Why Aren’t You Cultivating Immortality? (GL) Chapter 42

The cold war lasted a full week.
For that entire week, An Huaigu did not say a single word to Tang Yue. Even when they had to discuss work, she used Bai Moqing as a messenger.
Just like now. Tang Yue stood in front of An Huaigu with a document in her hand, speaking to her across the desk, but An Huaigu acted as if she had heard nothing and ignored her completely.
“Assistant An, this is the schedule for the groundbreaking ceremony. Please see if there are any problems.”
The early preparations had already been handled properly. The landmark five-star hotel block being built by Xiao Group and Jingke would begin construction in two days, with the groundbreaking ceremony at eight thirty.
An Huaigu was reading the security materials. The company’s security system level was too low and needed a major replacement. Her gaze stayed on the materials, and she turned a deaf ear to Tang Yue, sitting as steady as a mountain.
Left with no choice, Tang Yue handed the materials to Bai Moqing.
“Xiao Bai, please give these to Assistant An. Ask her to tell me if there are any problems after she reads them. If there are none, I’ll hand them to President Xiao.”
Bai Moqing glanced at An Huaigu. An Huaigu still did not move.
Why were these two doing this to themselves? Bai Moqing took the materials and carried them to An Huaigu, who was only two meters away.
“Sister An, Assistant Tang brought over these materials. Please look them over.”
Toward Bai Moqing, An Huaigu was as gentle as a spring breeze. She smiled and said, “Put them there first. I’ll read them in a bit.”
Bai Moqing turned and glanced at Assistant Tang. There was no anxiety on Tang Yue’s face, but she was still standing in their office. Clearly, she was waiting for Sister An to finish reviewing the document so she could give it to President Xiao.
“Sister An, why don’t you look at Assistant Tang’s document first? She’s still waiting.”
“Then let her wait.”
An Huaigu’s tone suddenly turned cold. Bai Moqing had nothing else to say. She placed the document by An Huaigu’s hand and turned back to her own desk to work.
There was only the soft sound of pages turning. In the office of three people, no one spoke. Tang Yue stood to the side and stared at An Huaigu without blinking.
In the past, An Huaigu would react to a single look from Tang Yue. Now, Tang Yue stood in front of her and spoke to her, yet An Huaigu gave her no reaction at all. She treated Tang Yue like air.
Time returned to that night at the bar.
Their relationship had been growing more and more harmonious. Tang Yue had invited An Huaigu to the bar. Using the darkness and noise as cover, she had kissed An Huaigu’s ear, then smoothly confessed her feelings.
The timing and atmosphere were both perfect. If An Huaigu had not received a text message, the two of them might already be together now.
But just as An Huaigu was about to answer, her phone lit up.
The phone was on the edge of the table, and the message appeared on the screen. An Huaigu and Tang Yue both saw it at the same time.
Sis, that Tang Yue who’s pursuing you had a one-night stand with my classmate.
Tang Yue’s breath stopped for an instant. She turned to look at An Huaigu. An Huaigu’s face had gone pale.
Two more messages appeared on the screen.
Not just one. About three.
Sis, don’t forget how long it took you to get over the last time. Scum will always be scum.
Those three messages sentenced Tang Yue to death. The kind of person An Huaigu hated most was someone who was not serious about relationships.
When An Huaigu first met Bai Moqing, Bai Moqing’s dark, deep eyes had drawn her in. The color of a person’s eyes could show what kind of person they were. Looking into Bai Moqing’s eyes, An Huaigu had been certain Bai Moqing was pure, kind, firm, and loyal. Naturally, she had wanted to get close to her.
But Bai Moqing had someone in her heart. And An Huaigu had also realized that her liking for Bai Moqing was only the same kind of liking she had for her younger sister Huaijian.
As for Tang Yue.
Tang Yue had come over from a subsidiary company. An Huaigu had heard of her before. She was capable and outstanding, the best assistant by Xiao Xing’s side.
In truth, An Huaigu’s first contact with Tang Yue had not been pleasant. Tang Yue’s gaze had been too naked and too aggressive, making people feel as if they had been stared down by a wolf in a wild forest.
An Huaigu had already forgotten when she had been drawn to Tang Yue. Perhaps it was because the eyes behind Tang Yue’s nonprescription glasses had also once shown a firm light.
But An Huaijian was right. Scum would always be scum.
An Huaigu remembered the days after she had been cheated on. Learning that the person she loved most had cheated and moved between several women had made her heart feel as if it were being roasted over a fire. It had been suffocating, painful, and hopeless.
Her anger became impossible to hold back.
An Huaigu knocked the glass over by accident, then slapped Tang Yue hard. Their feelings had ended before they even began.
Tang Yue’s gaze swept over An Huaigu’s bare wrist. The little tiger bracelet she had given her was gone.
It had clearly still been there yesterday.
Tang Yue closed her eyes, sighed softly, and turned to Bai Moqing. “Xiao Bai, I want to speak with Assistant An alone.”
She had to explain everything clearly to An Huaigu.
Bai Moqing heard the plea in her tone and got up, preparing to leave. An Huaigu stood up too.
“Xiao Bai, come out with me in a moment.” She handed Tang Yue’s document to Bai Moqing. “This schedule has no problems.”
She did not want to be alone with Tang Yue. Not even a little.
Tang Yue was the number one person on her blacklist. She reminded herself at every moment to stay away from Tang Yue and not give her even the smallest chance to be alone and explain.
As an observer, Bai Moqing could see Tang Yue’s care for An Huaigu. She could also see An Huaigu’s feelings for Tang Yue. The two of them only lacked a chance to communicate.
Taking the document, she said, “I’ll send it to President Xiao.”
Assistant Tang, seize the chance and explain properly.
