"Ah—!"
Lin Ao was in agony.
Of all people, why did it have to be Qin Yun? And she was connected to Xiao Fan, too.
But she was completely different from the persona she presented in public!
The sheer impact of it had left Lin Ao utterly shaken.
He lowered his head and stared at the second picture on his phone.
Fierce One: "Mwah~ Are you going to send me something, too?"
[Picture of eyes full of little stars]
Lin Ao fell silent.
Then a clatter of chaos erupted from Lin Ao's room.
He rummaged through everything.
"Nothing?"
He dashed out of his room and charged into Lin Dong's.
"Dad!!!! Lend me a Zhongshan suit!! I need one right now!"
Under Lin Dong's astonished gaze, Lin Ao took every Zhongshan suit from the wardrobe.
What on earth had gotten into the kid?
Back in his room, Lin Ao tried on the Zhongshan suits he had "borrowed," one after another.
Since Lin Dong and Lin Ao were about the same build, they fit him reasonably well.
He changed into the one he thought looked best.
In front of the mirror, Lin Ao looked every inch the dashing young man in his Zhongshan suit.
He was like a breath of fresh air, exuding a uniquely captivating aura.
Then he squared his shoulders before the mirror and nodded in satisfaction. He snapped a picture he thought looked handsome—careful not to include his face.
Tap.
Send.
"Ding—!"
Qin Yun had been wondering why he was taking so long to reply.
Did I not look good in it, or what? The unknown always left room for overthinking.
When she heard her phone ring, she immediately opened the message.
A young man dressed in a Zhongshan suit, striking a pose before a mirror, appeared on her phone.
He had a tall, lean frame, and his long arms hinted at his athleticism and elegance.
His perfectly proportioned physique made Qin Yun's eyes light up!~
Had he gone out of his way to find a Zhongshan suit to match mine?
At the thought, Qin Yun felt as if honey had been poured into her heart.
"Ding—"
Fierce One: "You look so good in that! I'm really looking forward to meeting you now~ Awooo~ Mwah~"
"[Voice message] Mmm~~~ Mwah~~~"
Lin Ao stared blankly at the messages on his phone as Qin Yun's first voice message played.
The sound sent a shiver through Lin Ao, raising goose bumps all over his body!
Meet?
Suddenly, he slapped himself across the face.
"Fuck!!! What am I doing??? Ah???? Fuck, fuck, fuck!"
Thinking about how he'd just rushed around looking for clothes and then taken and sent a picture—
He was seized by regret.
"Lin Ao! Lin Ao! Do you even know what you're doing? You old virgin, was all that really necessary? You see a pretty woman and you can't even move! Shameful!!!"
Lin Ao rolled around on the bed.
"Is this the forbidden allure?"
He thought about his relationship with Qin Yun. It felt full of forbidden allure, and her contrasting sides had hit Lin Ao hard.
She was icy in person, yet so uninhibited in their online chats, acting like a kitten and coquettishly batting her eyelashes at him. Who could possibly withstand that?
He rolled onto his back, as if every ounce of strength had left him.
"I really can't help myself..."
He stared blankly at the ceiling.
"Tap tap tap."
Tap. Send.
"Ding—!"
Qin Yun picked up her phone and looked~
Awooo: "Me too~"
Qin Yun happily put her phone down, her face full of a young girl's bashful excitement and anticipation.
I can't wait to meet Awooo~
Lin Ao lay on the bed, his arms hanging limply at his sides. That damn old Heaven really knew how to torment him. No matter how far he ran, he couldn't escape.
As for his online relationship with Qin Yun, he'd just let it drag on for now. Meeting in person? That was never going to happen.
Keeping things like this, in a purely Platonic romance, was perfect~
At a nightclub in Jianghai City, Monkey was keeping Xiao Fan company.
Monkey had been lounging at home when Xiao Fan suddenly called him out. And to a nightclub, of all places.
Xiao Fan had never been to this kind of place before. He used to say they were full of tacky women who weren't fit to catch his eye.
Well, tonight he'd suddenly called Monkey out, then gone charging toward the dance floor like a madman, spreading his hormones everywhere.
