Chapter 220 Good guy, just open your mouth?
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Xie Yi Yi Yi
Chapter 220 Good guy, just open your mouth?
Bai Zhaoyi hid under the blanket and heard the content of the chat between the two clearly.
No wonder Jiang Chen said "I'm sorry for her", it turned out to be the reason!
She already knew about the matter of forcing Bai Shengyu to kneel. Although Jiang Chen's handling method is open to discussion, he really cannot be blamed. It was entirely her brother who was looking for trouble.
It's just that what Bai Zhaoyi didn't expect was that his father also asked him for it!
Even at the expense of sacrificing the company's shares for this, and with a pleasing attitude!
And yourself.
Our Bai family really makes you eat to death!
Thinking of this, she felt a sense of grievance, and just lay down next to Jiang Chen's leg, biting it with her teeth bared.
"Nephew Jiang Xian, what's the matter with you?" Bai Yihai asked curiously.
Jiang Chen gritted his teeth, forced a smile and said, "It's okay, my leg is cramping."
He didn't dare to tense his muscles, otherwise there would be some movement.
Bai Yihai didn't think much about it, "By the way, it's about you and my little girl."
Under the quilt, Bai Zhaoyi subconsciously let go of his mouth, and listened with his ears up.
"This is a matter for you young people. I shouldn't have participated in the cooperation, but I heard that you have a very close relationship with the Tang family in Jiacheng, so..."
Bai Yihai had already said it very euphemistically.
Now that you have women, don't provoke my daughter.
Jiang Chen nodded and said: "I understand the truth, I didn't mean that, Uncle Bai don't worry."
As soon as he finished speaking, he clearly noticed that Bai Zhaoyi's body was stiff.
"That's good, that's good." Bai Yihai nodded with a smile.
What Bai Zhaoyi said during the day really shocked him, his daughter had never had that kind of look in more than 20 years.
It can be seen that she really likes Jiang Chen.
In fact, in Bai Yihai's eyes, Jiang Chen is indeed very outstanding.
He has a high status, rich financial resources, and brilliant talents, and even his personality and temper suit his appetite.
Not to mention the imperial capital, the whole of China can't even find a second one, more than enough to match my own daughter!
It's a pity that the other party has a woman, and there may be more than one, which makes this father a little unacceptable.
"It's a pity, it's a pity." Bai Yihai shook his head and sighed.
"Uncle Bai, it's getting late, if you have nothing else to do"
"Oh, okay, then you go to bed early, and I won't bother you." Bai Yihai got up and left the room.
The bedroom fell silent.
Bai Zhaoyi didn't move, as if he had fallen asleep.
Jiang Chen lifted the quilt, and said with a smile: "Wake up, your dad is leaving? Why are you crying?"
I saw her hiding under the quilt like a kitten, with tears running down her pale face, and the appearance of the pear blossoms in the rain was particularly distressing.
"what happened?"
Jiang Chen asked strangely: "You bit me, and you still cried?"
Bai Zhaoyi rubbed his eyes, and said in a low voice, "Is what you said just now true? You mean nothing to me?"
Jiang Chen was a little funny, so it was because of this.
"You said that, of course."
He dragged his voice on purpose, and Bai Zhaoyi looked at him nervously.
"fake."
Bai Zhaoyi was stunned for a moment, then hugged Jiang Chen's neck, and said happily: "I knew it, you were fooling my dad!"
"But you have already promised him, will this affect you badly?" Bai Zhaoyi worried.
"As long as I don't have morality, morality can't kidnap me." Jiang Chen said calmly.
Bai Zhaoyi: "."
"I really like your cheeky look!" She laughed through tears, rubbing against him like a kitten.
"Cough cough!"
Jiang Chen cleared his throat, and said awkwardly: "You'd better disappear right now, otherwise the consequences will be very serious."
Bai Zhaoyi looks so good-looking.
Moreover, she, who was originally elegant and dusty, now blushes with shyness, this strong contrast is simply the strongest catalyst!
No one can hold it back!
Bai Zhaoyi also understood, her pretty face turned red immediately.
However, she didn't get up and leave, but said in a strange way: "Actually, I'm quite curious about the consequences."
Jiang Chen stood up silently, and walked towards the door. Bai Zhaoyi thought he was going to leave, but he locked the door behind his back.
