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Chapter 42: A Foreboding Sense of Trouble:
After seeing what just happened, the visibly upset You Yu walked over.
"That Long Tian is such a loser! If he had bid one more time, it would have been my turn. Then I could have given the jade monkey to you, Liuyun!"
You Yu didn't hold back, her disdain for Long Tian clearly displayed on her face.
"..."
The auction had ended, but Long Tian hadn't left. He brought Jiang Cang upstairs, intending to confront Ye Liuyun. As fate would have it, they arrived just in time to overhear You Yu's remark.
Long Tian was already in a bad mood, and his expression grew even darker.
However, Ye Liuyun remained oblivious to their arrival. He looked curiously at You Yu and the others.
"How did you all manage to get along so well?"
[Wow, when did these female leads become such good friends?]
[Why didn’t I know?]
Ye Liuyun’s question prompted Qu Yingmeng and the others to exchange glances and smiles.
"It's a secret!"
"..."
Impressive!
However, Ye Liuyun didn’t press further. He simply accepted the jade monkey and inspected it briefly.
"Ye Liuyun!"
Suddenly, Long Tian's voice boomed from nearby.
"Hmm?"
Noticing Long Tian's stormy approach, Ye Liuyun calmly pocketed the jade monkey right in front of him.
At this moment, any sense of opportunity vanished. Long Tian realized that he had lost his chance completely and could never get it back.
"You!"
His eyes turned blood-red, his expression twisted with rage, longing to attack.
"What are you trying to do?"
Even though everyone knew Ye Liuyun’s strength far surpassed Long Tian's, Tang Gulan stepped forward without hesitation.
"If anything happens to Liuyun, our Tang family won't let you off!"
"Exactly, and neither will my You family!" You Yu immediately added.
Though Yao Huaimeng and Qu Yingmeng said nothing, their determined gazes spoke volumes.
"..."
Long Tian remained silent, but Jiang Cang was visibly unnerved. Not a single one of these women was someone he could afford to offend!
"Captain!"
Jiang Cang wanted to advise Long Tian to be calm.
Fortunately, Long Tian had some sense left and didn't act impulsively, despite his seething anger.
Why, why did these beauties stand by Ye Liuyun?
Shouldn't they be on his side?
He deserved everything, not Ye Liuyun!
"Ahem!"
Ye Liuyun cleared his throat and felt he should say something to defuse the tension.
"Actually, this was all..."
It was all Zhao Haoqian's arrangement.
Ye Liuyun had become accustomed to pinning the blame on him. However, before Ye Liuyun could finish, Long Tian interrupted and picked up where Ye Liuyun left off.
"It was Zhao Haoqian who made you do this, right?"
"Uh!"
[Wow, he even guessed it! Poor young master Zhao, this isn’t my fault!]
Qu Yingmeng and the others couldn't help but chuckle at Ye Liuyun's sly thoughts. Zhao Haoqian seemed to have the worst luck.
Yet, Ye Liuyun's reaction confirmed Long Tian's suspicions.
That damned Zhao Haoqian again!
Unable to take it anymore, Long Tian, without uttering a single harsh word, glared coldly at Ye Liuyun before turning to leave with Jiang Cang.
...
Back in their room, Ye Liuyun ran into the main villain, Zhao Shen.
"You’re back!"
Seeing Ye Liuyun return, Zhao Shen greeted him warmly.
"Thank you for sticking close to Qu Yingmeng these past days. It must have been tough."
Zhao Shen truly understood how to treat his subordinates. Anyone else would have been moved to tears.
"Ahem! It was nothing!"
Ye Liuyun cleared his throat and replied earnestly.
"Since it was the master’s order, I must fulfill it diligently!"
Everyone knew how to act!
"Good! Very good!"
Satisfied, Zhao Shen asked a few questions about Qu Yingmeng. Ye Liuyun made up a few responses smoothly. Zhao Shen, without any doubts, nodded and allowed Ye Liuyun to rest.
However, before leaving, Ye Liuyun glanced curiously at the living room.
"Where’s young master?"
He hadn’t seen Zhao Haoqian since returning.
"That boy went out again!"
Zhao Shen looked exasperated.
"I don’t know when he’ll ever take over from me!"
Though he was his son, Zhao Haoqian showed no aptitude in this area, much to Zhao Shen’s frustration.
"Gone out?"
Ye Liuyun couldn’t help but blink.
"Why?"
Zhao Shen frowned and was confused by Ye Liuyun’s reaction.
"It’s nothing!"
Noticing Zhao Shen’s gaze, Ye Liuyun casually waved it off.
"Without me following him, young master could be in danger outside."
Having pinned so much blame on Zhao Haoqian, Ye Liuyun sincerely hoped Zhao Haoqian stayed safe to continue bearing the blame.
"Hahaha!"
Zhao Shen laughed, thinking it was just concern for Zhao Haoqian’s safety.
"Relax! He’s my son, after all. No one in Hai City would dare touch him!"
Zhao Shen was confident.
"..."
Don’t be so sure! The more Zhao Shen reassured him, the more it felt like something might go wrong!
But since Zhao Shen was so certain, Ye Liuyun didn’t argue.
"Understood, Master! I’ll take my leave now!"
He had other matters to attend to, like using his recently acquired opportunity.
"Go ahead!"
Zhao Shen responded simply, and Ye Liuyun headed to his room.
...
Meanwhile, Long Tian and Jiang Cang were on their way back. Long Tian was visibly furious, as if everyone owed him money!
Jiang Cang, sensing his mood, kept silent, not daring to say anything.
-To be continued!
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T/N: Thanks for reading!
rip the young master, won't know why he died xD
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