Chapter 380

After all, they were adults—who didn't know a few dirty jokes?

It was extremely awkward.

Yan Wumei wished she could dig a hole in the ground and crawl right into it.

Her cold expression froze.

She forced an awkward yet polite smile.

"Um… President Xu, I'm sorry, I misunderstood."

Pausing for a moment, she looked at the lollipop in Xu Hao's hand.

She refused embarrassedly.

"I don't eat lollipops."

Yan Wumei was screaming internally.

How old was she already?

Could he stop using tricks meant for duping three-year-olds on her?

She was thirty, not three.

"Eat it. It'll be good for your comprehension…"

A teasing look appeared in Xu Hao's eyes.

He didn't pull his hand back.

Yan Wumei wanted to refuse, but hearing the hidden meaning in Xu Hao's words, her heart stirred.

She remembered how, after her sisters ate the lollipops earlier,

they gained comprehension on their own without asking Xu Hao.

Could it be… there was something special about this lollipop?

Filled with doubt and surprise, Yan Wumei took it.

Under Xu Hao's prompting gaze, she unwrapped it and put it in her mouth.

Her eyes lit up.

It was delicious.

It was more delicious than any dessert she had ever eaten growing up.

Xu Hao's voice sounded again.

"Did you learn everything I just taught you?"

Yan Wumei was about to say that she was distracted just now and hadn't learned anything.

Opening her mouth, before she could utter a sound,

the feeling of Xu Hao teaching her hand-in-hand just moments ago surfaced in her mind.

Yan Wumei was stunned.

She closed her eyes slightly, experiencing that force-exertion method.

After a while, Yan Wumei suddenly snapped her eyes open.

An Aura erupted from her body.

She had actually made a Breakthrough past her Bottleneck, advancing to the Late Stage of Dark Jin.

Yan Wumei's foundation had long been sufficient; she was only lacking an opportunity for a Breakthrough.

This lollipop was that opportunity.

A Breakthrough…

Yan Wumei sensed her surging power.

A look of bewilderment and confusion appeared in her eyes.

She held up the lollipop and looked at it; this felt far too surreal.

Gaining a Breakthrough just by eating candy.

At this moment, she finally understood why Xu Feiyan reached Dark Jin so quickly.

Xu Hao brought candy back for them to eat every day.

It would be hard not to make a Breakthrough.

"Young Miss Yan, congratulations on your Breakthrough…"

Xu Hao's voice pulled Yan Wumei out of her shock.

She thanked him sincerely.

"President Xu, thank you."

Yan Wumei felt guilty inside.

To think she had believed Xu Hao was deliberately taking advantage of her just like Luo Yan said.

And that he was using the excuse of hand-in-hand teaching to be so intimate with his daughters.

In fact, she had misunderstood.

Through hand-in-hand teaching, whether you actively learned or not, muscle memory would remain.

As long as one ate a lollipop right after,

comprehension would strike instantly.

He was doing it all for the sake of his daughters.

"Young Miss Yan, what I taught today should be about enough for you to digest."

"If Young Miss Yan is still interested, we can continue later. I do have quite a bit of insight into fist technique Moves…"

Xu Hao built up her expectations first.

Then, he invited Yan Wumei to have tea in the pavilion over there.

Yan Wumei nodded in agreement.

Afterwards, the two walked toward Su Wanqiu and Xiao Wanling.

At the villa entrance—

Luo Yan sensed the sudden surge in Yan Wumei's Aura.

She had actually made a Breakthrough.

His expression became extremely unsightly.

Xu Hao had truly gotten lucky like a blind cat catching a dead mouse, actually teaching Yan Wumei enough to achieve a Breakthrough.

Damn it…

He had planned on Yan Wumei coming out later,

and telling her that such teaching was useless and just a deliberate attempt to take advantage of her, urging her to stay away from Xu Hao.

That was fine too.

Now that she had made a Breakthrough, Yan Wumei probably wouldn't come looking for Xu Hao anymore, right?

The pavilion sat upon the surface of a lake.

Colorful fish were chasing and playing with one another.

Sandalwood incense curled softly inside the pavilion as two stunning beauties chatted happily.

"What are you talking about? You look so happy."

When Xu Hao came over, both women beamed with joy.

Seeing Yan Wumei following along, they greeted her one after another.

After introductions were made,

Yan Wumei felt that

the way Xu Hao's wife looked at her was somewhat strange.

Yet, for the moment, she couldn't put her finger on it.

Su Wanqiu cast a resentful glance at Xu Hao.

A rabbit doesn't eat the grass near its burrow.

Since Xu Hao couldn't lay a hand on his daughters,

he targeted his daughters' friends instead.

The third daughter's best friend right beside her was already a precedent.

And now Xu Hao was setting his sights on the fifth daughter's good sister.

Of course, she merely shot him a reproachful look and nothing more.