"You, why are you locking the door?" She tied her tongue.
Jiang Chen did a set of warm-up moves, and then stuck himself on the bed!
"Curious, isn't it, I have already given you a chance!"
"Wait, wait a minute!"
"Sorry, the battle has already begun!"
"Da baa~~"
The next morning.
Jiang Chen opened the door, poked his head out quietly, and after making sure that there was no one in the corridor, he tiptoed out with Bai Zhaoyi in his arms.
It may be due to too much physical exertion, she is still sleeping deeply.
"It would be embarrassing for Bai Yihai to find out."
We were talking about business here, but in the end, he handed over his daughter to him.
You shouldn't shoot me, right?
But Jiang Chen quickly realized a problem.
Which of the five or six rooms in this corridor belongs to Bai Zhaoyi?
You can't try one by one!
At this time, the lock of the door next to him was turned, and Bai Shengyu walked out sleepily.
The two looked at each other, and the atmosphere froze instantly.
"Morning, Mr. Jiang, you woke up like this too. Huh? Old lady?!" His drowsiness dissipated in an instant, his eyes stared like copper bells, full of disbelief.
I saw Bai Zhao leaning on Jiang Chen's shoulder, sleeping very sweetly, his hair a little messy.
Bai Chengyu swallowed, and said harshly, "You are here."
"Oh, it's okay, Zhaoyi got lost, I'll bring her back." Jiang Chen said calmly.
Bai Chengyu: "???"
Good guy, just open your mouth?
It means that my sister got lost in her own house and just got into your bed?
But Bai Chengyu didn't dare to show it at all, he touched his head and said, "Really, ha, you've worked hard."
"Ahem, then." Jiang Chen asked, "Which room is your sister's bedroom?"
"This room, this room."
Bai Chengyu opened the door at a trot, with an expression of a prince's invitation.
Jiang Chen sent Bai Zhaoyi in, but he didn't linger, he came out and closed the door.
"thank you."
"You're welcome."
Jiang Chen tilted his head and thought for a while, always feeling that there was something wrong with this conversation.
Bai Chengyu looked at his back, his face pale.
It's over, this time it's really over!
The elder sister has been captured, Jiang Chen is really going to become his brother-in-law!
Thinking of this man's terrifying methods, his knees felt slightly weak.
This is the aftermath left by the clubhouse that day, and it has not been cured until now.
The restaurant downstairs.
The members of the Bai family sat at the same table with Jiang Chen, had breakfast and chatted happily.
Bai Shengyu asked curiously: "Mr. Jiang, where's your personal bodyguard? I haven't seen her since the birthday party was over."
He has a deep impression of No. [-], after all, he was the one who abused the underground boxing champion.
Jiang Chen took a sip of milk, and said lightly: "She went to deal with some things, she slept outside last night."
"Oh"
As soon as the words were finished, a man in a suit and leather shoes walked in quickly, whispering something in Bai Yihai's ear.
Snapped!
The cup in his hand fell to the ground and shattered in an instant!
"What did you say?! Zhang Zhengzhi is dead?!"
In an instant, a needle could be heard in the restaurant.
Who is Zhang Zhengzhi?
The Zhang family started out in a gray business, and they were upstarts from other places. They took root in the imperial capital and rose rapidly, sweeping almost all entertainment venues in the city.
During that period of time, there were many complaints, but no one was able to make waves, which can be seen from the vicious methods!
And Zhang Zhengzhi is the most ruthless one.
There are three sons in the Zhang family, he is only the youngest, but when his father passed away and distributed the family property, accidents happened to the eldest and second child one after another.
The head of the Zhang family has undoubtedly become him.
This also leaves an impression on everyone.play hard!
He is like a hyena, greedy and vicious, and can even kill his own kind for profit!
Even the Bai family is unwilling to provoke such a person.
Because once you give him a chance to breathe, he will do everything possible to bite your throat off!
But now.
Zhang Zhengzhi, the difficult hyena, actually died!
Bai Chengyu couldn't believe it: "What did you say? Secretary Lin, what's going on?"
Secretary Lin who came in to spread the message said, "Not only Zhang Zhengzhi, but also Dao Scar and Zhang Rui, all died last night!"
Dao Scar is the nickname of the inch-headed man. He is ruthless and impeccable. He is Zhang Zhengzhi's right-hand man.
