the year, you'll be healthy and plump."
Hai Long pointed to the forest frog and said, "This is forest frog and potato stew. It's good for women's skin and health."
At first, Hu Jing felt nauseous at the thought of eating frogs, but hearing that it would make her skin whiter and smoother, she mustered the courage and ate a whole frog. Expecting it to be terrible, she was surprised to find it incredibly delicious, with the forest frog's meat being even more tender than chicken.
After a delicious breakfast, Hu Jing patted her round, full belly and lay on the sofa, indicating that she wouldn't wash the dishes and that her brother should take care of it. Hai Long laughed and let her watch TV while he washed the dishes, then brought her a cup of coffee, saying, "It's just the right temperature. Have a cup, and you'll be energetic all day." Hai Long could feel that Hu Jing's gaze was always bright and fiery.
In the morning, the school's women's department organized a gathering for the girls who hadn't gone home, and Hu Jing was invited to join. Seeing the time was almost up, Hai Long tapped Hu Jing's head and said, "Stop looking at me, go get ready for the activity. It's not good to be late."
Hu Jing said "Oh" and stopped looking at Hai Long. She returned to her room and came out with a diary, handing it to Hai Long like a treasure, saying, "Brother, remember you told me to write a diary for you? This is the diary I wrote. All my secrets are in here. You should read it carefully." Then she ran out to meet her friends.
Hu Jing's senior roommate had asked her cousin, who was in her third year, to take Hu Jing for a physical examination. Hai Long wanted to go with her, but Hu Jing didn't agree, as it was a woman's body, and it wasn't appropriate for a man to see. So, he didn't insist.
Knowing the little girl wouldn't be back until the afternoon, Hai Long took a taxi back to the small fishing village to learn combat techniques from Li Guohui.
After two hours of learning combat techniques, he went to the abandoned shipyard alone and controlled the Dragon King to exercise his muscles for an hour.
Originally, Hai Long wanted to give up on muscle training. Once his physical fitness was up to par, he didn't plan to train his muscles every day, as it was too painful and tiring. However, Li Guohui told him that the combat techniques were just auxiliary, and the real power of the techniques came from physical fitness. The stronger one was, the more powerful the combat techniques. Therefore, Hai Long had no choice but to continue training his body with the Dragon King.
Because it was New Year's Day, most of his subordinates were sent to catch crabs at sea, leaving only Hai Long and Li Guohui on shore. Since they learned that Hai Long had spent all the money from the last jellyfish catch on them, they worked even harder for him. Now, everyone was working with unprecedented enthusiasm and ability, doing their best to help Hai Long make money. Killing Guan Dachun was everyone's business, but most of the effort was being put in by Hai Long. Although they were his subordinates, they couldn't let their leader keep paying while they just enjoyed the benefits.
Seeing everyone working hard at sea, Li Guohui said, "After New Year's Day, they can start learning the combat techniques like you. If everything goes well, some of them will be ready in a month. The combat techniques are simple and practical, with everything based on strength, and techniques are just auxiliary. So, they will complete their training quickly."
Hearing this, Hai Long finally breathed a sigh of relief. If the training could be completed by January, he would have enough time to prepare, or he might even launch an attack on Guan Dachun first.