I froze awkwardly, then said, "Actually, Ruan Mei, I lied to you. I'm sorry. Sun Chongyang isn't here, but I can call him so you two can talk face-to-face."
Ruan Mei's furrowed brows soon relaxed. She couldn't beat me even if she attacked, and after searching the Tang family estate, she had also discovered that I'd deceived her. Seeing my sincere apology, she knew that pursuing the matter would be pointless. "You didn't keep your word! Hurry and call my Sun Lang over to me, or you and I won't be finished today!"
"All right, Ruan Mei, you're a good woman. I believe you and Brother Chongyang are destined to meet even across a thousand miles." As I spoke, I dialed Sun Chongyang on a video call.
Sun Chongyang had no idea it was a trap and answered. "Xia Yitian? What do you want?"
"Brother Chongyang, your friend Ruan Mei found me and asked me to call you! Whatever you do, don't hang up. If you hang up, I'm dead." I spoke with a bitter smile. Sun Chongyang had been rather underhanded about some things, actually tricking Ruan Mei before escaping the underground palace by himself.
From what Ruan Mei had said earlier, Sun Chongyang must have promised this Corpse King girl something. Otherwise, how could today's disaster have happened? He wouldn't shoulder it himself—was I supposed to?
Sun Chongyang was stunned on the other end of the call. After freezing for quite a while, he tried to hang up, but Ruan Mei called out "Sun Lang," stopping him.
I handed the phone to Ruan Mei, and Sun Chongyang's expression became indescribably awkward. Even so, the two of them continued speaking sweetly to each other. Seeing that one person and one corpse could actually develop such feelings, I felt several