Several of them entered the meeting room in turn. Yet the moment they stepped inside, the air beside Kong Ming'an rippled faintly.
The next instant, a breathtaking woman in white silently appeared, standing quietly behind the recently seated Kong Ming'an, her gaze indifferent and cold.
Zhang Lexuan unconsciously looked over. Seeing the woman's excessively exquisite features and the aloof aura that kept strangers at a distance, she could not help but frown slightly.
This was the third one.
Including last night, she had only met Kong Ming'an four times. Yet on three of those occasions, there had been a girl by his side.
And every time, it had been a different girl, each with a different appearance and temperament.
Unconsciously, she recalled the information she had previously investigated regarding the "Kong Family's sole heir."
Could it be... that his goal was not merely to bring her back to Sun Moon, but... her herself?
Zhang Lexuan's expression shifted slightly.
Everyone entered the meeting room, and the door closed on its own.
Kong Ming'an casually took the seat at the head of the table. His gaze swept over Shrek's three Inner Court elites, and once again, he spoke.
"You should have brought a teacher with you. At the very least, someone capable of representing Shrek's stance."
"Cut the crap!" Wu Ming, the most hot-tempered among them, stepped forward directly, her crimson eyes faintly restless.
Compared to this handsome youth she had only met a few times, she cared far more about her best friend.
"Kong... Ming'an, right? Tell us. What exactly do you want? And what did that book you gave Lexuan yesterday mean? Please make yourself clearer."
Kong Ming'an did not answer Wu Ming directly. Instead, he turned his gaze toward Zhang Lexuan, his tone calm. "Perhaps it would be more