Volume One, Chapter 145: We’ve Been Played!
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Fu Wencheng’s heart gave a sudden lurch.
The fake smile on her face instantly froze. She cast a nervous glance toward the office door, her mind racing through all kinds of possibilities.
Whom had she called in?
Security?
A lawyer?
Or...
The office door was pushed open.
When Fu Wencheng saw who walked in, her pupils suddenly contracted, and her face filled with utter disbelief.
“Fu Siyuan?! What are you doing here?!”
Seated in the very center of the room was a middle-aged man in his forties. He had a square mouth and proper features, stood nearly seven feet tall, was slightly thin, and wore a magnificent silk robe.
“What is that...” Kamishiro Chaei stared in shock. It was like some colossal beast from myth, opening its enormous jaws and raising its head to howl at the bright moon.
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He had long anticipated that someone would come looking for trouble, and that the government would surely be lurking behind them. For that reason, he had even prepared a lavish gift. He simply did not know whether those people had appetites large enough to swallow it.
When the dust settled, Omni-Man was seen kneeling on one knee in the crater. Apart from some damage to the back of his clothes, he was virtually unscathed. Meeting Xia Shang’s gaze, he slowly rose, then turned and lifted one arm to block the laser shooting toward him.
Seeing the stunned expression that appeared on her face in an instant, Lu Wanlin’s lips curved almost imperceptibly. Then, without looking back, he turned and walked away.
She knew that Huo Yanchi was a neat freak, disliked excessive physical contact with outsiders, and was especially gentlemanly, always treating others with respect.
His voice was flat and unfamiliar, devoid of any emotion. After speaking, he headed straight upstairs without looking back.
Yet at that very second, in the instant those enemies had just let down their guard, Lin Shu’s gaze turned icy.
The Homelander’s expression first showed surprise, then confusion, and finally, like a furious lion driven mad, he glared angrily at Billy.
As expected, the Crown Prince had kept such an important matter on hold, intending to wait until his father returned to court before discussing it.
Thus, from then on, Wei Yang entered the palace with Wei Yin every morning. Wei Yin went to court, while she went to school.
With that, this group of people left. After they were gone, the man in black collapsed onto the ground with a thud.
Just as Yan Lingyu was finding it unbearable, a palace attendant arrived at the Hall of Virtue and Laurel. He was a eunuch Yan Lingyu had never seen before. He kept his head lowered, so she could not make out his features. Yet the moment he began speaking in his calm voice, Yan Lingyu’s brows drew together slightly.
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I shifted the backpack on my shoulder farther inward. Faced with Mantou’s lively expression, I simply could not bring myself to snap back at him. Perhaps today’s Mantou was a little different. He was no longer the person who always teased me whenever he saw me.
As she spoke, the ticket seller took a liability waiver from beneath the desk. It looked quite official, and its meaning was clear: no matter what happened inside, they would bear no responsibility for any accidents.
Seeing that Chen Yunling still refused to yield even after being seized, Huang Rong was so furious that she wanted nothing more than to slap her, yet she also disliked the thought of dirtying her own hands.
He had long since grown tired of the life he had once been forced to endure, manipulated and controlled by others. Although leaving with Rong Yanqi this time had been somewhat unavoidable, breaking free from that controlled environment felt genuinely wonderful.
Dou Rong nodded and left without a word. Chen Yunling let out a sigh of relief. She had to admit that the girl was highly guarded. It seemed she would have to think carefully about how to win her over.
A string of question marks instantly filled my mind. They had bought so much furniture and so many sofa accessories over the course of one evening and one morning, yet had forgotten to buy themselves a quilt? Why did that strike me as so strange?
All I could do was organize the information I had received first, so that once approval arrived, I could act immediately.
However, judging from what I have learned so far, the situation suddenly becomes much clearer.
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