He might as well have carved "Come hit on me" into his forehead.
A few decent-looking women had gone over to flirt with him. Monkey had assumed Xiao Fan would chase them away, but he welcomed every one of them.
He writhed around on the dance floor like an electric eel.
"Monkey, come dance."
Xiao Fan walked over with an arm around two women, looking thoroughly satisfied.
Their flattery had probably lifted Xiao Fan's spirits after the blows he'd taken.
"Ahem, Sect... Brother Xiao, you go ahead. I can't dance."
Monkey looked utterly speechless. How could Xiao Fan be interested in women he wouldn't even look at? This wasn't like him at all.
Maybe it was just Monkey's imagination, but Xiao Fan seemed to be getting more and more depraved, more and more ordinary.
"Whatever~ You're no fun!"
Xiao Fan ignored Monkey and went back to dancing with the two women.
Just then, Monkey's phone rang.
It was Elder Hong.
"Hello... Elder Hong!"
Monkey felt uneasy. Elder Hong must have failed to find Xiao Fan and was calling him instead.
"Find somewhere quiet to take the call."
Elder Hong's stern voice came through the phone, startling Monkey. He hurried outside to answer.
"Elder Hong, what do you need?"
Monkey stammered. Nothing good ever came of a call in the middle of the night.
"Xiao Fan is with you, right? He didn't answer my calls. I also wanted to ask how things went at the Qin Family today. What? Did you two go to a nightclub?"
Elder Hong's voice was even, but Monkey could hear a trace of anger in it.
"Uh... Elder Hong, I haven't heard the details from the Sect Master yet. He suddenly called me over."
Monkey hurried to shift the blame. Otherwise, he wouldn't get off lightly either.
"Understood. Tell Xiao Fan that the Dragon Gate Special Envoy will arrive in Jianghai in two months. That's all."
Elder Hong hung up.
Monkey stood frozen. The envoy... Long Aotian?
The man who had once fought Xiao Fan for the Sect Master's position.
Monkey could sense that something was off. Elder Hong's final words meant Xiao Fan would have to deal with this himself. His position was in jeopardy!
They'd been in Jianghai for days. The plan had been to court Gu Wanqing and get into the Gu Family, then have Gu Wanqing break off her engagement and stir up trouble between the Gu and Lin Families. After that, they would use the Qin Family to strike at the Lin Family's business empire in Jianghai City.
Finally, they would absorb the Gu, Qin, and Lin Families into Dragon Gate and expand its power.
But they hadn't accomplished a single thing. On top of that, Lin Ao had already rubbed them into the ground, and Elder Hong had been forced into hiding.
If the Old Sect Master found out, things would definitely go badly.
No, he had to tell the Sect Master right away. This was a huge problem!
But when Monkey rushed back in to look for Xiao Fan, he had already disappeared.
"Where the hell did you go? Things have gotten this serious!"
Monkey hurried around looking for him. Then, by the restroom entrance, he found Xiao Fan getting hot and heavy with two women. Monkey rushed over and dragged him away. This was no time to be fooling around, man!
Monkey sent the two women away. Xiao Fan threw his arms around him, and those red, plump lips were about to land on Monkey's.
"Hyah!!!!! Slap!!!!"
Monkey smacked Xiao Fan across the face.
"Who? Who dared attack the Sect Master? Sect Master, are you all right?"
Monkey rushed forward, full of concern, and helped Xiao Fan up. Xiao Fan shook his head, slowly coming to his senses.
"What just happened? Who hit me?"
Xiao Fan touched his swollen face, furious and bewildered.
"Sect Master, I think I saw Lin Ao just now. I'm not sure if it was him!"
Monkey looked grave.
"Damn Lin Ao! Is he in such a hurry to die?"
Monkey breathed a sigh of relief, then helped the drunken Xiao Fan to the lounge and told him what Elder Hong had said on the phone.
Xiao Fan sobered up in an instant.
"The Old Sect Master... Long Aotian? Damn it! Damn it!"
Xiao Fan gritted his teeth, his expression growing darker by the second!
Lin Ao had even dared to ambush him tonight. He had to hurry up and kill him so he could carry out his plan to absorb the Lin Family.
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