Chapter 25

When Luo Qingya heard these almost flirtatious words, she didn't feel much repulsion. Instead, her face turned even redder, as she still had a good impression of Lin Xiao.

Lin Xiao's appearance wasn't particularly handsome, but his clear and sunny demeanor was very attractive to Luo Qingya.

Luo Qingya raised her head and met Lin Xiao's deep and charming eyes, inadvertently staring in a daze. How could there be such beautiful eyes?

Lin Xiao saw Luo Qingya staring at him in a daze and was puzzled. Could it be that he had already attracted her? Could it be that after the spatial fusion, he had gained a charm that attracted women without them realizing it? Lin Xiao scratched the back of his head, thinking.

Luo Qingya also felt Lin Xiao's gaze and shyly lowered her head again, not knowing what to think and not speaking.

An awkward atmosphere gradually arose between the two, neither knowing how to start a conversation. Although Lin Xiao wasn't a virgin and had dated before, it was the girl who had pursued him, and Lin Xiao was more like a block of wood, not very good at romance.

Time passed, station after station, and Lin Xiao saw that he was almost at his stop.

"You—"

"You—"

The two spoke in unison, looked at each other, and smiled in understanding.

"You go first," Lin Xiao, being a gentleman, broke the silence again.

"Okay, then—give me your phone," Luo Qingya said, feeling a bit ambiguous, her face flushing with shyness again.

Lin Xiao took his phone out of his pocket and placed it in Luo Qingya's outstretched hand. Luo Qingya took it, entered a few numbers, made a call, saved the number, and then returned the phone to Lin Xiao.

"Then—this is my number, I've saved it for you," Luo Qingya said as she returned the phone to Lin Xiao.

"Oh—oh—oh," Lin Xiao took the phone, looking a bit silly.

Seeing Lin Xiao's silly expression, Luo Qingya couldn't help but giggle, "What did you want to say just now?"

"Oh—oh—oh, nothing..." Lin Xiao replied, still a bit dazed.

At this moment, the subway announcement sounded: "Dear passengers, we have arrived at XX station. Please disembark promptly."

Lin Xiao came to his senses, hearing the announcement, and said to Luo Qingya with a hint of regret, "I'm here, see you next time."

"Okay, see you," Luo Qingya waved her small hand at Lin Xiao.

"Sure, see you," Lin Xiao said, then turned and got off the subway.

On the way back, his mind was filled with thoughts. If Lin Xiao said he didn't have a good impression of Luo Qingya, he would be lying.

However, in the past, there was no chance for them to interact. Not only were they in different departments, but Luo Qingya was also a top beauty in the company, with countless suitors, all of whom had better conditions than him.

*Slap*

Back at the rental apartment, he closed the door, lay on the bed, and looked at the ceiling. He slapped his head hard, trying to drive away some unrealistic thoughts.

After a deep breath, he ran into the spatial realm. "Woof—woof—woof—" The purple golden mastiff, seeing its owner enter, ran over happily, rubbing against Lin Xiao's legs and wagging its tail.

The purple golden mastiff grew quickly in the spatial realm, already reaching almost knee height, with a fierce appearance and a cute expression that was adorable.

After playing with the purple golden mastiff for a while, Lin Xiao came to the side of the ginseng and began the first time acceleration in the spatial realm.

His mental energy (hereafter referred to as mental energy) surrounded the cubic meter of black soil where the two ginseng roots were, controlling this cubic meter of black soil to detach and float in the air.

He mobilized the stored energy in his mind, slowly injecting it into the black soil. The ginseng could be seen growing larger with the naked eye, and the energy gradually decreased. After losing 0.2%, the ginseng was already much larger than a hundred-year-old ginseng. This meant that only 0.1% of the energy could create a hundred-year-old ginseng.

However, this was normal. Ginseng grown in the spatial realm was much better than wild ginseng outside. Lin Xiao smiled, looking at the ginseng in his hand.

The next morning, Lin Xiao called Ye Ding.

"Good morning, Brother Ye, I hope I'm not disturbing you," Lin Xiao said into the phone.

"Brother Lin, is it... the ginseng has arrived?" Ye Ding said calmly but with a hint of excitement.

"Yes, let's meet at the agreed place," Lin Xiao said calmly.

"Alright, I'll have my driver pick you up. I'll wait for you at home."

"Sure, see you then."

He wrapped the ginseng in a newspaper and got into Ye Ding's Lincoln. Arriving at Ye Ding's villa again, Ye Ding was already eagerly waiting at the door. Lin Xiao got out of the Lincoln and walked towards Ye Ding.

"Ha ha, Brother Lin, you've made me wait," Ye Ding said with a smile.

"Sorry to keep you waiting, Brother Ye. Here... this is the ginseng you need," Lin Xiao handed the ginseng to Ye Ding to see.

"No, no, no, let's go inside to look. This thing is very delicate," Ye Ding quickly stopped Lin Xiao.

"Alright, Brother Ye, please," Lin Xiao put the ginseng back and said to Ye Ding.

"Don't be so formal, you're the guest. Let's go together," Ye Ding patted Lin Xiao's back and they walked into the villa together.

As they walked and chatted into the living room, an elderly man with silver hair but full of energy was sitting in the living room of the villa.

Lin Xiao looked at the old man, feeling that he had seen him somewhere before. His memory flashed back... and he finally recognized him, just as he was about to speak.

"Ah... so you're the one who sold the ginseng," Old Chen said to Lin Xiao, beating him to it.

"Do you know each other, Old Chen? That's great, then I don't need to introduce you," Ye Ding, seeing that Old Chen seemed familiar with Lin Xiao, was a bit puzzled, wondering how they knew each other.

"Hehe, Brother Ye, you can still introduce us. I only met this young friend once," Old Chen said with a smile.

"In that case, let me introduce you formally. This is Old Chen, a top expert in flowers and plants in the country, and he has deep knowledge of ginseng and lingzhi. He's a guest at my house and can help me take a look," Ye Ding introduced Old Chen to Lin Xiao.

"Old Chen, this is my young brother, Lin Xiao. The ginseng this time is from his friend," Ye Ding introduced Lin Xiao to Old Chen.

"Hello, Old Chen," Lin Xiao greeted respectfully, showing respect to those with true talent.

"Hehe, young friend, please sit. I'm just an old man, no need for formalities," Old Chen was quite satisfied with Lin Xiao, and his experienced eyes could easily see that Lin Xiao had good character.

"Old Chen, this is the ginseng I brought this time. Please take a look," Lin Xiao handed the newspaper-wrapped ginseng to Old Chen.

"Wow, this ginseng is extraordinary," Old Chen said after carefully examining the ginseng several times.

"This ginseng is even better than the one that sold for 3.3 million yuan a few years ago, the Ginseng King of Changbai Mountain. Seeing this treasure was worth the trip," Old Chen said, sighing and evaluating it.