Chapter 136: Tearing Off the Mask

Hearing Lu Ming’s voice, the person on the other end of the line froze for a moment. Once he recovered, he sneered. “Hah, Lu Ming. You actually dared to answer my call? I thought you’d gone into hiding, you little brat!”

Lu Ming calmly apologized to Gu Zhengjie. “Uncle Gu, I want to apologize to you and Mo Si for what happened tonight…”

“We don’t need your apology!” Gu Zhengjie had no patience to listen and roared furiously, “Let me tell you, you little brat—my Sisi’s humiliation today, I’ll make you repay every last bit of it. Even if it costs me everything, I’ll wipe away this disgrace!”

As Gu Zhengjie spoke, there were also intermittent sounds beside him…

Lu Yan’s brows drew together almost imperceptibly. Holding Shi Jiaran by the arm, he helped her into the car.

“Sister! Sister! Where are you? I know you’re still alive. You could never bear to abandon me. Won’t you come out and see me?” Her cries were swallowed by the curtain of rain. But Guan Moxiang did not appear again.

“Why didn’t you go in?” she asked, looking at his hair tousled by the wind and the tip of his nose reddened by the cold.

“Vicki, I’ll be conducting an inspection in your area this week. I’ll be staying at the Sheraton Hotel again. You only need to reply before you go to work tomorrow. Remember, you have only one choice: to agree. Otherwise, you’ll have to find another job, because things never end well for those who refuse me,” Bo Xinzu said sternly.

Mu Ye’s voice was still trembling, but seeing that Ye Tianyou and the others were unharmed reassured him greatly. After all, this was Ye Tianyou’s territory; anyone who tried to cause trouble here was simply courting death.

Ling Xiaoxiao was startled. She turned to look at him, yet saw no unusual expression in his eyes. The person was the same, and his tone was the same, but his attitude was different. What exactly was he trying to do by treating her this way?

The spoiled young heir was instantly alarmed and hurriedly dodged. He had already felt the powerful aura radiating from Xiao Fan’s palm.

Si Jingxin had been injured by him on the battlefield of life and death, whereas Gai Qinghe had forcibly accused him of street fighting, seriously injuring another person, and even attempted to cripple his cultivation.

Yet at this moment, Ding Hao vaguely sensed that the ruined main hall was not as simple as it appeared. He had the distinct feeling that something was waiting for him.

“What do you mean? I can make something edible once in a while too!” Shang Yaling was deeply frustrated at being looked down on by Konno. But in truth, she had lived in the school cafeteria as a student, and after graduation Brother Ying had always taken care of her, so the number of times she had actually cooked could indeed be counted on one hand.

At the entrance came the ringing of a bicycle bell and the laughter of several boys. Xiao Baojuan and the others had returned.

Though he was furious, he had long since grown accustomed to worrying about her. Cui Yuanyu merely frowned, then ignored Cui Jingniang’s outstretched delicate hand. He walked around to the rear of the carriage, reached out to help Lu Yaoniang down, and lifted Cui Tangniang from the vehicle.

As soon as she finished speaking, two men in black appeared on the road as if from nowhere. Striding forward, they seized Su Yu by both arms and began dragging her outside.

Seeing Wu Ling’er clowning around like this, Brother Ying knew she was afraid he would try to persuade her again. It seemed that this time Wu Ling’er had made up her mind to help Li Tianzuo awaken her father.

Li Huan’s face bloomed with joy. He looked like a man blessed beyond belief, a husband-to-be who had won the world. He hugged her tightly, and she lifted her arms to encircle his neck.

Bai Ye swept his gaze around. Of all the consorts attending beside the Emperor, the only one he recognized was the Noble Consort Zhuge, whom he had seen last time.

“What do we do? What do we do? She’s really started counting!” Seeing that she intended to carry it through, the whispers finally broke out again.

Some who believed themselves incapable of competing for Su Ling felt resentful, but what could they do about it?

“Hahaha, this is exhilarating! Truly exhilarating!” Long Bao shouted three times. His face was drenched in blood, his eyes webbed with crimson veins, and he looked as though he had become drunk on slaughter.

Just then, a man in his forties rushed out of the Alchemy Hall. He wore a brown brocade robe and a jade belt, from which hung a piece of fine jade.