It was obvious that Fu Qian's brutal performance over the past two days had left a deep impression.
As soon as he spoke, not only the beast-claw woman but also Lu Ming beside her stiffened.
Fu Qian took in their reactions and immediately snorted.
The local gang really had no manners!
The one rowing his boat happened to be the blonde woman's younger sister.
Fu Qian didn't believe that was a coincidence.
The most likely explanation was that the Rebirth Club had a reach that was just a little too long. They had been monitoring where he lived and had seen Veil coming and going.
So they had brought out her younger sister to test him, and arranged this coincidence.
On the one hand, they could show him goodwill; on the other, they could see if she might give them some leverage over him.
As for Veil's younger sister, she didn't look like the sharpest tool in the shed. Most likely, she had no idea what was going on and had been called here without knowing why.
Maybe they'd even made her some grand promises beforehand, like how the company planned to groom her for a major role and entrust her with important responsibilities.
Some fools simply couldn't be helped.
The beast-claw woman looked flustered. She opened her mouth several times, but no sound came out.
Fu Qian ignored her. After snorting, he turned and glanced at Lu Ming.
As someone who had just torn a giant beast apart with his bare hands, he couldn't very well take being watched without showing any temper.
Lu Ming's breath caught at that look, and the hairs on his body stood on end.
They had arranged for Veil's younger sister to come as a subtle favor, but their clever plan had backfired.
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