"call."
Bai Yihai let out a foul breath, "Tell me in detail, what happened?"
Secretary Lin nodded and said, "I also just received the news this morning."
"At about eleven o'clock last night, Zhang Zhengzhi had a car accident in the construction area outside Tianlin Expressway. He and Dao Scar died on the spot. They were only discovered this morning."
"I immediately asked my friends at the police station, and the test results showed that the deceased's cervical spine had broken marks, but there was no other trauma, and there were no signs of fighting in the car, and even the third person's fingerprints could not be found. It was initially determined that it was a car accident. .”
"A car accident?"
Bai Yihai didn't know what to do, and said, "What about Zhang Rui?"
"At [-]:[-] last night, Zhang Rui's condition suddenly deteriorated, and he lost a lot of blood in his brain. At that time, there was no one to accompany him, and the hospital's physical monitoring equipment was also broken. When he was discovered, he was dead."
Secretary Lin said that she was a little puzzled.
How can there be such a coincidence?
Yiqiao had intracranial hemorrhage, happened to be unaccompanied, and happened to be broken
No matter how you look at it, it doesn't taste right.
"This is not the strangest thing." Secretary Lin continued: "I don't know if it was the impact of the heavy rain. The surveillance cameras near the car accident last night, the driving recorder, and the hospital surveillance all failed, and there is no video evidence left."
Bai Yihai shook his head.
Definitely not because of the torrential rain, it's almost certainly man-made!
He looked at Jiang Chen, and saw that the other party was still eating breakfast calmly, as if he was not surprised by this matter.
Everything is self-explanatory!
There were bursts of chills behind him, and only then did he truly realize Jiang Chen's horror!
Bai Chengyu also wanted to understand, and his legs and feet began to weaken again.
Thank you Mr. Jiang for not killing me!
In fact, Jiang Chen didn't have such a cruel heart.
It's just Zhang Zhengzhi's sentence "he still has women and friends", which completely inspired his killing intent!
"But." Secretary Lin hesitated.
"What's the matter, tell me what you have to say, there are no outsiders here." Bai Yihai said,
"Zhang Zhengzhi broke up with you yesterday in full view, and died at night. I don't know what others will think."
One word awakened Bai Yihai!
That's right, other people will only focus on the Bai family. This is yellow mud in the crotch. It's either shit or shit!
Jiang Chen wiped his mouth, and said, "Uncle Bai was too worried. With Zhang Zhengzhi's style of acting, there must be many people who offend him. No one can prove that it was the Bai family who did it. And as long as you don't move his property, the It has nothing to do with you."
Bai Yihai nodded, "It makes sense."
Zhang Zhengzhi is gone, whoever eats the most meat will bear the blame!
"By the way," Jiang Chen casually said, "Uncle Bai, do you know Jiang Han?"
"Jiang Han?" Bai Yihai frowned and shook his head.
Bai Shengyu said at this time: "I know Jiang Han, the Jiang family in Chengxi, who are in the textile business, have been playing with me."
It was the red hair who was beaten up by Wang Siming.
Jiang Chen shook his head and said, "But it seems that your relationship is average."
"What do you mean?" Bai Chengyu asked puzzled.
"How do you think Zhang Zhengzhi knows everything? Maybe you can find an opportunity to ask Jiang Han." Jiang Chen said with a smile.
Bai Shengyu's eyes turned cold for a moment.
"It was him!"
No wonder Zhang Zhengzhi suddenly appeared at the birthday party. It turned out that Jiang Han had tipped him off!
Dozens of ways to concoct him instantly appeared in his mind!
At this time, footsteps sounded, and Bai Zhaoyi rubbed his eyes and walked into the restaurant.
"Zhaoyi, why are you waking up now? Breakfast is almost finished."
Bai Yihai waved his hand, and Secretary Lin stepped back silently.
Bai Zhaoyi's cheeks were rosy, "I couldn't sleep last night."
"Hurry up and sit down and eat, eh? What happened to your leg?"
I saw her walking cautiously, and her black eyebrows were furrowed from time to time.
"No, it's okay, it should be because I didn't sleep well, and I'm a little numb." She blushed and quickly found a stool to sit down.
Seeing Jiang Chen with a smirk on his face, he couldn't help but give him a blank look.
She finally understood what Liu Qiuyue meant by "unbearable"!
