Madam Yu hadn't expected that after being driven out, that little minx Yu Manli would dare to come back with people in tow. She sneered inwardly. Well, you've brought this on yourself.
She didn't even look at Yu Manli, speaking with utter disdain. "You're nothing but a woman Mister Yu kept. Why would anyone tell you about the Yu family's affairs?"
Wang Yue didn't want to waste time. He surveyed the room and noticed that whenever Madam Yu spoke, she kept glancing at a bearded man nearby.
Before coming, Wang Yue had already made inquiries. He knew the bearded man was supposedly Madam Yu's distant cousin. The whole setup felt painfully familiar.
Wang Yue suspected that this bearded man was the one really running the household, so he hurried toward him.
When the bearded man heard about the commotion at the gatehouse, he'd immediately summoned the household guards. That was why he had the confidence to stand there.
So when they saw Wang Yue move, the guards immediately converged on him.
But they were far too slow. Wang Yue flipped over their heads with a forward somersault and landed right beside the bearded man. He seized him at once.
"Let go of Master Pan!"
"Kid, let him go!"
Seeing the bearded man captured, the guards hesitated, unsure whether to charge forward. All they could do was shout a few threats, which only confirmed Wang Yue's suspicions.
Wang Yue ignored them completely. As if they weren't there, he dragged the bearded man over to Yu Manli and threw him to the ground.
The guards Wang Yue had hired knew this was their chance to prove themselves. They rushed forward and pinned the bearded man down.
That was exactly what Wang Yue had instructed them to do: whoever he hit, they were