But no matter how innocent Ye Lingling was, having been born into an aristocratic family, she knew that under these circumstances, they absolutely could not let Ye Wen leave.
Otherwise, if something really happened, neither Yu Tianheng nor any of the families behind them could bear Dugu Bo's wrath alone.
Though she felt guilty, she was definitely keeping Ye Wen, this scapegoat, here.
Little did she know, this was exactly what Ye Wen wanted.
This was precisely one part of Ye Wen's plan. A wise predator often appeared in the guise of prey.
After all, being forced to stay and choosing to stay were two entirely different things.
If it were the latter, others could easily spot something suspicious. Dugu Bo was also famously temperamental, and Ye Wen did not dare gamble with his life.
But if it were the former, Ye Wen had been placed in a disadvantaged position from the very beginning, and the weak were the easiest to make others lower their guard around.
Yu Tianheng had been wandering around, so no one would be able to find him anytime soon. But Qin Ming, as the teacher leading the team, still had to account for his whereabouts, lest something happened and the students could not find him.
But when he heard that something had happened to Dugu Yan, Qin Ming, who had been reminiscing with Flender and the others in high spirits, instantly felt his scalp go numb. This was far more terrifying than something happening to Yu Tianheng, the team captain!
After all, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan was vast and powerful, and Yu Tianheng had another promising peer around his level in his generation. But Dugu Bo was truly alone. If he learned that something had happened to his last granddaughter, Qin Ming did