The Choice

"This kind of talent, almost like intuition, really doesn't play fair."

Tao Yu's words made the 'Hu Mei'er' across from him smile. Since she was borrowing her brother's body, her expression came across as a little odd.

"By comparison, Brother Tao's ability is the one that really doesn't play fair. I was the one who kept urging my brother to pursue Miss Sun Shiyu, but now it seems that might not have been such a good idea..."

"It really wasn't such a good idea..."

Tao Yu had also begun to piece things together. Judging by Hu Hao's behavior, he really did seem to like the little rich girl. But for a direct-line young master from a major family, it was hard to believe that so-called 'liking' was the whole story.

The support he'd secured from his family might well have had something to do with 'Hu Mei'er.'

Though 'Hu Mei'er' wasn't very strong, if she had some unique talent, it was only natural that she could influence some of the Hu Family's decisions.

Perhaps she'd met the little rich girl and sensed the succubus bloodline within her.

Maybe her talent couldn't identify it precisely, but she could probably tell it was some exceptionally high-ranking bloodline.

And the succubus's traits wouldn't conflict with other bloodlines. They might even improve them. That was probably why Hu Mei'er had encouraged it, and why the Hu Family had supported it in the first place!

The Xing Family was indeed Starfall City's top family, but the fact that Starfall City had the Starfall Twelve Families showed they couldn't simply throw their weight around without limit.

For the Hu Family, siding with the Sun Family wouldn't come at much of a cost. Even if the Sun Family ultimately lost, they'd only suffer some repercussions. If the