After the call ended, Lu Chengwen fell silent and looked at Xu Xuejiao.
He shook his head. "That got messy."
Xu Xuejiao burst out with a pfft of laughter. "Seeing you turn back into that mischievous, troublemaking Lu Chengwen makes me so happy."
Lu Chengwen held the phone. "But Cheng Wu's thinking is right. If we can lean on Huo Corporation Group, that money really can be put to work."
Xu Xuejiao nodded. "Then lean on them!"
"But... was the way I rejected her just now really stiff? Really arrogant?"
"Yep, yep!"
"What do I do now?"
"That's up to you! Time to show off your acting skills!"
Lu Chengwen took a deep breath and called back.
"Hello! Sister, I missed you to death! Aiya, speaking of it, I really got lucky. That Divine Doctor really is amazing—he brought me back in just a few seconds, hahahaha!"
Huo Wenting said, "Changed your mind?"
"That's right!" Lu Chengwen said. "I thought about it, and nothing is more important than my sister's life and safety. I'll go to your side immediately and protect you personally. Isn't there some novel title that goes something like, Ambiguous bodyguard to the beautiful female executive until the end of time, God-Tier Borderline Classic..."
"Thank you."
Huo Wenting did not show the forceful, coolheaded bearing of the female president of a world-class major corporation. Instead, she said those two words very calmly.
That made Lu Chengwen feel... she really was in danger.
Then he also said seriously, "You're welcome."
The Three Brothers decided to go back to Seven Star Peak first and see their master.
The Destruction Pearl had caused some changes inside all three of them, and their levels had simultaneously reached the peak, top-tier, great perfection state of Shen Si Men.
They were only