Gu Le looked at Lu Wan's expression and stopped pressing her.
Once she knew Lu Wan had also been left out of the loop, the lingering discomfort in her heart vanished completely. She even felt a faint surge of delight.
After all, eliminating a genius on the level of a Peerless Monster like Ma Huainan would come at no small cost.
Even women of their standing would feel the sting.
Now that someone had already taken care of the matter, the pressure on everyone naturally eased considerably.
At that thought, Gu Le couldn't help smiling.
"All right, why don't we just call our husband over and ask him?"
"It's wonderful news, anyway."
Meanwhile, Yang Fan was still lounging leisurely downstairs.
His soft recliner rocked gently as several massage robots worked methodically to relax his body.
Just then—
Bang!
The door was suddenly shoved open. Holding a Virtual Helmet in each hand, Lu Wan strode inside.
"Hm?" Yang Fan had only just opened his eyes.
The next instant, a cold metal helmet came hurtling straight at his head.
With Yang Fan's current strength, an attack like that naturally couldn't hit him.
His hand rose instinctively, catching it firmly.
"Wan'er, my dear wife, what's wrong?"
Yang Fan looked at the Virtual Helmet in his hand, a smile still on his face.
"Want to join me for a massage?"
Seeing the man before her enjoying his massage, his face a picture of carefree contentment—
Then thinking of how she had been running herself ragged lately, so busy she felt as though her head were on fire—
Lu Wan felt the flames of anger leap another notch higher.
She took a deep breath. "Enter the Virtual World. Gu Le is waiting for us."
"Oh..."
Yang Fan swallowed. For some reason—
He kept feeling that