Bai Moqing left the office. Tang Yue stood at the door and blocked it, no longer giving An Huaigu the chance to avoid her as she had these past few days.
The door to the president’s office was only half closed. Even though Bai Moqing and Xiao Xing were already intimate lovers, Bai Moqing still knocked first. Only after receiving Xiao Xing’s permission did she push the door open and enter.
Xiao Xing was reading last month’s financial report. Bai Moqing placed the materials on her desk and said, “President Xiao, this is the groundbreaking ceremony schedule.”
“Why are you the one bringing it over?” Xiao Xing raised her eyes to look at her, then glanced at the open door.
“I wanted to see my President Xiao.” Bai Moqing’s eyes and brows carried a smile as she waved her hand and closed the door.
It was only a casual movement, but Xiao Xing could tell that Bai Moqing’s cultivation had increased quite a bit. Her figure flashed, and she appeared in front of Bai Moqing, grabbing her wrist to check her Divine Terrace.
Inside the Divine Terrace, a small Bai Moqing sat cross-legged. That small world seemed both vast and narrow. Above her head hung the God-Slaying Cauldron. Rich, heavy spiritual energy circled around her, nourishing and repairing Bai Moqing’s soul.
“Your cultivation…”
Knowing what Xiao Xing was worried about, Bai Moqing turned her hand and held Xiao Xing’s. She smiled easily. “Don’t worry. I haven’t reached the tribulation stage yet.”
She could sense her own realm. She was still far from ascension.
Xiao Xing said nothing. Misty white light floated around the God-Slaying Cauldron. On it, she saw the aura of the Heavenly Dao flickering in and out, as if it were connecting to the God Realm.
Sensing that Xiao Xing’s mood was not right, Bai Moqing put away her smile. “Is something wrong?”
Xiao Xing pressed down the doubt and unease in her heart, then smiled. “No. I’m just surprised your cultivation is recovering so quickly.”
Xiao Xing did not know that Bai Moqing had entered the barrier under the spring eye. The spiritual energy inside the barrier was rich. When the seal only had cracks, the spiritual energy inside had kept pouring out. But after the seal was completely destroyed, not a single bit of spiritual energy leaked out.
Yun Su had described what happened at the time in detail again. After analyzing it, Bai Moqing guessed that the seal on the barrier had been used to block out the Heavenly Dao.
In despair, she had seen a thin line of hope.
The hope was faint, and the process would be extremely dangerous. Everything had to be kept from Xiao Xing.
“Compared with before, this recovery is actually very slow.” Bai Moqing turned her head and kissed the corner of Xiao Xing’s mouth. “Go ahead and work. I’ll stay here with you for a while.”
It was only an intimate kiss, but it stirred Xiao Xing’s desire.
Xiao Xing held Bai Moqing, turned, and pressed her against the edge of the desk. One hand held the back of Bai Moqing’s head as she kissed her deeply.
It was a long, lingering kiss.
When Xiao Xing let Bai Moqing go, she still looked unsatisfied. She licked the corner of her lips, watched Bai Moqing’s flushed face, and glanced toward the folding screen.
“President Xiao, don’t!” Bai Moqing knew what Xiao Xing wanted to do. She braced her hands behind her on the desk. “You still have a lot of work.”
“There’s no hurry.” Xiao Xing’s voice was a little low and hoarse. She caught Bai Moqing’s wrist and wanted to take her to the bedroom.
Bai Moqing used her divine will. Her body vanished, then appeared by the door. Her hand rested on the doorknob, and her breathing was unsteady.
“A client is coming in half an hour. You have to receive them personally.”
She opened the door and fled, leaving Xiao Xing standing alone by the desk, full of unsatisfied desire.
It seemed the timing was never right whenever they wanted to share love.
Bai Moqing’s heart pounded wildly. She covered her chest and stood outside the door, taking deep breaths, then deeper breaths.
The desire would not fade.
She looked back at the closed door behind her and regretted running away. She turned and was about to open the door and go back when the door of the office next door suddenly opened.
Tang Yue came out of their office with a hand over her mouth and entered her own office across the hall.
Bai Moqing’s first reaction was that Assistant Tang had cried. She rushed over in a few quick steps. Tang Yue was bent over, searching through a medicine kit. Hearing movement, she thought An Huaigu had followed her over and turned back with a bright smile.
When she saw it was Bai Moqing, she quickly raised a hand to cover her lips. Then she remembered that Bai Moqing already knew about her feelings for An Huaigu, so she lowered her hand again.
Tang Yue’s lip was bleeding. It was clearly bitten open. As for who had bitten it, Bai Moqing looked back toward the office. Sister An had swept away her gloom and was smiling very happily. If it was not her, who else could it be?
Out of consideration for Tang Yue’s dignity, Bai Moqing pretended not to know and asked, “Assistant Tang, did you bump your lip? Do you need help?”
Tang Yue found alcohol and iodine in the medicine kit. She smiled and waved Bai Moqing off. “No, I can do it myself.”
Her gaze moved back and forth between the alcohol and iodine twice. In the end, she chose the more painful alcohol.
The cotton swab soaked in alcohol crossed the wound and wiped away the blood on her lip. Tang Yue hissed from the pain, but her mood was light and happy, as if she was delighted to have been bitten.
“Sister An, you and Assistant Tang… made up?”
An Huaigu tossed her hair, looking bright and lively. “When did I ever fight with her?” She picked up the security system materials she had not finished reading and continued.
Bai Moqing was speechless.
Had these past few days been fake? Who had come to their office every day, and who had faced her coldly every day?
After only a few seconds, An Huaigu put away her smile. Her gaze moved over the folder to Bai Moqing.
“When did I make up with that pervert?” Her eyes carried danger.
“No… I don’t know anything.”