An Xiaotong's heart felt as though it had been pierced by something invisible, aching sharply.
"Young Miss!"
A sudden cry rang out as a man in a black suit and sunglasses rushed over, a dark tattoo beneath the cheekbone on his left cheek.
"Let go of the young miss!" Yang Yuxin raised his pistol and pointed at An Xiaotong anxiously.
Lu Yao hurriedly stepped in front of An Xiaotong and snapped, "Yang Yuxin, what are you doing?! Who told you to pull a gun?!"
Yang Yuxin grew even more frantic. "Young Miss, come over here! She... she's dangerous! She'll hurt you!"
"What nonsense are you talking about? Xiao Tong is my best friend. How could she possibly hurt me?" Lu Yao's expression turned cold. "You're the one using the excuse of protecting me to keep me from interacting with others. You said you were going to recruit old subordinates today, but who knows whether you actually went to find Lin Yizhou?"
Yang Yuxin's face went pale. He had not expected Lu Yao to distrust him so deeply.
"Yang Yuxin, leave. I don't need your protection."
Lu Yao took An Xiaotong's hand. "Xiao Tong, can you help me get revenge? I'll gather my father's people and overthrow Lin Yizhou's rule. As long as you can persuade the An family to send troops and back me up, I'll have a chance to finish what my father could not—to unify Apocalypse!
Once I use Apocalypse's power to take revenge on Zoo, I'll give all of Apocalypse Corporation to the An family.
Tell your brother what I said. He'll definitely agree."
An Xiaotong fell silent. The girl who had once held her hand and smilingly promised they would be best friends for life gradually overlapped with the Lu Yao before her, whose eyes were