This bastard!
(End of this chapter)
Bai Zhaoyi hid under the blanket and heard the content of the chat between the two clearly.
No wonder Jiang Chen said "I'm sorry for her", it turned out to be the reason!
She already knew about the matter of forcing Bai Shengyu to kneel. Although Jiang Chen's handling method is open to discussion, he really cannot be blamed. It was entirely her brother who was looking for trouble.
It's just that what Bai Zhaoyi didn't expect was that his father also asked him for it!
Even at the expense of sacrificing the company's shares for this, and with a pleasing attitude!
And yourself.
Our Bai family really makes you eat to death!
Thinking of this, she felt a sense of grievance, and just lay down next to Jiang Chen's leg, biting it with her teeth bared.
"Nephew Jiang Xian, what's the matter with you?" Bai Yihai asked curiously.
Jiang Chen gritted his teeth, forced a smile and said, "It's okay, my leg is cramping."
He didn't dare to tense his muscles, otherwise there would be some movement.
Bai Yihai didn't think much about it, "By the way, it's about you and my little girl."
Under the quilt, Bai Zhaoyi subconsciously let go of his mouth, and listened with his ears up.
"This is a matter for you young people. I shouldn't have participated in the cooperation, but I heard that you have a very close relationship with the Tang family in Jiacheng, so..."
Bai Yihai had already said it very euphemistically.
Now that you have women, don't provoke my daughter.
Jiang Chen nodded and said: "I understand the truth, I didn't mean that, Uncle Bai don't worry."
As soon as he finished speaking, he clearly noticed that Bai Zhaoyi's body was stiff.
"That's good, that's good." Bai Yihai nodded with a smile.
What Bai Zhaoyi said during the day really shocked him, his daughter had never had that kind of look in more than 20 years.
It can be seen that she really likes Jiang Chen.
In fact, in Bai Yihai's eyes, Jiang Chen is indeed very outstanding.
He has a high status, rich financial resources, and brilliant talents, and even his personality and temper suit his appetite.
Not to mention the imperial capital, the whole of China can't even find a second one, more than enough to match my own daughter!
It's a pity that the other party has a woman, and there may be more than one, which makes this father a little unacceptable.
"It's a pity, it's a pity." Bai Yihai shook his head and sighed.
"Uncle Bai, it's getting late, if you have nothing else to do"
"Oh, okay, then you go to bed early, and I won't bother you." Bai Yihai got up and left the room.
The bedroom fell silent.
Bai Zhaoyi didn't move, as if he had fallen asleep.
Jiang Chen lifted the quilt, and said with a smile: "Wake up, your dad is leaving? Why are you crying?"
I saw her hiding under the quilt like a kitten, with tears running down her pale face, and the appearance of the pear blossoms in the rain was particularly distressing.
"what happened?"
Jiang Chen asked strangely: "You bit me, and you still cried?"
Bai Zhaoyi rubbed his eyes, and said in a low voice, "Is what you said just now true? You mean nothing to me?"
Jiang Chen was a little funny, so it was because of this.
"You said that, of course."
He dragged his voice on purpose, and Bai Zhaoyi looked at him nervously.
"fake."
Bai Zhaoyi was stunned for a moment, then hugged Jiang Chen's neck, and said happily: "I knew it, you were fooling my dad!"
"But you have already promised him, will this affect you badly?" Bai Zhaoyi worried.
"As long as I don't have morality, morality can't kidnap me." Jiang Chen said calmly.
Bai Zhaoyi: "."
"I really like your cheeky look!" She laughed through tears, rubbing against him like a kitten.
"Cough cough!"
Jiang Chen cleared his throat, and said awkwardly: "You'd better disappear right now, otherwise the consequences will be very serious."
Bai Zhaoyi looks so good-looking.
Moreover, she, who was originally elegant and dusty, now blushes with shyness, this strong contrast is simply the strongest catalyst!
No one can hold it back!
Bai Zhaoyi also understood, her pretty face turned red immediately.
However, she didn't get up and leave, but said in a strange way: "Actually, I'm quite curious about the consequences."
Jiang Chen stood up silently, and walked towards the door. Bai Zhaoyi thought he was going to leave, but he locked the door behind his back.
"You, why are you locking the door?" She tied her tongue.
