The Wu Family Mansion.
The candlelit room was thick with tension. Lei Mingyu paced back and forth, indescribable anxiety etched between his brows. By contrast, Chen Hao sat beside the table.
Chen Hao poured himself a cup of tea and shook his head with a wry smile. "Could you stop pacing? You're making my head spin."
Lei Mingyu spun around to face Chen Hao and said urgently, "No. I should go in your place. The person before you was probably Yu Chengmu. That old man is no pushover. He should've finished the task long ago, so if he's taking this long, he's probably setting a trap for you. Xiaofeng fell for that old bastard's trick!"
"I'll be careful," Chen Hao replied calmly.
"This isn't something you can handle just by being careful. That old bastard..."
Lei Mingyu had only gotten halfway through when Du Moyu cut him off. "Could you stop making things worse?" Du Moyu said, none too politely. "Lei Mingyu, you're too rattled right now. If you went in, do you really think you could handle Yu Chengmu?"
"You need to rely on this." Du Moyu tapped his head, looking rather exasperated. "Learn to use your brain. Honestly, you're nowhere near as good as Brother Hao!"
"I think you're asking for a beating!" Lei Mingyu rolled up his sleeves and strode toward Du Moyu, full of menace.
Suddenly, a gong rang.
"It's starting..." Chen Hao set down his teacup and stood.
Chen Hao wasn't surprised that Yu Chengmu had completed the task. They had met on the way, exchanged a few words, and Yu Chengmu had reminded him to be careful.
Chen Hao had smiled and said he would. If he could, he would also look out for the next person.
The sight that greeted him as he