Lin Ao, are you in such a hurry to die?

"Ah--!"

At this moment, Lin Ao was suffering immensely inside!

Of all people, it had to be Qin Yun, and of all people, she had to be related to Xiao Fan.

But she was truly completely different from the persona she presented to the world!

The impact was immense, and the shock it caused Lin Ao was truly significant.

He lowered his head and stared at the second picture on his phone.

Fierce One: "Muah~ Are you going to send me something too?"

[Image of eyes filled with little stars]

Lin Ao fell into silence.

Shortly after, chaotic clattering sounds erupted from Lin Ao's room.

He was rummaging through boxes and cabinets.

"Nothing?"

He quickly ran out of his room and rushed toward Lin Dong's room.

"Dad!!!! Lend me a Zhongshan suit!! I need it right now!"

Under Lin Dong's stunned gaze, all the Zhongshan suits in the wardrobe were taken away by him.

What kind of madness had gotten into this kid?

Lin Ao returned to his room and took turns trying on the 'borrowed' Zhongshan suits.

Since Lin Dong and Lin Ao had similar builds, they fit quite well.

He changed into the one he considered the best-looking.

In front of the mirror, Lin Ao, dressed in the Zhongshan suit, fully displayed a man's dashing style.

He was like a breath of fresh air, radiating a unique aura.

Then, facing the mirror, he puffed out his chest, nodded with satisfaction, and "click," took a photo he deemed handsome—naturally, without including his face.

Tap.

Send.

"Ding--!"

Qin Yun had been wondering why he hadn't replied for so long.

Was what she wore not good-looking, or what? The unknown often makes people overthink.

Hearing the phone chime, she immediately opened it to take a look.

A young man in a Zhongshan suit, posing in front of a mirror, appeared on her phone.

His posture was tall and straight, his long arms revealing his athletic foundation and elegant stance.

His golden-ratio physique made Qin Yun's eyes light up!~

Did he go out of his way to find a Zhongshan suit to match me?

Thinking of this, Qin Yun felt as if her heart had been smeared with honey.

"Ding--"

Fierce One: "You look so good in that. I'm really looking forward to meeting you now~ Howling~ Muah~"

"[Voice Message] Mmm~~~ Mwah~~~"

Lin Ao stared blankly at the message on his phone while playing the first voice message Qin Yun had sent him.

Lin Ao's entire body broke out in goosebumps from the stimulation!

Meeting?

Suddenly, he slapped himself in the face.

"F*ck!!! What am I doing??? Ah???? F*ck, f*ck, f*ck!"

Recalling how he had just rushed around to find clothes, take a photo, and send it, he felt a wave of annoyance.

"Lin Ao! Lin Ao! Do you know what you're doing? You old virgin, is it really necessary? You truly can't walk straight when you see a beautiful woman! How shameful!"

Lin Ao rolled around on the bed incessantly.

"Is this the temptation of the forbidden?"

He thought about his relationship with Qin Yun, feeling it was full of forbidden temptation, and the contrast Qin Yun presented had too great an impact on Lin Ao.

Cold and icy in public, yet so open in online chats, even acting like a little kitten and acting spoiled toward you—who could handle that?

He rolled over, feeling as if he had lost all his strength.

"I really can't help it..."

He stared blankly at the ceiling.

"Tap, tap, tap."

Click, send.

"Ding--!"

Qin Yun picked up her phone and took a look~

Howling: "Me too~"

Qin Yun happily put down her phone, her face filled with the shyness and anticipation of a teenage girl.

She really wanted to see Howling soon~

Lin Ao lay on the bed, his hands hanging limply at his sides. This damn heaven really knew how to torture people; no matter how he tried to hide, he couldn't escape it.

As for the online relationship with Qin Yun, he would just drag it out for now. Meeting up? That was absolutely out of the question.

Maintaining this kind of platonic romance was just fine, wasn't it~

In a nightclub in Jianghai City, Monkey was accompanying Xiao Fan as he partied.

Monkey had been lying comfortably at home when he was suddenly summoned out by a phone call from Xiao Fan, and to a nightclub at that.

Xiao Fan had never come to places like this before, claiming that everywhere was filled with cheap, vulgar women who didn't catch his eye.

Well, look at that~ Tonight he suddenly called him out, acting like a madman, running to the dance floor and radiating hormones everywhere.

He might as well have had the words "come hit on me" carved onto his forehead.

