章 141: Chapter 138 Each Takes What They Need

Huo Sining didn't think there was anything wrong with deceiving people because she wasn't doing anything harmful or outrageous, just telling a little white lie.

She did this simply to avoid revealing the existence of the Water-Repelling Pearl within her body, entirely out of self-preservation.

After all, something as peculiar as the Water-Repelling Pearl was not something ordinary people possessed. If her secret were discovered, she could forget about living peacefully. Even if she wasn't dissected for research, her personal safety would be at risk—the thought of letting her secret be exposed was foolishness on her part.

"What do you want?" Bai Yishan had not forgotten the question Su Qingqing had asked when she came to see her. If Huo Sining really could provide her with jadeite raw materials, then opening her own studio would be as simple as saying it.