Chapter 261: Chapter 261: The Winter Solstice is Jiang Man's Birthday, and It's Also a Childhood Promise

Lu Xingzhou threw off the cover and sat up, his solid chest muscles covered in bruises.

The sight on his back was even more appalling, with crisscrossing red marks over his tense muscular lines, strikingly shocking.

"Let's go." He straightforwardly slipped on his slippers and headed straight for the bathroom.

"Do you know how to appraise stones?" Even though he knew Jiang Man was capable of anything, he still asked with interest.

Jiang Man, no longer as secretive as before, openly said, "I learned from my foster father, who loved playing around with such things when he was young. Gambling on stones was one of his hobbies too."

"Parents are the best teachers for their children." Lu Xingzhou smiled.

At the mention of the word 'parents,' Jiang Man felt a sudden pang of pain in her nerves.

Her parents... ha... were worse than pigs and dogs.

"I'll play a game, you go wash up first." Jiang Man decided not to dwell on this topic and aimlessly walked around the room.