A few women with decent looks did go over to strike up a conversation, and while Monkey expected Xiao Fan to drive them away, he ended up accepting everyone who approached.

He was twisting and turning on the dance floor like an electric eel.

"Monkey, come dance."

Xiao Fan walked over to Monkey with his arms around two women, his face full of satisfaction.

He figured the flattery from the two girls must have provided some satisfaction to the heavily demoralized Xiao Fan.

"Cough, Sect... Brother Xiao, you go ahead and have fun, I don't know how to dance."

Monkey was speechless. How could Xiao Fan be interested in women he wouldn't even look at? This didn't seem like him at all.

He didn't know if it was just his imagination, but he felt like Xiao Fan was becoming increasingly depraved and ordinary.

"Tch~ Boring!"

Xiao Fan ignored Monkey and continued to drag the two women off to keep dancing.

Just then, Monkey's phone rang.

He saw it was a call from Elder Hong.

"Hello... Elder Hong!"

Monkey felt a bit nervous; Elder Hong must have been unable to find Xiao Fan and came looking for him instead.

"Find a quiet place to take this call."

Elder Hong's stern voice came through, giving Monkey a jolt and causing him to rush outside to answer.

"Elder Hong, what are your orders?"

Monkey sounded a bit shaky; nothing good ever happened in the middle of the night.

"Xiao Fan is with you, isn't he? He isn't answering my calls, and I wanted to ask if there has been any progress with the Qin Family today. What? Did you two run off to a nightclub to play?"

Elder Hong's voice was calm, but a hint of anger could be detected within it.

"Uh... Elder Hong, I haven't heard the Sect Master mention the specifics yet. He just suddenly called me over."

Monkey quickly shifted the blame; otherwise, he wouldn't have a good outcome either.

"Hmph, I see. You tell Xiao Fan that a Dragon Gate special envoy will arrive in Jianghai in two months. That is all."

Elder Hong hung up the phone after saying that.

Monkey stood frozen on the spot. A special envoy... Long Aotian?

The man who had competed with Xiao Fan for the position of Sect Master back in the day.

Monkey could already smell something unusual. Elder Hong's final implication was for Xiao Fan to figure things out for himself; his position was no longer stable!

They had been in Jianghai for so many days, originally intending to seduce Gu Wanqing, infiltrate the Gu Family, and then have Gu Wanqing break off the engagement to trigger a conflict between the Gu and Lin families, before using the Qin Family to strike at the Lin Family's commercial territory in Jianghai City.

In the end, not a single thing had been accomplished. Earlier, he had even been rubbed into the ground by Lin Ao, forcing even Elder Hong to go into hiding.

If the Old Sect Master found out, something was bound to happen.

No, he had to tell the Sect Master immediately. This was terrible; the situation had become a huge mess.

Who knew that when he ran inside to look for Xiao Fan, the man was already nowhere to be found.

"I'm asking you, where did you run off to? Such a huge incident has happened!"

Monkey was anxiously searching everywhere for him, only to find Xiao Fan getting hot and heavy with two women at the entrance of the restroom. Monkey hurriedly went over to pull Xiao Fan away; this was no time for you to be acting so recklessly, big brother.

Monkey shooed the two women away, and Xiao Fan grabbed Monkey in a hug, his flushed, thick lips looking like they were about to plant a kiss.

"Hiyah!!!!! Slap!!!!"

Monkey gave Xiao Fan a heavy slap across the face.

"Who? Who dares to attack the Sect Master? Sect Master, are you alright?"

Monkey's face was full of anxiety as he went over to help Xiao Fan up. Xiao Fan shook his head, finally sobering up a little.

"What just happened? Who hit me?"

Xiao Fan touched his already swollen face, his expression one of anger and confusion.

"Sect Master, I think I just saw Lin Ao, I'm not sure if it was him!"

Monkey's face was full of seriousness.

"Damn that Lin Ao! Is he in such a rush to seek death?"

Monkey breathed a sigh of relief and helped the drunken Xiao Fan over to the lounge area, where he recounted what Elder Hong had said over the phone.

Xiao Fan's drunkenness vanished in an instant.

"Old Sect Master... Long Aotian? Damn it! Damn it!"

Xiao Fan gritted his teeth, his expression growing increasingly dark!

Since Lin Ao dared to ambush him tonight, it seemed he needed to hurry up and kill him so he could proceed with the plan to annex the Lin Family.