Doomed from the Start: Cultivating in the Wasteland
Chapter 851

Those Rotten Affairs

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Mu Yu had not had much contact with society, but she was no fool. Hearing that, she frowned. "Did the authorities forcibly seize it?"

"Probably not," Qu Jianlei shook his head, then frowned again with a look of disgust. "Anyway, it's just those rotten affairs."

It was obvious that he truly had no interest in saying more.

Fourth Boss nodded. "First One is right. Someone really is pushing this from behind the scenes."

Xiang Xue looked at him in surprise. "Why didn't you tell me about this?"

Fourth Boss glanced at her and answered evenly, "I didn't look into it in detail, and I was worried you wouldn't be able to keep your cool."

That was why he had such a clear understanding of life. Not only could he see through the many facets of the world, he also knew what could be done and what could not.

Xiang Xue was unconvinced and could not help asking, "Why wouldn't I be able to keep my cool?"

Fourth Boss replied leisurely, "Because your life has gone relatively smoothly. It's normal that you can't take being wronged. I'm different—I don't care."

His tone was calm, but anyone could hear the bitterness behind his words.

Xiang Xue curled her lip dismissively. She felt that she had been through quite a lot herself.

Assassination attempts, kidnapping... she had experienced those too, hadn't she?

Of course, she was not so willful as to argue with him. She merely muttered softly, "Still, we should have looked into it properly, shouldn't we?"

Fourth Boss pursed his lips, revealing a faint bitter smile. She really is young.

Still, he had been the same when he was young. Xiang Xue had also been under a lot of pressure lately, so it was not strange for her to say something

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