Rebirth: He refused to Divorce Again

Chapter 105: Chapter 105: He Praised Her Again!

Gu Qiaoqiao’s hand tightened around the receiver, and on the other end, it seemed like someone was quietly waiting for her to speak.

A few moments later, Gu Qiaoqiao snapped back to reality and asked, “Did you call for a specific reason?”

“Is everything fine at home?” Qin Yize asked indifferently.

“Yes, everything is quite all right.”

“And you?” Qin Yize’s clear voice started to waft around her ear.

Gu Qiaoqiao was startled and didn’t know how to answer.

Qin Yize remained silent, seemingly calmly waiting for her response.

“I am also quite well.” After a few moments, Gu Qiaoqiao replied softly.

“Hmm.” Qin Yize also responded softly. It had to be said, his voice was truly pleasant to the ear.

Especially when transmitted through the phone line, his tone was incredibly enticing.

Gu Qiaoqiao felt her ears tickle.

Just as she was about to pull the phone away a bit, Qin Yize calmly asked, “What have you carved recently?”

Gu Qiaoqiao bit her lip, her mind somewhat scrambled. Why did this casual chit-chat feel so strange?

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Still, she honestly replied, “I’ve carved three nucleus carvings, one of them features a small bridge, flowing water, and an osmanthus tree.”

“A small bridge, flowing water, and an osmanthus tree?” There seemed to be a hint of surprise on the other end of the line, followed by a soft comment, “I think, that must be very beautiful.”

A smile involuntarily spread across Gu Qiaoqiao’s lips.

Hearing someone praise her work, she was naturally happy.

Especially since the compliment was from Qin Yize.

Gu Qiaoqiao’s next words flowed much more smoothly.

“I also think this carving is more exquisite than ‘The Boat has Sailed Past Endless Mountains.'”

“Hmm, it’s a pity I didn’t see the one you sold.” His voice seemed to carry a hint of regret.

Gu Qiaoqiao’s head heated up, “Then you can look at the osmanthus tree.”

“Good, I look forward to admiring your osmanthus tree.” He responded quickly.

It only then dawned on Gu Qiaoqiao, show it to him, but how?

“This… I am planning to take it to the Imperial Capital to sell…”

“When are you going?”

“I haven’t decided yet…”

“Then there’s no rush.” Qin Yize’s voice, still cool, now carried a barely noticeable warmth.

Gu Qiaoqiao hummed in response.

Qin Yize didn’t insist on seeing it, and she breathed a sigh of relief.

Suddenly, something came to her mind that she really wanted to share with Qin Yize, “Oh, I have to tell you something…”

“Hmm, go ahead…”

“I’ve figured out how to open the Mysterious Dragon Box…”

“The Mysterious Dragon Box?” Qin Yize’s voice carried a hint of confusion.

With a light tone, Gu Qiaoqiao explained, “It’s the black box found in Grandfather’s study. You called it a Qiankun Unified Mechanism Box; that’s the general term for these kinds of boxes. The one I found is known as the Mysterious Dragon Box.”

There was only a moment of silence on the other end before more praise came through, “Gu Qiaoqiao, you are really smart and impressive!”

Gu Qiaoqiao heard another compliment from Qin Yize, and her heart was truly joyous.

Because she knew well, Qin Yize was a proud man who seldom acknowledged anyone.

In her previous life, he had seemed to praise her only twice.

Once for an essay she wrote on her reading reflections.

Once for her carving of Roaring Tiger Forest.

If, in her previous life, she hadn’t been framed and experienced the ruin of her family, what would her future with Qin Yize have been like?

A mist began to form in the depths of Gu Qiaoqiao’s eyes.

A corner of her heart that no one knew about ached faintly.

Qin Yize seemed to notice something was amiss and asked softly, “What’s wrong?”

Only then did Gu Qiaoqiao realize and hurriedly said, “It’s nothing, I just feel that even if we know how to open it, it’s useless without the right item.”

“What is needed?” he asked with a frown.

“It requires a carving of eighty-one lotus petals made from Red Spirit Jade Marrow, which need to be placed in the eyes of the dragon on the box, then it can be opened.”

“Red Spirit Jade Marrow?”

“Yes, I’ve never even mentioned that there’s such a thing as Red Spirit Jade Marrow.”

Gu Qiaoqiao’s voice sounded very disappointed.

Qin Yize was silent for a moment before asking, “Red Spirit Jade, is it ‘red’ as in the color red, ‘spiritual’ as in spiritual energy?”

“Yes.”

“I know where some is,” Qin Yize said gravely.

His words were like a thunderclap from the ninth heaven.

Gu Qiaoqiao suddenly raised her voice, stomping her foot anxiously, “Qin Yize, you must tell me where it is.”

Even over the phone, Qin Yize could probably feel Gu Qiaoqiao’s face flush with urgency.

He first chuckled, then said, “Don’t rush, I’ll tell you now. I heard it from Great Grandfather, the Old Patriarch of Yubao Square has a piece of Red Spirit Jade Marrow.”

The Old Patriarch of Yubao Square?

She didn’t know him.

Moreover, Yubao Square didn’t accept her items anymore, and how could she possibly meet the Old Patriarch?

It was simply a joke.

Gu Qiaoqiao felt a bit dejected and said lowly, “Isn’t there anywhere else?”

“I only heard he has a piece, passed down from his ancestors, and that Red Spirit Jade Marrow is actually a type of jadeite, but it’s the essence of jadeite, said to possess great spiritual energy, and also extremely rare…”

“But I’m not familiar with the Old Patriarch, and even if I were, it would cost a fortune.”

“Don’t panic, let me finish talking,” Qin Yize’s voice over the phone even carried a hint of laughter.

Qin Yize like this was always so calm and composed.

Gu Qiaoqiao had never seen him laugh heartily, get angry, or be shocked.

That is to say, he always managed his emotions very well.

Something Gu Qiaoqiao could never do.

Even if she were to live this life again, she would still be the same.

In fact, people like Qin Yize were extremely rare.

Gu Qiaoqiao was calmed by his voice and obediently hummed, “You’re saying…”

“A few days ago, Uncle Gu from Yubao Square personally came to our house to ask Grandma about you. Uncle Gu has been a butler beside Elder Gu for decades. They wanted to know who the expert behind you was. Grandma told him that the carver was you and there was no expert. Later, he asked a few questions about your grandfather and then he left.”

Gu Qiaoqiao couldn’t help but ask, “And then what?”

“There’s nothing for now. He left and hasn’t returned, but I think maybe your carving skills made them skeptical that it could be done by a nineteen-year-old girl, so they came to verify personally.”

However, there were some doubts that Qin Yize hadn’t shared with Gu Qiaoqiao.

He worried that Gu Qiaoqiao would overthink.

Uncle Gu’s secret investigation into Gu Qiaoqiao was taken seriously by his superiors, who even called him. After all, Gu Qiaoqiao was his wife, and he had another special identity.

However, after Uncle Gu learned that there was no carving expert behind Gu Qiaoqiao, things calmed down.

It seemed that Gu Qiaoqiao’s nucleus carving had piqued their interest.

After hearing this, Gu Qiaoqiao was a bit surprised and asked, “So if I go to Yubao Square again, how would they react?”

“They might welcome you warmly,” Qin Yize teased.

“Really?”

“Yes, really.” Qin Yize remembered the Eighteen Arhats, “Your carvings, I believe, are first-rate in our time!”

He praised her again!