Jiang Chen did a set of warm-up moves, and then stuck himself on the bed!
"Curious, isn't it, I have already given you a chance!"
"Wait, wait a minute!"
"Sorry, the battle has already begun!"
"Da baa~~"
The next morning.
Jiang Chen opened the door, poked his head out quietly, and after making sure that there was no one in the corridor, he tiptoed out with Bai Zhaoyi in his arms.
It may be due to too much physical exertion, she is still sleeping deeply.
"It would be embarrassing for Bai Yihai to find out."
We were talking about business here, but in the end, he handed over his daughter to him.
You shouldn't shoot me, right?
But Jiang Chen quickly realized a problem.
Which of the five or six rooms in this corridor belongs to Bai Zhaoyi?
You can't try one by one!
At this time, the lock of the door next to him was turned, and Bai Shengyu walked out sleepily.
The two looked at each other, and the atmosphere froze instantly.
"Morning, Mr. Jiang, you woke up like this too. Huh? Old lady?!" His drowsiness dissipated in an instant, his eyes stared like copper bells, full of disbelief.
I saw Bai Zhao leaning on Jiang Chen's shoulder, sleeping very sweetly, his hair a little messy.
Bai Chengyu swallowed, and said harshly, "You are here."
"Oh, it's okay, Zhaoyi got lost, I'll bring her back." Jiang Chen said calmly.
Bai Chengyu: "???"
Good guy, just open your mouth?
It means that my sister got lost in her own house and just got into your bed?
But Bai Chengyu didn't dare to show it at all, he touched his head and said, "Really, ha, you've worked hard."
"Ahem, then." Jiang Chen asked, "Which room is your sister's bedroom?"
"This room, this room."
Bai Chengyu opened the door at a trot, with an expression of a prince's invitation.
Jiang Chen sent Bai Zhaoyi in, but he didn't linger, he came out and closed the door.
"thank you."
"You're welcome."
Jiang Chen tilted his head and thought for a while, always feeling that there was something wrong with this conversation.
Bai Chengyu looked at his back, his face pale.
It's over, this time it's really over!
The elder sister has been captured, Jiang Chen is really going to become his brother-in-law!
Thinking of this man's terrifying methods, his knees felt slightly weak.
This is the aftermath left by the clubhouse that day, and it has not been cured until now.
The restaurant downstairs.
The members of the Bai family sat at the same table with Jiang Chen, had breakfast and chatted happily.
Bai Shengyu asked curiously: "Mr. Jiang, where's your personal bodyguard? I haven't seen her since the birthday party was over."
He has a deep impression of No. [-], after all, he was the one who abused the underground boxing champion.
Jiang Chen took a sip of milk, and said lightly: "She went to deal with some things, she slept outside last night."
"Oh"
As soon as the words were finished, a man in a suit and leather shoes walked in quickly, whispering something in Bai Yihai's ear.
Snapped!
The cup in his hand fell to the ground and shattered in an instant!
"What did you say?! Zhang Zhengzhi is dead?!"
In an instant, a needle could be heard in the restaurant.
Who is Zhang Zhengzhi?
The Zhang family started out in a gray business, and they were upstarts from other places. They took root in the imperial capital and rose rapidly, sweeping almost all entertainment venues in the city.
During that period of time, there were many complaints, but no one was able to make waves, which can be seen from the vicious methods!
And Zhang Zhengzhi is the most ruthless one.
There are three sons in the Zhang family, he is only the youngest, but when his father passed away and distributed the family property, accidents happened to the eldest and second child one after another.
The head of the Zhang family has undoubtedly become him.
This also leaves an impression on everyone.play hard!
He is like a hyena, greedy and vicious, and can even kill his own kind for profit!
Even the Bai family is unwilling to provoke such a person.
Because once you give him a chance to breathe, he will do everything possible to bite your throat off!
But now.
Zhang Zhengzhi, the difficult hyena, actually died!
Bai Chengyu couldn't believe it: "What did you say? Secretary Lin, what's going on?"
Secretary Lin who came in to spread the message said, "Not only Zhang Zhengzhi, but also Dao Scar and Zhang Rui, all died last night!"
Dao Scar is the nickname of the inch-headed man. He is ruthless and impeccable. He is Zhang Zhengzhi's right-hand man.
"call."
Bai Yihai let out a foul breath, "Tell me in detail, what happened?"
