A Showdown with La Riluo

If it had been an old fox like Yan Chen, after discovering that Qiu Tu had seen through his scheme, he would most likely have calmly pretended that nothing had happened. Then he would have quietly lain low before continuing to set Qiu Tu up or lay traps for him.

If it had been a cryptic riddler like Secretary Bai, after discovering that Qiu Tu had seen through his scheme, he would most likely have deliberately refused to expose it, then begun probing and sparring with Qiu Tu through all sorts of hints and verbal jabs.

But La Riluo was neither Yan Chen nor Secretary Bai. She was an evil god—one who was outrageously bold and supremely confident in herself!

So, she grinned viciously at Qiu Tu and stopped pretending altogether.

She sat down in midair, looking down at Qiu Tu from above. Her scarlet eyes were deep and bright, and her voice carried a touch of wicked charm. "Looks like I still couldn't hide it from you."

"When did you realize something was wrong?"

Hearing La Riluo's words, Qiu Tu stopped pretending as well. Leaning back in his chair, he smiled and said, "I never trusted you in the first place."

Qiu Tu had always been submissive and timid before La Riluo. Even when he occasionally broke free of her control, he had always found all kinds of excuses to explain it away.

So although La Riluo had long known that Qiu Tu was no simple man, she had never seen him in this state.

In that instant, her scarlet eyes narrowed slightly, dangerous light flickering within them.

She said sinisterly, "So... you really think I can't get out, which is why you dare act so arrogantly?"

"Aren't you afraid that I'll come after you once I get out