Secretary Lin nodded and said, "I also just received the news this morning."
"At about eleven o'clock last night, Zhang Zhengzhi had a car accident in the construction area outside Tianlin Expressway. He and Dao Scar died on the spot. They were only discovered this morning."
"I immediately asked my friends at the police station, and the test results showed that the deceased's cervical spine had broken marks, but there was no other trauma, and there were no signs of fighting in the car, and even the third person's fingerprints could not be found. It was initially determined that it was a car accident. .”
"A car accident?"
Bai Yihai didn't know what to do, and said, "What about Zhang Rui?"
"At [-]:[-] last night, Zhang Rui's condition suddenly deteriorated, and he lost a lot of blood in his brain. At that time, there was no one to accompany him, and the hospital's physical monitoring equipment was also broken. When he was discovered, he was dead."
Secretary Lin said that she was a little puzzled.
How can there be such a coincidence?
Yiqiao had intracranial hemorrhage, happened to be unaccompanied, and happened to be broken
No matter how you look at it, it doesn't taste right.
"This is not the strangest thing." Secretary Lin continued: "I don't know if it was the impact of the heavy rain. The surveillance cameras near the car accident last night, the driving recorder, and the hospital surveillance all failed, and there is no video evidence left."
Bai Yihai shook his head.
Definitely not because of the torrential rain, it's almost certainly man-made!
He looked at Jiang Chen, and saw that the other party was still eating breakfast calmly, as if he was not surprised by this matter.
Everything is self-explanatory!
There were bursts of chills behind him, and only then did he truly realize Jiang Chen's horror!
Bai Chengyu also wanted to understand, and his legs and feet began to weaken again.
Thank you Mr. Jiang for not killing me!
In fact, Jiang Chen didn't have such a cruel heart.
It's just Zhang Zhengzhi's sentence "he still has women and friends", which completely inspired his killing intent!
"But." Secretary Lin hesitated.
"What's the matter, tell me what you have to say, there are no outsiders here." Bai Yihai said,
"Zhang Zhengzhi broke up with you yesterday in full view, and died at night. I don't know what others will think."
One word awakened Bai Yihai!
That's right, other people will only focus on the Bai family. This is yellow mud in the crotch. It's either shit or shit!
Jiang Chen wiped his mouth, and said, "Uncle Bai was too worried. With Zhang Zhengzhi's style of acting, there must be many people who offend him. No one can prove that it was the Bai family who did it. And as long as you don't move his property, the It has nothing to do with you."
Bai Yihai nodded, "It makes sense."
Zhang Zhengzhi is gone, whoever eats the most meat will bear the blame!
"By the way," Jiang Chen casually said, "Uncle Bai, do you know Jiang Han?"
"Jiang Han?" Bai Yihai frowned and shook his head.
Bai Shengyu said at this time: "I know Jiang Han, the Jiang family in Chengxi, who are in the textile business, have been playing with me."
It was the red hair who was beaten up by Wang Siming.
Jiang Chen shook his head and said, "But it seems that your relationship is average."
"What do you mean?" Bai Chengyu asked puzzled.
"How do you think Zhang Zhengzhi knows everything? Maybe you can find an opportunity to ask Jiang Han." Jiang Chen said with a smile.
Bai Shengyu's eyes turned cold for a moment.
"It was him!"
No wonder Zhang Zhengzhi suddenly appeared at the birthday party. It turned out that Jiang Han had tipped him off!
Dozens of ways to concoct him instantly appeared in his mind!
At this time, footsteps sounded, and Bai Zhaoyi rubbed his eyes and walked into the restaurant.
"Zhaoyi, why are you waking up now? Breakfast is almost finished."
Bai Yihai waved his hand, and Secretary Lin stepped back silently.
Bai Zhaoyi's cheeks were rosy, "I couldn't sleep last night."
"Hurry up and sit down and eat, eh? What happened to your leg?"
I saw her walking cautiously, and her black eyebrows were furrowed from time to time.
"No, it's okay, it should be because I didn't sleep well, and I'm a little numb." She blushed and quickly found a stool to sit down.
Seeing Jiang Chen with a smirk on his face, he couldn't help but give him a blank look.
She finally understood what Liu Qiuyue meant by "unbearable"!
This bastard!
(End of this chapter)
